Get Your Charleston On

The Official Newsletter of the Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club

Volume XVII, Special Issue | January 19, 2012

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Volume XVII, Issue 1| April 16, 2013

The Official Newsletter of the Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club

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Art ic les

2| Contents and Extra News

3| Editor’s message and President’s message

4| Officer’s Introduction

President Vi Nguyen

Vice President Josh Perez

5|Officer’s Introduction

Sergeant at-arms Tyler Loges

Recording Secretary Michael Tran


Jasmine Lee

Shirley Luo


Webmaster Honson Tran

LTG Cynthia Thurairajah

8| Congratulations to District Secretary Kelly Tran

9| Congratulations to District Editor Pak Chau

10|Officer Introduction and District Convention

experience

Cristel Villagarcia Bulletin Editor

DCON

Wall of Fame and awards

11 &12| Committee chair jobs and Reminders and

notes

Key Club international

managed to raise

35,973 $ for eliminate

during District Con-

vention.

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Editors Message !

Hey Cubs,

It’s been awhile since you saw a newsletter well don’t get so excited this year isn’t over yet. This is only the beginning, with the new of-ficer term being in charge now including myself things are only going to get better for key Club. This year we are going to focus on one thing and one thing only, that is to get to know you, yes you a gen-eral member better we noticed some of you might feel like an outsid-er so we want to get to know all you wonderful members and be-come that family we know we are destined to become. Yours in Caring and Service,

Cristel Villagarcia

2013-2014Bulletin Editor

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Presidents Message ! Hey Key Cubs!

It’s your new president for the 2013-2014 service year, Vi Nguyen. It has only been a week since the beginning of this term and the officers and I are already eager to implement many new ideas for the club! This year we plan to go digital and try to make the signup sheets online, we will have more committee activities, we will be more inclu-sive, and we will also be reviving the Key Club Olympics! I look forward to working with and getting to know all the cubs during the service year! Let’s make this year better than ever before!

Yours in Caring and Service, Vi Nguyen

2013-2014 President Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club



Short Message By Our Present President

Hey Key Cubs!

How are you feeling? I know for all those that went to DCON that we’re all feeling tired but at the same time pumped to start the new service year! I am excited beyond belief to serve as your president during the 2013-2014 service year! EHT has had a history of amazing president and so I will have big shoes to fill. It has been my pleasure to serve you guys as your Corresponding Secretary last year, and now I am here to stay for one more year to be your president. As your president, I promise to lead our club to newer heights so that we can ac-complish even greater things then what we have done in the past. I will always be opened minded so if you have any questions, complaints, or suggestions don’t hesitate to talk to me or your other officers. We are all here to help you grow as leaders and find your passions. Key club is not just about leadership and serving the community but also about forming new bonds and friendships. For this service year, I not only want to be your president but also your friend. Feel free to come talk to me anytime- even if it’s not related to Key Club. We ended last year with great accomplishments, so now let’s start the new one with a bang! I look forward to serving with all of you and thank you again for electing me as your president!

Hey Key Cubs! Firstly, I would like to say I am honored to have been elected as vice president for the following service year. As your vice president, I assure you that I will create a fantastic year of service. I will make sure that our club reaches greater heights and goals for its future. Apart from goals, I am looking forward to working with each and every one of you during the new service year. This will be the greatest service year yet !

Yours in Caring, Love and Service

Josh Perez

EHTHS 2013-2014 Key Club Vice President

Side Note: Vi was our Corresponding Secretary last Year before Achieving The role of President.

Former Holiday Circle Commit-tee chair Member

Message By Our Present Vice President

Former Webmaster

Message By Present Recording Secretary

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Sergeant at arms Message

Hello, friends! I'm Tyler Loges, your new Sergeant at Arms. My job, basically, is to say the pledges and make y'all shut up and pay attention to our Dear Lead-ers Vi and Josh. If all goes right, I'll never have to yell at you all, but I know how you Key Cubs like to be all chitter- chatter so expect to be hearing my voice a lot and at a high volume. Don't take it personally - I'm just trying to get the meeting to run quickly and smoothly. Hopefully we can all be friends. If you ever need someone I'm as accessible as they come. Don't be afraid to talk to me! I'm looking forward to a good year this year, let's do it Key Club!

Yours In Caring and Service,

Tyler Loges

EHTHS 2013-2014 Sergeant at Arms

Former Webmaster

Message By Present Recording Secretary Hey EHT Key Club,

Although the school year had not ended, the service term did. This year, I’ll be serving each and every one of you as the 2013-2014 Recording Secretary. I hope to fulfill all my promises I made to you during elections like more accurate and frequent hours update. I hope to make new bonds with many of you, as well as working with you in the next school year. As your upperclassman and an officer, I have some advice for you all. To the freshmen, I understand that you just started your high school careers, but don’t let that stop you from going big! Committee Chairs elections are coming up soon. To the sophomores, you’re entering your junior year, a year with a lot of stress; however, don’t let the stress control your life. Everyone in Key Club is here to help you because we are a family. And I’m Docta Tran; I got a PhD in giving advice! (As well as a lot of other things but let’s not talk about that. To my fellow juniors, we’re becoming seniors finally, but our stress doesn’t end until we’re 2nd semester seniors. Don’t let the senioritis get to you; continue to serve because it’s our last year. Lastly, to you seniors, Congratulations, you have gone a long way and we thank you for everything you done. Come back to visit and we’ll welcome you with open arms. And a final word to all, this is a new service year so let’s achieve for better!

Yours in Caring and Service,

Michael Dao Tran

2013-2014 Recording Secretary


Message By present Corresponding secretary

Former membership committee chair member

Hey! Key Club!

My name is Shirley Luo, and I would like to thank each and every one of you for voting me as your new corresponding secretary! It’s a pleasure to be working with my fellow officers members, and I am looking forwards to meeting our new Committee Chair persons. As secretary, I hope to fulfill my duties to our President while keeping our relations strong with district and with each and every one of you! So let’s finish out this year strong and begin next year with bang as the new service year is in progress!


Shirley Luo

EHTHS 2013-2014 Corresponding Secretary

Message By Present Treasurer

Former Membership Committee Chair position

Dear Key Cubs,

I, Jasmine, am so excited to work with the Key Cubs in the upcoming service year of 2013 – 2014. I hope to forge new, lasting friendships with you all. I want to know what makes you guys smile and things like your favorite type of cookie. My favorite is sugar and if yours is chocolate, I’m sorry because we can’t be friends. It is my honor to serve as treasurer and I can assure you all that I will perform to the best of my ability. It is a bitter-sweet feeling to see the board of 2012 – 2013 end its term; I know that I will miss them dearly but I cannot wait for our service year to begin as we will reach new heights. Let’s soar together, Key Cubs!

Yours in Caring , Love, service,

Jasmine Lee

EHTHS 2013-2014 Treasurer


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Message By Present Treasurer

Former Membership Committee Chair position

Message by our Present Webmaster

Hello Key Clubbers! My name's Honson, and I'll be your new webmaster this year. My primary job is to maintain the Key Club websites, as well as any other technologies in the club. My goals as webmaster for this year is to make our members become more active users of the site as well as integrating our hours with the site to be updated frequently. I hope you’ll enjoy this new service year with many our new improvements coming soon!

Yours in Caring and service,

Honson Tran

EHTHS 2013-2014 Webmaster

Former Recording Secretary Hey Cubs,

After an amazing weekend in Long Branch, New Jersey with over 600 oth-er Key Clubbers I have transitioned from your recording secretary to your 2013-2014 Lieutenant Governor. For those of you who are not sure what this is, an LTG basically is a communication between a division and the NJ District. After this weekend, all I can say is that I am so proud of Egg Harbor Twp. You guys have put so many hours into service projects and go above and beyond in everything you do. I basically lost my voice after all the cheering and campaigning which has paid off. For those of you who weren’t at DCON, we now have two EHT members on the New Jer-sey Executive Board. Kelly Tran, your Immediate Past Lieutenant Gover-nor, is now the 2013- 2014 District Secretary. And Pak Chau, your Imme-diate Past Club Bulletin Editor (who won first place in NJ by the way), is now the 2013-2014 District Editor. With this new board I am sure that EHT will continue to help strengthen Division 1B as well as the New Jersey District.


Cynthia Thurairajah

EHTHS 2013-2014 Division 1B LTG


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Congratulations to our beauti-

ful former LTG you are an

amazing person with a lovely

personality and will do an ex-

travagant job as District sec-

retary.

CONGRATS KELLY TRAN

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Congratulations PAK CHAU

for winning District Editor all

of Key Club wishes you the

best and knows you’ll be

amazing ! You are creative

and charming we love you

PAK .

CONGRATS !


Message by Present Bulletin Editor

Dear Cubs,

These weeks have been amazing I have met so many people that I learned to love and just the thought of seeing them makes me smile. I don’t know what my life would have been like if never ran for editor, or if I never joined Key Club. Before I joined key club those years, I never went to a meeting while Valerie was editor, and I can honest-ly say I regret that very much. Key Cub, let me tell you something: never be scared to run for office or do something new just because you think the odds are small; and you have no chance If you want to do something, do it because it could change you physically or emotionally, I am honored to be your Bulletin editor and to be pursuing Pak, but my biggest fear is letting you all down. So with that said, Key Cubs ,let me show you why I was the tight choice. Together let’s make this an amazing year and have fun.

Yours in carling, Love, and service,

Cristel Villagarcia

EHTHS Bulletin Editor 2013-2014

The last couple of days of an ordinary spring break took a sharp turn into an adventurous, unforgettable weekend. Beginning on April 7, 2013, the New Jersey District Convention took place at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey. Our club had an amazing opportunity to serve as host club this year, providing eye-catching decorations and devoting our time to bring the theme, the Roaring’ 20’s, to life. This weekend not only reunited old friends, but also brought new friendships and experiences to everyone who had attended. Even first time DCON attendees walked in wide-eyed and shy, but left as wild, outgoing key clubbers. Positive feedback was given about this year’s DCON, many encouraged to come back next year. DCON is not an event that can be simply described with the use of words or pictures; this experience will further open your view of Key Club and how fascinating this organization honestly is.

With little time but numerous activities crammed into not even 3 days, DCON 2013 started off successfully. The mandatory sessions were informative and interesting, as well as full of spirit and great sportsmanship for each club. Being able to join in with the chaotic crowd and cheer passionately for your club will probably result in losing your voice, but leave an excited and proud feeling. Different events were also available such as a talent show, contests, dances, and during free time, the boardwalk/beach/mall was open for others to wander. On the last day, a bright and breezy Sunday morning, The Eliminate Walk was held on the boardwalk. At 7 in the morning, everyone, slowly but surely, got up to walk and donate for this great cause. This immense event gave many an opportunity to hang out one last time with their new friends, breathe in the fresh, salty ocean air, and on top of that even fit in that monthly exercise, all for one incredible cause- defeating maternal and neonatal tetanus and helping out that mother and her child. Overall, DCON 2013 was a tremendous experience and will definitely be remem-bered by many. It had personally left an impression that will be cherished throughout high school.

Also, congratulations to Pak Chau for winning District Editor and Kelly Tran for achieving District Secretary! Amazing Job!

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Top Right to left Erik lim, Sing Lee, Kristopher Tran. Bottom

Right to left Kelly Ma, Emily Hua, David Zhang.

District Convention

BY EMILY HUA

GENERAL MEMBER

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WALL OF FAME

Distinguished Club President-Valerie Wong District Editor– PAK CHAU

Distinguished Vice President-Parth Parikh Golden member award– Ashan Ikram

Distinguished Webmaster– Michael Tran Platinum Achievement Club Award

Distinguished Treasurer– Selina Su Scrap book award– Sahira iqabal

Distinguished Editor—Pak Chau

1st place Bulletin Award– Pak Chau



All Committee Chairs are required to find projects by contacting organization and people; as well as, setting up the project. (Providing information) Ex.) Public Library, Teachers, Community Center, Temple. Note: This is a leadership position as it involve a lot of responsibility All Committee are required to fill out a CMRF by the end of each month, explaining projects founded by all committee mem-bers. Recognition/Public Relations (3 people) - Artist, Photographers, Video Coverage, Eagle News, Key Clubber of the Month etc. -Any type of newspaper related articles or posts. Also posts for the website - Will be responsible for making our scrapbook at the end of our service year and also the video for contests at DCON 2014. Special Events (4 people) - Responsible and Social leaders needed

- Good at planning things ahead and having everything ready on time - Will be responsible for planning our big events like the Kick-off Party, Induction Dinner, VOLLEYBALL-A-THON, the Key Club Olympics, etc. - Must like to decorate as well as be able to go around asking for donations from different organizations Major Emphasis/Advocacy (3 people) - Will Plan Holiday Circle and any activities related to advocating the new district fo-cus.

Ex.) Holiday Circle, Swift tutoring, Senior Citizen Pilgrim’s Feast, etc. Preferred Charities (2 people) - Will be in charge of activities related to some of the charities we work with. Like planning UNICEF community collections in October. Some Organizations we work with: UNICEF, YUDA, March of Dimes, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Children’s Miracle

Network. Kiwanis Family Relations (2 people) - Organize projects with the Kiwanians as well as the Builders club of Somers Point.

- Good at keeping in touch and keeping updates as well as information between the different levels of the K-Family Ex.) Setting up clean up with the Builder’s club and the Kiwanis, Make cards for Holidays for seniors or for the Soldiers with the Builder’s Club.

Servental (2 people) - Finding multiple service and environmental projects throughout the service year.

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“Caring - Our Way of Life”

CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS

Vi Nguyen President

Txt:(848)467-7127

(609)-742-3455 [email protected],

Josh Perez Vice President

(609)241-8246 [email protected]

Michael Tran Recording Secretary

(609) 892-3049 [email protected]

Shirley Luo Corresponding Secretary


Cristel Villagarcia Bulletin Editor

(609)385-7803, [email protected]

Honson Tran Webmaster


Cynthia Thurairajah Division 1B Lieutenant Gover-

nor


Jasmine Lee Treasurer


Tyler Loges Sergeant-at-Arms


REMINDERS...

May 7, 2013 Next General Meeting

Next OCC Meeting

April 23,2013

Join the Facebook group if not already

part of it and check for updates and

projects!

Do you hours and stop procrastinating.

For those of you who have not com-

pleted 50 hours email me if you want to

complete them,

March of Dimes is coming up SIGN UP!

Run for Committee Chair

Call any officers for questions

Email me if you want to write an article

[email protected]

DON’T PRANK CALL THE OFFICERS


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