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Division
22/24
Red Panda Royale Official Newsletter of the Division 22/24
Key Club Pacific Northwest District
3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA|1-800-KIWANIS|FAX 1-317-879-0204
April 2013|Issue 1
Ballard Ingraham
Roosevelt Shorecrest
John Redfield
[email protected] 206-696-6812 519 N 64th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Greetings from your New Lt. Governor Greetings Division 22/24! As we all wind down from the fun and excitement of DCON, we must start a new term and pave a new path for 2013-2014. I am sure that everyone had an enjoyable time meeting fellow Key Clubbers from across the Pacific Northwest District. However, this is the start of an entirely new year – in Key Club time – and a new cast has arisen to replace the old one. First off, I would like to introduce myself! My name is John Redfield, I go to Roosevelt High School, and I am the new Lieutenant Governor of Division 22/24. I will be your leader, your guide, and hopefully your good friend as I strive to meet as many members of 22/24 as I can in my upcoming term. It is an honor to be placed in this position, and I want to thank our previous Lieutenant Governor Vy Nguyen for guiding me through the three month transitioning period into the office. Vy has been a really close friend in the past few years of my membership in Roosevelt’s Key
Club. She has constantly encouraged me to challenge myself and to reach higher heights. She will be missed by all, and she will surely be remembered. For the newly appointed officers of Division 22/24, I would like to express my congratulations on behalf of your elections! I am extremely excited to be working with you this year. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate for one minute to contact me. If you have suggestions for the divisional joint events that we will partake in throughout the following year, or any other comments, please send me a message as well. Let’s make this year rock guys!! Best wishes, John Redfield Lt Governor of Division 22/24
Contents Greetings from LtG…..……… 1 DCON Recap. . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Divisional Council
Meetings………………….……... 4 TSI…………………………………. 5 ICON 2013...……………….…. 6 Vision…………………………….. 7 Meet the Execs………………… 8 Preferred
Charities/Projects……………..9 The Bottom Page……………..10
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District Convention 2013
Every year, Key Clubbers across the Pacific Northwest District gather together at the Double Tree Hotel in SeaTac, Washington to attend the annual District Convention, or DCON. It is here that members of Key Club International can come together to spend a weekend immersed in exciting workshops and activities. DCON is also the site of the installation of the new District Board and the retirement of
The candidates running for the District Executive Board were also introduced, and they made their first impressions. An hour after the session, caucusing took place. Key Clubbers were divided into separate meeting rooms to interact with the candidates. Caucusing lasted for three hours, and Friday night’s curfew was 12:15. On Saturday morning, Key Clubbers awoke to hastily eat breakfast, and then headed to the four workshops offered throughout the day. Concurrently, there was a blood drive from 9am to 1pm. From 11am to 1pm, delegates voted for the candidates while everyone else ate lunch at noon. The Governor’s Banquet started at 4pm and lasted for an hour and fifteen minutes. Soon after, the Talents and Awards Session began.
At the Talents and Awards Session it was announced that Division 22/24 had won the Spirit Stick. This meant that we were one of the top two most spirited divisions at the whole convention! Good job guys!! This year we are sharing the Spirit Stick with the Division 33 Krakens, so please be careful not to damage it while we are decorating. After the Awards Session, the Governor’s Ball took place. Clubbers could decide
the old one. This year’s DCON was held from the 22nd of March to the 24th. Around 1500 Key Clubbers arrived on Friday afternoon, energetic and ready for a weekend full of wild fun. Clubbers from Division 22/24 started arriving at four o’clock, and everyone made it before the Opening General Session, which ran from 5:30pm-8:15pm. During that time, Project Educate, The Eliminate Project, and the One Dollar for Life projects were presented. Following that was the motivational keynote speaker, Brett Eastburn, who showed us that even though the world may label you as disabled, you are only as disabled as you allow yourself to be.
whether they wanted to dance the night away, or entertain themselves in the Game Room. The curfew was at 12:30, but numerous people decided to order pizza to satisfy their raging, animal-like hungers. Breakfast was NOT served in the morning, and unfortunately the Inspirational Closing Message was neither SEEN nor HEARD by any Key Clubber the next day. I know that many people were anticipating it, and I am sorry to say that I have no idea what went wrong. That and the Key TV malfunction were the only disappointments this year. Hopefully next year will be a tad bit more successful, and Key TV may finally be broadcasted! I hope you all had fun this year at DCON!
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District Convention 2013
Congratulations to everyone who helped us
win the Spirit Stick!! “Two-two, two-four! You
got spirit? We got more!!” :D
Next year’s District Convention will be held at
the Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center in
Downtown Seattle, April 4-6. This location will
be much more convenient than the Double
Tree, so I really hope that every club of D.
22/24 can come out to attend! The theme is
undecided as of yet, but the District Board is
working hard to make sure that this will be the
best District Convention ever!!
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Next year…
Convention Chair Denny
Lim is looking for Convention
Aides to help plan next
year’s convention! If you or
someone you know would
be interested, please
contact me via email. Apps
are due on the 12th!
And just in case y’all forgot…
KEY CLUB PLEDGE I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and to combat all forces which tend to undermine this institutions.
KEY CLUB MISSION Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
CORE VALUES The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness.
MOTTO Caring – our way of life
KEY CLUB CHANT Hey Key Clubbers! How do you feel?! We feel good – UHH we feel so good! UHH! Double it up – Uh Uh Triple it up – Uh Uh Uh One long uh – Uhhhhhhh! Rapper Style – Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh! [Insert motivational line along the lines of, “22/24!” or “Deuces!” or just a plain “Whoo!”]
Divisional Council Meetings, or DCMs, are events where Key Clubbers can get to know their fellow members of Division 22/24. They are held once a month, usually on the third Saturday at 3:00pm. The locations are always TBD, but usually they will be at a local restaurant or library. DCMs are open for all Key Clubbers; they are recommended for Key Club Officers of every club; and they are REQUIRED for Key Club Presidents and Vice Presidents, unless you contact me beforehand with the reason why you cannot attend. This month’s Divisional Council Meeting will be on April 20th, 3:00pm at Yogurtland in Wallingford. The address is
4334 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105
206-547-2900
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Divisional Council Meetings
The condensed agenda for the April DCM is as follows: Officer Introductions Icebreakers Relay for Life (3 min info.) UNICEF (3 min info.) March of Dimes (3 min info.) District Convention (Ideas for
divisional attire next year, decoration of the Spirit Stick)
International Convention (5 min. info)
Club updates: what’s going on in your divisions?
Further DCM Planning For underclassmen: running
for the Executive Board in Seattle
Problem solving: what can we learn from our previous officers? How do we make our division better?
Finding opportunities to serve in the community isn’t
always the easiest thing to do. Here is a list of twenty
simple service ideas that should help you get up on
your feet and start volunteering!
Twenty Service Ideas
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1. Clean up a vacant park or lot with friends
2. Organize a canned foods drive
3. Volunteer at your local
animal shelter
4. Make care packages for elderly neighbors
5. Make care packages for
homeless people
6. Donate toys or fairly new clothes to foster children
7. Hand out food at a local food
bank
8. Serve food at a local soup kitchen
9. Offer to tutor a student in
any of your strong subjects
10. Donate toys to children in the cancer ward of a hospital
11. Adopt a road
12. With some friends, buy gifts for families living in shelters
13. Sing for nursing home
residents (this one is a great one for large groups, try old Christian hymns!)
14. Keep an eye out for the
upcoming 5k events around Seattle, and sign up a group for it
15. Volunteer at a local youth
center
16. Volunteer at a community center, or any other Seattle Parks and Recreation Facility
17. Go busking! Give all
proceeds to one of Key Club’s preferred charities
18. Make quilts for low income
families
19. Keep an eye out for service fairs, including One World Now, and volunteer!
20. Visit SERVEnet.org to find volunteer opportunities in your area
Enjoyed DCON? Well, you’re in luck if you want to embark in a similar experience this summer. Except this time, it’s International Convention 2013!! From July 3-7 in our nation’s capital, thousands of Key Clubbers will gather at the Washington Hilton Hotel to spend a whole week having the time of their lives. There will also be a tour going on surrounding ICON, which starts on the 1st of July and ends on the 8th. This tour includes visitations of museums in the Smithsonian; bus tours of the past war monuments and memorials; a drive by tour
of the White House, FBI, the Archives, and more! International Convention is basically DCON times ten. Ten times the people, ten times the spirit, ten times the fun! Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet new Key Clubbers from across the nation!
Details
Date of Event
July 3-7, 2013
July 1-8, 2013 (tour option)
Anticipated Cost
$1,450-$1,500
Location
The Washington Hilton in the
District of Columbia, United
States
Who will attend?
ICON is the International
Convention of Key Club
International.
INTERNATIONAL! Need I
stress it anymore?
This means that Key
Clubbers from across the
GLOBE will be attending this
convention. This is a great
opportunity to see how Key
Club is run throughout
foreign countries. There are
more than 4,800 Key Clubs
in the world with over
243,000 members. It’s going
to be packed!
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Hello! My name is Robert the Red
Panda, and this is our year’s
Vision
1) More active involvement
2) More joint opportunities
3) More spirit!
What do I mean by more active involvement? This year I hope to work with the presidents,
vice presidents, and bulletin editors of each school to ensure that the awareness level of
Key Club remains at an all time high. We need to show the world that we’re the biggest
and the best service club ever!! If you have any suggestions how to better the active
membership of Key Clubs in schools, or need any help raising membership levels, please
keep in close contact with me!
I want each of our schools to foster the belief that our clubs are part of one great family:
Division 22/24. There may be some rivalry between schools, but rivalry cannot be
condoned between our clubs! This year, I hope to provide as many joint volunteer
opportunities as possible. In doing so, I want to bridge the progressively growing gap
between our schools so that we can realize that we’re all working together. Let’s put our
differences behind us and make a great foundation for years to come!
This year we won the spirit stick. It was a great honor, and a great privilege. The spirit stick
was a reminder of our boundless passion that we have for our Key Clubs. However, we
must move further and show that we will have as much spirit in the upcoming year as we
did in the last. To start this “Spirit Campaign”, I will be designing several clothing items for
our division, and based on interests levels you guys can help me to decide what to order.
We will also have a joint gathering to decorate our spirit stick. Keep an eye out for
updates as this process unfolds!
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Meet the Executive Board!
Trang Tran
District Governor Hakikat Bains
District Secretary Sara Thomas District Editor
Eric Grewal
District Treasurer
Denny Lim District
Convention Chair
John Jay
District Administrator
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Key Club Preferred
Charities
Relay for Life
CMNH is an international non-profit organization
that raises funds for children’s hospitals,
medical research and community awareness of
children’s health issues. Key Club participates with
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by
sponsoring fundraising events.
For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give
every baby a healthy start. Key Club members
raise thousands of dollars annually through various
programs, including collecting change,
holding dances and taking part in March of
Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies.
Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for
UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine
deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and
AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s
helping The Eliminate Project.
Each year, more than 4 million people from 20
countries partake in Relay for Life to raise the awareness of cancer and to fundraise in the
battle against it. These much-needed funds will be used to help save countless lives. In
Seattle, there have always been many different Relay for Life events. The one which
Roosevelt, Ingraham and Shorecrest usually participate in is the Shoreline Relay for Life at Kings High School. The Ballard Key Club usually
participates in the Relay for Life of Northwest Seattle, located at Whitman Middle School.
Relay for Life is a 24-hour event filled with awesome activities and amazing people. Sign
up as soon as you can! You won’t regret it!!
The Bottom Page
John Redfield
[email protected] 206-696-6812 519 N 64th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Wait, what in the world is a Lieutenant Governor?
How does this whole system work?
Club Key Clubs are established in high schools.
Members include Club President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor
Division The division is the coalition of schools in a
certain region of a greater district. Each division has a Lieutenant Governor, a student leader
who carries out the policies of the district and
aids the clubs
District A district may be defined by state or nation and
tends to be similar to its respective Kiwanis
district. Each district is chaired by a District
Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor
International Key Club International encompasses all clubs within the group’s 33 organized districts and in
foreign countries do not have any specific district. Key Club International is led by its
international board, which includes an International President, Vice President and 11 trustees. These are all students and active Key
Club members
Get to know your Kiwanis!! They can really help you out!
Roosevelt University Kiwanis
High School University Kiwanis meets at Voula’s Offshore
Café (658 NEW Northlake Way) on the third Tuesday of every month 7:30 am
Ballard High Ballard Kiwanis
School Ballard Kiwanis meets at Louie’s Cuisine of
China (5100 15th Ave NW) on Thursdays at noon
Ingraham North Central Kiwanis &
Shorecrest High School
North Central Kiwanis meets at Provail (12550 Aurora Avenue North) on Thursdays at noon
Important Contact Information
Trang Tran
District Governor
Eric Grewal
District Treasurer
Denny Lim
District Convention Chair
Suzanne Endroedy
Assistant Administrator
Hakikat Bains
District Secretary
Sara Thomas
District Editor
John Jay
District Administrator
Bo Jordan
Area Administrator
Any additional questions? Please contact me!!
