The Beaver Tree 2019-2020 | June Edition | Issue 2

june 2019 brooklyn tech the beaver tree

note from the editor ellen seto

Hey everyone! Here's the June newsletter! We have so much planned for this month

workshops, so stay tuned for those!!

Also, it's pride month!! Let's

and for the summer, and I'm so

show our support for the

excited!! I hope you are, too!

LGBTQ community who are still

I'm so ready for school to

struggling for for fair treatment

be over. I still have a lot of

and their rights!! Awareness is

homework and tests, what's the

important for any cause.

deal?? Good luck to y'all if you still have work to do.

The theme of the month for

Don't forget to check your emails even during June and the summer because we'll still have

June is Mental Health

amazing events (with other Key

Awareness!! Even in 2019, there

Clubs?!) Don't miss out!

is still so much stigma and

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misunderstandings about

Yours in service,

mental health. We'll definitely

Ellen Seto

make a difference this month

2019-2020 BTHS Key Club

with our themed events and

Bulletin Editor

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hello hello summer

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TABLE OF OF JUNE JUNE TABLE CONTENTS 2019 2019 CONTENTS 1

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note from the editor did you read it?

table of contents you're here!

reminders

read all the way to the end!

key club

what we do

executive board at brooklyn tech

executives' remarks

president, treasurer and co-secretary

events

aids walk, bths x murrow fundraiser, saturday spruce-up

updates

service and fundraising updates

upcoming fundraiser pull up!

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theme of the month mental health awareness

divisional news all about division 9

key club international news events and information

district board 2019-2020

crossword puzzle solve for 10 points!

special thanks

to ms. multari, rowan almuntaser and you

club t-shirts!!

cute group picture

club vips

ms. multari, ms. mckinnon, and mr. morgan

key club pledge

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reminders 6/10 our club t-shirts arrived!! woo-hoo!! (they're so cute.)

6/22 DTC (divisional training conference) is coming up!

don't forget to watch our member representatives' weekly videos!

check out ayan's weekly presidential emails for up-to-date info.

the grind never stops! key club is still active during the summer.

from now on, points earned will be applied to next year's club credits.

count the beavers you spot! (you only get points if you got all of them.)

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Key Club We are a community that focuses on service and volunteer work so we can help others and the place we live in. Here, we give students opportunities to build character, leadership and have a place to feel included.

We're here to make a difference. thetechkey Brooklyn Tech Key Club

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the

executive board

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AYAN RAHMAN

SIMRUN KOTHARI

YOUSSEF EL MOSALAMI

MARIYA MELEGANICH

president pres.thetechkey@gmail.com @ayan.rahman

vice president vp.thetechkey@gmail.com @youssefelmosalami (not pictured)

ABIGAIL ISAKOV

co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com @simrunkothari

co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com (not pictured)

AURORA HOM

treasurer treas.thetechkey@gmail.com @abyiskv

web master web.thetechkey@gmail.com @aurorahom (not pictured)

RICKY KE

ELLEN SETO

executive assistant executiveassistant.thetechkey@gmail.com @rickyke03

bulletin editor editor.thetechkey@gmail.com @ellnsto

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PRESIDENT'S REMARK

ayan rahman Hey everyone!

Happy June, we finally made it! It's been a long and treacherous road, but we've finally made it to summer; otherwise known as the best time for key club!

That's right, the Key Club grind never stops, so we continue doing the amazing work we do even in the summer.

Look out for fun events and fundraisers that we will continue to send out. This summer, we're going to be hosting many events to raise awareness and funds for things like mental health awareness and disabilities. It will most certainly be a really meaningful journey that we will embark on as soon as school's out. Be sure to remember Key Club over the summer and check some events out.

Your service changes the world, whether you believe it or not, so it is our

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request that you fall in love with service again, with us this summer.

We've also accomplished a ton this past month. We've done everything, ranging from interclubs to induction to hours and hours of communityservice. It is an understatement to say that I am proud of us. Let's keep going and make that sweet change that we always make.

We're forging a path to greatness all together, don't stray away from it!

Be sure to read my new update emails and watch the member rep update videos. They're super informative and should keep you all engaged. I hope to see you all soon at an event, but until then, happy key Clubbing!

Yours in Care and Service, Ayan Rahman BTHS Key Club President 2019-20 BTHS Class of 2020

Hey everyone! The school year is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean our key club events will start. I am currently planning interclub events as well as our own Tech Key Club events for the summer! The fun never stops! I hope some of you are around to attend. If you have any ideas for fun summer fundraising places and events then please email me at aisakov5264@bths.edu. I look forward to hearing your ideas!

Yours in Care and Service, Abigail Isakov Brooklyn Tech Key Club Treasurer 2019-2020

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introducing Hey Key Clubbers!

My name is Simrun Kothari and I will be your co-secretary for the 2019-2020 service year. I will be the person who keeps track of all of your points and service hours.

This month we will be focusing on mental health awareness. We will be donating the proceeds made from the Key Club Dance to Project Semicolon, a nonprofit mental health organization.The next school year, I plan on proposing and hopefully hosting a women rights month in March where the proceeds from fundraisers will be donated to different women rights focused charities and non-profits such as the Malala Fund.

I also plan on hosting workshops to teach project captains on how to create their own spreadsheets to take attendance.

This would allow for a much more efficient process of keeping track of points and hours as spreadsheets are a much for organized method in comparison to paper attendance. Good luck on your regents!

Sincerely, Simrun Kothari ‘21 P.S. If you see a mistake in your points or service hours, contact me! sec.thetechkey@gmail.com

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events

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DIVISION 9 AIDS WALK

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I first signed up for the AIDS

amazing event and to stand up

walk because it was something I

for a cause that’s right. We held

was passionate for and wanted

up our banner from beginning to

to bring awareness on. I was

end with nothing but pride. Later

really excited for it and

on, almost midway through the

encouraged (even persuaded)

walk, I realized this was also a

my friends to go to this AIDS

walk for the LGBTQ community.

walk. It was for a good cause and The speaker and people there we were standing up for peoples were shouting out that it was ok rights. I was really excited to

to be LGBTQ and other

lead our Club into the walk with

motivational and inspirational

our beautiful banner. I wanted to things towards the LGBTQ community. It was really eyeshow the thousands of people opening and a good experience how Key Club shows their for me. It helped me get a deeper support to people with AIDS. understanding of the LGBTQ At first, we got lost from our community and how unique and division and we got really amazing it is. I was also able to confused. There were thousands learn about AIDS and how people of people to get through to are fighting to live. finally meet up. After we met up - Suzana Morshed '22 we went our own way and as we went through the walk we felt more proud that our Key Club was able to come to such an

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how much did we raise?

thanks to all of the people that

Thanks, to everyone's efforts,

the fundraiser as the new

we made $100! All of it will be

president. I also met a lot of

donated to the Thirst Project.

new people, especially from

Look forward to more movie

Brooklyn Tech. SHOUTOUT to

fundraisers!

IRENE, you the best! This is my

Hey Brooklyn Tech Key

first fundraiser created and

clubbers, my name is Rowan Almuntaser, and I'm the President of the Edward R. Murrow Key Club. To kick off the new service year, Brooklyn Tech and Murrow Key Clubdecided to have a movie fundraiser with the GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS movie. The movie was GREAT, go watch it if you haven't yet! All of the process went to the Thirst Project. We were able to donate $100 to this great cause

attended. We all enjoyed our time, and I learned a lot from

what better way than to have an interclub with you guys!!!

Hope to have more interclubs and bigger success with you all!! It was very inspiring seeing everyone come together and enjoying their time while supporting an amazing cause.

This experience gave me more courage and confidence for planning upcoming events!

Yours in Service, Rowan Almuntaser Edward R. Murrow Key Club President 2019-2020Â 18

irene liu

I went to the Saturday Spruce Up event on June 8th. After getting directions, we split into two teams.

One cleared out weeds and the other picked up glass from a dirt trail. The

We worked with other volunteers as well and the trail looked so much nicer when we were done.

adult supervisor was super friendly

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and he taught us a little bit of the

as well and the trail looked so much

history of the park. Fun fact: when

nicer when we were done. I even

the park was built, the government

became friends with these two

didn't want to spend money to hire

fellow freshmen!! The next time you

people to get the glass out of the dirt

come across this trail, maybe seeing

so they gave the unsifted dirt to the

the glass pieces will motivate you to

park. We worked with other

come to the next Spruce Up!

volunteers

- Irene Liu '22

Service is the most important part of Key Club!

Without you guys, many city wide functions would not occur as smoothly, many

SERVICE SERVICE & & FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISING $5,000

people wouldn't get their meals on time at soup kitchens, and our school would crumble down at our big events. Our simple acts

~$1,000

Our Treasurer, Aby has set our fundraising goal to be $5000 this year! This amount is only an approximate, not

of kindness go such a long way and so with this sentiment in mind, we want to inspire all of us to shoot for the stars this year and provide as much service as possible. Our service hour goal this year is 15,000 hours!

15,000 hours

an exact amount! Still, it looks like we're on the road to surpassing our goal! Keep it up you guys! Slowly, but surely,

we're

making

a

difference in the lives of those benefiting from our donations

~ 1,200 hours

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june theme of the month

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DIVISIONAL DIVISIONAL NEWS NEWS ?

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divisional training conference (dtc) this event is the one for you if you missed LTC and the fall rally!

ICON - key club international convention

come join us as we interact with other key clubbers, meet the international board, bond with your peers, and have fun!!

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governor's project

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project semicolon

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preferred charities

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endorsed projects

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partners

the new york chapter of the special olympics

district project

children's miracle network, march of dimes, unicef

camp kiwanis, pediatric lyme disease foundation, pediatric trauma center

the thirst project, landscape structures, nickelodeon, u.s army, up with people, squads abroad

KEY KEY CLUB CLUB INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL news and events

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new york minute (click me!) watch the new york district governor camille brock in her video update!

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project ;

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the new york chapter of the special olympics

project semicolon is an american mental health nonprofit organization that primarily functions as an anti-suicide initiative.

their mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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DISTRICT BOARD 2019-2020 DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Camille Brock Candor Junior Senior HS

TREASURER Anthony Lim Bronx Science

INTERNAL

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Qianting Chen Brooklyn Tech

EDITOR Angelo Lontok HSMSE

EXTERNAL

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Jaron Belmore NorwoodNorfolk HS

SECRETARY Linna Cheung HSMSE

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WEB MASTER

Ramisa Azad LaGuardia HS working together to ensure NYDKC's success

CROSSWORD PUZZLE! solve for 10 points! send it to me at editor.thetechkey@gmail.com!

DOWN

1. key club president 2. important event coming up!

3. district project 5. what animal is our mascot?

ACROSS

4. our way of life 6. new york district governor

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l a i c e sp s k n a th rowan almuntaser

collaborating with you and murrow high school key club was awesome! we hope for more interclub events!!

ms. multari

thank you for helping us with the t-shirt ordering process! they came out so cute!! we couldn't have done it without you. you've been an amazing help as always! always so supportive

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key club wouldn't be possible without you guys! executives are only here to help you, but the whole club depends on you.

don't forget to send in articles about your experiences at events for 10 points and pictures for 5 points each! as always, if you count all the beavers, you'll receive an additional 5 points!

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ASSEMBLYMAN COLTON'S SPEAK UP & CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

raymond ng

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Ms. McKinnon

C LL C UB B U V II P P V S '' S

our three and only advisors!

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Ms. Multari

Mr. Morgan

THE KEY CLUB PLEDGE I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

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