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Club Officers (2013—2014)

President President Elect Secretary Treasurer Immediate-Past President

Victoria E Davidson-Castillo Anna Wu David Wallach/ Kathy Young Izzeldin Osman Mahmood Bashir

Board of Directors (2014—2016)

Robert Barba Charlie Huff

Charles Karsch Kathy Young

Tina Banes Grace Chan

Ray Jan

Board of Directors (2013—2015)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

by Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights, a Registered 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization

February 17 , 2015

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“”Gung Hay Fat Choy”

Best wishes and

Congratula-tions. Have a

prosperous and good year On this the eve of the Lunar New Year, I want to wish each and every one of our Kiwanis Family a blessed and prosperous new year. I feel very blessed to live in such a diverse community as Hacienda Heights, where my family is able to participate in the cultures, customs and traditions of the community members around us. This is Lunar (Chinese) New Year and is the most important of the holidays for the Chinese. It is de-fined to be the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar. Normally, the celebra-tion will start from the New Year’s

Eve and will last for around 15 days until the middle of the first month. Before the celebration, people will normally completely clean the house and display traditional New Year decorations. This festivity is the time for family reunion, which is the most important part of the Chinese New Year celebration. The celebrations will sometimes be highlighted with religious ceremo-nies given in honor of heaven, earth, the family ancestors and other gods. In modern China, working professionals will normally have 7 days of holiday including the weekend to celebrate. Wednesday also marks the first day of the season of Lent for the Christian faiths. Throughout the Lenten season, Christians fast, ab-stain, and do good works in prepa-ration for Jesus’ Resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is a day of fasting. Fasting entails eating one

regular sized meal and two small meals daily. Abstaining means to not eat meat. and is practiced on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays during Lent. It is a time of introspection and self-examination Both of these customs are an op-portunity to share our diversity with each other. Take time to learn about a culture or religion with which you are not familiar. Thank you for being here to share and brighten our diverse communi-ty. In the meantime, have a safe week…. ~V~

Page 8 RUSD Board Recognition Page 9 DCM 0-11 Member Roster

Page 1 President’s Message Page 2 Club Projects and Chairs Page 3 Upcoming Events & Speakers Page 4-5 Club Meeting Page 6 Weekly Speaker Page 7 President’s Message Cont. Page 7 Happy/ Sad Dollars

Kiwanis Hacienda Heights

P.O. Box 5825 Hacienda Hts, CA 91745

(626) 336-0524 KiwanisHH.org

Meetings: 2nd, 4th Wednesdays 7 AM IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave City of Industry

1st Wednesday, 6 PM Casa Blanca 15822 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights

Serving the Children of the World www.kiwanis.org

Winner of Newsletter

Award 2013-14

The President’s Message | By Victoria Davidson-Castillo

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To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.

To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards.

To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.

To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities.

To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.

Club Projects and Chairs

PROJECT COORDINATOR 4th of July Kathy Young Adopt-A-Hwy Lon Salgren Fireworks Robert Barba Interclub Kathy Young Kiwaniscope Anna Wu Membership Growth Dave Wallach Kiwanis One Day Anna Wu Pancake Breakfast Lon Salgren Pro Rodeo Dave Wallach Shoes that Fit David Malkin Spiritual Aims Victoria Davison- Castillo Stuff the Bus Dave Wallach Webmaster Ray Jan Weekly Programs Charlie Huff

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Citizen/ Community Mahmood Bashir Service Finance Grace Chan Policies & Procedures David Malkin Project Eliminate Anna Wu Scholarships Dave Wallach Sponsored Youth Dave Wallach Social & Hospitality Susan Jacklin Ribfest Mahmood Bashir Relay For Life Lon Salgren Youth Services Charlie Huff

K I W A N I S I N T E R N A T I O N A L | O B J E C T I V E S

Kiwaniscope Editorial Staff Anna Wu Editor in Chief Lon Salgren Assistant Editor David Malkin Features Editor Mahmood Bashir Contributing Editor Dave Wallach Contributing Editor Kathy Young Contributing Editor

The Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights meets 7:00 am on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave, City of Industry. And 1st Wednesday, 6 pm, at Casa Blanca, 15922 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights.

Dedicated to Changing the World, One Child and One Community at a Time.

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Contact Us - [email protected], (626) 348-9705, PO Box 5825, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

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Contact Us - [email protected], (626) 348-9705, KiwanisHH.org

Weekly Inspirational Alms

“Where you go, go with all your heart.”

- Confucius

OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS

2/25/2015 (Morning Mtg) Why Project Eliminate/ Anna Wu 3/04/2015 (Evening Mtg) Estate & Trust Planning/ Jimmie Joe 3/11/2015 (Morning Mtg) Integrative Medicine, envision timeless body, ageless skin/ Sushma Bahl & Vereena If you or someone you know would like to be our program please contact Charlie Huff

REMINDER!!

On the 1st Wednesday of every month we will be meeting at Casa Blanca, 5:30 PM Social & 6:30 PM Meeting We will continue to meet at IHOP on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 AM. The 3rd Wednesday of every month will now be an evening board meeting in which everyone is welcome to attend at Casa Blanca.5:30 PM So-cial & 6:30 PM Meeting

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Wed, Feb 18 – Hacienda Hts Kiwanis Board Meeting at Casa Blanca at 6:30PM

Fri, Feb 20 – Heart & Sole at RUSD Family Resource Center (17800 E. Renault Street, La Puente, CA), 1PM-5PM

Fri, Feb 20 – Key Club—Into the Blue Dance at Arcadia Community Center (365 Campus Dr. Arcadia, CA 91007), 6PM-10PM

Sat, Feb 21 – Mid Year South Conference in Riverside Convention Center

Sat, Feb 21 – KIWIN’S Eliminate Concert at Lanterman Auditorium, 6PM-9PM

Thurs, March 12 – Division Service Project, Military Box Project

Sun, March 22 – Cal Nev Ha Governor’s Visit at Diamond Bar Golf Course, 5PM Social, 6PM Dinner $40 per person

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February 17 , 2015


Madame President Victo-

ria Davidson arrived for

the meeting allowing eve-

ryone adequate time not

to be late, and with the

clanking of the bell called

the meeting to order

at 7:05 AM. We observed

our normal rituals. Mad-

ame President delivered

the invocation. Patriot

Charlie Huff lead us in the

Pledge of Allegiance. Our

"Song Master" Dave

Wallach led us in the sing-

ing of the patriotic

song. His choice "Oh

Beautiful". Madame Presi-

dent Victoria Davidson

requested Dave Wallach

to introduce our guests,

Elysia Becerra, a former

Key Club member who is

interested in joining our

club, and Cynthia Parlulan

-Colfer, Superintendent of

Schools for HLPUSD, who

was our program to give

us the "State of the Dis-

trict" report. Dave

Wallach was delighted to

oblige Madame President.

We sang the "Welcome

Song", as Madame Presi-

dent led us through it. We

next acknowledged Kathy

Young's birthday (02/12),

and Ted & Nancy Strinz's

anniversary (02/14),

Dave Wallach led all in

attendance in the singing

of "Happy Birthday" &

"Happy Anniversary" song.

Just as we thought we

were finished with our

welcomes and singing, in

walked some of

our SLP'S. Dave Wal-

lach was requested to

introduce them, Dave

struggled a bit with their

names, but successfully

introduced them. We had

from Wilson KIWIN'S, Co-

Presidents LiliLabaco &

Josephine Tjandra, Vice

President Olivia Tang,

Technology Chair, and

Bulletin Editor Andrea Hu,

last but not least District

Policies Chair & Key Lead-

er Ambassador Jade

Wong. Since these kids

have heard our "Welcome

Song" way too many

times, and actually know

the extent of our singing

talents, Madame Presi-

dent decided to spare

them from listening to it

yet one more time. Mem-

bers in attendance were


Our guest Elaine Cheng getting the giggles at our shenanigans. Elysia Becerra, a former Key Club member who is interested in joining our club

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The Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights meets 7:00 am on the 1st, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave, City of Industry. And 3rd Wednesday, 6 pm, at Casa Blanca, 15922 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights.

Madame President Victo-

ria Davidson, Charlie Huff,

Grace Chan, David

Malkin, Dave Wallach,

Lon Salgren, LTG Mahmo

od Bashir, Izzeldin Osman,

Anna Wu, and Dan-

iel Stowell. David Malkin

in a very good mood and

smiling, collected the food

items for Del Haven, while

Madame President circu-

lated the donation cans

for RFL, ELIMINATE, and

Children's Hospital.

Lon Salgren sold the Op-

portunity Drawing Tickets.

Our guest Cynthia pulled

the winning ticket,

Lon Salgren was the lucky

winner. Madame Presi-

dent had "lost her mar-

bles" this morning so Lon

did not get a chance to

pull the blue marble, in-

stead he won $160.00

Kiwanis dollars ($16.00).

The "No Fines" badge was

up for grabs, and Madame

President Victoria Da-

vidson got the deal of the

day, as she was the suc-

cessful bidder taking it

home for $20.00. Madame

President declared every-

one friendly, so there

were no fines, or contribu-

tions to our coffers.

Our meeting was fun, pro-

ductive, informative, and

enjoyable. We missed all

of our members not in

attendance. Hope to see

all of you next week.


News in the Community Rowland Heights Senior Pathfinders

Rowland Heights Senior Pathfinders score BIG again. The Rowland Heights Senior Pathfind-ers are long time supporter of our Shoes That Fit program and Pull Tabs for Ronald McDon-ald House. One of the Pathfinders, Priscilla Lohff, was in Apple Valley and saw these con-tainers in a storage garage. She asked what they were for. The owner said they have just been saving them for a long time. Priscilla, be-ing a big supporter of our Kiwanis projects, immediately thought about our SLP and their Ronald McDonald House pull ztab campaign. She asked if she could take them for donation to a good cause. Pictured are the pull tabs that she arranged to be donated to our Kiwanis SLP and later to Ronald McDonald House.

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Story by David Malkin Our Kiwanis Club was honored this week to have the Superintendent of the Hacienda La Puente School District, Cynthia Parulan-Colfer, as our guest speaker. Mrs Parulan-Colfer started off her presentation thanking our Kiwanis Club for the many SLP clubs it sponsors at the High School and Intermedi-ate School levels. She also thanked our club for the annual Stuff-A-Bus event that collects hundreds of dollars of school sup-plies for the district and the various other activities we participate in. Our Club is honored to have Geno Kwok, HLPUSD Board member as one of our members. HLPUSD serves over 19,000 Pre-K through Grade 12 students, as well as over 17,000 adults through an extensive Adult Education program. The school district has many honors that it is proud of. The following is taken from their web site under the Superintendent’s message: “Our District API now exceeds 800. Sixteen of our schools have APIs exceeding 800; another five ex-ceed 900. Six other schools have APIs over 775: well on their way to the State’s 800 target. Our District is a rich mixture of generations of families that have attended and worked in our schools, families new to the area, and families new to our country. As "a community committed to developing lifelong learners," we are continually building our ability to prepare every youngster for success in a four year college, even those who may not choose that step right after leaving high school, and to support adults in meeting personal goals. Our commitment to partnerships exemplifies our Board’s Guiding Principles. Our Board believes stu-dents, parents, staff and community have a shared responsibility:

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SPEAKER OF THE WEEK CYNTHIA PARULAN-COLFER

SUPERINTENDENT HACIENDA LA PUENTE SCHOOL DISTRICT


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Happy & Sad Dollars

February 11, 2014

Lon-$1 sad ICIS killed a Kiwanian

Mahmood-$ 5 happy Club support at DCM

David M-$5 happy- programs

Izzeldin-$1 happy to be at the meeting with SLP

Daniel--$1 happy to be at his 1st official meeting

Grace-$1 happy

Victoria-$5 happy/sad- (happy)Bob heading up Order

of the Arrow (O/A), (sad) Boy Scout Councils merging

Anna-$5 happy for new brochure

Dave W-$5 happy/sad Have to have eye surgery and

forgot SLP names, the Eliminate Concert is moving

along and SLP are here at the meeting

For the establishment of a professional culture built upon dedication, honesty, integrity, pride, persever-ance, collaboration, teamwork, and mutual trust and respect;

For recognizing the diverse learning styles and indi-

vidual needs of students and ensuring all students meet high learning standards;

To create a learning environment reflecting our com-

munity’s diversity that is safe, clean, supportive, and responsive;

To protect and preserve the short- and long-term financial well-being of the District.” The Superintendent also informed us about the many enhancements made at the school sites includ-ing the painting of the schools with the school colors. She also addressed TK, Transitional Kindergar-ten, changes that were made due to enrolment changes. Emphasis is still on Common Core require-ments and recently they were awarded Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School status for the first time. We are proud to be a partner of HLPUSD.

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SPEAKER OF THE WEEK CYNTHIA PARULAN-COLFER

SUPERINTENDENT HACIENDA LA PUENTE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Many of you have likely seen a photo of Kayla Mueller, the female US hostage in Syria, shown in front of the Kiwanis club honors banner of the Pres-cott, Arizona, club. Her father, Carl, is a 15-year member of that club. We now have learned that Kayla's death has been confirmed, and we know this confirmation is what the family and friends had feared most. The members of the Kiwanis club in Prescott are very close to the Muellers, and have been an im-portant source of support for the family during the 18 months since Kayla was taken hostage. Kiwanis International has been in communication with the Kiwanis club and have extended an offer of any assistance to the family, club or community, for

whatever special needs may arise. Otherwise, thoughts and prayers on behalf of Kayla, the Mueller family, the Kiwanis club of Prescott and the community would be welcome. In response to requests from the public, accounts have been set up to honor Kayla’s memory and to provide assistance to the family. Please send donations to Country Bank, 1275 Gail Gardner Way, Prescott, AZ 86305. Kayla’s Hands is a Tax Deductible 501(c)3 established to fund a designated list of causes and organizations that were important to Kayla. Make checks payable to Kayla’s Hands. Indicate the account number 210-4815 in the memo line. Mueller Family Benefit Account is an account set up to receive donations to help the family offset expenses. This account is not tax deductible. Make checks payable to Mueller Family Benefit Account. Indicate the ac-count number 241-5699 in the memo line. Cards can be sent to the Mueller family. They can be sent to: The Mueller Family c/o Kiwanis Club of Prescott PO Box 1020 Prescott, AZ 86302


Kiwanis family saddened by Kayla’s death

Feb 10, 2015 A note from Kiwanis International President John Button and Executive Director Stan Soderstrom:

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MEMBER’S NAME PROFESSION TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Banes, Christina (Keith) Tina

High School Admin Los Altos HS

C 626-533-2838 [email protected] [email protected]

Barba, Robert J (Debra) Campus Security W 626-755-9323 [email protected] [email protected]

Bashir, A. Mahmood + Div 35 LTG Bashir, Nancy

Senior Engineer General Conveyor Inc.

H 562-694-0882 W 951-734-3460 X 107 C 562-713-5204

[email protected] [email protected]

Carmichael, John San Gabriel Valley YMCA Youth Programs Director

W 626-214-9716 [email protected]

Chan, Grace (Stephen) Financial Analyst (Retired) H 626-913-4822 C 951-452-5272

[email protected]

Davidson-Castillo, Victoria (Jay Daub)

Human Resources LA Co Office of Ed

H 626-330-6043 W 562-803-8348

[email protected]

Daub, Jay UPS

First General Bank (Wilson Mach) Corporate Member Banking Services

W 626-363-8878 [email protected] www.fgbusa.com

Hsu, John (Melody) STC Foundation H 626-913-3881 W 562-695-1513

[email protected]

Hu, Stephanie District Representative for Rep. Edward Royce

C 562-453-5482 [email protected]

Huff, Charles H+ Charlie

Engineer C.A. Huff & Associates


Jacklin, Susan State Licensed Office Manger State Farm Insurance

H 626-330-2327 [email protected]

Jan, Ray PACE (Pacific Asian Consorti-um in employment)

C 213-271-6416 [email protected]

Karsch, Charles Boys and Girls Club 909-989-0178 [email protected] [email protected]

Kwok, Gino (Karen Su) HLUSD Board member 626-808-2586 [email protected]

Lacomba, Martha (Tony) Accounting Professional C 626-590-3073 [email protected]

Malkin, David + (Teri) Hospital Consultant Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Retired)

H 626-964-5762 W 626-833-3444

[email protected]



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(o) Honorary Member (+) Past President (H) Past Lt. Governor (LOA) Leave of Absence

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MEMBER’S NAME PROFESSION TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Osman, Izzeldin Del Haven Community Center H 626-917-5565 C 626-422-2920 W 626-917-9789

[email protected]

Puente Hills Hyundai Corporate Member Auto Sales

W 626-581-5300 [email protected] Kristen&@phhyundai.com http://www.phhyundai.com

Salgren, Lon +H (Debra) 2013-16 CNH Region 13 Trustee

Top Down Solutions W 626-369-0040 [email protected]

Schultz, Shauna Student—University of Central Missouri

Wallach, Dave H+ (Chris) Environmental Consultant H 626-333-8426 W 714-328-2410

[email protected]

Wang, Xiao Law Offices of Lynn Chao C 206-734-9959 [email protected]

Wu, Anna (Richard Lee) Wu and Associates Consulting

C 626-348-9705 [email protected] [email protected]

HONORARY MEMBER’S NAME

PROFESSION

TELEPHONE

E-MAIL

Cooper, Keith+ (Arlene) (o) Retired H 562-690-6039 [email protected]

Higbee, Samantha (o) Sam

Builders Club Asst. Advisor, Orange Grove Middle School


Le Brun, Jennifer (Paul) (o) Teacher Orange Grove Middle School Builders Club Advisor

H 626-840-3430 W 626-933-7015

[email protected]

Manning, Brad +(o) (Kay) Kiwanis Club of West Covina

Administrator (Retired) C 626-260-1997 [email protected]

Manning, Norma (o) (Retired) H 626-839-6911 W 626-962-5080 C 626-533-3376

[email protected]

Rathman, Tom (Dee) (o) Retired H 626-968-33306 [email protected]

Sinclair, Maureen (James) + (o) La Puente Valley ROP (Retired) C 707-775-1597 [email protected]

Stewart, Jim (Jean) + (o) Certified Financial Planner H 626-968-5003 W 626-369-5111

[email protected]

Strinz, Ted (o) Strinz, Nancy (o)

Locksmith (Retired) School Library Technician - Cedargrove Elementary

[email protected] [email protected]

Young, Kathy (Sim) (o) Union Bank (Retired) H 626-336-0524 C 626-827-0663

[email protected]

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