May 2014 Millburn Key Club Newsletter

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May 2014

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The Millburn

Official Newsletter of Millburn High School Key Club/ NJ Division 15 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204

CONTENTS PAGE 1

Key Club Car Wash PAGE 2

Kiwanis Karnival/ Smile Train PAGE 3

RTC PAGE 4-5

Battle of the Bands PAGE 6

Upcoming Events

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Key

Key Club Car Wash On the beautiful

wards helping cure

nate and spraying my

day of April 26th from

mothers and their ba-

friends with water. Key

9a.m. to 1p.m Millburn

bies they generously

Club events are always

High School’s Key Club

gave donations. Our

great to raise aware-

had a successful, free car spirited Key Club was

ness in our community

wash in order to raise

and meet members in

able to raise around

money and awareness for $400!!! In addition to the Eliminate Project.

washing cars we sold

Many people did not un-

delicious baked goods

derstand why the car

and lollipops. Not sur-

wash was free. When we

prisingly, I had a great

explained that it was to

time dancing with post-

the club.

raise awareness about the ers to attract passing Eliminate Project and that cars, washing cars, raisall funds would go to-

ing awareness for Elimi-

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KIWANIS KARNIVAL

On Arc Day local Key Clubbers gathered at the Livingston Kiwanis Karnival. Arc Day is a day dedicated to all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and in the morning the

carnival was open and free to those very people. There were rides, games, and, most importantly, food. We worked alongside Livingston Key Clubbers at the funnel cake stand powdering, packaging, and distributing the funnel cakes that Mr. and Mrs. Nevola made. The weather was beautiful and all the people were so nice. Even when people were ordering 10 funnel cakes at a time it was still fun to work with Key Clubbers we just met. It was truly a great way for us to get closer to Livingston Key Club and it certainly helped further unite the

Service Abroad!

clubs. Events like these with clubs outside out own district remind us that the Kiwanis Family truly is a family, with thousands of likeminded people working to better the world one funnel cake at a time. Overall it was a great experience and I know I will be returning next year to help such a great cause even if it means I’ll get powdered sugar in my hair!

Smile Train Smile Train is an annual event that our Key Club holds every year throughout April and May. During the month of April, students, teachers, and family members could pre-order packs of chocolate chip cookies from Key Clubbers. Then, in early May, Key Clubbers gathered together for a day or two of making delicious batter, baking, and packaging tasty cookies (and eating quite a few). The following Monday, Key Clubbers delivered the cookies to those who ordered them.

All of the money goes to Smile Train, an organization that raises money for surgeries for children who have cleft palates. These children are often rejected by their families because of their appearances and have difficulty eating and drinking. This year, Key Club managed to raise enough money for one surgery! Also this year, we introduced the option of gluten free cookies, which allowed three more people to enjoy our baked treats. Those of us who helped out with this event had lots of fun, and we hope to see you all selling, baking, or both next year.

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Regional Training Conference

I was fortunate enough to go to the Regional Training Conference. To be honest it was everything I hoped it would be and more. The thing I loved most about it was the sense of commu-

nity and belonging. Having multiple schools come to-

gether for the same goal is a fulfilling process. Not only the concept in general, but the way the RTC was run was superb. At the RTC the numerous amounts of ice-breakers allowed for

the one allocated for just Editors. This

great inter-club conversation. It felt just

was helpful because I was able to learn

as though a group of friends was hang-

how to do my part and overall, help

ing out, and less like a formal meeting.

the entirety of Key Club. There were

Having open minded conversations

separate seminars for all given positions

throughout different clubs meant that

and I thought this was the most benefi-

ideas spread efficiently. Not only that,

cial. These seminars help all Key Club

but the brief but informative seminars

members from General Members to

allowed for information to be easily

Presidents. All in all, the Spring RTC was

communicated. Personally, the semi-

definitely a success. I cannot wait to go

nar which I found most informative was

again next year!

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BATTLE OF THE BANDS 4 SIGNS YOU MIGHT FERING

I created the idea of Battle of the Bands about a year ago and now with the forces of Key Club I am finally able to complete my idea.

The event is on Friday May 30th from 7-9 pm in the MHS Main Gym. Tickets are $10 at the door or $7 outside of lunch and all proceeds are going to The NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking.

There will be food and teacher judges, but depending on how loud the crowd cheers the winner will be chosen! The winning band will get free studio time at So.I.Heard of Music

in Millburn. There will

ing involves the use

be about four bands

of force, fraud and/

performing from in

or coercion for the

and out of

purpose of

Millburn.

sexual exploi-

FROM “POST-DCON SYNDROME

tation or Human

forced labor.

Trafficking is Modern

The U.S. State De-

Day Slavery, and

partment estimates

there are approxi-

that 600,000-800,000

mately 27 million

people are traf-

slaves in the world

ficked in the United

right now. "New Jer-

States annually." (NJ

sey is a prime loca-

Coalition Website)

tion for Human Trafficking because it is

I hope that through

a major national

this event I can raise

and international

more awareness

transportation and

about Modern Day

shipping corridor. It is

Slavery as it is over-

a rapidly growing

looked when it is a

criminal industry sec-

big issue. I want to

ond only to drug

create a comforta-

dealing and equal in

ble environment of

scope to arms deal-

discussion about this

ing. Human Traffick-

problem and what

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we can do to help it. Everyone should come out to this event to support Human Trafficking Prevention and great music from some awesome bands !

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Last General Meeting of the school year

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CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS!!!

President Evanie Anglade (973) 309-0325 evanieluvdog4@gmail.com

Vice President Uma Sarwadnya (908) 566-2874 smintala@gmail.com

Recording Secretary Olivia Estes (973) 908-1558 fullmetalalchemist5@yahoo.com

Corresponding Secretary Leonard Santos (973) 557-6256 leonardjsantos@gmail.com

Treasurer Lily Jacobs (973) 641-8940 Liljac60@gmail.com

Editor Nikita Verma (973)-652-3717 nikitalillyverma@yahoo.com

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