D35E | March Newsletter

D35 EAST NEWSLETTER

march 2018

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03 LTG letter 04 Member Recognition 05 Editor’s Letter 06 1st Meeting of 2018 07 Valentine’s Best Buddy Dance 08 San Dimas Club Update 09 INSAN for Humanity 11 Adopt-A-Highway 12 Diamond Bar Club Update 13 Blanket Making 14 Tzu Chi Recycling Event 15 A New Beginning 16 March Dorak 17 Breaking the Ice 18 Upcoming Events 19 Cyberkey 20 Connect 21 Contact 2

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IT’S UNBELIEVABLE TO THINK... that this is the second to last LTG Letter that you will receive from me.

So much time has passed by unexpectedly to where I still struggle to realize that our time together in the 2017-2018 term is coming to an end.

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for banquet, I would like to offer a

congratulate those of you who will be

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serving as officers for your respective

forwards.

clubs for the next term. You are a

In case you have not heard the news,

key component of the future of the

current Walnut Treasurer/Division Head

Division and I will upon you all to stride

Spirit Task Coordinator Bill Yen will be serving

for success once my time has come

as the 2018-2019 Lieutenant Governor of

to an end. If you were not appointed

Division 35 East. The LTG Candidates this

or elected to a position, I implore you

term are each members of the Division

all to find other opportunities such as

Leadership Team all of which I knew that 35

applying to the Division Leadership. A

East was in good hands despite whatever

position or lack thereof does not limit you.

outcome. Each of them will proceed

Although it may be hard to believe this,

even further in their Key Club journey and

coming from a LTG, if there’s anything

will bring even greater success for the

I’ve asked from you, it’s to trust me.

Division under their unwavering passion

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and dedication for our elephant family.

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- March Suayngam Lieutenant Governor 2017-’18 Division 35 East, Region 13

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California-Nevada-Hawaii District Key Club International

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recognition member of the month:

Clarissa Ta

As a young freshmen in Diamond Bar Key Club, Clarissa as demonstrated immense passion and drive for this organization.

Words to describe her include: cheerful, enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate. She exudes friendliness at every event she attends; for example, at the Covina Christmas Parade, she met two other Key Clubbers and easily befriended them and hung out with them throughout the whole event. Once the event was over, she stayed later to help clean up the whole venue. Due to all of these reasons, we would like to recognize Clarissa as February Member of the Month!

officer of the month:

Phil Tran

Phil has been involved in Key Club since his freshman year and his determination has never faltered. His perseverance and insightful input have been key components of Charter Oak Key Club’s success.

Serving as their Club Editor, Phil has gone above and beyond his call of duty, particularly when he designed the popular Division “dad cap” for his home club to sell. He spent countless hours perfecting the design and has helped raise $500 through the sale of the caps.

Because of Phil’s prevalent dedication, hard-work, and perfectionist quality we would like to award Phil for February Officer of the Month!

club of the month:

South Hills

Despite South Hill Key Club’s initial slow start in the term, they have managed to bounce back and improve immensely. Their members have become much more active and their attendance has been increasing as well. South Hills has also taken the initiative to fundraise to attend District Convention this year, thus allowing us to bestow the accomplishment of February Club of the Month. We can’t wait to see what else South Hills accomplishes in the near future!

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letter from

the editor

It’s our last month before DCON!!

It’s crazy to think how the months have flewn by, but with each passing DCM and every newsletter I’ve create, I can’t help but feel more and more proud of what our division has accomplished. We raised over $7000 for PTP by the time Fall Rally came around, and continue to go above and beyond for service. I am truly honored to be serving such a wonderful division and I cannot wait to see what else we will accomplish within this last month!!!

- Jocelyn Chow

d35 east division news editor

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1st meeting of 2018

“We also brought up our pizza and soda fundraiser which occured on February 1st, where the funds would be going to our club� Diana On January 25, La Puente High School held its first meeting of 2018! During this meeting, we talked about upcoming division and service events like the January DCM and helping out at wrestling tournaments. We also handed out membership cards, pins, and handbooks given to us by Kiwanis International. We also brought up our pizza and soda fundraiser which occured on February 1st, where the funds would be going to our club. Towards the end, we mentioned how club officer elections will be coming soon and applications are going to be handed out at the next meeting.

La Puente: Diana Nguyen, social media director

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valentine’s best buddies dance

As a Valentine’s Day event, Walnut High School’s Key Club volunteered alongside National Honor Society for a Best Buddies Dance at Bethany Baptist Church.

Volunteers from the three clubs came out on a Saturday evening to help with the setup, decoration, registration, and serving food and drinks at the event. The Best Buddies’ partners and their families arrived dressed up, excited and ready for the dance.

Starting off the evening, we welcomed the participants at the registering booth by the door. The buddies then could enter and explore the dance floor on the right, where the DJ was stationed with some volunteers dancing and jazzing up the mood on the floor. On the left, many tables were set up, inviting everybody to pick up some small entrees and drinks from the back and sit down to chat. Pretty Valentine’s Day decorations were hung around the room, creating a sweet mood to fit the occasion.

As a volunteer, the event was enjoyable–spending time with volunteers from different clubs, meeting new people, and working to make others’ time more fun. The staff and volunteers worked hard together to make the experience the best for the participants.

Everybody actively engaged in running the evening as smoothly as possible. Out of everything, seeing the buddies dance and have a good time was the best part of the entire event; their laugh and smiles made us all equally as happy throughout the event.

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Walnut: Alice Koo, cabinet

san dimas club update

In the month of January our club volunteered at our senior centers monthly senior dinners.

Our members had a lot of fun spending time with the seniors to bring some more happiness into their lives and more food into their stomachs. Spending time with the senior citizens in our community is a great way to stay involved and give back to our community. We only had one volunteering opportunity in the month of january, so I would like to write about some of our early february activities. On February 3rd our members helped serve lunch at an INSAN event in Pomona and on February 11th our members helped serve dinner and assisted with shelter needs at another INSAN event. The few members who went enjoyed the experience and enjoy giving back to those in need. We are having our next meeting this coming week and are going to start our election process for the following school year.

San Dimas: Anusha Nayani, historian

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“Anythingyoudo, will support so Helping out the homeless on a Sunday evening in Pomona turned out to be so much more fulfilling than expected. It was not just an experience to hand out food and help with the tasks at the shelter, but also hearing stories of individuals in the homeless world and sharing experiences with other volunteers. Individuals from different organizations came together at the homeless shelter in Pomona, and the volunteering for INSAN commenced at 4:00 pm. The volunteer group consisted of mainly high school students and college students.

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The volunteers were divided into different groups to work on certain tasks, such as managing the showers for the women, handing out bangs of supplies, and feeding the homeless. While working, many of the volunteers observed the variety of attitudes throughout the homeless people, and stories of some individuals were heard. It was really eye-opening to hear how anyone, whether they’re having a normal life or a blessed life, could be suddenly thrown into the homeless world.

Probably the most unique part of this event was at the end when

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or humanity

,evenifit’salittle, omething good.“ all the volunteers and Mr. Saba, a staff of INSAN, sat down in a circle and shared all their thoughts. For many, it was their first time helping out with INSAN, and it was certainly a different experience being in the environment of the homeless.

One volunteer mentioned how although what INSAN and many other organizations is amazing, it is only like putting a band-aid on the wound. Looking deep to the roots of the problem and solving it is the only way to prevent the continuous, never-ending large number of homeless people in the

hne Yu, editor

US. But that takes a nation-wide effort. And with so many volunteers wanting to help with these good causes (there were always people on waiting lists), it is definitely possible for our nation to rid of the crazy amount of homelessness with awareness and action. Anything you do, even if it’s a little, will support something good. So if you’re ever contemplating on if you should take your time to finish your homework or go volunteer for a good cause, hurry and finish the homework and look forward to seeing a smile on someone else’s face and your own.

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adopt-a-highway

Saturday, February 3rd, brought out some of our most dedicated Key Club members, as they had to get up bright and early in the California sun for our monthly Adopt-AHighway. Members walked up and down Colima Road, clearing up the sidewalks and surrounding areas of waste that may be harmful to the environment. Members met new people, made new friends, and helped create a newer Earth for us to live in. The Adopt-A-Highway always gives an opportunity to meet and interact with new people you otherwise would have never known. The Kiwanis, as always, are helpful in guiding all members in keeping spirits high and getting the service done as efficiently and safely as possible. Every member comes out of this event knowing that, even if their contribution is only for their community, it still helps the world become a better place for all to live in.

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Rowland: Great Kim and Alexa Magbatang

diamond bar club update member of the month

This month, Key Clubbers from all over the division gathered in Walnut Ranch Park to make ribbon leis. It was a beautiful day full of outgoing and interactive Key Clubbers. Congratulations to Diamond Bar’s very own Daniel Min, who was chosen as the Division Member of the Month!

Moreover, Diamond Bar Key Club was awarded Club of the Month by Division 35 East Lieutenant Governor, March Suayngam. It was a lot of fun to see so many familiar faces again. It was a blast to make ribbon leis for the first time (although the results weren’t close to expected).

Diamond Bar: Karen Tan, technology editor

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blanket making

Early one Saturday morning key clubbers attended the school’s library and made multiple blankets. Although it was bright and early, everyone was excited to be able to make handmade blankets. The first thing everyone did was cut strips off the edges of a few cloths to be able to tie them onto a larger piece of fabric. These pieces would then be tied together in order to create a blanket. The process was a bit confusing at first because of the measurements but after getting the hang of it the process was quite simple. Every blanket had different designs and were each made out of love.

Some of the designs included the alphabet meanwhile others hac designs of animals.

The task was complete in the time frame of about four hours. About 8 blankets were made which broke the club’s previous record. The club hopes to continue breaking the record every time we have this event. This was a great experience for members and officers because it was a time of bonding with each other and creating blankets for a good cause. These blankets will be delivered to homeless shelters and foster groups so that both children and adults could enjoy their sleep bundled up with warmness.

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Northview: Zulelalee Escobar, historian

tzu chi recycling event

On February 4th, Covina key clubbers arrived at Tzu Chi Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides natural disaster relief and care, to assist on their recycling event. We sorted various recyclables to each designated bin like e-waste, water bottles, cardboard, and paper.

After we finished sorting, we all went inside to watch an informative video about how effective recycling is and how much waste we produce every single day. It also explained how one little thing by putting a plastic water bottle into the recycling bin instead of the trash bin can create a little life-saving moment for the earth. The advisor of the foundation then reflected and stated what we did that day was powerful and meaningful to our world and its people. Recycling showed our gratitude, respect and love for the earth! Through my experience, I felt this was the most heart-moving event I have ever been to. The members of the organization were so thankful and the smiles on their faces made me fill with content and happiness to help them!

Covina: Kylie Nguyen, vice president

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a new beginning “With a new day came new and new thoughts.” -Eleanor

cabinet

strengths Roosevelt

For the Key Club at Nogales High School, a lot of changes has been made. From meetings to even new cabinet members.

After the Winter break, the new positions of Treasurer was officially replaced. The cabinet had ultimately decided on this course of actions when the former treasurer began to lose interest in performing their position, but there was a sense of sorrow form their need to relinquish Diane Lam after much time spent together.

Ultimately, Daniel Valdez was unanimously voted into cabinet as the new Treasurer of Key Club at Nogales High School. He has been performing as expected ever since.

Hopefully as a new cabinet we may be able to undertake more new projects and to also interact deeper with Division 35 East as well.

At our cabinet’s latest meeting, we decided to discuss, in more detail, the upcoming Jog-A-Thon (March or April), and have begun to form a more tangible idea. On that day all members of cabinet concluded on the location of the jog-a-thon as well as a specific time frame in mind to accomplish our task. This event will also provide a free water bottle to all runners and vendors, to buy food from, for accompanying family members/ Guardians.

jog-a-thon

For January, we hope to give our members more chances to volunteer interclub, as well as promote division events.

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Nogales: Daniel Valdez, Treasurer

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dorak:

Random Acts of Kindness March dorak: Take a goodbye picture with someone.

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breaking the

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What are you proud of this term/what was your most memorable moment?

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upcoming events april 13-15 may

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District Convention 2018 (DCON)

Where: Grand Sierra Resort Time: 4/13, 5:00AM // 4/15, 9:00PM Bussing Location: TBA

D35E Banquet Where: TBA Time: TBA

“Thank you. Not a goodbye but a see you

again

(at -

soon

banquet)!”

LTG

March

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dlt contact MARCH SUAYNGAM

AMY LO

Lieutenant Governor

Head Spirit Task Coordinator

d35e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

whs.amylo@gmail.com

BRANDON MA

BILL YEN

Executive Assistant

Head Spirit Task Coordinator

brandonma123@yahoo.com

billkyen@gmail.com

ASHLEY LEE

MELODY ZHAO

Division Secretary

Head Fundraising Task Coordinator

ashleylee1255@gmail.com

melody0617@outlook.com

JOCELYN CHOW

EDWARD CHEN

Division Newsletter Editor

Head Fundraising Task Coordinator

d35e.dne.cnhkc@gmail.com

whs.edward@gmail.com

CHRISTINE NGUYEN

WESLEY LU

Member Recognition Coordinator

Inter-Club Coordinator

christyy.nguyen469@gmail.com JEREMY CHANG Event Coordinator

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wesleylu100@gmail.com

presidents NAYELI MARTINEZ Bonita nayeli.mnez@gmail.com

AMINA HEARNS Nogales aminamariehearns@gmail.com

AGNES TRAN Charter Oak agnesntran@gmail.com

DANA ZEIDAN Northview danazeidan00@gmail.com

VIVIAN HOVAN Covina vivianhovan@gmail.com

BREANNE SEE San Dimas see.breanne@gmail.com

MEGHAN SHEN Diamond Bar meghanHshen@yahoo.com

GEORGE LIU South Hills georgeliu2002@gmail.com

MICHAEL YU John A. Rowland michaelyud35e@gmail.com

CATHERINE CAO Walnut lingers.catherine@gmail.com

JASMINE TRUONG La Puente jasmine.truong01@gmail.com

CESYL REYES Workman lysecreyes@gmail.com 22

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