The Talon of T-O | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | March 2022 | Volume 5 | Issue 12

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March 2022 VOLUME 5 - ISSUE 12 DIVISION 39S - REGION 7

Lake Ridge High School Key Club

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Letter from the Editor Calendar of April Upcoming events Recap event Recap event Featured Article Photo and Articles The UNICEF Poster LEDCON theme Service Partners Service Partners cont.

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

Letter from the Editor Hey guys!

I hope that everyone is doing well! Summer is approaching and we only have a few more months until this school year ends. Let's participate in our club meetings and keep up your volunteering hours!

I am also super excited currently about the LEDCON event this April and I can't wait to attend.

Besides, I want to say congratulations to the new officers and I believe that our club would be filled with so much fun through their enthusiastic leadership. Besides, this will be my last newsletter of this year so I decided to write this letter to thank everyone! It has been a great honor and an amazing opportunity for me to serve our Key Club as your editor.

If you guys have any questions, don't be hesitate to reach out to our officers! Have a great day, everyone!

Yours in service,

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ALLIES IN YOUTH

SMITHSONIAN DIGITAL VOLUNTEER

Time: Every Sunday (excluding

When: Anytime

the first of the month)

How: Click here to volunteer online.

from 3-4:30 PM

Hour: Base on your time log.

Location: 1315 FM 1187, Suite 107,

What: You will be transcribing and reviewing

Mansfield, TX 76063

materials for the Smithsonian Museum

Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, personal hygiene

PROJECT GUTENBURG

products, and make cards to

When: Anytime

send to orphans in Eastern

How: Click here to volunteer online.

European countries.

Hour: 1 hour per book or article

Sign Up: Bring your hour log and

What: You will be transcribing and

sign up here

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.

KEY CLUB BIWEEKLY MEETING When: Wednesday, March 9th - Officers election will be during the meeting Wednesday, March 30th Where: LRHS Library (3:15 - 4:00 PM)

GT INDEPENDENT STUDY FAIR When: Wednesday, April 5th Where: LRHS Cafeteria (4:30-7 PM) Info: You will be helping with foot traffic

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P A C E Rf the month o

Joining the Mansfield ISD Service Day, our members went to pick up trash at the public park and cleaned the community spaces

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Our Key Club volunteered at Allies in Youth Development event and packed boxes of donations to send to orphan children in Ukraine

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From the beginning of the year until now, how has your view of Key Club changed?

FEATURED NEWSLETTER BY ABRAHAM MEDINA As we arise from this global pandemic, and although things may be very slowly returning to normality again, we have learned so many things about ourselves and our society. This year has been the most “normal” of my high school experiences, as it will be my first actual complete school year in-person of high school. Although this has been my first year being a member of Key Club it has taught me so much and helped me grow as a person.

Not only has Key Club allowed me to serve my school and community through a variety of service activities, it has also helped me to meet new people and opened my perspective of the world we live in. Through service towards others, I get to share my love of helping others while impacting the community we live in. I have also been able to grow my social skills through Key Club. Through various activities, I have not only made new friends with fellow volunteer members, but also met with a variety of people in my community. Apart from helping me with social life I think that being in Key Club has overall helped me become more organized, and even out-going with both goals and confidence. I believe that through my experiences, Key Club has and will continue to open doors for me.

Through these experiences it has helped me realize the impact Key Club has on our community and our members. Through this organization, leaders are born.

In my personal experience, my love for Key Club has allowed me to pursue helping others by running for the position for lieutenant governor for division 39S. With my knowledge I’ve gained, I was able to be confident and determined in order to reach my goal. After being elected, I was able to attend my officer training, which in my opinion has been the most important part of my Key Club journey. I learned so many things about Key Club and was able to meet so many new people. Thus, thought out this year, my knowledge and perspective on key club has opened up and a;;pawed me to realize how great this organization is and its vast impacts on everyone around it. I hope that this upcoming year, I can do the same in teaching others and help share the opportunities Key Club shared with everyone I can.

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write articles and take photos 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

fundraiser Sell as many chocolate bars and gummy bears boxes as possible to raise the funds for LEDCON! The member that sells the most boxes will be able to participate in the LEDCON event

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LEDCON 2022 THEME

Service is Sweet Many contests offered Build leadership and connections Registration is open!

APRIL 21 - 24, 2022 Hilton Anatole in Downtown Dallas, TX

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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 for more volunteering opportunities

@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

EDITOR

Bisola Okunola lrhskchours@gmail.com

Nhi Nguyen lrhskceditor@gmail.com

SERVICE COORDINATOR

WEBMASTER

Olivia Wurtz rhskcservice@gmail.com

Madison Nguyen lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com

Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!

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District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR

DISTRICT EDITOR

Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com

Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY

DISTRICT TREASURER

Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com

Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com

CONVENTION LIASON

TECH PRODUCER

Val Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com

Noah Obuya techproducer@tokeyclub.com

DIVISION 39S LTG Lauren St Clair ltg39s@tokeyclub.com

INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE Aliya Ali aliya.ali@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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