The RoarFEBRUARY 2015 / DIVISION 41 SOUTH / VOLUME IV / ISSUE 2

EDITOR’S NOTE

Aidan Jones

Hello, fellow Key Clubbers.

We’re missing a note from our beloved Kenny. Maybe next time…

I am almost out of the woods. College things are essentially complete and, in my district, finals will be over next week. That leaves more time for extracurriculars and, thus, Key Club.

I don’t think I have many newsletters left so try and persuade people to submit content for the last edition of The Roar. It would mean a lot to have my last newsletter be filled with meaningful content. I don’t know exactly when my term ends but I’m sure I’ll know by the next edition.

Good luck on all that is going on right now in your lives including school, college-related items, and college auditions (if applicable). I will probably be attending DCON so I’ll see you there if you are as well!

Until next time,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1Dana Hills

3Aliso Niguel The Gift of Giving

at The Happiness ProjectDecorates a Rose Parade Float

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Cover: Dana Hills Key Clubber, Herald Patel, glues flowers onto the Kiwanis float.

At The Happiness Project charity event that took place on December 5, 2014 at South Coast Plaza, the Dana Hills High School Key Clubbers had the opportunity to assist a few of the many children that tour the activity booths, ride a Merry-go-round, grab some goodies, and leave with a huge smile, carrying their many gifts. Personally, I could not have had a more fulfilling experience, along with my fellow friends, helping children who may not otherwise have had a memorable Christmas.

- HERALD PATEL / HISTORIAN

Four hours, one mall, 200 plus ready volunteers, and over 400 ecstatic kids.

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Dana Hills at The Happiness Project

DANA HILLS

On Tuesday, December 2014, Dana Hills Key Club (along with many other Key Clubbers) braved the elements to decorate the 2015 Rose Bowl Floats in Pasadena! Five members of the club attended the event and worked on the Kiwanis float titled "100 Years of Inspiring Children".

- EVELYN ROBERTS / TREASURER

Dana Hills Decorates a Rose Parade Float

Dana Hills Key Clubbers pose in front of the Kiwanis “100 Years of Inspiring Children” float. 

At The Happiness Project.

Participating in any Key Club event can be defined as more than just volunteering.

It means strengthening intra-club bonds, developing new inter-club bonds, and creating memories that will be looked back upon with laughs and smiles. The recent Rose Parade fits such a definition.

On December 30th 2014, ten Key Clubbers from Aliso Niguel High School, myself included, gathered at El Toro High School alongside other fellow Key Clubs including those from University High School and San Clemente High School. Amongst the chaotic throng of frantic chaperones and exuberant Key Clubbers, a feeling of anticipation and eagerness resonated throughout the crowd. Once our five buses arrived, we embarked on the two and a half hour trip to Pasadena, home to the Rose Parade. Encountering heavy traffic and rains, our arrival was delayed, but karaoke and card games kept everyone entertained. After finally stepping off the bus, we were unexpectedly greeted with blistering winds and an onslaught of more rain. Not the perfect introduction to where we would be spending the next six hours, but the general consensus was of relief from a stuffy bus. We were definitely ready to work.

The next six hours consisted of assignments such as separating roses from their stems and gathering the leftover paper wrappings and plastic tubing. However, due to the

sheer surplus of Key Clubbers, many of us, including all those of my own club, did not find work. Instead, we were squished into a white, canvas tent to shield us from the pouring rain to wait for what turned out to be two hours. Imagine about one hundred soaked, hungry, and frustrated high school students sardined together in a cramped, shaky tent; not a very happy environment. Then add 40 pumped college students; spontaneous dance parties and goofy games of Charades ensued nevertheless. Despite enduring the bone-chilling cold— reaching a low of 38 degrees Fahrenheit, which is very cold for a Southern Californian girl like me—a sense of comradery formed amongst everyone, especially those in that fateful, rickety, white tent. We bonded over the sight of warm food, of work, of laughter over our predicament for those twelve hours. It is this characteristic about us Key Clubbers—of finding the good and the enjoyment in every instance—that makes being a Key Clubber ever more special. We were gathered there that night to celebrate Kiwanis International’s centennial of giving. It’s only fitting that we Key Clubbers not only gave to our community by completing the floats, but also gave to each other wonder ful company on a night to remember like none other.

- TIFFANY TRAN / VICE PRESIDENT

The Gift of Giving

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ALISO NIGUEL

The finished Kiwanis International Birthday Cake Float “Celebrating 100 Years of Giving”.