THE PANDA EXPRESS
DIVISION 13/15/17 – FEBRUARY 2014
In This Issue : Key Club 101 PNW District LTG Greetings Club Reports – January Eliminate Project Board of Magical Surprises Upcoming Events Reminders/Contact
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KEY CLUB 101 Core values
Mission Statement Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness.
Motto Caring–Our Way of Life
DIVISION 13/15/17 M
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NINJA PANDAS
We are the Ninja Pandas!
Schools Britannia, Burnaby North, Claremont, Churchill, Oak Bay, Killarney, Pinetree, Prince of Wales, Tupper, U-Hill, Vancouver Technical, Vancouver Westside A C
Area Administrator Criena Sekhon
District We are in the Pacific Northwest district. We are one of two CANADIAN divisions! The other Canadian division is 11/18c in Abbotsford.
Divisional Colours Red and White to represent our Canadian spirit!
Past Lieutenant Governors Jennifer Zhen from VanTech (2012-2013) Brenda Nguyen from VanTech (2011-2012) Cheryl Li from VanTech (2010-2011) Kyra Sekhon from Claremont (2008-2010) Joshua Tiong from Van Tech (2007-2008) Nakita Sekhon from Claremont (2006-2007)
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PNW DISTRICT
Division 11/18C This is our “sister division” Division 11/18C. The lieutenant governor is Shirley Chou who some of you got to meet at the May DCM. Her division covers Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, and Chilliwack. Their divisional mascot is the salmon and their divisional colours are red and white to show off their Canadian spirit. Together, Division 13/15/17 and 11/18C are the only Canadian divisions in the Pacific Northwest District!
International Trustee This is our district's International Trustee, Roshni Chandwani! She was elected at the International Convention. As International Trustee, she will be looking after the Pacific Northwest (us), Kentucky Tennessee, and Eastern Canada Districts! Also, big congrats to PNW's Kelsie Hoppes for also winning an International Trustee position!
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LTG GREETINGS Hey Key Clubbers, It was great to see your faces at the January DCM. Although the DCM/election took longer than usual, I hope it was a great experience for you all. Congratulations to Patricia Xie, the incoming lieutenant governor, and to Crystal Song and Tina Yang for running as well! See you all in March!
January DCM Recap
In Caring and Service, Soobeen Park
Thanks to everyone who came to the January DCM!
NINJA PANDAS
The election was a great success and I would like to congratulate Patricia Xie from Killarney for being elected the lieutenant governor for 20142015! Great job to the other two candidates who ran, I hope it was a great experience for you!
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CLUB REPORTS - JANUARY Britannia
January has been an exciting month for Britannia Key Club. On January 4th, we finally got to volunteer at Quest Food Exchange, a not-for-profit grocery store, as repackers. We felt very welcomed at Quest Food Exchange, and look forward to going back in April. After that, we kicked off the first few meetings of 2014 by talking about some very exciting things; such as creating exclusive Britannia Key Club gear and planning the Valentine's Day Singing-Grams! We are proud to say that we designed our club t-shirt as a group and are very happy with the logo and colors chosen. We cannot wait to rock them at the upcoming Indoor Track Meet! As for the Singing-Grams, it was a lot of fun to discuss song ideas. Member suggestions include 'Never Gonna Give You Up' and 'My Heart Will Go On'. Based on those suggestions, you can already tell how much there is to look forward to this Valentine's Day. In addition to discussing internal projects, our volunteer committee members also provided members with opportunities to volunteer for the Children's Festival, coming up this May. We also attended the January DCM, where we participated in the LTG elections. Congratulations to Patricia Xie from Killarney! We had a great time and really enjoyed playing 'Do You Love Your Neighbor'. January was great, but we are really looking forward to carrying out the activities we talked about next month!
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Killarney This past month has been a busy one for Killarney Key Club! We had 19 members who earned a combined 109 hours at the International Relations Student Gala. We helped wait on tables, complete registration, organize the silent auction, wash dishes, and aid set-up and clean-up. Great job key clubbers! Special thanks to those who stayed extra late to help out. A week later, we had our long awaited Cutting Edge. Organized by Chloe Cheung, Patricia Xie, and myself, this event (which has been running for 4 years now) had 92 people either cut their hair to donate to make wigs for cancer patients, or shave their heads bald for awareness! We collected a bit under 50 ponytails, and over $400 for the Kiwanis Children's Cancer Program. We had 27 members help out and they earned in total, 78 service hours. Special thanks to Denzil Wood for shaving heads (: As the execs prepare to wrap up the term, we have begun donating money, and so, we were able to donate $1000 CAD to the Eliminate Project! WOO GOOD JOB KEY CLUBBERS. And finally, we had our incoming executive elections this month. Thank you to everyone who ran, and congratulations to Matt Law, Jessica Siu, Kyle Tsia, Julia Zhou, and Jordan Zhao. YAY FOR INNIES!
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DISTRICT PROJECT 9 160 38 61 1.80
One baby dies every 9 minutes from maternal and neonatal tetanus
160 babies dies each day from maternal and neonatal tetanus
38 countries remain at high risk for maternal and neonatal tetanus
It was announced at Spring Board by Governor Trang Tran that our district project for the term is The Eliminate Project. The Eliminate Project raises money for women in multiple countries that are effected by Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus. MNT is caused when tetanus spores, found in soil everywhere, come into contact with open cuts during childbirth.
Kiwanis will help protect 61 million mothers and their future babies
The effects are excruciating - newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and have extreme sensitivity to light and touch. There is little hope of survival and the baby dies within 7 days of being alive.
It only takes $1.80 to provide 3 tetanus vaccinations to one mother
Together, Kiwanis and UNICEF can stop this disease.
With around 12000 Key Clubbers in the Pacific Northwest, our district goal is to get $2 dollars per member for a total of $24000 by District Convention 2014. I would like to put Vice Presidents within each club in charge of organizing fundraisers for the Eliminate Project. Consider making a Projects or Fundraising Committee with interested club members. My goal for our division is $200 per club by DCON 2014!
Eliminate Educate Educate yourself about MNT, and share what you learn with your club, your community, your family and your school. Advocate Let the world know that the poorest, most vulnerable babies and mothers need our help. Rally others to get involved. Eliminate Over the next five years, the work you do to eliminate MNT will change the world. Together, Kiwanis and UNICEF will eliminate MNT and give the poorest families the chance to lead the healthy lives they deserve.
Make sure to be advertising the project and fundraise! If you want some ideas for fundraisers, hold a Miracle Minute at your club meeting! Bake sales at lunch hour are usually very successful too! Get creative with fundraiser ideas. At big school events, have a booth set up for your club and sell goods for The Eliminate Project.
The district board made a PNW Eliminate Project page to show updates on our district's progress. Like and share the page! facebook.com/PnwEliminateProject
Board Of Magical Surprises This is the Board Of Magical Surprises, a point system where clubs will be rewarded for various things. This page will show what points each club got for the previous month and their overall total. At the end of the term, I will be tallying up all marks and the winning CHARTERED and UNCHARTED club will receive a reasonable prize of their choice. Let's see who wins at the end of the term! :)
BOMS Board for : January 2014 School
Previous # of Secretary Total members at Report DCM (1 pt (10 pts) each)
Britannia
402
5
Burnaby North
50
1
Claremont 412 (c)
2
10
10
371
Killarney (c)
598
Oak Bay (c)
110
Pinetree (c)
486
5
Prince of Wales (c)
473
4
Tupper
209
2
Van Tech (c)
567
8
22
10
10
TOTAL
10
15
442
15
66
15
449
10
10
381 15
655
10
120
10
501
10
15
512 211
10
Vancouver 192 West (c) 170
President Report (15 pts)
10
Churchill (c)
U-Hill
Club Newsletter (10 pts)
40 (4 X 10)
10
15
610
15
207 210
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March (LAST) DCM What: March DCM Where: Frog Hollow (2131 Renfrew St.) When: March W 8th, 2014, Time is TBA Who: Key Clubbers!
The last DCM will be at Frog Hollow Neighbouring House on March 8th, 2014. Incoming officers: please prepare a 1-2 minute talent
The Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/ 477645659006210 Each club is expected to bring a dish for the last DCM of the term will be a potluck. See you then! :)
Outgoing officers: please prepare your “outtie will” for your innie *There will not be a DCM in February because the Indoor Track Meet has to be postponed to a future date
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What: PNW 65th Annual District Convention Where: Seattle Convention Centre When: W April 4th - 6th , 2014 Wh: Key Clubbers!
District Convention 2014
The 65th annual District Convention 2014 is coming up on April 4th through 6th, 2014 at the Seattle Convention Centre. This year's convention is a bit different from past conventions because of the change of locations from Seatac, WA to Downtown Seattle! This year's theme is “Level Up In Service”, a game/Nintendo theme! Our division will dress up during Opening Session with this theme! Key Club members, advisers, Kiwanis members, and guests attend. Activities include: forums or workshops, which are facilitated by Lieutenant Governors, district executive officers, and sponsoring adults; an awards ceremony; the Governor's Ball; and a keynote speaker. Caucuses are held to elect the new District Executive Officers for the upcoming service year. It is an event for Key Clubbers from all over the Pacific Northwest District to get together to celebrate a year of service! Registration and more information is available from your club officers!
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The Eliminate Showcase What: The Eliminate Showcase Where: Vancouver Technical Secondary When:WTBA Who: Key Clubbers!
The Eliminate Showcase will be coming up in March! The Eliminate Project raises money and awareness to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in third world countries. This project was chosen as the District Governor's Project for this Key Club term. Do you have a talent you want to share? Why not perform at the 2nd annual divisional Eliminate Showcase? Contact your club officers or myself at ltg.spark@gmail.com or contact incoming LTG Patricia Xie for more details!
Divisional Track Meet What: Divisional Indoor Track Meet Where: Killarney Secondary/TBA When: TBA Who: Key Clubbers!
A yearly social event held for Division 13/15/17 is the Indoor Track Meet! Each club will be a team with their own team colour. The event will consist of rallies, games, and competitions to crown a club with the Indoor Track Meet Spirit Stick and a prize of Tim Horton's donuts! Registration will be $5 which will cover pizza and snacks for the evening. Registration will be available shortly! Due to Winter Board during the original date, the Indoor Track will be postponed to a future date.
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Reminders/Contact :: Upcoming Dates Secretary Report Due: February 5th President Report: February 5th Club Newsletters: February 10th March DCM : March 8th DCON : April 4-6, 2014
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DISTRICT EXECUTIVES
Core Values: leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness. We are...
DIVISION 13/15/17 NINJA PANDAS ! LIEUTENANT GOVERNER
District Governor Trang Tran pnwgov.trang@gmail.com District Secretary Hakikat Bains bains.hakikat@gmail.com District Treasurer Eric Grewal ericgrewal1@gmail.com District Bulletin Editor Sara Thomas slthomas01@gmail.com Convention Chair Denny Lim dwhanlim@gmail.com International VP Caitlin Stroup keyclubcaitlin@gmail.com
Soobeen Park (c) 778 – 968 – 7824 ltg.spark@gmail.com Don't hesitate to contact me!
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