When: 9/24 7:30am to 11 am (meet at school at 7:00 am for rides) Where: Torrey Pines Hill (by the Torrey Pines Golf Course) What: We will be volunteering at a rest stop. Coordinator: Alan Tsoi Email tphskeyclub@gmail.com
Challenge Walk
September DCM
What: September DCM is a divisional event where other schools in our division, 37 South, get together to talk about what events are happening in each school and this DCM will be a spirit DCM, so our LTG, Douglas Bi, will be leading us into learning awesome spirit cheers for one of the most important key club events: RTC. If you are interested in learning more about key club, please attend this event! TPHS Key Club encourages everyone to attend this :] When: 9/24/11 3pm-5pm Where: 16118 Ranch Pkwy #4s, San Diego CA Email tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you would like to attend this event.
Cultures in Harmony
What: To help with set-up, selling tickets, ushering people to their seats, selling food. You might even be able to watch the concert along with volunteering for this! When: 9/24/11 5pm-9pm Where: TBA Coordinator: Megan Ho Email tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you would like to attend this event.
AIDS Walk & Run
What: Helping out with set up & and breaking down afterwards. When: 9/25/11 10:30 am- 1:30pm Where: Balboa Park Coordinator: Lydia Chen
TriRock Triathlon
Where: Embarcadero Marina Park
Feeding America
What: Each event has a variety of projects, such as sorting, organizing, cleaning, and repacking bulk food items into family size bags. Volunteers will sort through donations and organize food into categories for the 165 agencies to easily gather what is needed for the community the next day.
OTC
When: August 13th 1-5 pm
30th Annual Banana Split in the Park
When: August 6, 2011 3:30-7:45 (arrive at TPHS at 3:00)
Habitat Restoration
When: July 31, 2011 1:00 – 3:30pm (We will meet at school at 12:45 pm)
Where: Crest Canyon, Del Mar
What: We will be removing invasive, non-native plants to protect wildlife habitat, and maintaining new restoration areas
Kaiser Permanente 5K
When: Saturday, July 23, 2011 6am-9:30am (meet at TP at 5:30am)
Swim Meet
Gonzales Canyon
Where: Next to the tennis courts behind TPHS.
When: Saturday July 9th 9am-12pm
Coordinator: Claire K Chen
Lobster Festival
What: Helping out with food and ushering people to their tables.
When: July 16th 3pm-9pm
Where: 1104 Camino Del Mar, Ste #1, Del Mar, CA 92014 [NO RIDES SINCE THIS EVENT IS SO CLOSE]
Carlsbad Triathlon
When? July 10, 2011 7am-12:30pm (meet at school at 6:30am)
San Diego International Triathlon
What: Help out at the San Diego International Triathlon. We will be helping with finish line timing.
KPBS Pledge Event
La Clase Mágica Book Fair
What: Help out at the La Clase Mágica Book Fair. We will be helping with set up and clean up as well as a variety of games like a bean bag toss. We are also helping out with selling food, and they are allowing us to sell our own baked goods. This event will be similar to the Solana Highlands Carnival in previous years.
Kids Rock (Rock and Roll Marathon)
Touch-A-Truck 2011
What: Touch-A-Truck 2011 is a car show for kids to raise funds for cancer research. Volunteers will do a variety of things, such as booth set-up, safety fencing installation and removal, traffic control, admission booth assistance, and putting up and taking down signs.
When: June 4 2011 [8am-4pm]
Where: Torrey Pines High School
Volunteers will recieve lunch and a "pit-crew" t-shirt.
Sign up @ http://www.maxsringoffire.org/volunteer/
In the Comment Box, put "Torrey Pines High School Key Club"
North Coast Aquatics Swim Meet
What: Help out at the North Coast Aquatics Swim Meet. We will be helping out with a variety of activities including timing and running the snack bar.
Sand Pit 5K
What: Help out at the Sand Pit 5K. We will be helping out with registration, refreshments, timing, and venue/gear check.
Making Magic Fundraiser
What: Help out at the Making Magic Fundraiser to help raise funds for the Solana Beach Foundation for Learning. We will be helping out with check-in and with watching over the kids. Also we may be helping out with various activities including a crazy hair station.
Commotion by the Ocean
What: Help out at a local festival by monitoring different areas, selling tickets, manning booths and being a general volunteer!
Where: field next to Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito, Allred Branch (Carmel Valley). No rides since this event is so close.
When: Saturday, May 21. 11:30 am - 5 pm
Waiver needed! Click HERE. Please print and turn in before the event!
Division 37 South Banquet
Hey Key Clubbers! The end of the year banquet will be on June 17th, from 5 pm to 10 pm at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo. Come and celebrate the last year's achievements with the IP board. There will be good food, music, a beautiful venue, and a dance that night. The June DCM will also take place that day too. Pricing is tentatively set at $20. Attire will be semi-formal. There is a limit of 120 people that can go from all the schools in our division, so if you would like to go please email tphskeyclub@gmail.com as soon as possible. Even if you click "attending" on the facebook page, you still need to send us an email.
D37S Divisional Assistant Application
Want to get more involved with Key Club at a divisional level? Then run for the executive assistant, the divisional secretary, or the divisional tech editor position. You will be assisting Douglas Bi, our Lieutenant Governor, in running our division for the next year. Please fill out the application by 6PM on May 7th, save it as a PDF file, and send it to Douglas at dougbi88@gmail.com by the required deadline.
Class Representative Application
If you are interested in running for a representative position for next year, fill out the application and submit it by 11:59 PM May 20th. Interviews will be held during the week of May 23rd.
Encinitas Sprint Triathlon
What: Help out at the Encinitas Sprint Triathlon. We will be checking in the pre-registered athletes as well as day-of registration athletes and giving them their bib numbers, swim caps, goodie bags, etc.
Miracle Mile of Quarters
What: We will have a team to lay down quarters to create Quarter Art. Miracle Mile of Quarters is a yearly event that benefits Rady Children's Hospital.
MS Walk
What: Help out as a volunteer at the MS Walk for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help raise funds to create a world free of MS! More information regarding what we will be doing TBA.
When: Sunday, May 1st. 9 am -1 pm. [Meet at TPHS @8:20 for rides.]
Where: Legoland: Legoland Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
Coordinator: Megan Ho
Contact at tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you would like to attend!
Carmel Valley Egg Hunt
What: Help little kiddies at a local egg hunt :) Responsibilities would include helping run the spring gift tent that nearly 700 children will pass through to select a variety of toys and candy after they’ve completed their egg hunt dash!! The more the merrier, so bring a friend!
When: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. (NO RIDES since it is so close)
Where: Carmel Valley Rec Center, Townsgate Drive
Please EMAIL tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you are going so that we can keep track! Also, check in with one of our board members at the event to make sure we know you attended!
Pancake Breakfast Event
What: Help out as a general volunteer for the First Annual Del Mar Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast!! The fundraiser is going toward two teenager homes in San Diego.
When: 6:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (please meet at school at 6:30 a.m. for rides!)
Where: Powerhouse Park, Del Mar
EMAIL tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you would like to attend!!
Rummage Sale Volunteering/Donations
What: TPKC will be helping with the annual TPHS Spring Rummage sale, held in the staff parking lot behind school!! We will be helping on Friday and Saturday, as well as manning our own booth. PLEASE donate anything you can to TPKC, we would greatly appreciate it, and we'll also award donation hours, too.
When: Friday, April 29 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. (help unload)
Saturday, April 30 6 a.m. - 11 a.m. (help serve food, man TPKC booth)
Where: staff parking lot behind school
Contact us if you would like to volunteer, and please specify which day!!
tphskeyclub@gmail.com
Feeding America San Diego
Pancake Breakfast Tickets
What: Help man a TPKC booth to sell Pancake Breakfast Tickets at the Del Mar Open Air Market! $4 from each ticket sold goes to TPKC!!! The tickets are for the Del Mar Kiwanis sponsored fundraiser, which benefits two homes that educate and shelter teenagers in need.
When: Saturday, April 9 (12 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
Where: Meet at the Del Mar Open Air Market if possible; corner of 10th and Camino Del Mar (if you have problems with rides, please email us!)
Carlsbad 5000
When: Sunday, April 3, 5:30am-1:30pm
(2 shifts: 5:30-9:30 or 9:30-1:30) meet at school at 5am for first shift, and 9am for second shift
Where: Carlsbad Village Drive/Roosevelt Street intersection
What: Help pass out water to runners
SIGN UP ONLINE.
http://www.elitevolunteer.com/er/signup_form1.php?event_id=222&shift_id=2504
select Carlsbad 5000 water station as your shift
Coordinators: Lydia Chen & Megan Ho (1st shift), Becky Kuan (2nd shift)
Ocean Air Spring Carnival
What: Help out at the prize table at the Ocean Air Spring Carnival, which raises money for many programs at the school including Study Buddies and Red Ribbon Week.
When: Sunday, April 3rd 1:00pm-4:00pm (various shifts). Only five spaces available so sign up at a meeting quickly or email Karis at karilee22@gmail.com for a spot! MEET AT OCEAN AIR at your shift start time.
Where: Ocean Air Elementary School (11444 Canter Heights Drive, San Diego, CA 92130)
Coordinator: Karis Wong-Weinrieb
TPGSA Bake Sale
What: Bring baked goods (about enough to feed 20 people) for the TPGSA Bake Sale, which will raise money for the TPHS Day of Silence and a TPHS equality mural. Please make the baked goods individually wrapped (ex: two cookies in a ziplock bag or one brownie in wax paper).
When: Friday, March 25th at lunch. (The actual bake sale is on March 26th, so we're just collecting baked goods on Friday).
Where: Room 53 (Trupe's room)
*Please give the baked goods to Karis Wong-Weinrieb on March 25th.
Ironman 70.3
What: First Shift: Trash & Recycling Second Shift: Timing at the finish line. When: Saturday April 2, 2011 THERE ARE TWO SHIFTS: 5am-11am [ meet at school: 4:45am] & 11am-5pm [ meet at school: 10:35am] Where: Oceanside Harbor IMPORTANT: WAIVER needed.
American Red Cross Annual CPR Saturday Event
Beach Cleanup (Moonlight Beach)
What: Help at a local beach clean up! Clean trash that can harm wildlife off our beaches :)
When: Saturday, March 19 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. (meet at school @ 8:30 a.m.)
Where: Moonlight Beach, Encinitas
Please wear sunscreen!! Buckets and trash pick-up sticks will be provided. Email tphskeyclub@gmail.com if you want to volunteer.
Pancake Fundraiser Selling Tickets
What: Help sell fundraiser tickets to the annual Powerhouse Park Pancake Breakfast!! TPKC gets $2 from each ticket sold, so this fundraiser helps us as well as the Del Mar Kiwanis! We will give you 10 adult and 10 children's tickets, and please remember, you are responsible for them, so we need either the unused ticket back, or the ticket stub + money. Please keep the small tear-off from each ticket you sell!
How: Send us an email (tphskeyclub@gmail.com) so that we can get the tickets to you, or pick them up at meetings!
When: you can sell tickets until April 15
Event: the actual event is April 20 at Powerhouse Community Center in Del Mar
Gonzales Canyon Cleanup
What: help preserve the outlands through plant removal, trash pickup, planting native plants, trail maintenance
Where: Park right behind school (Landsdale Drive)
When: Saturday, March 12th from 9:00am-12:00pm
*Waiver required, click HERE
Coordinator: Alan Tsoi
Race for Autism
When: Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 6:15am-10:30am (MEET AT SCHOOL AT 5:45AM)
Where: grassy area on the corner of 6th Ave and Laurel Street, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101
What: Help out at the race by passing out water and refreshments to raise funds for finding a cure for autism.
*THERE'S A WAIVER. See Connie Liu to get one or click here and print it.
Coordinator: Connie Liu
31st Annual St Patrick's Day 10K Run
What: Help out at the finish area of the 10K run benefiting Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. All volunteers receive a t-shirt, Domino's pizza, snacks, water, and coffee.
When: Saturday March 12th, 2011. MEET AT TP AT 5:30AM! (Event: 6:00am- 9:30am)
Where: Mission Bay Park, San Diego. (I-5 and Sea World Drive exit to E Mission Bay Drive. Second parking lot NORTH of Hilton Hotel.)
Coordinator: Karis Wong-Weinrieb
Purple Day Run.
What: To spread epilepsy awareness. We are going to set up and clean up the run. It's going to be a spirited full day event--dessert will be provided. Volunteers must wear purple [YAY!]
Where: Downtown, La Jolla
When: Saturday March 26th, 2011 (1pm-5pm meet in front of school @ 12:40pm)
Coordinator: Tammy Truong
PAWS in the Park 2011!
What: Are you a dog lover? Well if you are, this is for you: volunteers are assigned to work a agility/confidence course, where volunteers get the task to take care and watch the dogs in dog playground.
When: March 27, 2011 (time: 7:30am-11am meet @ school : 7:10am)
Where: Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido CA 92025
Coordinator: Megan Ho
THE MOST IncREDiBULL PARTY EVER
What: TPKC is hosting the 2nd spring dance/fundraiser with foods, games, Rockband and Dance Central, pool table, music, and dancing!! There will be a candy guessing game...guess the number of pieces of candy in the jar...the closest wins the jar :)
Where: Airoso Clubhouse (6135 Peppergrass Creek
When: Saturday, March 26th from 6:30pm-11:30pm
*WE'RE BLACKING OUT THE DANCE FLOOR...JUST GLOWSTICKS!
*Proceeds will go toward Feeding America of San Diego and DCON! Each $1 we donate to FASD pays for 8 dinners for people in need.
*Dress classy casual or semi-formal. RED, BLACK, OR WHITE if possible! Girls, take the opportunity to be creative and have fun with your outfits! Guys, effort will be admired but a casual look will do. :)
*Cost: $10 per person or $5 per person with a donation of 5 non-perishable food items (Food will go toward a food drive for Feeding America)
*YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A KC MEMBER TO COME. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! :)
*If you have any song requests, write them on the Facebook event wall. Also, please select "Attending" on the event if you are planning on coming so that we can get a rough estimate of how many people are coming.
D37S Conclave & February DCM
What: help D37N, D37S, and D37E elect 3 new LTG's for the upcoming Key Club year
Where: Escondido Charter High School (1868 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA)
When: Saturday, February 26th from 12:00pm-4:30pm (meet at school at 11:30am)
*This event will also include the February DCM for D37N (surfers) and D37S (red bulls)
MDA Muscle Walk
What: help out with basic race procedures and support the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Where: 700 Corona Oriente Road, San Diego, CA 92109 (Crown Point Park on Mission Bay)
When: Sunday, February 27th from 6:00am-12:30pm (meet at school at 5:30am)
Coordinator: Jill Wong
Soup Kitchen
What: Help serve food to the homeless.
Where: 120 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101
When: Sunday, February 27th from 3:30pm-5:30pm (meet at school at 3:00pm sharp)
*MAXIMUM OF 10 VOLUNTEERS, so sign up ASAP if you would like to attend.
*Please WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS.
Coordinator: Joey Nievera
Cybercime Forum
Where: Del Norte High School (16601 Nighthawk Lane, San Diego, CA 92127) meet at the event
When: Thursday, February 24th from 6:30pm-8:00pm
What: listen and discuss cybercrime issues in our society
Speakers: Darian Anderson (ESET), Jon Moffat (Vista Community Clinics), Brendan McHugh (CATCHTeam), Chuck Arnold (InternetCrimes Against Children)
TPKC Election Statements
CLICK HERE FOR ELECTION STATEMENTS
The following KC members are running for elected positions. Please take the time to read their statements!
President
Tammy Truong
Vice President
Alan Tsoi
Secretary
Lydia Chen
Mahan Chitgari
Treasurer
Lucy An
Connie Liu
Bulletin Editor
Becky Kuan
Katharine Yang
Historian
Megan Ho
Members, please take the time to read the election statements, and keep in mind that whoever is elected to these positions will serve as Key Club leaders for the next year. Please take into account experience and dedication, rather than choosing your friends :)
Applicants, thank you for your interest in applying to be a leader on the TPHS Key Club Board! Please keep in mind that it is a great honor and time commitment to serve the largest community service groups on campus, and if you are running for a position, Key Club must be a top priority. We are looking for responsible, dedicated, charismatic leaders who are passionate about community service and who have a vision to take Key Club to even greater heights!
ELECTIONS will be FEBRUARY 23!! All paid members will receive a ballot.
After election, officer-elects will learn under the experience of the current board. They will be instated after DCON (April 15-17, 2011) and will serve in their position until the following District Convention in 2012.
Chelsea's Light Foundation 5k
What: Help advertise for the first annual Chelsea's Light Foundation 5k in memory of Chelsea King. We have flyers that we'd love for you to put up in local businesses, restaurants, libraries, coffee shops, and anywhere else you can think of! This is a great event to sign up with a friend :)
If you would like to help out, please contact us with the location you would like to cover, and we can give you 10 flyers (OR you can print them). Please send us an email with the names of the locations you posted a flyer at, and we'll give you 1 hour for every 5 locations! You can go around shopping centers such as the Carmel Plaza, Del Mar Highlands, or Torrey Hills locations.
Click HERE for the flyer!
When: now until March 5
Soup Kitchen
What: Help serve food to the homeless.
Where: 120 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101
When: Saturday, February 19th from 3:30pm-5:30pm (meet at school at 3:00pm sharp)
*MAXIMUM OF 10 VOLUNTEERS, so sign up ASAP if you would like to attend.
*Please WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS.
Coordinator: Caroline Chen
TPKC Officer Elections
Interested in running for a TPHS Key Club officer position? Send us an email with the position you're running for, a paragraph about your qualifications and ideas for us to post on the website, and a few bullet points about yourself! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the board members about their positions. Also, if you would like to sit in on a board meeting, contact us beforehand and we'll give you more information. Good luck!!
Tile Project for UNICEF
Key Club WRISTBANDS!!
What: Wristbands are here!! They will be available at meetings :) We only have 200 of them, and we're selling them to other Key Clubbers in the division as well, so get one while you can!
Mermaid Run
What: help out on the course and aid stations
When: Saturday February 12th 6:00AM - 11:00AM (meet at TPHS at 5:30AM)
Where: Mission Bay - Tecolote Shores
Coordinator: Cindy Yu
Gardening at UCSD
Keep the passion of exotic flowers and plants alive at UCSD! We will be taking care of some interesting plants while learning about them, too.
When: Sunday, February 6th, 2011 from 10am-12pm
Where: UCSD, meet at Gilman parking structure
Directions on website
Feeding America of San Diego
What: A variety of projects such as sorting, organizing, cleaning, and repacking bulk food into family size bags. Volunteers will sort through donations and organize food into categories for the 165 agencies to easily gather what is needed in the community the next day.
When: Saturday February 5th, 2011 9:00AM - 12:00PM (meet at TPHS at 8:35AM for rides)
Where: 9455 Waples Street, Suite 135 San Diego, CA 92121
Coordinator: Tammy Truong
2011 Puppy Love 5K Run/Walk
What: We will sell raffle tickets at the 5k to help the Helen Woodward Animal Center raise money for animals in need.
When: February 13th, 6:30am-12:00pm (Meet at TP at 6:00)
Where: The corner of Via de la Valle and the 101 in Solana Beach
*To sign up: Complete the second page of the sign up form below (this is the release form that we will need prior to the event). Please give it to Karis Wong-Weinrieb (TPKC Rep.) or scan and email to karilee22@gmail.com.
SIGN UP FORM
Soup Kitchen
What: Help serve food to the homeless.
Where: 120 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101
When: Sunday, January 30th from 3:30pm-5:30pm (meet at school at 3:00pm sharp)
*MAXIMUM OF 10 VOLUNTEERS, so sign up ASAP if you would like to attend.
*Please WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS.
Coordinator: Joey Nievera
Feeding America of San Diego
What: A variety of projects such as sorting, organizing, cleaning, and repacking bulk food into family size bags. Volunteers will sort through donations and organize food into categories for the 165 agencies to easily gather what is needed in the community the next day.
When: Saturday January 29th, 2011 9:00AM - 12:00PM (meet at TPHS at 8:35AM for rides)
Where: 9455 Waples Street, Suite 135San Diego, CA 92121
Coordinator: Tammy Truong
January DCM
Soup Kitchen
What: Help serve food to the homeless.
Where: 120 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101
When: Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 3:30pm-5:30pm (meet in front of TP at 3:00pm)
*MAXIMUM OF 10 VOLUNTEERS, so sign up ASAP if you would like to attend.
*Please WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS.
Coordinator: Joey Nievera
Carlsbad Marathon
KPBS Pledge Event
5K Rescue Run
What: The purpose of the 5K Rescue Run is to raise funds to build a safe house and after care program for victims of Human Trafficking in San Diego. There are potentially 2,000 teens at risk for being prostituted in San Diego and only 12 beds set aside for the specific after care they need. We will be helping with registration at the event, handing out the t-shirts that are ordered at the event, and selling drinks at the event.
When: Saturday January 15th, 2011 9am-12pm meet in front of school @ 8:15am
Where: De Anza Cove in Mission Bay
Coordinator: Tammy Truong