Grizzly Territory: February 2012

K E Y C L U B

Grizzly TerritoryThe Official Newsletter of Division 27

Volume One, Issue Nine

February 2012

Contact: DNE Emily Wilburn [[email protected] | 209 507 2720] LTG Bruce Mercado [[email protected] | 209 981 8623]

International NewsMarch of Dimes

Next month is a month that gets you thinking about march-ing. (And rain. But let’s focus on marching.)

The March for Babies event is coming to Stock-ton on May 12 this year, and the time to start plan-ning is now.

F i r s t , your club

needs to create their own team for the march. You can do this at marchforbabies.org by click-ing “Find a Team” on the front

page, then choosing the Kiwanis team and the state you live in (California, for those who are wondering).

So far, MCHS is the only D27 club with their own team for the march. Get your club to join, too!

The March for Babies Youth Guide, which you can find on the Key Club International website, will give you and your club tips on how to build your team and raise lots of money.

For example, start by build-

ing your teams. Advertise the event, spread the word, hold a bagel breakfast for walkers.

Go on, get started! We can help make this the best March for Babies ever!

Blast From the Past

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1997

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2010

1st Key Club meeting at Sacramento High

1st district is formed in Florida

Key Club goes international

1000th Key Club is chartered

ICON includes John F. Kennedy

Girls are allowed into Key Club

Key Club’s first female president is elected

Key Club includes 17 nations, 4013 clubs, and 146972 members

Key Club’s first website is launched

200,000th member joins

Key Club includes 30 nations and 5000+ clubs

Club Updates

SECASECA recently volunteered

at St. Anne’s Church as well as the Kiwanis Crab feed. We also have two more service proj-ects coming up very soon. Our club is working on fundraising for DCON; we are struggling because our club isn’t really

strong within the area of fun-draising. We just had our club elections this past week and we are going to be training the new officers in the week to come.

Chavez Hello Grizzlies, it’s been a

while since Chavez’s last update. We have already elected our new officers of 2012. Our current of-ficers are training the new offi-cers so that all of the new offi-cers are ready for the upcoming term. We have recently partici-pated in the Crab Feed at Saint Basil Church on February 11,

2012. We are planning to hold a Canned Food Drive during the month of March. The cans that are being collected will be do-nated the Stockton Food Bank. Besides that, our club is looking for more community service op-portunities to participate in.

Recently, West High Key Club had our officers and board members elections. It was a fun and emotional day. The atmo-sphere was just great as we con-gratulated our new elected 2012-13 officers and board members.

Coming up this February 17, we are holding a blood drive. Students ages 16 and older get

to volunteer to donate a pint of blood to help save lives. One pint of blood will save up to 3 lives!

On February 24, West High Key Club is hosting a movie night in the WHS cafeteria at 5 pm. Despicable Me and Up will both be played for the price of one, $3 per person. We will also be selling snacks for only a dol-

lar each. Everyone is welcomed. It’s going to be a fun and an ex-citing Friday night!

“This month was full of busy paperwork and planning, but it was fun nonetheless. Plus it means next month will be filled with awesomeness,” club presi-dent, Joyce Anne Chua, said.

West

Club UpdatesLincoln

This month has been busy for Lincoln High’s Key Club. Our members volunteered at two crab feeds, one at Presentation

Church on February 3rd and an-other at Annunciation Church on February 18th. On February 23rd, our Key Club Officer elec-

tion was held. We are also look-ing forward to helping out at a rummage sale.

Bear CreekBear Creek Key Club geared

up for Valentine’s Day with our Message in a Bottle fundrais-er! We have sold nearly 300 neck-laces and key chains, yield-ing a profit over $600. This will go to good use: fifteen of our members are at-tending DCON this year, sup-ported by club savings and dona-tions from the Kiwanis of Stock-ton. This past weekend, a lucky

group of upperclassmen gave back to our patrons by work-

ing at the Kiwanis Crab Feed on February 11. They enjoyed every minute of it (just look at

those boys’ smiles) and look forward to spending more time

with the division at upcoming ser-vice events. More good news: the club held elec-tions this past week. Congratu-lations to our current secretary Chris Wardrip who was elect-ed President of 2012-2013! The

future of Bear Creek Key Club is looking bright!

Elections are done! Con-gratulations to the new officers of MCHS Key Club. President—Layla Yu, Vice President—Huy Banh, Secretary—Valerie Kong, and Treasurer—TJ Pham.

We’ve been fundraising by selling cheap snacks during our meetings and have recently fin-ished selling Valentine Rose-buds to our fellow members. We’re planning big things for

this spring season— including the Chinese New Year Parade, fundraising to send members to District Convention, AND MORE! So look forward to a lon-ger, much more exciting update!

MCHS

Grizzlies Said...What was your favorite day ever?

Fall rally would be one of the best days ever because it was my first ever rally and I enjoyed every aspect of it! I was able to meet up with friends who I hadn’t seen in a while and simply catch up.

Patrick Nguyen

My first day of volunteering which was the Crab Feed last year!

Priya Patel

My favorite day ever was when I was work-ing at Saint Mary’s Interfaith. It made me smile to see all the beautiful people’s faces.

Kevin Yamada

Candice Punzalan

I loved Saturday, February 10, 2012. That day I got to hang out and drink coffee with Azuma and Sarah, the beautiful Key Club presidents of Tokay and McNair, and see my friend Micah Valdez turn 18 at her debut!

Jorelyn Calam

My favorite day that relates to Key Club would have to be when I first ran my first Key Club meeting. I was so nervous and completely out of it at first. I thought I wasn’t going to make it through the whole meeting, but then for some reason looking at my advisor and the club members, I was reassured that everything was going to be alright. I loved that day because I felt like there was no such thing as positions in a club, I saw everyone as a group and a family so there was no need to be nervous. I felt very comfortable!

Amy Wong

One of the best days in my life was when I traveled to a whole new country five years ago, and at that time, it really made me feel like excited which is similar to the feeling that DCON gives me today.

Elaine Yu

My best day was the time when I finally reunited with my fam-ily when they came to America 3 years ago :)

Ryan Cruz

That one day where you don’t feel like doing anything and stay in your room all day watching re-runs on T.V. and going on Tumblr. Oh yeaaah.

Anh Nguyen

My favorite day ever was when I was crowned Winterfest Queen!

TidbitsMore Club Photos

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SECA

West High Movie NightOn Friday, February 24th, West High Key Club is sponsoring a movie night! Admission is $3. The doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the movie starts at 5:15 p.m. Snacks will be sold for a dollar each. The movies are “Up” and “Despicable Me”!

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