Burleson Highschool Key Club - October 2022

ElKey Newsletter Vol.5 Issue. 4 | October Texas-Oklahoma Region 7 | Division 1

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Key Club is an international student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character, and develop leadership

Our Core Values Leadership - Leadership is grounded in humility and service to others. A true leader listens, recognizes, and empowers.

Character building - Character is built by everyday acts of kindness, integrity and teamwork to grow stronger relationships and communities.

Caring - Compassion for others is a cornerstone of the Key Club experience, inspiring action and service to one’s community.

Inclusiveness - We welcome people of all backgrounds and ethnicities to join in serving and making a positive difference in our world.

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Letter from the Editor Hey Key Club members! This month I am finally realizing that I cannot keep procrastinating on making the newsletter without going crazy, so since I am going to try and improve something about myself, I encourage all of you to do the same. P.S, Thank you mason for writing all the stuff this month!!!

~Carson Hudak 2022-23 Editor

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT IS KEY CLUB LETTER FROM THE EDITOR "HARDSHIPS OF A KEY CLUB OFFICER" UPCOMING EVENTS KEY CLUB FUN! HUMANS OF T-O MAJOR PARTNERS MEET THE BOARD SOCIAL MEDIA

HARDSHIPS OF A KEY CLUB OFFICER Excerpt by Mason Hudak " Junior year was the year that I went to nearly every event and every meeting. Our membership had changed in those two years, and there was a total shift in the mood of the room.

There were welcoming people, people I knew, and even some other dudes! I learned all the events we usually do like Boo Bash and Trash Bash and the Christmas caroling. I had a great time with the members and officers in our club, and I was proud to recite the pledge.

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Though the membership seemed to dwindle over the course of the year.

By the end, we didn’t even have enough people to fill all of the officer positions. I knew my place as secretary was guaranteed, but not in the manner which I had hoped. I was one of two members that went to LEDCON. That, of course, was a great experience that I hope to have again.

So it was the last week of school, and the work had already started for me. I was fortunate enough to get to shadow Phat, our amazing secretary, so I knew exactly what I needed to do. Our activity over the summer was…low. I felt disgraced filling out the monthly report and leaving most of it blank..." .."

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Upcoming Events Key Club Friendsgiving Thanksgiving party to celebrate our community!

Date TBD

Trick Or Treat For UNICEF A Month long event where we are raising money for projects in Zambia.

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October

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This month BHS students had a booth at Boo Bash and hosted a Dog Toy Social!

Humans of Texas-Oklahoma When I first joined Key Club, it was only because my mom forced me to. My sister had been in it her junior and senior years of high school. She said that she wished she had joined it sooner. I was skeptical of this club that I’d never heard of before because its focus was merely community service–why not just join the national honor society?

Despite my qualms, I attended the meetings. I sat, I listened, I did the pledge (which was quite strange to do), and went home indifferent, irritated that I had to waste my time at these meetings. I didn’t know these people, no other freshmen were there, and I was the only guy too. I contributed nothing and felt uncomfortable the whole time. But before the year was over, it was announced that our spring break would be extended to three weeks. In accordance with the mayan calendar, Key Club was far from my mind as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the world.

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There was a great impact on the lives of everyone on Earth and I was no exception when I developed an early case of senioritis and barely managed to finish the year with passing grades at the mercy of my teachers.

Sophomore year, I had no spare cares to give, least of all for some stupid club. I barely attended any of the meetings that year and didn’t go to a single service event. I didn’t like it there anyway; it wasn’t for me. That was until one day. I don’t remember why–maybe I had finally gotten used to the masks and distancing– but I suddenly felt that I should participate.

Everyone was having a rough time and I realized that I should just calm down and accept the situation. The year was nearly over, and I felt great remorse over my absence. Next year I would be there.

Mason Hudak Class of 2023

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Burleson HS Key Club has a Miracle Minute at every pep rally to raise funds for CMN. Contact your local CMN hospital and invite a representative to a meeting to share ideas and create a partnership.

For decades Key Clubs have worked with March of Dimes to impact the lives of babies and mothers everywhere. We continue that tradition in holding multiple fundraisers a year to combat the crisis of preterm birth.

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UNICEF is the only organization of the UN dedicated exclusively to children.

UNICEF helps to provide for the needs, in 150 countries, of children through service. Clubbers donate in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF every October.

Thirst Project is a nonprofit working with young people to end the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe drinking water.

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BHS Key Officers President | Renee Rotthoff (817) 718-5943 | bhskeypresident@gmail.com

Vice President | Hailey Pistokache (817) 350-8485 | bhskeyofficer@gmail.com Secretary | Mason Hudak (682) 553-7450 | bhskeytreasurer@gmail.com

Treasurer | Kam Fletcher (682) 402-4006 | bhskeytreasurer@gmail.com Editor | Carson Hudak (682) 202-2809 | bhskeyeditor@gmail.com Historian | Elena Rotthoff (817) 395-9151 | bhskeyhistorian@gmail.com

Division 1 Lt Gov |Siya Patel ltg1@tokeyclub.com

Regional Advisor |Leticia Esparza region7@tokeyclub.com

T-O District Board District Governor | Jonathan Perez (682) 459-4305 | 05jonathanp@gmail.com Remind: @tokey23 Convention Liaison | Lendell Andal (281) 814-7153 | lendellandalkci@gmail.com District Treasurer | Emily Zhang (346) 319-1897 | ezhang0301@gmail.com Remind: @totreas23 Tech Producer | Minori Kikuchi (682) 256-0025 | minorikikuchikci@gmail.com Remind: @towebs23 District Secretary | Dylan Dam (972) 664-0001 | dylandamkci@gmail.com Remind: @tosecs23 District Editor | Bethany Tran (469) 441-5081 | bethanytrankc@gmail.com Remind: @toeditor23

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Social Media

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Remind: Text @txbhskey to 81010

Instagram: Follow @burlesonkeyclub

Twitter: Follow @bhs_key

Wix Site: https://bhskeyadvisor.wixsite.com/

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