november 2019 brooklyn tech the beaver tree
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.
Wow,
another
Time
I'm really excited for the committees to
passes by really quickly. In fact, there's
get up and running. So excited to work
only
with everyone! If you need anything, you
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left
in
already?
the
2019-2020
service year. Can you believe that? That
can
means LTC is about 4 months away! (If
editor.thetechkey@gmail.com.
you don't know what that is, don't worry! We'll be talking about it a lot, and we have information about it on our website)Â
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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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updates
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division news
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district news
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international news
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district board
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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.
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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
interclub coordinator sec.thetechkey@gmail. com @ctxzheng
events coordinator eventscoordinator.thete chkey@gmail.com @ericazhng
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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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E X E C U T I V E R E M A R K S PRES&TREAS H E Y
B R O O K L Y N
T E C H
K E Y
C L U B B E R S !
Happy November! I hope everything is
We have lots of fun plans in store for you
going well and that you are all excited for
guys for the remainder of the service year.
the holiday season. We've been doing an
I can't believe that we are only 4.5 months
incredible job with fundraising and service
away from our annual LTC (which btw I
hours this past month, I'm so proud!
totally recommend you guys look into!)
This month, we are participating in the
Let's end with a bang, I'm so excited to
Helping the Homeless initiative. Look out
see what happens.
for lots and lots of events dedicated to serving the homeless community in NYC as it gets colder.
H I
YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, AYAN RAHMAN BTHS KEY CLUB PRESIDENT
E V E R Y O N E !
Thank you for those of you who have
reported soon! We have a sup
participated in the Trick or Treat for
fundraiser coming this week, so
Unicef fundraiser! The money is being
continue checking your emails
counted, and the proceeds will be
you once again for your support.
YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, ABIGAIL ISAKOV BTHS KEY CLUB TREASURER
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michael potash
per cool
o please
! Thank
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brooklyn tech key club
OUR EVENTS september - october 2019
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yoga fundraiser
OCTOBER 20
bike ms
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d9 making strides for breast cancer
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lls light the night
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midwood x bths nysom halloween havocÂ
NOVEMBER 5 10 11-18
bths x qhss 8ball fundraiser club fair key club week
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Bike
MS
is
such
a
great
contribution towards the cause
for multiple sclerosis and with this, I enjoyed my time volunteering for this
BIKE BIK
event. I’ve heard of this event many times from my friends and how much fun it was to volunteer so I decided to attend the 2019 Bike MS event and too my experience was great overall. My volunteer position was Bike Parking and redirecting participants to the
DAVID ASPIRO
correct location. If the
participant wanted to enter
Bike MS is such a great c the cause for multiple scle enjoyed my time voluntee 17
E MS 2019 KE MS 2019 the parking area, but if they wanted
to leave, we directed them to an exit where they were checked for matching numbers with their bike. I volunteered for the morning shift and by the afternoon there was more than enough volunteers helping out at the food
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stands or in the bike parking. My friends and I enjoyed the time we spent after eating the food they offered and overall attending this event was a great experience for all of us.
contribution towards erosis and with this, I ering for this event. 18
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MAKING STRIDES FOR BREAST CANCER 20
making strides for breast cancer walking for. It was a
victor zheng
10.20.19
memorable
experience
as there were a lot of people in the walk if not hundreds.
There
were
also people cheering us on and offering water and
snacks
replenishment.
for
our
It
was
truly an amazing sight to behold.
nathan feng ’21
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Personally, I did not have
in this event, my key club peers and i walked on the Coney
any family members that
sland at the Board Walk. We saw
believe this walk was
many people who wore pink to raise
important to bring more
awareness
attention
for
people
who
have
had breast cancer, but I
and
funding
breast cancer. They wore name tags
towards breast cancer.
on their back, showing who they wereÂ
Looking at statistics, anÂ
there were also
by breast cancer each year. This
people cheering us
was an important event and I was
on and offering
honored to attend it to help raise
water and snacks for our replenishment. it was truly an
awareness (while also acquiring points).
amazing sight to behold.
victor zheng
estimated 268,600 women in the United States is expected to be
diagnosed
breast
cancer,
with
invasive
and
another
estimated 62,930 women will be diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer. So many people and
their
loved
ones
are
affected by this terrible disease, and doing this walk will provide more awareness and possibly hold more funding to decrease the amount of people affected
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10.29.19, surf ave., 10 am.
coney island, a place of happiness and a rainbow of colors was awfully dreary and full of storm
Strides for Cancer Walk” event. Part of
clouds one October morning until a
only one group of many participating, I
parade of pink came to brighten up the
saw the entirety of the boardwalk
setting, and the lives of cancer patients
crowded with people, all planning to
with it. On October 20th, a sea of
walk a great distance for breast cancer
people dressed in pink flooded into
awareness. Pink, the color symbolizing
Coney Island to partake in the “Making
support for breast cancer patients,
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Seeing everyone’s support was really amazing because we are able to unite to fight against cancer, which is so inspiring.
david yeung. I saw numerous organizations along the boardwalk cheering on the walk with step team athletics to enthusiastic shouts; one group even handed out water to all the participants at the check mark. Seeing everyone’s support was really amazing because we are able to unite to fight against cancer, which is so inspiring. The last participant in the event passed through the finish line, ending the event, but not the support of illed
Brighton
Beach
as
the
walk
everyone involved.
commenced. Walking along with Key Club members and other participants,
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LIGHT THE NIGHT 25
faria kalam
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to celebrate their overcomings of a loved one, made me feel like this
L
for
ight
the
Night
was
my
part of.
first event that I went to
Key
nervous
Club. and
I
was
really
didn’t
event truly was something to be a
pretty know
The Tech
other Key
Club
that
of
Brooklyn
came
to
the
what to expect. I arrived pretty
event were super cool.They seemed
early before the walk, and I was
really
surprised
atmosphere
cause and were really chill and very
of the event. There was a big
inviting,even though I had just met
stage where a band was singing
them. And seeing that they were all
and
sophomores, I was impressed with
with
many
different group
the
stands
that
purposes,
pictures,
place
for
more.
The
such
food
as
stands,
merchandise, event
had
itself
all
the
other
schools
a
and was
and
families that wanted to support the cause orÂ
JIA CHEN.
CLASS OF 2021
genuine
on
supporting
how Key Club was able to make
planned out so well and seeing
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members
lihui li
the
LIGHT THE NIGHT. faria kalam
these
THE EVENT ITSELF WAS PLANNED OUT SO WELL AND SEEING ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES THAT WANTED TO SUPPORT MADE ME FEEL LIKE THIS EVENT TRULY WAS SOMETHING TO BE APART OF.
group
of
students
into
people that can contribute and make the community better. The walk
was
fun
and
made
me
really happy to see all the other people happy and enjoying the experience. was
great
The and
event I
overall
hope
to
continue to go to more events like this.
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MIDWOOD X BTHS
RAYMOND NG
Midwood High School. I was the project captain of the first shift of this Halloween
event and this allowed me to be able
Havoc was an event that
to meet new people from Tech and
joined Key Clubbers from
Midwood.
Brooklyn Tech and
The event was great, There was the
The
NYSoM
andrea lee
NYSOM HALLOWEEN HAVOC
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AS A VOLUNTEER, ALTHOUGH WE WORKING, IT WAS ALSO REALLY FUN. preparation part where I ended up making popcorn for the event to
together. The Halloween Havoc was a success, and afterwards, I felt great.
sell. Others were busy prepping the station for when the kids arrive. They enjoyed different
ANDREA LEE
activities such as gaming and face painting. It was fun seeing people dressing up for the haunted house, and the kids and their parents were enjoying their time. As a volunteer, although we working, it was also really fun, especially since everyone was having a great time
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I loved the part where they handed
It was a great experience. I
went to the Brooklyn Tech x
QHSS Key Club 8 Ball Fundraiser, and I thought it was extremely fun. It was my first time playing pool, and it was a great experience. The people there were really nice and the people in my group taught me well. It was great being able to
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out snacks and refreshments, as many of us did not bring our lunch
How much money did
ch, so that was an extra bonus. I also met people from QHSS, which was a lot of fun. Thanks for this amazing event!! I'd definitely go to another one of these fundraisers.
d we raise?
From Brooklyn Tech alone, we raised $200, and with both us and QHSS, we have $400 total!
Janet Gao '23
8BALL
FUNDRAISER
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UPDATES updates updates updates
keeping up with key club
key club dues committee applications trick-or-treat for unicef
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our committees all provide chances to step up in leadership and make a change your own way. whether you like to take photos or plan events, all are welcome to apply so that you can use your skills to better the community!
sign up for a committee!
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T A E R T R O K TRIC F E C I N FOR U Our members were scary good this Halloween! We supported the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign and collected the money people raised. All money collected by you all will support The Eliminate Project to help save and protect moms and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. We collected hundreds of boxes full of donations, and it was all thanks to you guys!
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DIVISIO NE
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NEW LTG AND DISTRICT EA
ONAL EWS. COMING SOON DIVISIONAL Division 9 has a new Lieutenant Governor and Division Executive Assistant, and it's Brooklyn Tech's Aurora Hom and Mariya Meleganich, respectively. Congratulations to them both!
MEETING
We're going to have a divisional soon. Details are to be determined, but know that it will be happening in the near future!
KEY CLUB WEEK SURVEY Please take this survey and provide feedback!
DIVISION INSTAGRAM (Because Aurora said so.)
Follow D9's official Instagram for updates!
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NEW YORK KEY CLUB. 53
13,000 members 248 schools 29 divisions 72 years established
FUNDRAISING GOAL $200,000 • 32% raised SERVICE HOUR GOAL 120,000 hours • 23% completed Check out Camille's Governor's Bulletin!
NYDKC WEBSITE
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KEY CLUB
NEWS INTERNATIONAL
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PRESIDENT'S PROJECT With this new initiative, Key Club International presidents will select a partner, campaign or project that reflects their passion and encourage members to learn more and help out. K’lena Schnack, international president, chose The Eliminate Project. Read more about it here!
KEY CLUB XMAS SWEATERS Key Club has limited edition ugly Christmas sweaters!! Get them now before they run out!!
CHICKEN BBQ FUNDRAISER Key Clubbers in Florida rose before 3 a.m. to assemble 2,000 meals per hour for their Kiwanis club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Chicken BBQ event. Funds will support Metropolitan Ministries' job training and hunger programs as well as the Tampa Kiwanis Foundation.
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 56
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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 QHSS Key Club, David Yeung and you!
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WHERE'S BUCKY? as always, there is the beaver count, but this time, since thanksgiving is coming up, there's a special beaver you need to find! bucky is wearing a pilgrim's hat.
Found him? Take a screenshot and send it to me!
get 10+ points for solving this puzzle! send a picture of your solution to me at editor.thetechkey@gmail.com. if you counted all the beavers, send me how many you found! if you found all of them, you'll get a bonus 5+ points. submitting articles about your experience at events (10+ points) and pictures (5+ points each) also get you points!
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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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