Hey D34N!

from February Newsletter | Volume 10 | Issue 10

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Hopefully you all had a nice transition into school last month! It was also nice seeing all your faces at Holiday-a-thon and Conclave. We hope you had a fun time, learned a lot, and met new people at Holiday-a-thon! Remember to stay warm and keep up with key club events by following our Instagram (@d34naquaapes),

Tsuei

Executive Assistant

123tsueijulia@gmail.com term is almost coming to a close. Please make sure if you haven't already to continue to submit those service hours and participate in Division events for those banana points. Keep preparing for DCON we are almost there!

The Love Our City: Beautification event was a great experience. With all the rain and floods at the beginning of January we didn’t think we’d be able to volunteer this month. But our Vice-President Skylar Dang was able to organize a large event with CYC and invite other clubs to come help out! Everyone was split into groups and accomplished different tasks. Our members for example cleaned up the natural debris left by trees and other plant life. “It was harder than regular cleanups,” a member said. But they’re still eager to keep volunteering.

During the 2023 Hot Chocolate Run, we were tasked with organizing the starting line. After checking in and receiving our gear, we followed the instructor to the starting line and received instructions to split up into groups of 2-3 to lead a letter section to the start line with rope when needed. We would start with leading the 5k distance runners and then return back to our original position to lead the 10k and 15k distance runners. After we had finished leading the runners, we were relocated to the finish line to pass out waters to the finishers. Once the final runners finished, we were given vouchers for hot chocolate and fondue and were free to leave.

AMY GUAN | JEFFERSON

It was a really fun event. Had to wake up so early but it was worth it. We were separated into groups and my group had a lot of fun volunteering. We were freestyling as we were waiting for the runners to come!!! In the end, we all got hot chocolate for free so it was a 10/10 volunteering event!

HTET HTWE | WESTMOOR

Our first food pantry of the year went very well. Due to the rainy weather and smaller amounts of food boxes, we moved to the upper parking lot to do food distributions. We had about three or four group stations, and we were able to move pretty quickly. Within my group, we split our tasks in giving out different categories of food to speed up the process and to make sure everyone had a role. I believe we did very well in regarding to communication and working together since we were able to distribute the items of food efficiently and were able to cover each other for the extra food we couldn't carry. When we were running low on food, we coordinated together to distribute less portions of food, so other families would still be able to have food. Everyone did well and were supportive of each other despite the gloomy weather.

LUCAS WEN | JEFFERSON

At the food bank there were more people who volunteered than the last food bank. The food bank had more help and the weather was good than the last food bank. Everyone contributed and helped out for the food bank. There were new people who had no idea what to do since it was their first time and I ended up explaining to them what to do for the food bank. Everyone worked hard to help their community

ASH KIM

I had a really amazing time at the January DCM! I always enjoy these DCMs because it gives me a chance to catch up with everyone in the division, people who I don't normally see on a daily basis. I enjoy the Key Club spirit that lingers in the air of the events; everyone is completing their service projects and donating money at the really awesome bake sale. I appreciated the project: decorating paper bags. I was able to creatively express myself and also felt that by decorating bags, I may be able to make someone's day! ANNABEL

CHIA | CARLMONT

On January 15th, we had a card-making event outside of the Belmont library. This card-making event was my favorite one yet! This was my first time attending an in-person craft event which a found a lot more enjoyable. We all brought unique art supplies from colorful tapes to scissors that cut out cool shapes. In the end, we gathered our cards to get them ready for shipping and sipped on hot cocoa.

The Holiday Movie for PTP fundraiser was an in-person event held on January 29, 2023. After having a chance to be recognized at the End of Semester Celebration, Carlmont Key Clubbers were able to come together to support PTP (the Pediatric Trauma Program) and watch a movie together. The movie that was selected was Big Hero Six, and it was a good family-friendly movie that I enjoyed watching. We had popcorn, pizza, and hot chocolate during the event, and it was nice to be able to talk and connect with other Key Clubbers as well. Overall, this was a very fun event that I would highly recommend!

5,729.8 / 8,000

3,988.4 / 5,000 Funds