Division 28 | September 2015 Newsletter

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Division 28Pacific Northwest District

Key Club International

SEPTEMBER 2015 | VOL 2 ISSUE 5BELLEVUE | INTERLAKE |

INTERNATIONAL | ISSAQUAH | LIBERTY | MERCER ISLAND | MOUNT SI |

NEWPORT | SAMMAMISH | SKYLINE

04 Greetings from your Lieutenant Governor06 August DCM Recap08 September DCM Information09 Youth Opportunity Fund10 The Eliminate Project12 Dues and Key Club Information14 Key Leader16 Greetings from International18 Key Club 10120 Seattle Sounders Fundraiser21 Preferred Charities22 Member/Officer of the Month24 Divisional Contact Info26 District Contact Info

Hey Division 28,

It’s September! Although the summer is coming to an end and the sun is disappearing, the Key Club year is finally starting up! Clubs will become more active, DCMs are becoming more important, and DCON is coming ever closer. I hope you’re all ready for another fruitful year of service, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for our division during the rest of the year!

Club officers, now that the year is starting, there’s a lot of work to be done. With the dues, membership growth, and eventual DCON registration, your jobs may not be easy. Remember, if it ever seems like more than you canhandle or there’s somethingthat confuses you, I amalways here to help!

In Love and Service,Adam NewtonLieutenant Governor of Division 28

SEPTEMBER 5th

• President and secretary reports dueSEPTEMBER 10TH

• Club newsletter dueSEPTEMBER 27ND

• September Service DCM at International School: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

SEPTEMBER 2015

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SEPTEMBER SERVICE DCMNO SEW BLANKETS

WHAT:

At this service DCM, Key Clubbers will be creating

easy to make “no sew blankets”. This is a great way

to get to know others in the division and earn

service hours, so invite your whole clubs!

WHERE:

International School – main commons

WHEN:

Sunday, September 27th

from 5pm – 7pm

WHY:

These blankets will be donated to local organizations

such as children’s hospitals and similar foundations!

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

THE YOUTH

OPPORTUNITY FUND

Applications are due

OCTOBER 15th!

http://keyclub.org/service/fund/yof.aspx

Interested? Visit the Key Club website for more info!

“Youth Opportunity Fund? What’s that?”

The Youth Opportunity Fund, or YOF, is a grant

run by Key Club International

If a club wants to start a service project but

lacks the funds to do it, the YOF will grant them

$100 to $2000 to achieve their goal.

The YOF is funded by your annual dues, so

take advantage of it!

THE PROJECT

ELIMINATE

BEANIE

$10

Every 11 minutes, a baby dies from

Maternal-Neonatal Tetanus

That’s 134 newborns dying daily

About 49,000 dying yearly

MNT is a terrible disease that targets

newborns, causing them to suffer through

unimaginable pain until they die within days.

But there’s good news

THE PROJECT

WHITE OR

BLACK

ELIMINATE

SHIRT

With only $1.80 a mother and all

her future children can be vaccinated

Join Key Club and Kiwanis as we

ELIMINATE

this disease from the world

We can make a difference

-Elemonate Challenge

-Eliminate Merchandise

-Dance To Eliminate

-Fundraisers

We will ELIMINATE MNT

Greetings, Key Club members!

Just a few weeks ago, our organization convened in Indianapolis for

our annual International Convention alongside Circle K and Kiwanis

International as we celebrated Kiwanis’ centennial birthday. It was an

unforgettable experience for all, and that week, I was fortunate enough to

be elected President of Key Club International.

As International President, my job is to lead our organization for the

next year; to set the vision of what Key Club is, should be, and will be; to

supervise and work with your 11 International Trustees, ensuring that

they serve and work with your district properly; to unite all 33 districts

under our common mission, and to do everything in my power to leave

this organization better than I found it when I leave office in 2016.

Key Club has an exciting year ahead of it! We’re entering the last

decade of our first 100 years. We’re working everyday to make

membership larger, stronger, and an experience that leaves all 270,000

satisfied.

As a Key Club member, you’ve chosen to be a part of something

greater than yourself. Greater than your home club, your division, or

even your district; you’ve chosen to be one of the thousands of hands

Key Club International unites for the greater good around the word. As

the saying goes, “United we stand; Divided we fall”: Let’s unite, Key

Club. We’re a global network of smart, inspired, capable servant leaders.

Can you imagine what we can do when we come together?

It’s an honor to be your leader this year. I wish you the very best in

all of your endeavors this school year Key Club and otherwise and thank

you sincerely for being a Key Clubber. Let’s have a fantastic year!

Best regards,

Rip Livingston

President, Key Club International

rlivingston@alabamakeyclub.org

Hello Key Clubbers!

My name is Addison Clipfell and I’m the 2015-2016 International

Vice President. I’m so excited to serve alongside Rip and all of the

trustees for the upcoming year. My role as Vice President is often one of

ambiguity but I hope to change that this year. This year I will be working

on many things including: chairing the Committee for Service and YOF,

being a liaison to the Western Canada district, writing a monthly blog,

reading governor monthly reports, serving on the executive committee,

and much more. If you have any questions about my role this year,

please feel free to ask!

Some fun facts about me are that I play the violin, I work at Old

Navy, I love Sudoku, I have a dog named Roxy, and I absolutely love

Key Club. Well, you knew that last one right? I truly hope I can inspire

and aid all of you in sparking an enthusiasm for Key Club in your

members. This is extremely important to create long lasting connections

and it is key to keeping members in the k-family. Also, I hope all of your

unique clubs continue to do amazing service in the upcoming year and

share that with me along the way!

Most importantly I want you to know that while I hold the office of

I.V.P, I’m still a regular teenager. I think history is boring, stress about

college applications, fan-girl over Fall Out Boy, have a job, and love to

serve. I’m just like all of you! I want to be a supporter, a source of

encouragement, and a Vice President all wrapped into one. So, with that

once again feel free to contact me anytime. My contact info is below. I

can’t wait to have an amazing year of service!

Addison Clipfell

2015-2016 International Vice President

E-mail: addie.clipfell@gmail.com

FB: facebook.com/aclipfell

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 45 divisions. Through rain or shine, snow or hail, Key Clubbers in the

Pacific Northwest dedicate countless hours to their communities and internationally, and are always

Proud 'N' Willing to serve!

2015 KEY CLUB FUNDRAISER

WITH SOUNDERS FC

August 30

vs Portland

Timbers

October 25

vs Real Salt

Lake

HOW TO

PARTICIPATE

Key Club has partnered

with the Seattle

Sounders to help

fundraise for the

Eliminate Project. When

you purchase reduced

price tickets under the

Key Club name, Sounders

FC will donate to the

Eliminate Project.

For more details, visit:www.soundersfc.com/keyclub

Enter the promo code

“KEYCLUB” to purchase

discounted seats.

UNICEF

Since 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.

MARCH OF DIMES

For 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.

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.

Division 28 serves the Bellevue,

Issaquah, Mercer Island, and

Snoqualmie areas. It contains 10

schools, including Mercer Island,

Newport, Bellevue, Sammamish,

Interlake, International, Issaquah,

Skyline, Liberty, and Mount Si. Division

28 is one of the largest and most

committed divisions in the district, and

had the highest divisional attendance

at DCON 2015.

MASCOT:

Batman

COLORS:

Yellow and Black

“Twenty-eight dominate!”

DIVISION 28 AT A GLANCE

OFFICER OF THE MONTH

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

OFFICER OF THE MONTH

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

PETER CH’EN

BULLETIN EDITOR

Bellevue High School

Peter has been a very passionate

Key Clubber as well as pretty much

the most enthusiastic member in the

Bellevue club. He also attends most

DCMs and

CARLOS LARIOS

MEMBER

Mount Si High School

Carlos is a kind and helpful member.

He is always trying to help and goes

beyond as a member by going to

DCMs when officers cannot and

attending most service events.

BELLEVUE

President – Charlene Lam

VP – Shayna Hallman

Secretary – Hannah Tsai

Treasurer – Ein Chang

Bulletin Editor – Peter Chen

PR – Hannah Feller

INTERLAKE

President – Aurora Bays-

Muchmore

VP – Julia Chen

Secretary – Yael Goldin

Treasurer – Kevin Li

Bulletin Editor – Rosie

Skovron

LIBERTY

President – Sara Bluhm

VP – Lauren Dodd

Secretary – Kacey Ton

Treasurer – Adriell Cabrera

Bulletin Editor – Lucas Maier

NEWPORT

President – Judi Wong

VP – Zuzu Tang

Secretary – Kevin Wu

Treasurer – Andy Li

Bulletin Editor – Mino

Nakura

Committee Chair – Shelley

Liao

CO

NTA

CT

IN

FO

INTERNATIONAL

President – Jasmine Zhu

VP – Athulya Rajkumar

Secretary – Rahma Kamel

Treasurer – Nijal Trivedi

Bulletin Editor – Lauren Lee

ISSAQUAH

President – Nathan Nishi

VP – Austin Zhao

Secretary – Hannah Dyer

Treasurer – Danielle Jun

Bulletin Editor – Thomas

Chin

CSC – Kelly Chen

MERCER ISLAND

President – Aidan Wang

VP – Megan Lee

Secretary – Jasmine Louie

Treasurer – Dana He

Bulletin Editor – Rory Murphy

Fundraising – Vi Le

Publicity – Riley Fang

MOUNT SI

President – Mara Gothelf

VP – Annika Laufer

Secretary – Elizabeth Carroll

Treasurer – Noah Hance

Bulletin Editor – Addison

Webmaster – Donavan See

SAMMAMISH

President – Elizabeth Tran

VP – Lena Mai

Secretary – Chelsea Blanes

Treasurer – Min Li

Bulletin Editor – Meadow

Becker

SKYLINE

President – Justin Suh

VP – Sisir Gudipati

Secretary – Erika Kumar

Treasurer – Jonathan Seto

Bulletin Editor – Neel Baxi

Publicity – Sara Reed and

Jessica Ma

Kiwanis Liaison – Erika Shing

Special Events – Eric Ke and

Amulya Bhattarai

DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION

INTERNATIONAL BOARD

RIP

LIVINGSTON

International

President

Alabama

PNW DISTRICT EXECUTIVE BOARD

TYLER

BOSSER

District Governortylerbosser.pnwgov@gmail.com

TRAN

HOANG

District Secretarytranhoang.pnwsec@gmail.com

SUVIR

COPPARAM

District Treasurercopparam.suvir@gmail.com

DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION

ADDISON

CLIPFELL

International

Vice President

Michigan

DEVIN

SUN

PNW

International

Trustee

New Jersey

SUVIR

COPPARAM

District Treasureropparam.suvir@gmail.com

JOJO

SAUNDERS

District Editorjojosaunders.pnweditor@gmail.com

RYAN

MIURA

Convention Chairpnwconventionchair@gmail.com

Thanks for reading!

Adam NewtonLieutenant Governor of

Division 28

Pacific Northwest Key Club

Key Club International

anewton.ltg28@gmail.com

425.260.1210

Andes LeeDivisional Secretary

andes.leelee@gmail.com

Jacque LiDivisional Public Relations

Officer

li.s.jacque@gmail.com

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