The Summer Key
Division 8
Lieutenant Governor Greeting Table of Contents 1.Lieutenant Governor Greetings 2.Divisional Recap 3.Third Annual Kiwanis Family Picnic 4.The Color Run 5.Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) 6.Club Status Report 7.Service Spotlight 8.Service Spotlight 9.Service Spotlight 10. Senior Farewell 11. Game Corner
Hey Division Eight! How do you feel? Summertime has finally arrived, and I hope you all have a great break from school to look forward to! It’s finally time for some relaxin, chillaxin, and playin some bball! As for the seniors, you’ll be starting a new chapter in your lives. Everything will be completely different, and as sad as it is to say goodbye, we send you off with a heartfelt goodbye! As the school year end, the key club year is just beginning! Key Club does not stop! Even during the summer, projects, fundraisers, and divisional meetings are held! It’ll be a great way to meet new people, especially at these summer events when everyone attends! It’ll be fun and I hope to see you all there! Yours in service and friendship, Lieutenant Governor Division 8 Eric Young
Divisional Recap At the June divisional on the 20th, we spoke about four main topics: the Divisional Training Conference, the International Conference, Queens East Divisional Council meeting, and Division 11's barbeque event! Criticisms and opinions were requested from each club, and a survey was sent out all to get suggestions on how to improve for the Fall Rally! I then continued to speak about what to look forward to in the International Conference. The very next day of the Divisional meeting, Queens East Kiwanis held a Divisional Council Meeting, where our very own East West High School of International Studies were given their Charter Certificate! Then, the day right after that event, Division 11 invited us to their own Barbeque at Fresh Meadow's Lake. There was, however, a VERY important event that I forgot to speak about at my divisional meeting, and that would be THE COLOR RUN. I actually heard about this event from another key clubber while volunteering at different event, and the way he described it was absolutely enticing! A very crude description would be a 5 km run filled with powers of a variety of colors being thrown at you! Now, being a runner for both days have been sold out for a while now, but if you're interested, sign up to be a volunteer! For more information, follow the link: http://TheColorRun.com/NewYork/
3rd Annual Kiwanis Family Picnic End your summer by coming to the 3rd ANNUAL KIWANIS FAMILY PICNIC/BBQ! For those of you who missed it last year, it was a huge success. We had 14 different Key Clubs, 12 Circle K clubs (including NJ District Circle K ), 1 Builders Club and 4 Kiwanis clubs in attendance. We were also able to raise $400 for the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease and this year we will be raising for Kamp Kiwanis: one of the three NY District Kiwanis Foundation. Have some fun outdoors playing different sports, participating in wheelbarrow races, water balloon tosses(fights), competing in a frozen t-shirt contest among many other super exciting activities! Admission will be set to: $5 SLP (Circle K, Key Club, Builders Club, K-Kids) $10 for Kiwanians The price will include food! Spread the word, all members of the K-Family are invited to attend! If you need an address to put in the GPS, use 75-68 196 Place, but DO NOT actually go to that house. Exact mapping of the location in the park coming soon!
Youth Opportunities Fund The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. The fund also provides academic scholarships for higher education. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through a portion of your Key Club International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships. YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world. MORE INFO http://www.keyclub.org/service/fund/yof.aspx APPLICATION http://www.keyclub.org/service/fund/yof/yofgrant.aspx EXAMPLES http://www.keyclub.org/service/fund/yof/examplesofsupport.aspx
Club Status Reports Division 8
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Great job every with paperwork, especially Bayside and Francis Lewis with sending the June MRF early! Still missing the two ERFs, please send those in as soon as possible guys!
Service Spotlight: Relay for Life By Ryan Lee
On June 8th, I went to Relay for Life at College Point with my club. When we arrived, it seemed really depressing. There were no kids our age, only adults and their small children. We picked a remotely deserted place and we were sad to see that it wasn’t like the Relay for Life at Bayside High School that we went to last year. I brought a basketball and handball and we started playing because there was not much else to do there. We started sweating and having fun in the sun. Once we finished with that, we went back to our spot and just relaxed. We brought many packs of cards and we started playing our favorite games such as Chinese Poker and Palace, but that soon got repetitive. We just lied there after spraying bug spray every five minutes, but I felt serene for awhile. I didn’t think that the event was half bad and just started playing truth or dare with my members. It felt a bit awkward at first, because we were all friends, but not very close at all. Soon we started chatting and things became smoother. It was a good way to break the ice and get everybody involved. I’ve never felt so close with my members and I felt like we were actually bonding. We all had a good time because the scenery was beautiful, the people were amazing, and the weather was stunning. It was a perfect day for a perfect event.
Service Spotlight: Bayside Carwash By Rita Guo Bayside Key Clubbers Scrubbing Their Way through Summer Service Summer may mark the end of the school year, but the service year continues for Key Clubbers through the months of sunshine and leisure. Bayside High School Key Club commenced another summer of community service by holding two car washes at Bayside’s Athletic Field on June 6th and June 8th. Members contributed by creating posters to advertise the club and event on Brooklyn-Queens Day, and invited both parents and faculty members to attend. Through rain and shine, Key Clubbers hosed, scrubbed, and rinsed down the cars of family, friends, and even Bayside High School faculty. Through donations from generous visitors, the club raised well over $300. Justin Hernandez, Vice President of Bayside High School Key Club, fondly recalls the atmosphere of the car wash. “It was great to see members working alongside one another, giving back to the community while making new friends.” Other members agreed that the appeal and popularity of Key Club was largely owed to the balance between service and enjoyment. Clubs can involve all members by hosting simple and local events, such as the car washes held at Bayside High, and encourage newcomers to attend. Make sure to reach out to all Key Clubbers, for they are future leaders yet to discover their potential.
Service Spotlight: March of Dimes By Aysha Qureshi
March of Dimes is an organization that focuses on the awareness of premature babies. The organization works toward making mothers have a full term pregnancy to ensure that the child will be born healthy. To raise this awareness, Francis Lewis High School Key Club attended the March of Dimes Walk on April 28 in Manhattan. We were provided with a delightful breakfast from Dunkin Donuts. We walked a total of three miles. Although it seemed like it would be a long way, surprisingly it came to a quick end. I suppose it was mainly because all the Key Clubbers were having such a great time interacting with one another.
Farewell Key Club Hi! This is Alexa Diaz, ex-secretary of Cardozo's Key Club! Now that the school year has come to an end, it is time to say goodbye to the fellow Key Clubbers that I have come to know and befriend. I remember showing up to my first meeting freshman year, knowing only one person. It is so funny how this club has become such an important part of my life. The board during that time was so inviting and friendly, making sure that nobody felt left out. During my junior year, the decision to run for secretary was made. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to be elected to that position. Even though it was quite a bit of work, I don't regret running. I have come to know so many more people within my school and will never forget the first time I went to LTC, the Halloween Carnival in my school, and the walks we went on. It was all such a great experience.
Game Corner: Sudoku
The second best thing to Key Club is Sudoku.
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