Viking Newsletter | Lamar Key Club | September 2021 | Volume III Issue II

VIKING NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2021 | VOLUME III ISSUE II

HUMANS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA Get to know Jayden Schoenthal, a first-time Key Clubber who has passion

SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES Did you miss the meeting?

Read this article to know what we did for our first meeting of the year!

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES Our volunteering opportunities let members serve safely at home or inperson.

LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL REGION 7 DIVISION 39N

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR SARA LIM

Hi Guys! It's Sara, your editor for the 2021-2022 School year.

One six weeks down, five more to go. Thank you to those who joined us at the Arlington Public Library event last month and those who did book recommendations. Make sure to mark your calendar for this month's APL event too! Check out this newsletter for the upcoming service events and opportunities like our partnership with LULAC this month. Also, if you haven't paid dues this month, they are due on October 31st! Check out the Remind for steps on how to pay them. As we go throughout the

This Newsletter will illustrate a

year remember to log your

recap of September and what

hours on the google doc and

we're planning on doing in

physical hour sheet to make

October while bringing warmth

sure you have all your service

to the world and our

hours recorded.

community.

1 | Letter from the Editor

C O N T E N T S 03 Club Officers 05 Get to know your Officers - Editor Edition 06 District Officers and Regional Advisor 07 September Meeting Review & Preview to October Meeting 09 Service Opportunities September-October Edition 11 Lamar Key Club Membership Requirements 12 October Calendar 13 Motivation

by Samir Zaman 15 Fundraising

by Zac Hattendorf 17 Changes

by Ada Lian 19 Social Media

by Layla Shalabi 21 Humans of Texas Oklahoma Jayden Schoenthal 23 Preferred Charities 25 Kiwanis International Service Partners and Collaborative Partners

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P R E S I D E N T Emily Wilson S E C R E T A R Y Ada Lian

kc.lamar.president @gmail.com

V I C E - P R E Z Samir Zaman

CLUB OFFICERS

kc.lamar.secretary @gmail.com

kc.lamar.treasurer @gmail.com 3 | Club Officers

E D I T O R Sara Lim

T R E A S U R E R Zac Hattendorf

kc.lamar.vicepresident @gmail.com

kc.lamar.editor @gmail.com

k c . l a m a r . sj u on p ihorrer p ep @ @ggm maai li .l c . coom m

Do you want to Represent your class in Key Club?

Contact an officer Now!

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Contact an officer Now!

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No LTG yet!

Do you want to Represent your class in Key Club?

Contact an officer Now!

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THERE!

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kc.lamar.seniorrep @gmail.com

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H I S T O R I A N Layla Shalabi

W E B M A S T E R Haley Wehr

kc.lamar.historian @gmail.com

S E N I O R R E P Moi Tungnung

kc.lamar.editor @gmail.com

Club Officers | 4

GET

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EDITOR

MY FAVORITES COLOR: Pink SPORT: Tennis RESTAURANT: Chipotle ARTIST: Olivia Rodrigo TV SHOW: K-Dramas

Something important to me is making sure I have time for rest.

Since sophomore year I have had a really unhealthy sleep schedule. I have been recently trying to fix my routine so I'll be able to get a full night's rest. It's important to let your body rest each day so you don't stretch it too thin and so you'll have ample energy for the next day ahead!

SARA LIM Hi, I’m Sara, this year's editor! This is my third year in key club and my second year being a part of the officer team. Key club has been such a fun experience for me because I have gotten to meet new friends and learn new skills. Hope to see y’all at our service events!

One six weeks down, five more to go!

Get to Know your Officers | 5

EXTRACURRICULARS LHS V Tennis LHS Symphony Orchestra

Academic Decathlon HOSA, NHS

MY DUTIES Make the monthly newsletters Create event flyers Send articles to the district editor each month Take pictures at service events

DISTRICT GOVERNOR Lillian Thai (469) 910-4076 governor@tokeyclub.com @tokey22

DISTRICT SECRETARY Ginna Galindo Gomez (580) 235-6537 secretary@tokeyclub.com @tosecs22

DISTRICT TREASURER Makayla Hsieh (682) 248-7258 treasurer@tokeyclub.com @totreas22

DISTRICT EDITOR Anushka Ranjan (713) 859-6064 editor@tokeyclub.com @toeditor22

CONVENTION LIAISON Val Hennessee (682) 320-0347 cl@tokeyclub.com @tocl22

TECH PRODUCER Noah Obuya (682) 313-9269 techproducer@tokeyclub.com @towebs22

REGION 7 ADVISOR Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com

District Officers | 6

Attendance: 45 members + officers First of all, as the editor, I was very surprised and delighted at how many people showed up for our meeting. I really hope our members will return with their friends for the October meeting. We first introduced our officers and sponsors, and informed the clubbers of the stole requirements. We reminded them that they should be logging their hours online as well as on an hour sheet. Our club is sponsoring -meaning these service hours are not opportunities members found on their own -the World Food Program's Free Rice, member referrals, Charity Miles, Dosomething.org, Zooniverse, and writing the monthly HOTO. We informed them of how they can connect with us through Instagram, our website, and Remind. Lastly, we informed them that dues are due on October 31st. It is crucial that they do so to be Key Club members.

We are going to announce at this October meeting that we have opened up positions on the officer board for class representatives.

7 | September Meeting Review

QUOTE: "HELP THE LIFE OF ONE PERSON AND YOU CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY"

BY SOPHIA MA

keyclub.lamar @gmail.com

@lamarkeyclub

@vfndkey1

https://keyclublamar.wixsite.com/lhskey Log your Hours: https://tinyurl.com/vv4bvmv4

Charity Miles: https://charitymiles.org/

Free Rice APP: https://freerice.com/

Pay your Dues: https://tinyurl.com/76cukey7

Zooniverse: https://www.zoonivers e.org/

DoSomething.org https://www.dosomethi ng.org/us

Ms. Connor pconnor@aisd.net

September Meeting Review | 8

SERVICE OPPOR FREE RICE x UNWFP By answering trivia, our members helped the UN World Food Program donate rice to people in need.

Join our group on the FreeRice App or website! GROUP CODE: YCFUFCSL Members, please remember that you need to be in the group in order to earn hours.

You can get 1 hour per 1,000 grains you donate (100 questions per hour - 10 grains per question). We're capping it at 6 hours to encourage members to attend other volunteering events.

Trunk or Treat Donations We are accepting donations to the Wimbish Elementary Trunk or Treat. The deadline to turn candy in will be October 20th. 1 bag of candy = 1 service hour. There will be a cap at 3 bags of candy. You may drop them off in Ms. Connors room.

The trunk or Treat will be October 28th at 4pm at Wimbish Elementary.

River Legacy Events This will be on October 9th for their annual fall festival. There are two shifts that you can sign up for: 10:30am-4:30pm or 4:00pm-10:00pm. You must sign up by clicking on this link: https://tinyurl.com/fvhkeznk. You will be asked to create an account to sign up. Also, on the event day, you must wear a River Legacy volunteer t-shirt which can be purchased for $8 on the day of (if you don't have one already). Parking won't be available to volunteers, so use the shuttles form the north parking lot.

Charity Miles Join our group on the Charity Miles app or website! Our new group: LHS Key Club 21-22 Help raise money for charity by tracking your exercise! Members, please remember that you need to be in the group in order to earn hours. You can earn up to 6 hours ( 10 miles = 1 hour ).

9 | September-October Opportunities

TUNITIES

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER EDITION

Arlington Public Library Events Our club also participated in Arlington Public Library events. Come join us at the Arlington Public Library every month to work on crafts for the Books on Wheels projects. This counts as sponsored service hours :) It it at 3:30-5:30 in the Young Adult Area on the second floor.

It will be on October 18th, use this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/62drfr5w For online volunteer opportunities, book/movie recommendations will be accepted. These recommendations will go into the APL Teen newsletter that is sent out every other week.

There should be at least two copies of the recommended item in the system. 2 recommendations for 1 hour and you can only submit 2 recs/month. Here's the link OR you can scan the QR code on the right! https://tinyurl.com/cywvmnk6

LHS Swim Meets Help out with our school's swim meets on October 5th and 16th! You must sign up using this link and don't attend it you didn't sign up: https://tinyurl.com/ydns4jxd

HOTO Article Want to write a HOTO Article? Just write a brief description about yourself and your Key Club experience and what it means to you. Include at least 400 words and some pictures of yourself. Message us on Remind or email us by the 20th of October to claim your spot for the month of October! October HOTOs will be due on Halloween (31st).

September-October Opportunities | 10

2021- 2022 LHSKC Membership Requirements One of the most important things about Key Club is commitment.

It is easy to want to join Key Club to expand or enrich your resume, or just because your friend wants to and it seems cool during VikingFest - our school's club fair. Our requirements help encourage members to keep going, to continue serving until they find that fire in their heart to help those around them.

OUR BASIC REQUIREMENTS Our basic requirements are meeting attendance and volunteering hours. We encourage members to: attend 5 meetings throughout the year - we have meetings every month, so that should be easy! volunteer for 25 hours every year minimum. 15 of those should be sponsored hours. sponsored hours are from volunteering opportunities shared in meetings and are on the website and instagram. sign in during meetings and log your hours both on the google form and the hour sheet EARN A CHORD FOR GRADUATION The volunteering chord is green and can be earned: 50 total hours across organizations, which means that you can have 25 from Key Club and 25 from NHS EARN A KEY CLUB STOLE FOR GRADUATION The Key Club stole can be bought for graduation if you fulfill the following requirements: 5 hours from Junior and Senior Year -30 of those hours must be Key Club Sponsored If you are a senior and it's your first year in Key Club earn 30 hours.

If you are a freshman this year, obtain 80 KC hours - 60 Membership Requirements| 11

must be sponsored) Serving in an officer position for senior year

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October Upcoming Events | 12

MOTIVATION HOW TO KEEP CLUB MEMBERS INTERACTIVE IN OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS - BY SAMIR ZAMAN

"My motivation to my fellow key club

I’ve experienced this first hand within my

members is this, find something you

own club and school life. The unfamiliar

enjoy doing". - Samir

yet ironically familiar back to school season following the pandemic, there

At the height of your high school career,

were a lot of variables that students have

students seem to feel overwhelmed with

to get acclimated to again that now seem

all the stress and workload provided by

foreign to them after not attending school

our teachers at school. Although it is in

for a long period of time. Actually waking

the name of education, it does hinder the

up early, traveling to school, and the

effort that is put forth by students in

willpower to participate in class and stay

extracurricular activities.

actively involved.

Motivation - Samir Zaman | 13

With this in mind, anyone can

My motivation to my fellow key club

understand the unwillingness to

members is this, find something you

dedicate themselves to another

enjoy doing. If you like attending service

program and add to their never ending

events and making connections/friends

agenda. But there are ways to maximize

then go for it. If you like organizing the

your time, logically, but also

logistics of an event then go for it, if you

psychologically through positive

enjoy being a leader and guiding others

thinking. Let me explain. You can always

then go ahead and do it. Take action and

maximize your time and proficiency

don’t look back. Invest in something

with work, this can include using a

bigger than yourself that you genuinely

planner, creating lists, or using time

enjoy and the return will be tenfold. As

blocks to maximize your time and tidy

more people get themselves involved,

up your own schedule. Communicating

the more motivated the club will be to

to your colleagues in the club or general

keep going and stay active for a

members can help you organize things

purpose, rather than just doing it for the

better through collaboration and

name. This is my message to my fellow

teamwork. But everyone always puts

key club members, get out there and do

more effort toward something they care

great things!

for. This is where priority comes in and it is up to you on what you prioritize in your life. This can mean many different things to you. A common answer I see in a lot of students is “I want to have an impact outside of the classroom” or something as simple as “anything other than the school work that sucks my life away”. I feel like these statements are relatable to the vast majority of students and are a perfect reason to invest yourselves in other opportunities.

Motivation - Samir Zaman | 14

WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR

FUNDRAISING BY: ZAC HATTENDORF

Photo Caption: Key Club members going to support Lamar Key Club fundraiser at Chipotle.

Fundraising | 15

The Lamar high school Key Club has grown to be a bustling organization encompassing upwards of eighty members. However, to run a club this size takes a considerable amount of income. This is where the magic of fundraising swoops in to save the day.

Our main source of income for the Lamar High School Key Club is our member dues which cover the cost owed to the Kiwanis Foundation and the production of our club’s T-shirts.

So when we want, or more likely need, funds to accomplish one of our goals, partnering with companies such as Chipotle is a tremendous help.

Wow, what a great segway into talking about chipotle! Not only is Chipotle’s food tasty, but fundraising with them is super easy. The application process is fast and simple since the organizer only has to enter their information and reason for fundraising. The supporters also get a great deal since they get a tasty meal and our club gets thirty-three percent of the profits from anyone who tells the cashier that they are there to support the Lamar High School Key Club. While we do not currently have a set date for when this fundraiser with Chipotle will occur, we are planning on having one this year when we need the money to do something.

We haven’t had to plan too far in advance due to how easy it is to set up for all parties involved in the fundraiser.

Another potential company that we have considered partnering with is Raising Canes. They offer a similar format to Chipotle in that our supporters order food and a percent of the profits go directly to our club. The setup process for a fundraiser with Raising Canes is almost identical to that of Chipotle. While a fundraiser with Raising Canes is easy to set up and would be profitable for the Lamar High School Key Club, we would only receive fifteen percent of the total sales compared to Chipotle’s thirtythree percent of sales. For this reason, a partnership with Chipotle has been vastly more discussed than one with Raising Canes.

If you have been paying attention you will have noticed that both of the fundraisers mentioned above have been related to food. This is actually an intentional effort on our part. The main reason being that all parties earn something out of a partnership like the ones aforementioned. For example, the members of our organization get a fresh, tasty meal and the satisfaction of supporting something they care about, we generate funds to run and grow our club which in turn can help more people, and our local businesses are supported in the process. It is a win win win!

Our Club is growing every day and this expansion allows us to help more and more people. The fundraisers that we hold help us achieve the things that we do which is why they are necessary for our cause. Plus, all parties get something out of them compared to us just asking for donations.

Fundraising | 16

CHANGES WE ARE PLANNING TO MAKE

2021 - 2022

This year has brought about a number of changes from the previous years. Last year, key club was mostly online, so most opportunities and socials were also online. As an effect, most people never got to meet each other in person. Thankfully, we have gone back to in person with specific measures, so we are trying our best to put our club back on track. This year I have seen plenty of new opportunities in many areas. We have kept open our online service opportunities to have a backup. Keeping this also allows our club to interact in other communities, such as Zooniverse where members can help with projects around the world. By keeping these online opportunities, this club has changed from previous years where there weren’t as many online opportunities.

I enjoy working on projects that touch on many interesting topics, such as wildlife and design.

Secondly, we are trying our best to interact with people in different cliques at school, like in other grade levels or people involved in other extracurriculars. By getting people from other groups, key club can become larger and even more diverse. People will be excited to meet new people, and some may even become friends.

Changes We Are Implementing - Ada Lian | 17

Thirdly, we are including. Personally, I have reached out to my friends and asked them to reach out to people they know in order to recruit as many people as I can. After recruiting, I can meet them in key club and build new relationships with people I may have never met if not for key club.

Fourthly, I plan to be more involved in my club. I will try my best to remember member’s names and also try to talk with them more whenever I see them. I will also plan to do things in an orderly fashion, so I can have time to go to socials and be involved in service opportunities more. This way I can personally become more involved in the club.

Lastly, I plan to help out by bringing more ideas on the table. I will ask others for opportunities at their church or other extracurriculars, so I can share those opportunities with key club. I will also try to come up with new ideas for socials that will work with as many people as I can. I will take into consideration the time and place preferred by others. By bringing new ideas to the table, key club will become more known in the community while also allowing current members to have fun. These are the changes I plan to implement into key club.

1. KEEPING ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES By keeping these online opportunities, this club has changed from previous years where there weren’t as many online opportunities.

2. INTERACTING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN OUR CLUB we are trying our best to interact with people in different cliques at school, like in other grade levels or people involved in other extracurriculars. By getting people from other groups, key club can become larger and even more diverse.

3. BEING INCLUSIVE Reaching out to friends and asking them to reach out to people they know in order to recruit as many people as possible. After recruiting, we can meet them in key club and build new relationships with people we may have never met if not for key club.

4. BRINGING MORE IDEAS TO THE TABLE By bringing new ideas to the table, key club will become more known in the community while also allowing current members to have fun.

Changes We Are Implementing - Ada Lian | 18

SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION - By Layla Shalabi Key club is a club where we can give back to the community and help others. At Lamar High School we have over 80 members and new members who are still registering. This club is one of the biggest and well-known clubs in our school.

The communication use of social media has significantly promoted Key Club. A few apps we use to spread the word for Key Club are through Instagram, Remind, and our website.

Our Instagram account is an easy way to access most of our information and showcase the beauty of helping others through pictures. Our bio is where our main source of information is. It includes a location for new members trying to follow our Instagram. It allows them to choose the correct club to follow because Instagram has many nationwide Key Cubs accounts. Our bio also includes the link to our website and the next meeting date so members can be informed. Lamar Key Club Instagram also informs members about the social events and upcoming meetings. It also showcases pictures of members volunteering.

Another main source of communication is Remind. Remind is a communication app, where all members sign up for it while registering for Key Club. This app allows officers to post important announcements such as when and where to sign up for the next volunteer opportunity, we post monthly meeting’s date, due dates, and links to forms or websites.

Social Media to Promote Communication - Layla Shalabi | 19

Remind also allows members to text officers privately if they have a question. Remind is a really important tool for communication to our members and officers.

The last social media that our club uses to communicate is the Lamar Key Club website.

This has all the information about the club. It's organized in tabs for a member to easily locate the number of hours a member needs to earn and how to log those hours, it allows members to track their hours, and information about a volunteering event and how to obtain hours. The website also shows how many hours a member needs to obtain before the year and or how many hours needed to earn a stole. Lastly, the website provides flexibility for members who cannot make it to meetings. These members can view the meeting presentation on our website.

Members who are curious about learning more about officers and key clubs can check out the newsletter and tab for officers.

Our club is well promoted at Lamar High School in acknowledgement to all the officers who put their effort into making our social media accounts useful to key club members.

Our social media allows us to communicate important information, announcements and spread the overall messages about Key Club.

WHY WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION?

OUR CLUB IS WELL PROMOTED AT LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO ALL THE OFFICERS WHO PUT THEIR EFFORT INTO MAKING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS USEFUL TO KEY CLUB MEMBERS. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS US TO COMMUNICATE IMPORTANT INFORMATION, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPREAD THE OVERALL MESSAGES ABOUT KEY CLUB.

Social Media to Promote Communication - Layla Shalabi | 20

JAYDEN SCHOENTHAL HUMANS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA

Humans of Texas Oklahoma - Jayden Schoenthal | 21

"I WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND OUT THAT BOTH UNIONS OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO EXPAND MY HORIZONS ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANCE." Hello! My name is Jayden Schoenthal. I am

As the elected vice president of the

a senior at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, and this is my first year in Key Club. I am an active sports enthusiast, movie lover, and violin player. I have been a part of the Lamar High School symphony orchestra for

National Honor Society, I anticipated that both NHS and Key Club would almost be exactly the same. I was shocked to find out I was about half right. While both organizations revolve around assisting in

the past three years now, and this is my eight year playing the violin. Growing up, I have always valued three core ideals:

making the local community better than it originally was, Key Club is the type of accepting club that allows anyone to join,

leadership, integrity, and honesty. Those three ideals have shaped me into the teen I am today, and the man I strive to become in the future. They have also pushed me to try and be a part of something bigger than myself, such as Key Club or National Honor Society.

unlike National Honor Society which involves a heavily selective recruitment process, including multiple short answer questions on why you personally feel you should be inducted. I was delighted to find out that both unions offer a variety of service opportunities, which allows me to expand my horizons on the possibilities of assistance.

As someone who values giving back to my community, I jumped at the opportunity to be involved in the major service organizations present on my school’s campus. With most of my orchestra friends already current members of Key Club, many of whom have asked me to join on many occasions, I decided to take their advice. Since Key Club is highly talked about throughout the school, and therefore very full of members, it was a little nerve wracking being a first timer. However, I was thoroughly surprised at how smoothly and effectively the transition was. Much of that came from my officer friends Ada Lian, Sara Lim, Haley Wehr, Samir Zaman, and Emily Wilson, who all made sure all new members like me were welcome with open arms.

I look forward to the many adventures and opportunities this year in Key Club. I am especially grateful for the friends and supporters who have tried to convince me to join over the years; Your persistence has finally paid off, and I thank you for it.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR STORY LIKE JAYDEN DID? CONTACT US BEFORE 10/20 TO DO THE OCTOBER HOTO! Humans of Texas Oklahoma - Jayden Schoenthal | 22

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News from the District | 23

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News from the District | 24

WANT TO DO MORE?

HERE ARE KEY CLUB INTERNATION PARTNERS AND COLLABORATIVE P

Landscape Structures (LSI) has joined Kiwanis International as a vision partner to bring play to communities across the globe. LSI is proud to provide highquality commercial playground equipment and planning consultation services that reflect the high degree of integrity that Kiwanis clubs expect.

Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water.

By providing a community with safe drinking water, disease rates can drop by up to 88% virtually overnight!

Child mortality rates can drop up to 90%- overnight!

Clean water also plays an incredibly critical role in effectively treating and managing HIV/AIDS in rural communities.

Kiwanis' Service and Collaborative Partners | 25

Nickelodeon currently presents two major campaigns year round that encourage action in kids globally.

Worldwide Day of Play reinforces Nickelodeon’s mission to make the world a more playful place by leading Play events across the country.

Nickelodeon’s Get Dirty campaign seeks to educate kids, families, and teachers about what they can do to help protect the planet in a way that is mindful and fun.

TeleSquads provide Key Club members with affordable opportunities to complete community service hours while gaining hands-ons international experience implementing projects that improve health and education outcomes for in-need communities. Each TeleSquad is a customized 1-9 week online course for groups of 8 or more Key Club members to build knowledge through skill-based volunteering, build cultural competency through virtual immersion, and deliver real impact through our local team by participating in live community and professional exchanges.

NAL'S SERVICE PARTNERS The Army strives to strengthen local communities through service and to build character and leadership among youth such as Key Club members. Through the Kiwanis Speakers Army personnel can connect with Kiwanisfamily clubs at club meetings, raising awareness of what today’s Army can provide and offer access to local Army support and resources. The Army also gives exceptional opportunities in higher education that can help young people throughout their lives.

Since 2014, Up with People and Kiwanis International members have teamed up to serve our communities, inspire youth and expand our impact in the world. that’s what Kiwanis International and Up with People share. Up with People programs open a door to service and intercultural understanding—whether it’s through a local show, leadership, and cultural workshops or providing service and travel experiences for young adults. Both organizations strive to ‘serve the children of the world’ and ‘empower youth to take action’ through our partnership.

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Register for one month of fitness, reach your health goals, and change lives. Join individually or create a team. Your involvement creates community, and it helps Project Happiness educate youth and people of all ages—by providing proven tools for greater happiness and well-being.

K Corps is Kiwanis International’s youth exchange program for Key Clubbers and Kiwanis-family teens. It’s a great opportunity for youth connected with Kiwanis—and for families and Kiwanis clubs as well.Through the program, clubs, families and youth develop strong global relationships and intercultural communication skills by —attending meetings, experiencing fellowship, raising funds for various causes and participating in service projects.

Kiwanis' Service and Collaborative Partners | 26

Thank you for reading Issue II Volume III of the Viking Newsletter

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