D35E | December 2020

Cali-Nev-Ha | Region 13 | Division 35 East

the elllie

EDITORIAL december 2020 issue 7

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

02 03 Letter from the Editor 04 Letter from the LTG 05 October Recognition 06 Thankful Letters of Love 07 Trivia Month 08 Field of Valor 09 Paper Bridges 10 OP Christmas 12 Ellie Insider 14 Contact Information 16 Kiwanis Family House 17 Upcoming Events 18 CYBERKEY 19 Connect with Us

letter from

THE EDITOR

What’s up Ellies!

I hope you all are well and excited to get a break from school as we get closer to Thanksgiving. This month, the Ellie Editorial focuses not just on service, but also giving thanks as we try to help those in need, especially in this upcoming holiday season. I’m so proud to see so many of you staying active at our division events and or club events. Keep up the good work! I know we feel kinda tired right now, so I hope you guys take some time off and relax over this Thanksgiving break. You guys got this and have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Also, to all the seniors out there, you guys got this for this year’s college app season! Remember to also to take a breather and destress once in a while!

Stomping through service Edward Garcia Division 35 East News Editor

where's

ELLIE? Happy Fall Ellies!

Catch me as I try to hide again in this newsletter! Have a happy Thanksgiving and good luck finding me hehehe!

-Ellie

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letter from

THE LTG

Happy Fall Ellies!

College Apps season is coming to an end & we’re reaching a new year! I know I’m not the only one that is very happy that 2020 is over despite all the lessons we’ve all learned from this crazy year.

In addition, we are halfway through the term! Let’s continue to serve and finish the year strong. We are also reaching the period of time in which we are going to be choosing our next Lt. Governor who will take on this role of serving this amazing division. If you are interested in running this year or in the future, make sure to attend the Candidate Training Conference. Not only is it a MANDATORY training for Key Clubbers interested in running for LTG but it’s a great way to build up your resume for future positions. Contact me if you have any questions!

I hope you’re all having a safe holiday and you do your best to minimize the spread of COVID-19!

Serving with a smile, Hilary Wong Division 35 East Lieutenant Governor

october RECOGNITION Member of the Month Natalie Hong Officer of the Month Naia Pizarro Club of the Month Covina Kiwanian of the Month Ms. Chi

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THANKFUL LETTERS OF LOVE This month, Northview Key Club held a Thankful Letters of Love event. Members wrote cards to the residents of Havard Creek Nursing Home. Due to COVID-19 residents are not allowed to have visitors and may be feeling lonely especially since the holiday season is coming up. Northview Key Clubbers wanted to wish them a happy thanksgiving and remind them that they are not alone in these difficult times. Gabriela Rojas, treasurer and the organizer of this event says, “The reason I wanted to do this event was because I wanted to make the patients smile. I’ve known these patients since I was in middle school and this convalescent home is like my second family. They’ve taught me so much stuff and I just wanted to share my family with others to show my gratitude and that they have lots of love and support from not just their families but also from Key Club.” Thanks to Gabriela and the members of Northview Key Club our club got to bring some joy during the holiday season to these lovely residents.

-Dayana Pamplona, Northview Historian

TRIVIA MONTH

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In the month of October up until November 1, there were four events for each week of October. These events all work towards helping people around the world and improving the environment. The first week focused on the Unicef Math Quiz. First, you would have to put in your email to donate your earnings after answering simple math equations in one minute. The earnings help pay for children’s education. The second week bases itself on Ocean Hero, where one plastic bottle is recovered from the ocean every five searches. The third week focused on Free Rice. To help with world hunger, Free Rice donates ten rice grains for every correct answer. The last week targeted world hunger. Bean Bean Bean helps donate beans by setting a goal of how many questions to answer correctly to earn beans. Although we are stuck in quarantine and aren’t able to help around the world physically, there are great sites online that help out within the community and the environment!

-Li Min Lin, John A. Rowland Editor

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FIELD OF VALOR COLOR-A-SMILE

Field of Valor is an event where it honors many veterans in Sierra Vista Middle School by putting up many flags. Our job is to set up the baseline, which are the poles, in order to connect the flags. This event is to help gather many donations to support the veterans that have served our country with 100% donations going to them. This event was on November 5th, where we teamed up with Covina ASB, Covina Wrestling, and Covina Interact Club. It was a good amount of people for each club that attended to help. The weather was nice to work outside, and it was really fun! Though the work of hammering down the poles was difficult and tiring, it was good to know that we were the ones that also participated and helped out to prepare the event. Plus, lots of my friends were there! I honestly enjoyed the event, it was a good excuse to get outside!

-Thomas Le, Covina Vice President

paper

BRIDGES

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On October 17th, IPoly Key Club was thrilled to be hosting another service event with the UNICEF club. Members who joined in the paper bridges activity were able to write letters of support to orphans around the world. There was an option between the participants handwriting the letter themselves or submitting a thoughtful message through the organization’s website. Officers were able to guide and interact with new people. General member, Jenna Salem said, “It was really fun to write to these children but I did feel a bit awkward since it was my first time going to a Key Club event.” Both clubs hope to hold more events together in the future and learn about their members.

-Arianna Morales, iPOLY Editor

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CHRISTMAS CHILD

Over the months of October and November, WHS Key Club took part in an inter-Key-club and campus-wide inter-club project called Operation Christmas Child, where participants packed presents for children living in third-world countries into shoeboxes. On the Walnut High digital campus, the project involved 6 different clubs, including Key Club, NHS, LEO, FCA, Interact, and Hands4Hope, while on the Key Club level, 8 clubs over 2 divisions participated in this event. There was a Packing and Wrapping Event that was held on 10/25 over Zoom, where participants played games and interacted with each other while packing their shoeboxes full of toys, school supplies, hygiene supplies, and personal notes. After packing their shoeboxes, participants then dropped off their presents at Suzanne Park on their given club’s drop-off day. Though there is still a while before Christmas arrives, the spirit of care and service is already here.

-Joy Wang, Walnut Tech Editor

11 During the month of November, my Club hosted a service month where we allowed new members to participate in a month filled with service to introduce them to Key Club and how it works. The events that we hosted were Free rice, color a pumpkin, Operation Christmas Child, and Paper planes. During the free rice event, our club made 899,390 grains of rice with over 45 participants! Boxes of supplies we made for Operation Christmas Child as well as letters for troops and medical workers during our paper planes week. Lastly the Color a Pumpkin allowed students to color and send colored pictures to people who need them most. South Hills President Michele Lam stated on the month exclaiming, “Service month was a huge success! we were able to get over 200 service hours and it was a great month of service to introduce new members to.�

-Matthew Zhong , South Hills Editor

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the

ELLE INSIDER: Every month we will be asking members an insider question about their experience in Key Club.

“My family.”

“Friends and family.”

-Miranda Montgomery, -Irene Luu, Walnut Walnut General Member Cabinet Leader “I am so incredibly

“I am thankful for my

thankful for my family!”

family and friends.”

“Making new friends over quarantine.”

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“I am than friends and

-Kelvin Wong, Walnut them even - Nathan Le General Member “I’m thankful for my loving family.”

“I’m tha to spen

- Julia Sanchez, Northview - Chloe Chao, Northview -Natalie Hong, iPOLY especia -Alexa C General Member General Member General Member “I’m thankful for our healthcare workers during this pandemic!”

“Getting extra sleep because we have no school. As well as eating good food.”

- Michele Lam, South Hills -Bea Guarin, Covina President General Member “In times of joy and darkness, I can always count on my family and close friends to be there for me and I am grateful for every single one of them. Along with that, I’m so lucky to have a sweet, adorable, and loving dog always by my side. They are all meaningful to me, just as Key Club holds a place in my heart.

There is so much love, passion, and positivity that I have experienced with it and it inspires me to work harder and be kinder, so I am grateful for that.”

-Christina Herzog, Covina Treasurer

“Definitely my friends and family the give me the time and effort to make my life better every moment.”

- Kristie Lee, South Hills General Member

“In times of joy and darkness, I can count on my family and close friend there for me and I am grateful for e one of them. Along with that, I’m s to have a sweet, adorable, and lov always by my side. They are all mea me, just as Key Club holds a place There is so much love, passion, and that I have experienced with it and me to work harder and be kinder, s grateful for that.”

-Sarah Phan, Covina Editor

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at are you thankful for?

nkful for all the time I get to spend with my d family and being able to stay close with

“I am thankful for my family and my best friends who have stuck by me through

n with this pandemic going around.”

everything.”

eao, South Hills General Member

- Alexia Carlos, Northview General Member

ankful for the opportunities I have “I am thankful for having good health and not nd time with friends and family, contracting Covid-19. I am thankful for this because this ensures the safe well being of my friends and ally during this time.”

Calunsod, iPOLY General Member family.”

-Marc Francisco, John A. Rowland General Member

“I’m thankful for all my friends I’ve stayed connected with during covid-19. I’ve grown so much closer to them even though we can’t physically see each other everyday. I feel like I’m the luckiest person alive.”

- Victoria Ortiz, Northview General Member

always nds to be every single so lucky ving dog aningful to in my heart. d positivity d it inspires so I am

“I am thankful for my parents.

My parents have always been there to support me in every life decision I’ve made.

I am thankful for their endless love and their hard work to provide for my brother and I. They are the most selfless people I know and I am so thankful to have them in my life.”

“I’m grateful for all my family and friends who push me to be successful and have shaped me into the person I am today. As for the club, I’m thankful for the members that have made key club so successful and I want to thank all the members that made the decision to put themselves out there and join a club over zoom!”

- Aleena Llamas, Northview Vice -Irene Tang, John A. Rowland President Member Relations

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DLT CONTACT Lieutenant Governor

Fundraising Task Coordinator

Executive Assistant

Fundraising Task Coordinator

Executive Assistant

Member Recognition Coordinator

Secretary

Media Editor

Newsletter Editor

Spirit Task Coordinator

Event Coordinator

Spirit Task Coordinator

Hilary Wong d35e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Nicholas Yu d35e.ea.cnhkc@gmail.com

Jianhao Cui d35e.cnhkc.ftc@gmail.com Ian Lee d35e.cnhkc.ftc@gmail.com

Michelle Huo Nicole Tong d35e.ea.cnhkc@gmail.com d35e.cnhkc.mrc@gmail.com Alex Chen Kevin Lee d35e.dsec.cnhkc@gmail.com d35e.cnhkc.me@gmail.com

Edward Garcia Paolo Abellera d35e.dne.cnhkc@gmail.com d35e.cnhkc.hstc@gmail.com Marcus Fang cnh.d35e.ec@gmail.com

Diego Martinez d35e.cnhkc.hstc@gmail.com

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PRESIDENT CONTACT Bonita President

La Puente President

Dylan Troung dylantruong5@gmail.com

Marriana Maris marismariana81@gmail.com

Charter Oak President

Nogales President

Covina President

Northview President

Elizabeth Aviles Apollo Ti elizabeth.aviles2022@gmail.com orionapollo@icloud.com Megan Do megando1604@gmail.com

Naia Pizarro pizarronaia@gmail.com

Diamond Bar President

San Dimas President

Akash George akash.george314@gmail.

Mercedes Ung Mercedesung4@gmail.com

iPoly President

South Hills President

Daniella Laher daniellalaher@gmail.com

Michele Lam michelejyp@gmail.com

John A. Rowland President

Walnut President

Angela Yu Yu91789@gmail.com

Annika Le annikacle2003@gmail.com

Workman President

Michelle Nguyen Sparrow3310@gmail.com

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spotlight of the month

KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE

The Kiwanis Family House helps provide temporary housing for those who have family members being treated at the UC Davis Health System and or Shriners Hospital.

FAMILIES FOUNDED ARE ABLE

BY LEONA TO STAY FOR AND VERN AN UNLIMITED BRIGHT AMOUNT OF CNH TIME SERVES KIWANIS OPENED BOTH CLUBS HELP ON JULY ADULT SUPPORT THE 23, 1984 PEDIATRIC KIWANIS PATIENT HOUSE FAMILIES

upcoming

EVENTS

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Sign up for events on our Division Calendar under the month that event takes place. There, click the event to take yourself to the sign-up form. Once done, you are all set!

candidate training

CONFERENCE

DECEMBER 13 9 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

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