Panda Club Volume I Issue 7
Division 11 of The New York District of Key Club International
Table of Contents I. Upcoming Events
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II. Message from Lieutenant Governor
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III. Lieutenant Governor’s Project
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IV. Service Spotlights
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V. Children’s Miracle Network
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VI. Paperwork & Club Status
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Upcoming Events October 31: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF November 22: Key to Your Future November 29: Movie Hang-Out Event
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Lt. Governor’s Message Hello Division 11, It’s almost trick or treat season! Check out this Eliminate newsletter for ideas on what you can do to raise money for UNICEF: http://issuu.com/ aaroncheung/docs/ eliminate_newsletter_october_f3fb093b28e2ee. I would like to thank Afia Eama from Frank McCourt High School for beginning the charter process. Afia has been actively searching for members to join her new club. Hopefully Frank McCourt High School will join the ranks of Division 11 this coming November. November’s project is focused on the K-Family and Key Club Week. I encourage you to follow the traditions of Key Club week and start something new with your friends! Yours in Care and Service, Aaron Cheung New York District of Key Club International 2014-2015 Lt. Governor 2013-2014 Executive Assistant Service Leader for Philanthropy
October Divisional Recap The October Divisional was held on Tuesday, October 21st at LaGuardia High School. We started off by talking about past divisional events such as Fall Rally, New York Cares Day, and the Breast Cancer Walk. Next we talked about future divisional events such as the Divisional Sports Tournament, Key to Your Future, and the Annual Movie Hangout. We talked about the Lieutenant Governor’s projects (The Eliminate Project and Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF) and Lieutenant Governor elections (which will be held in January, 2015). We ended the divisional with a game of Ship Captain and Happy Dollars. 3
Lt. Governor’s Project: K-Family Month & Key Club Week What is Key Club Week? Key Club Week gives you the opportunity to show your community what Key Club is truly about: service. Key Club Week is from November 3-7. Each day places an emphasis on service, to promote Key Club within our homes, schools and communities and to make Key Club a household name. November is also Kiwanis Family Month. During this month, more than 600,000 Kiwanis-family members (Adults and Youth) will come together to celebrate their partnership in community service. It’s a great time to get to know other KFamily members and clubs should definitely work with other K-Family clubs! Show your K in every way— Monday. Show people what Key Club is all about! Spread the word by wearing Key Club gear and publicizing Key Club Week in local stores, your school Web site, community newspapers—even on the radio. Kudos to the Key players— Tuesday. Personally thank all the Key Club supporters you know— teachers, advisors and other Key players. Write thank-you notes, host an appreciation dinner or do something uniquely your own style to recognize the contributions of these special people. Connect the Ks— Wednesday. Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the world and is a member of the Kiwanis family. Celebrate the entire family of Kiwanis by getting the whole gang involved. Connect with local Kiwanis, Circle K International, Builders, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion clubs and team up for a joint service project. Bring a friend to Key Club— Thursday. More members = more service. Increasing the amount of service Key Club performs increases the impact Key Club has on the world. Bring a friend, or two, or more to your next Key Club meeting. Your way— Friday. This is your club’s chance to do its own thing and make its mark. Pick a project, plan a recruitment party or combine activities from the other Key Club Week days. Whatever idea you choose, take it and run with it.
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The ROC-kiest Race of the Year!
We were manning the water station. However, since most of the runners were already exhausted and soaked from the giant water slide, they were not interested in our station. Sharon Lin, District Bulletin Editor, StuyThus, we took shifts working on the inflatable vesant Key Club slide, making sure runners slid down safely, and occasionally hosing it down to lubricate the descent. Unfortunately, a rain cloud soon passed over, and an onslaught of rain drenched everyone! At around 4PM, our shifts ended, and Kalvin and I were able to take our turns on the slides we had been manning for the past few hours. We dried off, grabbed a quick lunch, and left via shuttle bus. I felt a strange mix of nostalgia, since the other volunThe Ridiculous Obstacle Course (ROC) was teers had been such a welcoming company, better than I could have imagined. Although and relief to finally have time to dry off! there were few people at the site, there was already commotion in the back. I took the bus early that morning to make sure I was on time, and although the desolate lot made me fairly skeptical at first, the moment the bubbles and foam starting peering over the fence that lined the sidewalk leading to the Center, I knew I was in the right place. ROC Race takes their event around the world, as I later learned from one of the event coordinators, Alyssa. I started off working in the Tshirt tent, after they gave me a brief introduction of the event. Eventually, Kalvin Chi, another Stuyvesant Key Clubber, arrived at the tent, and we were able to gather our belongings, take a few photos of obstacles occurring around the Center, and move to another station. The way the obstacle course worked was that there were various challenges scattered throughout the lot. During the 5K, runners had the chance to try a rope swing, jump into foam, dodge moving balloons, and at the finale, slide down a colossal inflated slide!
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Cupcake Run Ted Kalis, Bronx High School of Science Standing at the corner, ready to deliver instructions. Viewing all, from the fastest to the slowest. That was the fun of attending New York City’s 2nd annual Cupcake Run! Taking place at Astoria Park on October 18th, 2014, runners had to complete a 5kilometer run while stopping to consume 3 cupcakes. Volunteers were stationed at the three-cupcake stations and at pivotal points throughout
New York Cares Day with NYC Young Professional Kiwanis Club Kalvin Chi, Divisional Historian, Stuyvesant High School Saturday, October 18 was the day of the New York Cares Day with the NYC Young Professional Kiwanis Club. The other volunteers and I were working in a middle school to clean up the playground and paint murals. When we went in, we were directed to the auditorium, where we were split into groups, given information on what we were do-
the run to keep the runners on course. The people who ran the event were also very inviting and helped us do our part! I specifically directed runners at the most confusing part of the race; where, if they continued running they would eventually cross the street outside of the park. We all pitched in and drew chalk drawings throughout the entire breadth of the course.
rection”, laughed at my terrible cheering, or gave me a high-five. Even while monitoring the runners, some local runners came to me with their questions! It was a very satisfying run to be a part of, and it was wonderful to help establish a future event that future Key Club generations will volunteer at!
The greatest part of the run was speaking to the runners. They all either said “thank you for pointing me in the right diing, and sent off to our assigned locations. First, my group worked in the playground. We cleaned up the trash, raked the leaves, and painted messages on the ground that said things such as “Do The Right Thing”. After we were done, we even got played on the slide and the rock-climbing wall! We then moved inside to the cafeteria where everyone was painting murals. We spent around two hours and in the end, the cafeteria looked better than ever! After we were done, everyone had a huge sense of accomplishment. The principal of the middle school talked to 6
us about how much she appreciated our help and how happy the children would be when they came back and saw the work that we had done. I had a lot of fun beautifying the school, painting murals, and making many new friends from Key Club, Circle K, and Kiwanis. This is an event that is definitely worth going to and one that I highly recommend attending in the upcoming years.
Breast Cancer Walk Kalvin Chu October is also known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year the Breast Cancer Walk was in Central Park. This walk was to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer and I found it to be my most memorable Key Club event so far. This was a five-mile walk around Central Park and I got to meet so many new people. Even though I am kind of shy, I was able to make some new friends, which made the walk much more memorable. The most enjoyable part of the walk was when we, the freshman were holding the Key Club poster and many people asked us how we felt. Walking the fourth mile felt like the walk was forever, but reaching the finish line made me feel accomplished and made me feel more inspired to do more of these events. The temperature was very cold that day and the walk had to start very early, but in my opinion I felt as if this was 100% worth it and next year I would recommend every Key Club member to go if they had any doubts about going. Going to this event allowed me to meet new people while helping others.
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Children’s Miracle Network Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. All CMN Hospitals contributions directly benefit hospitals, helping to purchase up-to-date equipment, train staff, conduct life-saving research, implement outreach programs and provide health care for children whose parents can’t afford to pay.
Key Club & Children’s Miracle Network Key Club has been partners with Children’s Miracle Network since 1997 and has since raised thousands of dollars to support the cause.
How Can You Help? Key Club members can participate in service projects at their local children's hospital in the following ways: Stalling for Spare Change: The more money the school raises, the longer class is stalled for that day. So classes will be delayed 1 second for every $.50 raised. If the school raises $1,000, that is 2,000 seconds (33 minutes and 33 seconds). Music Lessons for Miracles: Kids thatcan play certain instruments offer to teach other students for a donation to the hospital. Fashion Show/Auction: Get clothes donated by students, families, etc. (like prom dresses, or even regular clothes) and have patients from hospitals model them. Another version of this could be a “Men’s Fashion Show.” Movies for Miracles: Host a movie night in the gym or on the football field. You can’t require tickets or donations for the movie (copyright laws), however you can ask for donations and/or sell concessions for cash. A school could also do a movie making contest where each entry pays an entrance fee and then attendees are judges.
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