division 2 december 2013
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Presented to you by the Division 2 News Editor Danica Liang.TRANSCRIPT
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KKiwi iwi CChronicleshronicles
Key Leader Program 23
UCB Circle K’s Key 2 College 24
December Service Initiative 30
Save the Philippines Project 31
December 2013 Volume 2 // Issue 8
The
OFFICIAL DIVIS ION 2 NEWSLETTER
Albany Key Clubbers cheer on the participants at
the San Francisco Breast Cancer Walk.
& more.
Div i s ion 2 | Region 9 | Cal i -Nev-Ha Di s t r ict | Key Club
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LTG’s Welcome Message 4
Upcoming Events 6
December DCM Agenda 7
Division Goals 8
Recognition 10
Club Summaries 14
Articles 20
Key Leader 20
Key 2 College 21
Division Wide Services 26
Candidate Training Conference 28
UNICEF Boxes/How to Donate to
Project Eliminate 29
December Service Initiative 30
Save the Philippines Project 31
Club Election Season & How To 32
Awards Preparation 33
DNE’s Closing Message 34
Contact Info 35
Thank You 38
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LTG’s Welcome Message 4
Upcoming Events 6
December DCM Agenda 7
Division Goals 8
Recognition 10
Club Summaries 14
Articles 20
Key Leader 20
Key 2 College 21
Division Wide Services 26
Candidate Training Conference 28
UNICEF Boxes/How to Donate to
Project Eliminate 29
December Service Initiative 30
Save the Philippines Project 31
Club Election Season & How To 32
Awards Preparation 33
DNE’s Closing Message 34
Contact Info 35
Thank You 38
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Hello Kiwis!
Happy Holidays! Fall was a blast, but I’m looking forward to cozy clothes, hot chocolate, and break! Winter is
officially in season, and to all the seniors out there... College apps are just flying by!
This month, we have a ridiculous amount of service activities to do with the rest of the Division! Are you ex-
cited? I am! Check out the events page for more information and be sure to click “attend” on the Facebook
events!
Even more so, every month, we are slowly getting closer and closer to our goals. Remember to keep your spir-
its up high and stay motivated within Key Club!
This month’s service initiative is a project with or for children, which is why I chose this page’s photo to be a
photo of me doing service with kids.
I hope you have a wonderful time at the Ice Skating DCM! Invite your friends because it’s also a fundraiser for
the Eliminate Project. The other Lieutenant Governors and I have been working hard to make this event pos-
sible. Did you know that the Kiwanis SLP’s recently reached our goal to raise $2 million for MNT? And
it’s all due to your efforts!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Deed of Kindness: Did you know that reading to children can increase their performance in
school and is a great way to create strong lifetime bonds? This month, I want you to find a kid, it
can be your brother, sister, nephew, at the tutoring center — regardless, I want you to spend
some time with them and read to them or with them! Who knows, you might even find a new best
friend.
Flying with Service,
Division 2 Lieutenant Governor
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Candyland Holiday Tradition
December 7-22
Dunsmuir Hellman Estate
This DWS will be weekly! Volun-
teers will be helping set up,
wrap presents, give gifts, help
out at the Kid Zone, and more.
Please wear an all black attire.
Food will be provided.
For more information, contact
your cub president.
Ice Skating DCM
December 6th from 8-10 PM
Dublin Iceland
Come to Division 2, 26 North, &
26 South’s annual “Ice Sk8 to
Elimin8” DCM!
Entrance: $10
Skate Rental: $3
Division 2’s DCM will be from
8;10-8:40 PM. All proceeds will
go to Project Eliminate, the
fight to eliminate maternal and
neonatal tetanus!
The City of Oakland’s Holiday
Dinner
December 23rd from 10AM-
3PM
Oakland Marriott Center
Help serve meals to our com-
munity.
Oakland is seeking funds for this
event (it is completely funded
by donations) and if you are
able to share a donation, it will
be greatly appreciated. Email
Cindy and she’ll gladly give
your club extra Kiwi Points!
Rose Float DWS
December 26th-28th
Pasadena, CA
Key Clubbers be spending 2
day and 3 nights in Southern
California for Six Flags Magic
Mountain and Rose Float deco-
rating. Talk to your president if
you would like to attend.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Ice Skating
DCM DWS
DWS
DWS
DWS
DWS
DWS
DWS Rose Float Decorating DWS
CTC! See
page 28.
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Division Awards Member of the Year: This contest recognizes one member per division who has
served his or her club, division, and district diligently throughout the year.
Club of the Year: This contest recognizes one club per division for overall excel-
lence.
Most Improved Club: This contest recognizes one club that has improved dramati-
cally over the past year.
Kiwanis/Faculty Advisor of the Year: These contest recognize one Kiwanis advisor
and one faculty advisor per division who has gone above and beyond in serving
their clubs.
Applicants must submit an E-portfolio. Winners will be recognized on stage at
DCON!
FYI club elections should
be held from Jan-Feb!
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Service Hours: 10,559/15,000 hours
Funds Raised for PTP: $7,700/$10,000
As of November 10 according to monthly submissions
Funds Raised for Eliminate: $1876.75/$10,000
Fundraising Initiatives $150 per month, per club towards Project Eliminate.
Recommended: 1-2 fundraisers per month.
Ideas: Tapioca sales (get a bulk rate!), Safeway sponsorship,
Host a DCM, Coin Jar, Sports tournaments, etc.
Service Initiatives 100 hours per month, per club.
Recommended: 4 services per month.
Ideas: Bell ringers, trauma dolls, clothes drive, book
drive, gift wrapping, dance marathon, etc.
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Membership Goals
‘12-’13 ‘13-’14 Goals Increase by:
Alameda 90 100 10
Albany 53 85 32
Arroyo 24 65 41
Berkeley 59 75 16
Castro Valley 145 160 15
El Cerrito 31 65 34
Encinal 81 100 19
Oakland 67 80 13
Oakland Tech 83 100 17
Piedmont 25 70 45
San Leandro 83 100 17
Skyline 40 50 10
Totals 781 1,050 269
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R ECOGNIT ION
Castro Valley had the most service hours.
Castro Valley raised the most funds.
Alameda is our club of the month.
Division Kiwis of the MonthDivision Kiwis of the Month
Alameda: AIDEN SUN
“I love Key Club for its high spirit and enthusiasm towards helping the community.”
“Holiday spirit has always been the most memorable moment of the holidays. The kindness is brought out of each individual and everyone
cooperates to make the holiday festive.”
Piedmont: LEA RYGG
“One of my favorite Key Club memory was at a DCM when we were all spirited and hyped up screaming the chants to
practice for FRN.” “I still can’t believe I once had not considered joining Key
Club. Now, I know it was one of the best choices I’ve made!”
Division Member of the Month
Officer of the Month Kiwanian of the Month
Sophia Lam
(Castro Valley)
Al Wright
(Alameda)
Club Members of the Month
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CLUB MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
Castro Valley: MEILING ZHANG
“I love how Key Club gives everyone a chance to actually help out their community and let everyone learn so much more
about what service really is about.” “The holidays are really cold, but it reminds us to be thankful for what we have and everyone is always in a happy or cheerful
mood during this time!”
Berkeley: JOSEPH TAECKER-WYSS
“My most favorite Key Club memory would be FRN. It was my first FRN. Everyone made it so memorable to me. Key Club isn’t anything without its spirit battles and it was just unexplainable.”
“My favorite thing about the holidays would be the luxurious time I get to spend with my loved ones. Also, it’s the time of the year to
be jolly!”
Arroyo: TIFFANY CAI
Albany: EILEEN TRAN
“Deciding to join Key Club was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I’ve always loved helping others and that amazing feeling
you get knowing you made an impacting difference on someone’s life.”
My favorite thing about the holidays is the holiday cheer that’s always around in the air around this time of the year.”
“I really enjoyed giving the leftover food from the Cal Basketball conces-sions stand I volunteered at to help homeless people on Telegraph. I could
really see how excited they were to get the food. It was great knowing I could help them.”
“My favorite thing about the holidays is that my extended family all comes. I get along great with all of my cousins, aunts, and uncles, and grandparents
so we have a lot of fun.”
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CLUB MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
Oakland High: FELIPE MENDOZA
“My favorite Key Club memory is FRN because I got to meet new peo-ple and at the same time, we got to ride rollercoasters and get scared by
the monster.”
“My favorite holiday is thanksgiving because I get to spend time with my family and get to go to Black Friday with friends and family.”
Encinal: DEREK AU
“[Key Club] is a fun club and I get to hang out with my friends. I also like the fact that I get to meet new people during each event.” “My favorite thing about the holidays would have to be spending time with my family. Another would be going to Christmas events
and volunteering for community service.”
El Cerrito: CAROL
“My favorite Key Club memories are when we helped build the haunted house last year and volunteering in it. Oh! And also when I helped pass out the leftover Chinese food in the plaza
after a carnival.” “My favorite thing about the holidays is that there is a lot of
yummy food and i get to see my family come together and it’s always so much fun!”
Oakland Tech: JIMMY CHUONG
“I like that Key Club gives me the opportunity to meet new people.... and girls.”
“My favorite thing about the holidays is getting presents.”
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Note: These Kiwi Points are percentages per member and have been calculated directly from the MRF!
Alameda: 23.70
Albany: 28.27
Arroyo: 22.27
Berkeley: 19.01
Castro Valley: 25.79
El Cerrito: 0.00
Encinal: 5.53
Oakland High: 12.89
Oakland Tech: 29.72
Piedmont: 83.49
San Leandro: 26.81
Skyline: 19.58
Kiwi Points
Piedmont is in the lead!
123, N-I-C-E, nice!
CLUB MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
San Leandro: CELIA MARTINEZ ACEVES
“What I like about Key Club is that it is so incredibly inclusive and that you just feel as if you are one big family.”
“”My favorite thing about the holidays is getting to be with family and of course being able to do some amazing holiday community
service.”
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Alameda Key Club has been doing well. In the month of October, we volun-teered at our local community haunted house, OMCA's Days of the Dead event, and Oakland Fairyland's Spooktacular event. With this, we had the most amount of service hours recorded this term for our club! At the haunted house, we helped create a haunted nursery room and scare guests. At OMCA, we helped out with the arts and crafts. At Fairyland, we were put in charge of food stations. In November, some of our members attended the Key 2 College event which was extremely helpful. We are excited for our upcoming events in No-vember and December -- we have tons lined up! We also have a Color Me Mine fundraiser which we hope will be successful.
AALAMEDALAMEDA
AALBANYLBANY This month, our club volunteered at the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk" in San Francisco. We were there early in the morning in the cold, but it was definitely worth it! We passed out drinks and cheered for the attendants on the 5 mile walk. We got 31.5 hours total, and had a lot of fun supporting such a great cause. We also volunteered at the Ocean View Festival, a local event where volunteers were assigned different jobs such as selling food, running carnival games or helping kids with the activities. We had a lot of members who went to this event, and we all had a lot of fun interacting with the little kids!
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BBERKELEYERKELEY
Arroyo Key Club participated in events such as FRN, An Unusual Halloween (2 day event) and the Bay Area Kupuna Celebration in Castro Valley. Many of our members were very satisfied with their experi-ence at Six Flags for FRN. Many members were also attracted to join the club after FRN. We are work-ing to keep our members active and updated with service events. We are also working to increase the amount of fundraising in our club. Currently, we have two know ideas of possible new fundraisers which need to be approved by the school. This includes a Scratch-Card Fundraiser and a collaboration with Hawaiian BBQ.
Berkeley Key Club has been very active this month. We participated in Uhuru’s com-mercial kitchen to make pies, we helped out at the Cal concession stand, we had a bake sale at school, and collected UNICEF money. We are striving to improve our attendance for events so we have been planning one or two events every weekend. Berkeley Key Club is doing well this month. Our attendance has been gradually in-creasing.
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CCASTROASTRO VVALLEYALLEY Castro Valley attended many exciting events this past month. We helped out at two elementary carnivals where we distributed ourselves to run the booths that were there. We trick or treated for Unicef on the night of Halloween. As for our FUNdraiser, we had a bake sale at Peet's coffee in which we raised $100! Kudos to key players! Key week was fun, exciting, and full of spirit from all key clubbers. We served at the Dynamic dinner, CVEF (Castro Valley Education Foundation) dinner, and Kiwanis pasta dinner. Also, we had the Kiwanis take over which served as a great fundraising opportunity as well as an event to further connect the K's!
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At the El Cerrito Key Club, we have been trying to plan fundraisers such as bake sales and car washes. Coming up soon, we have a winter carnival at school where we will sell hot dogs to try and raise money. Last year it was a big hit, so hopefully this year we will have just as big of a turn out!
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OOAKLANDAKLAND HHIGHIGH
EENCINALNCINAL
There has actually been quite a lot of things happening for the month of November. First-ly, we've had events such as beach cleanups, where members go to assist the park rangers and help clean up the garbage along the shores. Secondly, we have raised quite a bit from UNICEF boxes and nearly every member participated. And lastly, the officers have been planning a club bonding event that will most likely happen before Thanksgiving break.
Oakland High Key Club was very busy the past few weeks as members went through days of planning outfits for Fall Rally North, prepared for spirit battles that were bound to happen, recruited new members, showed their spirit at school and more. While they were doing this, members continued to gain hours from community service. Whether it was cooking, setting up, cleaning up, you name it! A lot of our members volunteered on their own as well just for the fun of it! We collaborated with a few other service clubs during some service events to build a strong community for service. It was great seeing the motivation and determination through our members' involvement.
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PPIEDMONTIEDMONT First off, our members had an amazing time at FRN this year - it was super loud, crazy, and just an all around awesome experience! We are super pumped up for FRN next year, and will hopefully get as many members as we can to attend so we can win that spirit stick! In terms of service, as the holidays are approaching, we are looking to volunteer at more events for people in need. Recently, we helped cook and sell food at the Grand Lake Farmers' Market with Uhuru Foods, which works to support the African community. We also aided Uhuru again in helping to make pie fillings and bake pies for their holiday pie campaign. We hope to continue working with Uhuru and find similar organizations to volunteer with. As usual, we are continuing to raise money for the Eliminate Project through our bub-ble tea sales. Hopefully, we can help D2 surpass our goal and raise as much money as possible!
OOAKLANDAKLAND TTECHECH This month, there was Fall Rally North! We had 15 kiwis from Tech attend. We all had a great time and a magical bus ride back with other D2 Kiwis where we sang and cheered the whole way. The next day, a few of us attended the Mini Maker's Faire which was fun as it has always been. The next weekend we volunteered with UC Berkeley Circle K at their Halloween haunted house at Lincoln Square. That same weekend we also volunteered at a haunted house event at Pied-mont Avenue Elementary School. Our club has also been fundraising with the Trick or Treat boxes for UNICEF. During Key Club Week, we had great participation. Underclassmen were especially enthusiastic about it. Many OT Kiwis also attended Key to College the following week.
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SSKYLINEKYLINE The Skyline Key Club this month has been running very smoothly and effectively. We have started our new single service event where we will be donating books to students who need them the most -- we are very excited as the prizes include game tickets, movie tickets, and more! We also have fun November events such as helping to maintain a natural environment in an Oakland forest on November 16 and helping to serve food during Thanksgiving break to bring back the food-filled, Thanksgiving spirit. To help fundraising, we're having a bake sale soon at Montclair where we will be selling lots of goods such as brownies. Other than that, our meetings are a lot of fun. We are having more and more members joining and participating in learning about what is available at Key Club as well as having excitement at games such as "hot seat" or "would you rather?"
This month, most of our service events were cancelled due to the fact that not enough mem-bers sign up. The social events that we have were FRN and Key to College. At FRN, 50 of our members were really excited and enthusiastic about rocking our lime green and showing our spirit! Key to college was informational about how to apply to college and tips on doing the personal statements. During the Key Club week, we had a fundraiser in our school lobby, where we sold Spam Masubi (mostly), cups of noodles, and other treats that members brought.
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Articles Oakland High had fun volunteering at Bella Vista Elementary School’s 5th annual Halloween
party. The mayor of Oakland, Jean Quan, was even there! Read more about this on page 21.
This past month, Berkeley has had a ton of events such as working for the Cal concession stand
and holding a bake sale. “We sold out of everything except for five cookies,” says Kerry Leu of
the bake sale. Success!
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Oakland High Oakland High
Oakland High
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By Kathy X ie , Oakland High
Bella Vista’s 5th Annual Halloween Party
On October 31, 2013, Oakland High Key Club collaborated with other service clubs at our school to be a part of the 5th Annual Halloween Party that took place on the cam-pus of Bella Vista elementary school. About 40 Oakland High volunteers came out to Bella Vista's 5th Annual Halloween party and served about 700 people this year. We had a lot of activities with many volunteers helping at different stations, also doing different jobs. During the Halloween party, the volunteers put in a lot of effort and some stayed after the party and went out as safety patrols to make sure the kids were safe. A family who had just moved here told us that because of this event, her family feels welcome to the new neighborhood. She thanks all the volunteers and everyone who helped out. This event showed us how empowering it is to give back to our communities.
San Francisco Breast Cancer Walk
This month, Albany High Key Clubbers volunteered at the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk in San Francisco. We woke up early in the morning and drove all the way to Golden Gate Park, courtesy of our parent drivers! It was ex-tremely cold, but it was definitely worth it. Many of us aided by giving out water and cheering the people who attend-ed the 5 mile walk. In total we got 31.5 hours of service, and we even got T-shirts! Other than that, it was a lot of fun and it felt great to support such an amazing cause. We’re willing to do this again next year!
Albany
By Jason Fan , A lameda
Alameda High Food Faire
On October 8th, key clubbers at Alameda High had a booth during our annual food fair, where our officers and members helped to advertise and sell food to fundraise for our goals. During this event, we sold pine-apple buns, egg tarts, cookies, and fries. At the end of the event, we were able to accumulate over 100 dollars due to the surprisingly huge amount of customers.
Alameda
Albany Albany
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Uhuru Pies By Remy Afong , P iedmont
On Saturday, November 16th, Piedmont Key Clubbers volunteered with Uhu-ru Pies, an organization that works to support African self-determination and bring recognition to African culture. Using recipes gathered from traditional African kitchens, Uhuru Pies holds annual holiday pie campaigns and fundrais-ers to raise money for the African community.
When we arrived at 10:00 a.m, we were first given a quick briefing on Uhuru Pies’s goals and mission statement, and also what we would be doing that day - creating apple pie filling. Initially, we all worked together to peel and slice the apples. After gathering a significant amount of apples, we were split into groups. While one group continued to peel and slice the apples, the other group, the one I was in, began to prepare the filling.
In a large mixing bowl, we combined cinnamon, sugar, flour, butter, water, and of course, apples, to create the filling. Using our hands, we tossed the ingredi-ents together until thoroughly mixed, then placed the apples into trays to be baked. Once the baked apples were cooled, we transferred them into buckets for storage, to be used for baking apple pies at a later time. As we worked, the fragrant aroma of cinnamon and apples filled the kitchen, creating a warm holi-
day atmosphere and making us all very hungry!
In the four hours that we volunteered, we went through seven huge boxes of apples. Although tiring, we had a lot of fun using the super cool, all-in-one apple corer, slicer, and peeler, tossing the apples like a gigantic salad, and inhaling the fresh scent of holiday baking.
Our members always enjoy volunteering with Uhuru Foods, whether it be at their Farmers’ Market stand or in the kitchen preparing pies. It feels great to know our time is being well spent by supporting their worthy cause. Uhuru Foods is a very inspiring organization and we hope to continue volunteering with them and also find similar organiza-tions to work with in the future. We encourage other clubs to organize service events with Uhuru Foods, or to sup-port their organization by buying their delicious pies!
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“Key Leader was such an amazing experience. Without cell phone sig-nal, you grow such a closer bond to those who are there. The neighbor-hood you're assigned to, at the end of the trip, you guys are like family. The people you meet, are one of a kind, some have the same compas-sion as you, some have the same goals as you, the things you have in common with them is insane. I've learned so much about being a KEY leader at the trip, it definitely has inspired me to become a different kind of leader. I learned the true meaning of a leader, and how they truly should work. I hope everyone can enjoy and participate in this experience.” — Edmond Lau, San Leandro
My experience at my first Key Leader was truly inspiring and it changed my life. At this event, I was able to redefine my definition of leadership and learn so much more about myself as a leader. One of the most im-portant subjects I learned at this event was servant leadership. A servant leader should be someone who shares power, who put someone’s need before himself or herself, and help people develop and perform at their fullest potential. At this event, we were also able to write grams to fel-low attendees and it was really meaningful. Knowing that someone that you met this weekend and how quick they changed your life is truly amazing. During the car ride back home, I was reading my grams and I was touched by everyone’s kindness and love (Trust me, I wanted to bawl, but people were in the car). This event was really inspiring and motivating. It changed my life; maybe it will change yours too?” — Alan
Kwok, Oakland Tech
November 15-17, 2013
Camp Jones Gulch
Key Leader is a life-changing weekend leadership program
sponsored by Kiwanis International. Key leader focuses on
servant leadership.
“I had the privilege of attending Key Leader where I attended work-shops, met people, bonded with one another and practiced my leader-ship skills. The workshops and bonding provided for an amazing time. For example, during Key Leader we were able to experience a rope course as neighbors. We all were very hesitant in the beginning. We were able to complete it and had an amazing time together until the time to departure on the last day. Going to Key Leader made me realize the impact of my role as a leader.” — Jeremy Yu, Castro Valley
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Key 2 College The UC Berkeley Circle K presented Key 2 College on Saturday, November 9th. Key Clubbers learned
about the college application process, college life, and more. There was even a mini spirit rally!
Photo credits to Leon Liang.
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Q&A with Erinn Wong Erinn is UC Berkeley Circle K’s Kiwanis Family Chair.
She helped plan and make Key 2 College happen!
Q: Briefly describe how you were able to put together
this event.
Key to College is an annual event at UC Berkeley, as well as an
event that other schools also put together. The intent is to educate
high school students about college and allow them the opportunity
to ask questions to college students also in the Kiwanis Family.
With a lot of planning and support from other Circle K’ers, we
were able to successfully plan the event. It wasn’t easy planning the
workshops, schedule, and logistics, but it all came together.
Q: What was your favorite part about Key 2 College
and why?
My favorite part of Key 2 College was being able to see the discus-
sion session, where the Key Clubbers were able to ask their camp
counselors anything! I saw a lot of honest discussion, which made
me happy!
Q: Describe the theme and the teams.
The theme this year was Super Smash Brothers which was voted on
by the Kiwanis Family Committee. It was the perfect theme since
there were so many characters! Each camp counselor pair was able
to pick their character and dress up like them. The teams ranged
from the Ice Climbers to Kirby to Marth — it was pretty cool being
able to see all of the Circle K’ers dress up!
Q: What kind of school/college-related advice would
you have given to your high school self?
One thing I would have told myself is “don’t take on too much.”
Yes, it’s great to pile up your resume, but also know your limits.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about college?
My favorite thing about college is the freedom! It’s definitely a
learning experience being able to live on your own, away from your
parents. There are so many things that i took for granted, such as
food and cleaning. There’s nobody to baby you, however, I’m very
grateful to have experienced everything!
Q: What’s your favorite thing about the K-Family?
My favorite thing about the Kiwanis Family are the relationships
created. It’s beautiful being able to create relationships with people
who aren’t my age. Take advantage of all the awesome people you
meet! You never know what will happen. :)
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Upcoming Division Events
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UPCOMING DIVISION-WIDE SERVICES
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Candidate Training ConferenceCandidate Training ConferenceCandidate Training Conference
I want YOU to run
for LTG! Contact
me to learn more!
Saturday, December 14th Purpose: To provide potential Lt. Governor candidates with training on the following topics:
roles and duties, expectations and responsibilities, skills, required paperwork, and the election
process.
Registration: Participants/candidates must register here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/
viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dHZPWENDbXl5VktIcDV3YU5JVDMtaUE6MA#gid=0
Nearest Location: Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA
Photo credits to Edmond Lau.
Some of the LTG’s Duties
Plan/host training conferences. Attend District Board meetings. Plan/host DCMs.
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How do I submit my
donations?
The Eliminate Project: Campaign Office
Kiwanis International Foundation
3636 Woodview Trace
Indianapolis, IN, 46268
USA
ATTN: Trick or Treat
Memo Line: Club name or number
Clubs will be awarded with
UNICEF Patch if at least $250
in funds and the Kiwanis-
Giving Form are submitted
by December 31, 2013.
Where does the
money go to?
Why should we eliminate
MNT?
Donating the funds raised from
these UNICEF boxes to the Elimi-
nate Project will save the lives of
mothers and babies.
The goal of The Eliminate Project
is to eliminate neonatal and
maternal tetanus from the
world. Sounds like a huge task,
huh? Well, turns out we have
already eliminated MNT in 13
countries. 26 more to go!
and are extremely sensitive
to light and touch. MNT is
caused when tetanus spores
(found in soil everywhere)
come into contact with
open cuts during childbirth.
However, MNT is completely
preventable! Just $1.80 can
save a mother and her ba-
bies from MNT through a
vaccine.
We must change the fact
that innocent mothers and
babies are dying in the
world from a disease that
can easily be prevented.
The joys of bringing a child
into this world have been
overshadowed by the tragic
effects of this disease.
KEY CLUB EDUCATION
MNT kills one baby every nine
minutes. The effects are excru-
ciating: tiny newborns suffer
repeated, painful convulsions
Check or money orders
should be sent to:
www.trickortreatforunicef.org/
www.kiwanis.org/wsp
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December’s Service Initiative The CNH Service Projects Committee has created the Spotlight on Service Program to educate
Key Clubbers about Key Club International and service initiatives. A service initiative will be as-
signed to every month for clubs to focus on!
This month’s service initiative is...
Did you know that Key Club International’s
Major emphasis is “Children: Their Future,
Our Focus”?
Hold a service project with/for children! Examples listed below:
Make cards for your local
Children’s hospital patients.
Host a read-a-thon at the library
or an elementary school.
Hold a school supply
drive.
Tutor elementary
school kids.
Photo credits to Julie Ho.
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Save the Philippines Project
GOAL: CNH Key Club’s “Save the Philippines Project” will work with Direct Relief to help
the victims of Typhoon Haiyan meet their basic needs and begin rebuilding their life.
Because recovery takes a very long time, we will continue to send donations as needed
over the next several months.
On November 8th, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, killing and injuring more than
10,000 people. It is the deadliest storm recorded at landfall. The destruction, masses of debris,
and lack of electrical power have slowed all assistance efforts. Families are desperately in
need of water, food, medicine, and other basic survival supplies.
How can my Key Club help?
Collect funds to support this cause! Clubs who
donate will be recognized for their efforts.
Issue a check payable to “CNH Key Club” with the
memo line: “Club Name, Division # - Philippines”
Checks should be sent to the CNH Kiwanis District Office.
(8360 Red Oak Street, Suite 201, Rancho Cucamonga,
CA 91730)
Drop off goods at a local LCB Express or Atlas
Shippers branch.
Find local branches at lbcexpress.com
and atlasshippers.com.
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Awards Preparation
How to Save Your
Files
Stay organized and
make sure all of your
How to Organize Your Application
One word: Folders. Divide into subsections.
Graphic Standards
Don’t forget about this! Graphic
Standards will be like your extra
brownie points. :)
Setting Deadlines
Start early. Budget your time by creating
a schedule/calendar for yourself. Work at
it little by little.
Starting Early
Take screenshots of important emails
and social media usage throughout
your term. Collect a compilation of
these.
Use all resources available to you on
the CNH CyberKey!
Criteria
Adhere to Graphic Standards.
Read the rules and fill out your application
correctly.
Complete the supplementary forms (some
of these only apply to certain apps): Check-
list, E-signatures, and Proof of Attendance.
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Hello Kiwis!
Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’ve enjoyed my break and it was really nice to hang out with my family and friends. Not to mention, I LOVE turkey (sorry, vegetarians).
It’s December! November and December are probably the busiest times of the year for service so I commend all of you who are planning and attending these events. Now that college applications are coming to an end (Common App, here we go!), I will personally try to attend more. :)
Everything I include in my newsletter is there for a reason. Take advantage of these things! I encourage you to read all of the amazing services that other clubs are doing in their club report and/or club article. Hopefully, these will give you ideas on what kind of services to provide your club with. And if you’re a member, you can suggest services to a board member!
I also encourage everyone to read about Typhoon Haiyan and to raise funds to help the Philippines and other places in Southeast Asia recover. More than 5000 lives have been lost as a result of this horrible tragedy! According to studies published in the Huffington Post, Americans generally “don’t really care about Typhoon Haiyan.” (Look it up! This article came out very recently). Only 32% of all Americans have been keeping up with news about the typhoon — let’s not be this 32%. Raise funds and raise awareness!
Here’s a quote for you all that I found when I was creating the Facebook cover picture for the Swim-a-Mile DWS. :)
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle,
known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an
understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do
not just happen.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Wishing you all a merry December and a merry Christmas. Adios!
Yours In Service,
, Division 2 Newsletter Editor
I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s baby picture on World Prematurity Day! Here’s mine. :)
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Cindy Weng
Division 2 Lieutenant Governor
(510)-847-3607
Danica Liang
Division Newsletter Editor
(510)-846-9238
Edmond Lau
Executive Assistant
(510)-701-6980
Jeff Van
Executive Assistant
(510)-779-8215
Julie Ho
Executive Assistant
(510)-213-3049
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Con tac t In f oCon tac t In f o
Jay Zhang
(510)-318-1880
http://ahskeyclubsite.wix.com/
ALAMEDA ALBANY
Ayleng Giang
(510)-708-2345
http://albanyhighkeyclub.weebly.com/
ARROYO
BERKELEY EL CERRITO
Han Tran
(510)-695-3636
http://arroyokeyclub.webs.com/
Molly Wampler
(510)-861-8641
CASTRO VALLEY
Kevin Moyung
(510)-996-8272
http://cvhskeyclub.tk/
Christina Zhou
(510)-672-2193
Presidents’
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ENCINAL
Tsz Yau Wong
(510)-269-3534
OAKLAND HIGH OAKLAND TECH
PIEDMONT
Janet Yan
(510)-666-5724
http://oaklandhighkeyclub.weebly.com/
Alan Kwok
(510)-289-5585
http://otkiwis.wix.com/home
Region Advisors
Taylor Chow
(510)-847-7055
http://piedmontkeyclub.wix.com/
SAN LEANDRO SKYLINE
Jessica Huynh
(510)-383-6080
http://slhskeyclub.weebly.com/
Lena Chen
(510)-318-0993
http://skylinekeyclub.webs.com/
Douglas Gin
Lisa Grover
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Thank you for reading!
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding the
newsletter or submissions, please contact Cindy or Danica.