September Newsletter 2021

Newsletter I September 2021 I Volume 2 Issue 5

Division 4 East

The Fishtank

September Newsletter Key Club International I Cali-Nev-Ha I Region 3

Table of Contents 3

Ashley's letter

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Zoe's letter

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Beach Boomba

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Club Recaps

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Recognition

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Contacts

Ashley's Letter What’s Splashing Goldfishes!

Alas, that time is upon us! Back to school shopping, new schedules, fixing your sleep schedule, and more. Yes, it is time for us to go back to school but do not despair goldfishes! I know that this may all feel very strange, as many of us may have not stepped on campus for a year and a half, but I encourage you all to trust the process and have fun.

Along with back to school also comes with Club Rushes or Club Fairs. That also means member recruitment! My advice to you all for this month is to take a step back and think about how you can educate incoming students about how amazing Key Club is and how best to get potential members. I have complete faith that our division will be able to flap our fins and expand our fishy family immensely, but I need your help! Let’s all work together and swim towards success.

In addition to this, we have fun events coming up! I hope you all enjoyed our August Joint DCM and attended our Chipotle Fundraiser. It was great seeing you all in person, and I hope that you all will come out to future events.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. As we continue transitioning from an online platform to in-person events, it can be hectic and stressful, but please know that I am here to support you all!

Swimming into service, LTG Ashley Park

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Zoe's Letter Hi Goldfishies! I just want to say that this term has been so great so far. We were finally able to have our first in person region event in a while, and I was also able to attend our first in person Canyon Key Club service event as well. I understand that most of our schools have opened and a lot of us are now attending school in person. It was definitely a big transition for me, but I enjoy it so far. This newsletter is full of the fun in person service events each of the clubs hosted. There is also a big part that consists of Beach Boomba and the July DCM. I was able to attend Beach Boomba myself, and I can say that it might be one of my favorite region events. I can't wait for future events such as Fall Rally! I hope everyone has a good first month of school. Until the next one!

Zoe Chang

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Beach Boomba On the misty morning of Saturday, July 31st members from divisions all over Region 3 gathered at Huntington State Beach for the first in-person region event of the term. The day started out with checking in members— making sure everyone was healthy and safe. Clothespins were then handed out, and teams were formed! Trudging through the sand, taking photos, and digging holes, members competed with one another for the prize of pride. Following the tiring relay was lunch and then water ballooning and pieing the LTGs. The day was wrapped up with a quick DCM, some games, and a service "so long" with a beach clean-up. Although there were a few "easy-up earthquakes", the day ran wonderfully and smoothly and was a lot of fun. Personally, I was able to connect with members from a lot of different divisions and meet the people in my own division in person. The experience made me feel more connected to Key Club as a generally new member, and I cannot wait to come again next year!

Antara Kalle, OCSA

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Beach Boomba Olivia Jin, Beckman

Nina Le, Canyon

On Saturday, July 31st from 10 am

On July 31, we had our first in-person

to 3:00 pm, Division 4 East had

region event, Beach Boomba! We went

our first in-person event of the

to Huntington Beach and met up with all

year at Huntington Beach along

the other divisions in Region 3. There

with the rest of Region 3. It was

were many games where we got to

an event that strengthened the

interact with people from other

bond between the members of

divisions. One game was the clothespin

different schools and a way for

game where we picked up a random

our community to gather together

clothespin with someone’s name and

after difficult times throughout

division and tried to find that person

the pandemic. There were games,

and give it back to them. It was fun

community service opportunities, icebreakers, and even a chance to pie Ashley Park, our Division Lieutenant Governor. Division East wore orange to represent ourselves and was a great event that allowed members to interact and socialize with one another in a fun, friendly environment. It had a great turn-out and was an overall success!

seeing everyone trying to find their person whether it be by yelling their name or asking people from their division. After that we did a relay race and scavenger hunt which was really fun! People were doing crab walks on the sand and some were getting buried.

One of my favorite events from the day was pieing our ltg, Ashley Park! Our July DCM, followed after that, then everyone got to rest or play games like volleyball or tug of war. I got to meet so many people from other divisions and overall, my first Beach Boomba was so much fun

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and I can’t wait for next year to experience this again!

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Club Recaps Villa Park Halt Park Concert On Wednesday, July 21th 2021, the Villa Park Key Club alongside other members of Key Club’s surrounding schools helped lead the second annual Hart Park Concerts in the Park of summer 2021! While the community came together to listen to listen to “The Trip” a top 40’s rock band, the Villa Park Key Club held stands where we served ice cold drinks, fun snacks, and more! Not only does this make the park goers and listeners happy, refreshed, and calm, but it also helps the community by donating all money raised by these goodies to those in need! While the concerts are from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, the Key Club members help from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM keeping up their hard work and helpfulness the whole time! Before the event started, the members helped out by settling up booths and chairs, as well as put out the snacks and food.

When the event was over, the members did the opposite by taking down the chairs, tables, and tents, counting their total profits, and more! Two of six of our Key Club board members were able to attend, our very own Vanssa John, who is the secretary on our board sent in all visuals which were very helpful! When I Vanessa what her favorite thing about helping out at the event was she said, “My favorite thing was probably working the actual food booth, it helped pass the time and it was fun talking with the other volunteers from El Modena High School!” This month’s concerts in the park events were great successes for every Key Club in the D04E region ! If you were interested going to the next concert in the park at Hart Park, located at 701 S Glassell St., Orange, CA 92866, the band is called “Soto” and they are an R&B specialized band! I wanted to quickly congratulate the Villa Park High School Key Club on winning club of the month for the month of July!!

Kate Pulsifer, Villa Park

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Club Recaps Canyon Beach Cleanup On Sunday, July 25th, Canyon Key Club hosted a Dog Beach Cleanup at the Huntington Dog Beach from 10am to 12pm. Many of our board members attended as well as general members.

As everyone arrived at 10am, everyone used their own trash bags and gloves from home. We were able to all walk down the dog beach and pick up tons of trash. It was truly unbelievable at the amount of trash we were able to collect and properly throw away.

Personally, this was one of the few beach cleanups I’ve attended and this was by far the most enjoyable! Not only were we able to help out the environment and Dog Beach, it was a great opportunity to bond with general members and board members! This is an event I bet most of us will remember and attend again in the future.

Michelle Nguyenphuoc, Canyon

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Foothill Book Reading Event Recently, there was a new service event opportunity. It was a book reading event where members record videos of them reading books for blind children.

One book recording is equal to one hour of service. There was also talk about preparing for the upcoming school year.

Audrey Vu, Foothill

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Recognition School of the Month: Beckman Beckman Key Club has been incredible this last month. Not only are their officers amazingly responsible and communicative, but their members follow their lead in greatness. They have been an asset to our division with their service and their spirit, and LTG Ashley Park can’t wait to continue working alongside them.

Officer of the Month: Sawyer Kim, Foothill Sawyer Kim, a president in Division 4 East, has shown great commitment to Key Club, and his work has helped out not only his members and his clubs, but his division as well. He is a model president, and his members and other officers, both in the club and outside, can learn from his leadership and his taking of initiatives.

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Member of the Month: Abigail Stephens, Canyon Abigail Stephens from Canyon High School was very helpful at Canyon’s Dog Beach Cleanup! She was always willing to pick up the trash and keep the beach clean and safe for the dogs. She cares so much about the community and environment! In addition, she always attends meetings and is an overall outstanding Key Club member.

DLT Officer of the Month: Joshua Kwon and Stella Sam For this month, we have not one, but two DLT officers of the month. Joshua Kwon and Stella Sam, our amazing fundraiser coordinators, have put together our first division fundraiser this term at Chipotle. They were super resourceful and communicative with each other and with LTG Ashley Park, and consequently, put together a super exciting fundraising event for PTP. Their work has not gone unnoticed, and our division could not be more proud of them.

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Contacts LTG: Ashley Park

d04e.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org

our website d04egoldfish.org

cyber key cnhkeyclub.org

facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/division4east

instagram @d04egoldfish

linktree linktr.ee/d04egoldfish

key club website keyclub.org

news editor: Zoe Chang d04e.dne@gmail.com

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