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Santa Susana High School Key Club 3570 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA | (805) 520 6800

Division 42 East | Region 10 | Cali-Nev-Ha

Volume 4

Issue: 5

Key Clubbers in Pasadena volunteering their time

in decorating Rose Floats.

Caring-

Our Way of

Life”

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Table of Contents

Message from President

Calendar

Past Events

Upcoming/Ongoing Events

DCM and Division Updates

CNH Updates

International Updates

Recognition Requirements

Outside of Key Club

Board Contact Information

Links and Editor’s Message

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Hello my BEE-autiful Narwhals I hope you all had a wonderful Winter

Break! Happy New Year as well! With the end of my term just around the corner, I just want to let you guys know how

proud I am to be serving as your president. With all your enthusiasm and

dedication for service, I am happy to know that you are all committed to give a helping hand to our community. During

the break, some of our members and myself included went to Pasadena to

volunteer for the Rose Floats! It was a very fun experience for all of us as we were able to contribute the beauty of the

parade. I hope that more of you attend next year so you can experience it!

For this upcoming year, we will have more service projects and will continue to volunteer for the Samaritan Center and Still Waters Cafe. Please continue to volunteer as our service never stops!

In addition, within the month of January, we will be holding nominations and elections for the 2015-2016 board. If you are interested in running for a position, PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS!

In order for us to hold the elections, we need 50% of our club to be present. With thy being said, please support your candidates by attending the meetings to see what they have to bring for the next term.

Also, in March 13-15, we will be attending the 69th annual Key Club District Convention at the

Anaheim Convention Center. There we will elect the new District Board and learn more about Key Club while meeting thousands of other Key Clubbers! For those of you attending, I will need a signed permission slip which you can get from Mr. Tauber and a signed code of conduct and

medical release form which are available to print on the CNH website under District Convention.

Good luck with second semester! Surfing in Service,

Lorraine Ador Dionisio

Santa Susana Key Club President D42E | Region 10 | Cali-Nev-Ha

Key Club International Call/text: 805-210-9555

[email protected]

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Message from the President: Lorraine Ador Dionisio

January 2015

S M T W T F S

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Stillwater’s &

Samaritan

Center

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Stillwater’s

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Stillwater’s

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NOMINATIIONS

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Stillwater’s

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Stillwater’s

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Past Events

Past Events

July Calendar

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Do you have a service project suggestion? Let us know! We would love

to organize your ideas!

Key Club members striking a pose.

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Key Clubbers making Thanksgiving cards.

My second year at Fall Rally was just amazing! I

met so many people from other districts and the

spirit from them is just amazing.

Although I've never met them, I'm just really

glad that I could meet them with such ease and

give them a bit hug!

Fall Rally and Key Club in general has truly

changed my life and I'm truly happy to have this

opportunity. I had a

true Kiwani's Moment!

Jessica Cornel, Member

Past Events

During our Key Club Meeting before Thanksgiving

break, we made finger-painted turkeys on cards

for the senior center. It was really nice and fun to

do a service project at school and during one of

our meetings. I'm hoping we can get together

more as a club in our school meetings more often;

it is a very unique and worthwhile experience. The

cards turned out very nice and the senior loved

them!

Kyle Graziano, Member

Member serving food.

I volunteered at the Samaritan Center

with a few fellow Key Clubbers, as well as Kiwanis advisers.

We served food to the less fortunate and made simple conversation in addition to

singing fun songs together as we worked. Overall it was a joyous, eye opening

experience.

Katie Guadagno, Samaritan Center Chair

Remember that you too can also

volunteer at the Samaritan Center on the first Thursday of every month!

Before we went on Winter Break, Key Club threw our winter Social and we had fun

making 40 dog toys for the shelters along with making finger-painted Christmas cards for our local senior center. It was a great way to bring the club together.


Past Events

Members making recycled toys. Members making Christmas cards.

Members posing in front of the

Kiwanis Float.

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This year was my second year working on the Rose Floats and it was just as fun as

last year! The group I was in had the privilege to work with the Trader Joe's

float. We cut flowers, which were then

blended to become dust and, then some of us, if chosen, got to glue that dust to

the tomatoes on the actual float, to give it more texture. It was overall a great

experience, and to see all these people who came from miles away just to be a

part of this nationwide project makes one feel very needed to make all of this

happen.

Justine Balster, Service Project & P.R.

Upcoming/Ongoing Events

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Ongoing Events

Pop Tabs

Throughout the year we collect pop

tabs for Ronald McDonald house.

The pop tabs are recycled and the

money is used to help families pay to

stay at the house as well as pay the

utilities and other expenses needed

to keep the house running.

S.O.S. (Save Old

Spectacles) We are continually

collecting glasses for SOS. Keep in

mind, the end of the school year is

ending and if every member brings in

at least 3 pairs of glasses, our

sponsoring Kiwanis of Santa Susana

will throw us a

pizza party!

Canned Food Drive

We are currently running a food drive, asking for donations to help our local Samaritan Center and Stillwater’s Café.

Both canned and/or boxed foods as well as toiletries will be greatly appreciated! Make sure you leave your name on the

items you donate for service hours!

Need for News

A need for news is needed when it comes to you Key Clubbers and all the hard work you do while volunteering!

Do you have a service project you really want to share with the rest of your club? Submit an article (with pictures if

possible), and you will be featured in the next issue of “Narwhal News”!

Email me at: [email protected] Service hours will be distributed!

Weekly Opportunity

Remember that we volunteer at the Stillwater’s Café weekly

on Thursdays! To become a part of this service project, sign

up during the meeting, where you will also be provided with the location and the shift time!

mailto:[email protected]

Key Clubbers, Conclave is here!

DCM and Division Updates

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HELLO NARWHAL NATION! THERE IS LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT UNTIL WE CHOOSE THE NEXT LTG!

Take advantage of this opportunity to play a part in deciding the

organization's future. Conclave is a great way to see the improvements that we have made as a division and the strive for leadership that our members

possess. You'll be able to listen to some breath-taking speeches, ask caucus questions, and be a part of Narwhal history as we elect the next

leader.

Division 42 East's conclave is coming up! Remember, each club should have

2 delegates to vote for the following Lt. Governor! If we do not have at least 5 clubs attend conclave, there will be no conclave held.

Date: Saturday, January 16th, 2015 Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Location: Simi Valley Town Center Second Floor Conference Room (Subject to Change)

Address: 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley, CA 93063

ATTIRE: Key Club Casual

Registration Fee: $4

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jX_JLzP3CQLLr982vZEuAp

NbBA1rZybZyj2SYAZ0eKw/viewform?usp=send_form

If you are interested in representing your club as a delegate, please resister your attendance.

The deadline to register your 2 club delegates will be

Thursday January 8th, 2014, 11:59pm

To be a delegate, each representative MUST be a paid-dues member!

CNH Updates

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The 69th Annual Cali-Nev-Ha District Convention will be held in Anaheim, CA, on

March 13-15, 2015.

Key Clubbers: You must have turned in your $178 fee by January 6, 2015.

For more information on DCON, check out this website:

http://www.cnhkeyclub.org/events/dcon

International Convention

Every summer Key Club International

celebrates a

year of service at the international

convention. Over

2,000 students and advisors gather

together to

Introduce new programs, present

awards to outstanding clubs,

conduct the organization's business,

attend educational

workshops and elect international

officers for the upcoming year.

The 71st Annual Key Club

International Convention will take

place in Anaheim, CA July 2-6, 2014.

Every club should send at least two

delegates and advisors, although

many clubs send all their officers and

other key members. Make plans now

to attend!

Contact our President, Lorraine, if you

are interested in attending!


The 72nd Annual Key Club International

Convention will take place in Indianapolis, IN, June 25-28, 2015.


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Basic Recognition • Must be in Key Club during your senior

year in order to qualify

• Must be a paid member for at least 2

years

• Attend 5 Key Club events

• Attend 20 club meetings

• 100 hours of community service by April

of your senior year (25/year)

**A Key Club Event is defined as any Key

Club related event whether it’s a

volunteering event provided by the club, a

Division Council Meeting, and other Key Club

events. Ask an officer if you do not know

whether your event counts.

Outstanding Recognition • Must be in Key Club during your senior

year in order to qualify

• Must be a paid member for at least 3

years

• Attend 25 club meetings

• 3 Key Club Volunteering Events

• Attend 3 Division Council Meetings

(DCMs)

• Submit 2 articles/6 Pictures

• Attend 1 Special event

• 200 hours of community service by April

of your senior year (50/year)

**A Key Club Volunteering Event is defined as

any volunteer event provided by our Key

Club.

*Division Council Meetings (DCMs) are held

every month.

**2 articles/6 pictures are referring to

submissions to the club newsletter, division

newsletter, and/or district newsletter. You also

get volunteer hours for this!

**1 special event refers to a bigger Key Club

event such as Fall Rally, Officer Training

Conference, Region Training Conference,

District Convention, etc.

Other Notes: In order to get credit for attending meetings, make sure you always sign in on

Fridays. At the end of the year, email the Secretary to ask for qualification.

Make sure you hours are submitted each month in a timely fashion in order for

them to be counted towards your stole/medal.

We will be keeping these sheets throughout your years in Key Club. IN April of

each year, give the sheet with all your signatures to your secretary.

If you decide to change from stoles to medals or medals to stoles, simply cross

out the one you are not going for OR use arrows CLEANLY and EFFECTIVELY OR

print a new sheet of paper and staple the two sheets..

VISIT santasusanakeyclub.weebly.com TO SEE THE GUIDELINESS FOR THE CLASSES OF

2015.

Recognition Requirements

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Do you want to broaden your volunteering horizons? Your fellow Key Clubbers share some of their experiences outside of Key

Club service projects. Get inspired!

Outside of Key Club

Homework Helpers

Every week I volunteer at the Simi Valley Public Library tutoring

elementary school students thought the library's Homework

Helpers program. Volunteers help the students with multiple

subjects and projects. All the other volunteers are friendly and

students appreciate the extra help. Starting at 3:30 and

ending at 5:30, it's a great way to get volunteering hours!


Rancho Simi

Rancho Simi, in my opinion, is one of the best places to

volunteer at. It’s filled with amazing people who have a passion for their job. Since being there, I've worked on tons

of projects, ranging anywhere from letters to the troops to setting up for street fairs and local dances. It's a fun

environment where I feel as if I'm actually helping and supporting the community through my service. I encourage

everyone to volunteer there if not for the volunteer hours

then because it's a great place to spend time helping others

Nikolas Welch, Member

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SERVICE PROJECT/PUBLIC RELATIONS: JUSTINE BALSTER

[email protected] (818) 913-6121 KAYLA HOFFMAN

[email protected] (805) 624-1422

SPIRIT COORDINATORS: DANA BROUGH


RAVINDU RANAWAKA


KIWANIS FAMILY CHAIR: SUSAN SUN


MEMBER RECRUITMENT: NICK MINTZER


PRESIDENT: LORRAINE ADOR DIONISIO


VICE PRESIDENT: BREANNA SCRANTON


SECRETARY: MANDI AHN

[email protected] (805) 428 - 4757

TREASURER: ANDREW HOSOGAI


EDITOR: CARLY BALSTER


PUBLICIST: KATIE DIZON


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Key Club International: keyclub.org Kiwanis International: kiwanis.org

Hello Narwhals!

I hope your Winter

Break was filled with

holiday fun and great memories were made

with friends and family!

As school resumes, so does Key Club! Your board is working very hard to bring the best service projects we can your way. With that being said, let us know what you

want and aspire to do while in Key Club. Bring your ideas to the table, I promise, we don’t bite.

I would like to reflect back on the Winter Social that was held the day before break.

For those of you that donated food and time to making the recycled dog toys and the Christmas cards to the senior center, I thank you deeply. We made forty of the dog

ropes and they were donated to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. The toys will be distributed to the dogs upon adoption!

2015 is here Narwhals, let us finish off this term with a bang!

Sailing in Service, Carly Balster

Club Tech Editor Santa Susana High School

D42E l Region 10 l Cali-Nev-Ha Key Club International

Email: [email protected] Call/Text: (818) 913-6124

“Caring - Our Way of Life”

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