Crimson Connection February

Crimson Connection february 2020 | issue 11 | volume 8 | division 3n | region 12

What's in this issue: Lessons in Key Club Key Club Benefits

contents

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01 table of contents

10 key clubber of the month

02 a letter from your editor

11 calendar

03-05 contact info 06 LEDCON 07 a letter from your president 08 lessons in key club 09 key club benefits

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12-13 major emphasis project 14 riddle of the month and contributors 15 closing

A letter from your Editor: Hey everyone! With only one more week before spring break, let's get those hours in! Make sure to check out our new LEDCON announcement (pg 6) and stay on the lookout for upcoming events and meetings. Remember to contact us if you see any volunteer opportunities nearby!Â

Yours in service, Saher Khan

NEXT MEETING: March 16th in the teaching theater!

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Contact info: woods' officers

AARTHI ANNAMALAI PRESIDENT (281)250-0634 annamalaiaarthi @gmail.com RUHI MUKHERJEE SECRETARY (832)257-0300 Ruhmuk @gmail.com

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RYAN PARAPPURAM VICE PRESIDENT (832)797-0743 Rparappuram @gmail.com FRANKLIN HUNG JUNIOR SECRETARY (832)257-3417 Franklinhungzongyu @gmail.com

SAMANTHA STETLER SOCIAL MEDIA REP (832)732-0586 Samanthastetler @yahoo.com

ELLA WAGLEY EVENT COORDINATOR (832)963-0746 Ella.wagley @gmail.com

SYDNEY LAGARD REP COORDINATOR (832)998-4913 Sydneylag252 @gmail.com

SAHER KHAN EDITOR (832)745-8199 saherkhan0220 @gmail.com

LETIZIA FAZZINI CO-WEBMASTER (316)854-7601 Letizia.fazzini.tx @gmail.com

KHIEM NYGUYEN CO-WEBMASTER (832)349-0729 kevin314pi @gmail.com

Contact info: woods' officers

MELODY NGUYEN HISTORIAN (346)2015-1251 Melbmn @gmail.com

ARCHIT JUNNARKAR TREASURER (73)540-5459 Architsj22 @gmail.com

KIRAN KHAN BUILDERS CLUB REP COORDINATOR (832)855-5157 Kirankhan0405 @gmail.com

RAJ PATEL LIEUENANT GOVERNOR (832)766-2542 Raj.pat790 @gmail.com

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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Contact info: district officers

ASHNA PATEL DISTRICT GOVERNOR governor @tokeyclub.com

KAREENA PATEL DISTRICT SECRETARY secretary @tokeyclub.com

KATHERINE CHAO DISTRICT TREASURER treasurer @tokeyclub.com

VIVIAN THAI DISTRICT EDITOR editor @tokeyclub.com

DILLION GRISHAM CONVENTION LIASON cl @tokeyclub.com

RAJ PATEL DIVISION 3N LTG ltg3n @tokeyclub.com

LACEY THOMAS DISTRICT TECH PRODUCER techproducer @tokeyclub.com

Regional Advisor: Judy Pomorski judy.pomorski@gmail.com

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LEDCON

Leadership Educational District Conference

Get your sunglasses, suits, and dresses ready because the Hollywood red carpet is waiting for you! The Texas-Oklahoma District Board is proud to announce that the theme for LEDCON 2020 will be Hollywood. We are not only bringing you Hollywood, we are bringing you lights.. camera.. ACTION. The weekend of April 23rd-26th you will get the chance to celebrate a spectacular year of service, learn leadership skills, meet nearly 1,500 Key Clubbers, and much more.

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A letter from your President

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Hey key clubbers! This was another great month of volunteering, so keep up the great passion for helping our home, school, and community! Because the month is coming to an end, I am looking forward for the month of March! I definitely know the next month will be another great quality month of key club work and that’s what makes our club so great!

Our officer interviews will be sent out next week and the results will be announced at the March 16th meeting. I look forward to getting to know all of you and passing on the torch to the next set of officers. If you have any questions, please email the gmail!

Yours in Service, Aarthi Annamalai

Lessons in Key Club Nikitha Ayyappan

Key Clubbers attending at a district wide RCT

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The future depends on what you do today.” You can’t change the future, but you can change how you view your future. The future for me is unknown, I don’t have a set plan for what I am going to do after high school, but I do know everything I do now influences my endeavors and how I will act in the future. Key Club is such a big part of my life now and it has influenced me greatly and taught me many lessons, I know I will remember those influences and lessons in the future. More specifically Key Club has taught me the importance of working together and the importance of taking action We recently took on our group LEDCON projects, and I was not a representative of Key Club last year, but I know the significance of these LEDCON projects. LEDCON projects are a perfect example of how Key Club promotes teamwork and partnership. These projects can only look good and be completed in time when everyone collaborates to complete it. Working well together is a life skill necessary everywhere and anywhere, and with the help of Key Club I have learned how to team up and complete a task.

Taking action has always been a priority for Key Club, in fact the club is very much based on the principle of leadership. Through Key Club I have realized how taking action can change everything.

Going to events in the community is already a way of taking action, working to help the community is a way of showing leadership and taking action. Taking action can better the lives of others, even something small can better the lives of others, for example toy drives or food drives. Food and toy drives are easy ways to take action, by donating what you already have you’re helping others out in an easy way. Taking action in Key Club now has shown me how I can change the lives of others, and I will take action in the future.

Taking action and working together has always been an important part of my life, but with Key Club I have fully realized the consequence these two things can have. Although the future is unknown, the one thing I do know is that Key Club has taught me many lessons and skills, many of which will be used in my future.

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Key Club Benefits Dorina Balogh

During the Bingo Night volunteering event, members of Key Club had to behave like leaders and role models in front of the elementary school

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Life is a journey, not a destination.� As a part of Key Club, there are a lot of new qualities and goals that I gained in addition to the volunteering experience. This journey that I have been able to partake in has not only shaped my life into what it is today, but will also present many opportunities for the future. I am so grateful for the role Key Club has played in my many achievements, as well as my future accomplishments!

The greatest thing that I learned as a part of Key Club that will benefit me in the future is how to be leader in the community. For example, I learned this through service at a multitude of events. At the Cy-Woods High School Theatre and Debate Tournament, I worked as a leader when I judged the performances of middle school students. I was the oldest person in a room full of young students, so they had to listen to and respect me. I felt like I had to take initiative and make sure that they knew what to do. I gave a speech of instructions at the beginning and told the students how I was going to give hand signals, time them and judge their piece. The students had to listen to my instructions and respect me since I was the only leader in the room. This service event in my community taught me the important qualities that a leader has to portray and how to demonstrate them efficiently. This important life skill that I have learned will most likely benefit me greatly in the future. It will provide me with club positions in high school, it will assist me when applying for college, and even job opportunities, since the importance of a leader is evident in any industry.

Also, in Key Club there are a variety of positions offered to run for so each person can have the opportunity to create a more direct impact on Key Club. With so many officer positions like historian, secretary, vice president or event coordinator, you have only a small job to complete, but it can benefit you in so many ways. You can make new friends, directly impact the club through your actions, you can write it on your college resume as a leadership position, and gain new qualities like cooperation, organization and responsibility.

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In addition, I believe that Key Club will benefit me in the future by being something I can write on future resumes and applications. Since Key Club is known to be a very prestigious club that is well known internationally, being able to state that I was a part of it, as well as the fact that I was a representative of it is looked upon very positively by interviewers and colleges. All in all, I believe that my role in Key Club so far and for the remainder of high school is a factor that will benefit me in a positive way in the future.

key clubber of the month

Ever since I joined Key Club my freshman year of high school, it has had a distinctive role in the development of my character, as well as a large impact on some of my most memorable experiences. By joining a club that is so well known around the country, and internationally, it motivated me to work even harder to gain a leadership position. Ever since I’ve been in the representative position, I have gained new qualities that will stick with me for the rest of my life, such as being passionate, approachable, organized, trustworthy, and inputting 110% effort into every activity I do. In addition, when completing my service hours through Key Club, I have witnessed beautiful acts of kindness that remind me how important it is to help out your neighbors and community. Overall, Key Club is not only a fun, but also helpful club that can impact our future lives through new memories and characteristics. I’m so thankful that I found such an enjoyable club to join that has changed my entire high school experience, and I still have a couple more years of it to savor!

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Calendar

February

Member Events

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Socials and Meetings

Fundraiser

Calendar 1 Crimson Cadette Contest Facilitate our Cadettes' Contest by handling concessions and tickets

7 Sampson Bingo Night Help set up and facilitate the games by managing supplies and tickets

10 General Meeting Welcome members and complete our January Service Project

15-16 Dyess Concessions Sell food and drinks to park visitors, help with set up and tear down of the stand

22-23 Dyess Concessions Sell food and drinks to park visitors, help with set up and tear down of the stand

23 Darling Dash Memorial Help set up the course and track and manage registration for the event

29 Destination Imagination Sell food and drinks at the concessions stand and help with the tear down

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Major Emphasis Project THE ELIMINATE PROJECT WORKS TO GIVE VACCINES TO ELIMINATE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL TETANUS WHICH KILLS WOMEN AND NEWBORN BABIES

MARCH OF DIMES WORKS TO END PREMATURE BIRTH AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN BABIES.

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK WORKS TO INCREASE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS AND OTHER CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS

THE THIRST PROJECT WORKS TO BRING SAFE DRINKING WATER TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD WHERE IT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

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Riddle of the Month What did the squirrel say to his Valentine?

Contributors Saher Khan Aarthi Annamalai Raj Patel Nikitha Ayyappan Dorina Balogh

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