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Here is Division 36 East 's October created by Division New Editor, Nancy Nguyen, and Division Tech Coordinator, Jackie Mayuga.
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VOLUME II / ISSUE IV
OCTOBER 2011
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
OF THE DIVISION 36
EAST RACCOONS
THE RACCOON REPORT
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in this issue
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08
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LTGS MESSAGE
DIVISION EVENTS
DIVISION NEWS
ARTICLES
SPOTLIGHTED! — SAN GORGONIO
SO I HERD U LIEK
JELLEH BEENZ?
CLUB SNAPSHOTS
CONTACT US
19 EDITOR’S NOTES
A WORD from
your LT.G 36 EAST UNLEASH THE BEAST ! Hey there Raccoons! We started off the
school year right with our August DCM
and the first ever D36E Games, and
words cannot explain how proud I was
that day. We had an awesome attend-
ance from ALL schools and everyone
was into the intense competition. I have
no doubt that this school year will be
magical because all of you are doing
such a great job with Key Club. Just re-
member to stay focused throughout the
year, and don't let procrastination bite
you! Don't forget that we have RTC com-
ing up at UC Riverside, and I want to see
all of your beautiful Raccoon faces
decked out in our division gear, ready to
dominate the competition in spirit bat-
tles.
I know school is getting hectic for all of
you, but remember to continue doing
what Key Club is all about: service. Ask
yourselves: how can I get my club to truly
benefit the community? Think outside of
the box; do something that
can really affect your community! Go be-
yond the general fundraisers, car washes, or
events held by your Kiwanis clubs. Hold a
service event on your own! Something as
simple as making sandwiches for the local
homeless people or painting a park
bench; it all makes a difference. You can
ask your city hall for volunteer events or go
to sites like http://volunteermatch.org to find
some service events. So I call on you amaz-
ing Service Bandits: do something great. Re-
member, I BEElieve in all of you!
Love,
Lt. G Nick
save the date events rtc: regional training conference The annual Region 4 Training Conference is back and it's going to be
bigger than ever! Meet Key Clubbers from Region 04: Division 6 Pen-
guins, Division 36 West Huskies, and Division 47 Krakens! Get ready for
magical general sessions, interesting workshops, and intense spirit bat-
tles! This is an RTC for members, so please spread the word and get as
many members to attend this event! Also, there will be an advisor's
workshop, so please get your faculty and Kiwanis advisors to attend as
well. Also, DISTRICT GOVERNOR ERINN WONG will be attending our RTC as well. So let's show her
how Region 4 is beast!
WHEN: Saturday, October 8th, 2011 from
10 AM - 3 PM
WHERE: UC Riverside (building TBA)
PRICE: $5 for lunch
DCON: BEElieve — the Magic of Service Although it may seem early, it’s never too late to start planning for next
year's District Convention! It will be on April 13-15th, 2012 at the Santa Clara
Convention Center! The official DCON logo is created by Kathleen Nguyen
from Division 12 South.
This year, the District will be giving the option of doing online registrations!
The registration prices are as follows (note: this does not include hotel &
transportation costs):
$160 per attendee IF this fee is received by the Kiwanis District Office by
March 2nd.
$200 per attendee for all payments received by March 3rd or later
frs: fall rally south
important:
pre-fall rally dates
O C T O B E R 2 8 T H
Final day to submit ticket forms
N O V E M B E R 1 1 T H
Fall Rally Spirit Gear Day (We will
be making spirit items such as
flags, posters, and etc. as a divi-
sion)
N O V E M B E R 1 8 T H
Pre-Fall Rally Night (We’ll practice
our cheers and get pumped up
to win the spirit stick for a second
year in a row!) MANDATORY FOR
ATTENDEES.
N O V E M B E R 1 9 T H
Fall Rally (We will be leaving early
this year so we do not have to
wait for a long time like last year.)
IT’S THE FINAL (NOT REALLY) COUNTDOWN
59 DAYS UNTIL FALL RALLY!
(as of 20 September 2011)
WHO: YOU and other hard-working
Key Clubbers!
WHAT: Discounted ticket price $50
(advance purchase, includes
ticket, bus fee, and spirit pack)
WHERE: Six Flags Magic Mountain
WHEN: November 19th, 2011
WHY: Motivational Programs,
Division Spirit Rally, Meet New
People, Helping out Pediatric
Trauma, and Key Club Spirit.
listen up!
! d-news
division shirt update
OMG GUESS WHAT!
The Division 36 East T-shirt design has been
CHOSEN, all that’s left to do is digitalize it and
you, little raccoon, will finally be able to see
it.
Like last year’s shirts, they will be printed as
both crew and V-necks.
Crew cuts are $10 and V-necks will cost a
little bit more.
DUE you love me? (;
Before telling your members anything, PLEASE CHECK
WITH YOUR SCHOOL’S POLICIES ON COLLECTING ANY
KIND OF PAYMENT. You do not want to get your club in
trouble because you accidentally said ―pay‖ rather
than ―donate.‖
SEND IN YOUR DUES PAYMENTS TO
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
BY DECEMBER 1ST.
division shirt update
article and visual changes
Please send ALL articles and visuals to Lt. G
Nick Sianipar ([email protected])
and CC to News Editor, Nancy Nguyen
([email protected]), instead of
the District email BEFORE the 18th of every
month by 8:00 PM!
September MRF News!
&
Please remember that the September MRF will
be due next month by October 5th at 6 PM.
Please remember to keep the MRFs as accu-
rate as possible and please fill out every appli-
cable box.
Also, to make the MRF file names convenient
for our Region Advisor, Mrs. Qualm, please
change the name of your MRFs to
"D36E_[SCHOOLINITIALS]_MRF_2011-12"
While I have your attention...
HOW DO YOU FEEL?!
you said it articles Nancy Nguyen, Citrus Valley, Division News Editor
Key Club is filled with extraordinary
people doing extra extraordinary
things. We are Key Clubbers who
give back to the community
through service and love. Not only
that, but we make new friends
who later become part of our
ohana (family). Spirit is also a very
important component of Key Club
because it is the glue that ties eve-
ryone together. We may not all
have the same taste in music, the
same viewpoints on politics, or
even the same beliefs, but we all
do have one thing in common: spirit.
It is not about the fights or hatred
between one another, but the
chance to finally represent our club/
division/district peacefully. We may
not all have the same beliefs and
viewpoints, but we all have spirit.
With spirit, it unifies us as a whole ra-
ther than the partition between peo-
ple. The next time you participate in
a spirit battle or even a cheer, re-
member that you’re strengthening
the bond between one another.
DON’T MESS WITH THE BEST: KEY CLUB SPIRIT
Janna Macatangay, Pacific High
The August Division 36 East
Games and the DCM was a huge
success! About twenty people
represented Pacific High School's
Key Club and participated in the
fun games, including the Water-
melon Eating contest, the Tug-o-
War, and the Relay! Everyone
had a chance to get to know
other Key Clubbers in the division
and learn more about Key Club.
TOO BEAST: AUGUST D36E GAMES
It was an exciting experience for
everyone!
Nancy Nguyen, Citrus Valley, Division News Editor
For those who didn’t go to the Kiwanis
DCM, ya’ll miss out on so much fun!
The August Kiwanis DCM was quite a
showdown with the theme as West-
ern. The Kiwanis DCM’s are very simi-
lar to our division’s DCM’s except they
are for our Kiwanis. Ya’ll should cow-
boy up and attend the next Kiwanis
DCM on Wednesday, September 21st
at 6PM! Our Kiwanis do a wagon full
of help for us so we should be the
buckaroo we are and give them our
support! Talk to your club president or
your Kiwanis advisor if you’re interest-
ed in attending. That'll be the Day.
KIWANIS DCM RECAP: HOWDY, Y’ALL
Jacqueline Mayuga, Redlands Senior, Division Tech Editor
When someone asks me what Key
Club is, I simply tell them that ―it’s the
greatest thing you can ever do,‖ and
that’s no exaggeration. Key is every-
thing to me — I spend almost every
single moment thinking about it, and I
still can’t get enough…
I honestly believe that no one can ex-
plain what Key Club is through words,
and that it must be experienced first
hand. Anyone can tell you that we’re
the world’s largest student organiza-
tion, or that we’re partnered with
some of the most well-respected
charity groups, but it takes going to
events, cheering, showing spirit, and
so many other things to really… FEEL
Key, to UNDERSTAND why we love
what we do.
So, I part with these words,
if you don’t understand what all the
―hype‖ over Key Club is, join it and
be active. No one can explain why it
brings so much joy to them; you’ll just
have to find out for yourself. ;)
I REALLY LOVE KEY CLUB: SERIOUSLY.
This Saturday the key clubbers of
div 36E did a very nice job of help-
ing out the community of Red-
lands by participating in the event
that the Boys and Girls Club hold
every year called ―A Day for Kids.‖
For you who don’t know what it is;
it’s a day dedicated for kids where
the community held many booths
like for games, activities, magic
show, and also for food! Many key
clubbers were there to help with
different booth the Kiwanis has
provided: the snow cones, the in-
flatable baseball games, and
much other stuff the club has giv-
en for the kids. The kids were en-
joying their food and their activ-
ties yesterday! And all you volunteers
that were there during your shift, or
even the whole day should give
yourself a pat in the back, because
you deserve it. Besides helping the
kids, it was a great way to build trust
and friendship with the people in
your club, even I made a couple of
new friends yesterday, so I encour-
age you key clubbers out there to
be more involved in your area, and
to be involved in the club matter as
well. In the end, this is another way
for us to show what key club truly is
because this event is a very great
way to give back what the commu-
nity has given us.
Johanes Santoso, Redlands High School
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: A DAY FOR KIDS
Johanes Santoso, Redlands High School
Isaiah Smith, Citrus Valley
For the first time as a Key Club of-
ficer, I went to an actual Kiwanis
meeting and met the Kiwanis group
that sponsors our club. It was really
interesting to meet the actual peo-
ple who have supported our club.
They gave us a great breakfast and
took interest in what was taking
place in our club and school as
whole. We were even lucky enough
to be attending at a time when they
had visitors. We were able to meet
some of the members of the Kiwanis
club that supports the Division 47
Krakens. They were really interested
in the collaboration of our two
Divisions, and we learned about
some of their interesting fundraising
ideas like a golf tournament and
some interesting ways to advertise.
During the meeting we learned
about some of the other ways that
some people help in their communi-
ty. It was a really great meeting in
general, but also very nice to com-
municate with the very kind people
in the club. It was definitely worth
missing some school. So, if your club
hasn’t interacted with your local Ki-
wanis club yet, I encourage you to
do so.
WE LOVE KIWANIS: KIWANIS DCM
Isabelle Chu, Redlands High School
On labor day, the Redlands High School Key
Club had an officer bonding day filled with fried
food, shopping, and photo taking!! Originally we
were planning on going to the beach but the
forecast predicted thunderstorms so our plan
got tweaked a little. We started out the day with
Starbucks and some donut holes then set out for
the LA County Fair. After we went in, we imme-
diately went to the fried food stand where we
got Waffle fries (delicious!) and lemonade. As
we walked by all the booths, one in particular
caught our eye: Marshmallow shooters!! Sammi
walked away happily with a blue and yellow
marshmallow shooter in hand (DIVISION COL-
ORS). As the weather grew warmer we moved
into the expo/shopping halls where we tried var-
ious dips, relaxed on tempurpedic beds, tried
Shea butter, and stood in front of air condition-
ers for long periods of time.
After three and a half hours of
[aforementioned] strenuous activities, we
bought some more lemonade to quench our
thirst as Erin drove us to banana bay for some
DELICIOUS Asian food as we tried to recover
from the tasty goodness we called fried
cheesecake. But a day in Rowland isn't com-
plete without getting some boba and going to
cue! So we headed over to Ten Ren's before
we took super cute photos, which, might I add,
turned out quite nicely. We ended the day,
chilling at Sammi's house to reflect on how the
day's activities had brought us all closer to
each other, how it will help us to work together
better, and to catch up on all the latest key
club news. It was a day I will never forget and I
can't wait for our next bonding day!!
TERRIER TOWN: RHS OFFICER BONDING DAY
Yasmine Soriano , San Gorgonio High School
The month of August was a blast
for San Gorgonio High School Key
Club! We successfully met are
quota at our August 28 Car wash,
earning around $300 for PTP. It was
a successful day with many mem-
bers coming to support Key Club.
We as well started snack sales
having many members helping
out the club and showing Key
Club spirit throughout campus.
Club Rush day helped SGHS Key
Club promote the club and inform
the students more about what our
purpose is. August DCM showed
that San Gorgonio High School
Key Club is unbeatable! We came
in second in the overall D36E
Games, we earned all the divisional
awards, such as most funds raised,
most volunteers, and also we
achieved first place in the relay. Our
D36E LTG Nick Sianipar came to two
of our club meetings informing new
incoming Key Clubbers what Key
Club is all about and as well showing
them the cheer! It still needs some
work but they will all for sure be
ready to cheer it before Fall Rally!
We as well informed them about
dues and are successfully being col-
lected now every club meeting. Au-
gust was a great month with more to
come!
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR: THE BLAST OF AUGUST
SPOTLIGHTSPOTLIGHT SAN.GORGONIO
in the HOUSE Who turned in their MRF on 01 September?
Who had member, Joshua Vasquez, walk 3 HOURS in the blazing heat in or-
der to attend the August DCM?
Who shows undying dedication and loyalty to their division?
“ I started off this year before the year even started because I knew that in order to have a
successful year; a head start is the smart way to go. My dedication to Key Club is definitely
strong and apparent. Since I fell in love with it, I wanted my members to see it too and feel
the same about Key Club the way that I do. I think that it rubbed off onto them because
they have been attending the events whether it is car washes or DCMs, and they've been
showing their spirit and learning the cheers. I'm so proud of all those members and the fact
that they're contributing! They make me love my position. They make all the magic happen
in the world of service! They make SGHS Key Club look AWESOME! I LOVE YOU SPARTAN-
COONS!!! WE STARTED OFF THIS YEAR SUCCESSFULLY! Let's keep working hard and end it
with a BANG BANG BANG!!! - President, Nora Lu
THAT’S RIGHT. SAN GORGONIO.
QUESTION OF THE
M N T HM N T H
‽ ”
COMPARE
KEY CLUB
TO A “ JELLY
BEAN
You can never get enough of jelly beans.
Once you start eating, you can’t stop. This
is like Key Club, once you enter and serve
your community and get that great feel-
ing, you won’t ever be able to get
enough.
- RUBEN OLMEDO, REDLANDS HIGH SCHOOL
Key Club is like a jelly bean because when
you first look at it, you're not exactly sure
what it is and are a little frightened. But,
once you take the bite, you find out it’s
really the greatest thing in the universe.
- KRISTOF WAKOLI, CITRUS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Key Club has a variety of ethnicities as
jelly beans have a variety of flavors and
we are both colorful and fun!
- MYLINH THIEU, PACIFIC HIGH SCHOOL
Key Club is like a Jelly Bean because the Key Clubbers are flavourful like all the jelly beans
and we all join together to create a colourful jelly bean jar.
- TYLER CHUNG, REDLANDS EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
There are lots of Key Clubs, and there
are also lots of types of jelly beans. We
could be fruit flavored and another club
could be banana flavored. All/most
should taste good and do good.
- KEVIN FU, CITRUS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
[I]t’s really the
greatest thing in
the universe.
how you ? DOIN’
CITRUS VALLEY I'm pleased to say that we had our first meeting of the school year! It was a great turnout,
with over 118 new and returning members. During this we discussed many basic concepts
about Key Club: What we stand for, our division/district, motto, expectations, officers, etc. It
took about 30 minutes in total but it was all good information (+Information on the D36E
Games xP). During the DCM/D36E games, our club came in third place and made a splash
as one of the clubs to beat. We also obtained important event dates and are scheduling
upcoming meetings. ALSO: The Club Roster has been updated (phew) It took hours but I
have all the current information until we get official membership in the coming months.
PACIFIC First month of Key Club and we're on a roll! Our first meeting of the year was a complete
success! Our President, who was gone for the first three meetings of the year had family ob-
ligations to attend to outside of the country, could not make it to our very first meeting. So,
the rest of us board members did our best to conduct the first three meetings of the year.
We had fun engaging with the new members doing a lot of IceBreakers. On our third meet-
ing, we held a campus clean-up in which 44 volunteers participated in! In addition to this,
we had people attend the D36E Games/DCM! They had a blast at the D36E Games! As
board members, we're planning to give those who attended the Games a certificate of
recognition. As far as this coming month, with our President back, we plan on organizing a
committee and focusing on fundraising for our club.
REDLANDS During the month of August, RHS Key Club volunteers helped children of the Boys and Girls
Club shopping for the new school year at Kohl's. The first meeting of the school year was
quite successful, especially with advertising the club itself.
REDLANDS EAST VALLEY
club snapshots This month has been a success in memberships. We have gone from the first week of school
with 14 members/officers to the third week of school with 45 members/officers. Our meet-
ings have gotten so large we have to move from a teacher's room to the conference
room. Some of our newest members participated in the D36E games on the 27th and had a
lot of fun. We have set up committees that members can volunteer for. They include a spir-
it, photography, volunteer, and catering committee. Although we have not had any ser-
vice projects, this month has been a success for organizing our club for the future.
SAN BERNARDINO This month we started school and began promoting and advertising Key Club all over our
campus. The meetings have been full of energetic and anxious students wanting to be-
come part of key club and begin helping the community. We have already encouraged
our new members and reminded the old members to get invovled in community service.
We are very proud that the club is getting popular around campus and new members con-
tinue coming to our meetings. We have started a once a month hangout day and August
was quite successful. We played a movie, handed out popcorn and snacks. They key club-
bers really liked it and are spreading the word to their friends. We have achieved a lot in
the month of August and hope the next month we can do more!
SAN GORGONIO This month, we had a VERY VERY successful car wash. Earlier in the year, our car washes
were just OKAY, but now it sure has been great! We have earned more money than we did
before and have gotten more attendees. In addition, we won 2nd place in the D36E
Games during the August DCM. Furthermore, we received the most awards out of all the
clubs in our division this time. During our meeting, we presented 3 active member awards to
Marcus Meadors, Joshua Vasquez, and Nghia Nguyen. Our snack sales is going quite well
and will continue until the end of next week.
YUCAIPA School has just begun and our club is getting ready for the new school year. We have
planned a lot of fundraising and service events.
contact us
on the web
Lieutenant Governor, Nick Sianipar
Redlands Senior High School
Cell Phone: 909.831.4226
Home Phone: 909.796.7554
Region 4 Advisor, Carolyn Qualm
Kiwanis Division 6, Kiwanis Club Temecula Valley
Home Number: 909.694.1831
Cell Number: 909.871.1773
Executive Assistant, Heidi Nguyen
Executive Secretary, Isabelle Chu
Division News Editor, Nancy Nguyen
Tech Editor, Jacqueline Mayuga
(they’re all clickable!)
news editor
Hey, Raccoons!
I hope you are all having a
marvelous month. As for me,
I’m quite swamped with
yearbook, Key Club, and just
school work in general, haha.
Anywho, I put a lot of time
into this edition of the news-
letter, beginning from 21 Au-
gust all the way up to 20 Sep-
tember at… 4:32 PM, which is
tech editor Only a few hours before I
have to turn it into Nancy…
shhhh….
Hopefully my time into this
newsletter did not go to
waste and I genuinely wish
that you all enjoy reading it. I
HIGHLY recommend reading
through the articles and club
snapshots because they can
give you a few ideas on
Konnichiwa , Raccoons!
I hope you all are having a fantas-
tic school year so far! Me? Well, this
year has definitely been quite
eventful so far. Fall Formal (aka
Homecoming) is soon approach-
ing for me in late October –
coughcoughwinkwink- My life
since school started has been
composed of studying, Key Club,
sleeping (more like a 5 hour sleep),
and more Key Club. I’m definitely
looking forward to all of the Key
Club events that I plan on attend-
ing this year, such as Fall Rally
South. I’m incredibly excited for FRS
to the point where I’m going to
have to release all of this excite-
ment through…umm, cheers! You
should ask me how I feel ;) This year
is going to be a blast that’s for sure.
If you all haven’t noticed yet, the
monthly issues have a ―Question of
the Month‖ open to any Key Club-
ber to answer. If you want to be in
the newsletter, then you should
answer them:D Remember to sub-
mit articles and visuals to Lt. G Nick
Sianipar before the 18th of each
month as well. Last, but not least,
bee sure to also check out my arti-
cle Don't mess with the Best: Key
Club Spirit! This article is one of
the most emotive articles that
I've written for this newsletter.
This article is really important
to me because it expresses
one of the main reasons why I
love Key Club so much.
Sincerely,
Nancy Nguyen
Stuff to write about and
maybe, if you turn
enough stuff in, your
club can be spotlighted
like San Gorgonio (;
Thanks for reading!
Jackie Mayuga