brooklyn tech the beaver tree
december/january 2019-2020
EDITOR'S NOTE HEY KEY CLUBBERS! Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter and submitting things for me to include here! I really appreciate it.
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If you didn't know, the Key Club service year starts and ends at our Leadership Training
Conference
(LTC),
which
is
in
March. LTC is so close!! We'll be talking a
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YOURS IN SERVICE, ELLEN SETO BULLETIN EDITOR 2019-2020
KEY CLUB
GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
for you to get hands on with your community and lend a hand to those in need, and you start to realize how much one person can change the world.
e. zhang '22
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 6 7
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reminders follow us executive board
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cabinet board executive remark our events
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division news
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district news
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international news
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district board
s
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special thanks
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pledge
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puzzle
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club vips
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reminders THINGS TO
REM EMBER Remember to check your emails and our social media to keep up with our events and updates! Otherwise, you'll miss out on great events and activities. We have a bunch of events, so get your cameras out! You can submit your photos to be featured in the newsletter via our Google photo album. Start submitting articles, too! Watch our member representative videos! Our reps and Visual Media work hard on filming and editing, so please watch them for quick and entertaining updates.
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FOLLOW US
on social media We are a community that focuses on service and volunteer work so
thetechkey Brooklyn Tech Key Club
we can help others and the place we live in.
BTHS KC
Here, we give everyone opportunities to character,
build
thetechkey.club
leadership
and have a place to feel included. We're here to make a difference.
and
make
change our own way.
Follow us on our
service journey 6
TH E
D R A O B E V I T U C E EX AYAN RAHMAN
president pres.thetechkey@gmail.com @ayan.rahman
YOUSSEF EL MOSALAMI vice president vp.thetechkey@gmail.com @youssefelmosalami 7
ABIGAIL ISAKOV treasurer treas.thetechkey@gmail.com @abyiskv
ELLEN SETO bulletin editor editor.thetechkey@gmail.com @ellnsto
SIMRUN KOTHARI co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com @simrunkothari
RICKY KE executive assistant executiveassistant.thetechk ey@gmail.com @rickyke03
MARIYA MELEGANICH co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com 8
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SUZANA MORSHED advocacy committee head advocacy.thetechk ey@gmail.com @suxana.m
DORIS HONG
RICHARD ZHAO
TENZIN DOLKAR
member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @dorishongg
member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @richardzhaoo
single service director singleservice.thetechke y@gmail.com @word2tenzin
AUDREY WONG
CHENGTAO ZHENG
ERICA ZHANG
member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @awdrizzy
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interclub coordinator interclub.thetechkey @gmail.com @ctxzheng
events coordinator eventscoordinator.thete chkey@gmail.com @ericazhng
THE
CABINET BOARD RAYMOND NG visual media co-head media.thetechkey@gma il.com @raymond_nx
BILLY ZHOU visual media co-head media.thetechkey@g mail.com @billyzh_
IRENE LIU scrapbook head scrapbooking.thetechke y@gmail.com @irenee_beanee
MEEZAB IFTIKHAR fundraising head fundraising.thetechkey @gmail.com @meezab_321
ANDREW ZHOU school services co-head schoolservices.thetech key@gmail.com @_andrewzhou_
JASON GAO school services co-head schoolservices.thetechk ey@gmail.com @itsjasons_
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EXECUTIVE REMARKS president & treasurer
HEY KEY CLUBBERS I
cannot
believe
that
we
are
nearing the end of the 2019-2020 service year. This journey has been utterly phenomenal— we’ve grown so much as a family, fundraised beyond our goal, and hosted so many
meaningful
service
opportunities.
THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS...
Look out for the Visual Media and Public scouting
you
out
members at
events
to
will be dedicated to finishing the
interview you for our social media;
year
our
off
strong
and
getting
as
Scrapbooking
committee
many of us as possible to our end
working tirelessly on our beautiful
of
scrapbook
year
conference:
LTC
(Leadership Training Conference).
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Relations
to
recount
all
memories this year; the Events
our
the most empowering, communal, and overall exciting ones of all. And dare I forget that the most exciting part of these
remaining
months
(at
least
in
my
opinion) is picking who will be leading you all in the 2020-2021 service year. That’s right,, elections are coming up on February 10th so michael potash be there to make history. So yeah, we’re doing some pretty amazing things (I mean we always have been :P), so stick with us until the very end and see just how much we accomplish in this amazing organization that we call our club.
YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, AYAN RAHMAN BTHS KEY CLUB PRESIDENT 2019-2020
HEY KEY CLUBBERS committee meaningful
members service
creating all
FUNdraisers coming up. Come and have some
around the city for you guys to
fun with us and make some friends before
participate
school
in;
the
projects
Hey everyone! We have a number of amazing
Advocacy
starts!
Also
keep
long
Patients campaign. If you have any questions,
awareness
feel
really ramping it up for this last
treas.thetechkey@gmail.com
stride. We have so much coming
YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, ABIGAIL ISAKOV BTHS KEY CLUB TREASURER 2019-2020
these last remaining months to be
to
Pennies
initiative— my point being we are
for you all and I’m so excited for
free
our
to
collecting
health
for
forget
Committee finishing up on our year mental
donations
don’t
me
for at
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brooklyn tech key club
OUR EVENTS september - october 2019
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yoga fundraiser
NOVEMBER 17
nysom thanksgiving palooza
DECEMBER 8
gingerbread decorating workshop and party
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december divisional
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holiday party
JANUARY 11
it's my park at owl's head park
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d9 womens march
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nycs books through bars
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NYSOM THANKS-
GIVING PALOOZA I
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had a really great timeÂ
our efforts were going to a great
at the NYSoM Thanksgiving Palooza
cause. Kids and parents were there
event. NYSoM (New York State of
spending quality time together and
Mind) is a multi-service community
enjoying themselves, so it felt really
organization dedicated to improving
great to help out at this event.
the lives of individuals and families
The best part, however, running into
living in the communities. Some
my middle school friends. We caught
members were in costumes while
up after a LONG time and all went
other were handling booths. I got to
out to lunch together afterwards.
interact with a lot of members and
This made me realize how powerful
meet so many new people. It was an
Key Club, and volunteering overall, is
amazing event where we knew that
in connecting people with one
another. Because we are all working
towards
a
common goal, we are able to relate to each other and make
connections.
By
volunteering, I was able to meet friends who I hadn’t met in years. Even with my involvement with Key Club officially, I have met a whole new family who I can rely now on for everything.
EVEN WITH MY INVOLVEMENT WITH KEY CLUB OFFICIALLY,
I HAVE MET A WHOLE NEW FAMILY WHO I CAN RELY NOW ON FOR EVERYTHING.
Key Club has provided me with a great way to make more friends and learn how to serve my home, school, and community., and I'm so glad
I'm
part
of
this
amazing family.
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GINGERBREAD DECORATING WORKSHOP & PARTY!
hristmas is one of
C
wonderful times of the
It’s the season of giving and a with
your
Gingerbread
loved
ones.
Th
House
Workshops are fundraisers for
music and arts school in Man
volunteers, we put on a fe cheerful
demeanor
while
sweets. This event has become
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THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE
process. She was the bagger and
DECORATING WORKSHOP
I was the wrapper. Our most
IS OUR FAVORITE KEY CLUB
memorable moments was the frosting crisis of 2018. As my
EVENT, AND WE HOPE TO
friend was frantically making and
CONTINUE THIS TRADITION
scooping
INTO OUR SENIOR YEAR.
frosting,
the
spoon
seemed to have collapsed from the pressure of the children’s demand for their candy glue and it bend 180 degrees backwards.
for my friend and me, as it is our
However, my friend didn’t give in
second year helping out as candy
like the spoon; she continued
elves. It is extremely rewarding to
with her frosting scooping duty
see the joy in the children’s eyes as
and the children got their edible
the most
we walked by with different buckets
adhesive. ‘Til this day we still
year; It’s
of candy. Each workshop would be
laugh about about the unstable
time to be
filled with excitement and chaos:
frosting spoon. The Gingerbread
annual
there would be candy and frosting all
House Decorating workshop is
Decorating
over the floor and tables, and the
our favorite Key Club event, and
a nonprofit
weird demand for shark and frog
we hope to continue this tradition
nhattan. As
candy seemed to never end. After
into our senior year.
estive and
two years, I am proud to say my
distributing
friend and I have perfected the
ANONYMOUS
a tradition
gingerbread house wrapping
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he
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DECEMBER DIVISIONAL
Thank you guys for coming to the Divisional! I really appreciate eve taking their time to come to my fi divisional as lieutenant governor. went amazing thanks to you all. Aurora Hom 19
December eryone rst It
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KEY CLUB
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HOLIDAY PARTY 22
KEY CLUB HOLIDAY PA The
games
charades, building
we and
played, the
competition
s
ginge were
and exciting. My friends and
fun, especially when we were
I HAD A WONDERF EXPERIEN THE PART
T
to
feel
Club!
he
Key
Club
holiday
party
was
an
amazing experience where I was able the
holiday
cheers
of
BTHS
and
Key
out how to decorate the ging The
female
Christmas
chorus
songs
group
were
ama
voices gave so much spirit to
of the party. Overall, the food
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RTY
such
as
erbread very
limbo, house
enjoyable
d I had a lot of
e trying to figure
FUL NCE AT Y!
THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST! delicious,
gerbread house. that
azing
I
had
a
wonderful
experience at the party! We all had so
us
much fun, so hopefully, we can do this
their
next year again! I'd definitely come for
sang and
and
o the holiday joy
the next party.
d provided was
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Santa
regular
harder
HOLIDAY PARTY
Belly
Limbo.
limbo,
but
because
It
it
we
was
was
had
like
made
to
put
plushies on our stomachs. it was
really
fun.
wonderful
Everyone
time
had
making
jokes,
being silly, and just enjoying the
party. There were many snacks to
fill us up as well, such as The Key Club Holiday Party was an
exciting event. It was so amazing to
gather
friends
around
and
activities.
with
many
participate
We
of
in
played
my
fun
many
Christmas themed games, such as
Santa Belly Limbo, group charades,
and
ended
gingerbread
the
party
houses.
It
making
was
really
funny seeing people trying to playÂ
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a
buttery popcorn, hot pizza, and
chips. This holiday party
was wonderful, and I
definitely hope to do
something like this again.
RAYMOND WONG '22
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GNO W M OT YB
IT'S MY PAR
AT OWL'S H
MY EXPERIENCE
at the
make sure that none are blow
event “My Park at Owl's Head Park” was
skate park. It was a tiring but
really
enjoyed working with the peop
positive.
We
were
tasked
with
sweeping up dead leaves and twigs to
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different schools, and just gettin
RK
EAD them.
OTES NELLE YB TOHS
wn into the
t fun job. I
The
supervisors
were
doing my part to help out the
really friendly, worked to clean
park, and I felt honored to be
up the park with us, and also
part
showed that they really cared
experience.
of
this
wonderful
I FELT GOOD THAT I WAS DOING MY PART TO HELP OUT THE PARK, AND I FELT HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. about
the
park
more
making
the
ple from all
experience
wholesome
ng to know
overall. I felt good that I was
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ITS MY PARK AT OWL'S HEAD PARK 31
L
to completely fill a bag with the
at Owl’s Head Park. We
leaves). In addition to cleaning the
spent our time picking up leaves
park, I saw some friends I haven’t
and other organic matter around
seen in a long time and met some
the skate park. I was very excited to
new
sign up when I saw this volunteer
outside Tech. There were a lot
opportunity. Personally, helping at
more people than I thought there'd
this event meant a lot to me
be. It was nice to see so many other
because I have many memories of
people with the same mindset
being in Owl’s Head from when I
volunteer. Overall, I found the
was younger. It was extremely
experience rewarding and I am
fulfilling to give back to the one
glad I was able to partake in
place I used to visit so frequently
helping
(not to mention it was satisfying
aspect of the community.
people—both
maintain
from
an
and
CARINA WONG '21
This weekend I volunteered
important
when we were able
PERSONALLY, HELPING AT THIS EVENT MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF BEING IN OWL’S HEAD FROM WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. 32
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D9 WOMEN'S MARCH by amy huang
The
new
project captain and sign in, but the
experience. I have never been active in
march itself was pretty cool. People
the community before, so it was cool to
walked in packs with their dogs and
see all these people support a cause.
friends, carrying some of the weirdest
The people there seemed especially
signs you could ever read. Someone
easy to get along with, as they were
even gave a police officer a pair of
handing out pairs of pink underwear to
underwear which was funny. Near the
those around them to show their
beginning of the march, there was a
support. Finding the start of the march
small stage area with speakers where
was a bit confusing, since there was
the organizers, had people come up to
another event going on in the same area
give speeches and sing, which was
for Latinos. There were police barriers
pretty
around the path of the march, so my
specifically two chants that the crowd
friend and I had to walk a solid 5 blocks
yelled, “ This is what democracy looks
to get to the start, where we waited for
like” and another one that I can’t really
the march to start.
remember. We walked a long distance
The event wasn’t well coordinated
in the snow, but in the end, the march
(sorry) since it was hard to find the
was a cool experience.
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Women’s
March
was
a
inspiring.
There
were
also
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NYC BOOKS THROUGH BARS
T
off the shelves, and people whirling around The cold weather was a real pain on January 19th, the day of the
the heart of the store’s operation to donate
"NYC Books Through Bars” event. Eager to
books to incarcerated people, a post office
escape into a warm environment, a few
to receive any letters from imprisoned
other Key Club members and I walked into
groups
the FreeBird Books & Goods store: the
workplace for some Key Club members for
location for the event. Directed to the
three hours. Seeing us arrive, the organizer
basement, I saw a multitude of activities: letters flying off the desks, books rushing
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to accomplish these tasks. This place was
of
the
requesting
operation
books,
welcomed
and
us
the
and
instructed us on our tasks; we were to read
Bars’ work and how it improves
OUR JOB WAS TO BECOME SECRET SANTAS FOR PRISONERS, FULFILLING THEIR WISHES FOR BOOKS EVEN AFTER CHRISTMAS. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IN OUR PRISON SYSTEM, PEOPLE ARE GATED FROM RECEIVING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT LIKE PELL GRANTS.
their lives. In about three hours time, the fire of activity died down when Key Clubbers started to leave. We were pacing nonstop all the while,
perusing
letters
and
delivering books in those three hours. However, when 5 o’clock struck, the last embers of the operation flickered and dimmed as I was left finishing up my last
letters from prisoners asking for books,
package with two other workers. Packing up the
search the library in the basement for any
comic books and graphic novels a prisoner wanted,
pieces that match their needs, and package
I started the last touches on the package; how
the books for delivery. Essentially, our job
ironic that I was injecting fantasy into the cell of one
was to become secret Santas for prisoners,
afflicted
fulfilling their wishes for books even after
Finishing up, I thanked the organizer for her time
Christmas. It’s hard to believe, but in our
and exited the bookstore, a cold, and quite frankly
prison system, people are gated from
windy, reality waiting outside; a dark reality that
receiving education and support like Pell
books can offer an escape from, even to those in
Grants. Books Through Bars is advocates
reality’s harshest grips.
with
reality’s
coldest
punishments.
for access to education and decent reading material. It seems trivial, but I know that many people appreciate Books Through
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DIVISIO NE
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FIRST DIVISIONAL Division 9 had its first divisional meeting on December 17, as you can see on page _!
BENBAY ONAL ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY EWS. Thank you so much to everyone that attended the
Christmas Party!! Volunteers at the Italian Federation helped set up for the Annual Benbay Christmas Party. The members were also able to connect with their sponsors and get into the holiday spirit.
DIVISION NEWSLETTER Aurora's newsletter is out! If you have any feedback, feel free to message her. She's looking for ways to improve
DIVISION INSTAGRAM
since thisis her first newsletter! Give it some love!
Follow D9's official Instagram for updates!
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NEW YORK KEY CLUB. 41
13,000 members 248 schools 29 divisions 72 years established
NYDKC EMPIRE KEY Angelo's September/October issue of the Empire Key is out! So is the November/December issue!
GOVERNOR'S BULLETIN Check out Camille's December bulletin!
2019-2020 AWARDS BOOKLET The awards booklet has been released!
NYDKC WEBSITE
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KEY CLUB
NEWS INTERNATIONAL
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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
Colonel Gray High School in Canada hosted an international coffeehouse last month in the school cafeteria. A night of food, fun and entertainment from around the world celebrated the school’s diversity and the grand unveiling of a Key Club flag project. Many student volunteers helped make the night a huge success.
ICON 2020 THEME VOTE
Hey Key Clubbers! Help choose your next international convention theme for ICON 2020 in beautiful San Francisco, California. To vote, click here. Voting closes on December 28, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Happy voting!
KEY CLUB PINS
Key Club now has custom pins that you can put on your bag to show off your Key Club pride! You can buy them on the online store.
THIRSTY 30
February 3 is the launch of #Thirsty30, an annual fundraiser with Thirst Project to help give people clean water. Thirsty 30 is a campaign between Key Club and Thirst Project to help raise money to build water projects.
INTERNATIONAL BOARD PRESIDENT
K'lena Schnack • intro
VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEES
Kaitlin Cerillo • intro
Caroline Bushnell, Alexander Drahos, Riley Feng, Alexis Henry,
Aminhan Lobster, Conrad Nguyen, Brandon Orick, Indigo Parlin, Hannah Povroznick, Irin Shim and Rachel Zang
OUR TRUSTEE Irin Shim • intro KEYCLUBINT KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL 44
THE
DISTRICT B EXTERNAL E.A.
SECERETARY
Jaron Belmore
Linna Cheung
Norwood-Norfolk HS
High School for Math, Science & Engineering
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EDITOR
INTERNAL E.A.
Angelo Lontok
Qianting Chen
High School for Math,
Brooklyn Technical High
Science & Engineering
School
caring; our way of life.
OARD. DISTRICT GOVERNOR Camille Brock
TREASURER
Candor Junior Senior High School
Anthony Lim Bronx Science High School
WEBMASTER Ramisa Azad LaGuardia High School
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special thanks to Carina, Tom, Amy, David and you!
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OUR ADVISORS MS. MCKINNON, MS. VISBAL, MR. BIGSBY AND MR. MORGAN
THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP TODAY IS INFLUENCE, NOT AUTHORITY.
KEN BLANCHARD
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THE KEY CLUB PLEDGE
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