TROJAN HORSE 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204 Volume 1 Issue 4 Official Newsletter of Key Club District 05 Trojans Message from the LTG Greetings Division 05 Trojans! The past few weeks have been a blast as we began to travel deeper into the school year. In fact, we Trojans have been extremely busy every weekend raising money for PTP (Pediatric Trauma Program) and raising money for the division. Most importantly, we even had service projects to give back to the community! And I must say, we have done a great job. So far as a division, we have raised over $400 for PTP and over $400 for the division in just the span of two months! That is something to applaud the division for! However, the division has even more in store for YOU in the next couple of weeks! Stay updated by keeping in touch with your club officers! Or, join the Division Facebook Group, follow us on Twitter, or attend the monthly DCMs! Lastly, continue to work hard raising money for PTP at the club level and turn in the funds at the October DCM! I look forward to seeing you all at future events! -Eugene Park D05 LTG In this Issue! Message from LTG ...... 1 Why Join Key Club? ... 2 Moon Festival .............. 3 Gone Volunteering .... 4 Awards ......................... 5 Leaders Needed ........ 6 Dates............................. 6 CNH |K E Y C L U B ® 1 New Division Website: http://trojansd05.webs.com/ Please visit it and tell us what you think! One Million Ways to Serve: 46,000 members, 800,000 hours, and 154,000 for PTP!
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TROJAN HORSE
3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204
Volume 1 Issue 4 Official Newsletter of Key Club District 05 Trojans
Message from the LTG
Greetings Division 05 Trojans!
The past few weeks have been a blast as we began to travel
deeper into the school year. In fact, we Trojans have been
extremely busy every weekend raising money for PTP
(Pediatric Trauma Program) and raising money for the
division. Most importantly, we even had service projects to
give back to the community! And I must say, we have done a
great job. So far as a division, we have raised over $400
for PTP and over $400 for the division in just the span of
two months! That is something to applaud the division for!
However, the division has even more in store for YOU in
the next couple of weeks! Stay updated by keeping in touch
with your club officers! Or, join the Division Facebook
Group, follow us on Twitter, or attend the monthly DCMs!
Lastly, continue to work hard raising money for PTP at the
club level and turn in the funds at the October DCM! I look
forward to seeing you all at future events!
-Eugene Park
D05 LTG
In this Issue!
Message from LTG ...... 1
Why Join Key Club? ... 2
Moon Festival .............. 3
Gone Volunteering .... 4
Awards ......................... 5
Leaders Needed ........ 6
Dates ............................. 6
CNH |K E Y C L U B ®
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New Division Website: http://trojansd05.webs.com/ Please visit it and tell us what you think!
Q: What made you want to be a part the Key Club community? Chris Domanski, Clovis West: “Some friends recommended it to me and it seemed very interesting. I wanted to join a club that was entertaining but also something that would be worthwhile.” Tracy Liu, Buchanan: “I joined Key Club, because I wanted to get exposed to
different volunteering opportunities.” Helen Cheng, Buchanan: “I kept hearing great things about Key Club- my friends were in it, and they all talked about having fun during service while earning volunteer hours for college. And I thought, why not? It's beneficial in
every way. And as soon as I jumped into it, Key Club was everything everyone told me it was- fun and satisfying to give back to the community, especially
with my friends. In actuality, I met a lot of my friends through my clubs, especially through Key Club! Eventually, all these bonuses just kept adding up, and I'm still searching for a way to give back to show how much I appreciate this.” Q: What does Key Club mean to you?
CD: “Key Club is a way of me giving back to the community. It gives me that warm feeling inside. Aha.” TL: “Key Club has done so much for me, and provided me with my "ohana."’
HC: “To me, Key Club gives me a sense of purpose among my peers and community- all of a sudden, I can give back to my community while meeting
new people, growing friends, and gaining those volunteer hours for college.” Q: What was your favorite event/part of Key Club? CD: “Well, you know, I love nature so getting the opportunity to clean up the park was nice. It combined two of my favorite things. Nature and benefiting the community.”
TL: “My favorite part of Key Club has definitely been DCON, because you get to meet so many new people from the district, and you get to be immersed in everything Key Club through workshops for fun events for a weekend.”
HC: “My favorite part about Key Club would be plain volunteering, because it gives me opportunities to do multiple things at once, such as getting to know
more people and having fun while selflessly performing service. My favorite event about Key Club would be the DCMs (Divisional Council Meetings), because then I get to meet all sorts of people, all fellow division members, on a monthly basis! The DCMs also really help me keep up with things and grow more active in Key Club.” Q: Would you recommend Key Club to your friends? CD: “Yes. Although Key Club is a community service based club and takes up time and effort, it’s something fun. It’s a great way to meet new friends and make new memories.
HC: Of course I'd recommend Key Club! How rhetorical- but it's surprising how
so many people are uninformed. So I talk about/recommend Key Club on a daily basis because of all the great benefits that everyone and just about anyone can reap! To put it simply, Key Club equals more friends, fun, and purpose for yourself and tons of help for the community! There's just no bad
side to it. And of course, for the ambitious, there's always those volunteer hours.” ;) Interviewed Conducted by: Michelle Lee, Clovis West VP and Sophia Xu, Division Editor
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What Join Key Club?
Chris Domanski, Senior Clovis
West Key Club Member
Tracy Liu, Buchanan Key Club
Vice President
Helen Cheng, Buchanan Key
Club Member
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Tzu Chi Moon Festival
The Tzu Chi Moon Festival is an annual charity night that is aimed to promote and
support the Tzu Chi Foundation, specifically their medical missions. Clubbers met with
the director of the event, Ms. Yang, who explained how truly fortunate we all are. She
related a story of less fortunate families in China, who could not afford many simple
luxuries taken for granted in the United States. Touched by the Tzu Chi Foundation’s
cause, members were determined to provide as much help as possible. In order to
support this endeavor, Clovis West Key Clubbers assisted in creating multi-colored
paper lanterns, as well as white origami lotus flowers for the event. The number of
members that attended this event was so overwhelming that the project was finished
almost an hour early! This event was in preparation for the actual festival that is being
held on September 22nd. During the festival, Clovis West Key Clubbers will continue to
offer their service by manning booths that are selling tickets, egg rolls, spring rolls, pot
ramen noodles, veggie chicken noodle soup, deep fried tofu, deep fried yam, moon
cakes, and honey dew tapioca drinks… Just to name a few. Not only that, but Key
Clubbers will be responsible for selling and lighting the candles nestled within the
paper lotus flowers. These flowers are in turn released into the lotus wishing pond by
guests. This is the main at the Moon Festival, along with the lantern walk. Participation of
members throughout the entirety this event will be necessary, as maintenance of the
pond, lanterns, and candles is required. This event promises to have a great turnout, as
well as establish increasingly positive relations with the Tzu Chi Foundation and
surrounding community.
Written by: Claire Carlson Clovis West High School Bulletin Editor
White origami lotus
flowers made by Key
Clubbers.
Colorful paper
lanterns assembled
by members in
preparation for the
Moon Festival.
Clovis West Key Club
President, William
Tang, shaking hands
with Ms. Yang, the
director of the event.
Various Clovis West Key
Club members making lotus
flowers
With the first DCM of the school year, which was hosted by Buchanan, Division 5
had a great turn out with 37 members. The DCM started off with our usual spirit
activity, this time being “anyone who…”. It was a fun way to bond with everyone in
our division. After the game, we got down to business, and learned about new
divisional events and upcoming deadlines, such as RTC, Fall Rally, and the all
important Division 5 Yard Sale.
-Tracy Liu, Buchanan VP
On September 8th, one of the most hectic events we’ve had so far, Buchanan Key Club teamed
up with Old Town Clovis Kiwanis as well as Fresno State’s Circle K club and volunteered at the
Clovis Unified Elementary Football Carnival that was held at Buchanan High School. Who knew
being in charge of a snack bar could be so hard? The volunteers helped with everything such
as making churros and hot dogs, selling soda and candy, and keeping up with the constant line
of customers. It was fun to volunteer once again with our Kiwanis club, as well as meeting the
Key Clubbers from Circle K.
-Tracy Liu,
Buchanan Vice President
Key Clubbers never turn down a volunteering opportunity, even in the hot sun! On September 15th, Division 5 Key Club held a yard sale after Clovis Fest at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds. Key Clubbers from across the division as well as Kiwanis clubs came out to help. It was a pretty successful yard sale, and it was also fun at the same time getting able to bond with the volunteers that came and meet people from around the division.
Tracy Liu,
Buchanan VP
Gone Volunteering
Tracy preparing
churros to be sold.
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Making signs for the
division yard sale and
sorting through the items.
K E Y C L U B
MONTHLY
AWARDS
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Written By: Sophia Xu Division 5 News Editor
As many of you probably
already know, each month
at the District Council
Meetings (DCM), our LTG,
Eugene Park, awards one
school with the award, Club
of the Month. Similarly, one
member receives, Member
of the Month.
Congratulations to McLane
High School for receiving
Club of the Month for the
month of August.
They received this award
because:
- They have completed over
201 service hours and 8
service projects.
-Their MRFs are accurate.
-Despite the distance, they
are regularly present at
division events.
Congratulations to Tracy Liu
for receiving Member of the
Month for the month of
August.
She received this award
because:
- She is always at division
events.
- She donated a lot to the
yard sale.
- She even went on her own
to sell and donated $80
proceeds to division PTP
funds.
-She is very active on the
Division 5 Facebook group.
-She writes at least one
article for every newsletter.
(Did you notice who wrote
all the articles on P4?)
-She has a lot of Trojan pride!
Fall Rally Updates Fall Rally will be held on
October 27th in Vallejo. It costs $33 if you book
with your club by October 5th. $37 if you buy tickets at the door.
Transportation will be provided by the division at a central location.
Check to see if your school allows it. Price is
to be determined. Changes: We are now in Session #1 at 11 am.
(We better beat out the other divisions.)
PTP funds will be due to Eugene Park at the October DCM. There will
be a pre-Fall Rally Meeting on Sunday, October 21st, where you
learn cheers and we have a run through of
going crazy. This is also when/where we will pass out spirit gear
items. Extra Order Forms are
also available for discounted meal price. Everything is located
online on the Cyber Key.
www. cnhkeyclub.org
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Dates To Remember 9/29 – Color Me Rad Marathon @ WWD Park
10/5 – MRF due @ 6 PM
10/10 – DCM / Socialing Event @ Selma Layne
Park (4-8 PM)
10/10 – PTP Money Due
10/21 – Pre-Rally/Spirit Gear Meeting (Selma
Lyne Park @ 3 PM – 6 PM)
10/27 – Fall Rally North @ Discovery Kingdom
To Be A Park Volunteer:
- Turn in Liability Forms - If you want one, email [email protected]
- Location has been settled as Sierra Bicentennial Park at Sunnyside Ave and Sierra Ave - Date has not been set but will update
- Do not need to provide social security
Would you like to be a leader? The district is assigning new leadership positions at the division level. As a result, Eugene needs task coordinators for the following topics:
PTP The Eliminate Project Kiwanis Family Project Jump Start Key Leader March of Dimes Children's Miracle Network
Leaders Are In Need!!
All members are encouraged to apply. If interested, please
Thank you to everyone who came out to support/volunteer at our PTP Car Washes and Yard Sale! Our PTP Car Washes made $385.40. The yard sale made $400.51. In addition, thank you to Yosemite for donating $40. We will use that money to buy our LTG at Fall Rally North.
