Key Connection | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | September 2018 | Volume 2 | Issue 6

Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club I Division 39S I Region 7

KEY CONNECTION CONNECTION VOLUME 2 // ISSUE E 55 //// A AU UG GU USSTT 22001188

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents...................................2 A Word From The Editor......................3 Mission Arlington: Collaborating........4 Mission Arlington: Collaborating........5 Volunteering Opportunities..................6 Volunteering Opportunities..................7 Key Club Service Activities....................8 UNICEF.................................................9 Officer Contact Information...............10 More Contact Information..................11 Stay Connected....................................12

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a word from the

EDITOR

Hey Key Club!

Hope your school year is going great so far! Whether you’re an underclassmen or upperclassmen, the inevitable stress of schoolwork is bound to hit at one point or another. With juggling homework, studying for school, and extracurriculars, it can be easy to forget to have fun and make the most of our high school experience.

With that being said, as high school students it’s important that we distribute our energy to activities that will not only allow us to de-stress, but also keep us connected with the people and community around us. To remember and be grateful for what we have, and to give back our most valuable asset: our time. So thank you. Thank you for all the service that you as members of Key Club International do every week, even for a couple of hours, no matter the cause.

Because our service goes beyond the people around us— it stretches far beyond our community into the bigger picture.

That’s why I joined this organization in the first place. For love. For service. Keep up the With Love, good work!

Gilliana Tawaran

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MISSION ARLINGTON: COLLABORATING WITH CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL BY: PRESTON TRUONG, DIVISION 39S

This weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in one of Mission Arlington’s vast amounts of volunteer events with members of the University of Texas at Arlington’s Circle K International and some Key Clubbers from Bowie High School. With approximately 30 helpers that morning, the volunteers were asked to unload a truck full of canned pinto beans and FUZE bottled tea in order to be stored in a warehouse for a future food drive. To split up the work as efficiently as possible, we split up into two teams: one team unloaded the goods from the truck and the other team had to move it into the storage room. Through this experience, not only did we get a good workout session from carrying cans heavier than my ranked teams in a certain game I shall not name, but also taught us valuable lessons about teamwork and being able to work with strangers. Even though this activity was supposed to take three hours, we managed to shorten up the time by half, finishing in about an hour-thirty. With so much time to spare, we decided to clean out the storage room in time for Mission Arlington’s future Thanksgiving/Easter events and move boxes of donated backpacks stored in another building into the storage room as well. To be completely frank, cleaning up a messy room filled with 29 other sweaty individuals will probably never be my preferred cup of tea.

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Transporting the backpacks from one building, appearing simple and easy at first, slowly became tedious and tiring. However, despite the undeserved negative reputation I may portray it as here, I feel like I got to understand my peers’ motivation for service even better. I was able to interview some of the volunteers during the middle of our shifts about what drove them to take time out of their precious day to come to Mission Arlington. To my surprise, although every volunteer had a different reason as to why they were volunteering that day the drive to give back to society was unvaried. Being able to interact with officers from Circle K and Bowie’s Key Club allowed me to get some valuable information and tips on how I can enrich Lake Ridge Key Club even further. The most notable tip I got from my interview with Circle K member Peter Vo was how the officers are more involved with their members by creating a large-scale Circle K Group chat on the platform GroupMe, giving both sides a more versatile way to communicate with each other. Mission Arlington has been a very captivating volunteer event for me and I hope

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VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

RECURRING EVENTS Sundays: Allies in Youth Development 2 PM - 4 PM at 1315 Hwy 1187, STE 107, Mansfield, TX Sundays: Allies in Youth Development Crochet Project 2 PM - 4 PM at 1315 Hwy 1187, STE 107, Mansfield, TX Wednesdays: Kiwanis' Feed The Kids 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM at 150 S 6th Ave, Mansfield, TX

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ONE TIME EVENTS Saturday, September 8th: Music Alley Festival 9 AM - 3 PM and 3 PM - 11 PM at Historic Downtown Mansfield (Main Street) Thursday, September 20th: Fabulous Faith Foundation: North Texas Giving Day 4:30 PM - 8 PM at 110 S Main Street, Mansfield, TX Thursday, September 20th: Kiwanis North Texas Giving Day 4:30 PM - 8 PM at 110 S Main Street, Mansfield, TX Saturday, September 22nd: Fabulous Faith Foundation Fun Run 10am-11am and 6pm-7pm at Katherine Rose Park 303 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield, TX Wednesday, October 3rd: Chick-fil-a Spirit Night 3200 E Broad Street Saturday, November 10th: Oliver Nature Park's Nature at Night 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Oliver Nature Park 1650 Matlock Rd, Mansfield, TX

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SERVICE ACTIVITIES UNICEF

UNICEF works to help children all around the world and is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of their rights.

CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK Children's Miracle Network treats 62 kids every minute — that's more than 10 million kids a year. Their mission is to generate funds and awareness programs for their 170 member hospitals.

MARCH OF DIMES

March of Dimes works to improve the health of mothers and babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

THIRST PROJECT

The Thirst Project works to build a socially-conscious generation of young people to END the global water crisis.

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OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

EDITOR

Christeen Nguyen Diana Fernandez lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail. com

Beyliy Brooks lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com

Gilliana Tawaran lrhskceditor@gmail.com

TREASURER

SENIOR REP

JUNIOR REP

SOPHOMORE REP

Tavvie Nguyen Kayla Moore lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com lrhskcseniorrep@gmail.com

Alan Phan Preston Truong lrhskcjuniorrep@gmail.com lrhskcsophrep@gmail.com

FRESHMAN REP

Not selected yet! lrhskcfreshmanrep@gmail.com

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WEBSITE

Visit our site for more info! lakeridgekeyclub.wixsite .com

MORE CONTACT INFORMATION DISTRICT GOVERNOR

DISTRICT SECRETARY

Bunsri Patel Addi Duerksen governor@tokeyclub.com secretary@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT TREASURER

DIVISION 39S LTG

Brianna Dao ltg39s@tokeyclub.com

Addie Flores treasurer@tokeyclub.com

REGION 7 ADVISOR Connor Rubrecht region9@tokeyclub.com

Todd Simmons todd.simmons@lpl.com

FACULTY ADVISOR

Kandice San Miguel kandicesanmiguel@misdmail.com

TWITTER

KIWANIS ADVISOR

TOKEY WEBSITE

tokeyclub.com

KC WEBSITE

Follow us on Twitter for the Visit the official Key latest updates!

Club site for more info! @LRKeyClub keyclub.org

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stay

CONNECTED

Let's keep in touch.

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