The Talon of T-O | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | December 2021 | Volume 5 Issue 9

the talon of T-O December 2021 VOLUME 5 - ISSUE 9 DIVISION 39S - REGION 7

Lake Ridge High School Key Club

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Member Interviews Calendar of December Upcoming events Highlighted Event Humans of Texas Oklahoma Photo and Articles The UNICEF Poster Service Partners Service Partners cont.

Stay Connected (Club Info) The Kiwanis Family Officer Contact District Contact

2021 W KEY C ITH LUB

Favorite volunteering place / event I went in 2021 What I have learned from being a Key Clubber in 2021?

"I've learned that volunteer work may not be materially rewarding, but it's rewarding in the way that it feels nice to help out the community."

"I enjoyed the Veterans Day Breakfast because of the people that I volunteered with and just the whole atmosphere!"

from Saman Saiforoayai11th-grade member

from Carolina Wong 10th-grade member

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

Hour: Base on your time log.

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

Sign Up: Bring your hour log and sign up here

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.

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.

DANNY JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL When: January 16th (Different shifts and times) Where: 4500 E Broad St, Mansfield Info: You will be helping with setting up tables, projector and speaker, decorating, greeting attendees, and watching kids.

Sign up here

KEY CLUB BIWEEKLY MEETING When: Wednesday, January 12th Wednesday, January 26th Where: LRHS Library (3:15 - 4:15 PM)

T-SHIRT COMPETITION Be creative and creative t-shirt for our club! It can be any theme that is related to Key Club and the club's goals. Please use a website to design!

1 hour for participating and creating the design. 5 hours for the chosen design.

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On December 10th, a lot of Key Clubbers went to a PTA Christmas event at an elementary school to help set

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up tables, hand out food, clean up, and watch kids.

FEATURED ARTICLE BY MADISON NGUYEN

I have wanted to join Key Club ever since my older sister once spoke of it, but I never intended to join my freshmen year. That year had already been strange and overwhelming because of corona and online school, so I planned to not join Key Club due to having to add volunteering to my workload. Not to mention that we were already a month into the school year, but for some miraculous reason, I joined anyway. The start was slow to say the least, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I appreciated the thought of having something to do every other Wednesday at 3:30 PM even if it was short and I was just sitting behind a screen.

Thanks to Key Club, I was able to find confidence, something that I have always had trouble with. I remember at the end of a typical meeting, there were a few Kahoot games that I chose to join. I have never been the type of person to speak out or easily talk to the people, fear of saying the wrong thing or embarrassing myself. I did not have this fear during this time. I genuinely had fun talking to the other members, and was not afraid to turn on my mic to say something. For one of the first times in my life, I felt like I belonged somewhere.

By being in Key Club, I was able to meet many new people. One of my favorite memories from this year was when I went to pick up trash at Oliver Nature Park with Neva, the vice president, and Nhi, the editor. While cleaning up the park, I was not afraid to speak as I always was. I was able to feel comfortable with the people around me and be myself. The experience was memorable not only because it was my first in person club event, but because of the friends I was able to make. I was able to get to know the other club members while helping the community.

Overall, not only has Key Club made me a better person by pushing me to volunteer and help others more, but I was also able to become more open and confident. I was able to meet so many new people, and even gain a new leadership role as Webmaster. I am thrilled to be involved in such a welcoming and life-changing club. As I go through my second year of Key Club, I am glad to say that my love for it has only grown stronger. Due to all this, I am overjoyed to spend two more years in Key Club volunteering and working to make the world a better place!

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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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SERVICE PARTNERS

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

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STAY

Connected Lake Ridge High School Key Club https://lakeridgekeyclub. wixsite.com/lrkc

T-O website

https://tokeyclub.com/

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

Social Media & Resources

@lrhs.keyclub

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@LRKeyClub

Text @lrhskc2020 to 81010 to join

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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Officer Contact PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT

Neva Khan Destin Drummond lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com

SECRETARY TREASURER

Elizabeth Mingle Ethan Clark lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com

HOURS COORDINATOR

Bisola Okunola lrhskchours@gmail.com

SERVICE COORDINATOR

Olivia Wurtz rhskcservice@gmail.com

EDITOR Nhi Nguyen lrhskceditor@gmail.com

WEBMASTER

Madison Nguyen lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com

Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!

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District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT EDITOR

Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY

Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT TREASURER

Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com

CONVENTION LIASON

Val Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com

TECH PRODUCER

Noah Obuya techproducer@tokeyclub.com

DIVISION 39S LTG

Lauren St Clair ltg39s@tokeyclub.com

INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE Salma Eldeeb salma.eldeeb@keyclub.org

REGION 7 ADVISOR

Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com REMIND CODES Text to 81010

T-O District @todistrict Secretaries @tosecs Treasurers @totreas Editors @toeditors Webmasters @towebs

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