PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT // DIVISION 32
Kent-Meridian August 2014 Key Club Newsletter
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Greetings 2 Key Club 101 4 Eliminate 5
ALS 6 Seattle Rally 7
Events 8
News 9 Contact Info
GREETINGS GREETINGS FROM THE EDITOR:
KELSEY TRAN Hey guys! I hope you all had a great summer and are as excited for a new school year like I am! Let’s try to make this school year better than last year! I encourage all members to volunteer as much as they can and to let us know as officers, what you would like to see in Key Club this year. Please join us for our first meeting on September 17th in the East Wing auditorium and bring your friends with you! In Love and Service, Kelsey Tran
GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT:
EMILY LY Hey Key Clubbers!! School has officially begun and that could only mean two things, weekly key club meetings and football concessions yay! I am excited to start this school year off strong and hyped. Make sure to attend the first meeting of the school year on Wednesday, September 17th. We lost a lot of amazing key clubbers last year when the seniors graduated so make sure to recruit a lot of your friends and freshmen to come and hang out with us. You won’t want to miss the icebreakers and fun giveaways we will be having! Now onto a more serious matter, this year Key Club International has raised the dues to $12.50 because of a few new amendments that were passed regarding dues amounts and allocations of the international budget. To make the process of paying easier, our club dues will now be $13.00, the additional 50 cents will go into our club account as funding. If you have any questions on the matter, you can message/ask our dear treasurer Kimberly or me. I hope to see you on the 17th! In Love and Service, Emily Ly
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OBEJCTIVES: Key Club international is a studentled organization that teaches leadership skills from service to others in their communities. It is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. Key Club is sponsored by Kiwanis International.
HOW KEY CLUB WORKS:
1. To develop initiative and leadership. 2. To provide experience in living and working together. 3. To serve the school and community. 4. To cooperate with the school principal. 5. To prepare for useful citizenship. 6. To accept and promote the following ideals:
To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship and social contacts.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and goodwill.
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Vision: We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide. Motto: Caring – Our Way of Life Pledge: I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT
In the midst of serene nature and fluctuating weather conditions lies the great Pacific Northwest District (PNW).The Pacific Northwest is geographically the largest district of Key Club International. The district spans from Western Canada to Northern California: with Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the pan-handle of Idaho in between. The Pacific Northwest encompasses nearly 1.8 million square miles and includes over 300 clubs that operate under 44 divisions. Through rain or shine, snow or hail, Key Clubbers in the Pacific Northwest dedicate countless hours to their communities and internationally, and are always Proud 'N' Willing to serve!
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ELIMINATE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT PROJECT What is the ELIMINATE Project? The Eliminate project is a joint project with Kiwanis and UNICEF to internationally terminate MNT.
What is MNT? In 25 countries around the world, maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) can quickly turn the joy of childbirth into tragedy. MNT kills one baby every nine minutes. Its effects are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. There is little hope of survival. And tetanus kills mothers too.
Who suffers from MNT? What can we do? With just $1.80, you can help save the lives of a mother and her newborn child.
MNT is caused when tetanus spores, found in soil everywhere, come into contact with open cuts during childbirth. The disease strikes the poorest of the poor, the geographically hard to reach and those without health care.
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The Ice Bucket Challenge involves dumping a bucket of ice water on someone’s head to raise awareness of ALS and encourage donations to the ALS associations.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that damages motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to death. People with ALS can eventually become totally paralyzed. When motor neutrons die, the ability of the brain to function and muscle movement is lost.
The Ice Bucket Challenge is meant to mimic the effects of ALS which can cause paralysis when nerve cells in the brain and spine start to die. The ice is meant to signify the feeling of losing motor functions with the short feeling of cold water shock.
This month, I decided to shed light on ALS because of all the participation with the ice bucket challenge, and it’s a serious disease that had a major outburst on the public knowing what ALS is.
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On August 4th, we had our Annual PNW Seattle Rally: A Magical World of Service at Auburn Mountainview High School and we finally won the spirit stick! Those who attended got to meet new people and reunite with others. There were icebreakers, different workshops to pick from, and food! Thanks to everyone who attended and hopefully more people join us next year.
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This month, we joined with Kentridge and Lindbergh high school’s Key Club and helped manage parking at Seafair. We collected pre-paid parking passes and onsite parking fees, we also directed cars in designated lots. It was a lot of fun working with other Key Clubbers from different schools, thank you to everyone who helped out! We also helped out at Royal Rally Day by setting up for the BBQ and cleaning up. And we had people help clean out and set up the upper concession stand for this upcoming football season.
On August 15th, we had our summer meeting at Morrill Meadows Park. We had a potluck and BBQ so thank you everyone who showed up!
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Do you love Jamba Juice? Would you like to buy a Jamba Juice BUY ONE GET ONE fundraiser card to help raise money for our club? We are still selling them! Enjoy a refreshing drink during this summer. Each BOGO card is $10 each. With each drink you buy, you get another one for free of equal or less value! You can use this card for eight drinks and two food items. There are up to $60 dollars in savings, so you’d help out our club while also enjoying a free smoothie with each purchase. Contact an officer if you’d like to purchase one!
Our joint August Divisional Council Meeting took place at Robinswood Park! We had a Capture the Flag tournament and helped raised money for the Eliminate Project. If you would like to go to a DCM, stay tuned for the next announcement for when our DCM will take place!
Kent-Meridian Key Club shirts are available! If you’d like to purchase one, please contact Kimberly Ly or Emily Ly. Club shirts are $15 dollars each! 8
CONTACT INFO
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
EMILY LY
BRYAN RAGANOT
smartyrice@gmail.com
bryanraganot@gmail.com
SECRETARY ELISE NGUYEN nguyen.elisexkm@gmail.com
TREASURER KIMBERLY LY itsKimberlyLy@gmail.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS
BULLETIN EDITOR
CALVIN NGUYEN
KELSEY TRAN
calvinnguyen356@gmail.com
Kelssaywha123@gmail.com
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THANKS FOR
READING!