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April 2013| Volume 1 Issue 1
Amazing photo taken by Pgeyr!
Division 35 East
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Hello Elephants!
My name is Andy Wong and thank you for the opportunity to serve Division 35 East and Key
Club International for the upcoming 2013 – 2014 term. I have been in Key Club for 3 years
at John A. Rowland High School, and I have recently served as president of my home club.
With each moment I spend in this organization; I can honestly say that Key Club has given
me so many opportunities to experience, to learn, and to grow as an individual as well as a
Key Clubber. Key Club has made such a large impact on my life in the way that I am able to
give back to my home, school, and community.
I first joined Key Club hoping to finish my school’s community service requirement, but after
my first service event; my motives changed. I realized how much Key Club does for the
community and I decided on that day that this is something I want to devote my time to.
Seeing the smiles on the faces of the people we served and experiencing that feeling of
accomplishment after putting countless hours in coordinating events and volunteering is
priceless.
Aside from Key Club, I enjoy swimming, painting, drawing, driving, playing the guitar, play-
ing the ukulele, listening to music, and cooking. In addition to Key Club, I am involved in
ASB, Link Crew, Swim Team, and the Buckboard Day Parade Committee. I love spending
time with my loved ones and hanging out with my friends on the weekends at Key Club
events is something that brings me happiness. My biggest joy is making a difference in the
lives of the people I meet; whether it involves making someone smile or laugh.
As Lieutenant Governor, I plan to increase collaboration, communication, and leadership
amon the clubs and K-families through an increase in event attendance and the creation of
support groups where clubs can connect/share ideas. I also plan on conducting numerous
training workshops to provide officers and members alike the skills necessary to lead and
effectively serve their club and community. My major focus is personal growth and by incor-
porating our core values of caring, leadership, character building, and inclusiveness; I am
positive that members will be able to grow into leaders who will continue to guide future
members so that we can continue serving others and helping each other grow. Again, I look forward to working with you because together, we can guide Division 35 East
towards a successful year of growth and service. I am extremely excited to share our love
for Key Club. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns; please contact me by cell
phone: (626)-863-5953 or by email [email protected]
Greetings! A word from your new LTG! Inside this issue:
Cover 1
Introduction 2-3
Division Banquet 4
Boxes for Troops 5
Bonita High School 6
April DCM 7
Ads! 8-9
Key Club International| Cali-Nev-Ha | Region 13 | Division 35 East
Volume 6 | Issue 1
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Division Executive Assistant has something to tell you!
give up.
As a request, I hope you can all help
me out by sending pictures to me!
My division email is posted EVERY-
WHERE and you can attach a photo
of you and your friend enjoying a
service event, or a shoutout to some-
one that you saw working very dedi-
catedly at an event!
Thank you all and Angel Chan
at your service!
Hello, my name is Angel Chan and I will serve as
your 2013-2014 Division Newsletter Editor!
I am a Junior from John A. Row-
land High School and I am very
excited to be making these
monthly newsletter to keep you
guys updated on what’s going on
in our division! I joined Key Club
since Freshmen year, and I can
truly say that Key Club
changed my life. The people I
meet and the experience I have
gotten is something I will never
This story can fit 100-150 words.
The subject matter that appears in newsletters
is virtually endless. You can include stories
that focus on current technologies or innova-
tions in your field.
Stomping sincerely,
Kyle Loc
Hey there D35E!
My name's Kyle Loc, and I will be serving as
your Division Tech Editor for the 2013-
2014. I'm currently a sophomore attending
Walnut High School. I participate in the
track team, orchestra, and dance on my
campus. For this term, I'm aiming to create
a better network of connections between
the school clubs and relay information so
all you elephants are well informed. So with
your help, I'd like to make this possible! If
there is anything that you aren't sure about,
feel free to hit me or any of the other board
members up as well. I hope to personally
meet y'all in the near future!
Stomping sincerely,
Kyle Loc
From your Division Secretary!
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Keyblade that I made for DCON!
Representing the D35E spirit with a
glowing passion!
“Loc” it with a key to the door of a better
future!
Sincerely yours, Newsletter Editor.
Hi elephants! My name is
Kristine May Balo and I am
your divisional secretary! I'm
currently a junior at Nogales
High School. I'm in my
school's choir Chamber Sing-
ers and making people smile/
happy is one of my main pri-
orities. I am very excited to
meet all of you elephants and
secretaries, I am looking for-
ward to see your MRFs every
month!
My name is Daanyaal Kumar, and I will be serving as your Executive Assistant for the
2013-2014 term. I am currently a sophomore at Bonita High School. I truly look for-
ward to working with all of you this term to better our division. With all your help, we
can make a difference in our community through service and spirit. I want you all to
strive to be the best you can be by being a leader, showing your Key Club pride, and serv-
ing our home, school and community. Please do not be afraid to contact me if you need
someone to talk to, need advice, or just need help with anything. I am here to help! I
hope to see all you beautiful elephants at future events.
Stomping through Service,
Daanyaal Kumar
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As this year is coming to an end, this banquet marks the
beginning of a new chapter for our division!
This year’s banquet was held at Speedzone on April 6th, 2013. Attendees
spent 90 minutes in the banquet room to receive their awards and spend
dinner together. For the next three hours, they were able to enjoy the ar-
cade and racing games offered to them! Some members even went
mini-golfing!
The hard work that members put in, and the dedication of schools to
keep members in their club is recognized at this event. Key Clubbers per-
form service out of their caring heart, and with this, they should be recog-
nized. It is their contribution and dedication that made them stand out
and noticed. I would like to thank all the schools because they are part
of the reason members have events to go to, and a reason to serve.
Division 35 East Banquet!
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The D35E Banquet was something that was very memorable and fun to me. I was able to
see everyone's smiles and tears for the officers that weren't going to be here next year. Many
Key Clubbers received awards for their outstanding performances and it allowed me to appreciate
all that they have done for our club and what a huge impact they have made. It was a short way to
wrap up a whole year and see their hard work and effort that they have contributed to make Key
Club better. Seeing all that they have done, it makes me want to become like them and make a
difference in Key Club history. This event was filled with many tears and goodbyes but it was still
an awesome ending to a new future.
-Alice Pan from Diamond Bar High School
A member’s experience at the banquet!
Through the photos, you can
see how emotional this event
was for our members . The
hours of hard work they put in
from the past year is definitely
rewarding.
Lenny Luc, our past LTG, passing
out Distinguished Awards!
Past and current LTG sharing an emo-
tional hug!
Andy Wong and Lenny Luc
Members receiving their awards for their school’s achievements.
Left to Right: Kyle Loc, Joyce Sun, Coryna Nguyen, Andy Wong, Kristine May Balo, Jane Wu, Gisele Rodriguez.
From Left to Right:
Kristine May Balo, Andy Wong, and
Kyle Loc taking a photo with our divi-
sion flag.
April 6th, 2013
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What is Boxes for Troops? Boxes for Troops sends care packages to our soldiers abroad. The contents of the boxes
touches the hearts of the soldiers and everything around him fades away, if only for a mo-
ment.
For a few months, many schools in our division such as Bonita and Rowland High School has
been collecting gum, hard candy, and other supplies that they do not receive when they
are stationed. This event was a huge collaboration with our Division Kiwanis Family. Mem-
bers were able to meet key clubbers from our sister division, D35West Seals as well!
So at Williams Elementary School on April 11th, 2013, Key Club members collaborated with
their Kiwanis Family to pack over hundreds of boxes for troops! These boxes will be mailed to
troops stationed overseas and we hope that these items will show them our gratitude for
risking their lives for us.
Boxes for Troops!
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My experience at Boxes for Troops was really an amazing
one. Though the event only lasted for a about an hour
everyone there seemed to have a great time. We even
had the honor of having some World War 2 veterans
come recognize our efforts the Kiwanis then proceeded
to offer all of us with lunch which was so very kind of
them. The boxing was the most fun part of the day.
We all started to make boxes then lined up to fill them
often the Kiwanis would play catch with the all the supplies. After we were all done we
had boxed about 100 boxes. Then to end the day off of Division 35 East and 35 West
decided to have a spirit battle, wonderfully 35E won. - Tammy Phan from John A Row-
Member’s experience with packaging boxes for troops!
A friendly spirit battle of D35East and
West!
April 11th, 2013
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In the month of April, Bonita High School’s Key Club has participated in numerous events including Spe-
cial Olympics Training, Spring Service Day, Serving for Our Savior (Feeding the homeless), XTERRA Renegade
Triathlon, and Kiwanis One Day. Members of our club devoted a great amount of time to serve our community.
The Special Olympics training is held at Claremont High School with the Pomona Valley Southern Califor-
nia Special Olympics Organization. Every Saturday morning from 9-11, volunteers assist the coaches and encour-
age the athletes. We jog with them on the track, play bocce ball, and throw softballs. It is a great way to start the
weekend because it is a very humbling experience. The athletes and coaches are very appreciative and enjoy our
company.
At the XTERRA Renegade Triathlon in Bonelli Park, key clubbers were able to help the racers by offering wa-
ter, cheering, signing-in, and removing timing devices. Bonita partnered with Diamond Bar High School and San
Dimas High School at this event. Our volunteers also donated canned goods upon arriving to the race and gave
time to set up and take down tents and other fixtures. It was an inspiration to see the athletes cross the finish line
as a sense of accomplishment appeared on their face. It was a perfect day to be at such a beautiful park volunteer-
ing.
Bonita High School
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To top off all our
achievements and hard
work, it paid off when
Bonita High School was
awarded
Club of the Month at the April Divisional
Council Meeting.
Vice-President: Jenica Bautista
(L to R) Andy Wong, Daanyaal Kumar, Kellie Pinedo,
Natalie Mccloud, Jenica Bautista
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This was the first DCM held by
our new LTG, Andy Wong.
We had an officer forum in
which we briefly went over what
each officer position should han-
dle and their responsibilities.
There were many new faces at
this event! So we taught cheers
and had a spirit battle demonstra-
tion!
We discussed about upcoming
events, such as March of Dimes-
Key to College, Pancake Break-
fast. This event showed a high at-
tendance rate and unity among
our division!
Jocelyn Hsu holding Ellie!
ELLIE THE ELEPHANT
GOES TO….
DIAMOND BAR
HGIH SCHOOL.
They collected over 50
lbs to pop tabs!
April DCM
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We also had an
alumni, Vivian Chu,
now the Kiwanis
Family chair of UC
Riverside, she came
to talk to us about
Caption describing picture or
graphic.
Jocelyn Hsu
holding Ellie
the Ele-
phant! (L)
50lbs of pop
tabs! (R)
April 13th
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The best way to spread spirit is through
cheers! If you are creative and can capture
people’s attention with just a few words,
then we NEED YOU! Help our division
make cheers and you will be recognized! We
will use them at Fall Rally, DCON, and
during spirit battles!
Good at crafts? Or sewing? We need you
too! Help us make spirit gear for events,
like tutus, keyblades, headbands and more!
You DO NOT have to be an officer for any
club! We encourage members to sign up! :)
Applications for Spirit Task Coordinator!
Check out our website for
more information! http://
d35elephants.wix.com/
d35east
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