May 2012 La Quinta Newsletter

for the past two months,

working diligently to

Some events LQ Key have

attended are the MS Walk,

attending our DCM, MADD

walk, the Duck-a-thon,

-t-shirt design. Bake Sale,

Candy Sale, Book Drive

K Kids: Mother’s day, CHOC

bracellets, letters to troops,

Book drive, windsocks for

Memorial Day

Updating hours, MOTM,

videos

Hello Otters!

Great Job, you

have all pulled through the

month of May with multiple

SAT Testing, endless hours of

studying, and hair-pulling

pressure all while sacrificing

your early mornings to ded-

icate yourself to communi-

ty service. It makes me very

proud to work with La Quin-

ta Key Club members and

seeing your dedication

inspires me and those

around you to continue to

give back to community no

matter what.

We have accom-

plished so much together

A few words from your president

Our Goals

. . .

I S S U E 2 M A Y 2 0 1 2 E D I T I O N D I V I S I O N 4 N O R T H

1………………..……Introduction

Message from President

Goals

2…………..………….May News

MS walk

Walk like MADD

DCM

3…..……..……………May News

Duck-a-thon

Bake Sale

MOTM

4……...………………Board news

Officers say hello!

5……..……Get to know officers!

6…………………….…May K Kids

7……..…………………………End

Contact Info

Service is key,

Mindy Vo

2012-2013 President

La Quinta High School

Division 4 North, Region 3

P A G E 2

MADD walk was great

because we got to

honor lives and raise

awareness and have

fun and eat with key

clubbers.”

-tommy dang

On May 5th, 23 key club

members woke up bright

and early to head down to

UC Irvine University to vol-

unteer at the MS Walk, a

walk to spread awareness

and support for Multiple

Sclerosis. Volunteers re-

ceived wonderful bright

orange shirts and started

the day by cheering on

walkers with our legendary

key club spirit! We received

orange and yellow pom

poms, noise-makers, and

little mega phones and let

our spirit unleash. Then

members got a chance to

help out with a Soup Planta-

tion booth, giving free

muffins and cookies to

walkers. Finally, members

cleaned up dog bowls, take

down chairs, posters, card-

board boxes, trash, signs,

tables, cleaned tables, and

closed for the day. What a

day!

This month’s DCM was held at Huntington

Beach after the Walk like MADD event. D4N

members got their toes sandy and comfortable

while getting to know their new divisional

board! LQ Key Club brought 20 members and

participated in ice-breakers after the DCM ,

making new friends from Rancho and Bolsa

and other schools! We were excited to hear

upcoming news about new Division T-shirts!

schools from our divi-

sion and our LQ Ki-

wins, we passed out

waters and kept up the

walking spirit. Mem-

bers also participated

in cleaning up after the

event was over, folding

tables, going on trash

duty, folding tables,

and packing up.

On May 12th, 20 members

arrived at Huntington Beach to

volunteer at the MADD walk,

Mothers Against Drunk Driv-

ing organization. We started

off with a couple ice-breakers

with our LQ Kiwins and got to

work by moving tables and

cheering for the Walkers!

Members pumped up spirit

with fun cheers and music..

Collaboration with other

L A Q U I N T A

K E Y C L U B

Catherine Nguyen, Mindy, and Jennifer Do

cheer on the walkers for the MS Walk

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P A G E 3 D I V I S I O N 4 N O R T H

On May 20th, 31 key club

members met again at

Huntington beach to give

a hand at HB’s annual

Duck-a-thon, a fundraising

festival for HB clinics. Our

first shift was in charge of

Children’s center, where

members manned festival

games, jumpers, and a

duck-decorating center.

We even got to decorate

our own rubber ducky ! Members

helped clean brushes, replace glue,

played with kids, and helped with

different booths at the festival. It

was a refreshing day at the beach

with a lot of fun in the sun!

Peter Ly, a junior, was awarded the May/April Member of the

Month! He received a crowning by our president, a movie ticket,

and an award for his great Key Club character, spirit, and enthusi-

asm. Peter has accumulated 13 hours for April and 19 hours for

May. “He exhibited great leadership and his enthusiasm for ser-

vice truly inspires me and those around him. He has this conta-

gious laugh and smile that always keeps the day going.”-Mindy Vo

officers and a couple of members

gathered at the front of Albertsons

with massive trays of beautiful cup-

cakes, brownies, and cookies that

would put Sprinkles to shame. We

made wonderful posters and had

wonderful customers! After 9

hours dedicated to sweets, we

successfully made 230$! We

reached our fundraising goal for the

month and are currently in another

candy fundraiser for our club,

DCON, and PTP!

If there is another thing LQ Key

knows better than service, it is

baking cupcakes. On May 19th, our

“The Duck-a-

thon was so

really fun! I

love working

at booths and

with kids.”

-Susie Phan

“ ”“ ”

LQ Board of ‘12-’13 with our LTG, Helen Nguyen!

Mindy Vo: My worst

pet peeve is when peo-

ple are LATE! I also

despise the color blue

with immense hatred.

Vincent Tran: I can read

upside down, I can’t

live without cheese

jerky, and I hate flip

clops with jeans!

“I can

make a

clover with my

tongue! II also

sleepwalk and sleep

talk!” -Catherine

“I’m so sexy I can turn

straight guys.”

“I have an obsession with carne

asada fries and nachos :(“

Christina: my addiction

is hot Cheetos/sweet

tea, and exercising at

12 am!

Duy: I LOVE HAWAIIN

SHIRTS?

“I

LOV

E THE

SMEL

L OF

GAS-

OLIN

E!”

-

Kelly

“BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

<33333”

Most embarrassing mo-

ment?:

I farted when I was do-

ing a sit up once.

I can put

my fist in

my

mouth..an

d make a

four leaf

clover

I am secretly a DANCE GOD!!!! And

violinist, musical composer., slave to

Mindy Vo Sleep is for the weak. I am

addicted to goofy hats, kit

cat, Nyan Cat. Whooo!

I have gills instead of

lungs!

K KIDS K KIDS K KIDS

(714)725-4407 (714)725-4407

[email protected]

K KIDS

Question, Comments, Concerns? President: Mindy Vo

email:

[email protected]

Phone: 714-261-7931

Vice President: Vincent Tran

email:

[email protected]

phone:(714)725-4407

Secretary: Christian Do

email:[email protected]

phone:(714)415-9420

Treasurer: Catherine Nguyen

email:[email protected]

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phone:(714)390-9907

Tech. Ed.: James Tran

email:[email protected]