August Newsletter

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Narwhal News

Santa Susana High School

Key Club

3570 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA | (805) 520 6800

Division 42 East | Region 10 | Cali-Nev-Ha

“Caring – Our Way of Life”

August 2013 Volume 3 Issue 4

July DCM at the Iceoplex

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

Past Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page4-5

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

Volunteer Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Our KEY Family: July DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

Division 42E Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9

CNH Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10

International Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

August Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12

Officer Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

Officer Biographies: Editor and Samaritan Center Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14

Officer Biography: Stillwater Café Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15

Links and Message from the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

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Message from the President:

Kaila Mattera

Hey there Key Clubbers!

Can you believe that it is already August? I sure can’t.

This summer is flying by and soon it will be time for school

again. I hope you are all finding time in your schedules

for service to the community. Keep in mind that one of

you will win the Summer of Service Challenge and that

Fall Rally Ticket, so keep sending in your hours and make

sure to keep your hour sheets. Don’t forget about

Stillwaters Café and the Samaritan Center as great ways

to get service hours and do some good for our

community. Also, keep collecting those SOS glasses as

well as pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. If we have

enough pop tabs in the fall, we will plan a trip to deliver

them to our local RMH in Pasadena. Other than that, I

hope you are all having a terrific summer and I will see

you all soon!

Surfing in Service,

Kaila Mattera

Santa Susana Key Club President

Call/text: 805-338-3344

email: [email protected]

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,

committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's

the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead

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Past Events

Scallop Search: Save the Bay

Summer time is a time that I treasure spending with

my family on the east coast, and being away from

home made it harder to find volunteer

opportunities, but I found it easier than I thought, as

help is always needed somewhere. On June 27th, I

had the opportunity to volunteer with an

organization called Save the Bay. This nonprofit is

working to restore and maintain the ecosystems

that thrive along the coast in Narragansett, Rhode

Island. On this particular day, I went to help them

with their scallop restoration project. They had

pulled out several bags from the bay, called spat,

and the other volunteers and I had to use our

fingers to go through these spat bags and look and

feel them for baby scallops. The purpose of this is to

see where in the bay the scallops are reproducing

the best and to discover the conditions that are

best for their return. It was really quite fun and I felt

like a scientific detective trying to find these baby

scallops that would have been smaller than your

pinky nail. It was fascinating because, even though

we did not find any scallops, there were so many

different tiny sea creatures that I had never seen

before, like skeleton shrimp, attached to the bags

and as you found them the Save the Bay guys

would tell you what they were and all about them.

Even though it was a cloudy, drizzly day, I had a

great time, and knowing that I was helping to save

the bay made it even better.

-Kaila Mattera

Contribute to the Newsletter!

Write articles and

Submit photos!

Did enjoy volunteering at an

event? Do you volunteer

somewhere on a weekly basis?

Write an article about it and

send in photos! You can receive

30 minutes of service per article!

1. Download the article

template from

wix.com/sshskc/narwhals

2. Write your article – Use

your creativity to discuss your

topic

3. Include any photos you

may have from the event

(preferably candid photos of

you or others performing service)

4. Email it to:

[email protected]

5. Email Subject:

NarwhalNews_TOPIC.

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Past Events

Kiwanis Bunco Night: Saturday July 20th

Samaritan Center

The Samaritan Center (280 Royal Ave. Simi Valley, 93065) is a day-time drop-in shelter that

offers services to homeless clients in Simi Valley to help themselves. Kiwanis runs a program

at the Samaritan Center that provides a full and nutritious meal for the homeless and an

opportunity for Santa Susana (or even other high schools'!) Key Club members to directly

help someone that truly appreciates it. As Samaritan Center Chair, I've come to know the

program quite well and I've nothing but good experiences with the Kiwanis and the clients

that come in for a nice dinner. It's a humbling, eye-opening and rewarding experience

that only requires you to say hello and put food on plates. What I've come to love about

helping so much is that it's not particularly difficult but it is a needed service and I can see

that I am contributing directly to another person's well-being. I would encourage anyone

of any age to give it a try at the least - you may come to love it as much as I do! Key Club

members can help out the first Thursday of each month from 4:30 - 6 PM. It is good to have

about 4 volunteers, including myself. If you are interested or have any questions please

email me at [email protected] or [email protected].

-Mason Thurmond

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This event held by the Kiwanis Club of Simi

Valley held a Bunco game, raffles, and a

buffet to raise money for scholarships. I helped

set up the whole event by putting the tables

and chairs out, putting the food out, and

decorating. Volunteers also stayed during the

event to help run it. Setting up the event was

enjoyable and I hope that I can volunteer for

the whole time next year!

-Breanna Scranton

Margot

And

Susan

decorating.

Breanna,

Susan,

and

Margot

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Ongoing Events Pop Tabs Throughout the year we collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald house. This is a place in close proximity to a hospital where families can stay when their child is in the hospital. They recycle the pop tabs and use the money to help families pay to stay at the house as well as pay the utilities and other expenses needed to keep the house running. So keep collecting! They can be from canned beverages and even the tabs from canned food!

S.O.S. (Save Old Spectacles) We are continually collecting glasses for SOS. Check with everyone you know to see if they have any old specs that they do not use anymore. Keep in mind, the end of the school year is ending and if every member brings in at least 3 pairs of glasses, our sponsoring Kiwanis of Santa Susana will throw us a pizza party!

Feeding the Homeless Our club helps at 2 different locations for feeding the homeless and we could always use more volunteers! We help with set up, dinner service, dishes, and clean up after. o Stillwaters Cafe at Shepard of the Valley Church: Thursdays from 5-7pm o The Samaritan Center: 1st Thursday of the month

Upcoming Events

What: Summer of Service Challenge

When: June- August (ALL SUMMER)

Why: Summer is a time to kick back

and take a break from school work.

And what is better than taking the

opportunity to spend some of that

free time bettering your community

and having fun doing community

service?

WINNING: The member with the

most service hours recorded at the

end of the summer will win a ticket

to Fall Rally in November!!!

How to win: Email your hours to our

Secretary Bertini

([email protected]) by the last

day of the month at 6pm. Also,

keep filling out your hour sheets and

get them signed so you can turn

them in at our first meeting in the fall

to verify your hours.

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Volunteer Opportunity

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I have been volunteering at this animal rescue for about 6 months now and I have loved every minute

of it. I walk the puppies, fill their water and food dishes, clean their cages, and play with them. This is a

truly rewarding experience which is why I wanted to give our club an opportunity to also volunteer here.

I have attached a file for the short application to volunteer. You can turn this into the rescue (address

below). She appreciates any help, so you can volunteer at any time you are available. This is a fantastic

way to earn service hours for your summer service challenge while helping innocent puppies receive the

proper care and love that they need until they find a perfect home. If you have any questions, please

contact me. Helping animals in my passion, so I would be happy to help you start working if you are

interested. Thank you so much!

-Breanna Scranton

[email protected]

(805) 813-0879

rescue application.pdf

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Our KEY Family: July DCM

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All of the Santa Su Key Clubbers that attended the July DCM! The D42E LTG, Paolo Recto, speaking at the DCM.

July Division Council Meeting: July 27th

The July Division Council Meeting was held at the Simi Valley

Iceoplex. First we had our meeting outside where we

discussed division projects and other happenings. Paolo did

a terrific job informing us about all of the volunteering

events D42E has been participating in. After the meeting,

we all went ice skating! Although this was my first time ice

skating, it was really fun after I learned how to skate.

Everyone had an amazing time together and I hope that

we can have more division council meetings at the

Iceoplex!

-Breanna Scranton

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Message from you LTG: Paolo Recto What does service mean to you? Service to me means happiness. Whenever I serve my

community, it makes me happy because I look at service as a way to escape from all of the

stresses and challenges of life. I look at service as my sense of comfort and support. Service is my

happiness because I also get to spread the happiness to the people I serve as well.

Although it is summer, I hope each and every one of you are continuing to serve your

community! Summer is most perfect opportunity to get those service hours and put smiles on

many people’s faces. As school approaches, many service events begin to pour in for Santa

Susana Key Club, so be sure to take advantage of the many service opportunities Santa Susana

will offer!

The Division Leadership Team also has some events planned for all seven schools and YOU are

invited to all of them. Be sure to keep checking for updates from your club presidents and from

myself. Be sure to JOIN the division reflector and the Division 42 East Facebook group. Please do

not hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions! I hope to see you soon.

D42E Updates

DATES TO KNOW

o Division Car Wash – August

10th 10AM – 2PM, Rock &

Roll Café

o August DCM – August 24th,

1PM-3PM, Rancho Madera

Community Park

o Region Training Conference

– October 12th, Rancho

Alegre, CA – More info

coming

o Vote for the 2013-2014 D42E

t-shirt design at

http://www.surveymonkey.c

om/s/JKXWY3B Voting is

open until Saturday August

3rd at 11:59pm!

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CNH Updates

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2013-2014 District Board

Governor: Victoria Lai

Secretary: Amanda Redublo

Treasurer: Johansen Pico

Tech Editor: Lincoln To

2013-2014 CNH District Goals

-46,000 members

-$150,000 raised for Pediatric Trauma Program

-1 million service hours

-Project Eliminate focus: every member saves 3 lives ($1.80x3=$5.40)

Narwhal Fun Fact!

Narwhals are known for using echolocation to search

for food and navigate the ocean.

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International Updates

International Convention Election Results

President

•Raeford Penny, Capital

Vice President

•Rachel Benoit,

Louisiana-Mississippi-Tennessee

Trustees

•Alberto Berrizbeitia, Carolinas

•Roshni Chandwani, Texas-Oklahoma

•Renisha Daley, Jamaica

•Avery Hitchcock, Rocky Mountain

•Kelsie Hoppes, Pacific Northwest

•Madison Kemker, Indiana

•Casey O'Neill, Rocky Mountain

•Maria Palazzolo, Illinois-Eastern Iowa

•Michelle Petersen, Michigan

•Zachary Waldorf, New Jersey

•Eric Yoon, Capital

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ICON 2013

During the first week of July, I, along with over 90 other CNH Key Clubbers, had the privilege to travel across the country to our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., to attend the 70th Annual Key Club International Convention. While we were there, we participated in the CNH District Tour and explored the sights of Washington D.C. such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol Building, the World War II Memorial and so much more. We also got to visit various museums such as the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, International Spy Museum and the Newseum (News Museum) where I frolicked around enjoying the various types of social news media! (Yes, I am a big fan of journalism) After 4 days of touring, convention finally started where I met many Key Clubbers from all over the world. It was such a great experience meeting others who also shared the same passion as me, SERVICE. During the convention, CNH pumped the spirit up with a spirit battle against the Crabtastic Capital District and of course, CNH dominated! I attended many informational workshops and participated in the House of Delegates where we elected the 2013-2014 International Board. ICON 2013 was a one in a lifetime experience as I got to be in a whole different city with my Ohana. I hope to see YOU and next year’s International Convention as it will be taking place in Anaheim, CA, where the 2013-2014 Key Club year all began!

-Paolo Recto

IP Policies, International

Business & Elections Chair,

Linda Taing & Paolo Recto!

IP District News Editor

Mark Ubongen & District

Governor Victoria Lai

Capital Building

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Stillwaters Café 4:45pm-7pm Samaritan

Center 4:30pm-6pm

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Voting for the

D42E t-shirt

design closes at

11:59pm

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8 Stillwaters

Café 4:45pm-7pm

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10 Division Car

Wash 10am-2pm

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15 Stillwaters

Café 4:45pm-7pm

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20 21 22 Stillwaters

Café 4:45pm-7pm

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24 August DCM 1pm-3pm

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Café 4:45pm-7pm

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August Calendar

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Keep checking the website for events to participate in!!!

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: www.bgca.org

Immunization Awareness Month: www.healthychildren.org

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President

Kaila Mattera

Cell: 805-338-3344

e-mail: [email protected]

Vice President

Michelle Hosogai

Cell: 1-818-633-6588

e-mail: [email protected]

Secretary

Bertini Nguyen

Cell: 805-304-1038

e-mail: [email protected]

Treasurer

Sandra Valencia

Cell: 805-501-9707

e-mail: [email protected]

Editor

Breanna Scranton

Cell: 805-813-0879

e-mail:[email protected]

Club Editor Email: [email protected]

Samaritan Center Chair

Mason Thurmond

Cell: 805-907-8914

Samaritan Center e-mail:

e-mail: [email protected] Stillwaters Café Chair

Jeremy Wishengrad

Cell: 805-404-8989

e-mail: [email protected]

Co-Spirit Chair

Siena Mattera

Cell: 805-338-9190

e-mail: [email protected]

Co-Spirit Chair

Margot Rowe

Cell: 805-206-7872

e-mail: [email protected]

Kiwanis Family Chair

Dana Brough

Cell: 805-624-1319

e-mail: [email protected]

Projects Chair

Lorraine Ador Dionisio

Cell: 805-210-9555

e-mail: [email protected]

Fundraising Chair

Julia Elhai

Cell: 805-795-0311

e-mail: [email protected]

Co-Public Relations Chair

Carly Balster

Cell: 818-913-6124

e-mail: [email protected]

Co-Public Relations Chair

Justine Balster

Cell: 818-913-6121

e-mail: [email protected]

Class of 2014 Rep.

Serena Lee

Cell: 805-624-2544

e-mail:

[email protected]

Class of 2015 Rep.

Nikol Spaho

Cell: 805-791-8850

e-mail: [email protected]

Class of 2016 Rep.

Nicolas Mintzer

Cell: 805-501-0309

e-mail:

[email protected]

Officer e-mail

[email protected]

Officer Contact Information

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Faculty Advisor

Mrs. Sharon Demartino

e-mail:

sharondemartino@

simivalleyusd.org

Don’t hesitate to contact an officer if you ever have any questions! We are here to help you have a delightful Key Club experience!

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Officer Biographies

Hey Narwhals! My name is Breanna Scranton and I am your

2013-2014 Key Club Editor. I am currently 14 years old and an

upcoming sophomore. I absolutely love to paint and play

soccer. I also love animals and hope to become a veterinarian

when I am older. I entered Key Club my freshmen year and

have continuously volunteered at any event that I could. I even

volunteer at an animal shelter! I am inspired by what Key Club

stands for and the extraordinary impact it has on our community

and the world. As your editor, I promise to keep everyone

updated with all of our events and any other important

information. Please read our monthly newsletter and contribute

articles and pictures about your own Key Club experiences. I

hope to get to know all of you and help you have a fantastic

time in Key Club!

Cell: 805-813-0879

e-mail: [email protected]

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Hi! I'm Mason and I'm a junior this year and the Samaritan

Center Chair. The Samaritan Center offers our Key Club the

opportunity to help make and serve homeless people a meal

firsthand every first Thursday of the month. As Chair I help

organize that and am always looking for new people to help!

I am also intending to grow this opportunity by developing a

core group of returning members - people that would be

willing to come back monthly to help out. From there, I hope

to make this opportunity available twice a month, or even

weekly. Outside of Key Club, I enjoy being in play

productions at Santa Susana and anything involving

author/blogger John Green.

Cell: 805-907-8914

Samaritan Center email: [email protected]

Editor: Breanna Scranton

Samaritan Center Chair: Mason Thurmond

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Officer Biographies

Stillwaters Café Chair: Jeremy Wishengrad

Hello there! I am Jeremy Wishengrad, the

Stillwaters Chair for the Santa Susana High School Key

Club. My job as the Stillwaters Chair is to organize what

volunteers go to Stillwaters Cafe, a ministry of the

Shepherd of the Valley Church on Cochran which

feeds the less fortunate, poor, and the needy every

Thursday. My goal as the Stillwaters Chair is to keep a

steady amount of volunteers every single week and to

hopefully maintain them throughout the entire summer.

There isn't too much to say about myself. Many

of my hobbies seem to be placed around expressing

my feelings through different kinds of art. I also really

enjoy helping people feel better about themselves. For

starters, I am a student graphic designer and I also

volunteer every weekday for the Rancho Simi

Recreational Park District. My hobbies include the

creation of videos and music. I also like to pass the time

playing older video games that I grew up with since I

cherish childhood memories. My points of view on life

itself are very deep, logical, and strong and also are a

large part of who I am. Lastly, I also live a vegan diet

lifestyle.

One of the reasons I love Key Club is that it

promotes positive change in the community and brings

out the potential in many individuals. Key Club stands

as a single gateway for my goal in life: to make a

difference in the world. The many different Key Clubs

support my goal and show that people can have a

feeling inside of them to want to do well in the world.

Cell: 805-404-8989

e-mail: [email protected]

Key Club Fun Fact!

Past Key Club

members include Bill

Clinton, Elvis Presley,

and Brad Pitt!

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Hello Narwhals!

I hope that you are all having a lovely summer and are continuing your summer of service

challenge! Thank you so much for reading the August newsletter to get you ready for all of the

Key Club events that will be coming up in August. I cannot wait to

go back to school so we can start amazing service projects! I am

always here if you have ANY questions or comments about what

you thought of the newsletter.

Enjoy the rest of your summer

and thank you again!

Swimming in Service,

Breanna Scranton

2013-2014 Bulletin Editor [email protected]

Visit Us on the Web!!!

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CNH District Website: cnhkeyclub.org

Key Club International: keyclub.org

Kiwanis International: kiwanis.org

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Websites and Message from the Editor

Click these links to find volunteer opportunities!!!

http://www.simivalley.org/volunteer

http://www.rsrpd.org/admin/volunteer/volu

nteers.html

Must sign up w/ program before

volunteering for events!!

http://www.volunteermatch.org

http://www.dosomething.org

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“Caring- Our Way

of Life”