NOVEMBERNewsletter

Fall Rally Pg. 3

Messages from the DLT Pg. 2

Club happenings

Pictures by Kevin Chu

Message From the LTG

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Division 4 East,

I cannot describe how amazing you all looked at Fall

Rally South 2013. We definitely pushed for it this year

and I know how hard you all worked to get this far. You

guys did an awesome job during the spirit session—we

made it to Round 2! I am so proud of everyone for your

teamwork and support for each other and other divi-

sions as well. You guys are my inspiration to continue to

serve and every time I feel so stressed out, I just remem-

ber how much spirit you all have. It’s thanks to you guys

that we raised

$2,100 for Pediatric Trauma Program and contributed

toward the Cali-Nev-Ha goal! Although we did not

achieve our division goal of $3,000 to Pediatric Trauma

Program, I am still so proud of everyone’s dedication

(and very sore throats) for making it to Round 2! And

don’t forget! Although our goal was $3,000 by Fall Rally

South, we can still reach our goal for the remaining Key

Club year! But because you guys did your very best at

Fall Rally South, I am going to reward the division with

the opportunity to give the Division Executive

Team…the punishment!!! This is my gift to you goldfishes

for your endless help and cheering and for making this

year’s Fall Rally South memorable!

Sincerely,

Alyssa Nguyen | LTG

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Fall Rally Spread

President Brian Ng cheers in the stands at Fall Rally

D4N, D30S, & D

Fall Rally Spread

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$150,000 of money raised for Pediatric Trauma

Program: the number we celebrated at Cali-Nev-Ha

District’s largest family gathering at Six Flags Magic

Mountain.

Key Clubbers from throughout the district enjoyed

world-class rollercoasters and attractions. They

treated themselves to a day of thrills and the intrigues

of theme

park food. At the end of the day, we came to regard

our Key Club ohana with a newfound fondness, our

appetite for high-speed rides satiated.

Cheers filled the air at any given moment as Key

Clubbers discovered their voices and their hips. An

assortment of signs soliciting free hugs was to be seen

at each and every junction of the grounds. Within

and without the spirit rallies, spirit permeated the

park.

By the time we had altogether regained our voice and

hearing, we had discovered that there were many

memories to fondly reminisce over, as well as much

more to this golden year of service to look forward to.

Kevin Chu | Divison 4 East | 13 November 2013

Message From the Executive Assistant

Hey Division 4 East!

I cannot fully express how proud I am to be part of this

division, and serve as one of your EA's. It brought me great

joy turning around and seeing the entire division cheering

at Fall Rally. I'm sure all of you felt the same way as I did

when we made it past the first round during the session. I

was really impressed on how we were able to chant the

Beckman/Canyon cheer in unison. We had little to no

practice learning our cheer since attendance at our last

DCM wasn’t too high.. but even though we are small in

numbers and didn't make it past the second round, we

can at least say we smashed almost everyone in the first

round.

The Snack The Smiles Back

Just Keep Swimming...

Paul Nguyen | Executive Assistant

To the dearest among all members in Key Club,

Cheering on the stands at Fall Rally South with your

orange spirit-wear really was such a beautiful scene to

experience; all the smiles on everyone’s faces was so

pleasing and inspiring to sight. Even though we are one

of the smaller divisions in our region, the moment you all

walked onto the bleachers, you knew Division 4 East

would make it past the first round and onto the second

round of the spirit battle. Although we didn’t win

against the other divisions, we won within ourselves, and

that feeling is one that I hope everyone will never

forget. You all never fail to shine! All the work you put

out and your continuous ambition to thrive and prosper

really shows and does pay off! I look forward to matur-

ing from a guppy into a brighter and better goldfish

with all of you, and together we will all “swim into

service.”

Your Executive Assistant,

Kaitlyn Nguyen

Message From The Executive Assistant

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Message From the Editor

Happy November!

For all of you who are doing college apps... Good luck!

I have been personally straining over them myself, but

remember, they shouldn’t take over your whole life.

Take some time out of your day to spend time with your

friends: do service, spend time with your family, go eat

really good food! Remember, its your senior year, balance

out the disgustingly large amount of work that needs to be

done with some sweeter moments!

Love,

Jennifer Tran | Divisional News Editor

Hi 4 East Goldfishes!

I hope that you all had fun with your service endeavors

this month, be it at Fall Rally or another project. All of

the quality service racked up these past few months is

amazing to see. When I signed up for division secretary

and the division team, I did not realize how much work

it would be. It was off-putting at first. But I now under-

stand that each one of you depends on Key Club in a

different way, whether it be your source of friendship,

service, or reputation. And Key Club only works

because each of you is contributing something. While

fish look intimidating in numbers, it is also the one fish

that counts. Why else would people take such good

care of one goldfish in the fishbowl? With that under-

standing, I see more meaning in this job that I have

undertaken, and hope to continue helping the division

team make your Key Club experience one that anyone

can be proud of.

If it feels strange in any way, feel free to change it up.

Thanks!

Kevin Nguyen | Divisonal Secretary

Message From The Secretary

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OCSA Club Happenings

Blanket Tying Event:The Blanket Tying Event, hosted by Binky Patrol, was an amazing event. My job was to cut up the blankets and tie the edges into knots. Despite how simple the job was, I had a lot of fun doing it. I was able to talk to a few people from my school—people who I usually would not talk to. Because the event was held at the Boys and Girls Club of Cypress, there were a lot of kids there. The kids were very cute and some of them volunteered to help us even though they could’ve done something else. They asked me what we were doing and I told them that we were cutting and tying the blankets for the children in need. A girl smiled at me and said, “That’s a good thing. I’ll help.” She looked like she was only seven, yet she warmed my heart. Overall, the event was very nice and the children there were fun to talk to and work with. Furthermore, it was an event that I am proud of because even with just a few completed blankets, I had already helped a few children in need.Oanh Duong | Divison 4 East

Organizing Clothes for Homeless: It was 2:30 in the afternoon. I sat in my dad’s van, closing my eyes as I lied back. I was honestly tired from school and I felt grumpy. It had been a long week and all I wanted to do was take a nap on my bed. But as Key Club president, I had an obligation to go to most, if not all, the service events. So I came. At first, I honestly wanted to get out of there; the stuffy storage room just made me feel worse. But if I left, if I didn’t come to the service event, I wouldn’t have seen and met the people there. The older women and men who volunteered organized clothes for the homeless every week. The head coordinator made sure that all of the clothes looked new, with no tear and no wear. The ones that had stains and tears in them were either thrown out if their condition was bad enough or placed in another stack for a different charity. I was honestly surprised; I had thought that all and any clothes, as long as they were still intact, were given to the homeless. The fact that she only kept the clothes that she herself would wear showed that she did not lower standards just because the clothes were for the homeless. I felt guilty that I placed the homeless at a lower level and standard from myself. I felt guilty that I thought that the homeless would wear any clothes given to them. I felt guilty that I thought the homeless would lower their dignity just because they were homeless; no one should have to have a lower standard of living because of their circumstances. I shouldn’t view the homeless any differently from myself. If I didn’t go to this event, I wouldn’t have this experience, this experience that made me realize every service project, no matter how small and short, can teach you something new.Michelle Dinh | Divison 4 East

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October DCM

The lights were hung. The games were put out. The party supplies were distributed.

It was the October DCM and the host high school was holding a Halloween costume party. Cowboys, nerds, and angels all walked around in their costumes. Personally, this is my favorite holiday, and I was really enjoying myself.

As everyone started coming in, we sat down. Alyssa, our Lieutenant Governor, began to call out the schools one by one. We cheered when our school came up. Then, she started to go through and talk about the upcoming events that we had. The best part was yet to come though…

She passed out the new cheers that our division had come up with so we could practice them for Fall Rally the following week. As she demonstrated, each and every Key Clubber yelled along – showing the spirit.As the DCM ended, the event began, and we all went to play the carnival games set out for us.

Masih Babagol | Division 4 East

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Pictures by Kevin Chu