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Region 2 Division 21 Monthly VOLUME I | ISSUE III | AUGUST 2011
The Hip Life.
D21 Hungry Hungry HIPPOS
Go on, ask us how we feel! ’Cause we feel good, oh we feel so good…
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What’s hot this month?
Officer Training Conference!
RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, AUGUST 14.
D21 officers filed into the
Kiwanis-sponsored rooms last
Sunday in the hopes of
becoming exceptional leaders
of their home clubs. 11 out of 11
schools showed up, so the turn
out was fantastic! Presidents,
VP’s, secretaries, and other
officers attended this
conference to get trained
and to get active.
Prospecting officers also
attended to get a gist of how
the board works. Key Club
Alumnus, Circle K members,
and Mr. Crawford joined...
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Photo Courtesy:
D21 sign: Nina Nguyen
OTC sign: Jennifer Le
By Zabrina Reyes
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Contents
Cover 1
Contents 2
Member Spotlight 3
A Word from our LTG 4
Past Events 5-6
Featured Event 7
Upcoming Events 8
From the Editor’s Desk 9
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Hippo Spotlight:
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Jihui Jin
Photo Courtesy—
Isabella Tran
Jihui has demonstrated spectacular community service. He has helped raise over $300.00 through the Ice Skating Fundraiser, an event he organized to benefit D21! Having joined Key Club as a sophomore, he became more active as the years go by. Summer did not stop his passion for helping our community.
Now as a senior, he plans to assist Mira Mesa’s Key Club in becoming the best it can be.
D21’s HOT HIPPO for the month of August 2011
If you were a fruit, what would you be and why?
I would be a watermelon mainly because
they’re green and delicious. Of course,
considering I can’t eat myself and cannibalism
would be immoral…the decision does seem to
be a poor choice. But, that doesn’t change my
choice. I’ll just be the most narcissistic
watermelon out there, loving myself, until I got
eaten.
Why did you join Key Club in the first place? I joined my sophomore year because Tiffany
Tran…told me I could skip a day of school if I
went to DCON. After going, I caught the Key
Club fever and became slightly more active.
One thing people may not know about you? I have a brother named Josh.
You’re stranded on an island, but you can only keep three things with you. What three would you choose?
Because of popular request…[I’m bringing] a
girl, a sword, and a lighter….The sword is to pass
time. I’ll have a lot of free time on the island, so
might as well master the art of sword fighting.
The lighter is my one item for actual survival.
Favorite Key Club moment? Considering I have a terrible memory and Key
Club moments seem to blend together, I’d have
to say my top five include the time I spent at
DCON and ICON. Going around meeting
people, whether it was crashing random
pictures or swimming in the lazy river, was the
most interesting experience I got from Key Club.
I used to be extremely lazy... I was never
social mainly because I didn’t feel like it,
not because I was shy. Key Club made me more open to meeting random people and acting like
a complete fool in front of strangers.
You could say [Key Club] gave me confidence, but it’s more like it gave me an incentive to act like an idiot and mess around in the name of Key Club.
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A WORDWORDWORDWORD FROM OUR LTG! And now…
Hello Hippos,
What a wonderful crazy month it has been! There was Summer Board
Training OTC, and we managed to cut our debt in half. This month in
particular, I have seen a surge of leadership in this division; members and
officers have been designing shirts, lanyards, key covers, and more. I see
Presidents and officers planning out events for the year on Facebook. By
the time Fall Rally rolls around, Division 21 is going to have some of the best
spirit wear, no doubt.
It brings me joy to see all this enthusiasm and initiative for Key Club when
school hasn’t even started. The recent Officer Training Conference
was a very exciting experience for me. Thank you again, to all 75 of you
who came out to make this the best OTC ever. Never have I ever been in
a room so filled with motivation and spirit.
By far the best part of OTC was seeing everyone bond and work as a
team. I hope that we continue to grow together as a division and as a Key
Club family. The only thing missing from this month was enough service. I
know every single club can do better and have more events than they are
having right now. The Executive Assistants and I are enforcing a new policy
of No-More-Blank-MRFs, so start looking for August service events.
Remember, if you ever need help with events or anything else, my inbox is
always open!
Enjoy these last few weeks of summer,
Amanda Sani
LTG's Monthly Challenge: Email me and tell me something you learned at OTC!
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“ NAVAJO CANYON CLEAN UP • ICE SKATING FUNDRAISER •
PANCAKE BREAKFAST • OTC • SPORTS 4 EXCEPTIONAL
ATHLETES
PAST EVENTS
” [The Ice Skating Fundraiser] was rather fun—a good way of putting a social
and a fundraiser to support Key Club.
-Luan Phan (Mira Mesa senior)
July 23
Navajo Canyon Cleanup
Whitney Cheng Oleman, along with members from
Patrick Henry, helped out the beauty of San Diego by
weeding, unnecessary plants, watering the wanted ones,
and cleaning up the remainder of the area.
“…The clean up I think went pretty well, it being
summer and all,” Andrew Tran (Patrick Henry senior)
states, “It was something that wasn’t too difficult but
still a great thing to do.”
Ice Skating Fundraiser San Diego Ice Arena, July 29.
In the dark hours of the night, you would expect
all of the D21 hippos to be in bed, resting after a hard
day of service. But this was not the case. At least, not on
July 29—the night of the Ice Skating Fundraiser!
Key Clubbers, along with their guests, skated to
their heart’s content to pounding music and the
company of others. “Ice skating with Key Clubbers
makes ice skating more fun than it already is,” Michael
Tran (Mira Mesa senior) explains, “I enjoyed D21’s
company and had fun joining ice skating trains with
everyone. With an astounding profit of $300, the
event that was meant to raise money for the division
proved to be exceptionally useful for the future. This
success and amount of fun was blatantly evident, as
Jennifer Le (Scripps Ranch junior) emphasizes: “A lot
of people came to skate, it was a lot of fun, and I
didn’t fall down once!” Thanks to the awesome
planning skills of Jihui Jin (Mira Mesa senior), D21 is
off to a great start this year.
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PAST EVENTS
Tierrasanta, August 13
On August 13, Key Clubbers volunteered
with their local Tierrasanta Kiwanis members for
the “Sports For Exceptional Athletes” program.
They served lunches to the athletes and
received free food themselves. Ross Massey
(Serra senior) jokes, “It’s not a Key Club event
until we get free food!” Kool-Aid was also
served, and Key Clubbers realized that “making
Kool-Aid [actually] requires math!” (Isabella
Tran, senior).
The photo on the left shows Josh Joo
(event coordinator), Jihui Jin, Jimmy Trinh (Mira
Mesa junior), and Isabella measuring Kool- Aid
for the athletes. This event was a great way to
bond with Kiwanians.
Sports For Exceptional Athletes
18 Key Clubbers woke up
bright and early on August 6 to
attend the Pancake breakfast from
7:30am to 11:00am. Members were
able to help out with the pancakes,
and benefited from free food! Says
Anida Vongdeuane (Clairemont
High School junior and coordinator
of the event): “It was nice seeing
different Key Clubs coming to help
serve, eat, and prepare for
pancakes ☺.”
NAVAJO CANYON CLEAN UP • ICE SKATING FUNDRAISER •
PANCAKE BREAKFAST • OTC • SPORTS 4 EXCEPTIONAL
ATHLETES “
” Working with our local Kiwanis Club was
great. It was really fun working with them
to serve lunch to all the athletes that
participated.
-Joshua Joo (Serra High School, senior)
Pancake Breakfast Clairemont, August 6
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Pancake Breakfast: Anida V.
S4EA: Isabella Tran
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What’s hot THIS month? Cover story
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Circle K members, and our Region 2 Advisor
joined some of our Key Club leaders from 1:00pm
to 4:30 to teach the duties of certain offices.
Workshops such as Project Planning and Making
Bank advised others how to properly plan an
event and how to plan a successful fundraiser.
There were also presentations about Project
EliMiNaTe, a newly established program to expel
MNT.
In the closing session, Amanda explained
her goals for our division and promoted the
cheers for Fall Rally (more information on page
9).
The following are a few of Amanda’s (meant-to-
be-exceeded) goals for the year:
• 750 paid members by the end of the year • $3,000 for PTP (“Pediatric Trauma
Prevention”—a program designed to stop unexpected childhood trauma).
• One project per month, per club
OTC was a great way to promote
leadership, involvement in Key Club, and unity. It
also provided valuable information to the big
clubs and small ones. Now that our officers are
properly trained, we can provide a strong base
for our other members!
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Photo Courtesy—
Photo 1: Jennifer Le
2: Kim Luu
3. Benjamin Lam
Tiffany Tran, Mira Mesa alum and past Key Club president,
teaches the duties of Presidents and VP’s. Posters leading to the rooms, drawn by members of
Scripps Ranch High School
Graphic used on the front
of the program
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Divisional Luau Tierrasanta Rec Center
6:30pm-9:30pm
Get your casual gear on and join us for the Divisional Luau! It’s the last weekend before school starts,
so let’s end summer with a night full of fun! Tickets cost $10 (presale) and $12 (at the door). All
members of Region 1 and 2 are invited, so invite your friends! However they must have permission
from their advisors.
Tickets will be sold periodically—the next time you’ll be able to buy them is at the upcoming DCM
(link to the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261564703858242) See you there!
Mr. Key Club Pageant Ocean Beach Rec center
4726 Santa Monica Avenue
Time: TBA
Start sharpening up, gentlemen, and sign up to become the next Mr. Key Club! Help us fundraise
while you participate in three rounds of pageantry, including speeches and talent shows.
Contact Amanda or any of the EA’s for details.
Region 1+2 Training Conference! RTC: “Radical Time Change” Taft Middle School
Time: 10:30am
Be a part of one of the biggest events of the year! The theme this year is 80’s, so dress
appropriately—the crazier, the better!
RTC is open to all Key Clubbers within Region 1 and 2. This is a good chance for new members to
experience what it’s like to participate in a big Key Club event. RTC, known to be a “mini DCON”, is
far cheaper and includes Spirit Battles, workshops, Service Fairs, and dancing! The Spirit Trophy is up
for grabs—can the Hippos win for the third year in a row?
Admission price is currently set to $10.00—free, for advisors who decide to come. Dinner will be
served; bring extra money for lunch. Check your calendars, clear your schedules, and spread the
word!
SEP 2
Late
SEP
OCT 29
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Mark your calendars and stay in the loop by joining our divisional group: http://groups.google.com/group/division-21-hippos-2011
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Send in your submissions via:
E-mail: [email protected]
(858) 395 – 1697
Deadline Sept 15 6:00 PM
Hey there, Hippos!
It was nice seeing you all at OTC! Let’s take our training back to
our home clubs and lead them to community excellence!
Tech editors: here is the website where you can find Key Club’s
graphic standards and pointers -
http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/Communications_and_Marketing/Guide_KeyClub
_Key_Club_Graphic_Standards_Guide.sflb.ashx
You can also browse the CNH website:
http://www.cnhkeyclub.org/
School is fast approaching and summer is coming to a close… let’s
keep the service up and exceed our divisional goals!
Cheers, Zabrina Reyes
Wanna be featured? Now accepting submissions for the
next issue of D21’s newsletter!
• Submit photos that fit the criteria
of Key Club visuals
• Attend all events; social and
service-based.
• Tech Editors: submit a bulleted list
of events you participated in on
time
• Suggest something creative to
include in the next issue
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Tips for a healthy first week
of school.
FREE OF DRAMA. FREE OF STRESS.
FOLLOW THESE TIPS, AND FEEL YOUR BEST!
• Wear your best outfit and strut. It. Out.
Studies have shown that those who
wear clothes they love boosts their
confidence. Set the tone for the rest
of the school year!
• Smile. Smile at someone—make their
day. It never hurts :D • Service – don’t forget your
community! A healthy environment =
A healthy you.
DDOONN’’TT FFOORRGGEETT!! Practice the divisional cheers for fall
rally!
“Jungle Cheer” http://youtu.be/82R9OX5n0aw
“Jump On It”
http://youtu.be/jZ9YgA_7T3U
“Gigalo”
http://youtu.be/E_fevThoers
Or, just search the youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/D21hippos
Graphics courtesy: Kim Luu