The Talon of T-O | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | April 2021 | Volume 5 Issue 1

VOLUME 5

ISSUE 1

APRIL 2021

THE

TALON OF T-O

MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 39S I REGION 7

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A recap of what we did in April A recap of what we did in April cont.

Calendar of May Upcoming events LEDCON Allies In Youth Letter from the Editor Student of the month Photos and articles submission A Dire Need For Volunteering A Dire Need For Volunteering cont.

HOTO HOTO cont.

Service Partners Service Partners cont.

UNICEF flyer The Kiwanis Family Stay Connected Elected officers for 2021-2022 Officer Contact District Contact

A RECAP

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Our Key Clubbers assisted in packing clothes, toys, personal hygiene products, and making cards at the Allies In Youth organization to send to orphaned children in a lot of different countries.

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GENERAL MEETING

Biweekly, every Wednesday at 3:30 PM Teams code: huk6zdy

Allies In Youth Time: Every Sunday (excluding the first of the month) from 3-4:30 PM Location: 1315 FM 1187, Suite 107, Mansfield, TX 76063 Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, personal hygiene

RECURRING EVENTS

products, and make cards to send to orphans in Eastern European countries.

Sign Up: Bring you hour log and sign up here

Covid Caring Cards Time: Anytime Location: Deliver to any officer.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Hours: 1 hour for every 2 cards.

Info: You will create cards to send messages to teachers and faculty who have been quarantined or who have been experiencing a hard time due to Covid.

FreeRice When: Anytime How: Download the FreeRice app or click here Info: You will be playing multiple-choice vocabulary games to donate grains of rice to families around the world.

Smithsonian Digital Volunteer When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online.

Hour: Base on your time log.

What: You will be transcribing and reviewing materials for the Smithsonian Museum Project Gutenburg When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online.

Hour: 1 hour per book or article What: You will be transcribing and proofreading books for the online library.

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The virtual event was participated by a lot of Key Clubbers and it was so much fun!

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Allies in Youth is one of the most familiar places where our club members often spend time volunteering during the weekend. This organization helps us to manage time and allows us to develop a lot of skills, especially teamwork and leadership.

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Editor Hello Key Clubbers,

My name is Nhi Nguyen, your next year Key Club Editor! It is almost the end of the school year and summer is coming! I know that you guys have been experiencing a challenging time with virtual learning and volunteering instructions. Still, I’m really glad that we have all got through last year together safely, especially, you guys have done an amazing job in staying involved with Key Club and spending time to volunteer. Besides, I also appreciate the hard work and dedication that our board has brought to our club to give us great volunteering opportunities.

I am now in officer training to get prepared for next year with our current editor, Lauren St Clair. Being an editor allows me to express my creativity and improve a lot of skills. So I’m grateful for being elected and I’ll put in my best effort to contribute to our club. Hopefully, next year is going to be a better experience for everyone and we will get to volunteer together more frequently. It is an excitement for me to work with our new board and get support from our members. Key Club monthly newspapers are always posted on the club’s website, so you guys can check it out and stay updated on our events as well! Wish you all the best!

Yours in service,

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OF THE MONTH

Congratulation to Our service coordinator was honorably awarded the "Student of the Month" in April 2021.

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easy volunteering hours?

Take volunteering photos and write articles for Key Club!

Due date: Anytime Info: You will be writing articles about anything that is related to Key Club or your experiences with Key Club.

Articles Requirements: It should have at least 400 words, a title, and a photo included. 1 hour per article.

Photo Submissions- 15 minutes for every approved photo Submission: Submit articles to lakeridgehskeyclub@gmail.com and submit photos through the Key Club Canvas you can find the link to on our Teams

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A DIRE NEED FOR VOLUNTEERING A FEATURED ARTICLE BY NEVA KHAN The 21st Century is filled with people who have different needs, dreams, and objectives in life. In this sense, there is a group of people who dedicate their lives to helping -service workers. For definition sake, community service refers to work done by a group of people to benefit others, it is often carried out by people, and the most significant beneficiary is the community. The people who undertake community service require no payment although sometimes volunteers receive different kinds of gifts. Community service is a noble profession since it gives the service worker an opportunity to help the needy and the disadvantaged.

Community service has several significant benefits to service workers. When an individual engages in community service, they gain psychological, social and cognitive benefits. Here, one gains psychological benefits due to the general life satisfaction associated with helping others. It might help to ease depression and reduce stress. The social benefits are gained where social workers are allowed to interact with people, and in the process, there is a formation of a special bond and an increase in social awareness and responsibility (Lawson et al., 2017). Lastly, cognitive benefits are gained in the manner that social workers enhance their knowledge and develop better interpersonal communication skills.

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In the modern times, schools are allowing

There are different forms of community

their students to engage in community

service. A volunteer may decide to focus

services. In this case, there are several

on helping the aged, people suffering

benefits of community service to the

from drug abuse, people with

students. To start with, they are offered

developmental disabilities, and the

an opportunity to mold themselves as

incarcerated among others. In all these

active community members and the work

situations, the people involved requiring

they do has a profound positive impact

support. For instance, through community

on them and the society at large.

service, the aged are helped to live

Through community service or

independently and with dignity

volunteerism, students develop critical

maximizing their quality of life and

life skills and knowledge while offering

participation in society. Also, through

their services to those who need it the

community service, individuals, families,

most. Also, participation in community

and communities are taught how to find

service among students boost their

ways to recover from substance. In

resumes and builds on their career

modern times, schools are allowing their

prospects.

students to engage in community

Involvement in community service

services. In this case, there are several

highlights the importance of compassion

benefits of community service to the

and understanding. When individuals

students. To start with, they are offered

engage in community service, they tend

an opportunity to mold themselves as

to leave a mark on the global and local

active community members and the work

community. That is, the participants are

they do has a profound positive impact

given a chance to change events and

on them and the society at large.

leave their mark on the community they

Through community service or

serve. It is through such events that the

volunteerism, students develop critical

lives of many people are transformed.

life skills and knowledge while offering

The best thing about community service

their services to those who need it the

is that it has no time limit and anyone

most. Also, participation in community

can take part. It is fulfilling and

service among students boosts their

rewarding and looks great on a resume

resumes and builds on their career

or college applications for students.

prospects.

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HUMANS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA Featured article by Elizabeth Mingle

Being a member of Key Club has paved a way for me to be more outgoing. As social coordinator, my duties were to increase membership and plan gatherings for officers. With this position, I hoped to enhance my social skills and become more involved in the club. I recall planning an “Among Us” themed social for Key Club’s officers. It was a great way to bond with My perspective about Key Club has seen a great transition. I originally believed that Key Club would be uninteresting and not worth my time. However, after the persistent persuasion by a friend to join the

other people and at the same time have a fun experience. My creation of this society is significant as it shows how my role in Key Club provided me a way to become outgoing.

Club my view was greatly altered. Since joining Key Club my sophomore year I have learned so much. I have made connections with other people within the club, achieved a higher role as an officer, and have become more involved in my community.

Without this society, this wouldn’t have been made possible. My experience in Key Club has been one of the best experiences in my life for it has convinced me to be more outgoing and has taught me the value of volunteering.

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Key Club has taught me the importance of committing acts of service. Prior to joining the club, I was motivated to volunteer by the idea that the opportunities would look great on a college application. I remember participating in Feed Tarrant County. This opportunity entailed placing pre-cooked meals into the cars of families in need of them. Me and other members of the club would alternate between

holding signs directing drivers to the pick-up location and carrying trays of food to their vehicles. My sweat and work ethic actually made a difference to the lives of others.

Without Key Club I would not be able to know what this feeling is like.

To conclude, my overall Key Club experience has been amazing for it has persuaded me to be extroverted and has taught me the significance of work ethic in the community.

With my last year in this society I hope to continue to grow and experience more of what Key Club has to offer. It saddens me that I did not consider joining Key Club sooner.

Better late than never.

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Click on the LOGOS of these organizations to learn more about our service partners!

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The Family K-Kids

CKI

Builders Club

A student-led program for elementary school students to build leadership skills and strong characters for service.

A student-led service organization for college students

A service club for middle-school students that helps them to improve selfconfidence, teamwork, and goal setting skills.

Aktian Club

Key Club

Kiwanis

A service club for adults with disabilities that helps them to discover their talents to help others and to develop confidence.

A service organization for high school students that provides opportunities to serve, improve leadership, and personal growth.

An international service organization that sponsor leadership clubs.

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STAY

Lake Ridge High School Key Club

T-O website

https://tokeyclub.com/

Key Club International https://www.keyclub.org/

https://lakeridgekeyclub.wixsite.com/lrkc

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for 2021-2022

President: Vice President:

Lauren St. Clair Neva Khan

Secretary:

Elizabeth Mingle

Treasurer:

Ethan Clark

Editor:

Nhi Nguyen

Webmaster:

Madison Nguyen

Social Coordinator:

Destin Drummond

Service Coordinator: Hours Coordinator:

Olivia Wurtz Bisola Okunola

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Officer Contact PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Ethan Vu Ethan Vu lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com

SECRETARY

TREASURER

Chris Ricks Olivia Wurtz lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com

HOURS COORDINATOR

EDITOR

Neva Khan lrhskchours@gmail.com

Lauren St. Clair lrhskceditor@gmail.com

SERVICE COORDINATOR

WEBMASTER

Ayanna Hill lrhskcservice@gmail.com

Noah Obuya lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com

SOCIAL COORDINATOR Elizabeth Mingle lrhskcsocial@gmail.com

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Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!

District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR

DISTRICT EDITOR

Kareena Patel governor@tokeyclub.com

Kaitlyn Tran editor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY

DISTRICT TREASURER

Vivian Thai secretary@tokeyclub.com

Raj Patel treasurer@tokeyclub.com

CONVENTION LIASON

TECH PRODUCER

Kaitlyn Roehr cl@tokeyclub.com

Alina Dam techproducer@tokeyclub.com

DIVISION 39S LTG Camila Brown ltg39s@tokeyclub.com

REGION 7 ADVISOR

REMIND CODES Text to 81010 T-O District @todistrict Secretaries @tosecs Treasurers @totreas Editors @toeditors Webmasters @towebs

Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com

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