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EL HIPPÓTAMO D21
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ISSUE 1 ———————————————————————————————————————————
MAY 2013
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DARIAN MARTOS AND NICK LEE
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A WORD FROM OUR LTG………….4
DCON GRAPHIC INFO……………16
PAST EVENTS………………………..6
UPCOMING EVENTS………………10
CONTACTS…………………………12
ELIMINATE PROJECT………………11
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TECH EDITOR’S CORNER………….17
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Hello Hippos!
Seeing as this is the first newsletter we have been able to produce, I would just like to say what an honor it has been to serve you all for these past two months!
The days have come and gone so fast! I cannot believe how quickly time passes when you are always busy! In the past two months, many of you have shown me what it truly is to be in Key Club. I appreciate everything and every single one of you. I would just like to say how much of a pleasure I know it will be to serve you all for the next eleven months. I cannot wait to see what we will accomplish together!
In other news, The Bishop’s School has recently
reached the final stages of their charter, so we should be seeing a new club in Division 21 very soon. Congrat-ulations, Bishop! The DCON 2014 theme has also re-cently been announced as you may have seen in the design application that was sent out (I hope to see many submissions!). It will be “Your Golden Ticket”. I hope I see many of you earn your GOLDEN tickets this year through your service and leadership! I know we will all do well.
We will certainly be having a GOLDEN year!
In service,
Nicklas Lee
A WORD
FROM OUR LTG
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MIRACLE MILE OF QUARTERS PAST EVENTS
SPRINGFEST This month was a big month for Patrick
Henry Key Club. All because of SpringFest! Every
year during the month of May, the Kiwanis Club
of the Grantville-Allied Gardens community hosts
a festival and a mini parade in the neighborhood
park. Key Club, accompanied by Builders Club,
marched together in the parade with GAG Kiwa-
nis and greeted everyone good morning! It was
amazing to be recognized by the community as
an organization striving to better the community
itself. Seeing the bright faces of everyone as we
walked passed was a gratifying experience.
Within the festival itself, our club was
granted a game booth in which some percentage
of the proceeds go directly back to us! The game
was ring toss; although many stepped up to the
plate, only few prevailed and left triumphantly
with their stuffed animal prize. Besides the game
booth, members were also given the opportunity
to assist Kiwanians at their membership booth!
While parents were busy talking to the Kiwani-
ans, key clubbers were given the task to distract
the children. This was done through the planting
of sunflowers seeds! Members would help the
kids create their mini sunflower plant and then
aid them in coloring their instructional page on
how to keep the sunflower growing! From
SpringFest alone, we volunteered over sixty
hours of service!
Overall, it was a fun event that allowed us
to serve our community, spend time together,
and support our Kiwanis club as a thank you for
their help.
Photos courtesy of Kathy Doan
MIRACLE MILE OF
QUARTERS By Kathy Doan
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MIRACLE MILE OF QUARTERS MIRACLE MILE OF
QUARTERS By Yvonne Luu
What happens when you find the Kiwanis
family at Rady Children’s Hospital with a
bunch of quarters? You get the Miracle
Mile of Quarters event! Miracle Mile of
Quarters is an annual fundraiser put on by
Kiwanis to benefit Rady Children’s Hospi-
tal and to help kids get the care they
need, and took place on May 4th this year.
Quarters had been collected throughout
the year and were used for the fun two
hour-long Quarter Art Competition on the
day of MMQ. In the Quarter Art Competi-
tion, teams worked together to construct
a 3D sculpture with the quarters around
the Inspiration Fountain located in front of
Rady Children’s Hospital. Ultimately, the
quarters were donated to the hospital and
select teams were dubbed winners and
given plaques for their unique designs.
Scripps Ranch Key Club aimed to
create a child-friendly design. Eventually,
we came up with a product surrounding
the character Mr. Potato Head from the
movie franchise Toy Story with the cap-
tion, “Looking 4 a Friend”. Though SRHS
Key Club may not have won the competi-
tion, it can be certainly agreed that every-
one had a great time working together to
create some fun quarter art and bonding
with friends from other clubs, divisions,
Circle K, etc. 7 Photos courtesy of John
Crawford
SOUPLANTATION FUNDRAISER
The night of May 7, 2013, Scripps Ranch Key
Club hosted a fundraiser at Souplantation in Mira
Mesa aim to raise money for the club. Friends and
family of Key Clubbers gather together in support
of this club and eat to their hearts desire. What's
better than being able to both fundraise and eat
delicious food? Scripps Ranch Key Club is in need
to bring is some profit and hosting this fundraiser
has highly benefitted this club. Those who went
out and supported were able to chat, bond, and
relax with everyone by enjoying a meal together.
There will definitely be more fundraisers to come
to support Scripps Ranch Key Club.
MIRAMAR RANCH SPAGHETTI FEED
On May 23, 2013, the Scripps Ranch Key Club teamed up with the leaders of the
Scripps-Mira Mesa Kiwanis and attended the Miramar Ranch Spaghetti Feed to help
serve dinner to the families there during Open House. They served catered spaghetti
from Filippi’s and made garlic bread at the event. The members not only served the
meals, but they also worked to help the event run smoothly thorough using problem
solving skills and a positive attitude. Midway through the event, the plates, cups, and
forks were all used up, and the Key Club members had to find alternatives to use until
the supplies could be replenished. Although some parents were upset at the lack of
materials, the Key Clubbers kept everything running and used alternative methods to
serve the meal and keep the customers pleased.
Overall, the guests had a very enjoyable experience as they ate the delicious
meal and walked around the art gallery. Many families enjoyed the meal so much that
they came back for seconds and thirds, and the event raised a lot of funds. This was a
rewarding experience for all of the SRHS Key Clubbers because they were not only
serving their community, but also having fun! The volunteers who attended also had
the chance to meet their Key Club President from four years ago, which was an added
bonus, and take home some of the delicious leftovers. Although the event was fairly
small, with the help of SRHS Key Club members, it made a large impact on the
community and helped many individuals receive a tasty meal!
By Jessica Lu
By Dominique Vanhowe
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MIRAMAR RANCH SPAGHETTI FEED
LIVER WALK On May 11, 2013, Scripps Ranch’s Key Club worked alongside with other sur-
rounding high school Key Clubs at the Liver Life Walk. The Liver Life walk took place at
the San Diego Zoo. Currently in the United States, we are battling more than 100 dif-
ferent types of liver diseases. This event raised money and awareness to finding treat-
ments and cures that will lead to a world free of liver disease in the United States. All
proceeds are specifically for funding medical research, patient support services, and ad-
vocacy. Participants brought awareness and financial support to individuals that cur-
rently battle against the different types of liver disease.
Scripps Ranch Key Clubbers helped guide walkers and passed out water to them.
The Liver Life Walk was a great experience to support the cause to beat all types of liv-
er illnesses. It was a fun experience where volunteers could help out the community
while being able to socialize with friends. We had a fun time at this event and hope we
can work with the American Liver Foundation in the near future.
By Hellen Nguyen
On Saturday May 18th, Serra Key Clubbers vol-
unteered at the local Patriot’s Day Parade and
Festival hosted by the Tierrasanta Kiwanis. The
morning parade was a car parade on the main
street of the local neighborhood, and Serra Key
Club was even given their own car during the
morning parade! A crowd of hundreds of local
Tierrasanta residents were shown the true spir-
it of Key Club with the spirited officers in the
car. Along with this, many hard-working volunteers contributed to the suc-
cess of the morning event through redirecting traffic as well as setting up
traffic cones.
The festival during the nighttime was a huge fundraising event for the club,
as we had hosted a cake walk and two game booths. Many children and
adults participated in the activities, and our club had fundraised over 600 dol-
lars from the festival alone! The festival was a huge success, and it would not
have been as successful without the efforts of the amazing members of the
club!
PATRIOT’S DAY PARADE BY Darian Martos
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UPCOMING EVENTS
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: La Jolla, California
JUNE DCM AT UCSD WARREN FIELD
The June DCM will be held right BEFORE the La Jolla
Festival of the Arts on SATURDAY, which will be
located at UCSD's Warren Field, on the intersection of
Gilman Dr. and Voigt Dr.
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ELIMINATE PROJECT
What is MNT?
In 28 countries around the world, maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT)
can quickly turn the joy of childbirth into tragedy. MNT kills one baby eve-
ry nine minutes. Its effects are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer re-
peated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.
There is little hope of survival. And tetanus kills mothers too.
Why focus on this issue?
It is unacceptable that innocent newborns and their mothers suffer and
die from MNT when it can be prevented so easily. This is also an amazing
opportunity to reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with
lifesaving health care. Developing delivery systems for MNT vaccines will
blaze a trail to provide additional desperately needed services to these
marginalized families.
What is the Eliminate partnership?
Hand in hand, Kiwanis and UNICEF will eliminate MNT and change the
world. Kiwanis' commitment, vision and strength in reaching communities
and leaders will help wipe out this cruel, centuries-old disease and pave
the way for other interventions. UNICEF has staff working in the most iso-
lated corners of the globe and an unbeatable supply chain.
Can MNT be stopped?
Yes! MNT is highly preventable. Just three doses of a 60-cent immuniza-
tion protect mothers, who then pass on the immunity to their future ba-
bies. Together, Kiwanis and UNICEF can stop this disease.
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CONTACT INFO
Lt. Governor
News Editor
EAs
Nicklas Lee
Estella Hoang
Kai Sampadian
Jennifer Santos
Tyler Ly
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
DIVISION BOARD
Kathy Tran
Lily Meakim
Mindy Nguyen
Irvin Salceda
Kyra Johnson
CLAIREMONT
SERRA Darian Martos
Caroline Santos
Kimberly Banh
Cindy Nguyen
Nicole Hernandez
President
Vice President
Secretary
Kevin Vankham
Ava Toledo
Karlianna Salas
Felipe Vetter
HIGH TECH INT
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Editor
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CONTACT INFO
DIVISION BOARD President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Madaline Myers
Katie Lepis
Vivianna Vasquez
Jordan Nieto
LA JOLLA
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Harrison Luu
Jasmine Chung
Wesley Kirk
Roger Galac
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Editor
MADISON
Winnie Kuang
Kristy Huynh
Nicholas Tu
Leiana-Richelle Barreyro
Taylor Yeerong
Stephanie Tran Rojas
MIRA MESA
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Jasmine Nguyen
Thao Tran
Amy Nguyen
Alexis Green
MISSION BAY
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CONTACT INFO
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Kathy Doan
Aileen Lee
Lindsay Stall
Kathy Khem-
manivong
PATRICK HENRY
POINT LOMA Nina Nguyen
Jorge Gomez
Kaleb Duke
Jon Boone
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Yvonne Luu
Mary Kim
Gracie Yip
Thai Tran
SCRIPPS RANCH
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Anthony Quach
Nicole Campos
Sandy Lai
Erin Pontecorvo
Abimael Hernan-
KEARNY
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CONTACT INFO
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Editor
Julius Bascon
Emily Halaka
Osama Khan
Nhatha (Helen) Nguyen
Mikaela Magpali
Sharanee Sytha
UNIVERSITY CITY
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Hey, Hippos! TECH EDITOR’S CORNER
Yo, Hippos!
I go by the name of Estella Hoang of D21. I go to Mira Mesa High School and
have served as a Historian just last year. I wanted to expand my Key Club spir-
it, thus becoming your divisional Tech editor! Some quick facts about me is that
I like to doodle, play games and cosplay. So don’t freak out if you see me in
costume at any time, haha. Feel free to add me at any time or chat with me.
I’d like to get to know you more, even if I’m socially awkward in the beginning.
If you really get to know me, I will get comfortable around you and will tend to
act a little crazy.
The school year’s almost coming to a close, but don’t procrastinate just yet! I
wish all you Hippos good luck on your finals and finish the year strong. Even if
school’ will be out soon, service will not rest, even with summer vacation, We
will always be hungry for service, since we are hippos.
So, here’s my question to you guys...What will you miss about
school when you go off to summer vacation? Send me your an-
swers to my Facebook or on my email: [email protected] by June 15.
Your answers will be published in the next newslet-
ter! Thanks for reading~ I’ll see you all next month!
Stay frosty,
Estella Hoang
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