Viking Newsletter | Lamar Key Club | Volume III Issue VI | January 2022

VIKING NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2022 LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL REGION 7 DIVISION 39N VOLUME III ISSUE VI

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THE EDITOR Hey Guys!

Happy 1 month after New Years! In this issue, you can see our January Recap, February outlook, and some fun stories and inspiring articles written by our officers. As the editor, making these Newsletters every month has helped me see how far we have come. We are the leaders of the future; how our next year will be is dependent on our actions. 2022, 2023, 2024... We will not stop serving our community, because that's what makes tomorrow better.

1 Letter from the Editor

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I hope the start of your year has been cheery and warm in these chilly months. We haven't had many outdoor volunteer opportunities with temperatures dropping, but members have had lots of fun at our crafting events with the downtown library or our recent social. In February, everyone can look forward to continuing the current process of volunteering and logging hours.

We'll also have a new service opportunity with the Kiwanis. Our general membership can expect to celebrate and participate in a pancake breakfast, an event we haven't had in years. Since it's not always easy to find time in a busy schedule, I want to thank our members for volunteering for nearly half a year now. This month, I advise all our members to get their signatures, log their hours, and stay frosty!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 2 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 FUN FACTS ABOUT YOUR OFFICERS 5 HUMANS OF TX OKLAHOMA 7 JANUARY REVIEW 9 FEBRUARY OUTLOOK 11 STARTING THE NEW YEAR - ZAC HATTENDORF 13 MEMORABLE SERVICE - SARA LIM 15 WHY KEY CLUB - SAMIR ZAMAN 17 CLUB OFFICERS 19 PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR - MOI TUNGNUNG 21 DISTRICT NEWS & OFFICERS 23 KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL'S COLLABORATIVE AND SERVICE PARTNERS

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WEBMASTER MY FAVORITES COLOR: lilac purple RESTAURANT: Gen Korean BBQ ARTIST: Taylor Swift MOVIE: The Little Mermaid COLLEGE CHOICE: Baylor of UT Arlington DESIRED MAJOR: Nursing

EXTRACURRICULARS Scouts BSA AISD-TV News

Orchestra UIL AcDec Spelling NHS HOSA

Something important to me is spending time in the outdoors and taking care of our environment! We live in a fascinating world, and it’s our duty to make sure future generations get to enjoy it! I’m always down to go kayaking, backpacking, rock climbing… you name it!

HALEY WEHR Hey there! I’m Haley, your Key Club Webmaster! I began my Key Club journey as a freshman.

Although I was super intimidated at first, I quickly fell in love with serving alongside other like minded individuals. This is my second year serving as our webmaster and my third year as an officer. Getting to know you all has been a blessing!

MY DUTIES Manage our website Update our digital calendar Responding to messages from members Creating social media content 4 |Fun facts about your officers

HUMANS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA

BY KAIDEN CHENG

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Hello, my name is Kaiden Cheng. I was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and moved to Arlington when I was 8. I’m currently a junior at Lamar High School. I’m involved in the National Honor Society, Key Club, and the Varsity tennis team. Key Club was one of the first-ever programs I

The lady I volunteered with taught me a lot about why she volunteers and listening to her talk about it made me want to do it more. That’s what makes volunteering enjoyable.

Volunteering has always been a part of my life. Throughout my childhood, I’ve

joined at Lamar and I didn’t have any expectations at the beginning because it

volunteered at various places. From hospitals to orphanages. I grew fond of

was something that everyone joined.

However, as I looked back I quickly realized how valuable the experience is.

Key Club is an organization that gives members opportunities to provide

volunteering because it enables me to help others selflessly and gives me a greater perspective of self-awareness. To elaborate, depending on the cause, you may face a rather tragic situation. As a

service to the community and school, helps us build character, develops leadership that can prove important in the future. Also, Key clubs help us create

volunteer, we are expected to stay calm and positive. Dealing with these situations can question your view of the world and your personal choices. This

meaningful relationships with people that have similar interests. A goal in wanting to make the world a better place. One of my favorite Key Club service events is the Fall festive at River legacy.

Although we weren’t able to do it in my

may be a little overwhelming at first, but fostering a stronger self-consciousness is a surprising change that we as volunteers experience.

Lastly, being in Key Club has allowed me to serve and give back to the community.

sophomore year. It was a fun experience nevertheless. In my freshman year, I participated in the hayride. The task was straightforward and I was ecstatic to see the smile on their faces when the ride was over even though the weather was substandard. Last year I worked in the pumpkin patch and later in a simulated

I am looking forward to creating more memories and I am glad to be a part of the Key Club family.

campground to create an illusion of camping in the storm. As boring as it may sound, kids enjoy that type of activity.

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Our January 24th social was a success! Here are our pictures from the bookmarks we made for the Arlington Public Library. It was lots of fun!

We hope that you guys will join us at our next social in February! It's a Starbucks social :) See you all then!

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KIWANIS Pancake Day February 26th at First United Methodist Church of Arlington Shifts: 7am-9am, 9am-11am, 11am-1pm Responsibilities include: cooking pancakes (only if you want to), pouring drinks, bussing tables, taking tickets, cleaning up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4DADAF2CA7FD0-feb1st

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Arlington Public Library: Books with Wheels Work to make arts and crafts for APL's Books with Wheels program George W. Hawkes Downtown Library (10:30am-12pm January 22nd) Must sign up using link, do not attend if you didn't sign up!

Charity Miles https://miles.app.link/8H4Q6ZnAKab 10 miles/hr - it's not hard! Just take your phone on walks.

Make sure you’re in our group! We’re supporting March of Dimes, a Kiwanis Partnership Free Rice (UN World Food Program) Group Code 29JTX24F Maximum 5 hours, so 2500 grains of rice Download the app or use the website: freerice.org Humans of Texas Oklahoma (Due Feb 25th) Become our featured HOTO member of the month!

Write 450-500 words about your key club experience, and include a picture of yourself.

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Lamar Key Club Website https://keyclublamar.wixsite.com/lhskey Find all the important information here including opportunities, meeting presentations, cord and stole requirements.

Log Your Hours! https://tinyurl.com/vv4bvmv4

Email Us! keyclub.lamar@gmail.com

Follow Us: @lamarkeyclub

Get Newest Information @vfndkey1 10 February Outlook

JANUARY 2022

Starting the New Year NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TREASURER

by Zac Hattendorf

In this article: YOF GRANT SOCIAL EVENTS

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New year's resolutions are not only important, but a fun tradition that everyone can relate to. They help people and organizations set healthy goals to better themselves and the lives of those around them. And this year will be so much better for the club than the last few. To make this year superior, our main new years goals are to host more social events and to secure the Youth Opportunities Fund grant. Completing these goals will grow our organization and ultimately do good for our community.

Community events are one one of the most fun patriots about our club. Sadly, Covid-19 has really put a damper on the amount and scale of social gatherings that are allowed to host.

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Thankfully the release of the vaccine and our populations' progress to herd immunity mean that the restrictions are loosening and we are able to hold events again. As of this point, we have held one social event and are planning to hold more. The turnout to our social event was not a very big one since it was the first we've held in quite some time. While this was somewhat disappointing, the return and a greater frequency of events will help boost the turnout and better the morale of our club and eventually our community.

Our second resolution was to try for the YOF grant this year.

This grant will fund a project of our creation that helps our community and educates our members on issues with the world around them. This grant helps those who participate just as much as it helps those receiving the service work, which is why it is important to our club. As of now we have brainstormed ideas of what we can apply for and are deciding which one to go with. Once we submit our proposal, and hopefully get accepted, we can continue to better our community through education of our members. Even if we don’t get accepted, we still tried our best which is what matters.

And as a consolation, another club will have gotten the funding to help put another drop of good into the world anyways.

This year the Lamar High School Key Club has some big goals and plenty of people who want to see them through. Dedication and effort combined make the key to success, and since we have both, we cannot fail.

We will not only reach our new years goals, but we will surpass them and create new ones. Our determination to help those around us make the world a better place for everyone. And the joy we are able to provide to our community makes what we do worth it in every aspect.

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MY MOST MEMORABLE SERVICE MOMENT OF 2021

BY SARA LIM My most memorable moment of service in 2021 was actually my last service event in 2021. Besides Key Club, I am also in the National Honors Society, or NHS for short. We have to meet a certain number of hours for the NHS just like Key Club as well. So I signed up to volunteer at our city’s local mission complex called Mission Arlington. Since it was Christmas time they had something called the Christmas Store running.

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Their mission is to help the community, and especially during Christmas time. They convert one of their buildings into a Christmas store where people can show up to pick out gifts for their children, or children can go to pick out gifts for their parents/siblings. The store is very well stocked and looks just like a toy store. It was very well decorated and festive and they did a good job of not making them feel awkward.

When I went to volunteer, I was asked if I wanted to stock shelves (when they were looking bare), help people shop for gifts, or wrap presents. I am very crafty and decided that I wanted to wrap gifts!

When I was brought to the wrapping station I was yet again blown away. The amount of effort and organization put into the set up was amazing. It was like a checkout center but instead of them having to pay for their gifts, we got to wrap them for free. There were over 200 rolls of wrapping paper, and there were ribbons and bows well stocked up too. I have always loved wrapping gifts whether it was for Christmas or birthday parties. Getting to wrap presents for those who actually need them is even better.

The joy in their eyes and smiles across their faces was amazing. This is what makes volunteering so much more worth it and fun. I went to volunteer that day because I needed service hours. But my perspective completely changed after I went there and experienced it. I loved it so much that I went back three consecutive days in a row after that- up until Christmas Eve itself. This event made me love volunteering even more and that is why it’s my most memorable moment of service last year.

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WHY KEY CLUB

BY SAMIR ZAMAN Throughout my highschool journey, I have always heard of other clubs doing certain events around campus. Coupled with all my friends and fellow classmates flocking to these events and to later sign up for these said clubs and organizations, it piqued my interest a little bit. But not enough to get me to take the bullet and sign up for any of them either. They were either too time consuming, strict on rules or regulations, required redundant prerequisites to even be considered for the organization. Some of these clubs just flat out didn't appeal to me whatsoever. The ROTC was not up my alley, as it required military training.

NHS was daunting because of how pretentious some of the members seemed and the strict rules and standards set for just a high school club baffled me greatly.

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Because of all of these factors, I held off from joining clubs for my first two years of high school. Instead, I focussed solely on academics at school and building relationships with peers and teachers. After all, this alternative was not a lesser option compared to focussing on clubs that didn't spark anything inside me. After the pandemic hit in 2020 during my sophomore year, I became quite bored in my home and academics became too simple due to how fast I was able to finish my homework during school hours and have unlimited free time after the fact. This prompted me to get a job, at which point I strived to do more due to my gogetter nature.

My older brother, who graduated from Lamar in 2009, told me key club was a good organization to look into due to it teaching you things about community service and it promoting positive behavior and activity. And so, during my junior year, I signed up for key club as a normal member and I did not regret a single thing when I signed on. This organization actually made me resonate with others, achieve things outside of my personal life, thus doing bigger and better things that were more than myself. It fulfilled me more than anything else present in my life and it continues to do so today as an honored VP of the club that brings me joy in every service act, planning event, or social gathering that we have.

Furthermore, the new friendships and connections I established along my 2 years of participating in the club have given me a ten fold return and I couldn’t be more grateful for where I am today.

This club is a part of me and it resonates with me much more than the other clubs offered at my school.

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This club is a part of me and it resonates with me much more than the other clubs offered at my school.

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MY MOI TUNGNUNG As 2021 ends and the year 2022 comes along, new opportunities and experiences are expected. Many people make new year’s resolutions or goals that they wish to fulfill through the year. This is the same for our Key Club. With the new year starting, we have many new ideas and plans we would like to execute this year.

Starting this year, our club has already established that socials would be conducted each month. This was planned in order to build connection within all the members in the club. Every month, the class representative and a few other officers are responsible for the planning of the event. They brainstorm and come up with ideas that are executed by the club and the sponsor.

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Examples of previous socials are making bookmarks for the Arlington Public Library, and having a park day where members bring their favorite sports equipment and hang out with each other. Socials are a crucial element in what makes a club connected and united. Additionally, it adds entertainment and fun for the members of Key Club. It allows for the club to not only be an organization that provides service to the community, but also to the school and the students as it gives them a safe place to enjoy themselves and build relationships.

Another endeavor that Key Club plans to start this new year is pursuing a planned, big scale service event. We plan to do this through the use of the YOF grant. All the officers were asked to pitch in ideas that the clb as a whole could work on. Among the ideas included helping out at the animal shelter, making care packs for the homeless and hosting a bake sale or a similar event to raise money to donate to charity. Not only will the planning of this event help grow the connections of Key Club officers, it will also give us an opportunity to branch out on our ideas and take action to serve the community. Furthermore, we get to share these ideas and passions with the members of the club, further encouraging them to participate and even come up with their own ideas of what community service means to them.

I believe that this new year will bring us a lot of opportunities as officers and members of Key Club. As a club, we have already begun to put action into our words and plan to do so in the future as well. My hope is that this year will be an improvement and advancement from last year. Through all our planned activities, such as the socials and the YOF grant endeavor, we will grow as a club and as individuals in 2022.

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DISTRICT NEWS Not only does our club have newsletters, but https://issuu.com/todistrict/docs/septemberoctober_tex_o_key_ 5_ to read the most recent one! You can also find previous ones by clicking on their profile on issu.com

There is also a Texas-Oklahoma District Website available for anything you need! the website is tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT PROJECT This year’s District Project is Opportunity for All (OFA). OFA addresses the disadvantaged and works to combat their obstacles as well as providing new opportunities. Whether it is through education, the arts, or athletics, OFA is about allowing people to explore and cultivate new skills to offer a brighter future.

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR

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Lillian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY

Ginna Galindo Gomez secretary@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT TREASURER

Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT EDITOR

Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com

CONVENTION LIASON

Kaitlyn Roehr

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TECHNOLOGY PRODUCER Noah Obuya techproducer @tokeyclub.com

LTG Trinh Luong tluong.ltg @gmail.com

REGION 7 ADVISOR

Melissa Greene

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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.

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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.

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