may 2016 newsletter
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may 2016
In This Issue...
03 // Letter from our LTG
04 // Meet the DLT
07 // Club Articles & visuals
11 // recognition
12 // may dcm
14 // Upcoming Events
15 // Contact Info
letter from our ltg
HELLO, DIVISION 15!
My name is Ricky Ruiz, and I will be serving you this year as Division 15's Lieutenant Governor!
I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and am currently a junior at Los Osos High School. I love Key Club, Korean BBQ, rollercoasters without drops, and crying to Adele late at night!
It's a blessing that you gave me the opportunity to serve you, and my primary goal is to ensure that every member has a concern-free and amazing Key Club experience- this means you simply GOTTA hit me up with any questions or needs! I'm happy to help. But above all, I'm
here to be your friend, to help you take your club and our division to new heights, and to have an incredible year this 2016-2017 term. I love you! Read my emails or I'll smack you (only kinda kidding)! Here's to a year of memories, renewal, and vitality as we have one
final term as the Division 15 Giraffes. Let's do this!
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Meet the dlt!
dylan pelayo.Hello Giraffes! To introduce myself, my name is Dylanfrancis Pelayo and I'll be serving as your executive assistant for the 2016 - 2017 term. As executive assistant I'll be trying my hardest to not only inform you all of upcoming events but to be there whenever help is needed, please please please don't be afraid to ask me for help, I'd like to get to know all of you lovely people. My personal info will be on the last page of the newsletter so don't be afraid to contact me, just let me know who you are and whatever it is that you need! I'm looking forward to working with you all in the future and I'm almost certain that you all with do me proud, and hopefully I don't let anyone down, if you have any suggestions don't be afraid to tell me your opinion as I'll be trying my best to serve you all :).
Grace yang.Hello Division 15!!My name is Grace Yang, and I am serving
alongside Dylan as one of your Division Executive Assistants this year! I also currently serve as president for Los Osos Key
Club, and I can not be any more grateful for all of the opportunities, friends, and memories Key Club has provided me. I hope to make each and every one of you're Key Club experiences
as great and amazingly-beautiful as possible. I love Key Club because I know that together we can continue to make an impact on the world, whether it's through helping make a
Kiwanis float for the parade or by collecting donations for maternal neonatal tetanus. I am super excited to see what this
year brings, and I look forward to meeting all of you!
Lyndsey chu.Hi everyone! My name is Lyndsey Chu and I'm very blessed to be serving you all as Division Event Coordinator. My hope for this year is to ease the transition into the 2016-2017 term and assist you guys in finding new events to incorporate into your clubs. You guys are all amazing and whether or not you are an officer or member, each and everyone of you deserves a lifetime supply of boba. Love you guys!
MIchelle Ho.HELLO GIRAFFES!! My name is Michelle and I am extremely
blessed to say that I have the opportunity to be serving as your Division Secretary. I am currently a sophomore at Ayala Hs and I
can truthfully admit to you that my 2 years of membership in Key Club have been the best so far. At the start of my journey
in Key Club, I didn't expect to have all the amazing experiences that I did. I met people who genuinely cared about serving their
community and people who only want to help others succeed. From my very first service event to now, my journey has only
gotten better. Key Club and d15 are everything that I could have asked for and more. it has definitely become a huge part of my daily life. My love for this organization will only GROW
from here. D15 has helped unleash the inner giraffe within me -- a giraffe who is always striving to reach greater heights. I can't wait to see what the Division Leadership Team and I will
bring into this new term. I am so excited to be D15's Secretary and I am even more excited to give back to the very club that's
given so much to me. If you ever need anything, whether it's a Key Club related question or someone to eat frozen grapes
with, I'm always a phone call or message away! I LOVE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SERVE THIS TERM WITH ALL OF YOU LOVELY PEOPLE!!
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ADriel eje.My name is Adriel Eje, and it is my honor to serve as your Division Member Recognition Chair for the 2016-2017 term. I am currently a junior at Los Osos, and I am vice president there as well. During this term, it is my goal for our division to be successful in every way possible. I truly look forward to serving you, your home clubs, and our division. I handle both the duties of a tech editor and member recognition coordinator so ask me if you have any questions!
We'd love it if you joined us on Instagram and Twitter! Follow us on @d15giraffes! Visit our website at goo.gl/G7C7vM!
Thank you for your time! I am sincerely excited to be working with you, and I look forward to a successful term serving you. Again, please feel free to contact me when you have any questions!
gillian day. Hello division 15! my name is gillian (jill-ee-uhn) DAY and i am
so excited to serve you wonderful people this new term as news editor. i’m currently a junior at upland high, i love chick fil a, and my fave color is blue. anyways, I am so SO
blessed to be part of such a great organization filled with great people like you! my hope is that our hearts for service all grow together during this term. key club has given me a
bunch of wonderful opportunities and i look forward to what’s yet to come. my goal is to present you guys with fun, creative newsletters and make you cute lil giraffes happy.
this organization has slowly become a major part of my life and i hope that by the end of the term, you guys will feel this
way too! i am genuinely thrilled to be serving you giraffes and cannot wait to get to know you guys. i’m here for you all,
so please freely contact me whenever needed! xoxoxo.
club articles & visuals
Pet adoption. Going to volunteer at the Pet Adoption is almost a weekly routine for me. Each Saturday always remains the same. Wake up, go on my phone, watch some TV if I feel like it, and go to pet adoption. To some people that might sound a little bit depressing, but to me it's the best thing in the world. Imagine getting to relive a bit of your favorite part of childhood and doing it for 5 more hours. Sounds fun right? Well, that's what Pet Adoption has given to me. A piece of my childhood back for just 5 hours a week. You see, I used to love playing with my dog until we had to give her up due to my brother's allergies to dogs. So when I was given the opportunity to play with dogs again, I couldn't resist!
- Alyssa punzalan, los osos
Banyan tutoring. On April 28th I attended one of our weekly events, Banyan Tutoring. It's a fairly simple event where you read with children and help them get better. I have only attended the event a handful of times but every time I do attend I make a new connection with one of the students. When I went we read a story about a big gust of wind that blows through a town and causes all sorts of trouble for the people living in it. During and after this story I found myself giggling with the students at how silly the story was and how excited they were to read it again. This event really made me feel like I made an impact on these children and really encouraged them to read more on their own.
- Jeremy reinoso, los osos
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Music Run. An international run here in California brings people all over Southern california together. It’s not like most runs or walks for charity, but this run is a place to bond and run with others who desire to keep healthy and for others who also share the same taste in music. Our Key Club members were able to check in those who were participating in the event, give them souvenir hats and shirts, and supply them with water and snacks after they ran 5 kilometers. At the very end of the event, the organization was so kind and grateful for our service that they offered us any of the extra souvenirs and the extra snacks. But, receiving these gifts still wasn’t as rewarding as the smiles on the faces of the participants, members, and workers. Our members had so much fun at this event. we plan on volunteering here for years to come.
- Jessica ortega., rancho cucamonga
RELAY FOR LIFE. relay for life was an extremely important event for everyone in attendance. my job during most of the shift was to register people for the walk, but during my break, i was able to talk to cancer survivors that were there to share their stories. The night culminated in a Luminaria service where the track was lined with little bags that were lit with glow sticks. the emotional ceremony was one of remembrance for those who had passed as a result of cancer. the whole event was majorly emotional and inspiring because of these ceremonies and the stories that were shared. i would definitely participate in another relay for life event and would encourage other members to go for the experience you got from helping the runners and survivors. - Nick cassiano, etiwanda
MIchelle Ho.HELLO GIRAFFES!! My name is Michelle and I am extremely
blessed to say that I have the opportunity to be serving as your Division Secretary. I am currently a sophomore at Ayala Hs and I
can truthfully admit to you that my 2 years of membership in Key Club have been the best so far. At the start of my journey
in Key Club, I didn't expect to have all the amazing experiences that I did. I met people who genuinely cared about serving their
community and people who only want to help others succeed. From my very first service event to now, my journey has only
gotten better. Key Club and d15 are everything that I could have asked for and more. it has definitely become a huge part of my daily life. My love for this organization will only GROW
from here. D15 has helped unleash the inner giraffe within me -- a giraffe who is always striving to reach greater heights. I can't wait to see what the Division Leadership Team and I will
bring into this new term. I am so excited to be D15's Secretary and I am even more excited to give back to the very club that's
given so much to me. If you ever need anything, whether it's a Key Club related question or someone to eat frozen grapes
with, I'm always a phone call or message away! I LOVE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SERVE THIS TERM WITH ALL OF YOU LOVELY PEOPLE!!
Kiwanis track meet. Every year the Upland Foothill Kiwanis holds an annual elementary school track meet where elementary students from all around the Upland Unified school district participate. The upland Kiwanis host this event every year in memory of a Kiwanian that passed away, Sarah Kini. The Kiwanis Track Meet is a wonderful event that gives elementary students the opportunity to participate in track and field events. Participating students did not have to have experience and it was open to any elementary students. Overall it was a lot of fun helping the kids at different events which ranged from distance running to relays to ball throw. The track meet was definitely an event to remember and I am looking forward to next year's! - Jenny ho, upland
dcon. dcon 2016 was an amazing experience for me and my club. i was able to attend dcon alongside rancho’s key club. i was very thankful that they allowed me and my
three members to go with them. they were very welcoming and kind and without them my experience wouldn’t have been as great. at dcon, i got the chance to meet
and get close to those i didn’t think i’d be close to. i got the chance to get to know my members more and expose myself more to spirit and service. i absolutely loved listening to the speeches. as a delegate they were truly inspiring. the food was
great; the people were amazing. i’d love to go to dcon again. can’t wait for dcon 2017! - jobelle dauz, etiwanda
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juvenile diabetes research foundation walk
RELAY FOR LIFE
KIWANIS TRACK MEET
recognition
swag points:#1. Ruben Ayala
#2. Rancho Cucamonga#3. Los Osos
Member of the Month: Leonardo Park, chHSClub of the Month: San Antonio
Officer of the Month: Memo Gonzalez, MHS
congratulations giraffes!
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MAY DCM
lieutenant governor:ricardo ruiz
div. event coordinator:lyndsey chu
div. recognition chair:adriel eje
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upcoming events
june dcm / otcjune 18
rancho district office$4 presale$5 @ doortime tbd
region 13 picnicjune 25
via verde parksan dimas
11 am - 3 pm (tentative)
*fundraising opportunity for clubs @ R13 picnic! google sheets link to sign up will be posted.
Contact InfoRMATION
lieutenant governor:ricardo ruiz
exec. assistants:Dylan Pelayo & grace [email protected]
div. secretary:Michelle ho
div. event coordinator:lyndsey chu
Div. News Editor:gillian day
div. recognition chair:adriel eje
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