Manatee Monthly : August 2020 Edition

CNH | JET DIVISION KIWIN’S

AUGUST 2020

ISSUE 3

Contents Table of

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Notes | Editor | LTG

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Goals

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| Division My KIWIN’S Story

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| Malia Tran Presidents’ Corner

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Newsletter Spotlight

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Old Business

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| Blanks of the Month | Updates New Business

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| Calendar DCON Theme Reveal

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Updates

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| Hours

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| Funds

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Socials

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Contact

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Editor’s Note Hey manatees ! Back to school means a back to school themed newsletter :00 Sorry this newsletter is a little late (school is already getting to me :’) but regardless, I hope you like it and that school is going well for you <3 Anyways, remember to get lots of sleep and stop procastinating on your homework :<< Probably taking a nap, Jessica Nguyen Jet Division KIWIN’S Bulletin Editor P.S. Pls buy some pins from me uwu ;)) bit.ly/fvkiwinsptppins

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LTGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note As summer ends and we all go back to school we start moving towards membership season! I cannot wait to meet all the new members we can get this year and to see all the returning members as well. This year is going to be different but I know what Jet is capable of.

We all are experiencing some major changes whether it be the way we do events or go to school but our spirit of service never seems to die out. I cannot wait to see our manatee family grow and to see yall irl soon!

With passion and service,

Johnny Tran Jet Division KIWINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Lieutenant Governor

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Jet Division Goals 5,000 SERVICE HOURS

580 PAID MEMBERS

PTP : $3,000

UNICEF : $2,000

OTHER CHARITIES : $1,000

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My KIWINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Story My anticipation grew as I walked into big echo-y Anaheim Stadium for my first event alone as a freshman. I'd never felt so scared, but to my surprise, I was greeted with a warm smile from Kayla Nguyen and immediately kicked it off with several other board members. I quickly conversed with some seniors and the following day, I went to the first social.

Another event followed another social and I soon fell into a hole of KIWIN'S. By the end of freshman year, I'd applied and made it onto the club's spring committee and only continued growing my passion. I remember one moment at DCON when we called out the infamous, "how do you feel" to that term's board and as they cheered, I felt goosebumps and tears creeping up on me. I felt the unity and the hard work and every ounce of love put into the term; as a freshman, it was a feeling I'd never felt. So when people ask me for my favorite moment in KIWIN'S, I respond with this short story. After DCON 2018, I was appointed historian, which I'd finish out my term over my sophomore year.

Here's where my story's a little different. Usually people work their way up from committee to appointed to executive board. Yet, by junior year, my passion and motivation towards the club was slowly diminishing and I felt drained. I was overworked and began questioning why I had even joined the club. But look at me now... president of Fountain Valley KIWIN'S? If there's one thing I learned, I'll always find myself welcomed back in this club. I restarted my journey

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ourney mid junior year on winter committee and with that, regained my love for the club. I realized that my initial reason for oining KIWIN'S was the satisfactory of putting it on my college applications. But, I grew to find out that I had developed a personal connection with both the people, the work, and the club as a whole.

This is the year that I learned the most about KIWIN'S and what REALLY goes on behind the scenes. I've expanded my perspective on how much work goes into keeping a club running and have earned to appreciate everyone that contributes to this club; both officers and members. I joined and am a part of KIWIN'S because it s my Ohana. I'm forever grateful for everything this club has done for me as well as for the community and I hope that during this term I can give that back to the members.

p.s. every small act that you do can make an impact on the community, so always know that you're making a difference. this club wouldn’t be anywhere near where it is today without its members so thank you guys <33

Yours in service,

Malia Tran Fountain Valley KIWIN’S President ‘20-’21

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Club Updates from your Presidents!

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In the past month, Edison KIWIN'S released our CNH KIWIN’S Face Mask Fundraiser for PTP! Presale for our masks closed on August 16th, but you can still fill out the form in our Instagram bio if you would like to order one (bit.ly/kiwinsmasks) :0! We also released our freshman survival guide on instagram and published our second ever club newsletter! The Edison Executive board members also gave a presentation about the keys to a successful board during Jet OTC. Ongoing, we have our cranes for cancer project ending on September 5th and we are also participating in CNH KIWIN'S Awareness Month for September!

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V This August, FV KIWIN'S has done an exceptional job in terms of service hours and fundraising. We finished our Charity Miles event on August 17th, which was executed through an app that donates money to a selected charity based on the amount of miles walked.

Fountain Valley was able to choose Unicef, the governor’s project for our charity and with the help of our dedicated members, gained a total of 107.5 service hours from this event. We also hosted an event called Donate a Photo which was through an app that also raises money for select causes but this time, by donating photos (Save the Children and Operation Smile were the causes during the period our event took place). Our members earned the club 63 hours which brought our August hours to a grand total of 169.5 hours.

Finally, FV wrapped up our BLM sticker fundraiser to send a donation of $87 to the NAACP with some stickers to spare!

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garden grove KIWIN’S is currently partnering up with la quinta KIWIN’S in our Stickers For UNICEF fundraiser! we have a raised a total of $324 with out fundraiser still ongoing (bit.ly/atla4unicef). garden grove KIWIN’S participated in a virtual event with Food Oasis in order to help out homeless residents in Los Angeles with access to shelter and other resources. as of right now, we are currently planning to release our newsletter and are working on a back to school survival guide! We also have a couple of events lined up and are working with Segerstrom KIWIN’S in a Letters Against Isolation event.

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In the month of August, La Quinta has been helping our members transition into the new school year, as our school term started on the third week of the month. Starting August 10th, we teamed up with GG KIWIN'S for an ATLA x Manny x WBB Stickers fundraiser. Thus far, we have gotten 70+ orders, 480+ stickers sold, and raised $300+ for UNICEF! Starting August 14th extending to September 15th, we have out Charity Miles event to also raise money for UNICEF! On social media, we released a Freshman Survival Guide with tips curated from our experienced board members! In doing so, we hope to welcome new freshmen to our club while also provide tips to east them into their first year of high school. Our spirit chair also released a cheer video to excite members for the upcoming year! :D

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this past month my club as been involved in online service events, such as the donate a photo event, and we're planning on having a sticker fundraiser. we have mostly been preparing for our club rush. since this year, it will be online, my board has been working hard on making graphics and presentations in preparation for club rush!

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The past month we got over a total of 71 service hours! Throughout the entire month we continued doing our Donate a Photo event where members select a charity within the app which they want to donate to and submit a photo to donate $1! At the beginning of the month we released our first newsletter introducing board and announcing members of the month. We also had an event where members wrote letters to their service workers such as delivery workers and garbage collectors :) August 16th and 23rd we teamed up with our schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Key Club to collect school supply and book donations for OC students in need. We ended up collecting over 400 items and are so proud. Later on we also participated in the Jet OTC with our Marina exec presenting how to plan online events. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning on releasing merch in October, so look out for that!

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During the month of August, Segerstrom KIWIN'S has focused on preparing our school's members for the new year. We started school on August 17th, and posted a Freshman Survival Guide on August 13th. We're currently planning on releasing a new event and are organizing a fundraiser soon!

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This month, we’ve released our Freshman Survival Guide to welcome freshman to our school and introduce them to our club. We’re putting a lot more focus into our online presence, and have worked towards getting the attention of OCSA students. We held a service event dedicated to celebrating the beginning of school. Members were encouraged thank their favorite teachers for adjusting so well to distance learning, and to share their love to other OCSA students.

Most of our efforts are now going into preparing for our school’s club rush, and communicating with our faculty advisor about club applications and details for our school.

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Edison | August Newsletter

Fountain Valley | Sneak Peak!

Newsletter Spotlight

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Old Business August DCM / OTC (Officer Training Conference) : 8.22.20 On August 22, over 70 manatees gathered on Zoom to attend Jet Divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Out of this World Officer Training Conference! Members and officers attended three sessions of worshops to learn more about their positions, membership retention and increase and professional skills. Thanks for coming :)) Congrats to Pauline Buu, Kathy Tran, and Edison for being July Blanks of the Month!

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Calendar

Monday

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Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2

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Recru

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Key Club Week

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Hype Week

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Dues Week

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Appreciation Week

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Thursday

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uitment week

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DCON THEME REVEAL !

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HOURS

GOAL:24,000

$275

UNICEF GOAL:$2,000

$624 20

Updates 1,709 hours

PTP

GOAL:$3,000

$338

OTHER CHARITIES G O A L : $ 1, 0 0 0

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Socials Jet Division KIWIN’S

CNH KIWIN’S

Facebook : @Jet Division KIWIN’S

Facebook : @CNH KIWIN’S

Instagram : @jetkiwins

Instagram : @cnhkiwins

Linktree : linktr.ee/jetdivisionkiwins

Linktree : linktr.ee/cnhkiwins

Remind : text jetkiwis to 81010

Youtube : @KIWINSchannel

Youtube : @Jet KIWIN’S

TikTok : @cnhkiwins Website : kiwins.org

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Contact Johnny Tran Jet Division Lieutenant Governor (949) 373-9014 kiwins.jetltg@gmail.com DLT Sophie Huynh Executive Assistant Cynthia Bui Financial Assistant Jessica Nguyen Chief Bulletin Editor Justin Lam Media Correspondent Nicole Takao Media Correspondent Natalie Nguyen Spirit Captain Evan Padhiar Spirit Captain

Presidents Hailey Warner Edison KIWIN’S President (714) 465-0894 ehskiwinspres@gmail.com Malia Tran Fountain Valley KIWIN’S President (714) 746-4378 fvkiwinspresident@gmail.com Diane Dinh La Quinta KIWIN’S President (949) 276-1836 lqkiwinspresident@gmail.com Michelle Tran Marina KIWIN’S President (714) 725-6161 president.mhskiwins@gmail.com Linh Phung Garden Grove KIWIN’S President (714) 251-4759 gghskiwinspresident@gmail.com Vivi Hoang Los Amigos KIWIN’S President (714) 722-9128 losamigoskiwinsgmail.com Kaitlyn Vu OCSA KIWIN’S President (714) 478-3670 ocsakiwinspresident@gmail.com Naila Vo Segerstrom KIWIN’S President (714) 467-9085 sfhskiwinspresident@gmail.com

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