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Community Events

Provided by Jeremy Lee Oani (ERHS)

As the school year has progressed, the ERHS Key Club has continued to attempt to help the community in as many ways as we possibly can. For the past month, we were able to participate in various service events and some members even went to the aRT-TC 2021 event! One service event we participated in was a Serve Santa Maria event at Pioneer Park. At the event, we were able to plant trees to help the environment! Another event that we partook in was at the Chalk Festival in Old Town Orcutt! There, we basically just helped set up, clean up, help activities, and more. We also took part in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Event in which we helped raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. The most recent service activity we were a part of was the Relay For Life event. Here we basically just helped facilitate the annual fundraiser which actually took place at the Santa Maria Speedway. We are also attempting to fundraise through Krispy Kreme BOGO cards which will really help our club here at Righetti. One of the big events that we were able to attend was the aRT-TC 2021 event. As implied by the name, it was art-themed and was very fun. We were able to meet more members across our region and also learned lots of info about leadership and just key club in general! We hope to continue this trend of constant service opportunities in which our members can attend! GO, WARRIORS!

Elks Rodeo Parade

Provided by Nathaniel De Francia (PVHS)

A service event that Pioneer Valley Key club decided to participate in was the Elks Rodeo Parade. This service event let members of our club decorate the Kiwanis float that was going to be flown throughout Broadway. This event let members connect with other Key Club members from around different schools while helping Kiwanis being represented throughout the community. After all the hard work the members did, they were able to participate in the parade and have a fun time. There were around 8 members in attendee from our school and there were many more from other schools. At the end of the day, it was a great experience for all to help and serve our community.

Club Rush

Provided by Finn Westley (SLOHS)

On September 15 at lunch, our Key Club officers set up our table in preparation for club rush where we hoped to teach more people about the purpose of Key Club and gather new members. We set out examples of past service projects and the Key Club International banner. Our officers created name tags, fliers, and sign-up sheets. In total, we gathered over thirty names and emails! Thank you to everyone who helped out in preparing for this, it was more than worth it! We have held three of our weekly meetings since Club Rush and are delighted to see so many new faces attending. We hope to get everybody going very soon.

Honky Tonk

Provided by Juan Pacheco (SMRP)

On August 27th, 2021, Key Club Recreations and Parks partook in the local Honky Tonk at the Veterans Memorial Center. At the Honky Tonk, members helped in multiple ways, being split into groups, each given a specific assignment. For example, one group would be in charge of serving the food to the customers, another group would be in charge of making sure there was always enough food to serve, others would help prepare the food, etc. In total, there were seven club members from Key Club Recreations and Parks at the event lending a hand; six of which, participated in the event from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm while the other stayed for a longer duration of time. As to customer service, many of which were pleased with the service we provided. Each consumer getting the necessary amount of food served, receiving what they requested on their plate. Regarding the experience of the assisting club members and those who were primarily in charge of making the food, essentially all of us were satisfied. We all enjoyed our time at the Honky Tonk, spending time with one another building stronger connections, and creating new ones with others from different clubs, those who prepared the food or helped with the event, and those who we served. Overall, the Honky Tonk was a success for the Club and more importantly the city.