Division 13 North - September Newsletter

Division 13 North | September Edition

Table of Contents

editor’s message

Editor’s message

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My Key Club Story

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LTG message

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DLT messages

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Presidents Page

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Meet a President

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D13 North & South Social

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District Convention

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Check It Out

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Green Monkey Goals

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Monthly Recognition

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Meet Josef Madrigal

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Club Recap

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September DCM

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Future Events

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DLT Contact Info

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Just a few more weeks left until we all return back to school.

Yay! Don’t forget to plan events with your board members and how to recruit new members especially during Club Rush! I wish you all luck for the upcoming school year. It’s been a great few months into my term and I cannot wait to see what else is in store for all of us.

Historians, I know schoolwork may get in the way of things, but you always have your board and members to back you up. Remember to take service photos and submit your article by the 10th of every month! Thank you guys. Without all you Green Monkeys, there would be no newsletter.

Stephanie Chhang Division 13 North News Editor

My Key Club Story

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Key Club? I actually first found out about it in the 8th grade when upperclassmen I knew started joining it. My freshman year I decided to check it out and join. I wasn't an official member until my sophomore year however, which is when I also ran for club secretary. That decision was life-changing. I learned many things during my term: communicating with others, the importance of teamwork, and of course, leadership qualities. My Key Club moment was actually during Project Shepherd in December of 2014. That was when I realized and felt the true meaning of service, and Key Club. I wanted to become even more of a better leader to inspire others, so I ran for club Vice President. When that didn’t work out, I applied to become the Division Executive Assistant. I'm very blessed and happy to be here today and I really wish I had gotten involved sooner. Serving as a club Secretary and currently a Division Executive Assistant has really broadened my horizons, in terms of learning and caring for others and improving myself to become a better person. This is my Key Club story.

Ansley Tran, Lakewood High D13N Executive Assistant

Acknowledging that such an innovative and communicative organization has manifested young, ambitious students into potential leaders with an endlessly evolved responsibility and passion to provide assistance and orientation to their communities, Key Club Intl. has constructed environments and ajared opportunities for individuals of all generations to indulge in various interactions establishing appropriate preparations for potential challenges or obstacles. Unlike the majority of the members of the Huntington Park Key Club who are informed about the organization’s operation and the volunteering events either through community affairs or social interactions as an underclassmen, I was introduced to Key Club and its corresponding philosophy before prior to high school through the influence projected by my older sister who facilitated the activities of the club as president during her senior year, formerly secretary. After participating in a food/toy distribution at the community’s Salvation Army and assisting in the decoration of the City of Downey’s Rose Float for a required academic assignment, I was intrigued by the communication between volunteering students and the adults appreciating all of the students’ hard work and the satisfaction of utilizing ones hands for the community’s benefit accompanied after a long day. Encouraged to pursue positions in the board for my junior and senior year, my freshman year of high school was orientated immediately with the influence of Key Club, anticipating the opportunity to obtain applicable experiences that will not only provoke my identification but also commence innovations that will stimulate younger generations to obtain access to reliable sources and become our future. Influenced by the direction my sister utilized to maintain appropriate stability and the community’s initiative to prepare younger generations for the real world as a priority, being secretary ajared the opportunity to practice this philosophy: the members express an intriguing mentality that define the identity of the club that enrich the Kiwanis Family.

Andrea Calderon Huntington Park Key Club Secretary

Huntington Park Key Club Banquet May 2015

Huntington Park Kiwanis Meeting March 2015

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a message

from your ltg

Hey Everyone! It's been a long month and I know some of you are starting school!

Good luck everyone and to all my fellow seniors, we're so close to graduating! The Division Leadership Team and I have been working hard to plan out the rest of the term. We have added a few lovely monkeys to our DLT so if you see them say hi and ask any questions you may have. RTC is coming up mid-October and we have District Secretary Amir and CM Chair Mia coming! Key to College will also be taking place after. We have two upcoming Key to Colleges which are UCLA and CSULB. Don't forget to make the best out of Club Rush and the very first meeting! DCM will also be on the 29th where I'll be providing materials to make Club Rush posters and monkey ears. Our Division Service Expo Coordinator, Jessica Doan, will also being assisting you with any questions and providing some help on your boards. We'll also be volunteering at the Pan Am Park the same day. Details will be posted on the division page soon! See you all soon and remember if you need to contact please feel free to message me on anything or email me! <3

Julie Trinh Division 13 North Lieutenant Governor 2015-2016

Hey monkeys! Summer is coming to an end but that doesn't mean there won't be any new events. Look forward to some new things happening for school! Thank you for all your hard work during these past hot months. We're all very grateful for your dedication. I hope you all continue with your great service for the new school year!

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Christie Lee Division 13 North Spirit Coordinator Hi Monkeys! School starts very soon, which means it's the perfect time to recruit new members for your club. It's a new year so let's start off strong! Remember to start planning future events as soon as possible. We all can say "I want to make a difference", but it's up to you to actually do something about it. Let's fill this year with tons of life changing experiences. As always, stay crispy!

Bethany Nguyen Division 13 North Service Projects/Events Coordinator Hi guys, I know that school is starting up soon and I hope you had a relaxing summer even though I know lots of us have had to deal with summer homework. I also have a website running for our division. If you'd like to have anything such as pictures on there please email me at my email address (you can check the DLT Contact Info page). The D13N site is http://gilbertoperazamart.wix.com/div13northkeyclub. I hope you all enjoy the use of the website! Our DCM was also really great, especially since I got to see some people I haven't seen in a while! I know I'll get to see more of you guys at our Division events so come out to them!

Gilberto Luis Peraza-Martinez Division 13 North Executive Assistant Hey everyone, I hope you have all had a good summer!

School is starting again soon so remember to finish up your summer homework and continue to actively serve your club.

The beginning of the school year also means one thing: CLUB RUSH! Make sure to recruit as many new members as you possibly can and also prepare to pay membership fees. Secretaries, if any of you are still having trouble or have any questions with the MRF please contact me. I look forward to seeing you all at the next DCM or division service event!

Ansley Tran Division 13 North Executive Assistant

dlt messages

Hey Monkeys! My name is Jessica Doan and I am so happy to be serving you all as Service Expo Coordinator! I am a junior at Lakewood High School and currently serve on secondary board as part of the media committee. I can not wait to watch our division bloom and create amazing new bonds! Summer has sped through and school is swinging in! Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome in this new school year with new members, goals, and positive vibes! As service expo coordinator, I will be serving you all by assisting you with creating eye-popping posters for recruiting members! So letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s march into this school year and have another amazing year of service!

Jessica Doan Service Expo Coordinator

D13N T-SHIRT DESIGN

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Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s page Artesia

Sean Kim seankim6969@gmail.com

Cerritos

Nathan Edwards nathanke24@gmail.com

Downey

Juan Alvarez juanalvarez411@gmail.com

Huntington Park

Marco Perez marcoperez1815@gmail.com

John Glenn

Gisselle Bulan bulangisselle25@gmail.com

Lakewood

Jasmine Nauta jasminenauta@gmail.com

Norwalk

Louanne Santos louannesantos@gmail.com

South Gate

Ashley Dominguez dominguez52.ash@gmail.com

Warren

Kamryn Sagiao kamryn.sagiao@gmail.com

MEET HUNTINGTON PARKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PRESIDENT

My goals for the school year are to have as many events possible while still making them very fun and to get our club to expand in member participation. I have already started with my goal to make as many events available by teaming up with the tree people organization and the LA Food Bank by setting up volunteer days that range from now to the end of the school year.

We also volunteer at a local church every Friday helping distribute food to the needy. Big events such as the Aids walk, Heart walk, Relay for Life, etc. are carefully planned out months ahead. In order to raise member participation, we plan to make social events, reward members with food at meetings, and advertise our club as much as possible. In order to raise up funds, our Key Club hosts bake sales where we bake brownies at someone's house and then sell them at city fairs or events. The manager of Shakeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our city is also a Kiwanis member, so he helps us with fundraising there too. Other fundraisers we plan to do are Wing Stop and Panda Express. Nothing of this could be done without the collaboration of the board or of the members, so I'm looking forward to working with both in order to make this year great! You can contact me through my email: marcoperez1815@gmail.com .

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What had happened at the social wasâ&#x20AC;Ś.

On July 21st, Division 13 North and South got together for a social held at the Bellflower Kiwanis Hall.

Key Clubbers had the opportunity to break the ice by playing different games such as uno, speed, mafia, and musical chairs. Congrats to our very own monkey, Bethany Nguyen, for winning! Attendees also got to relax and eat some popcorn and drink some kool-aid while socializing and having fun.

photo credits Eduardo Torres

GET READY FOR…

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ON APRIL 8TH-10TH WHO: All GUARDIANS OF SERVICE WHERE: Sacramento Convention Center WHY ATTEND? -To celebrate all your achievements -Meet other Key Clubbers from CALI-NEV-HA -BEE inspired by the Keynote speaker -Elect the new District Executives -Attend College and Service EXPO

LOOK OUT FOR THE MOBILE APP THAT WILL BE RELEASED BEFORE DCON!

...and much more!

REGISTRATION DATES: OPENS: December 10, 2015 ON TIME: FEBRUARY 10, 2016 ($209 per person) LATE & FINAL: MARCH 1ST, 2016 ($249)

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The latest district newsletter….

Go to http://www.cnhkeyclub.org/news/newsletters

to view the newsletter! Stay updated with what’s going on within the CNH District.

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Green Monkey Goal s  

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Each club to have a successful Club Rush Each club to have at least two club fundraisers in September for PTP Raise $2,000 for PTP at Fall Rally South Each club to gain 30+ members

Fundraising Goal $2,761/$4,000

Division Service Goals 2,080.32/10,000 hours

Fundraiser ideas      

aluminum cans bake sale car washes dollars for doughnuts face paintings duct tape someone to a chair or wall

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finals survival kits (when the time comes)

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movie parties restaurants/fast food (Chick-fil-A, Wing Stop) lost & found auction pancake breakfast turkey grams -thons

@d13ngreenmonkeys

D13N Green Monkeys

@d13north

@division13n

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Monthly Recognition Club of the Month: Warren High School Nothing ever comes easy. Although we've struggled this summer, I'm proud our Warren Green Monkeys know how to stick it out through thick and thin. We are truly dedicated in serving others and can only get stronger moving forward. We are grateful for this honor. 2015-16 will be amazing!

Officer of the Month: Kamryn Sagiao, Warren Thank you so much for this recognition. This is only the beginning. I hope to continue to inspire and lead my fellow Key Clubbers in making a difference.

Member of the Month: David Aguilar, Norwalk Lt. Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message: I wanted to recognize David as Member of the Month because of his dedication and hard work towards Key Club. I hope him and other Key Clubbers continue to put all their effort into service and their communities.

When: Saturday, N 14, 2015 (9 AM - 7 P Where: Magic Mou PRESALE: $32 by O ONSITE: $36

Meet Josef Madrigal

November PM) untain October 23rd

Lieutenant Governor for the Metro Division of Circle K Hello Key Club! My name is Josef Madrigal, and I am the Lieutenant Governor for the Metro Division of Circle K. Just a little bit about myself...I joined the Kiwanis Family during my sophomore year of high school through Key Club. I was a member of Division 38W, and I have held the Key Club positions of Club Secretary and CNH SAA Task Coordinator. I entered UCLA in Fall 2013 as a Neuroscience Major and joined Circle K right away. Currently, I am finishing up my second year of college. I held the position of UCLA's Kiwanis Family Youth Chair this previous year and was elected as Metro Lieutenant Governor last month. As Metro LTG, one of my biggest goals is to strengthen Kiwanis Family Relations at all levels of the organization. Because of this, I definitely want to build a strong relationship with each one of you, and through that, I hope that our Divisions will be better able to interact.

WHY ATTEND?    

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Meet other Key Clubbers Cheer on LTGs & Executive Officers Show off your spirit Auction funds & a portion of the ticket sales go towards the Pediatric Trauma Program Only once a year!

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This past month Cerritos Key Club focused all their service on bingo with senior citizens. They volunteer at the Artesia Christian Home every Saturday from 10am-11am.

Cerritos Key Clubbers enjoy attending this event. Bonding with the seniors is an amazing experience, especially when Key Clubbers attend often and therefore are recognized by the seniors. It gives Key Clubbers a chance to look at situations with a different perspective and listen to stories while playing a good game of Bingo and having fun.

Nikita Advani, Cerritos During July 11, 2015, Lakewood Key Club volunteered for TLC which stands for “Teens in Lakewood Care”. TLC is a program that has been running for over 20 years and teens would first gather at a youth center. Teens help out by providing free home maintenance for Lakewood residents that are physically unable to do their work or clean their home. By accomplishing this, Lakewood residents are capable of living in a better environment. Lakewood Key Clubbers went to a house where two elderly ladies resided. Volunteers started out by unloading a bunch of tools like wheelbarrows, brooms, rakes, shovels, and gloves. They began cleaning through the process of removing tons of trash, rotten wood, bricks, chicken wires, food wrappings, and bags. They cleaned up enough to fill up two dumpsters! After a tiring day, they handed over the job to the city’s cleaning services.

Jennie Vong, Lakewood On August 8th, Warren Key Club provided the people in need throughout the entire neighborhood of Downey with food. Volunteers carried around carts helping people by placing items on it. They also helped set up the event! The event took place at the Downey First Christian Church, where people can come and get food weekly for free! Many people are struggling with finances and cannot afford food, therefore, our goal is to feed them and support them though their hardships. Giving food to the people in need provides them with a healthy meal so that they can feed themselves and their families as well!

Bethany Nguyen, Warren

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John Glenn Key Club had the opportunity to volunteer at the Wet N Wild 5k Race in La Mirada on August 8th, 2015. Key Clubbers helped out by guiding the runners through a course. This race included different age groups which made the event more fun. As always, our members cheered on and motivated the participants with their Green Monkey spirits. The runners felt the energy and did not give up. They went through multiple obstacles and stayed strong. The runners were able to get wet through the course of splash. This allowed them to cool down and refresh themselves from running. Everyone was having a great time at the event. Our advisor, Ms. Juarez, received first place in one of the categories which made us very proud.

On August 20, Norwalk is hosting a Social and Sports Fest so we can get to know our members more. We are going to have burgers, hot dogs, and a lot of fun!

As a club we have many future events in mind. We are always looking for ways to help our community. One of the future events that we have in mind is freshman orientation at John Glenn High School. Through this event we will be able to familiarize the incoming freshman with the school surroundings, resources, and a supportive community. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited for the incoming freshman to join our club.

Kelly Rueda, Norwalk

Christrian Alvarez, John Glenn

Huntington Park Key Club has been working with the Tree People twice a week this whole summer. As a board, we have tried our best to try to make every event. We came to Raul Perez Memorial Park along with the Tree People and helped water, clean, and maintain the trees. We have made a deal with the Tree People where we will have an event with them every Wednesday when school starts which we are all excited about. Our goal of having three events every week will be achieved. In addition, we helped set up a city event, National Night Out, where we recognize what our police department does for us. We unfortunately did not get any pictures of the setting up because they needed all the help they can get. We did get to set the water stand, canopies for the mayor, and different posts within the event. At the end, they gave us our own post, which we started to promote D13N, and started recruiting. To end the night, we watched Big Hero 6 with the few people that attended this wonderful event. We are still continuing to try and build a great bond with our Kiwanis. We try our best to attend each of their meetings. Every Tuesday, 12:30 pm. We your Huntington Park board invite you, you will be our plus in other words despite what they told you. YOU HAVE TO COME. You can meet the rest of them and see how everything is.

Jazmin Perez, Huntington Park

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The Artesia green monkeys continue to bring a healthy environment to our beaches! Each month keyclubbers go out to clean Seal Beach and create a better place for people to enjoy themselves! Many of the keyclubbers enjoy cleaning Seal Beach because they get to spend time with their friends and create memories! We encourage the Artesia Key Club to go make our beaches a cleaner and safer place for the animals and people that like to go enjoy the beach!

We do not just simply encourage our club to clean Seal Beach, the green monkeys bring along friends and family to have a huge crowd cleaning the beach!

Cleaning the beach each month is a tradition we all enjoy as Artesia Green Monkeys!

Alyssa Jarnetta, Artesia

Come one, come all! Attend panels, participate in discussions, and get a feel of how college is like which will be provided by Circle K. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to sign up online. You can find the link posted in the D13N Facebook Page. Transportation is still in the works, but us Green Monkeys will most likely be with the D13S Ninjas! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jkbv6wylJzh9wBhaVio3iWWQSkJa9xuFLTh-7-yTlE/viewform

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future events AUGUST DCM Sat., August 29, 2015, 12 pm-2 pm Where: Bellflower Kiwanis Hall 9302 Laurel St., Bellflower, CA

SEPTEMBER DCM

Sat., September 19, 2015, 3 pm-6 pm Where: Liberty Park 19211 Bloomfield Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703

Key to College: Metro Division Sat., September 26, 2015, 9 am-4 pm Where: University of Southern California

Region Training Conference Sat., October 17, 2015 Where: TBA

Key to College: CSULB Sun., October 11, 2015

Key to College: ULCA Sat., October 31, 2015

Fall Rally South Sat., November 14, 2015, 9 AM - 7 PM Where: Six Flags Magic Mountain

District Convention

April 8-10, 2016 Where: Sacramento Convention Center

Division Leadership Team

News Editor

Lieutenant Governor

Executive Assistant

Stephanie Chhang (562) 331-6888 d13n.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com

Julie Trinh (562) 394-8610 d13n.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

Ansley Tran (562) 676-6522 ansleyntran@gmail.com

Executive Assistant Gilberto Peraza-Martinez (760) 867-8060 gilbertoperazamartinez@gmail.com

Service Projects/Events Coord.

Spirit Coord.

Service Expo Coord.

Christie Lee (562) 405-2197 christie.lee1721@gmail.com

Jessica Doan 562-209-8939 jessicadoan99@yahoo.com

Bethany Nguyen (562)392-0453 bethanynguyen46@yahoo.com

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