Presidential Message As we progress into the month of November, there is much to do and we asking for as much help as we can get. It’s that time we have to help out as much
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A Message From Your Editor
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Presidential Message
Advisor Comments
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Member Induction Ceremony
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The Eliminate Games
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The Eliminate Project
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Kiwanis Gives Back
Member of the Month
Presidential Message Haunted Hall-ows Recap As year we fly Every ourinto Key December, Club holds a we
hallway keep was immensely must always in mindsuccessful, to help
not only giving the the kids and their Hence why, we are going to start a toy
Halloween Event which includes those who need it the most.
a delightful fright but also several fun activities kids local such asfamilies parents and food drive toforhelp in this difficult time. We spooking some of our own members arts and crafts, games, movies, a
have to be grateful for all we have received as well. this year and now it’s
touch and feel room, face painting,
time to give back. And it’s our turn, asFor thetheexecutive board,feeling to give kids who weren’t
and a scary hallway. This year in par-
up to the scary could back the to you! A Member Induction Ceremony washallway held they for all of go ticular event went exceptionally through the nice hallway, which was well! As the kids marched through
you to show your friends and families the importance of Key Club.
the of Bloomfield Hightoinspeak in It doors was truly and honor their festive costumes, they had no
filled with more fall based decora-
front of everyone telling them
tions and friendlier characters. The
the wonderful things this club has tonice offer. With inarts mind, hallway leadthat to the and we
idea of the fun that laid ahead. At
were able to help a family in Bloomfield a spectacular Thankscrafts,have face painting, game, and touch
each of the places they visited they
giving generous Dinner.amounts Thanksofto your received candy, snacks Halloween field and wasengaged able toindeliver the
and feel the rooms. In theseofrooms the donations, Kiwanis Bloom-
kids could created and colored, get food to them just in time. Thank you
oriented activities. for all your help! The scary hallway was one of the
their face painted by some of our
more artistic members, and play vari-
highlights of this event. The hallway
ous games. After visiting all the
the media center and the art wing,
their day by heading to the media
was essentiallyComments the section between Advisor
rooms many of the children ended
center and watching a movie while It’s truly to see longer the club come together at such grateful which this amazing year was extended snacking on their candy. The best
than itofhad been Each in any and of theevery years single one of you have truly done a time year. past. This space was transformed
part of this event was that the kids
wonderful job so far this year duringwere theable service year. inKeep up to participate some it Halthrough the hard work and dedica-
loween fun before the actual date, everyone! One more to congratulate all the tion of our members into athing, mini I wanted which was great especially due to the haunted houseEliminate consisting ofGame sound contestants Bloomfield on attending the event, effects, rotating lights, props and Key
holiday being postponed.
where the money went to a good cause. Feel free to stop by the Clubbers dressed up in their scariest
Key ClubBetween office the at any timeandand say hi! costumes. darkness the unexpected pop outs the scary hallway was immensely successful,
Baldween Casseus
Member Induction UNICEF Trips RecapCeremony A few weeks ago12th, Key Club’s On December 2012 exthe
make a difference..forMany and Trick-Or-Treat UNICEF.
ecutive extended went Key Cluband held it’s firstboard Member
parents heard her stories andin They were to collect donations
to visit allCeremony. 7 BloomfieldBoy, publics Induction
were eager to join. Not to in their UNICEF box and hand
schools to inform the students what a sight it was to see the
their box following day. The forget ourthe Lieutenant Gover-
about UNICEF and how they
funds they would collect nor, Ashna Bhatia, whothrough was
friends and family to partake
could get involved in the Elimi-
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF able to talk about how Key
such a memorable ceremony.
nate Project. As many of you al-
would then be transformed into
ready know, UNICEF has part-
Club not only ran at the club
life-saving dollars and cents. They
club members come with their
We hadup a special guest Internaspeaker nered with Kiwanis
who came back to Bloomfield tional in the Eliminate Project to High School to talk and about her eliminate maternal neonatal
level, but at the district level.
all accepted their mission. After-
Mentioning how all the clubs
wards, the reactions we got from
in the state of New Jersey
some them were heart warming as
Key Clubfrom experience. It was tetanus third-world coun-
work together make a difwell. “Is there a to limit on how
tries around interesting to the see world. how a With Key the
ference. much we can donate?! I’m going
helpoffered of the fifth sixth many graders Club thisand speaker
toItbreak myfull piggy was open a night ofbank!” amaz-
we were take a valuable step forpaths andable she to learned
We could tell that these kids all ing stories and recognizing
ward in achieving ouruses goal.today lessons that she stills Visiting the elementary was a
in her field as the secretary to
great experience for both us and
our Governor, Chris Christie.
the kids. We were able to inform
Another guestwas speaker them on what goingcame on in to
want to make a difference and
the hardworking general
will become outstanding mem-
members. Hope next year I bers of Key Club in their high
get to see you at our Member school career. Thanks to their
Induction participationCeremony. we are inching
other countries. Many talk about Kiwanis. Aswere she
closer and closer to our goal to
amazed at the living conditions spoke about how Kiwanis was a
completely eliminate maternal
that these people had toand survive branch off of Key Club
and neonatal tetanus off the
in. they They work were eager to help. Soon how together in or-
Baldween Casseus globe.
enough we gave them their mis-
der to make a difference and
sion; to go out on Halloween and
work with the Key Club to
Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF.
Manny Diaz
Key Eliminate The Club Induction Games Ceremony Stacking cups, moving a can out Bloomfield Good luck to Nadine at the In the month of December High School Key of sodawill with grabbing District Club bespaghetti, hosting an event for the first Wide time; Eliminate Key Club Inbasketballs, and piling It apples? Games, make Division duction Ceremony. will take place on December 17th17at What in the world was going proud!all the members of the 7:00pm. This ceremony will recognized on? The Eliminate Games of
club that have signed up and informing the parents of what course! Our Lieutenant Gover-
Key Club does. Not just at the club level,Diaz but in an internaManny nor, Ashna Bhatia, held and
tional level. It truly will be a special moment when the general Eliminate Games at Clifton
members receive their certificates of their recognition.. Not High School looking for a trib-
only but we will have ute tothat, represent Division 17. a guest speaker who will show how Key Club shaped heragainst life. As an alumni of Bloomfield High As competitors raced School willwho get would to understand how valuable this club is the clockyou to see and how much can benefit. All members are invited to come on top. Keyyou Clubbers from comeBelleville, as well asBloomfield, their families. Maybe, you’ll be up there one Becton Regional, Clifton, day giving a speech aboutand how this club changed your life. St. Mary’s watched as their tributes competed against each other. In the end there was only one winner, Nadine Ali,
LJ McKenzie
who became Division 17’s trib-
Junior Class ute. The eventDirector was a huge success as the Division raised a
good amount for the Eliminate Games.
The Senior Eliminate CitizenProject Thanksgiving Dinner A major Key this year is the Eliminate It has comefocus to the that time of yearClub has nied with others. Entertainment where everyone gets to pig out be available them to lis- is Project. The Eliminate Project iswill a project thatforUNICEF and eat til there is no tomorrow.
ten, laugh, and appreciate. The
But has the true meaning of
Thanksgiving Dinner is an ad-
working on. In third-world countries mothers are passing a fatal disease to their newborns, Maternal Thanksgiving faded? This holiday mired eventneonatal because notetanus. one It’s painfularound for the child and many of die. It’s on a terrible is centered appreciating should be alone a holiday and and giving for everything be socializing time whenthanks a mother has to watchshould her child suffer with andfriends she one possesses. On November 21,
and family.
can’t do anything about it. Kiwanians all over the world go 2012, senior citizens come to the
toBloomfield these third-world and give vaccines to these High Schoolcountries to have
Rina is Hahn their holiday Key Club mothers anddinner. all it takes for a vaccine a $1.80. The same organizes this special event for amount for a cup of coffee. That’s why its our duty to raise the seniors so that they can have
money for the Eliminate Project. We have recently successa memorable holiday accompafully eliminated MNT in China, which is a big success. We want to eliminate MNT from the existence of the world. During December we will be holding a toy and food drive! We can do this with everyone’s help! We need as much donations we can to make this possible. Thousand of kids every year go through Christmas without any gifts. No kid deserves to have a gift-less Christmas. So, Hector Garcia what will you do to help with holiday season? John Paul Oses
Key Club Kiwanis Gives Back international
Caring -- our way Last month, we asked Key Clubbers in our school to bring in
of life.
Thanksgiving food for a local family in our community. Our locak
Catch us on the web at:
Kiwanis came to the schoolhttp://Bloomfieldkeyclub.freehostia.com and picked up the food and was able to give it to the family. We know that times are hard and that’s why our Kiwanis worked hard to give back. Working together we can make a difference. BLOOMFIELD HIGH
KEY CLUB
Denise Rigo President Alex Gibson (973) 634-6330 chixx4ever@aol.com
The Writers for this Issue of the Key Words
KEY CLUB FACTS
Dave Rodrigues- “Message from the Editor”, “Spring Season of Service: March of Dimes”, “District Convention”
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving others. Members of Key Club, also part of the Kiwanis International family, build themselves as they build their schools and communities.
Alex Gibson- “Presidential Address”
Member of the MonthLou Cappello- “Advisor’s Comments”
Vice President Alex Podkul (973) 985-7264 apod3@aol.com
Alex Podkul- “Meet Your New LTG” Corey Oses- “Fun Night Preview”
Congratulations to Ricky Thompson for being the
Recording Secretary Maureen Scully (201) 895-6952 blitzmoe22@aol.com
Joanna Crincoli- “Circle K Center”
member of the month! Your time and dedication to
Rachel Moseson- “Spotlight On… Kushbu Patel”
the club has really shown in the past events. Leading
Corresponding Secretary Julianne Salgado (973) 634-2053 lilsalgadohottie@aim.com
SUBMIT YOUR OWN ARTICLE!
groups in committee meetings and being a role model
If you’d like to submit an article, or just
for the Freshmen at Member Induction Ceremony
have any suggestions or ideas for future
was an excellent quality you’ve shown. Keep the feel free to issues of the Key up Words,
Treasurer Rachel Moseson (973) 508-3405 rubberduckii89@hotmail.com
good work!
Editor David Rodrigues (862) 596-2794 yankeezobsession@yahoo.com
e-mail me, Dave Rodrigues (the Editor) at yankeezobsession@yahoo.com. Even if you’re not on the Key Words Staff, you can still have the ability to write about a
Webmaster Camilus Ortillo (862) 596-1405 capbst@gmail.com
Key Club (or unrelated to Key Club but
Lieutenant Governor Division 17 Billy Braun (973) 985-5622 soccerguy711@aol.com
e-mail or call me at (862) 596-2794.
still relates to service) project or event, just feel free to contact me either by
The Key Club colors consist of blue for unwavering character, gold for service, and white for purity. The core values of Key Club International are “Leadership, Character Building, Caring, and Inclusiveness.”
KEY CLUB FACTS
Nicholas Acuna— “Message From Your Editor,”
President Katelyn Feliciano felkate@live.com
PAGE 1 Vice President Nicholas Porcelli iTrickii@aol.com Vice President Zach Zayas bhsvicepresident@gmail.com Secretary
Nicholas Acuna acuna.nicholas@gmail.com Lieutenant Gov. Division 17 Ashna Bhatia ltgashna@gmail.com
for high school students. It is a student-
munities.
Haunted Hall-ows Recap
Bulletin Editor
Katelyn Feliciano—“Presidential Message”
largest service program
fucci.grace@gmail.com
bhskeyclubtreasurer@gmail.com
tional is the oldest and
led organization that
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Joel Shaji
“Member of the Month”
Lou Cappello—“Advisor Comments” A Message From Your Editor Baldween Casseus—“Member Induction Ceremony” PAGE 2 Manny Diaz—“The Eliminate Games” Presidential Message Hector Garcia—“The Eliminate Project” Advisor Comments Denise Rigo—“Kiwanis Gives Back” PAGE 3
Grace Fucci
Treasurer
Key Club Interna-
UNICEF Trips Recap If you’d like to submit an article, or just have any sugPAGE 5 gestions or ideas for future issues of the Key Words, feel free to e-mail me, Nick Acuna (the Editor) at Member Induction Cereacuna.nicholas@gmail.com. Even if you’re not on the mony Key Words Staff, you can still have the ability to write PAGE 6 about a Key Club (or unrelated to Key Club but still relates to service) project Senior Citizen Thanksgiving or event, just feel free to Dinner contact me by e-mail! Toy & Food Drive
teaches
leadership
through serving others. Members of Key Club, also part of the Kiwanis
International
family,
build
them-
selves as they build their schools and com-
The
Key
Club
colors consist of blue for unwavering character, gold for service, and white for purity. The core values of