The Talon of T-O | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | December 2022 | Volume 6 | Issue 9

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This year you've stepped out of you comfort zone You stayed true to the Key Club Core

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The Creative Thinker

You find joy in volunteering and helping others. You find creative solutions to a variety of problems. You enjoy thinking outside of the box

Inclusiveness - Character Building - Leadership - Caring

W A N T A N E A S Y H O U R ? W A N T A N E A S Y H O U R ?

Write Articles and Take Photos!!

Can be submitted at any time.

About anything relating to Key Club/Service.

1 hour per article written

Email me any submissions or questions you have using lrhskceditor@gmail.com

At least 400 words in length

A creative title A photo

& socials

During meetings, volunteering events, CANDID PHOTOS ARE BEST!!

(try to get photos of you & your fellow key clubbers actively serving)

15 minutes per approved photo

Could be featured in the newsletter

Email photos to lrhskceditor@gmail.com or lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com

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Welcome back to The Talon of T-O! I hope the first semester of the school year and winter break went well! I have been preparing etudes for all-region and area auditions and reading a lot. The officers are working to plan socials and service projects for the spring semester. In the meantime, try to make some time to sign-up for the volunteer events we have been sending information out about and follow our Instagram @lrhs.keyclub and join our remind @lrhskc22 to always be upto-date with what's going on in our club (:

Remember to try your best to manage your time, stay hydrated, get plenty of sleep, continue to nourish your body as well as enjoy each moment of this school year; it'll be over before you know it. With that being said have a great spring semest edition of The Talon of T-O!

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-Where? Market Street in Mansfield (3145 E Broad Street, Mansfield, TX 76063)

-What is it? Vote for your next Lieutenant Governor and stay afterward for our January Divisional Council Meeting!!

New Year's Day

Winter Break

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Meeting in the Library

Lunar New Year

*What? Tutor other students, receive tutoring, great for college applications

*Questions? Email rahulrajan1204@gmail.com

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*When? Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm

*Where? Mansfield Mission Center

*What? Volunteer opportunities include helping in the food market, thrift store, and working events.

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*When? Wednesdays @4:00pm

*Where? First Methodist Church, Building D

*What? Unload food from trucks and bring it inside, unpack boxes/load tables for bagging, bag food in an assembly line, and load bags into food pantry vehicles.

*When? Every Sunday except the first of every month 2pm-4pm

*Where? 1315 Hwy 1187, Suite 115, Mansfield, TX 76063

*What? Sort donated items, make cards, and pack boxes that will be sent to orphans in Eastern Europe

*Google form to sign-in coming soon!!

*Get your hours log signed by Margie or Frederick

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We are all too familiar of the idea that the sum is greater than its parts, as it has been embedded into our minds since as long as we can remember. Afterall, teamwork makes the dreamwork and two minds are greater than one Yet, at times, we all must ask the question: What effect do I have? Afterall, we ’ re just high schoolers, still kids, what could we truly do?

We as individuals have the capabilities to influence those around us, and it’s up to us to use it for the better. Joining Key Club last year and volunteering made me realize that you can impact those around you greatly, to an extent that I didn’t believe an individual could achieve before. Key Club is so much more than service hours, it’s about helping clean your community, supporting food banks to provide for the malnourished, fostering creativity in kids, and so much more beyond that. The individual is capable of changing the community for the better, and bit by bit can influence those around them.

The effect of passionate individuals can be felt in those around them, as they can truly spark change and inspire others to follow their footsteps Taking initiative and helping those in need can spark change and lead others to do the same. Eventually, a group may form springing from an individual, and the impact of the collective can be significant. An example of this would be none other than our precious Key Club. Members often attract others towards the club by volunteering which then strengthens the club Together as a unit, the club is capable of significant changes and providing a greater outreach throughout the community than the individual could, but the main goal still stemmed from one individual stepping up. It may not seem like one may much have much impact, but affecting those around them can leave a lasting impact

So truly, what effect do I have? The answer can be seen in two ways. In all honesty, if one reflects on the literal bounds of an individual, a person can only do so much The second way of seeing it though, is that an individual can spark change, impact those around them, lead a collective, & leave a greater impact on the world than previously imagined. The true power of an individual is not what we individually do, but what we can do to those around us.

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