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Narwhal News
Santa Susana High School
Key Club
3570 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA | (805) 520 6800
Division 42 East | Region 10 | Cali-Nev-Ha
“Caring – Our Way of Life”
August 2013 Volume 3 Issue 4
July DCM at the Iceoplex
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2
Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
Past Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page4-5
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Volunteer Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
Our KEY Family: July DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
Division 42E Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9
CNH Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10
International Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
August Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12
Officer Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
Officer Biographies: Editor and Samaritan Center Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
Officer Biography: Stillwater Café Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
Links and Message from the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
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Message from the President:
Kaila Mattera
Hey there Key Clubbers!
Can you believe that it is already August? I sure can’t.
This summer is flying by and soon it will be time for school
again. I hope you are all finding time in your schedules
for service to the community. Keep in mind that one of
you will win the Summer of Service Challenge and that
Fall Rally Ticket, so keep sending in your hours and make
sure to keep your hour sheets. Don’t forget about
Stillwaters Café and the Samaritan Center as great ways
to get service hours and do some good for our
community. Also, keep collecting those SOS glasses as
well as pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. If we have
enough pop tabs in the fall, we will plan a trip to deliver
them to our local RMH in Pasadena. Other than that, I
hope you are all having a terrific summer and I will see
you all soon!
Surfing in Service,
Kaila Mattera
Santa Susana Key Club President
Call/text: 805-338-3344
email: kailamattera@earthlink.net
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's
the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead
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Past Events
Scallop Search: Save the Bay
Summer time is a time that I treasure spending with
my family on the east coast, and being away from
home made it harder to find volunteer
opportunities, but I found it easier than I thought, as
help is always needed somewhere. On June 27th, I
had the opportunity to volunteer with an
organization called Save the Bay. This nonprofit is
working to restore and maintain the ecosystems
that thrive along the coast in Narragansett, Rhode
Island. On this particular day, I went to help them
with their scallop restoration project. They had
pulled out several bags from the bay, called spat,
and the other volunteers and I had to use our
fingers to go through these spat bags and look and
feel them for baby scallops. The purpose of this is to
see where in the bay the scallops are reproducing
the best and to discover the conditions that are
best for their return. It was really quite fun and I felt
like a scientific detective trying to find these baby
scallops that would have been smaller than your
pinky nail. It was fascinating because, even though
we did not find any scallops, there were so many
different tiny sea creatures that I had never seen
before, like skeleton shrimp, attached to the bags
and as you found them the Save the Bay guys
would tell you what they were and all about them.
Even though it was a cloudy, drizzly day, I had a
great time, and knowing that I was helping to save
the bay made it even better.
-Kaila Mattera
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(preferably candid photos of
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Past Events
Kiwanis Bunco Night: Saturday July 20th
Samaritan Center
The Samaritan Center (280 Royal Ave. Simi Valley, 93065) is a day-time drop-in shelter that
offers services to homeless clients in Simi Valley to help themselves. Kiwanis runs a program
at the Samaritan Center that provides a full and nutritious meal for the homeless and an
opportunity for Santa Susana (or even other high schools'!) Key Club members to directly
help someone that truly appreciates it. As Samaritan Center Chair, I've come to know the
program quite well and I've nothing but good experiences with the Kiwanis and the clients
that come in for a nice dinner. It's a humbling, eye-opening and rewarding experience
that only requires you to say hello and put food on plates. What I've come to love about
helping so much is that it's not particularly difficult but it is a needed service and I can see
that I am contributing directly to another person's well-being. I would encourage anyone
of any age to give it a try at the least - you may come to love it as much as I do! Key Club
members can help out the first Thursday of each month from 4:30 - 6 PM. It is good to have
about 4 volunteers, including myself. If you are interested or have any questions please
email me at masonjthurmond@gmail.com or samcenterkc@hotmail.com.
-Mason Thurmond
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This event held by the Kiwanis Club of Simi
Valley held a Bunco game, raffles, and a
buffet to raise money for scholarships. I helped
set up the whole event by putting the tables
and chairs out, putting the food out, and
decorating. Volunteers also stayed during the
event to help run it. Setting up the event was
enjoyable and I hope that I can volunteer for
the whole time next year!
-Breanna Scranton
Margot
And
Susan
decorating.
Breanna,
Susan,
and
Margot
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Ongoing Events Pop Tabs Throughout the year we collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald house. This is a place in close proximity to a hospital where families can stay when their child is in the hospital. They recycle the pop tabs and use the money to help families pay to stay at the house as well as pay the utilities and other expenses needed to keep the house running. So keep collecting! They can be from canned beverages and even the tabs from canned food!
S.O.S. (Save Old Spectacles) We are continually collecting glasses for SOS. Check with everyone you know to see if they have any old specs that they do not use anymore. Keep in mind, the end of the school year is ending and if every member brings in at least 3 pairs of glasses, our sponsoring Kiwanis of Santa Susana will throw us a pizza party!
Feeding the Homeless Our club helps at 2 different locations for feeding the homeless and we could always use more volunteers! We help with set up, dinner service, dishes, and clean up after. o Stillwaters Cafe at Shepard of the Valley Church: Thursdays from 5-7pm o The Samaritan Center: 1st Thursday of the month
Upcoming Events
What: Summer of Service Challenge
When: June- August (ALL SUMMER)
Why: Summer is a time to kick back
and take a break from school work.
And what is better than taking the
opportunity to spend some of that
free time bettering your community
and having fun doing community
service?
WINNING: The member with the
most service hours recorded at the
end of the summer will win a ticket
to Fall Rally in November!!!
How to win: Email your hours to our
Secretary Bertini
(bertininguyen@aol.com) by the last
day of the month at 6pm. Also,
keep filling out your hour sheets and
get them signed so you can turn
them in at our first meeting in the fall
to verify your hours.
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Volunteer Opportunity
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I have been volunteering at this animal rescue for about 6 months now and I have loved every minute
of it. I walk the puppies, fill their water and food dishes, clean their cages, and play with them. This is a
truly rewarding experience which is why I wanted to give our club an opportunity to also volunteer here.
I have attached a file for the short application to volunteer. You can turn this into the rescue (address
below). She appreciates any help, so you can volunteer at any time you are available. This is a fantastic
way to earn service hours for your summer service challenge while helping innocent puppies receive the
proper care and love that they need until they find a perfect home. If you have any questions, please
contact me. Helping animals in my passion, so I would be happy to help you start working if you are
interested. Thank you so much!
-Breanna Scranton
Breeze1860@aol.com
(805) 813-0879
rescue application.pdf
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Our KEY Family: July DCM
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All of the Santa Su Key Clubbers that attended the July DCM! The D42E LTG, Paolo Recto, speaking at the DCM.
July Division Council Meeting: July 27th
The July Division Council Meeting was held at the Simi Valley
Iceoplex. First we had our meeting outside where we
discussed division projects and other happenings. Paolo did
a terrific job informing us about all of the volunteering
events D42E has been participating in. After the meeting,
we all went ice skating! Although this was my first time ice
skating, it was really fun after I learned how to skate.
Everyone had an amazing time together and I hope that
we can have more division council meetings at the
Iceoplex!
-Breanna Scranton
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Message from you LTG: Paolo Recto What does service mean to you? Service to me means happiness. Whenever I serve my
community, it makes me happy because I look at service as a way to escape from all of the
stresses and challenges of life. I look at service as my sense of comfort and support. Service is my
happiness because I also get to spread the happiness to the people I serve as well.
Although it is summer, I hope each and every one of you are continuing to serve your
community! Summer is most perfect opportunity to get those service hours and put smiles on
many people’s faces. As school approaches, many service events begin to pour in for Santa
Susana Key Club, so be sure to take advantage of the many service opportunities Santa Susana
will offer!
The Division Leadership Team also has some events planned for all seven schools and YOU are
invited to all of them. Be sure to keep checking for updates from your club presidents and from
myself. Be sure to JOIN the division reflector and the Division 42 East Facebook group. Please do
not hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions! I hope to see you soon.
D42E Updates
DATES TO KNOW
o Division Car Wash – August
10th 10AM – 2PM, Rock &
Roll Café
o August DCM – August 24th,
1PM-3PM, Rancho Madera
Community Park
o Region Training Conference
– October 12th, Rancho
Alegre, CA – More info
coming
o Vote for the 2013-2014 D42E
t-shirt design at
http://www.surveymonkey.c
om/s/JKXWY3B Voting is
open until Saturday August
3rd at 11:59pm!
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CNH Updates
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2013-2014 District Board
Governor: Victoria Lai
Secretary: Amanda Redublo
Treasurer: Johansen Pico
Tech Editor: Lincoln To
2013-2014 CNH District Goals
-46,000 members
-$150,000 raised for Pediatric Trauma Program
-1 million service hours
-Project Eliminate focus: every member saves 3 lives ($1.80x3=$5.40)
Narwhal Fun Fact!
Narwhals are known for using echolocation to search
for food and navigate the ocean.
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International Updates
International Convention Election Results
President
•Raeford Penny, Capital
Vice President
•Rachel Benoit,
Louisiana-Mississippi-Tennessee
Trustees
•Alberto Berrizbeitia, Carolinas
•Roshni Chandwani, Texas-Oklahoma
•Renisha Daley, Jamaica
•Avery Hitchcock, Rocky Mountain
•Kelsie Hoppes, Pacific Northwest
•Madison Kemker, Indiana
•Casey O'Neill, Rocky Mountain
•Maria Palazzolo, Illinois-Eastern Iowa
•Michelle Petersen, Michigan
•Zachary Waldorf, New Jersey
•Eric Yoon, Capital
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ICON 2013
During the first week of July, I, along with over 90 other CNH Key Clubbers, had the privilege to travel across the country to our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., to attend the 70th Annual Key Club International Convention. While we were there, we participated in the CNH District Tour and explored the sights of Washington D.C. such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol Building, the World War II Memorial and so much more. We also got to visit various museums such as the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, International Spy Museum and the Newseum (News Museum) where I frolicked around enjoying the various types of social news media! (Yes, I am a big fan of journalism) After 4 days of touring, convention finally started where I met many Key Clubbers from all over the world. It was such a great experience meeting others who also shared the same passion as me, SERVICE. During the convention, CNH pumped the spirit up with a spirit battle against the Crabtastic Capital District and of course, CNH dominated! I attended many informational workshops and participated in the House of Delegates where we elected the 2013-2014 International Board. ICON 2013 was a one in a lifetime experience as I got to be in a whole different city with my Ohana. I hope to see YOU and next year’s International Convention as it will be taking place in Anaheim, CA, where the 2013-2014 Key Club year all began!
-Paolo Recto
IP Policies, International
Business & Elections Chair,
Linda Taing & Paolo Recto!
IP District News Editor
Mark Ubongen & District
Governor Victoria Lai
Capital Building
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Stillwaters Café 4:45pm-7pm Samaritan
Center 4:30pm-6pm
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Voting for the
D42E t-shirt
design closes at
11:59pm
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8 Stillwaters
Café 4:45pm-7pm
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10 Division Car
Wash 10am-2pm
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15 Stillwaters
Café 4:45pm-7pm
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20 21 22 Stillwaters
Café 4:45pm-7pm
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24 August DCM 1pm-3pm
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29 Stillwaters
Café 4:45pm-7pm
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August Calendar
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Keep checking the website for events to participate in!!!
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: www.bgca.org
Immunization Awareness Month: www.healthychildren.org
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President
Kaila Mattera
Cell: 805-338-3344
e-mail: kailamattera@earthlink.net
Vice President
Michelle Hosogai
Cell: 1-818-633-6588
e-mail: mhosogai16@gmail.com
Secretary
Bertini Nguyen
Cell: 805-304-1038
e-mail: bertininguyen@aol.com
Treasurer
Sandra Valencia
Cell: 805-501-9707
e-mail: svalencia0007@yahoo.com
Editor
Breanna Scranton
Cell: 805-813-0879
e-mail:Breeze1860@aol.com
Club Editor Email: sshskceditor@gmail.com
Samaritan Center Chair
Mason Thurmond
Cell: 805-907-8914
Samaritan Center e-mail:
e-mail: samcenterkc@hotmail.com Stillwaters Café Chair
Jeremy Wishengrad
Cell: 805-404-8989
e-mail: chaojimbo@yahoo.com
Co-Spirit Chair
Siena Mattera
Cell: 805-338-9190
e-mail: sienastrawberry@yahoo.com
Co-Spirit Chair
Margot Rowe
Cell: 805-206-7872
e-mail: rcknrowes@sbcglobal.net
Kiwanis Family Chair
Dana Brough
Cell: 805-624-1319
e-mail: jcjd4@sbcglobal.net
Projects Chair
Lorraine Ador Dionisio
Cell: 805-210-9555
e-mail: younna_in_pink@yahoo.com
Fundraising Chair
Julia Elhai
Cell: 805-795-0311
e-mail: juliaelhai@gmail.com
Co-Public Relations Chair
Carly Balster
Cell: 818-913-6124
e-mail: carlybalster@yahoo.com
Co-Public Relations Chair
Justine Balster
Cell: 818-913-6121
e-mail: justinebalster@yahoo.com
Class of 2014 Rep.
Serena Lee
Cell: 805-624-2544
e-mail:
serenaisgood@gmail.com
Class of 2015 Rep.
Nikol Spaho
Cell: 805-791-8850
e-mail: nikols59@gmail.com
Class of 2016 Rep.
Nicolas Mintzer
Cell: 805-501-0309
e-mail:
alexandnicrule@gmail.com
Officer e-mail
sshskeyclub@gmail.com
Officer Contact Information
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Faculty Advisor
Mrs. Sharon Demartino
e-mail:
sharondemartino@
simivalleyusd.org
Don’t hesitate to contact an officer if you ever have any questions! We are here to help you have a delightful Key Club experience!
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Officer Biographies
Hey Narwhals! My name is Breanna Scranton and I am your
2013-2014 Key Club Editor. I am currently 14 years old and an
upcoming sophomore. I absolutely love to paint and play
soccer. I also love animals and hope to become a veterinarian
when I am older. I entered Key Club my freshmen year and
have continuously volunteered at any event that I could. I even
volunteer at an animal shelter! I am inspired by what Key Club
stands for and the extraordinary impact it has on our community
and the world. As your editor, I promise to keep everyone
updated with all of our events and any other important
information. Please read our monthly newsletter and contribute
articles and pictures about your own Key Club experiences. I
hope to get to know all of you and help you have a fantastic
time in Key Club!
Cell: 805-813-0879
e-mail: Breeze1860@aol.com
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Hi! I'm Mason and I'm a junior this year and the Samaritan
Center Chair. The Samaritan Center offers our Key Club the
opportunity to help make and serve homeless people a meal
firsthand every first Thursday of the month. As Chair I help
organize that and am always looking for new people to help!
I am also intending to grow this opportunity by developing a
core group of returning members - people that would be
willing to come back monthly to help out. From there, I hope
to make this opportunity available twice a month, or even
weekly. Outside of Key Club, I enjoy being in play
productions at Santa Susana and anything involving
author/blogger John Green.
Cell: 805-907-8914
Samaritan Center email: samcenterkc@hotmail.com
Editor: Breanna Scranton
Samaritan Center Chair: Mason Thurmond
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Officer Biographies
Stillwaters Café Chair: Jeremy Wishengrad
Hello there! I am Jeremy Wishengrad, the
Stillwaters Chair for the Santa Susana High School Key
Club. My job as the Stillwaters Chair is to organize what
volunteers go to Stillwaters Cafe, a ministry of the
Shepherd of the Valley Church on Cochran which
feeds the less fortunate, poor, and the needy every
Thursday. My goal as the Stillwaters Chair is to keep a
steady amount of volunteers every single week and to
hopefully maintain them throughout the entire summer.
There isn't too much to say about myself. Many
of my hobbies seem to be placed around expressing
my feelings through different kinds of art. I also really
enjoy helping people feel better about themselves. For
starters, I am a student graphic designer and I also
volunteer every weekday for the Rancho Simi
Recreational Park District. My hobbies include the
creation of videos and music. I also like to pass the time
playing older video games that I grew up with since I
cherish childhood memories. My points of view on life
itself are very deep, logical, and strong and also are a
large part of who I am. Lastly, I also live a vegan diet
lifestyle.
One of the reasons I love Key Club is that it
promotes positive change in the community and brings
out the potential in many individuals. Key Club stands
as a single gateway for my goal in life: to make a
difference in the world. The many different Key Clubs
support my goal and show that people can have a
feeling inside of them to want to do well in the world.
Cell: 805-404-8989
e-mail: chaojimbo@yahoo.com
Key Club Fun Fact!
Past Key Club
members include Bill
Clinton, Elvis Presley,
and Brad Pitt!
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Hello Narwhals!
I hope that you are all having a lovely summer and are continuing your summer of service
challenge! Thank you so much for reading the August newsletter to get you ready for all of the
Key Club events that will be coming up in August. I cannot wait to
go back to school so we can start amazing service projects! I am
always here if you have ANY questions or comments about what
you thought of the newsletter.
Enjoy the rest of your summer
and thank you again!
Swimming in Service,
Breanna Scranton
2013-2014 Bulletin Editor sshskceditor@gmail.com
Visit Us on the Web!!!
Our website:
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Check out our mobile site too!
Facebook: Santa Susana Key Club
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CNH District Website: cnhkeyclub.org
Key Club International: keyclub.org
Kiwanis International: kiwanis.org
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Websites and Message from the Editor
Click these links to find volunteer opportunities!!!
http://www.simivalley.org/volunteer
http://www.rsrpd.org/admin/volunteer/volu
nteers.html
Must sign up w/ program before
volunteering for events!!
http://www.volunteermatch.org
http://www.dosomething.org
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