Division 28 | June 2015 Newsletter

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Division 28Pacific Northwest District

Key Club International

JUNE 2015 | VOL 2 ISSUE 3 BELLEVUE | INTERLAKE | INTERNATIONAL|

ISSAQUAH | LIBERTY |MERCER ISLAND | MT. SI | NEWPORT |

SAMMAMISH | SKYLINE

Caring—Our Way of Life

TABLE OF CONTENTS04 : Hello from your LTG

05 : Events in JUNE

06 : May DCM Recap

08 : Seattle DTE Recap

09 : JUNE DCM

10 : Celebrating the Year

12 : KEY Club 101

14 : ELIMINATE Project (and baby pictures!)

16 : Preferred Charities

17 : Highlighted Members

18 : Officer Contact Information

20 : District Contact Information

22 : Seattle RALLY

Children: Their Future, Our Focus

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HELLO FROM YOUR LTG

Hello Division 28!The days I get to spend with the greatest division of all time are numbered and I wanted to take this time to thank you guys for what you’ve done for me in the last 3 months. From your outstanding attendance at the DCMs and your up-to-date responses from the officers, the experience of being your Lieutenant Governor was pretty much a dream job. This being said, I can’t wait for the future of Division 28 as the PNW continues to expand in membership and spirit. With the end of school nearing, I hope all of you guys have a greatsummer planned and even then, don’t hesitate to contact me for any reason! I’d like to think I still have a little purpose in the division.

Love,Cyssi NgoLieutenant Governor of Division [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

LTGJUNE 5th

• PRESIDENT UPDATES AND SECRETARY REPORTS DUE

JUNE 10TH

• CLUB NEWSLETTER DUE

JUNE 20TH

• SCAVENGER HUNT DCM at BELLEVUE PARK, 1 PM –

3 PM

JUNE 24th

• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

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JUNE 2015

MAY DCM

SEATTLE DTEThank you to

everyone who

came! We raised

a little under

$1,300!

JUNE DCM

Come celebrate the end of the school year with your division one last time before you go off to your summer

vacations! This year, the June DCM will be at Bellevue Park and will

combine a Scavenger Hunt with a fundraiser for the Eliminate Project. You guys will be completing a list of tasks that all goes towards Key Club and what we stand

for !

Remember your food assignments please! No one likes to have no food around! The list is posted in the

description of the event page.

LOCATION:Bellevue Park

TIME: 1:00 pm – 3:00pm

SUGGESTED ATTIRE:If anyone has Eliminate gear, wear it !

CELEBRATING THE YEAR ANGELA SHI: Fav Key Club Memory: meeting so many awesome new people that love community service as much as you do!!

AKA DTEAnd DCON!!!!!!!!!

SARA REED: At my first DCM there was a pie. I really wanted some but there was no knife. I started cutting it with the back of a fork. Someone was standing above me and I looked up and said, "if you have a better idea let me know." The guy standing above me said, "no no I'm not judging you!!" I introduced myself to the guy who ended up being Nathan Nishi. I later found out HE was the one who had brought the pie. Glad to have made such a great friend like him this year

JESSICA MA : Hey Cyssi! My favorite memory this year is the Seahawks 5K run because not only did I get in my exercise while running the gear check, I also made a lot of new friends from other schools!

JENNA LIANG: Myfavorite Key Clubmoment has got to bewhen I was able to see the future leaders of Division 28. I am honestly so proud of both you and Adam, and I know for sure that the future of Division 28 is in good hands. I'm also so blessed to be able to part of this wonderful division. With the numerous support from every during my term, I honestly would not have wanted to be with any other division.

JULIA CHEN: I joined key club because of FAMILY

JESSICA HE: My favorite key club memory from this year was meeting fellow Canadians at DCON smile emoticon

JASMINE LOUIE: Through Key Club, I have experienced the benefits of community service by working with local organizations and charities. I have also been given the opportunity to bond with the best people at events including DCM's and DCON! I feel honored to be a part of the extensive Key Club community that continues to embrace service and spirit!

SUVIR COPPARAM: So I followed a friend to my first meeting because I wanted to get a ride home from school from him but he had to go to key Club first. And then I actually met a lot of people who were kind and caring of everyone for the first time in high school so I joined key Club too. And over the years it has been the kindness and inclusiveness of others that continues to inspire me to stay in key Club.

ERIKA KUMAR: My favorite Key Club memory was looking out on the dance floor at DTE and being proud that I was able to make 100 other people happy. It reminded me why I do community service: to bring joy to others.

AIDAN WANG: I love key club because it gives young people a chance to be involved in and give back to the community and to interact with people from different backgrounds.

THE YEAR KACEY HIGA: My key club story/memory: Even though I've been to two different schools, both key clubs I've been involved in helped me feel like I belong and have a mini family:) And one thing I will never forget from this year is volunteering at Relay for Life because I became closer to our board!

NATHAN NISHI: Key Club is important to me, because besides the service aspect, I've formed really close friendships with people that I otherwise wouldn't have met

ZACK LUI: Best key club memory: winning the spirit stick at seattle rally 2 years ago

MEGAN LEE: The best day I had this year was the day of the December DCM. During the 6 hour shift, I had a chance to connect with some members that I hadn't conversed with much before, as well as some adults volunteering there. I felt so inspired by their passion for service even though they lived incredibly busy lives - it also got me thinking about how I would continue giving back to my community after high school. After the volunteer activity, our club had a blast in Chinatown trying to find gifts for the DCM and getting bubble tea! During the PCM and DCM I felt more connected as a division. Talking with key clubbers opened my eyes to new ways to improve our club and also helped me become more confident and outgoing when trying to make friends at DCMs. What made me really happy was seeing how much more comfortable the members were around each other after the long day and how service can bring so many different types of people together

ADAM NEWTON:

JACQUE LI: My favorite memory is from jingle bell run my sophomore year, no one else from MI was there helping with packet pick up the day before the event so I was kind of on my own. But then I met some people from division 26 that were so unbelievably nice and friendly to me - we were complete strangers - and it made me realize that key club was not just a club, it was a huge community. That moment really helped me understand what it meant to be a key clubber and is still one of my absolute favorite projects yet because it was the first time I had met other key clubber said during a project.

ANDES LI: Pieing Adam! Hah

CYSSI NGO: My favorite memory was DCON freshmen year. Although I stayed pretty involved with Key Club, it wasn’t until that event that I began to take advantage of not only the community service but also the great people in this club. That event really opened my eyes to the unique spirit of Key Club and I’m so glad Jenna convinced me to go

Congrats to all our seniors! You’ve played an important role and we only wish to continue the legacy !

KEY CLUB 101

In the midst of serene nature and fluctuating weather

conditions lies the great Pacific Northwest District (PNW). The

Pacific Northwest is geographically the largest district of Key

Club International. The district spans from western Canada to

northern California; with Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and

the pan-handle of Idaho in between. The Pacific Northwest

encompasses nearly 1.8 million square miles and includes

over 300 clubs that operate under 44 divisions. Through rain

or shine, snow or hail, Key Clubbers in the PNW dedicate

countless hours to their communities and international, and

we are always Proud ‘N’ Willing to serve!

ELIMINATE WEEKEvery child deserves to be healthy and

happy. This Eliminate Week, celebrate the children in your life and

do something for the Eliminate Project. All it takes is US$1.80 to save a mother and all of her future babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus.

• 1 baby dies every 11 minutes• $1.80 is enough to save a mother and her future

babies • 160 babies die from MNT each day • A series of three shots of vaccine = immunity to

tetanus

PREFERRED CHARITIES

Children’s Miracle Network

Hospitals Key Club participates with

Children’s Miracle Network

Hospitals by sponsoring

fundraising events. Key Club

members also participate in

service projects at their local

children’s hospital

March of DimesFor decades, Key Club has

partnered with the March of

Dimes to give every baby a

healthy start. Key Club

members raise thousands of

dollars annually through

various programs, including

collecting change, holding

dances and taking part in

March of Dimes’ signature

event, March for Babies.

UNICEFSince 1994, Key Club has

been Trick-or-Treating for

UNICEF and over the

years has raised nearly

US$5 million for iodine

deficiency programs

worldwide and HIV and

AIDS programs in Kenya

and Swaziland. Now it’s

helping The Eliminate

Project.

OFFICER OF THE MONTH

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

ELIZABETH TRAN

CARMEN SCHAFER

SAMMAMISH KEY CLUBComing from a new club, I am so proud of Elizabeth for committing her time to the club and all the extra events outside of school. Not only does she have a consistent attendance, but she is also helping to rebuild Sammamish Key Club. Great job and I can’t wait to see what will happen!

MERCER ISLAND KEY CLUBCarmen Schafer, a sophomore, has been very active in Key Club, attending countless volunteer events and Key Club events. She is always willing to help others with rides or communicating about signups. This month, she also organized a successful project at the Seahawks 12K Run!

OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION

BELLEVUE HIGH INTERLAKE HIGH INTERNATIONAL

SKYLINE HIGH MT. SI HIGH ISSAQUAH HIGH

President: Charlene

Lam

VP: Shayna Hallman

Secretary: Hannah

Tsai

Treasurer: Ein Chang

Bulletin Editor: Peter

Chen

President: Justin Suh

VP: Sisir Gudipati

Secretary: Erika Kumar

Treasurer: Jonathan

Seto

Bulletin Editor: Neel

Baxi

President: Aurora

Bays-Muchmore

VP: Julia Chen

Secretary: Yael Goldin

Treasurer: Kevin Li

Bulletin Editor: Rosie

Skovron

President: Jasmine Zhu

VP: Athulya Rajkumar

Secretary: Rahma

Kamel

Treasurer: Nijal

Bulletin Editor: Lauren

Lee

President: Mara

Gothelf

VP: Annika Laufer

Secretary: Elizabeth

Carroll

Treasurer: Noah

Hance

Bulletin Editor: Addison

President: Nathan

Nishi

VP: Austin Zhao

Secretary: Hannah

Dyer

Treasurer: Danielle Jun

Bulletin Editor: Kacey

Higa


INTERNATIONAL NEWPORT HIGH SAMMAMISH HIGH

ISSAQUAH HIGH LIBERTY HIGH MERCER ISLAND HIGH


Athulya Rajkumar

Rahma

Nijal Trivedi


President: Judi Wong

VP: Zuzu Tang

Secretary: Kevin Wu

Treasurer: Andy Li

Bulletin Editor: Mino

Nakura

President: Elizabeth

Tran

VP: Lena Mai

Secretary: Chelsea

Blanes

Treasurer: Min Li

Bulletin Editor:

Meadow Becker

President: Nathan

VP: Austin Zhao

Secretary: Hannah



President: Sara Bluhm

VP: Lauren Dodd

Secretary: Kacey Ton

Treasurer: Adriell

Cabrera

Bulletin Editor: Lucas

Maier

President: Aidan

Wang

VP: Megan Lee

Secretary: Jasmine

Louie

Treasurer: Dana He

Bulletin Editor: Rory

Murphy


INTERNATIONAL NEWPORT HIGH SAMMAMISH HIGH

ISSAQUAH HIGH LIBERTY HIGH MERCER ISLAND HIGH


Athulya Rajkumar

Rahma

Nijal Trivedi


President: Judi Wong

VP: Zuzu Tang

Secretary: Kevin Wu

Treasurer: Andy Li

Bulletin Editor: Mino

Nakura

President: Elizabeth

Tran

VP: Lena Mai

Secretary: Chelsea

Blanes

Treasurer: Min Li

Bulletin Editor:

Meadow Becker

President: Nathan

VP: Austin Zhao

Secretary: Hannah



President: Sara Bluhm

VP: Lauren Dodd

Secretary: Kacey Ton

Treasurer: Adriell

Cabrera

Bulletin Editor: Lucas

Maier

President: Aidan

Wang

VP: Megan Lee

Secretary: Jasmine

Louie

Treasurer: Dana He

Bulletin Editor: Rory

Murphy

DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION

INT’L BOARD

MARIA PALAZOLLOINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

ILLINOIS-EASTERN IOWA

DISTRICT BOARD

TYLER BOSSER

District [email protected]

TRAN HOANG


SUVIR COPPARAM


DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATIONDISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION

KEVIN ZHANGINTERNATIONAL VP

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

TASHRIMA

HOSSAINPNW INT’L INTERNATIONAL

TRUSTEE

SUVIR COPPARAM


JOJO SAUNDERS


RYAN MIURA

Convention Chair

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WHAT YOU’VE BEEN

WAITING FOR…

SEATTLE

RALLY 2015 IS

COMING

JULY 29TH

Thanks for Reading!

Cyssi Ngo

Lieutenant Governor of Division

28

Pacific Northwest Key Club

Key Club International

[email protected]

425-246-2455

Andes Lee

Divisional Secretary

[email protected]

Jacque Li

Divisional Public Relations

Officer

[email protected]

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