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CAL-NEV-HA

KIWIN’S

32nd DISTRICT OF

KEY CLUB

INTERNATIONAL

THE

SECRETARY

SANDWICH

MAY 2015:

BLT EDITION

MONTHLY UPDATES FROM

TIFFANY NGUYEN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEE YOU LATER FROM SYLVIA . . . 4

TASTING WITH TIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MAY BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ANNOUNCEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . 10

COMING SOON . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

TIPS AND TRICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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SEE YOU LATER W/ SYLVIA

Greetings new secretaries!

In April, I was officially retired from my position and was

crowned the IP District Secretary for this past year. It was an ex-

tremely quick ride, one willed with new relationships and once-

in-a-lifetime experiences. KIWN’S is an organization that I can

say in one word is unique; really, if you never knew why a

bunch of spirited high school kids were screaming and chant-

ing because of this contagious passion, you would think that KI-

WIN’S was just a group of crazy people. But we know that it’s

because we just love this organization so much because it al-

lows service to be exciting, and we’re so thankful for the friend-

ships and opportunities involved. It was truly a pleasure to serve

you all under the District Board All-Stars, who were such a fun-

packed and strong group of individuals, as well as the loving Ki-

wanis advisors who supported everything we do. I was so

blessed to have these people in my life because I wouldn’t

have been able to do anything without them. I would also like

to thank the members for giving me this opportunity and allow-

ing me to be awarded “Board Member of the Year” at District

Convention.

To those who have just started in the KIWIN’S experience, here

are some lessons learned: 1) In everything you do, even when

it’s helping other people, never do it for yourself. When your

heart goes out to the strangers who surround you, the fulfill-

ment just comes naturally. 2) Never lose hold of amazing op-

portunities, even when you feel that there is no hope; you

never really know unless you try, and doing so opens your eyes

to the unseen potential people can have. 3) Believe in yourself

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and other people. When you don’t believe in yourself but oth-

ers do, it automatically fills up the lack of the confidence; same

vice versa. 4) Don’t be a part of something unless you really

love it. Even if you work really hard in the things you lack inter-

est in, your heart will feel incomplete without the passion. It

should never be for any other reason but because you love

what you do. 5) Learn how to get back on your feet in the

hardest of times, and make sure you never avoid it because

overcoming it only makes you stronger and more knowledge-

able.

As for me, now that I’m just an old IP dsec, I’m scrolling through

Facebook and crying because I saw pictures of the new Dis-

trict Board at May Board and they made me so happy. I’m kid-

ding, but I love the new board so much and I’m so excited to

see what Tiffany has in store for you guys. She has this crazy,

genuine love for MRFs so I know that when she teaches you all

how to complete them, she’ll be doing it with heart eyes and a

voice of pure excitement. Last notes: remember to never pro-

crastinate on your MRFs and always ask questions. Strive to be-

come a distinguished secretary and put your best effort in eve-

rything you do. Simply be the best secretary you can be! Any-

ways, as we are entering into a completely new KIWIN’S year, I

wish the best for this term!

Signing off,

Sylvia Kwon

2014-2015 Immediate Past

Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN’S

District Secretary

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TASTING WITH TIFF

Hello, my lovelies!

Your 2015-2016 District Secretary here, at your service!

My name is Tiffany D. Nguyen, and I am an upcoming

senior at La Quinta High School, Jet Division! I am the

IP Corresponding Secretary for LQ KIWIN’S and was

recognized as First Place Distinguished Club Secretar-

ial Team (omg such a mouthful) at DCON 2015, so

you can trust me with any and all secretarial duties!!

Some of my favorite things about being a KIWIN’S

secretary include THE BEAUTIFUL MONTHLY REPORT

FORMS (MRFs) THAT I AM BLESSED TO WORK WITH as

well as my spicy meeting minutes!

District Board honestly has so much in store and eve-

ryone is truly motivated to make this an amazing

year. I am so pumped to work with you all this term,

and be ready to TASTE A DIFFERENT SANDWICH EACH

MONTH!! Any recipes would be greatly appreciated

because apparently not everyone eats Nutella and

Honey Nut Cheerio sandwiches?? xD

Yours in Service,

Tiffany Nguyen

2015-2016 Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN’S District Secretary

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ELISE UMETSU, TURQUOISE LTG

KEVIN SON, TECH CHAIR

CHARISSA NGUYEN, DCON CHAIR

CAROLYN LE, K-FAM CHAIR

MICHAEL TRAN, AWARDS CHAIR

NICOLETTE CRUZ, JADE LTG

MEGHAN HERNANDEZ, MEMBER

D/G CHAIR

REBA MATHEW, SAPPHIRE LTG

RICHIE CHU, JET LTG

ANTHONY OREJANA, DIAMOND

LTG

DANILENE PRODON, EMERALD LTG

GRISEL MEZA, RUBY LTG

SOPHIA UEMURA, GOLDSTONE

LTG

SENA JI, CRYSTAL LTG

ANDREA HU, BULLETIN EDITOR

KATHY BUI, TREASURER

JADE WONG, GOVERNOR

TIFFANY NGUYEN, SECRETARY

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GOALS TO REACH BY END OF YEAR

MAY BOARD

1. 2600 PAID MEMBERS

2. 53 CLUBS IN DISTRICT

3. $14,000 RAISED FOR PTP

4. 600 ATTENDEES AT DCON

5. AVE. 20 HOURS/MEMBER

INCREASE AND MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP AND

PARTICIPATION

WORK WITH ALL BRANCHES OF THE KIWANIS

FAMILY

EMPHASIZE PROJECT ELIMINATE, LIVE2LEARN,

PTP, KEY LEADER, AND PREFERRED CHARITIES

IMPROVE MEMBER AND CLUB RECOGNITION

IMPROVE RELATIONS BY BUILDING PERSONAL

CONNECTIONS WITH MEMBERS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

A NEW MRF IS CURRENTLY

UNDER CONSTRUCTION! UNTIL I RELEASE IT, PLEASE KEEP USING THE OLD

TEMPLATE! REFER TO SYLVIA’S TUTORIALS

OR ASK ME IF YOU NEED ANY HELP!

GOOD JOB TURNING IN YOUR MRFS, KEEP IT UP!

FILL OUT AS MUCH

INFORMATION AS

YOU CAN ON THE

MRF, EVEN DURING

THE SUMMER! TRY

TO KEEP HOLDING

EVENTS AND FUND-

RAISERS TO KEEP

YOUR MEMBERS

PUMPED UP!

ELIMINATE

PROJECT ELIMINATE WEEK

FUNDRAISING

TOTAL:

$5,270.16 S-U-P-E-R, SUPER STAR

IS WHAT YOU ARE!!

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COMING SOON

SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 SAT

TESTING

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BAN-

QUET

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TESTING

14 15 16 JADE

SENIOR

NIGHT

17 18 GOLD-

STONE

BAN-

QUET

19 20 JADE

DCM &

OTC

21 HAPPY

FATHER’S

DAY!

22 23 24 FIRST

DAY OF

ICON

25 26 27 JADE

BAN-

QUET

28 DIA-

MOND

OTC

29 30 LAST

DAY OF

ICON

* updated as of 6/2/15

* contact LTGs about their

respective divisional events!

* [woohoo summer party time]

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TIPS AND TRICKS

RECORDING

SECRETARIES,

GET FAMILIAR WITH

GOOGLE SHEETS OR

EXCEL SPREADSHEETS!

THERE ARE PLENTY OF

HANDY FORMULAS TO

USE, EXPLORE THE

OPTIONS OR STICK WITH

THE BASIC ROSTER AND

HOUR LOG!

CORRESPONDING

SECRETARIES,

MAINTAIN CONSTANT

COMMUNICATION WITH

YOUR EXEC BOARD,

FACULTY ADVISOR(S),

AND LTG! THESE PEOPLE

WILL BE YOUR POINTS OF

CONTACT AND REFER-

ENCES/BACK-UP FOR

ANYTHING YOU NEED.

KEEP AN ACCURATE RECORD OF WHAT YOUR CLUB

IS DOING. YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW THE

WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY FOR EVERY-

THING FROM MEETINGS TO SERVICE EVENTS.

TAKE NOTES AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN!!

PLEASE TITLE YOUR MRF FILES “SCHOOL NAME KIWIN’S 2015-2016 MRF”,

SUCH AS “LA QUINTA HIGH SCHOOL KIWIN’S 2015-2016 MRF”!

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TIPS AND TRICKS

PREFERRED CHARITIES CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

MARCH OF DIMES (MARCH FOR BABIES)

UNICEF (TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNICEF, PROJ. ELIMINATE)

KIWIN’S @ K-FAMILY: EVENTS WE ATTEND THAT

ARE HOSTED BY KIWANIS FAMILY ORGANIZA-

TIONS (EX. ROSE FLOAT DECORATING)

K-FAMILY @ KIWIN’S: EVENTS WE HOST THAT ARE

ATTENDED BY KIWANIS FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS

(EX. FALL RALLY)

DISTRICT PROJECT (PROJECT ELIMINATE): HELP

ERADICATE MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS (EX.

ELIMINATE CONCERT)

MINOR EMPHASIS (PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PRO-

GRAM): PREVENT PEDIATRIC TRAUMA AND IN-

JURY (EX. CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK)

MAJOR EMPHASIS (LIVE2LEARN): PROMOTE

CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND GROWING TO-

GETHER (EX. BOOK DRIVES, CHILDREN’S ARTS)

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QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?

CONTACT ME!

TIFFANY NGUYEN 2015-2016 DISTRICT SECRETARY

kiwins.dsec@gmail.com

(714) 340-6036

THANK YOU

FOR READING,

PLEASE ENJOY THE

REST OF YOUR DAY!!

BLT

INGREDIENTS:

BACON

LETTUCE

TOMATO

WHITE

BREAD (PREFERRED)