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
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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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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS bths key club 2019-2020
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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
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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!
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1. key club president 2. important event coming up! 3. district project 5. what animal is our mascot?
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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. 32
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