D27 Gets Realigned

K E Y C L U B

Official Newsletter of Division 27 Volume 1 Issue 6

November 2011

On the Road to DCON

Grizzlies Said: What We’re Thankful For

What the Grizzlies Have Been Up To

“Here is your opportunity to meet thousands of Key Clubbers from the span of three

states, be recognized for your club's achievements, elect the 2012-2013 Executive

Board, and dance the night away at the Governor's Ball on Saturday night. Don't

miss out on the most amazing Key Club event of the year!!!” –CNH Website

Here’s the logo for the 66th annual

District Convention, designed by

Kathleen Nyugen!

The 66th Annual Cali-Nev-Ha District Convention will be

held in Santa Clara from April 13th to 15th. The convention is

expensive (see the full breakdown of cost on the CNH

website, cnh.keyclub.org) so if you and your club want to

attend, start planning your fundraisers now! One of the things

you can do is ask your local Kiwanis Club for a sponsorship—

again, go to the CNH website for an official letter of

solicitation. However, don’t rely solely on your Kiwanis; think

for yourselves and pick the brains of all your friends and

fellow club members for creative ideas. This event is

particularly important for officers and those who want to

become officers, but as many members as possible are

encouraged to attend!

OTHER COSTS

Hotel

Separate

meals

Transportation

to and from

Spending

money

At the DCM on November 19th, 2011, the news became

official: D27 is separating in two. It’s not time for us to part just yet,

but in case you missed the meeting, take a look at the divisions of

the future.

"I'm thankful not only for the opportunity to meet new people from Key Club but also for the chance to really make a difference by helping my community... It just makes me feel like a better person."

"I'm thankful that I'm still breathing each day I wake up in the morning and for my family that stands there, works, loves me, and gives me a home to live. I am

thankful for the friends that support and encourage me to do impossible things. I am also thankful for the

blessings that I receive each day from God."

"I am most thankful for the people in my life. They are always there when I need

them the most. I really don't know what I would do

without the support and motivation they provide

me."

"I'm thankful for my dad being home from war in the middle east."

“I’m thankful for the live I am living, the people that are close to me, for the soldiers fighting in the war, and for everything I have.”

“I’m thankful for my family!”

"I am thankful for helping out others and meeting new people."

“I’m thankful for having sucha wonderful Key Club Family. Having the opportunity to help out my community gives me the best feeling. I’m thankful for Key Club to accept people for who they are, no one is judged. I’m thankful for the club because it allows us to meet new people. I’m thankful for

everything the club provided. "

Anthony Nguyen

George Shihedeh

Adrian Riberal

Aman Paneser

Upinderpreet Gill

Christopher Cabana

Paul Gleason

Manuel Barrientos

Bear Creek Key Club is rapidly becoming more involved in the community as

the holiday season approaches. On Friday, November 11, we worked in

conjunction with the BC Drama Department for a canned food drive. Every can

donated at the box office reduced the price of one's ticket. This new event

proved very successful, and we now have two completely full boxes of canned

foods to donate to Salvation Army! The next morning a few of our members also

volunteered at Premier Credit Union's 3rd annual Shred & E-Waste Day, helping

manage a prize booth. In the near future, we will participate in the Thanksgiving

Run and Walk Against Hunger and a Kiwanis Takeover/Bake Sale. As THE largest

club on campus, BC Key Club is definitely peaking at the Creek!

Recently West High Key Club took

part in the Kiwanis Takeover on

Thursday, November 10, as part of Key

Club week. We got to auction off our

homemade, baked goods. It was a fun

and an exciting event. Our Key Club

president, Joyce Chua, said, "We had

a lot of fun and the Kiwanis members

joked a lot. Some donated cans to the

Interfaith Ministries Food Drive."

This month, some of our members helped out with the Lincoln High Marching

Band on October 17. Also, on the 17th and 18th, some of our members

volunteered at a bird symposium at the Hilton Hotel. Next month, we at

Lincoln High will be having a bake sale and volunteer at Mickey Grove at the

Festival of Trees.

Now that Fall Rally North is over, Tracy High has been focusing on planning

future service projects, especially with Thanksgiving right around the corner. On

either the 21st or 22nd, we will be feeding the homeless shelter for their

Thanksgiving dinner. Sometime next week, we will also visit a family at the

McHenry house and bring crafts to do with the kids. It will be a great way for

members to give back to the community this Thanksgiving season.

SECA has done no recent

volunteering, but we have been

working on our Operation

Wishlist, which is the toy drive for

UC Davis' childrens’ hospital. It is

a partner project with Student

Government of SECA. In a sense

our club is suspended to

volunteer until we get the parent

volunteer and other old business

taken care of.

Good evening and hello! November has been a slow month for Franklin Key

Club due to the short days and upcoming break, but after Thanksgiving we

are going to kick it into high gear. We plan to begin fund raising for Key Club

by selling goodies and whatnot and also we have quite a few community

service events planned in early December; we also are planning to help the

food bank and the Saint Mary's Dining Hall.

Middle College is all over the place this fall! In October, we participated in

our annual Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis Pumpkin Fair, tending the Kids Zone,

selling ice, and working at jump houses. Fundraising was a blast as we

donated over $750 for PTP at Fall Rally. Our 105 troops of Grizzlies marched into

Six Flags and dominated the rally. President Shelly and Secretary Aileen

worked the auction at Fall Rally and bought 3 LTG’s and 1 District officer on

behalf of Division 27. We had to save our own and spent the most on our

Lieutenant Governor, bidding $1700. MCHS Key Club fundraised by selling

Grizzly Sweaters to other clubs in our division as well as in other divisions! LTG

Bruce and our VP Nikki were able to promote our gear and spread around

Grizzly spirit. We also volunteered at the St. Joseph’s Half Marathon. 6

members from MCHS attended the Awake-a-thon, and being the only 6

representing D27, they showed pride in being Grizzlies.