VOLUME II / ISSUE IV

OCTOBER 2011

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER

OF THE DIVISION 36

EAST RACCOONS

THE RACCOON REPORT

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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 (d36e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com)

and CC to News Editor, Nancy Nguyen

(nancy.nguyen17@gmail.com), 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

d36e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

Cell Phone: 909.831.4226

Home Phone: 909.796.7554

Region 4 Advisor, Carolyn Qualm

Kiwanis Division 6, Kiwanis Club Temecula Valley

r04.advisor@gmail.com

Home Number: 909.694.1831

Cell Number: 909.871.1773

Executive Assistant, Heidi Nguyen

nguyen.heidih@gmail.com

Executive Secretary, Isabelle Chu

isabellechu36e@gmail.com

Division News Editor, Nancy Nguyen

nancy.nguyen17@gmail.com

Tech Editor, Jacqueline Mayuga

jackiemayuga@yahoo.com

(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