august jet jargon: kiwin's newsletter

C a l - N e v - H a D i s t r i c t K I W I N ’ S

The Jet Jargon

Official JET Division Newsletter August Issue

hat’s up, manatees?

Looks like this summer is rolling to a very satisfying

end! I’ve had so much fun with KIWIN’S lately, whether it was

Summer Board, which I attended at the beginning of the month,

or recent service projects with you guys such as Movies in the

Park! There are still definitely many memories to make, espe-

cially at the Movie Night!

Speaking of Summer Board, I had such a memorable

weekend with your District Board powerhouse. Rest assured, a

lot of exciting things are taking place for KIWIN’S this year, and

hopefully you’ll all stick around to see it. Otherwise, it’ll be a

shame that you’re missing out on what will be a legendary year!

I can already imagine how awesome your Club Rushes will be.

Kick some booty, and show that manatee spirit!

I know you must all be scrambling to do some last-

minute summer homework, so I’ll end it here. I just wanted to let

you guys know that your work this summer was incredible and

you grew so much from when we first started in April! I’m proud

of how much you got done despite being on vacation. Thank

you for a wonderful summer! Now let’s make this school year

one to remember, Jet! Remember, we’ll always have each other! With love,

Halena Ngo

Jet Lt. G. 2013-2014

Hello from Halena Ngo! TABLE OF CONTENTS

Spotlight on...………………pg.2 T-Shirt Competitions….……..pg.3 Reminders&Events…...……...pg.4 Summer Board Recap....…….pg.5 What’s Up in Your Division..pg.6/7 Manatee/Club Project of the Month………………………pg.8 Monthly Hours………...……pg.9 Contact Info…….………….pg.10

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Spotlight on... Your District Convention Chair Bryan Ninh!


My name is Brian Ninh, but I prefer Bryan. Like some of you KIWINNER’S, I’m also seventeen years old. I recently transferred to Saint Bonaven-ture High School as a junior from Adolfo Camarillo High School, where I first found my Ohana and I am excited to say that there will be even more new faces at Fall Rally and District Convention this upcoming year! When I’m not at school study-ing, practicing for something, or serving KIWIN’S, you can usually find me eating my heart out, sleeping, or watching chick flicks like The Pro-posal or The Last Song. I think I’m a pretty ener-getic person especially at home with my Ohana, KIWIN’S. I may be shy at first, but I get down and wild when I get to know you! Throughout my three years in KIWIN’S, I can honestly say that I have met some of the best people in high school. Al-though I do wish I could say I have had more ex-perience with District Board, I have only had the opportunity to be a Special Projects Committee member but as of today, I am honored to be your District Convention Chair! I can promise that I will not disappoint. As District Convention Chair, I will strive to make District Convention a more intuitive and informational environment, but also a more fun and welcoming place to meet new people! The Man of Steel, Bryan Ninh Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN'S District Convention Chair 2013 -2014

A Glimpse into Bryan’ s Thoughts

10:50 PM-I'm laying in bed 10:51 PM- I'm typing this message and I want corn 10:52 PM-I hope my cuz doesn't think I'm weird


T-Shirt Competitions!

JET NEEDS A NEW T-SHIRT!

Will it be designed by you?

Designed by Kent Nguyen from La Quinta!

Are you a beast with Illustrator? Want a free T-shirt? Join Kent Nguyen in the Jet Hall of Fame by drawing a shirt design for us manatees to wear!

REQUIREMENTS:

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1.) It can only be three colors maximum!

The name Jet KIWIN’S, the year 2013-2014, KIWIN’S logo, a manatee, and ALL Jet schools must be on there! Feel free to be creative!

All submissions are due by August 24th! Please send them to [email protected] and let me know if you have any questions!

2.)

WANT TO SEE YOUR DESIGN AT FALL RALLY?

Then give this T-shirt competition a try! REQUIREMENTS:

1. Send to [email protected] with full name, division, contact info, and design attachment.

2.Must be a computer design 3. No more than three colors

4. Must include KIWIN’S logo, something about PTP, and “Fall Rally 2013”!

DUE BY MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21ST 2013

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September DCM: TBA. Be sure to come out to the next DCM with your Jet manatees to make some new friends and kick off the new year!

KIWIN’S Training Conference: November 16th @ OCC. Make sure to

mark the date on your calendars for this fun-filled conference which contains ice-breakers, enjoyable workshops, and more!

Jet Spirit Night: November 22nd @TBA. Freshen up on your KIWIN’S

cheers, Jet manatees! We’re going to pump that spirit up and crank out new cheers to make sure the Spirit Stick is OURS!

Fall Rally South: November 23rd @ Knott’s Berry Farm Independence

Hall. IT’S THE UNBELIEVABLE, INDESCRIBABLE PEP RALLY OF THE YEAR!! Save the date, KIWIN’S! Do it for #ptp!

All of the forms (ARFs& MRFs) are due BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. Don’t be late, or Halena will frown a lot at you :((((

Send your nominations for July Project & Manatee of the

Month to [email protected]! They are due AUGUST 1ST!

Do you have any ideas for divisional events? A service event that you would really like Jet division to

attend? A project that you think we should try to take on? Send your suggestions to [email protected]!

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Summer Board Recap Ever wonder what exactly goes down at District Board

meetings? Here’s a quick recap of what we got done for the weekend!


Friday, August 2nd, 2:35 PM

Jennifer, Jack, Mr. Dimsdale, and I met at a Starbucks to grab a quick drink then pile our luggage into the car and off we went! The ride took about two hours :( but it was worth it when we were reunited. Lots of hugs and photos ensued!

Friday, August 2nd, 5:50 PM

We were able to enjoy dinner with CNH Key Club (and take a hundred more pho-tos) before we headed back to the hotel to get some business done. After brainstorm-ing about DCON and turning in our as-signments, we got comfortable and watched Toy Story 3! Then off to bed~

Saturday, August 3rd, 7:30 AM

My alarm went off, and it was back to work for us! After breakfast, we began our meeting at 9. From then, it was committee updates and lots of business discussion before we were released… nine hours later. Rest assured, KIWIN’S, your DB consists of some hard workers!

Sunday, August 4th, 9:45 AM

Our weekend was rolling to an end.. After some good bonding on Saturday evening which included governor gifts to the birthday kids (thanks, Erika!), we had a two-hour meeting on Sunday morning. Then it was one final lunch at Chipotle then back to home! :(


Wassup in Jet Division! Another summer day was spent well! La Quinta KIWIN’S had

the opportunity to volunteer at this year’s Concerts in the Park

event at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center. This was the

first Concerts in the Park this

year, which was an extra

bonus! Members checked in

at the Kiwanis booth in front

of the recreation center and

were assigned jobs there.

There were a variety of jobs

such as traffic control, selling

raffle tickets, interacting with the little kids, and clean-up of the

venue! After the event concluded around 9:00 PM, members

joined forces and cleaned up the venue by breaking down ta-

bles, chairs, and picking up unwanted litter.

-Jessica Tran, La Quinta KIWIN’S Vice President

Los Amigos KIWIN'S paired

up with THINK Together and

worked to help promote

reading to children every day

in order for them to build lan-

guage and learning skills for

life. Volunteers used disinfecting wipes to clean the cov-

ers of the books and afterwards placed a "THINK To-

gether" sticker at the back of every book. Even though

Los Amigos KIWIN’S only had a group of give people,

we managed to work together by using our Tetris skills

to fit as many books as we could into the cardboard

boxes. In our last box, we succeeded in filling it with 142

books, beating the record of "140" of the other groups

who volunteered with us today.

-Katherine Pham, Los Amigos KIWIN’S President

On the evening of July 26th, Segerstrom KIWIN'S volun-teered at the Children's Music Playground at Pacific Sym-phony held outside of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Fifteen volunteers arrived at 4:30 near evening to be as-signed to a variety of booths. Such booths included an intro-

duction to marching bands and a child's first time playing an instrument. At each booth, volunteers were headed by a lead volunteer, who led activities at his or her respective booth. Vol-unteers participated in the children's activities, too, much to their grateful embarassment. Several of us learned how to march along with children, as well as play instruments. Once the Children's Music Playground ended at 7 in the evening, we were invited to attend the free concert performed by the Pacific Symphony. It was an amazing event to participate in, and Segerstrom KIWIN'S look forward to volunteering at this event as the year comes along.

-Tony Do, Segerstrom KIWIN’S Vice President

Early 4th of July, Edison’s KIWIN’S volunteered in the

Lake Park 4th of July Annual

Breakfast Event. Our (8) mem-

bers took part in transferring

food from the outside “kitchen

area” to the volunteer-served

buffet area for the folks who

came and paid for their break-

fast. Singly, each member

worked a total amount of 5 hours, contributing a total of

40 hours to Edison’s KIWIN’S. Eventually when the

event slowed down, volunteers were rewarded with a

breakfast of their own. When the event drew close to an

end, every volunteer worked together to clean up. The

event proved to be a success, with volunteers bustling

from place to place systematically to provide the fami-

lies and scouts whom attended this event, a wonderful

breakfast time together.

-Vivian Thai, Edison KIWIN’S Vice President


Wassup in Jet Division! On the Fourth of July, Ma-rina KIWIN'S, along with Marina Key Club and other schools, volunteered for the annual Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast. Pan-cakes, sausages, eggs, bacon, and more were

served to the hungry men and women of all ages that arrived looking for a hardy breakfast. Members even had an opportunity to serve courageous war veterans that gathered for the annual parade. Kiwanis members started cooking the delicious pan-cakes and other foods and soon enough, an assembly line of food was prepared to make it faster and more efficient for peo-ple to grab their breakfast. In addition to serving food, KIWIN'S members also helped to set up and take down supplies needed to make the event happen. A few were also able to help at the benches for the parade by making sure everybody was being space conservative. Overall, Marina KIWIN'S had a very spirited and fun time volunteering for our fellow Kiwanis club.

-Christine Chau, Marina KIWIN’S Historian

On Saturday, July 27th, 2013, Segerstrom KIWIN’S de-

cided to hold a car wash at our

own school to help raise money

and awareness for Project ELIMI-

NATE. Members generously do-

nated their time and provided

supplies in order to carry out the

task. The turnout was even better

than expected as members were

almost overwhelmed at the sur-

prisingly large amount of cars

that came through our school.

Although our club had decided to hold a free car wash

for the community, donations that would go to help Pro-

ject ELIMINATE were gladly accepted. Despite the fact

that the car wash was free, nearly every car that passed

through made the decision to donate.

-Tony Do, Segerstrom KIWIN’S Vice President

On the bright and sunny af-ternoon of Saturday, July 27th FV KIWIN'S held their first Book Doctor of the year. Despite the distance, many members still went to this event. Members entered the doors of the building and signed up at the front desk. An employee then gave each member a sheet to fill out with their contact info. Right when they were done, she gave them instructions on what to do. Each member went to a table filled with books, cleaning wipes, and labels. For every book, members had to clean them with wipes and making sure there were no marks. If there were marks, members had to cover them up with white labels or erase them. At the same time, members had to make sure the books were appropriate for the children. Anything above high school level or religious books were taken out.

-Angela Nguyen, Fountain Valley KIWIN’S Publicist

The weather was

pleasantly cool

and suitable for

picking up un-

wanted trash on

the beach! Mem-

bers travelled to

the border of New-

port and Huntington Beach to volunteer with the Sur-

frider Organization. La Quinta KIWIN’S members

grabbed Surfrider totes and gloves and headed down to

the sand. Members witnessed a variety of unnecessary

trash from cigarette butts, pieces of foam cups, and

even an occasional broken glass bottle. Afterwards,

members walked back to the blue Surfrider tent and

emptied out the bags of trash from the day! The first

week of July ended with a bang, thanks to the members

who attended the beach clean-up.

-Jessica Tran, La Quinta KIWIN’S Vice President


CLUB PROJECT OF THE MONTH: La Quinta

On a cool July 13, volunteered at the annual ROC Race 5K at the Orange

County Great Parks in Irvine! This event was highly anticipated throughout

the club because this was first time that La Quinta KIWIN’S has ever volun-

teered for this event. Once we all arrived at the volunteer check-in tent,

members signed in and received their bright green ROC volunteer shirts!

From there, we were all split to different stations at the race. Some members

worked alongside the obstacles (i.e. the super slide, wrecking ball), poured

water at the multiple water stations, assisted with race registration, handed

bags at the bag check, and passed out race shirts. After a long five hour

shift, members returned back to the volunteer check-in and ended their day

at the ROC Race!

MANATEE OF THE MONTH: Brandon Doan

This OUTSTANDING and well-known member is also known as that one guy from

Fountain Valley who is super tall, dark, and a bit flirty. Even though he is a bit flirty,

our board saw through that mist and looked at who he really was. Our next Manatee

of the Month. As a member since his Freshman year, Brandon Doan has been a

dedicated member of Fountain Valley KIWIN’S. Not only did he attend almost all of

the events on July, but he also consistently goes to events YEAR ROUND, like Dis-

trict Conventions, Rose Float Decorating, Fall Rally Souths, and all of our enduring

car washes. Brandon is also a really big help to our board! Because of his height, he

can EASILY reach the top of those big trucks at car washes or the high areas during

Rose Float Decorating. Brandon also gives us ideas that pretty much helps our

board run more efficiently and produce things that our members would LOVE. Bran-

don, like any other KIWINNER, also has spirit. Even though Brandon hasn’t been

nominated for Manatee of the Month before, he surely does deserve it this month for

this year round dedication, loud and proud spirit, and his outstanding work as a

KIWIN’s member.

-nominated by Manuel Santiago, Fountain Valley President

nominated by Jessica Tran, La Quinta VP


Hours

In need of projects? Try these!

Name: Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach

Address: Huntington Beach, CA on Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint Ave,

and 21st Street. Date: Saturdays and Sundays Info: (714) 841-8644 Huntington Dog Beach is an area designated for dogs and people alike! Volunteers will be able to contribute a helping hand to this organization by maintaining and

preserving this popular spot by collecting trash and debris that may potentially be

harmful to the dogs. Name: Garden Grove Regional Library

Address: 11200 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove, CA 92840 Date: Any Info: (714) 530-0711

Volunteer activities include shelving and cleaning books, labeling items, sorting book carts, and other various tasks. Volunteers with artistic talents may assist with special projects as well!

April May June July Au-gust

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Club Total

Edison

— 26 18 54 98

Fountain Valley

66 851 717 306 1,940

La Quinta

488 814 123 384 1,809

Los Amigos

— 38 118 150 534

Marina

4 538 204 98 844

Seger-strom

142 160 604 145 1,051

Monthly Totals

700 2,427 1,784 1,137 6,276

6,000+ HOURS THIS SUMMER!

AWESOME! LET’S HIT 1,500 NEXT MONTH!

Official JET Division Newsletter April Issue Page 12

Jet Regional Advisor Jet Lieutenant Governor


CONTACTS

Halena Ngo La Quinta High School [email protected]

C: (714) 829-6471

Presidents E-mail Addresses

Katherine Pham (LA) [email protected]

Yenyen Tran (LQ) [email protected]

Austin Nguyen (Marina) [email protected]

Manuel Santiago (FV) [email protected]

Paul Pham(Segerstrom) [email protected]

Sabrina Vuong(Edi) [email protected]

Jasmine Nguyen (Edi) [email protected]

District website: http://kiwins.org Divisional Reflector: http://jetreflector.tumblr.com

Jet Regional Advisor

Jeff Dimsdale Costa Mesa Kiwanis

[email protected] C: (949)929-1201

Jet Executive Assistant

Diana Du La Quinta High School

[email protected] C: (714) 867-4435

Follow us! Twitter: @cnhkiwins Tumblr: cnhkiwins.tumblr.com Youtube: TheCalNevHaKIWINS

“We’re an independent black gemstone division who don’t need no man.”

-Manuel Santiago

Shout out to my

Presidents! Keep up the

great work and good luck with

the first month at school.

GET THOSE MEMBERS!! :)

Jet Regional Assistant Advisor

Brett Butler Fountain Valley Kiwanis


Jet Projects Chair

Miribel Tran Marina High School


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