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

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Welcome back to The Talon of T-O! I hope the first few months of the school year have been going well! I am still trying to figure out to balance college applications, Key Club, Band, and class work, so it's been a chaotic two months. The officers are very excited for things to get settled, so we can plan more service projects and socials to do as a club! 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 up to 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 nurish your body as well as enjoy each moment of this school year; it'll be over befo With that being said, enjoy this mon of The Talon of T-O!

Yours in Service and Friendship,

Zoe Leddy

click the candy to go to go to a sign up page

*When? Saturday, October 29 2:00pm 5:00pm

*Where? One Church; 6060 FM 1387 Midlothian, TX 76065

*What? Set up, clean up, run pumpkin decorating station, trunk or treat (decorate your car trunk and pass out candy), run other games/booths

*When? Friday, October 28 5:00pm 8:30pm

*Where? 106 Wisteria St Mansfield, TX 76063 (MAC)

*What? Set up, running carnival games, serving food, directing participants, tear down/clean up **Sign up closes 10/13!

*When? October 17 October 28

*Where do I drop them off? The threatre classrooms

*What? Donate children's books 2 books = 1 hour (3 hours max)

*When? Monday Saturday 10am 6pm

*Where? Mansfield Mission Center

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

*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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Key Club is the oldest and largest student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to serve, build character, and develop leadership

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Our editor, Zoe, presented a forum talking about the responsibilities of an editor and tips and tricks to making newsletters.

A selfie Danielle Alvarado, Lieutenant Governor for Divison 13, took after presenting Parli Pro which goes over proper procedures for running meetings and setting things into motion

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After the meeting, the club made cards to give to residents in nursing homes

We had over 170 attendees at our first meeting!! Thank you to everyone who showed up. We hope to see you at the next one (:

Our officers have been able to attend more of our Mansfield Kiwanis Club's meetings. We have met the Mayor, the Superintendent of MISD, and one of the educators from Mansfield's Environmental Facility

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“With our newly instated officers finally entering the school year, it’s essential for everyone to attend training in order for our duties to be fulfilled to the best of our abilities. Texas Oklahoma’s Region 7 had its Regional Training Conference on September 3rd at Martin High School this year and would have divisions 39S, 39N, and 1.

Our day started off with the officers from various clubs in Region 7 piling into the library. Our LTGs, guests, and District Governor would introduce themselves and we would all recite the Key Club pledge. Everyone was settling in, and we would transition into icebreakers hosted by the one and only, District Governor, Jonathan Perez. For our icebreakers, we did “speed dating” where we were introduced to someone knew and would answer a prompt with one another. It was great talking to people just as motivated to serve their communities and to better the lives of others! Eventually, it was time to properly transition into the training part of the RTC

Our first forum would be an informational one, and I was delegated to attend the “District and Internation Convention” forum. Learning about the international convention and the upcoming locations was extremely useful. I was able to share my personal experiences with the district convention while listening to others mirror their experiences. Our district convention is called LEDCON (Leadership and Educational CONference) and is hosted every spring in Dallas, Texas. Once our presentation and discussion concluded, we moved on to our second forum.

The second and arguably most important forum would cover Parli Pro (Parliamentary Procedure) Hosted by Division 13’s LTG Danielle Alvarado, we would cover how to properly move a motion, amend, vote, etc. which is crucial to maintaining a smooth meeting. We practiced with a discussion, amended changes, and adjourned the meeting.

Our lunch would follow with our second to last forum afterward. Our third forum would be held after our District Governor went over Key Club 101. The choices for the third forum were between president/vice president or secretary, so I learned more about the responsibilities of the secretary. Finally, I would end the day by attending the webmaster forum This was almost the entire point of the RTC for me because of my position, so solidifying my knowledge was important We held a 5 minute design contest, and with that, our RTC would come to a close. It was overall a great experience interacting with other clubs and districts and was an important event of the year.

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