MANSFIELD SUMMIT KEY CLUB | DIVISION 39S | REGION 7
KEY CHAIN
VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 10 | FEBRUARY 2020
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Presidents Letter ------------------------- 3 Calendar -------------------------------- 4 Volunteering Opportunities---------------5 FUN-draising & LEDCON ------------------ 6 LEDCON --------------------------------- 8 Bake Sale! ------------------------------- 9 Communication is KEY! ----------------- 10 Key Club Service Partners -------------- 12 Thirst Project --------------------------- 13 Contact Information ------------------- 14
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Hello everyone!
This has been a great month for Key Club and its thanks to all of you loyal members coming to meetings, PB&J’s and of course doing a whole bunch of volunteering. This month was highlighted by our Valentine’s day social and bake sale. We were able to raise close to four hundred dollars for our trip to LEDCON this year, and we are so close to getting to go. With only two months I hope to finish this year off great and I am glad to say that next year should be just as good if not better with our new board members that we elected this month! We’re nearing the end now and for us, seniors its almost the end of our high school and Key Club journey, but let’s make sure to remember that throughout all this stress and pressure it’s important to be thankful and give back!
Yours in Service,
Gavin Wilson
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PB&J Commons @ 3
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Service event Check page 5
volunteering
opportunities Everyday: Mission
Arlington
7-7pm @ 210 South St Arlington, TX Volunteers asked to do a variety things, such as packing, organizing and shelving donations
Wednesday: Kiwanis'
Feed the Kids
4:30pm @ 150 S 6th St. Mansfield, TX Volunteers asked to help pack bags for kids around Mansfield in order to keep everyone fed
Wednesday: PB&J
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4 pm @ Summit High School Join us in feeding the homeless, we will be forming assembly lines making: PB&J Sandwiches!
Thursday: Summit
High School Recycling
7-7pm @ Summit High School Help keep Summit high school clean by taking out the teachers recycling around the school
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FUN-draising & & FUN-draising LEDCON!! LEDCON!! By: Thomas Tran, Senior Class Rep
It’s February, LEDCON is approaching quickly and our club has been making preparations. We have been preparing for all the different events that our club will be participating in at LEDCON and have been raising funds to cover the costs. Our club has been raising money by doing fundraisers, going out to promote our club and asking people for donations.Our club has been fundraising the entire year, from garage sales in the summer to selling chocolate around our school and bake sales. In the Summer of 2019, our club held a garage sale at one of our board members’ homes and was able to receive donations of various different items and we opened it up to the community to come by and buy all the different items. We also had two different bake sales this year during the month of October on Halloween and one in February on Valentine’s day. Our club also decided to fundraise by selling World’s Finest Chocolate around our school and community. We were able to raise a lot of money this year from various different fundraising ideas and we have been able to use some of what we’ve raised in order to provide sufficient funds for LEDCON. Our club has also gone out to promote our club and asked different organizations to help sponsor or trip to LEDCON. We
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asked the Kiwanis Club of Mansfield for donations and they were
gracious enough to provide $1000 to cover part of our costs and alleviate some of the financial burden that would otherwise be placed on our club. Our club is grateful to the Kiwanis club for being able to help our club go to LEDCON. We have also asked our school if they would be able to help alleviate some of the cost for LEDCON. Our club has also had various different socials throughout the year to promote our club and we have asked for donations from the people that attended. We held a water balloon social over the summer and were able to receive some donations from all the people that were able to attend.From all of our different fundraising events and generous donors we have been able to reduce our cost from each of the members that are attending LEDCON to about $150. We are all excited to attend LEDCON in April and are excitedly preparing and getting ready for our new board to take over.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT OF KEY
LEDCON 2020
CLUB INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS
CREATING STARS OF SERVICE
APRIL 23-26, 2020
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KEY MOMENTS:Â
BAKE SALE!!
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Communication is KEY! By: Gavin Wilson, President
To create a connection with the Key Club members, officers must communicate and put in effort into wanting to know about the individual member. This year, the officers have done several things in order to create a strong bond between both members and officers. One custom that is always done during the beginning meetings is ringing the Key Club bell. When an individual has been chosen, they are to introduce themselves by stating their name, current grade level, and a fun fact. The officers encourage this custom because we want to know more about the members, even if it’s a little. There are obviously too many people in the organization so by implementing this tradition, it’s easier for the members. By allowing members to present themselves, it allows them to become relaxed around other people which in turn allows the officers to easily approach them. Personally, as an officer this year, I had many opportunities to connect with people thanks to this custom. I found many people within the club that has the same or similar interests as I do and it made building friendships easier for me. Another way the officers tried to build a connection with the members is by hosting various socials in school and outside of
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school. This year, the school’s club has held quite a few gatherings.
Sometimes, it was with food, working on a project together, playing a game of Kahoot or a mix of everything! Whatever the social may consist of, both the board officers and club members gather together in one spot. Through these gatherings, differences between an individual with a leadership position or one that doesn’t are placed aside. The main focus of hosting socials is to have fun together and with each other which is the start of new friendships. Last, but not least, one of the most important ways to connect with members is simply by talking. I had found myself to be very timid when I try to befriend someone I do not know, even though I’m an officer. But once I built enough courage and confidence into speaking, I realize that talking or communicating with others is possibly the best way to ignite a connection. In other words, while hosting socials and allowing the members to give the club a short presentation of themselves is a nice way to go, approaching someone and talking to them personally is the best way to learn about them and become friends.
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SERVICE PARTNERS MARCH OF DIMES The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth & infant mortality.
CHILDREN'S
MIRACLE NETWORK Children’s Miricale Network raises funds & awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. & Canada.
UNICEF UNICEF works in 190 countries & territories to the protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children & their families.
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OFFICER CO President:
Gavin Wilson
president.shskc@gmail.com
Editor:
Aylssa Brown
editor.shskc@gmal.com
Secretary:
Daisy Hernandez
rsecretary.shskc@gmail.com
Historian:
Lalo Tovar
historian.shskc@gmail.com
Senior Class Rep:Â Thomas
Tran
seniorclassrep.shskc@gmail.com
Sophomore Class Rep:
Kiana Busto
sophomoreclassrep.shskc@gmail.com
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NTACT INFO Vice-President:
Uyen Nguyen
vp.shskc@gmail.com
Tresurer:
Amy Tran
treaurer.shskc@gmail.com
Webmaster:
Reem Saeed
summitwebmaster.shskc@gmail.com
Social Coord: Grace
Mutterer
socialcordi.shskc@gmail.com
Junior Class Rep:
Tina Ayala
juniorclassrep.shskc@gmail.com
Freshman Class Rep: Emma
Mutterer
freshmanclassrep.shskc@gmail.com
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MORE CON District Govenor: Ashna Patel governor@tokeyclub.com District Treasurer: Katherine Chao treasurer@tokeyclub.com Convention Liason: Dillon Grisham cl@tokeyclub.com International Trustee: Alexis keyclub.org
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Division 39S LTG: Sharlene Garcia ltg39s@tokeyclub.com
Faculty Advisor: Austin Reese austinreese@misdmail.org
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TACT INFO District Secretary: Kareena Patel secretary@tokeyclub.com District Editor: Vivian Thai editor@tokeyclub.com Tech Producer: Lacey Thomas techassistant@tokeyclub.com Region 7 Advisor: Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com Kiwanis Advisor: Phil Stover jphilstover@gmail.com Faculty Advisor: Dahlia Berwise dahliaberwise@misdmail.org
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MANSFIELD SUMMIT KEY CLUB | FEBRUARY 2020
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