October 2013 newsletter

The PHOENIX presents

The Official D28N October Newsletter!

Division 28 North Newsletter 2013-2014 | Issue #3 | October 2013 Region 5 | Cali-Nev-Ha District | Key Club International

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From the LTG to you

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Club Stories

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Phoenix Events/Stories

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Fall Rally South

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Key Club Week

Page 10-11 Eliminate Project Page 12

Monthly Events

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Things to Note

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Contact Info

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Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.

- Sherry Anderson

Hello! This is your D28N Lieutenant Governor Christopher Bui, and I just wanted to tell you that Fall Rally is right around the corner. It is time to show our Phoenix spirit and show CNH what we got. Make sure to continue the amazing service you have been doing. Get working on those PB&J sandwiches! Have a fiery month, Phoenixes.

-Christopher Bui Lieutenant Governor

Would You Like Tzatziki with that?

“Spanning three days at the Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, the Greek food festival was recently held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of September. With varying cuisines served such as gyro (yee-ro), grilled pita bread with slices of meat dubbed as gyro meat, topped off tomatoes and onions, and finally, slathered with Tzatziki (Zah-ZEEK-KEE) sauce (sour cream and onion). Said gyro was also served with ‘Greek’ Fries (potato fries with lemon and spices). Not only was there food, there was also the entertainment, which included, dancing, singing, and yelling out traditional Greek word such as “OPA!” (Ope-Ah). Church tours were also given and visitors were led in shown the wonderful murals that the church had to offer. Also a couple of lucky winners came home with some of the following prizes from the raffle: a 2014 Mercedes Benz of their choice, an iPad, and many more prizes!

Benjamin Stevens, 10th, said “My experiences at the festival were awesome and super epic. I was wrapping the gyros at the gyro stand and it was awesome. The best part was the free food!” All in all volunteering at the festival not only got you free food, but you got the experience to make the food, experience the culture, and meet Grecian immigrants who will tell you amazing stories. Sound like fun? If it does, Key Club hopes to catch you working at one of the gyros or even Tzatziki Stand!

- Anutr Sivakoses (Atech)

Cancer Walk One thing for this month that East Tech did was the Cancer Walk, which many members attended to help a cause. There were many people there that also attended this wonderful foundation. Many supporters from East Tech were there wearing their pink outfits and glammed up! This is what we did for this month so far, and there will be more events in the future!

-Maria Keang (East Tech)

Jumpstart Read for the Record On October 3, 2013, our members participated in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event at Aliante Library. Jumpstart is a program that promotes early childhood education. Read for the Record is a worldwide event where people across the nation unite to read the children’s book Otis by Loeren Long in honor of the Jumpstart program. Our Key Clubbers volunteered by reading out loud to the kids, helping them out in fun activities, and making friends along the way. Reflecting on his experience at JRFTR, Ranon Pador said, “It was a great experience to work with such young children! Getting to become their friend was one thing, but to contribute to a youthful society in need of a stronger education, I was glad to be a part of it. The event started off with our members (along with Key Clubbers from other schools) reading to the children in small, individualized groups. Parents sat on the sidelines with grins on their faces as they watched their kids have fun while learning. Aedrian Aquino felt that, “At Jumpstart, it made happy to see the kids and their parents happy.” After reading Otis, the children went off into farm themed activity groups that involved creating murals, drawing friendship pictures, and singing along to “Old McDonald Had a Farm”. When asked about his favorite activity, Paulo Felarca exclaimed, “I loved when I got to draw the barn murals with the kids!” The festivities ended with a bang, as all the volunteers and kids took part in a fun parade around the library!

-Anya Batara (Legacy)

Service and Remembrance 9/11 The Day of Service and Remembrance was a special event to commemorate 9/11. There were a lot of people there and it was a really nice atmosphere. We said the pledge of allegiance and then after a couple more ceremonial things happened, we started the volunteer work, which was handing out fire safety pamphlets to the local residents. It was a very nice thing to do. Everyone should be prepared for a fire. It was a lot of fun handing out fliers. More people should go next time!

-Nick Gutierrez (Rancho)

Greek Food Festival Helping out at the Greek Food Festival was an interesting experience. The smell of food and culture was everywhere. Looking around, all your eyes see is “Greek.” What I did was help cook the food. No, I don’t quite remember what that food was, but it smelled and looked delicious. It was kind of hot, but that was okay! Looking at all the happy people and talking to them was medicine enough. There were a lot of volunteers besides people from our club, so I encourage every Rancho Key Clubber to go next year!

-Nick Gutierrez (Rancho)

Region 5 RTC 2013 “This weekend was one of the best weekends I’ve had so far, filled with memories. I hope you guys felt the same way. A-Tech members were all so spirited throughout the day.

Everyone could hear us chanting the "A-WHAT" cheer so loud. RTC is an event that I believe everyone in high school should go to at least once. Hope everyone had fun yesterday!”

-Johnny Yang (Atech)

Like Boom! We’re Gonna Rock This House!

Hold up wait a minute! We still have more spirit in it!” said nobody ever after they poured every last ounce of their spirit into the Regional Training Conference held at Centennial High School. This differed from the past years’ RTC’s, usually held at Cimarron Memorial High School. The start of the event was filled with spirit as the clubs, starting with Liberty, crossed from the school dirt lot into the Centennial’s front doors. As the schools filed into the gym, there were enormous clubs such as Clark High School’s, while some were not as large, but were still as powerful such as Coral Academy’s Key Club. For Group 2, the day started off with presentations on how to run for positions, with current officers taking the stage and sharing their experiences. The next presentation was on what it means to be members of the Kiwanis Family and our roles in it. Honey-baked ham catered the lunches this year in form of sandwiches. (There were multiple other variants such as ham, turkey, and vegetarian, too.) Finally, one of the highlights of the day was the Spirit Rally, featuring notables such as Liberty, cheering to their red white and blue, East Tech cheering to their titans, and the Advanced Technologies Academy pouring their hearts out (which I can say from a personal experience) to their cheer “Fire It Up.” Although many of teams did not make it (including ATech), I can say from personal experience that I learned what it was to be part of a real Key Club Ohana, a true family. The last highlight of the day was dancing till there was no more spirit in it, and playing Ride That Pony (started, yet again, by A-Tech and Clark), bonding, energizing, and intermingling with other schools’ Key Clubs. I want to congratulate all teams that won their respective spirit sticks, and next year, the Mavericks will truly be “Blazing, ignited and can’t be beat!”

-Anutr Sivakoses (Atech)

Winning RTC East Career and Technical has been one of the schools that work hard to keep key club going great. For this month, RTC was a big accomplish for them. They practiced many days in their cheer and it was a struggle because of certain difficulties. Everyone doubted on their win for the spirit cheers. Out of nowhere, they won! You can see the surprise in their faces each time they were called up.

They won Division 28 North, Best Spirit, and Region 5 stick! It was a big accomplishment.

-Maria Keang (East Tech)

Rams Got Spirit WOW! That's all I can conjure up after experiencing key club's RTC. Something about a group of people from different high schools packed into an all-day event was amazing. I thought I would get annoyed by the fact people would be so loud all day ran though my head. But after the first hour I didn't want to stop myself from cheering with my school. I only regret giving myself a headache. PFFFH who am I kidding I don't even regret that! RTC is something I wish I can partake in every year of my life.

And if I can go back in time, I would do it without the slightest hesitation.

-Andrew Chau (Rancho)

October DCM Still reminiscing about our memories at RTC, members from our Key Club attended the October DCM and shared their experiences with each other and what they learned from the many workshops RTC had to offer. We also learned of a new division-wide service competition in which we are trying to have each person in our clubs make as many Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches as they can and donate them to their local charity of choice. Lastly, we had some fun learning our new cheer for our division in order to get ready for Fall Rally!

-Jasmine Ballar (Rancho)

Where: Six Flag Magic Mountain When: November 9th, 2013 Meet up location: Western High School at 2:00am Bring Money and have fun!

Fall Rally South is the great gathering of Key Club members from all across our CNH District of California-Nevada-Hawaii. Since it’s at Six Flags: Magic Mountain, you know it’s going to be big! After the colossal Spirit Rally in the Golden Bear Theater, you spend the rest of your day exploring the huge park with your friends. On the day-of, we’ll be meeting at Western High School at 2am. There, we meet with the rest of Division 28 North and receive the shirts, supplies, and spirit gear before boarding the buses. Show your phoenix pride!

(Written by Daniel Lang, Atech)

D28N Cheers!!

(Videos will come at

a later date)

Phoenix Fireball:

Phoenix Shout:

Hey C-N-H!

We are the phoenixes loud and proud!

We’re gonna make you feel it

We are the phoenixes shout so loud!

How 2-8-North

Stop! Now let’s get loose!

We always bring the spirit like…

Burning over here *WOOT WOOT

(stomp-clap-stomp-stomp-clap)

A little over here *WOOT WOOT

Go phoenix, go phoenix, go!

A little louder over here *BOOM BOOM

(stomp-clap-stomp-stomp-clap) Show no mercy, show no rest, come on Phoenix we’re the best!

FIREBALL! WOOOO

REMIX! We’re blazing, we’re flaming, we never stop chasing!

We show ourselves off and go: PHOENIX FLAMETHROWER ATTACK!

(Wave from left to right, right to left, then front to back)

WOOOH BOOM AHH TSSSS

When: November 4th-9th, 2013

What is it all about?

Key Club Week gives you the opportunity to show your community what Key Club is truly about: service. Each day places an emphasis on service, to promote Key Club within our homes, schools and communities and to make Key Club a household name.

Do your part to make sure Key Club Week—Nov. 4-8, 2013—starts Kiwanis Family Month with a bang.

Submissions: • Submit a Picture of the Key Club Day event. Make sure that everyone in the picture has signed a Kiwanis Photo Release Form.

• Include Name of the Key Club Week Day when the picture was taken (e.g Friday ‘Show Your K in Every Way’)

• Add a Brief Summary or Blurb on what the club did for the event day.

• Include Key Club Name, Officer Contact Information, Division #, and other Identifying Information with the submission.

Submission Dates: Clubs can begin submitting their Key Club Week information on November 15th, 2013 to cnhkc.kff@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is December 6th, 2013.

For any questions regarding this contest for Key Club Week recognition, please contact Kiwanis Family & Foundation Chair Susan Chor at cnhkc.kff@gmail.com.

How are we helping?

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take US$110 million — and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century.

Now, they are eliminating MNT from the face of the Earth. And in doing so, the project will reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with additional lifesaving health care. The end of this one disease means the beginning of better health for so many families.

devastating, killing women and babies in the poorest countries of the world. But we can rock the world with hope. Key Club members are teaming up with the entire Kiwanis family and UNICEF to help save and protect women and their future

babies around the world with The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Through The Eliminate

•Neonatal tetanus kills one baby every nine minutes— nearly 60,000 newborns every year.

Project, the Kiwanis family will change the world. MNT

•To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million must be immunized to protect themselves and their future newborns. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more.

affects many, many mothers

•It will take US$110 million—and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

it's going to take the help of

•Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century.

and babies in the poorest countries of the world, and

many, many people to

eliminate it from the world.

Trick-or-Treat for Unicef: Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s helping The Eliminate Project. http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/theELIMINATEproject/SLP/Tric kortreatforUNICEF.aspx

Eliminate Week: Become heroes for the cause. Help save or protect women and their future babies. Aktion Clubs, Builders Clubs, K-Kids clubs and Key Clubs have marked their calendars for Eliminate Week: May 5–9, 2014. Around the globe, Kiwanisfamily clubs like yours are focusing on a week in May to raise funds and awareness for The Eliminate Project. Now's the time to start planning your week of fundraising fun! http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/theELIMINATEproject/SLP/EliminateW eek/EliminateWeek_KeyClub.aspx

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October 12th: RTC October 17th : October DCM October 18th : Articles/Visuals Due October 26th: Alzheimer Walk October 30th: MRFs due October 31st: Halloween

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Fall Rally South

When: November 21 , 2013

When: November 9, 2013

Where: Veteran’s Tribute

Where: Six Flags: Magic Mountain

From 5pm-6pm

Meet Up Location: Western High School at 2am. Buses leave at 4am!

Membership Early bird: November 1

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On Time: December 1st Can pay with credit card!

When: November 4th-9th

Show off your Key Club spirit at school for a whole week!

PB&J Contest

When: Present to November DCM Make as many PB&Js to donate to Shade Tree!

Winner is determined by how many sandwiches are made per member. Advisors keep track of how many sandwiches are made. There will be prizes to the winning club!

RTC SERVICE PROJECT UPDATES Miracle Minute: About $14,000 of donations!

Blankets: 115 blankets made!

Good job Key Clubbers!

D28N Submissions

MRF due: Last day of every month Articles and Visuals due: 18th of every month

District Governor

Victoria Lai

cnhkc.dg1314@gmail.com

District Secretary

Amanda Redublo

cnhkc.ds1314@gmail.com

District Treasurer

Johansen Pico

cnhkc.dt1314@gmail.com

District Tech Editor

Lincoln To

cnhkc.dte1314@gmail.com

Lieutenant Governor

Christopher Bui

d28n.cnhkc.lgt@gmail.com

Wardell Freeman

d28n.cnhkc.ea@gmail.com

Maria Keang

d28n.cnhkc.dsec@gmail.com

Thomas Gonzalez

d28n.cnhkc.ds@gmail.com

Numfon Vilay

d28n.cnhkc.dteched@gmail.com

702-376-9039 Executive Assistant 702-348-4618 Secretary 702-502-6534 Specialist 702-830-1353 Tech Editor 702-776-5802

a Kiwanis-family member keyclub.org 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 • 317.875.8755 • US AND CANADA: 1-800-KIWANIS

See you at fall Rally!