December 2017

This word has always resonated with me. From a young age, I have always had a sense of service towards the community.

In high school, I would do service projects with the band, National Honors Society, and my school’s first Eco Club.

At Washington State University, my passion for service only grew as I participated in Circle K International (CKI) at Washington State University, and eventually became one of the leaders that oversaw clubs and projects across the Pacific Northwest. Upon graduating, I joined Kiwanis International which only fueled my passion.

As I look back at what I’ve done with these organizations, I realized that everything is apart of a cycle. “The more you get, the more you give; and the more you give the more you get.”

Everyone has a duty to serve because everyone is influenced by another person’s service in one way or another. And as we are given more, we should use that knowledge and power to give back to the community and those less fortunate, allowing the cycle of service to repeat.

I believe that my passion towards service started in high school because of the teachers and mentors that I encountered there. We are Kiwanians educating youth. We must do our best to instill that passion to children so that they may continue the cycle of service.

~ Aladdin Roque-Dangaran

November 2017

As some of you may know, while I did my undergrad at Washington State University I was in Circle K all four years and served on the Pacific Northwest District Board for two years. It was a great experience—we did many fun projects as a club and with our sponsoring Kiwanis club. But despite all that, I still felt that our Kiwanians just thought of their SLP clubs as a financial expense. Aside from our advisor, we didn’t converse and bond much with the Kiwanians. And they didn’t make much of an attempt on their end either, even with the Key Clubs. That relationship even made me hesitant about joining Kiwanis. After graduating and coming back home to Hawaii, and joining the Pearl Harbor club, I was amazed by the connection that our Kiwanians have with our SLP. They know a good majority of our Key Clubbers by name, which I guarantee our sponsoring Kiwanis club in Washington couldn't do. We always invite our Key Clubs to our events, projects, and even meetings. If I wanted to attend a meeting in Pullman, I would have to pay $15. That is not the Hawaiian way, but that is what makes our Hawaii Kiwanians so unique. Our clubs rely on our Key Clubs. Without them we will have nothing to do.

Aladdin is serving his second consecutive term as the President of the Kiwanis Club of Pearl Harbor.

He leads us with a sincere interest in supporting our youth. He is attending the University of Hawaii in the evenings and has accepted a temporary teaching position (Science) at Campbell High School. While in Circle K at Washington State, Aladdin served as Treasury for the Pacific Northwest District.

We are fortunate to have Aladdin and other former sponsored youth as part of our K-Family.

~ Aladdin Roque-Dangaran