MHSKC January Newsletter

MHS KEY CLUB • ISSUE NO. 3

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

Table of Contents PAST EVENTS Women's March 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS Village Temple Soup Kitchen Community Service Opportunity 18th Lunar New Year Firecracker Festival Sign Up for LTC

Women's March 2018

DATE

January 20th, 2018

TIME

11:00am-2:00pm

LOCATION

72nd and Central Park West

Last weekend I was able to attend the Women's March for the very first time. Even before I got to the event, I saw people on the train with homemade posters already. They were very creative and eye-catching.

When I got there, the streets were storming with people. It was just so nice to see so many people not only support the rights of women and other communities as well. Along the way, I was also able to meet new people and talk to strangers. Even though it may have been cold outside, I'm glad I got to go.

-Vicki Xiao

Group picture of Division 11 at the Women's March!

Go Division 11!

Click here to watch a video of the women's march!

More than 20,000 protesters attended the march according to Mayor Bill de Blasio

Address: 33 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

"The Village Temple Soup Kitchen has been proudly serving free meals to the homeless and needy every Saturday since 1987. Some of our guests live in the neighborhood, some come from other areas of the city and many join us on a regular basis and have become friends.

We take great pride in preparing a wonderful hot soup together with sandwiches, fruit, hot/cold drinks and dessert. The Soup Kitchen operations are funded by grants and contributions, and supported by food generously donated weekly from local businesses. We also receive food from City Harvest and the Food Bank for New York.

Everyone who works here is a volunteer. Whether a member of the temple or a neighbor, our volunteers are a multi-generational group. They are joined by students from nearby high schools, who earn community service credit.

Food preparation takes place every Saturday morning between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.

While a driver picks up donated food from local restaurants, bakeries and stores, the rotating group of soupmakers and volunteers chop vegetables and make sandwiches. A child who is old enough to place an apple in a paper lunch bag is welcome to experience the joy of helping others. When the 150+ brown bag lunches of sandwich, fruit and dessert are all assembled, it's time to set up the tables.

You are welcome to join us on any Saturday morning - you don't need a reservation - simply show up!

The serving crew is organized by New York Cares, the preeminent volunteer site in New York City. They serve the meals to our guests between 2:30 pm and 4:00pm. Volunteers interested in joining the serving crew, or in providing legal or social service guidance to guests, should call New York Cares at 212-228-5000.

By helping 10,000 needy people each year, we know we are serving an important role in our community and working to make a better world. We invite you to join us in a truly rewarding and meaningful way of helping those less fortunate. Please call J. Dean Chavooshian at 917-597-2030 to learn more about how you and your family members of any age can join the Saturday morning volunteers in this important effort to make the world a better place - or simply join us on a Saturday morning. It is our responsibility to make the world a better place." -The Village Temple Website

18TH LUNAR NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER FESTIVAL Better Chinatown is hosting the Lunar New Year Parade Festival for another year! Come celebrate the year of Rooster and bring joy to the Chinese American community on February 16th! We will be helping with set-up, break down, and helping the different companies run their booth. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time during the event itself to enjoy the festival! Lunch will be provided.

DATE

February 16, 2018

LOCATION Sara D Roosevelt Park TIME

Shift 1: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Shift 2: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your president, Annie (alannie@gmail.com), or Michele (chenmi5@bxscience.edu)!

See you there!

70th Annual Leadership Training Conference

What is LTC?

Leadership Training Conference, or LTC, is a yearly gathering of key clubbers, from all over New York, to celebrate the closing of the service year and the start of a new one. This year's birthday bash themed training conference will be on March 23rd to March 25th and located at the Desmond Hotel.

Over the weekend, key clubbers will be attending workshops, participating in group activities, voting for their next executive board, entering in contests and receiving recognition of what they or their club has accomplished throughout the service year!

Theme: Birthday Bash

http://ltc.nydkc.org/

Price Registation is $295 per member and $325 per chaperone. The registration priority/guarantee deadline is February 19th, the online registration deadline is March 7th, and the payment deadline is March 14th.

Location

Trailer

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