D41S Newsletter: January 2013

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KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL | CNH DISTRICT | REGION 3 | DIVISION 41 SOUTH

VOLUME II | ISSUE 8 | JAN 2013

With the start of 2013—I say this with bittersweetness that the 2012-2013 term is in its final stretch—the

last quarter of our term is here… But with the end nearing, we are also quickly approaching a joyous

time of “Transition”—the period when new leadership is established, the period of recognition for a

year in dedication to service, the period where all loose ends can be wrapped up neatly and tidily.

With our election season just around the corner, each club will slowly be assumed by new leaders who

will be the ones to take our division to new and higher goals; please congratulate and encourage all

officer elects as they will be endowed with new responsibilities that will further develop their growth to

being leaders of our future!

But retirement is still three months away! Right now, we have to consider TODAY, and TODAY, I want to

thank everybody for serving the most hours we ever had in a single month! The month of December

yielded a whopping 1,736.25 hours of service along! But in TOTAL, our division has served a total of

5,809 hours of services across 10 schools! I am utterly surprised and proud to say that I belong to such a

division! With three months left, it should be an easy task to reach our GOAL of 8,000 total hours served.

Do you think you are up for the challenge?

In terms of funds raised for service, does anyone want to guess how much we have raised? All of the

hours you put into raising money for a good cause have definitely shown through! According to what

our secretaries have reported, we have raised $3,120.89 for service! Our fundraising has greatly

surpassed the goal of $2,700! Thank you so much for your dedication to service! Let us continue to set

our own bars and raise more to help fund more projects!

For the rest of our term, which is only three months away, let us finish as we can in: STRONG! Keep

holding true to that passion that you have for service; go out and stride in your Key Club pride; flaunt

your Division 41 South spirit! There are so many reasons to finish strong—get excited as we will be hosting

many division events. We still have three Division Council Meetings left! We will for sure have a region

event in the works … don’t you fret! Be expecting to celebrate with your CA-NEV-HA Bee Family at

DCON 2013—that’s in our own backyards! Anaheim, California: you know it will always be a party

when a function is an OC function! Be sure to register for DCON early as payments are due INBOX by

February 8th to our office in Rancho Cucamonga!

I want to celebrate a strong year of hard work, fellowship, growth, dedication to service with each and

every one of you, so don’t let up yet! There are still three months left to really savor and enjoy!

On the Prowl for Service,

Hannah Tuong Lieutenant Governor

Congratulations to our new

D41S Lt. Governor Elect:

Joseph Olmo of ETHS!

More details will be

released soon!

“Volunteering at the Joy Jar Factory

was a really fun experience. We

basically filled jars up to the brim with

toys, hats, socks, stickers, etc. I tried to

make my jars as packed as possible

so that no matter what kid received

it, they had several things to choose

from. After filling the jars up, we

sealed and put them in boxes so that

they were ready to be delivered. It

was nice to know that what we were

doing was going directly to kids who

are going through a tough time, and

we would be able to make them

smile despite it all. Making a

difference like that is very rewarding.

Kat Mercado, Member

Joy Jar Factory Workers

Baby Bees

Anhthy Tong

Baby Bees

My experience at Rose Float decorating

was very fun, and I had an amazing time

with my friends and fellow Key Clubbers. It's

a once in a life time experience filled with

memories, and I hope to do it next year.

One of the most exciting parts is when you

watch the rose parade and then see the

floats or float that you worked on. It's the

best feeling in the world when you know

youcontributed to a project so large and

demanding, yet worth it in the end.I would

recommend the event to those who missed

out on the chance to go this year because

it was a very rewarding and memorable

experience.

Flowery Fun at

Rose Float Decorating

[Member]

best feeling in the world when you know

youcontributed to a project so large and

demanding, yet worth it in the end.I would

recommend the event to those who missed

out on the chance to go this year because

it was a very rewarding and memorable

experience.

[President]

On January 12th, CVHS Key Clubbers

volunteered at the grand Renee and Henry

Segerstrom Concert Hall for Pacific

Symphony’s January concert. As volunteers,

Key Clubbers served as ushers, distributed

booster seats for the younger and shorter

kids, and introduced children to various

instruments, such as the violin. No matter

the volunteer position, Key Clubbers never

failed to bring smiles on children’s and

families’ faces. Volunteering to help inspire

young musicians at the musical fair along

with the spectacular venue at which we

volunteered made this experience both

gratifying and unforgettable. I urge anyone

who has not volunteered with Pacific

Pacific Symphony:

“The Magic Flute” Concert

families’ faces. Volunteering to help inspire

young musicians at the musical fair along

with the spectacular venue at which we

volunteered made this experience both

gratifying and unforgettable. I urge anyone

who has not volunteered with Pacific

Symphony to experience the splendor of

such an event.

Dana “Rose” Up

to the Challenge

On a cold, early morning, we all packed

into a big, yellow bus and headed to

Pasadena to work on the Rose Parade

floats. When we arrived in the warehouse at

the Rose Bowl site, we were split into large

groups and assigned various tasks. Our first

task was to cut the petals on these dried

yellow flowers. The work was monotonous

and tiresome, but we persevered. After our

task was accomplished, we were assigned

yet another. Our next job was to apply glue

onto silver leaves. This was easier on our

frozen hands! Some of us were pulled aside

to actually work on the Trader Joes' float.

My group was privileged to work on the

bread crust! Overall, working on the Rose

Parade Floats was a unique and

memorable experience.

[Member]

yet another. Our next job was to apply glue

onto silver leaves. This was easier on our

frozen hands! Some of us were pulled aside

to actually work on the Trader Joes' float.

My group was privileged to work on the

bread crust! Overall, working on the Rose

Parade Floats was a unique and

memorable experience.

The Happiness Project

On a Friday night, people would expect

teenagers to go hang out with friends at

the mall, while some others (us) decide it

would be a better idea to volunteer at the

mall. Many volunteers from around the OC

came to participate in this event at South

Coast Plaza. The Happiness Project focuses

on bringing joy to children who are less

fortunate than most of us. So in order to do

this, we took children around to various

stations where they were able to play

games, do arts and crafts, and get their

faces painted, just to name a few. This was

definitely one of my favorite events

because we were able to experience the

[President]

fortunate than most of us. So in order to do

this, we took children around to various

stations where they were able to play

games, do arts and crafts, and get their

faces painted, just to name a few. This was

definitely one of my favorite events

because we were able to experience the

true meaning of Christmas!

This year, we had 22 people attend the

event to decorate Rose Floats. Although it

was quite early in the morning, we

survived the two hour bus ride and were

ready to work! We mainly worked on the

Department of Defense’s Float that

represented the Korean War with a few

buddies from Capo! Some of us got to go

on the scaffolding, glue leaves on a boot,

or be the gluers of the leaves. The rain

finally stopped when lunch came around!

It was a fun event where many of us

made new friends from different Key

Clubs and even other Divisions. One of the

best parts was seeing all our hard work on

TV during the parade!

Laguna Flower Power [President]

on the scaffolding, glue leaves on a boot,

or be the gluers of the leaves. The rain

finally stopped when lunch came around!

It was a fun event where many of us

made new friends from different Key

Clubs and even other Divisions. One of the

best parts was seeing all our hard work on

TV during the parade!

Although we had to wake up at an

ungodly hour to stand in the freezing cold

for a few hours, the marathon was still a fun

event. We stood at intersections and

guided the runners so they followed the

right path to finish the marathons. We also

cheered them on as they struggled! Dogs

were taken and many morph suits were

worn. The coordinators were so kind and

offered extra gloves and jackets they had. I

look forward in doing this event next year

and more marathons around the area!

Irvine Half K Run Marathon [VP]

worn. The coordinators were so kind and

offered extra gloves and jackets they had. I

look forward in doing this event next year

and more marathons around the area!

Rose Float

[Member]

Rose float decorating for Kiwanis on

December 29th in Pasadena was a

memorable and worthwhile experience.

Though the day got off to a slow start,

everyone got to work as well as

experience being a part of something big

and magical. We got placed into groups

and were assigned to different jobs. Some

jobs required people to climb high to

decorate the floats. Others were involved

in preparing materials for the floats, such

as cutting flower petals and leaves.

Overall, people left tired, but satisfied,

and the best part is that our float won the

Tournament Volunteers’ Trophy. Great job

Key Clubbers!

Magic Carpet Ride

jobs required people to climb high to

decorate the floats. Others were involved

in preparing materials for the floats, such

as cutting flower petals and leaves.

Overall, people left tired, but satisfied,

and the best part is that our float won the

Tournament Volunteers’ Trophy. Great job

Key Clubbers!

[Membership Committee]

The South County Outreach Food Drive

took place three weekends in

December. The Ralphs in Foothill Ranch

and the Ralphs in Lake Forest graciously

allowed SCO, assisted by Key Club, to

host a food drive at their locations. The

food was donated to families who most

appreciated as well as needed the food

for the holidays. People were amazingly

generous and donated hundreds of

cans and other non-perishable items.

Overall, it was a great success.

License to Drive Food

appreciated as well as needed the food

for the holidays. People were amazingly

generous and donated hundreds of

cans and other non-perishable items.

Overall, it was a great success.

Rose Float

Snowfest @ Grand Park

Pacific Symphony

Rose Float, South Coast

Plaza Holiday Event

Toy drive for Camp Peddleton,

Field Hockey

Marathon

Snowfest @ Pittsford Park

Tesoro Key Club See’s Candy Sale

Math Tournament at Capo Valley

Bake sale (raised $547 - proceeds

went to CHOC and PTP), Joy Jars,

Holiday Party with Drug Use is Life

Abuse

I cannot believe that it is already 2013.

I remember being a freshman way

back in 2009, knowing that I was a

part of the class of 2013, which was

years away. But now, it’s actually

about to happen. 5 months until the

big day. I am baffled by how much I

have grown as a person and how

much my peers have developed and

evolved over the span of almost four

years. It truly is a bittersweet

experience, knowing that my high

school years are limited to only four

years. Let’s make the most with what

we got left, seniors!

I can’t thank those who have

consistently contributed articles and

visuals during the 2012-2013 term

enough. I hope that those home clubs

know that they have the best

president there is to offer during this

term! I’d also like to congratulate the

new Lt. G elects for the next term as

well as the newly elected home club

presidents! You all have big shoes to

fill!

Stay diligent during finals week!

Roaring with Service,

Anhthy Tong

Newsletter Editor Anhthy Tong

[email protected] (949)510-7006

Executive Assistant Austin Malis

[email protected] (949)690-0553

Lieutenant Governor Hannah Tuong

[email protected] (949)742-4196 (call only)

Divisional Secretary Joseph Olmo

[email protected] (949)374-0455

Region 03

Mrs. Pong [email protected]

(949)278-0688 (cell)

divisional

d41s-lions-

den.blogspot.com

district cnhkeyclub.org

international keyclub.org

international kiwanis.org

Mr. Barry [email protected]