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Orange Coast College Circle K International presents

THE

SQUEEZEVol. II Issue I Aug 2011

Circle K PledgeI PLEDGE TO UPHOLD THE OBJECTS OF CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL,

TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND GOODWILL TOWARDS OTHERSTHROUGH SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP, TO DEVELOP MY ABILITIES

AND THE ABILITIES OF ALL PEOPLE, AND TO DEDICATE

MYSELF TO THE REALIZATION OF MANKIND’S POTENTIAL!



April-June Members of the Month

Yogurtland Fundraiser & Club Theme

OCC End Of The Year Banquet

In Fellowship

DCON

District & International Awards

From OCC to the District

Magic Kingdom Trainer & United K Awards

Spring Training Conference South

Upcoming District Events

In Leadership

In Service2nd Sundays & Special Olympics

Paint Your Heart Out & CHOC Carnival

March of Dimes & LMX Pro

Children’s Center Cleanup

Relay for Life & Kid’s Ocean Day

Boys’ Home Renovation

Features

Extras

Resources

2011-2012 Board Profiles

From the District

From the Editors

Shout Outs!The Perfect Drawing & A Summer Treat

Newsletter Passport

Calendar of Events

Contact Information

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JENNIFER QUEPRESIDENT, Biology major

AKA Que, JQue, Que-resco, Jerry, Presidente, Herp-Derp

What was your avorite service project?

Kid’s Ocean Day. I’m a complete sucker when it comes to kids. Sit-ting down, digging holes with the kids to nd trash, and walking

along with the kids on the sand made my day! =]

ALAN CHUNGVICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION, Computer Science major

AKA Al-dawg


Creek cleanup at DSSS last year in Reno! I met with alot o NorCaland SoCal people, bonded with them, and picked up trash. Did Imention there was a river?!

RYAN PHAMVICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICE, Communication Studies major

AKA Ryan Phamtastik


Kids Ocean Day. I love working with little kids. I love the beach. I love

Chipotle. I love the ree shirt. It was an amazing event. =’]

LAUREN KIMSECRETARY, Broadcast Journalism/Media Studies major

AKA Lala, Lo, Kimchi, Kimster


Kid’s Ocean Day. I loved being Spongebob or the day and telling

kids to Hang Ten or be righteous with my ail Australian accent.

STEPHEN PINOTREASURER, Biology/Psychology major

AKA Pino


Kid’s Ocean Day.



JON GOLIGHTLYTECHNOLOGY CHAIR, Biology major

AKA Goharder, Goaster, Goslower, JonpleaseGolightly


All o them because I love doing service and hanging out with OCC

and other Circle K’ers! :)

MIKE SURSINGLE SERVICE CHAIR, Psychology majorAKA Michele, Michelle, Mickey Mouse


Relay For Lie mostly because I enjoyed talking to the cancer survi-

vors and listening to some o their stories.

PATRICK JUNPRADUBKIWANIS FAMILY CHAIR, Toxicology major

AKA Patty, Pat, Patricia, Pat pat, PJ


Children’s Book Festival. I love working with kids especially thosethat a dressed up in those cute little disney character dresses ^_^

BRITTANY TRANSOCIAL CHAIR, Psychology major

AKA Brit, Brits, Bob, Boom Boom, Pookie


DLSSP (:

ANDREW VU NGUYENSPIRIT CHAIR, Physics major

AKA El Chino En Fuego, Andrizzle, PARKOUR, Tyrone, Darrel


Denitely CHOC Carnival, just seeing the hospital kids brightens upmy day!

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TRACIE LYHISTORIAN, Business Adminstration major

AKA Trace, Trace ace


DLSSP! The only thing I remember about this project was waking up

early in the morning, getting lost in San Diego, and painting walls!

TINA NGUYENMEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION CHAIR, Psychology major

AKA Tiny Tina, Timmy, Teenurs


Special Olympics! Helping out with the dierent events was un es-

pecially because the kids seemed to enjoy themselves.

RACHEL LESCRAPBOOK CHAIR, Biology/Pre-med major

AKA Tay tay


Light The Night Walk at the Anahiem Stadium because that was therst Circle K event I attended, and it was nice to meet everyone!

RACHEL DE LA TORREFUNDRAISING CHAIR, Biology/ Microbiology major

AKA Ray, Lil Ray Ray


Anderson School Science Fair where we interviewed 5th and 6thgraders on their science projects. I was really impressed with all o

their projects and how much work and thought they put into it.

PHILLIPPE LYPUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR, Neuroscience/Neurobiology major

AKA Phil, Phillycheesesteaks, Dr. Phil, Philly Phil


The monthly OC Food Bank service event has made me an expert atmaking and packing boxes o ood in such a short time! :D

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DISTRICTFROM THE

Hello Orange Coast College!!

My name is Brett Butler, and I’m your 2011-2012 C

Nev-Ha District Governor! I’m really excited to be worki

with OCC as well as the rest of the district this year! I’d fir

like to congratulate the 2010-2011 OCC board on an amazi

year and for an amazing banquet, I was happy that I was ab

to make part of it! Get excited for the 2011-2012 year thou

because it’s going to be the best year that Circle K has ev

seen! Summer may be here, but we never stop serving

CNH! There are many great events happening this summ

such as International Convention and District Summer Se

vice Social. Keep an eye on the district website for updat

so that you can make sure you are at these awesome evenHope to see you around, and enjoy your summer OCC :)

-- Brett Butler

Hello Orange Coast College!

If you are reading this, then you obviously know how special and

ucky you are to be part of Orange Coast College’s Circle K! My names Michael Tung, and I will be serving you this 2011-2012 term as your

Magic Kingdom Lieutenant Governor! Here’s a little bit about myself:

m going into my 3rd year at UC Irvine where I am majoring in Japa-

ese and International Studies.To give you a quick idea as to what I do

s a Lieutenant Governor is that I get to manage and work with all of

he amazing Circle K clubs in Orange County (Orange Coast College,

al State Fullerton, Irvine Valley College, UC Irvine, Saddleback Col-

ege, Whittier College, Chapman University and Santa Ana College),

nd I absolutely love it! Together with all of these clubs we form a divi-

ion (or what I see more as a family!) called MAGIC KINGDOM, and it’s

he most amazing family you could possibly have of friends in college!

’s doing what I love most as a position within Circle K! I plan to work

ard to unite our division and make it fun through service, socials, and

specially our spirit and cheers! So prepare yourself for a magical

ear of Service, Leadership, Fellowship, and FUN in the Magic King-

om!

n the spirit of service,

Michael Tung

Brett Butler, CNH District Governor

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FROM THE

EDITORS

Phil Ly, Public Relations Chai

Jennifer Que, President

‘Ello everybody =D

My name is Jennifer Que, your Orange Coast College Circ

President! You’ll often be hearing—or rather reading— short blu

from me in our newsletter. In this way, I’ll be able to update youwhat our club has been doing, as well as inform you all on some p

and upcoming events!

During our June Magic Kingdom DCM, our club was

lected by our LTG as June’s Club Champ based on our achieveme

such as earning 322 service hours in the month of May alone

taking a huge part in planning divisional projects and socials! AM

ING job, you guys!! In June, our club has helped cancer societie

events, such as the Costa Mesa Relay for Life and the Walk to

Alzheimer’s. When it comes to service, our Vice President of Serv

Ryan Pham, is determined to reach our goal of 2,000 service hour

the end of the summer. We’re close to reaching those hours, but

need your help, club members!

If you have any questions or concerns, please never hesi

to ask! It’s my job to be here for you all and to help you have a gr

experience in OCC Circle K!

Toodles for now,

Jennifer Que

Welcome! Bienvenidos! Bienvenue!

My name is Phil Ly, and this is the first issue of the second vol-

ume of OCC Circle K’s newsletter, the Squeeze. With the help of my

Public Relations committee, we would like to present to you several

new features, such as a member of the month page, recipies, col-

ages, and even more!

This newsletter is designed to not only inform you of what

OCC Circle K has been up to and accomplished within the past

months (through service projects, attendance at leadership confer-

ences, etc.) but also to entertain, inspire, and motivate my fellowmembers to come out to more service projects, divisional events,

district events—and even encourage them to take up a leadership

position in the future. I’m not a man of many words so I’ll end this

here. I hope you enjoy reading this issue! ^__^

Sincerely,

Phil Ly



Reid McKee (right) points to somethin

Gavin Galang (left) chuckles as he tosseweeds off to the side.

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2nd Sundays When I woke up to the screaming o myalarm clock on Sunday, April 10th, at around

8:00am, I had orgotten why I had set my alarm soearly. That’s when I remembered that I was sup-posed to chair the Second Sunday in Upper New-port’s Back Bay service project! I rocketed over to

Intouch Suriyavirun’s house to give him a ride,and then powered over to the Peter and MaryMuth Interpretive Center. Since we were the rstto arrive, we headed down to the sign-in area.

As we waited, more and more people start-

ed to arrive: the rst were high school students,ollowed by a large batch o UCI Circle K members,and nally, some o our own Orange Coast CollegeCircle K members started to arrive—includingGavin Galang and Eduardo Ixchajchal! As we be-gan to mingle with our UCI counterparts, the park ranger in charge assigned us to our task: weedingout non-native plant species. It started out being

boring, but when we got to hang out with each

other, as wellas UCI Circle K,

it became re-ally un—notto mention aew memora-

ble events oc-curred.

As we were digging, Karen XinYi Ch

made an unpleasant and smelly discovery: lyamong the weeds was what appeared to be a d

rodent. The park rangers told us that becauwas part o the natural ecosystem, we coumove it; so we had to very careully work aroit while holding our breath. By ar the coolest ment o the event was when a young coyotepeared, and everyone immediately dropped wthey were doing to watch it run around or minutes. It was a rst or me because I had n

seen one during the daytime!

By Reid McKee

GO! The Special Olympics took place on April 13, 2011 right on our very own track. Being the ve

rst event I chaired or Circle K, it was denitely a good experience. Although this event took place ing school hours, it was convenient or both our members and attendees because they were ablcome and go based upon their class or work schedules. Two o UCI’s Circle K members, Cynthia Hu

and Carl Miya, as well as many o our Kiwanians were also at the event with us!At the start o the event, we helped set up the track by putting up canopies, tying balloon

around the track as well as stringing, cutting, and tying the yarn or awards or the athletes. We nissetting up early and still had time let beore the actual event began—thus we had plenty o tim

bond and take pictures. The ceremony and order o events began at 10:00 A.M. All o us were diviinto groups and were assigned an event to volunteer or—whether it was the sotball throws, the

jump, or the races. Some o us helped spot where the sotball landed while others helped rake the sor the long-jump athletes. Overall, it was a productive and un event or all those that attended

even got a ree, delicious hot dog lunch at the end cooked by our Kiwanians!

Jacqueline Vu rakes the sand to make it even and flat for the

next long-jump participant to leave their foot impressions on.

UCI CKI and OCC CKI members crouch into position at th

starting line, ready to race each other.

By Tina NguyenGet Ready, Get Set,



Tina Nguyen (left) and Mike Sur (right) ho

their eggshell-colored paint brushes.

Jon Golightly makes finishing touches

of paint on the window frame corner.

hot from outside the Children’s Hospital of Orange

unty (or CHOC for short).

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A Week end Master Piece!

Given a hot Saturday morn-ng, most people would spend theirme taking a walk in the park, ridingikes at the beach, or hiking up Yo-emite; however, we’re not like mosteople—we’re OCC Circle K. And we

ke to spend our days a little dier-ntly: like say going to the Paint Your

eart Out event located in Placentia!CC Circle K members teamed up

with CAYP Kiwanis to repaint a househat needed it! Upon arrival, we wereiven ENORMOUS blue shirts that

ead, “Paint Your Heart Out,” to keepur clothes paint-ree. Along withur shirts, we were handed a small

ail o egg-shell colored paint and a

andy-dandy paint brush. There wasot a member in sight who wasn’t

aking the opportunity to make aainting-buddy and paint the sides the house, doors, wooden stair-ases, or mailbox. Some painters

even looked so concentrated ontheir work that you would think theywere painting a masterpiece to savetheir lie! Aside rom painting, somevolunteers took it upon themselvesto replace the window screens or

sweep the driveway. Ater all sideso the house were completely cov-ered in paint, the window screensreplaced, and the oors clear o dustand dirt, we were generously reward-ed with boxes o pizza and a specialhomemade lunch which was kindlyprovided by the owner o the house.I guess my riend was right to say thatood always tastes the best ater a

day o hard work because there was

not a person in sight that was notpleased or dissatised with their rstbite. Overall, it was a great event thatlet you with new riends, memories,and the skill o house painting.

By Jacqueline Vu

CHOC CarnivalBy James Lau

Saturday, April 30th. 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Getting uor school isn’t easy, and getting up at 6 in the morning is denipushing it. The commute to our destination point was nothing s

tacular: dull-colored buildings that made you want to doze o, ro cars on the reeway that were in no particular hurry to drive ahor cut each other o, and street lights that seemed just as eagethe cars in starting the day o. But these were the circumstaunder which I, along with other Circle K members, committed ttoday wasn’t about us or our preerences or sleeping in. Now w

might you ask, were we doing this early in the morning? Today the day that aimed to brighten lives o patients o the CHOC Hospas well as their amily. The CHOC Carnival was sure to be a blast.

Upon arrival, I watched as numerous members rom CircKey Club, and Kiwins as well as Kiwanians all gathered excitedl

help set up and guide the process in preparation or the big evRight at the start, Mr. Golden, the Region 3 advisor, inormed us our goal was not to conserve and hog all the prizes—but rather

opposite: the ewer prizes we have at the end o the day, the beWe WANT the participants to leave with the prizes we have to oWith that in mind, I’d say that our day went highly successul. thought o children’s smiles as well as their joy in playing the mgames and winning prizes was something we all strived or.



olin Wu (left) and Patrick Jun-

adub (right) are checking wristbands

fore admitting spectators inside.

om behind the window, Mike Sur

d Stephen Pino (far back) are han-

ng the payment and ticketing pro-

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MARCH OF THE BABIES!!!By Sam Trinh

Okay, so there weren’t really any babies marching nor has the worldbeen taken over—rather it was more along the lines o people running andjogging or the cause o babies. March of Dimes or March or Babies was 5miles o running, jogging, or walking (and in some cases strolling) or the par-

ticipants to raise money to help und research that will potentially help moth-ers and their babies. As a part o OCC Circle K, we were in charge o checkpoint3, which was located at the 3rd mile mark o the walkathon. At the check-point, we had orange and banana slices as well as water bottles or when the

walkers passed by. The turnout was amazing—let’s just say that by the end o the walkathon, we had no bananas nor oranges let, and there were barely ahandul o water bottles let—mind you this was only one checkpoint o ve.So the turnout was outstanding!

Ater the last walker crossed the nish line, everyone was invited to join in the estivities near the nish lThere was ree ood: a Wienerschnitzel truck was serving hot dogs, Key Clubbers were serving snow cones, aplenty o cotton candy and popcorn or everyone. And there was even a band perorming LIVE. Additionally, th

were also booths giving out ree bags and pens as well as an area or kids to play in: rock climbing, HULA HOOand JUMPHOUSES! Overall the event was super un and it’s always good to help out such a great organization, suas March o Dimes, that urther progress mothers and babies alike.

LXM PROBy Rachel Le

Sunday, June 5th, 2011 was theevent LXM Pro, which was about proes-sional lacrosse players who came to Or-

ange Coast College’s ootball eld to playin an all day event. It started rom 10 amuntil 10 pm at night. We had various jobsthat day: guarding the doors, monitoringthe entrances and exits, managing theticket tables and wristbands. Being on o

the people who managed wristbands, my job was ast paced but very un—quicklyreceiving tickets and handing out wrist-

bands in exchange. Sometimes I evenmade conversation with the attendeesand helped them put on their wristbands(or the majority o them).

Throughout the day, we got FREEmonster drinks that were ice tea avoredand perect or the hot day! Additionally,

I got ree socks, stickers, shoelaces, yards, and even ree ood rom my vices. Shwayze and Cisco had a con

towards the end o the event! AlthoI didn’t get to see them perorm, I helped clean the stage they peroron and received this music list rom thIt was so cool. At the end o the night(OCC Circle K members) stayed or an

tra hour to help clean up and direct c; however, people kept disobeyingorders and got so mad at us because

wanted to take a shortcut out. Therea hilarious moment when some lady to call out Christine Nguyen until apervisor came and told the lady o. Acleaning up everything, we were stanaround waiting to be cleared; basicallall just bonded, and it was great.

Eduardo Ixchajchal (left) and Sam Trinh

(right) each hold a tray of oranges slices to gi

the tired walkers for their replenishment.



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ards are re-varnishing the weath

torn garden fence.

Tina Nguyen (left), Ryan Pham (midd

and Jon Golightly are sweeping up the d

around the children’s play area.

OCC Circle K members sit at the children’s lunch

table, having a little breakfast before the day’s work

begins.

tephen Pino (left) and Ryan Pham em-

race their inner child by riding on a tricycle

nd scooter, respectively.

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CHILDREN’S CENTER CLEANUP

The Children’s Center on Orange Coast College’s

ampus is a wonderul resource that provides studentswho are also parents with reliable childcare. It is one o

he most successul and well-run services on campus, andhe center itsel is award winning. OCC Circle K has been

helping out or a ew years now and a lot o planning isnvolved in ensuring that the day is both productive andun or the volunteers who attend. Being part o the com-

mittee this year was an exciting opportunity because it

would be one o my last projects at OCC beore transer-ing to a university. I really wanted to stay involved as

much as I could because I would truly miss being parto OCC Circle K. The committee had representativesrom both Circle K and the two high school Key Clubs:

Costa Mesa and Estancia. The committee got together aew times to nalize details o the day’s events, and weouldn’t believe how ast the day approached.

We started o the day eating a delicious breakast

made by the sta at the Children’s Center and then weredivided into several groups and assigned various tasks.My group was in charge o sanding and I must say that Iook home a lot o dust and sand with me that day. Other

groups were reorganizing the supply closets, paintinghe ences, cleaning out the sheds, or painting shelves.

We all had our respective tasks and worked diligently tomprove the look o the Children’s Center in a matter o

hours. While we were working hard outside, Jonathan

Cao-Nguyen, Rachel De

La Torre, and Reid McKee were working hard inside

the kitchen to preparelunch or everyone. Theirhard work really did pay o because they made such anamazing lunch that therewas hardly any letover!

The committee hadalso planned an activity orthe volunteers, where eachgroup had to make up a skitaccording to their theme.

Some themes included:Lady Gaga, Pokemon, Su-perheroes, Medieval Times, and Dinosaurs Each grohad about 10 minutes to think o a skit beore perorm

it in ront o everyone. The committee judged each gron creativity, storyline, and eort. In the end, the Medi

Times group came out victorious! Each group membeceived a prize and the day’s activities were ended withenormous “thank you” to the sta o the Children’s Ceand the volunteers who spent their Saturday helping It was a long—but rewarding—day and still is one oavorite projects ever.

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Relay

forLife

KID’S OCEAN DAYBy Phil Ly

On a cloudy Saturday morning, I rolled oubed and headed straight to the car without any ooa combing my hair—just to pick up Alan Chung his house beore nally heading out to the beach. were the rst to arrive there while the Coastguard Ke

ers group was setting out breakast: granola bars, rcoee, orange juice, and many other small item bre

ast snacks. Eventually, the rest o OCC Circle K dawdin just as registration and location assignments begI was assigned to be the volunteer coordinator o group who oversaw the children rom Sunkist Elemery (named just like the orange avored soda); now thare children rom Southern Caliornia that have ne

been to the beach nor seen its vast waters beore.With my group, we headed out to the parking

to wait or the bus lled with excited children—howebus ater bus ater bus our excitement became wate

down. Nevertheless, it simply came late and rusthrough the orientation with the kids because this a smart bunch who already knew why it is importankeep the ocean clean. Ater handing them gloves trash bags, they ran onto the sands picking up whate

colored plastic, cigarettes butts, and other trash tound. Around noon, we headed to the aerial art areasingle-le line and proceeded to sit in the sand, ormpart o the shape o a ounder. A small blimp cameand took a picture rom the air—a proud achievemor both the volunteers and the kids!

With over 850 kids and 100 volunteers sitting in the sand, this smiling floun-

er and its catch phrase was recreated and shot with an aerial camera.

Jennifer Que (far right) helps the children enjoy

their first day at the beach by helping them make a sand

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As I drove up to the nice and comy looking homethat I was going to help prepare or children in need, Itook a moment to reect on the scenery along the way.Warm and inviting Caliornia weather tagged along witha riendly neighborhood seemed like the ideal environ-ment or boys who needed a saer and better livelihoodto study in. Knowing that these children in need were

going to have a chance at a good education, providedall the motivation I needed to work hard.

Personal anecdotes aside, the Boys’ Home Reno-vation Project was a wonderul event in which Circle K members rom Orange County/Irvine areas collaborat-ed with Kiwanis members. This was a demonstration o their love or kids who were rom low-income amiliesand needed an escape to a more hospitable environ-ment. Chaired by project member, Julie Nguyen, andOCC Circle K member, Rachel De La Torre, this event cer-

tainly showed how on top o things OCC was in regardsto Orange County projects. Although the sound o suchraw manual labor sounds unappealing, roughly eight o our Circle K members attended this event and brought alot o help to the renovation project.

O course, OCC wasn’t the only school that went

to this event since this was an interclub event. Mapeople rom other Circle K’s arrived too, such as Sadleback, UCI, and Fullerton. With so many Circle K mebers working together hand and hand the dastardconusing IKEA urniture instruction booklets were match or their combined eort. Spackling holes in ceings, assembling drawers with limited screwdrivers, a

shooting the breeze over In-N-Out turned out to be pcious moments; in which stronger bonds were ormamongst members o our own club and others.

It is in this writer’s opinion that the Boys’ HomRenovation Project was a gem o an event and a remiss or people who didn’t go. A real rarity it is, thaproject that requires so much hard work ended up bing so much un and rewarding. Interclub events lithis one really help one eel a sense o accomplishmeand it is advisable or people who missed out to go

the next interclub service project!

BOYS’ HOME

RENOVATIONBy Matthew Lee

achel De La Torre (left) is reading

sembly instructions while Phil Ly

ight) is putting the furniture together.

Jonathan Cao-Nguyen and Lau

Kim are finishing assembly of a dra

from IKEA for the boys.

Michael Tung from UCI and Joe Boggio (right)

from Saddleback College collaborate to completely

sand the barrel pictured here.

After a hard day’s work of building furniture, Ryan

Pham and Tina Nguyen take a short rest on the

ground filled with empty boxes and plastic bags.



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District & International

AwardsDid you know the Orange Coast College Circle K has been recognized on not only the

district level but also on an international level as well?

Despite being a club rom a community college, our club has grown and developed to

become one that competes side-by-side with Circle K clubs rom large universities.

District Awards

International Awards

--Distinguished Club Award

--Distinguished Club Improvement Award

--Outstanding Interclubbing - 1st Place

--Growth Enhances Membership: Emerald Division - 1st Place--Distinguished President

--Distinguished Secretary

--Distinguished Treasurer

--Distinguished Membership Development & Education

--Distinguished Kiwanis Family Relations

--Oustanding Website - 2nd Place--Outstanding Newsletter - 2nd Place

--Outstanding Non-Traditional Scrapbook - 3rd Place

--Outstanding Club T-Shirt - 3rd Place

--Growth Enhances Membership: Emerald Division - 1st Place

--Kiwanis Family Relations - 1st Place

--Outstanding Club Newsletter - 1st Place



Jonathan Cao-Nguyen (AKA J-Cao) was the Im-mediate Past Secretary or OCC Circle K and has beenelected to serve as the 2011-2012 District Secretary orthe Cali-Nev-Ha District.

Even as he transers to UCSD this Fall as a Bio-

chemistry/Chemistry major, our club will not orget thehours upon hours o hard work and dedication that heput into our club--making it the success that it is today.

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From OCC to the District

Ruben Ruiz was the Immediate Past Vice Pdent o Administration or OCC Circle K and has chosen to serve as the 2011-2012 District Awards C

As an incoming Sociology major with a minGlobal Poverty and Practice at UC Berkeley, he has a

store or the upcoming year but is always willing toout those who ask--an admirable characteristic thatinvaluable to the development and growth o our c

Congratulations to the ollowing OCC Circle K members or apply-ing and successully getting into the 2011-2012 District Committees:

1) Stephanie Nguyen: MD&E, Awards

2) Lauren Kim: MD&E

3) Alan Chung: DCON

4) Colin Wu: DCON

5) Michelle Nation: DCON


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You Got TRAINED!Jennier Que

A cloudy morning with our ag waving in the wind. As weand wait, some o us nervously wonder what lays ahead on our

urney, and beore we know it, it is time or the heroes o the na-ons o Cal State Fullerton, Irvine Valley College, Saddleback College,hittier College, UC Irvine, Chapman University, Santa Ana College,d o course Orange Coast College, to rise--and train--to protect

ur Kingdom. Magic Kingdom.Okay okay, so I’ve been reading too much into the Guild Wars

orld lately, but in the early morning o Saturday April 2, 2011, Or-

ge Coast College Circle K was proud to host the 2011 Magic King-

om Divisional Trainer, an opportunity or our division to come to-ether and, through a series o workshops, learn about our jobs asoard members. We had a taste o what our responsibilities woulde through the workshops at District Convention, but now as a divi-on, we were going to get the guidance, wisdom, and experienceom our own amily, rom our own division.

As the training day began, our regional advisor Armando

elazquez welcomed us and shared a ew minutes o the history be-nd the Magic Kingdom Trainer, ending with an introduction to theorkshops along with their hosts. Each o us were to attend threeorkshops: one directly ollowing Armando’s speech (a workshoposted by Caliornia Young Proessionals Kiwanis Club member Ron-d Liu), and two workshops o our choice.

How would I sum up the event in a ew words? Leadershipd responsibility. Many o the attendees had already been installed

n the Boards (both Executive and Appointed), but OCC wanted to

o even urther. The Executive Board and I welcomed anyone rom

ur club who was interested in joining our Appointed Board to at-nd the trainer with us. As a result, our members were able to en-nce their leadership skills whether they were appointed to the

oard or not. Also, as a division, we realized how much responsibilitywould take to succeed in our jobs. Ater I let the Presidents Work-op, I realized that there was so much I needed to do as president,ings that I never knew beore, but that sense o responsibility also

rved--and continues to serve--as the orce driving my determina-on to make our club grow stronger.

It’s Raining...AWARDSBy Tracie Ly

When I joined Circle K International,not expect to receive any sort o recognitio

the community service I have done. Whenceived the invitation to the United K Awardsquite taken back that the Kiwanians took

time to appreciate the eort and dedicationwe have put into our community. What wasmemorable about that night was not the awthat we had received—but rather the timshared together. There was a lot o laughteday and I’m pretty sure I can speak or everwhen I say the ood was quite scrumptiouselse would some o us go back or a third or

time?Je Dimsdale talked about the va

awards that were given out. The most prious o them all was the Student Leader oYear award. This award was given to our veryChristine Nguyen (immediate past PresidStephanie Nguyen (immediate past Memship & Development Education chair), and

Ho (immediate past Kiwanis Family chair

thankul to have met these three wonderdividuals who have helped build OCC Circlethe club that it is today. Also, I would like to teveryone who made the United K Awards pble and huge thanks or those who came. up the abulous job, OCC Circle K!

Alan Chung holds up the sign for the Magic Kingdom

Trainer with the divisonal flag waves in the background.

(From left to right) Stephanie Nguyen, Christine

Nguyen, and Kelly Ho proudly hold up their Studen

Leader of the Year awards.



A day of workshops, meeting people, fun, and more

What is STC?Spring Training Conerence (or STC) is one o Circle K International’s annual leadership training conerencesthat is held in the spring just as the new Circle K year begins--the rst opportunity or the newly elected andnewly appointed club ocers to get a eel or what it is like to be a leader. There are actually two STCs: one inNorthern Caliornia (or the unviersities and colleges up north) and one held in Sothern Caliornia.

This year, STC South took place at Calornia State University Fullerton’s Titan Student Union--each aspect o the day ollowed the overall theme o Pac-Man: the design o the programs, the names o the rooms hadbeen changed, and even the games and rafes required knowledge o the ranchise.

Workshops Throughout the day, you can attend various work-shops that will teach you valuable leadership andpersonal skills or take a break rom learning in oneo the activity workshops. Whether you want to learninterview tips or your next job, a new dance move, or

how to stay active in Circle K over the summer, thereis a workshop or everyone!

Opening SessionAter registration, everyone took their seats in the large auditorium eagar to hearwhat was in store or the day. Immediate past District Service Chair, Natalie Platon,gave the opening address and then an overview o how the entire day would go:workshops, lunch and an icebreaker, more worksshops, DCMs, and then ending witha closing Q&A session by the District Board.

ul Jessup and Karen Truong (UCI)

e practicing on how to properly tie a tie

the Professional Etiquette workshop.

Tina Nguyen (left) is acting out a

hilarious “pan left, pan right” scene

Improv workshop.

IP District Service

Chair, Natalie Platon

Lunch & Icebreaker Taking a break rom the workshops, lunch was provided: delectable sandwicheswith their own spread, a myriad o chips rom Doritos to Pop Chips--and plenty o seconds! Following lunch was a un large-scale icebreaker led by none other than

Theresa Phan, a ormer OCC CKI member who now goes to UCLA. Theresa Pham (aka

TPhan)

Closing SessionAter the last workshop was nished, everyone headed back to the main auditorium where they could

have their questions answered by the new District Board. The Pac-Man trivia questions were turned in to be

drawn as a rafe and our very own Ernesto Moreno won one o the prizes. It was a good ending to a greatday o learning and un!



Missed STCbut still want to go to another DISTRICT EVENT

No worries, we have you covered!

Don’t miss out on:

CKI SouthWhat: CKI South or Crazy Kompetition or Inants is the annualouthern District undraiser or the non-prot charity, Pediatricrauma Prevention (PTP), where Circle K’ers gather together or aay o olympic-style games and competitions. Come out and join aam to help OCC Circle K win this year!

Where: Stanton Park , Stanton, CA 90680

When: Tentatively Saturday, October 15, 2011

FTCWhat: FTC or Fall Training Conerence is similar to STC--but

district wide event hosts schools rom all over the Caliornia

vada-Hawaii district (rom Berkeley all the way down to San Dior an entire weekend! Join us or these unorgettable three daworkshops, spirit battles, making new riends, campre skits, adance!

Where: Old Oak Ranch, Sonora, CA, 95370

When: November 4th-6th, 2011

Multi-person Jump Rope: With two people turning the

rope, the other four must coordinate their jumping skil

Human Pyramid: The team must form a stable human p

mid as fast as possible.At FTC, you will get to meet a myriad of people, each with

heir own quirks--yet with the same passion for service.

During this workshop, Circle K’ers from different schools

must work together to successfully win a spirit battle.


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Eduardo Ixchajchal Jacqueline Vu

Sam Trinh James Lau

Edgar BritoGavin Galang

What is Member o the Month? This honor is given to two people each month to recognize their outstanding eorts indemonstrating the three tenets o Circle K: service, leadership, and ellowship.




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Yes, you read that correctly, I said, “Yum-tasticYogurt,” and that is in reerence to the Yogurtland Fun-

draiser we held on May 26thn order to raise money or ad-

ministration unds. It was de-nitely a sweet treat as it wasater spring nals week, andYogurtland sure sounded deli-cious. It was an awesome wayo start the summer! Everyone

was encouraged to come outand pig out on their avoriteyogurt topped with a moun-

ain o cavity-causing sweets.We had members rom

all over Magic Kingdom as well

as Circle K’ers rom CSULB come out and support. club received 20% o each purchase or customers w

said that they were thor OCC Circle K. At the

o it all, we raised a humamount o $21.49 (since gurtland is pretty inexpsive to begin with). I thouit was a good rst undraor the new term, and it’sthe beginning to bigger better undraisers. Plus, athank you, gracias, and m

to everyone who came and supported OCC Circle

Yum-tastic Yogurt! By Rachel De La Torre

Theme: Fairly Odd Parents

In case you haven’t heard, OCC CircleK’s 2011-2012 theme is Fairly Odd Parents.

From our t-shirts to the non-traditional

scrapbook to the website--and yes, even

this newsletter--will be eaturing elements

rom the popular cartoon series. You will

notice that the magic wands, the colors, or

even the “oating crownie things” throughthe entire issue--keep a look out or them!

This well-done drawing above was

hand-drawn by OCC Circle K’s

Scrapbook Chair, Rachel Le.



OCC EOTY Banquet: Under the Stars



Missed the performances at the banquet?

ou’ll Be In my Heart Cover Lazy Song Cove

Just scan the QR codes using

your phone to watch the videos!

Performed byBrittany Tran, Jennifer Que, and Andrew Nguyen

OCC , what time is it ?!...It ’ s P hotobooth t Ime



SHOUT OUTS!

Awkward Eduardo! aha-

hahaahhahahhahaha

kekekekekekee <3 Cheese!

L-O-V-E. I love OCC....

Circle K x]-Que

I LOVE MY HUSBAND RUBEN

<3 WE HAVE THE BEST KIDS

TOO! :)

DIANA IS AMAZING.

FROM PHIL.

Kelly Ho,

Thank you so much or all the help you've given me and the continued help. You're. Great le

er, and a wonderul riend. Although many and mysel thought you were an angry person t

wanted pop tarts all the time, getting to know you, I got to see you were just an angry person t

wanted wheat thins not pop tarts. I'm just kidding. But really, you are a seless sweetheart an

eally wish you the best. You're a very close riend to many o us here in circle k and glad that y

re staying or one more year. Where ever you choose to go next, you will devour, and own. I

glad to have you as a leader, mentor, and riend.

P.s. admit it. You love Selena Gomez's song "Who says"

Can't wait to see you all at

the rst meeting in a ew

weeks! School is starting,

hooray!

Thank you Phil or putting

o much eort into an

ncredible newsletter! :D

Michael Tung

Great job on being one o

the top 3 clubs in service

in all o the district!

- Michael Tung

I'm going to miss you OCC

Circle K!<3 Ruben

This is a shout out

Shoutouts to EL PRESI-

DENTE!

A big thank you to my PR

committee, board, and ev

ryone else who helped me

with this issue! <3

’m so depressed now that

Stephanie, J-Moo, Ruben, Vin-

cent, Paul, and so many more

are orever leaving us D:

Want to see your Shout Out here?Don’t worry, there’s always next issue!

Just look out or the Shout Out box link when it is posted!




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The Perfect Drawing! Comic by James Lau

Peachy-Lime Sorbet : A Summer TreatIngredients:-1 1/2 cups water-2/3 cup sugar-2 tablespoons light corn syrup-1 pound resh peaches, halved and pitted-1 teaspoon reshly grated lime zest-6 tablespoons lime juice

-1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

. Stir water, sugar and corn syrup in a large saucepanver medium heat until the sugar dissolves.

. Add peaches; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat, cover,nd simmer or 10 minutes.. Pour the ruit-syrup mixture into a blender. Add limeest, juice, and salt; blend until smooth.. Pour into a large bowl and rerigerate until cold (abouthours).

5. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and reeze untsolid (about another 4 hours).6. Unmold cubes, place hal in a ood processor ttedwith the chopping blade, and process, scraping the sas necessary, until airly smooth but still icy.7. Repeat with the remaining cubes.8. Put it into a bowl, take out a spoon, and enjoy yourtreat!

Tips:--Always smell peaches to make surethey’re sweet.--I you don’t have peaches, you canalso use nectarines.--Lime zest comes rom the greenpeel o the citrus and must be resh!

Newsletter PassportEnter the ollowing code at www.occcirclek.org/newsletter.html by October

4th in order to be entered into a rafe!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sunday Monday WednesdayTuesday FridayThursday Saturda

-First Day of Fall

Semester

-OCC Welcome Days

-OCC Welcome Days -Alan Chung’s Birthday

-Labor Day-Disneyland Half

Marathon

-2nd Sundays

-Tracie Ly’s Birthday

-Playground Buildi

-Light the Night W

-AYSO Pancake Bre

-Rachel De La Torre’s

Birthday

-Duy Tran’s Birthda

-Ben Hobbs’ Birthday

-Melissa and Joey TV

Taping

-Colin Wu’s Birthday

AUGUST -Costa Mesa High School

Pancake Breakfast

-Estancia High School

Pancake Breakfast

-AYSO Pancake Breakfast

Setup

For more inormation and details on service projects, please

reer to our website or contact the VP o Service, Ryan Pham!

OCC Welcome DaysTime: 7:30am - 7:30pm

Location: Orange Coast College Science Hall.

Details: Our club will be volunteering at those

booths in helping with directions where all the

classes are!

If you have any time to spare, come join us!

Disneyland Half MarathonTime: 4:30am - 10:00am

Location: Disneyland

Details: We will be working at one of the water

stations for the marathon. Please be on time for

the shift and bring the volunteer waiver and the

parking permit!

2nd SundaysTime: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Upper Newport Bay

Details: The club will be working at the back

area of Newport, removing the invasive spe

and replanting the natural plants of the area

-Souplantation Eat for

Service



CONTACT USORANGE COAST COLLEGE

2701 Fairview Road

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

JENNIFER [email protected]

EMAIL

[email protected]

TWITTER

www.twitter.com/occcki

WEBSITE

www.occcirclek.org

PHILLIPPE LYPUBLIC RELATIONS [email protected]

BRITTANY TRANSOCIAL [email protected]

STEPHEN PINO

LAUREN [email protected]

RYAN PHAMVP OF [email protected]

ALAN CHUNGVP OF ADMINISTRATION

[email protected]

TINA NGUYENMD&E [email protected]

MIKE SURSINGLE SERVICE [email protected]

RACHEL DE LA TORRE

JON GOLIGH TECHNOLOGY C jonpleasegolightly@g

PATRICK JUNPRA

KIWANIS FAMILY C

pjunpradub@gma

TRACIE [email protected]

RACHEL LESCRAPBOOK CHrachemaile@gmai

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“Catchin’ the last rays o summer beore school starts again!”

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