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the official d7w newsletter!
aug vol 04
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Message from the DNE Message from the LTG Spotlight service tips to stay engaged + cheer making July DCM RECAP COLOR A SMILE RECAP donate for a challenge august dcm T-SHIRT CONTEST upcoming dates & reminders
THE DLT!
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HOLLIE TRUONG
GENERAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT JASMINE MAE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SARAH KIM
DIVISION NEWSLETTER EDITOR KRISTEN CHUNG
FUNDRAISING TASK COORDINATOR SPIRIT TASK COORDINATOR
HALA ABU ASBAH
SARA VANG
SERVICE PROJECT TASK COORDINATOR JADA BROOKS
GRAPHICS COMMITTEE LI TEH
TECH & MEDIA TASK COORDINATOR
GRAPHICS COMMITTEE
NABIA AHMAD
DREW VILLAGOMEZ
GRAPHICS COMMITTEE JENNIFER HONG
From The editor!
What’s up D7W! Happy August, the school year has finally begun! As we settle into our online classes, I hope you are all excited for the new club year as well as meeting new members and participing in club meetings! There are going to be a lot of changes this year, but don’t worry, we’re working hard to ensure that it’ll be a fun experience. Recently we have started our Donate for a Challenge fundraiser, where you can challenge any member to do a dare as long as you donate to Key Club’s preferred charities. If you’d like to participate in that check out our Instagram page! Also, we have an upcoming DCM on the 22nd where we’ll be choosing our division’s t-shirt design! I hope you all can make it. Lastly, I wish you all the best this school year. It’s been a strange past few months, but we’ll try to make the best of it! In this newsletter you’ll find more tips and events to stay active in Key Club this year.
-Kristen O
From The
ltg!
hey ghoulies! Welcome to the beginning of the school year! I hope you are all as excited to kickoff member recruitment, club meetings, and so much more. While we aren’t on campus anymore, I know we have the innovative talent to be our best during this time. In August so far, we have kickstarted our Donate for a Challenge fundraiser, finished our division t-shirt submissions collection, and established a brand new division Instagram filter! Please also look forward to our August DCM on August 22nd where we will be voting on t-shirt designs and choosing the winner. Also, the Region Training Conference will take place on September 19. The theme is…. *drumroll please*..... Shooting for the StaRTC! Please continue reading this month’s newsletter to find out about the Donate for a Challenge event, July DCM Recap, tips on member engagement, upcoming events, and more!
-Hollie
INDERKUM KIWANIS TALENT AUCTION On July 6th, at 6:30 PM, our key clubbers joined the talent auction with Kiwanis of Greater Sacramento. We prepared ourselves to auction our goods for donations. Little did we know that this event would be highly successful and raised a lot of money! During the month of July, our key clubbers delivered the gifts to our donors. Our key clubbers also made sure to stay safe by wearing masks. In the image, Li takes a picture with Rod Nishikawa, CKM & NP3 Key Club Advisor, after giving him her gift.
After our amazing July DCM,
COLOR A smile
our members continued to work hard and color bright, happy drawings for senior citizens, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile. Coloring cheerful didn’t didn’t just bring joy to those in need, it also proved to be relaxing for many key clubbers. It’s a win-win! Olivia Carrillo is signing off her work in the picture.
Our amazing key clubbers have been writing uplifting messages for hospitalized kids! With our cheerful messages, we spread hope to spread hope, joy, and magic! We’ve created over 40 cards, each of them with a special, thoughtful message inside.
sac blankets for
We partnered with Sacramento Blankets for Sacramento Kids to make warm blankets for kids in Sacramento. These blankets are going to hospitals, shelters, and the homeless. They are also for State emergencies (fires, floods, earthquakes) and National emergencies (9/11, Katrina, shootings). Tovya, a highly dedicated member, spent a large amount of time making blankets for kids in need of warmth. Her beautiful hand knitted blankets will surely make a child in Sacramento very happy! Knitting is another activity that can bring a sense of ease, which benefits our mental health.
freerice
SACRAMENTO KIDS
This month, our dedicated members have worked hard to earn grains of rice for the World Food Programme through Freerice. Through countless hours of answering trivia questions, our club has earned over 100,000 grains of rice! Freerice has been an extremely fun way for members to earn service hours. Even though we capped it to a maximum of
cards for hospitalized kids
two service hours, members are continuing to earn rice to help feed the hungry. Even though social distancing has been challenging, it won’t stop us from helping out the community!
R I V E R C I T Y
july
DCM
On Saturday, July 25th, the July DCM was held. The DCM was an effective way to reconnect with other clubs and to stay updated on the events that would take place in August. We were also able to learn more about Key to College and the service project, Donate for a Challenge. In addition, members had the opportunity to earn community service hours by participating in an event called Color a Smile.
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During and after the July DCM, members were able to participate in Color a Smile. The members would print out a few pages from the Color a Smile website and then color them in while watching a movie with members from other clubs. All of the colored pages are mailed to troops overseas or senior citizens to help brighten their day.
KEY TO college
On August 8th and 9th, Sacramento State Circle K hosted an event called Key to College. During this event, attendees were able to listen to presentations given by current and past college students. Some of the topics of the presen-
We continued posting these graphics this month as well. We post these graphics to remind members to take care of themselves while staying safe at home. This is a way to stay connected with our members even though we are unable to see them at the moment.
tations include selecting a major, financial aid, advice on how to learn digitally, and time management. Key clubbers were also given the opportunity to ask college students any questions that they may have had. This event was a good way for key clubbers to learn more about college so that they could feel more prepared!
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club meeting Most recently, our key club officers had a meeting with our faculty advisor, Ms. Vallesfino, to discuss how we would introduce our club to the incoming Freshmen and how we would recruit members for the new academic year. We determined that we would have a zoom meeting with the Freshmen to introduce our club in a period our school calls a
funraising ideas
“Tutorial� meeting, and announce our application opening to the rest of the school with advisory (homeroom) announcements.
Earlier in the summer, we agreed that fundraising for the looted businesses during the rioting in the Sacramento area while still supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID safety could be achieved by making Black Lives Matter themed masks to sell and raise money for the businesses in our area. We debated lots of ideas, including having members make masks for hours, or ordering off of customink and having members advertise. We decided that we could get the most involvement if we started this fund raiser in the school year, so there will be more on this event to come.
how to stay 1.
engaged
Attend club meetings & DCMs!
2.
Participate in volunteer events
3.
Keep in touch with school’s club officers
4.
Follow your school’s Key Club page!
your
cheer making
bring up the spirit! Our division needs a new chant this year! Chants are essential for district wide meetings and help bring up the spirit during events such as Fall Rally North! You can find some examples and inspriations on YouTube or asking other members. Contact the DLT if you have any ideas!
j u ly d cm r e c a p On July 25th, our Division 7 West clubs as well as guests from other divisions came together to discuss upcoming events and service projects! Club representatives from each school discussed different plans and ideas they have put in place. It was a sucessful and informative meeting. Don’t forget to attend our next DCM on the 22nd!
color a smile After our July DCM, our members stayed to participate in the “Color A Smile” serivce project! We watched Howl’s Moving Castle together and printed out coloring pages to mail out to senior citizens and overseas troops. We hope to bring joy to all the people receiving the cards! It was a fun and calming event, and over 20 members across D7W participated. Thank you to all the members who joined! More service events will be found throughout the newsletter.
donate for a
challenge
Donate for a Challenge is a project organized by Fundraising Task Coordinator Hala and Spirit Task Coordinator Sara. This is an opportunity to make a donation to organizations in need, while also having fun by challenging another 7 West ghost! Ask me, a DLT Member, officer, or any member if they would complete that dare if you donate to one of these 501(c)(3) organizations:
Palestine, We Care: COVID-19 Relief Trust Save The Children Fund
list of dar Pie in the Face: $2
Ice Bucket (perfect for summer) $3
Small Business Relief
Find the Boiled Egg: there will be th
The Life You Can Save - Sanku Project Healthy Children
two raw and one boiled. the challenge
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society If you have their permission, send a screenshot of your donation to d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com and the person you dared. That person will record the dare, send it to you and can choose to be on the D7W IG.
have to pick from the three and sm
on their head to see if it is raw or Draw a Ghost Blindfolded: $2 Eat a tablespoon of hot sauce: $3
Eating A Sour Lemon Without Any E $3
Try and do a handstand for 1 minute 3 minute makeup challenge: $3 Eat 2 spoonfuls of sugar: $3
Hold an ice cube in your hand until Recreate a meme: $1
Draw a picture using your toes: $3 Make a dancing TikTok: $3
Drink a cup of water without using $3 Smash 2 eggs onto your head: $2
money donated so far:
The club with the most donations will receive 20 spooKEY points! Members and advisors may dare members from other clubs, but the member who makes the donation will receive the points.
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three eggs;
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DIXON: $0
smash the egg
r boiled $2
Expressions:
te: $3
l it melts: $2
3
sing your hands:
IHS: $11.15 NP3: $0 PIONEER: $0
RCHS: $11.00 WOODLAND: $0
You only have to post your video if you are comfortable with it; please keep videos safekey. We encourage you to show your spooky spirit and post it on social media to spread the challenge! The challenge begins on August 1st and will end August 31st.
august dcm Be sure to join to share your club updates and see other D7W ghosts! please continue encouraging other members to attend!
New t-shirt design
D7W held a t-shirt design contest to create our new shirts for the 2020-2021 Key Club term!
We’ll be voting on submissions at the august DCM!
UPCOMING DATES & REMINDERS AUG DCM aug 22nd 11am-12pm! zoom meeting id: 269 145 1038 password: 072744 share club updates and connect with other d7w ghosts!
MRF FORMS MRFs are due on June 6th by 6PM. MRFs stand for monthly report forms.
MEMBER RECOGNITION Honor your club members! Submissions are due on the 12th by 6PM.
ARTICLES & VISUALS DUE BY THE 10TH OF EVERY MONTH
contact the dlt! Lieutenant GOVERNOR: Hollie Truong d07w.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com
executive secretary: Sara Kim d07w.cnhkc.EA@gmail.com
Fundraising task coordinator: Hala Abu Asbah d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com
SERVICE PROJECT task coordinator: Jada Brooks d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com
SPIRIT task coordinator: Sara Vang d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com
General Executive Assistant Jasmine Mae d07w.cnhkc.EA@gmail.com
Division newsletter editor Kristen Chung d07w.cnhkc.DNE@gmail.com
Graphics Team: Li Teh, Jennifer Hong, Drew Villagomez d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com
Tech & Media task coordinator: Nabia Ahmad d07w.cnhkc.tc@gmail.com
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