The Turtle TimesRegion 13 Division 10 South Volume 4 Issue 2 July 2014

July1-4 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

20 JULY DCM

26 REGION 13 PICNIC

AUGUST9 REGION BEACH CLEAN UP

QUESTION OF THE MONTH:

“What are you looking forward to the most this summer?”

I am looking forward to the Region Beach Clean Up because I can meet new Key Club members and help the community by picking up trash at the same time.

-Richard Lee, Wilson

I'm looking forward to hanging out with my friends, doing things with Key Club, and visiting Disney World again!

-Cassidy Pham, San Gabriel

This summer, I look forward to more time to bond and have fun while spending more time with all the other members and more opportunites for service events.

-Hannah Wong, Mark Keppel

The event I'm looking forward to most is the Region Picnic, because it's a great opportunity to meet Key Clubbers from other divisions.

-Augustine Au, Don Bosco

I am looking forward to the division events I am planning!

-Tracy Lee, Rosemead

A MESSAGE FROM THE LTGHello Blue Turtles!

How do you feel after being let out of school? Better than good, right? I know I do! Thank you all for attending the June division events, such as the Pasadena Chalk Festival, the Car Wash, the Ten Ren fundraiser, the Division Council Meeting, and definitely the Officer Training Conference! (Reminder for all currrent officers, the training materials are online.)

For these upcoming months, I highly suggest everyone to fundraise for PROJECT ELIMINATE (be sure to read more about it in the following pages)! The goal is to raise $110 million USD by 2015, so we only have 5 months left to wipe neonatal and maternal tetanus off the face of the Earth. The Cali-Nev-Ha District has pledged to raise $500,000 for Eliminate, and it’s up to us to help propel our district towards that goal.

June has been a really rough month for me. Although I was not able to attend the DCM I planned out, I knew it was a great sucess thanks to my EAs who supported me!

I truly appreciate all of my officers and members. I may not have met or talked to most of you, but knowing there are so many dedicated members in our division gives me enough hope for all the great possibilities to come.

Swimming for service,

Tracy LeeLieutenant Governor 2014-2015Division 10 South, Region 13California-Nevada-Hawaii DistrictKey Club International

P.S: Region 13 Beach Clean Up is on August 9th. Hope to see everyone there!

TETANUS is easily prevent-able. It costs $1.80 USD to

vaccinate and save the lives of a mother and her child.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MATERNAL/NEONATAL TETANUS:

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

MATERNAL TETANUS

NEONATAL TETANUS

TETANUS results when tetanus

spores, which are present in soil

everywhere, enter the bloodstream.

TETANUS currently affects 24 under-developed countries, where women giving birth may not have access to

resources or sanitary areas.

Infants can be infected soon after birth. The infec-

tion spreads quickly, and the infant suffers intense

pain for days until it dies. Because of the pain,

mothers are unable to touch or comfort them.

MNT is easily prevented by giving women of

childbearing age a series of three vaccine doses,

which costs roughly US$1.80. This cost includes

the vaccinations, syringes, safe storage, trans-

portation and more.

TETANUS is mainly caused by a lack of access to sanitary birthing conditions, unclean instruments

used to cut the umbilical cord and unclean post-partum cord care.

Kiwanis and UNICEF have come together to create the Eliminate Project. US $110 million is needed by 2015 to completely eliminate MNT. So far, $55 million has been raised!

The Key Club CNH District (that’s us!) has pledged to raise $500,000 for Project Eliminate.

Go to fundraisers for Project Eliminate, donate, and spread awareness for maternal neonatal tetanus! Together, we can make a di�erence.

Kenny Yeung Division Executive Assistant, San Gabriel

Schurr High School Key Club

OFFICER OF THE MONTH

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Alright Kenny. What’s your favorite thing about Key Club?The people. Key Club is special because of the people it brings together and aims them to-wards charitable causes and services. Without the people, Key Club would not have its magic.

I understand that you are President of both Interact and your home Key Club. This is the ultimate question. INTERACT OR KEY?What is this?! Haha! Despite being deeply in-vested into Interact Club, I honestly feel more welcome with and loyal to Key Club. I value Key Club more because of all the people I’ve met and have yet to meet. This is the only club that I will wear a tutu for while fundraising to save babies. This is the only club I will see people from across the nation aiming towards similar goals. This is the only club that I will call a family. So yea, Key Club for life.

Brent Kuruma

What is your favorite thing about Key Club?seeing smiles on peoples faces during events, the close bond with everyone, um-mmmmmm fall rally REGION PICNIC

How do you think you became so involved with Key?I started going to Key Club events with my friends, and together we eventaully became more involved with our home club.

Did anyone or anything influence you in particular?My brother encouraged me to join Key Club and go for an officer position. My friends mo-tivated me to apply for Spirit Coordinator.

You’re Head Spirit Coordinator. What drove you to take up such an involved position?

My friends pretty much talked me into go-ing for this position. Plus, I wanted to see how it feels to have more responsibilities that general members don’t have. I was in the front of all the Fall Rally preparation meetings, and at Fall Rally I was inspired by watching all the street team members faces when we won the spirit stick. Their expressions made me wish that I could also inspire other members to feel the same excitement.

Can you give us any hints as to what’s in store for us this term?Well, we are going teach everyone a side cheer before the Region Picnic. We also made cute mascots on sticks for Fall Rally, and we are coming up with pin and ban-ner designs. So look out for those in the future!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your duties? How do you overcome that stress?Most of the time, the stress is completely manageable. Divide and conquer; every-thing is easy when you see them for their smaller parts. But of course, being a high school student, I have felt overwhelmed before. I just remember the people that I’m doing the work for and it becomes manage-able again.

What drove you to take up such an in-volved position in Key Club?Again, it’s the people. I want to see this club succeed. I want to see more people involved. I want to inspire others to do more.Also, to serve two terms with THE Genie Hong is a dream come true!

Club Articles

Mark KeppelCar Wash

Don BoscoOfficer Training Conference

GabrielinoPOPS Concert

MontebelloRelay for Life

San GabrielHomeless Well-Being Breakfast

SchurrClub Banquet

The members of the Don Bosco Tech Key Club cabinet recently attended the Officer Training Conference at the Alhambra YMCA. Many officers and members from Division 10 South attended this event. Attendees of the event listened to a number of seminars that covered the various roles of officers and how to properly conduct their duties.

Officers throughout the division were given a clearer vision on how to accomplish tasks related to their positions. The Bosco Tech cabinet learned a lot of useful information. They also came to understand the responsi-bilities needed to perform their jobs, and look forward to working their hardest during this current term.

OTCROBERT COPADOSECRETARY, Don Bosco

On Saturday, June 7th we volunteered at Schurr High School for the Relay for Life event to help fight cancer. Our theme was centered around hippies (1960’s) and we came up with “Say peace out, cancer!” as our motto. This was a 24-hour walk, which was fitting due to the fact that cancer never sleeps. It was a great feeling to know that Montebello High School earned an award for the high school that raised the most money. I enjoyed this event because we got to camp out. Once it got dark, many candles were lit to represent every loved one who had been taken by cancer. This was truly a great experience for me, especially because I had found out recently that my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. I am glad I was able to be a part of this event and support the fight against cancer.

Relay for LifeAriana MoralesHistorian, Montebello High School

On June 11th, Schurr High School Key Club had their banquet at Petrillo’s Pizza. The cur-rent term’s officers, including myself, started the banquet with some charades to break the ice. The winning team got to eat first, and then the rest of the participants. After eating, we awarded the members who had more than 10 hours of service, and distributed other awards such as Best Freshman, which was given to Michelle Wong. Then, the Im-mediate Past officers presented “survival kits”

to their successors and little speeches. The current officers also thanked their new advi-sor for the hard work she has done, despite this being her first year. This day was not just a banquet, but it was also a goodbye party to one of our dearest members, Guide Prom-wat, an exchange student from Thailand. Many memories and selfies were created that day, and many more will be made in the future.

Stella BaikHistorian, Schurr

Banquet

Pasadena POPS Concert-- what a per-fect volunteering service for a summer night! But, why? Well, according to Michael Feinstein, a renowned Amer-ican singer, the concert represents the best of American music, featuring the great musicians of a virtuoso or-chestra. However, how could it be the best without a wonderful stage, nice and comfortable sitting area, custom-er service, and most importantly, the volunteers’ help?

On June 28, a summer concert was held at the LA County Arboretum. Key Clubbers went there four hours before the concert to set up tables, chairs, programs, and newspapers, etc. When people started to come into

the Arboretum, the volunteers helped carry their belongings that they had brought for the concert from the en-trance to their seats.

After the concert, some volunteers assisted in carrying the concert at-tendees’ things back to the entrance, while others lit up the dark paths with flashlights. Key Clubbers wrapped up the service by cleaning up the lawn area, collecting trash, and folding chairs. Because they could help the concert run smoothly and listen to the concert for free, volunteering at the POPS Concert was definitely one of the most fun and most memorable services for the Gabrielino Key Club-bers.

POPS CONCERTPan ThinHistorian, Gabrielino

D10S Car Wash

Wendy LinHistorian, Mark Keppel

The June heat has got nothing on Mark Keppel Key Clubber’s as they kick off their summers with a carwash and boba fundraisers. This month has also been filled with fun services such as the Pasadena Chalk Festival, Annual Mini Marathon and Health Festival, and Applebee’s service for a Kiwanis breakfast.

Key Clubbers had a fun time washing cars and making new friends, all while raising funds for the Pediatric Trauma Program at the D10S Car Wash Fundraiser. We were pleasantly surprised at how gen-erous people were, despite this being a free car wash. We held up signs, washed and dried cars, and worked the donation booth. It was a day of hard work, but it was also fun!

Hours before the annual Officer Training Conference on June 28, 10 San Gabriel High School Key Clubbers volunteered for the Homeless Well-Being Breakfast Program at the Saint Francis Center. The students assisted regular volunteers in serving and preparing meals for the well-being of the homeless living nearby Hope Street in Los Angeles.

With many San Gabriel Key Clubbers living in the San Gabriel Valley, students were astonished by the sight of the many unfortunate. Senior Amy Giang described her experience at the Saint Francis Center as a ser-vice that had helped her understand the extremity of homelessness.

“[I learned] that many people out there don't have as much as we do,” Giang said. “Even though [I've been told] many times, I didn't really understand until I vol-unteered to help out others who didn't have as much as I.”

The Saint Francis Center remained packed with hun-gry citizens until the closure of the event at 10:30 a.m. Senior Tinna Lam described the hectic nature of the service and the rewards that had come with the hard work that was contributed.

“I [got] a glimpse of how crazy running a restaurant is like,” Lam said. “What really made me want to go back was seeing the smiles on the people’s faces and hearing their gratitude.”

According to Sydney Nomura, who had located the service, the Homeless Well-Being Program received positive feedback. San Gabriel High School hopes to continue volunteering at the Saint Francis Center, as well as finding new services that will teach and moti-vate their members.

Kelly HoSan Gabriel, Historian

The Homeless Well-Being Breakfast Program

Presents the annual REGION PICNIC DATE

Saturday, July26 Location

Via Verde Park Time

10AM-4PM Admission

$5 Don’t forget

Medical Form! Attire

Key Club Casual

CHANCE TO WIN DIVISION SPIRIT GEAR FOR EVERYONE WHO DO-NATES A CANNED FOOD ITEM!

EAT FOOD, SPIRIT BATTLE EACHOTHER, PLAY LOTS OF GAMES, MEET NEW PEOPLE,

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