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The Jet Jargon

A Hello from a Fellow Table of Contents

Spotlight On……………………p.2

Reminders & Events…………..p.3

Special Announcements....p.4/5

What’s Up in Jet………...…..p.6/7

Manatee/Officer of the

Month…...………......................p.8

Monthly Hours…………...…….p.9

Recap of DCON……..…...p.10/11

Contact Info……………….…..p.12

gram, many manatees partied hard and

learned new things! A HUUUGE con-

gratulations to our Immediate Past Lieuten-

ant Governor, Halena Ngo for receiving the

Distinguished Lieutenant Governor award at

District Convention! And also, a very large

applause to all the clubs that attended Dis-

trict Convention! All of our 6 clubs that at-

tended earned awards that they should ALL

be proud of!

ooooooo, the new term of the

2014-2015 year has begun! And

already, I can see so many clubs shift-

ing into gear, and continuing the leg-

acy that their Immediate Past boards

left behind!

I hope that everyone that went to

District Convention had a SPECTACU-

LAR time, because according to the

pictures roaming Facebook and Insta-

With love and service,

Manuel Santiago Jet Lieutenant Governor 2014-15

Official Jet Divisional Newsletter | April Issue |

Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN’S | Jet Divisional Newsletter

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Allen Pham Spolight on……


Hey there, Jet! Welcome to the 2014-2015

term! If you guys aren’t already familiar with who

I am, my name is Allen Pham and I am serving

as your District Treasurer this year. I am cur-

rently a junior attending La Quinta High School

and I absolutely love history, frozen yogurt, and

Taylor Swift. When I am not out doing something

for KIWIN’S or ASB, I enjoy relaxing in my room

with a good ol’ Calculus FRQ packet and a

playlist full of emotional, gut-wrenching music.

Anyway, enough about me. My KIWIN’S experi-

ence would have not been amazing for the past

three years if I weren’t a part of my Jet ohana! I

am so grateful to able to serve you fellow KI-

WINNER’S along with Manuel for the upcoming

year; I have great confidence that Jet will con-

tinue to be amazing as it already is. So, don’t

ever hesitate to say hi, talk to me, and get to

know me. I promise I don’t bite and I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions that

you manatees have for me! I look forward to meeting all of you in the near future!

Always making it rain,

Allen Pham 2014-2015 District Treasurer

P. S. Shout out to my Jet treasurers (Kathy, Brian, Kenny, Brandon, Kevin, Katya, and Cha-rissa): You are all awesome, I love you, and I wish you the best of luck in all your fundraising endeavors! Let me know if you ever need help!

Allen Pham

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All of the forms (TVFs, ARFs, TRAs & MRFs) by the end of each month. TURN IT IN BY MAY 1ST. And Manuel will love you more than he loves ice cream.

Send your nominations for April Officer & Manatee of the

Month to [email protected]! They are also due MAY 1ST!

Do you have any ideas for divisional projects or events? A

service event that could help Jet bond as a division and give back to our community? A project that you think we need to do to help others? Send your suggestions to Manuel Santia-go!!

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Project Eliminate Week: May 5-9 See page 4 for more information! May DCM: May 17, Fountain Valley High School The Divisional Council Meeting will be during an event called Relay for Life! Clubs are NOT required to partake in the event itself, but it would be great to see many of your smilin’ faces at the DCM! Jet Divisional Banquet: June 6, Kiwanisland, 6:00pm-9:00pm Celebrate and reminisce the past 2013-2014 term with your favorite division! Come and watch the annual Mr. Manatee Pageant and cheer on your fellow manatees. Also, come to hear Halena’s final gut-wrenching goodbyes and heart melting


Special Announcements

Project Eliminate Week: May 5-9 What you could do:

Hold a fundraiser for Project Eliminate

Tell others about what Project Eliminate is

Got ideas on how to support Project Eliminate?

Share it with your club boards!


what is

Project Eliminate? Project Eliminate is an international

campaign with Kiwanis International and

UNICEF teaming up to ELIMINATE

maternal and neonatal tetanus! Our overall goal with Kiwanis International

and UNICEF is to raise $110 Million BY 2015

For more AWESOME ideas and helpful information, check out:

theeliminateproject.org

Join Divisional Board

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Work FIRSTHAND with Manuel and be a part of the Divisional Board Team!

Gain leadership skills and memorable experiences by being a part of the Jet

Division’s Board!

Find the APPLICATION and POSITION INFORMATION online! Or

email Manuel at [email protected] DUE MAY 9TH, 2014

Will you be the one to fill in the questions marks?

Divisional Spirit Captain

Assistant LtG.

Divisional Projects Chair

Whassup in Jet In order to show our sup-port for kids’ education, La Quinta KIWIN’S volun-teered at the Newport Mesa Spirit Run on March 23rd, 2014! It was a very cold and cloudy day for LQ KIWIN’S members, perfect for volunteering! Members checked in and grabbed their blue volunteer shirts, ready to help. Most of the members were assigned to the various water stations along the course, cracking open the many water bottle cases for the runners. Some were cheerleaders and route coordinators during the race. Others were helping out at the main festival area at the food booth! All of the members had a blast helping out during this event and it was all for a good cause too. -Jessica Tran, La Quinta KIWIN’S IP Vice President

Los Amigos KIWIN’S members volunteer whether sunshine, snow, sleet, or hail, and March 1st was no exception. Despite the pouring rain, members made their way to the Orange Country Food Bank’s

warehouse to make a difference in the community. Working side-by-side to the beat of the music playing around the warehouse, volunteers packed fruit boxes. KIWINNERS split off into different groups: opening fruit boxes, putting pears and avocados in bags, and lifting the boxes to certain stations. A friendly competition was created between all of the organizations present that day. We all wanted to pack as many fruit bags as we could. Everyone had a great time packing fruit and LAHS KIWIN’S looks forward to participat-ing in this event again. -Katherine Pham, Los Amigos KIWIN’S IP President

On Saturday March 15th,

2014, Edison KIWIN’S

volunteered at Bob’s Ice

Cream Fundraiser for

the Earth Resource

Foundation at Orange

County Marketplace. At

9:30 in the morning, we

arrived at the OC Fair-

grounds to prepare for our duties. First, some of us signed

in other volunteers to help with selling ice cream. Others cut

out fliers to advertise the fundraiser and passed them out at

the entrances, raising awareness for our cause. We sold $3

hand-dipped ice cream bars with 100% of the proceeds go-

ing to the Earth Resource Foundation, helping educate oth-

ers on how they can make sustainable choices and

changes for the environment. Although it was a hot, sweaty

day, it was worth it to help fundraise and finish the day by

browsing the swap meet and joking around. -Michelle Hwang, Edison KIWIN’S Vice President

On the morning of Saturday March 8th, Marina KI-WIN'S helped the Huntington Beach Tree Society by mulching a section of Central Park. The event lasted for three hours and by the time we were done with the job, everybody had instant muscles to be put to use for future events! A nice woman named Jean supplied Marina with shovels, gloves, snacks, and water. Upon arriving, we went straight to work. Marina enjoyed the Tree Planting event very much because it directly helped our community. To this day, if one goes to the back of Kathy May's Restaurant in Central Park, he or she will see beautiful trees that make our environment a better place to live in. Marina KIWIN'S is proud to have contributed to this.

-Christine Chau, Marina KIWIN’S President


Whassup in Jet On Friday, March 14th, Ma-rina KIWIN'S members took time out of their lunch to clean up the inner Marina campus. We experienced a very productive 30 minute event! After making 3 rounds around the bowl, 2 trash bags were filled and the members were happy to help. It was the perfect event for members who are unable to attend weekend

events and for members that want to help out the school in any way possible! We look forward to helping our school in the near future because it was a successful, fun,

and convenient event to go to!

-Christine Chau, Marina KIWIN’S President

On the bright and early morning of Saturday, March 15th, Fountain Valley KIWINNER’S participated in a Fun Run/Walk that benefited the 3rd battalion and the 1st marines. Al-though the members were a little tired and cold, they quickly started to work on their jobs assigned by the

task coordinators. Before the run, Fountain Valley KIWIN’S as well as the other clubs helped cut out the fruit that was going to be passed out to the runners. Once the members were done, they were sent out to their assigned jobs along the course. Fountain Valley KIWIN’S was sent to the finish line where they had to keep track of the runners using clickers. They also helped get the runners scanned in order for their times to get recorded. The job was extremely fast paced, but the members quickly adapted. After the run was done, the members were provided a complementary breakfast for their work and watched as the runners received their medals. -Angela Nguyen, Fountain Valley KIWIN’S Corr. Sec.


Sunday March 2nd, 2014,

Edison KIWIN’S attended

the Knott’s Coaster Run

event, a 10K run and a 5K

run/walk through and

around Knott’s Berry

Farm. The event raised

money for the Speech and

Language Development Center in Buena Park. Edison volun-

teers arrived at six in the morning to witness a beautiful sun-

rise and then check in. Edison volunteers helped set up the

starting line, operate the finish line at the Kids Fun Run, and

passed out medals to the children. Although it was a rainy

day, we survived with the provided ponchos and yummy vol-

unteer breakfast. Even though only four members attended,

the day was filled with many silly, memorable moments.

-Michelle Hwang, Edison KIWIN’S Vice President

On a bright

and sunny

morning, Los

Amigos KI-

WIN’S mem-

bers packed

in, unhealth-

ily, doughnuts

and soda to give them energy for their ultimate

test: applying their FarmVilleskills to the Annual

Rose Mulching event at the Fountain Valley His-

torical Society. Volunteers worked alongside the

Fountain Valley Kiwanians and Fountain Valley

KIWIN’S members to beautify the landscape. Du-

ties ranged from laying out mulch for plants to be

planted, sweeping up the area, and pulling

weeds. Our volunteers greatly enjoyed this

event!

-Katherine Pham, Los Amigos KIWIN’S IP Presi-

dent

Some of the most diligent and involved mem-

bers often go unnoticed throughout the term

because no one mentions how much extra ef-

fort and time they save for KIWIN'S. In Eric's

case, I have seen him stay loyal to this organi-

zation for years and continue to strive for its ex-

cellency. Eric not only has stayed involved with

the division throughout his high school term, but

he has gone beyond that by doing things such

as helping with the filming at the ELIMINATE

Benefit Concert. For this reason, I think it's fair to

say that Eric deserves some recognition from

Jet, and furthermore, it is my honor to nominate

him.

Eric Tran Manatee of the

Month:

Nominated by Halena Ngo, IP Lieutenant Governor

Club Project of

Nominated by

The Month: La Quinta Official Jet Divisional Newsletter | April Issue |

La Quinta KIWIN’S members travelled all the way to the Or-

ange County Great Park for the Muscle (MDA) Walk on

March 8th, 2014! After all of the volunteers checked in at the

volunteer booth, they all received their grey and blue shirts

and were assigned many tasks such as carrying coolers, set-

ting up tables and chairs, putting up tents and signs, and pre-

paring the water and food at the refreshments booths! After

the race started, members gathered around the finish line

with their spirit and posters and cheered on the runners. Some

members grabbed water bottles and distributed them

amongst the runners after they crossed the finish line. After

the race was over, members cleaned up the area and broke

down the tables, chairs, and tents. All in all, it was a successful

morning for La Quinta KIWIN’S.

School March May July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Feb. March April Club Total

Apr. June

Edison 36 36

Fountain Valley

113 113

La Quinta

421 421

Los Amigos

130 130

OCSA 17 17

Marina 41 41

Seger-strom

78 78

Total Hours

836 836

GOOD JOB EVERYONE!

NEXT MONTH’S

GOAL:1,500!

HELLO EVERYBODY! Thank you ALL so much for attending my first DCM,

and supporting one another and Jet overall!

Also, a huge CONGRATS to ALL THE NEW BOARDS for

officially starting their term this past month! Hopefully, the

ships are sailing smooth so far!

Even though the 2013-2014 term has been a record breaking term for our

division, let’s keep up the momentum and make the Seniors

leaving in June PROUD!

I’m excited to see how much more we can all grow as a division and

as people, men, and women working together in service!


hours

Recap of DCON 2014


Awards earned by Jet

Edison:

1. 1st - Most Improved

2. HM - Distinguished President: Vivian Thai

Fountain Valley:

1. 1st - Sandy Nininger Award: Tyanna Bui

2. 1st - Club Webpage Award: Jennifer Hoang

3. 1st - Single School Service Award

4. 1st - Most Interclub Award

5. 1st - Service Award

6. 1st - Single Fundraiser Award

7. 1st - Partners in Service Recognition Award

8. 1st - Club Video

9. 2nd - District Project Award

10. 2nd - Distinguished Secretarial Team: Calvin

Chau and Christine Tran

11. 2nd - Distinguished Vice President: Vi Kim

Pham

12. 2nd - NonTraditional Scrapbook

13. 3rd - Distinguished Treasurer: Viet-Tien

Nguyen

14. Early Bird Dues Recognition

15. District Committee Member Recognition

16. Board Member of the Year: Jack Wang

17. Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Scholarship: Viet-Tien

Nguyen

18. District Member of the Month: Tyanna Bui

19. Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Scholarship: Jack Wang

Los Amigos:

1. 1st-Most Improved Club

Unofficial Awards:

1. Most Attractive Division - Jet Division

(distributed by Halena Ngo)

La Quinta:

1. 1st Place Distinguished Club President - Yenyen

Tran

2. 1st Place Distinguished Club Vice President -

Jessica Tran

3. Honorable Mentioned Club Treasurer - Allen

Pham

4.1st Place District Project Award

5. 1st Place Major Emphasis Award

6. 1st Place Convention Attendance Award

7. 1st Place Backdrop Contest

8. 1st Place KIKS Award

Segerstrom:

1. 1st - Distinguished Club (Platinum)

2. 2nd - Most Improved Club (Platinum)

3. 3rd - Distinguished Club President: Paul Pham

4. HM - Distinguished Club Vice President: Tony

Do

5. 1st - Distinguished Club Secretarial Team:

Nicolas Cazalis & Cristina Lam

6. 1st - Impromptu Essay: Tony Do

7. 1st - Nontraditional Scrapbook

8. 1st - KIWIN’S Week

9. 2nd - Membership & Motivation (Platinum)

10. 2nd - Club Web Page: Cristina Lam

11. 2nd - Club T-shirt: Christine Le

12. 2nd - Club Video: Andrew Hoang

13. 3rd - Club Poster: Christine Le

14. Early Bird Dues Recognition

15. Patriotic Song: Kaylen Ocampo (3rd session)

Marina:

1. 1st - Convention Attendance (Gold)

2. 1st - Most Interclubs

3. 1st - Service (Gold)

4. 1st - Single Service (Gold)

5. 2nd - Distinguished President: Austin Nguyen

6. 2nd - Distinguished Treasurer: Lan Vu

7. 2nd - Single Fundraiser (Gold)

8. 2nd - Traditional Scrapbook

9. 2nd - Faculty Adviser Hall of Fame

10. 2nd - Minor Emphasis

11. 2nd- Club Poster

12. 3rd - Distinguished Secretary: Joan Vu

13. 3rd - District Project

14. 3rd - NonTraditional Scrapbook

15. Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Scholarship: Austin

Nguyen

16. District Committee Member Recognition: Ken-

neth Gucyski

9. 1st Place Scavenger Hunt - Michael Tran

10. 2nd Place Single School Service Award

11. 2nd Place Single Fundraiser Award

12. 2nd Place Partners in Service Award

13. 2nd Place KIWIN'S Week Award

14. 3rd Place Club T-shirt Contest

15. 3rd Place Traditional Scrapbook Contest

16. 3rd Place Oratorical Contest Winner - Helene

Vo

17. 3rd Place Talent Show Contest - Daniel Luong

18. Committee Member Recognition - Allen Pham


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Contact Info.

Jet Regional Advisor

Jeff Dimsdale Costa Mesa Kiwanis

[email protected] C: (949) 929-1201

Jet Assistant Regional Advisor

Brett Butler CAYP Kiwanis


Jet Lieutenant Governor

Manuel Santiago Jet Division KIWIN’S


CNH KIWIN’S Website:

kiwins.org

District Governor(Daniel Lim) email:

[email protected]

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Club Presidents Richie Chu (Edison) [email protected]

Calvin Chau (FV) [email protected]

Christopher Tran (LQ) [email protected]

Helen Nguyen (LA) [email protected]

Christine Chau (Marina) [email protected]

Emily Nguyen (OCSA) [email protected]

Christine Le (Seg.)[email protected]

“All your dreams can

come true if only you

have the courage to

pursue them.”

— Walt Disney (For International Conven-

tion info., contact Manuel!)


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