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what is “sunny’s spotlights”?
Sunny’s Spotlights is a corner where CNH recognizes the clubs and/or individuals that stand
out and go above and beyond in the areas of service and fundraising. Stay tuned for the next
issue to see if your school is featured!
Serv ic e: Hig he st Nu m b er of H ou rs
The following individuals racked up the greatest number of service hours over the course of this
2012-2013 term. Can you say double or even triple Platinum standing!? YOU, WAY TO GO YOU!
Stephanie Yu
UC Berkeley
670 hours
Kevin Wong
UC San Diego
712 hours
Vincent Ng
UC Riverside
725 hours
Fu n d ra is in g: UC B erk eley
Michael Zhou
UC Berkeley
The day had finally arrived… The day of the Kiwanis
poker tournament. A day for Circle K’ers and Kiwanians to come together and raise money for a wonderful
cause.
As we filed in to Frank Bliss, a local Kiwanian’s, house
to set up for the tournament the wonderful smells of Roberta’s home cooking filled the air and made our taste
buds salivate. She had prepared deviled eggs, pumpkin
soup, crab quesadillas, and so much other stuff! Before
we had a go at all that food we set-up for the long awaited competition.
Admission to this poker battle of the ages was only
25$ for a chance to win a kindle for first place, 50$ gift
card for second, and a choice of 4 DVDs for third(Do I
hear blue-ray anyone?). In the end a total of eight brave
Kiwanian’s entered the tournament. Obviously the tensions were high for such amazing prizes. They quickly
entered the poker room and began the multiple hour
elimination game.
While this was going on we had skilled and trained Circle K poker dealers helping facilitate and run the games.
The silliness of our poker game easily contrasted the seriousness of the Kiwanians in their tournament.
As the night progressed, the initial awkward barrier
between College student’s and adults or Circle K’ers
and Kiwanians broke down. We began to converse, talk
about life, laugh together and even share life experiences. Halfway throughout the night our lovely K-Family
Chair, Arjun Gupta, had prepared a wonderful show featuring our very own Gordon Lau on piano and accordion!
It was an experience of a lifetime to hear Lord of the
Rings to be played on the accordion… MARVELOUS.
After the performance, we auctioned off some desserts and baked goods. Of course the reception of the
desserts went well and everything sold quickly! After
the auction, the remaining kiwanians returned to their
room to finish off the game. We quickly hustled to the
room to watch the ending of an epic poker tournament.
Three turned into two and the room permeated so
much seriousness I was frozen in anticipation for the
game. It came down to one hand. ALL IN… Both parties
seemed confident in their gamble. They showed their
cards and they both had an Ace and a Seven... We were
all shocked to see they had the same hand, but as the
dealer presented the river card an upset had occurred.
With that last card one of the Kiwanians had obtained
a flush of diamonds. The room went crazy as Phuoc
Khong was declared winner of the Kiwanis Poker tournament. As a gesture of kindness he even donated the
kindle to our club.
Overall the night was wonderful with all the Kiwanis/
Circle K Interaction, free food and entertainment, and
best of all, we raised $441 for our lovely DFI’s.