Kiwaniscope 01 20 2015

Club Officers (2013—2014)

President President Elect Secretary Treasurer Immediate-Past President

Victoria E Davidson-Castillo Anna Wu David Wallach/ Kathy Young Izzeldin Osman Mahmood Bashir

Board of Directors (2014—2016)

Robert Barba Charlie Huff

Charles Karsch Kathy Young

Tina Banes Grace Chan

Ray Jan

Board of Directors (2013—2015)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

by Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights, a Registered 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization

January 20, 2015

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“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going onm with all the wis-dom that experi-

ence can instill in us. ~by Sandhya Kannan Past. Present. Future. Time. Time changes things. Or rather, things, be it abstract or tangible, change with time. One day ends to give way to anoth-er. And another. The earth slowly rotates and revolves. The clock’s hands never stop. And with it, the wheels of change are set into mo-tion. It creeps in slowly, inch by inch. Every day is just another day. And yet, it is not. To make some days stand out, we give them a meaning, a name, or a reason. Even your birthday. Yet

there are many who see no reason to celebrate the day they were born. (I do.) They say it is just another day, so why go the extra mile? It is another day. Nonetheless, why should that stop us from cele-brating the joy of life? Why should it stop us from taking a few minutes, hours or an entire day to take stock of your life, your people, and most importantly, count your blessings. In a world where there are count-less reasons to feel insipid, incon-sequential, and worthless, it is often tiny actions that matter; that make you who you are. These ac-tions almost always win us our friends and loved ones. Yes, they may not stay forever. Yes, there are countless who get lost in the various chapters of the book called life simply because ‘life’ happened. Yes, it is not a very happy feeling to look back and remember those

who were once special, but are no more an active part of your life. We are taught to hold those more dear who have been with us forev-er. But, why should that stop you from being grateful to have those who do remain, or those who have en-tered your life anew? Because past experience suggests they may not be there tomorrow? Because noth-ing lasts forever? If you ask me, it is precisely this reason why you should celebrate birthdays — yours and others, es-pecially others — for if you did not take time out today to build mem-ories, to feel grateful and feel spe-cial, you may have nothing to remi-nisce about tomorrow. Today, you have these people. Tomorrow, you may not. But dur-ing the time when they are a part of your life, they are or have been important. Why not make them feel that today, irrespective of

Page 8 RUSD Board Recognition Page 9 DCM Page 10-11 Member Roster

Page 1 President’s Message Page 2 Club Projects and Chairs Page 3 Upcoming Events & Speakers Page 4-5 Club Meeting Page 6 Weekly Speaker Page 7 President’s Message Cont. Page 7 Happy/ Sad Dollars

Kiwanis Hacienda Heights

P.O. Box 5825 Hacienda Hts, CA 91745

(626) 336-0524 KiwanisHH.org

Meetings: 2nd, 4th Wednesdays 7 AM IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave City of Industry

1st Wednesday, 6 PM Casa Blanca 15822 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights

Serving the Children of the World www.kiwanis.org

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To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.

To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards.

To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.

To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities.

To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.

Club Projects and Chairs

PROJECT COORDINATOR 4th of July Kathy Young Adopt-A-Hwy Lon Salgren Fireworks Robert Barba Interclub Kathy Young Kiwaniscope Anna Wu Membership Growth Dave Wallach Kiwanis One Day Anna Wu Pancake Breakfast Lon Salgren Pro Rodeo Dave Wallach Shoes that Fit David Malkin Spiritual Aims Victoria Davison- Castillo Stuff the Bus Dave Wallach Webmaster Ray Jan Weekly Programs Charlie Huff

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Citizen/ Community Mahmood Bashir Service Finance Grace Chan Policies & Procedures David Malkin Project Eliminate Anna Wu Scholarships Dave Wallach Sponsored Youth Dave Wallach Social & Hospitality Susan Jacklin Ribfest Mahmood Bashir Relay For Life Lon Salgren Youth Services Charlie Huff

K I W A N I S I N T E R N A T I O N A L | O B J E C T I V E S

Kiwaniscope Editorial Staff Anna Wu Editor in Chief Lon Salgren Assistant Editor David Malkin Features Editor Mahmood Bashir Contributing Editor Dave Wallach Contributing Editor Kathy Young Contributing Editor

The Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights meets 7:00 am on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave, City of Industry. And 1st Wednesday, 6 pm, at Casa Blanca, 15922 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights.

Dedicated to Changing the World, One Child and One Community at a Time.

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Contact Us - [email protected], (626) 348-9705, PO Box 5825, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

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UPCOMING CLUB ACTIVITIES

Wed, Jan 21st – Kiwanis International 100 Year Birthday

Wed, Jan 21st – Club Board Meeting at Casa Blanca at 5:30 PM

Fri, Feb 20—Sat, Feb 21 – Mid Year South Conference in Riverside




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Contact Us - [email protected], (626) 348-9705, KiwanisHH.org

Weekly Inspirational Alms

“The most worth-while thing is to try to put hap-piness into the lives of others.”

- Robert Baden-Powell

OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS

1/28/15 (Morning Mtg) Internet Security/ DLL Business Solutions/ Mirna de Lira Lopez 2/4/2015 (Night Mtg) Accupuncture w/o needles/ Julian Chung 2/11/2015 (Morning Mtg) LPHHUSD progress report/ Cynthia Parulan-Colfer 2/25/2015 (Morning Mtg) Why Project Eliminate/ Anna Wu If you or someone you know would like to be our program please contact Charlie Huff

REMINDER!!

On the 1st Wednesday of every month we will be meeting at Casa Blanca, 5:30 PM Social & 6:30 PM Meeting We will continue to meet at IHOP on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 AM. The 3rd Wednesday of every month will now be an evening board meeting in which everyone is welcome to attend at Casa Blanca.5:30 PM So-cial & 6:30 PM Meeting

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Madame President Victo-

ria Davidson was not feel-

ing well and could not

make the meeting. We

wish her a speedy recov-

ery and hope to see her

next week. President Elect

Anna Wu arrived not

knowing she would be

presiding over. She was a

bit surprised to say the

least. Our Region-13 Trus-

tee Lon Salgren handed

her the agenda, and the

meeting was called to or-

der at 7:10 AM. Our nor-

mal rituals were observed.

Dave Wallach delivered

the invocation, David Mal-

kin led the Pledge of Alle-

giance, and Charlie Huff

led us in the singing of the

patriotic song. His choice

"Oh Beautiful". Dave Wal-

lach started the introduc-

tion of guests as he intro-

duced our SLP, LTG Gold-

stone KIWIN'S Kelley Ray,

President Wilson Key Club

Crystal Espinosa, and Vice

President Wilson Key Club

Bailey Lu. Lon Salgren

introduced Dan Stowell

aka "Disney Dan".

Mahmood Bashir intro-

duced Elaine Cheng, a

former Key Club member

from Los Altos. That was

about five years ago and

now Elaine is interested in

joining our club. Last but

not least Charlie Huff in-

troduced our guest speak-

er Brian Turner. Mad-

ame One of our guests in

attendance did not need

any introductions, we

were honored to have

Kathy Young join us. Presi-

dent Elect requested Wil-

son Mach to lead us in our

"Welcome Song, and Wil-

son shouted out "Hey"

and the club members

joined him in singing.

Members in attendance

were Madame President

Elect Anna Wu, Charlie

Huff, Grace Chan, David

Malkin, Dave Wallach,

Lon Salgren, Mahmood

Bashir and Wilson Mach.

We acknowledged Dave

Wallach's birthday

(01/19).. All in attendance

serenaded Dave Wallach

with our best rendition of

the "Happy Birthday"

song. Wilson Mach was

presented with his perma-

nent name badge, as he

turned in his signed apron

President Elect Anna Wu presiding over the meeting


Our guest Elaine Cheng getting the giggles at our shenanigans.

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The Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights meets 7:00 am on the 1st, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at IHOP, 18261 Gale Ave, City of Industry. And 3rd Wednesday, 6 pm, at Casa Blanca, 15922 Gale Ave, Hacienda Heights.

for audit, and fulfilled all

the requirements to earn

it, such as attending a

Board meeting, attending

a DCM, attending an Inter-

Club, etc. There was a

signature on his apron

which did not belong to a

club member, it was

"Mickey Mouse" himself

who signed his apron. His

mentor Madame Presi-

dent Elect Anna Wu gladly

accepted the $1.00 fine.

Dave Wallach and

Mahmood Bashir were

acknowledged for attend-

ing the Key Club Region-13

Conclave, where new

LTG's were elected with-

out the "White" or "Black"

smoke coming out of a

chimney, Our own Austin

Ly of Wilson High School

was elected the new LTG

for D35W, and Sabrina

Bodine of Rowland High

School was elected as the

new LTG for D35e. Grace

Chan collected the food

items for Del Haven, while

Dave Wallach circulated

the donation cans for RFL

and Children's Hospital.

Lon Salgren sold the Op-

portunity Drawing Tickets,

our guest Elaine pulled

the winning ticket, "Disney

Dan" was the lucky winner

again this week, taking

home $110.00 Kiwanis

dollars ($11.00). Dan re-

minded us that we still

owe him a $10.00 Star-

bucks gift card from last

week, we assured him we

will get it to him. Join us

next week and pull the

"White Marble" to win the

loot for grabs. Your chanc-

es of winning are great,

there are only a few mar-

bles left in the can. Mad-

ame President Elect did a

wonderful job officiating

the meeting. We had fun

you missed all of our

members not in attend-

ance. Hope to see all of

you next week.

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January 20, 2015


Story by David Malkin Brian Turner started his presentation by stating:

There is no study course called, “Lawsuit pro-tection, 101″

15 – 20 million lawsuits filed each year – that’s an epidemic!

No one discusses how to protect ourselves against lawsuits

Brian believes that lawsuit protection should be taught in school

Brian quoted the Economist magazine in saying that one out of four Americans will be hit with a cata-strophic law suit

Brian Turner is an alumnus of the University of Illinois and he now lives in California. Brian Turner of American Lawsuit Protection Services, Inc. is a former businessman who for more than 20 years was the CEO and presi-dent of several companies that provided services for the life insurance industry. He’s been involved in numer-ous lawsuits both as a plaintiff and as a defendant. In his book he explains how a $20,000 nonbinding arbitra-tion award against him and his company unexpectedly and shockingly exploded into a $2 million judgment! He studied and researched the law extensively for the past 20 years. His conclusion is that everybody living in the United States today is highly vulnerable to a lawsuit that could easily wipe him or her out because of unpre-dictable jury verdicts and corruption in our legal system. His recommendation is that everyone must take pro-active steps to protect themselves against lawsuits and to protect all of their assets. All of this information is explained in a simple step-by-step approach in his book. In his book Brian said you will learn:

The best ways to protect against lawsuits.

Learn the secrets that lawyers charge thousands of dollars for.

Learn how a simple child's trust can save you thousands of dollars each year in taxes.

Learn a little-known way to pay no taxes on stock profits --- 100% legal!

Learn how to protect your home from foreclosure.

Learn how to protect your home from creditors.

Learn how to secretly and legally hide your money.

Learn easy ways to make yourself judgment proof.

Plus learn many more lawsuit and asset protection secrets. You can obtain Brian’s book at: www.HowtoKillaLawsuit.com and Amazon

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SPEAKER OF THE WEEK BRIAN TURNER

AUTHOR HOW TO KILL A LAWSUIT


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what happens tomorrow? Idioms and phrases advise us to take advantage of ‘and make good use of every day; that every single day should be special — not just a few. But, we all know that’s not humanely realistic. We all have our off days, when things don’t work out, when we fight and are unhappy. So, why let go of the few days that can be turned special, simply because we refuse to go along with convention that dictates the same? This year, my friends planned a big surprise for me. I never saw it coming. I also received many gifts — even from people who had moved to a different city. It made me feel very special. These were the people whose lives I had touched at some point in life. And in doing so, they deeply touched mine. However, there were also moments when I was painfully aware of those I had left behind on my journey forward. Their absence was felt. These were the people who once held a special place in my daily life. They had once cele-brated the very same day with much aplomb. Life happened. It is sad, yes. But I look back on those moments with happy nostalgia. I am thankful that at the excuse of my birthday, I expressed the importance of their presence in my life, and vice versa. I now know, at that moment in time, I had mattered to them. I also know that just because they aren’t here does not mean they have been erased forever. Similarly, today, I’d rather feel grateful for having been loved and cherished, for being given the life I now lead, for the friends who are part of my life now and who went to such great lengths to make me feel special. I’d ra-ther do that than give in to solemnity and nostalgia for the lost ones although they and the moments I’d shared with them were special too. Today, I find reasons to celebrate the day, rather than pass it off as just another day. On my birthday, I count my blessings for what I have today before I lose it, and what I had yesterday. On our birthdays, we pay homage to the thing called Time. This article hit home for me… I am glad to have each of you pass through my life and the life of my family. I am grateful for this grand organization we call Kiwanis. And today I celebrate with you the 100 years of service past and look onward towards another 100. In the meantime, have a safe week…. ~V~

The President’s Message | By Victoria Davidson-Castillo

Happy & Sad Dollars

January 14, 2014

Lon-$1 happy-A successful Adopt-a- Highway Mahmood-$ 5 happy SLP visiting, happy Elaine Chiang possible new member, found Charlie Huff's jacket. A successful Key Club Conclave David M-$3 happy-Family Resource Center is hosting "Heart and Sole" on Feb. 20, we will be donating 100 pairs of shoes, Izzeldin is doing better Daniel-$2 happy to be a part of our club Grace-$1 no sure if she is happy to be the 4th of July Committee Treasurer

Anna- $5 happy to be back at our meeting, parents are in town, did an interview for Wall Street, lead her 1st meeting and Kiwaniscope went out Charlie-$1 sad-jacket is missing Wilson-$10 happy-for his "Happy Dance" Dave W-$5 happy for all the SLP in attendance, Elaine

Chiang possible new member-past Key Club from Los

Altos, Daniel and Wilson at meeting, all the great work

we are doing

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January 20, 2015

Congratulations to Kiwanis Club of Hacienda Heights & Kiwanis Member, David and Teri Malkin for being recognized by the RUSD

Rowland Unified School District Board Recognition



Kiwanis Club – Kiwanis Club has always been willing to volunteer for our many events. They have also sponsored an event called “Heart N Sole” for the past three years, giving away hundreds of pairs of shoes to students who have been identified as McKinney-Vento with-in RUSD. (Pictured: Hacienda Heights Kiwanis Club President Victoria Davidson.)

Mr. and Mrs. Malkin – Not only have their involvement in Kiwanis helped to set up the “Heart N Sole” program, but Mr. David Mal-kin and Mrs. Teri Malkin (pictured) have vol-unteered at many FRC events. Mr. and Mrs. Malkin have also been very generous in their donations of gently used clothing. They have provided the FRC with many warm jackets, shoes, slacks, business shirts and other mis-cellaneous items that have all been given to our families.

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Division 35 DCM January 15, 2015

By Mahmood Bashir On Thursday January 15, our club hosted the Division-35 DCM. All ten clubs in our Division were represented, with sixty three members in attendance. We were well represent-ed with thirteen in attendance includ-ing LTG Mahmood Bashir. Madame President was joined by Dave Wallach, Lon Salgren, Kathy Young, David Malkin, An-na Wu, Susan Jacklin, Charlie Huff, Ray Jan, Nancy Bashir, John Carmichael, and our very own Builder Nicholas The theme was" Kiwanis 100 Year Birthday", the tables were dec-orated with centerpieces, balloons, and candy. Our club pro-vided two beautiful cakes to be enjoyed by all. The raffle ta-

ble was packed, thanks to the generosity of our members, bringing in $340.00 for the Division. We had a Kiwanis Trivia, and Google helped many answer the questions correctly, all worth it though as we all added to our knowledge about our great organization. Our very own Dave Wallach was awarded the "Top Guns Of Service Award" for the awesome job he did coordinating the volunteer effort to decorate the Rose Floats, Kiwanis Float this year was awesome as always. He was thanked for. "Leading with his Heart, Investing in our Youth, and Serving with a Smile". Lets all together thank all who made the DCM enjoyable for all, Special thanks to Kathy Young, Dave Wallach, and Nancy Bashir was planning, preparing, and showing up early to set-up for the evening.

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MEMBER’S NAME PROFESSION TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Banes, Christina (Keith) Tina

High School Admin Los Altos HS

C 626-533-2838 [email protected] [email protected]

Barba, Robert J (Debra) Campus Security W 626-755-9323 [email protected] [email protected]

Bashir, A. Mahmood + Div 35 LTG Bashir, Nancy

Senior Engineer General Conveyor Inc.

H 562-694-0882 W 951-734-3460 X 107 C 562-713-5204

[email protected] [email protected]

Carmichael, John San Gabriel Valley YMCA Youth Programs Director

W 626-214-9716 [email protected]

Chan, Grace (Stephen) Financial Analyst (Retired) H 626-913-4822 C 951-452-5272

[email protected]

Davidson-Castillo, Victoria (Jay Daub)

Human Resources LA Co Office of Ed

H 626-330-6043 W 562-803-8348

[email protected]

Daub, Jay UPS

First General Bank (Wilson Mach) Corporate Member Banking Services

W 626-363-8878 [email protected] www.fgbusa.com

Hsu, John (Melody) STC Foundation H 626-913-3881 W 562-695-1513

[email protected]

Hu, Stephanie District Representative for Rep. Edward Royce

C 562-453-5482 [email protected]

Huff, Charles H+ Charlie

Engineer C.A. Huff & Associates


Jacklin, Susan State Licensed Office Manger State Farm Insurance

H 626-330-2327 [email protected]

Jan, Ray PACE (Pacific Asian Consorti-um in employment)

C 213-271-6416 [email protected]

Karsch, Charles Boys and Girls Club 909-989-0178 [email protected] [email protected]

Kwok, Gino (Karen Su) HLUSD Board member 626-808-2586 [email protected]

Lacomba, Martha (Tony) Accounting Professional C 626-590-3073 [email protected]

Malkin, David + (Teri) Hospital Consultant Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Retired)

H 626-964-5762 W 626-833-3444

[email protected]



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(o) Honorary Member (+) Past President (H) Past Lt. Governor (LOA) Leave of Absence

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MEMBER’S NAME PROFESSION TELEPHONE E-MAIL

Osman, Izzeldin Del Haven Community Center H 626-917-5565 C 626-422-2920 W 626-917-9789

[email protected]

Puente Hills Hyundai Corporate Member Auto Sales

W 626-581-5300 [email protected] Kristen&@phhyundai.com http://www.phhyundai.com

Salgren, Lon +H (Debra) 2013-16 CNH Region 13 Trustee

Top Down Solutions W 626-369-0040 [email protected]

Schultz, Shauna Student—University of Central Missouri

Wallach, Dave H+ (Chris) Environmental Consultant H 626-333-8426 W 714-328-2410

[email protected]

Wang, Xiao Law Offices of Lynn Chao C 206-734-9959 [email protected]

Wu, Anna (Richard Lee) Wu and Associates Consulting

C 626-348-9705 [email protected] [email protected]

HONORARY MEMBER’S NAME

PROFESSION

TELEPHONE

E-MAIL

Cooper, Keith+ (Arlene) (o) Retired H 562-690-6039 [email protected]

Higbee, Samantha (o) Sam

Builders Club Asst. Advisor, Orange Grove Middle School


Le Brun, Jennifer (Paul) (o) Teacher Orange Grove Middle School Builders Club Advisor

H 626-840-3430 W 626-933-7015

[email protected]

Manning, Brad +(o) (Kay) Kiwanis Club of West Covina

Administrator (Retired) C 626-260-1997 [email protected]

Manning, Norma (o) (Retired) H 626-839-6911 W 626-962-5080 C 626-533-3376

[email protected]

Rathman, Tom (Dee) (o) Retired H 626-968-33306 [email protected]

Sinclair, Maureen (James) + (o) La Puente Valley ROP (Retired) C 707-775-1597 [email protected]

Stewart, Jim (Jean) + (o) Certified Financial Planner H 626-968-5003 W 626-369-5111

[email protected]

Strinz, Ted (o) Strinz, Nancy (o)

Locksmith (Retired) School Library Technician - Cedargrove Elementary

[email protected] [email protected]

Young, Kathy (Sim) (o) Union Bank (Retired) H 626-336-0524 C 626-827-0663

[email protected]


http://www.phyundai.com

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Documents

chairs page

dcm page

club meeting page

presidents message page

weekly speaker page

member roster page

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