Region 7, Division 1S
Volume 3 // Issue 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EDITOR
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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PROJECTS
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DCON
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PAST EVENTS
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UPCOMING
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CONTACT
Editor’s Corner Hey, Key Club! Happy New Year! Keep up the good work, Key Clubbers! New challenges lie ahead. Get ready to start preparing for DCON! -Lexi Cepak, NCKC Editor
LETTER FROM THE CO CO--
VICE PRESIDENT J O R D A N
P E Y T O N
Key Club officers gather to trade presents for their Secret Santa Gift Exchange.
Hey everyone! Happy new year! DCON is right around the corner! Make sure to help us with our non-traditional scrapbook among other entries we may have. Keep participating in the Conversation on Conservation, and continue to stay active! It’s a new year, but there are still plenty of service opportunities, including fundraising for DCON and ICON.
Yours in service,
NCKC Vice President
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Winter Toy Drive
Thank you everyone for your generous donations! Because of you, kids were able to have a merry Christmas!
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2015
NORTH CROWLEY HIGH S SCHOOL’S CHOOL’S
SERVICE: MISSION ACC ACCEPTED EPTED
District Convention 2 0 1 6 | D A L L A S
Sara and Jordan celebrate their Non-Traditional Scrapbook win at District Convention.
District Convention is a yearly event where Key Clubbers can enter competitions, participate in activities and workshops, and make lots of friends. DCON is fun, exciting, and a great place to learn more about Key Club. Make sure to attend DCON and accept your mission! Attend DCON from April 21st—April 23rd!
DIVISIONAL PROJECT happiness as a child would get to bring another child happiness too. After the toy drive ended, some Key Clubbers, like Yerasly Duran, stayed after school and helped sort the toys and bag them up so they could be transported to Beautiful Feet Ministries. That weekend, they were driven to the church, where a small Christmas sermon was held. After that, Key Clubbers grabbed their bags of toys, Last November, in order to prepare for
hopped into trucks, and went door to door
our Divisional Project, Key Clubbers attended
with them, bringing Christmas presents to un-
the Build-A-Bear Social. It was a great event
suspecting underprivileged families that oth-
where we got to meet people from other
erwise wouldn’t have had toys for their Chil-
clubs in our area while making bears to do-
dren for Christmas.
nate to Beautiful Feet Ministries. In addition to the bears we made that day, we also collected toys at North Crowley High School. All through the month of December,
Everyone had fun socializing with their groups while sitting on bales of hay. Key Clubbers from North Crowley got to meet club members from Grandbury, Paschal, and
we asked members of our school to donate
other clubs in our area. Everyone was
lightly used toys in order to contribute to the
dressed in their festive attire, and they had a
Divisional Project. Every day, we watched as
really great time socializing and playing the
the pile of toys in Mr. Long’s room grew until it
role of Santa Claus.
took up an entire corner. People brought in toys for all ages. They brought stuffed animals, toy cars and trucks, and dolls. I decided to donate my entire Web-
This event was the reflection of North Crowley Key Club’s Christmas spirit. The project wasn’t easy to accomplish – it wasn’t a simple one-time event where all you have to
kinz collection because I knew that my be-
do is show up. We had to make a plan and
loved stuffed animals would be better off
finish it over a long stretch of time, and it
getting played with by children than they
paid off in the end. Because of this Divisional
would be collecting dust in my closet. At first,
Project, disadvantaged children got to expe-
I was reluctant to part with some of them,
rience the magic of Christmas.
but it made me feel good to know that the stuffed animals that had brought me
Article By: Lexi Cepak
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STORYTIM
Article By: Courtney Brumbalow
ME
On Friday, December 4, North Crowley Key Clubbers Daisy, Olivia, Jailine , Yeralsy, Daisy’s little sister, and I attended the Barnes & Noble Polar Express Storytime.
took pictures with the children.
Around 7:00 pm, it was time for the story to be read. I was chosen to hold the storybook while the story was read. A person dressed very similar to the conductor read the story; he even had the facial hair!
songs.
About 7:30 pm, Santa came out and greeted the excited children. The children happily sat on his lap and told what they wanted for Christmas. After Everyone arrived around 6:45 pm. they took pictures with the big jolly guy. When everyone we were told what we After the children were done with Sanwere reading (the Polar Express), what ta, The Key Clubbers and I snapped a we were serving (cookies and cocoa), quick photo with Father Christmas. and what the children would be doing After the pictures with Santa, the after (coloring sheets). There was a big Key Clubbers and I sung Christmas turnout. There were way more children songs. Since we weren’t very familiar and parents than at the usual Stowith certain songs, we invited a volunrytime. teer onto the stage to help us sing the
After the story was read, Yerasly, Olivia and Jailine served cookies and cocoa while I passed out work sheets and Daisy passed out bells. After Daisy and I passed out the bells and worksheets, I joined the other key clubbers while they served the last of the cookies and cocoa. There was an accident with the cookies and cocoa, and I helped clean it up. Also, the conductor
About 8:00 pm, the children and their parents started to leave. The Key Clubbers and I departed, but not before we snapped a selfie with our cardboard Santa beards. We then all left after having a good time exploring the fun aspects of the classic Polar Express!
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Article By: Ashley Anderson
C o w b o y S a n ta s workers and receive more lists until they're all gone. After all of the children's presents were bagged, we straightened shelves, searched through books, and made the place more tidy so that the workers had less to do. Everyone had a great time picking out American Girl books for the girls and Transformers for the boys. Walking down Cowboy Santas is one of my favorite
isles and isles of baby dolls, stuffed pet dogs, skateboards, and electronic cars
events of the year because it ties me closer made me feel like I was in The North Pole. to my community. They had a wonderful selection including When I first heard of the name Cow-
things all of my friends’ younger siblings
boy Santas, I thought that I would see a
would want for Christmas like bracelet
person dressed as Santa in a cowboy hat.
makers and art kits. It was comforting to
Only when I walked in the quaint building, I think about children that normally don’t found that the event called for others to take the job of Santa, which is why I love it so much. On December 23, there were less
get much getting so many nice new things. Envisioning the smiles on kids’ faces when they opened their presents on Christmas morning warmed my heart and put all
people attending since it was the last day. I of the Key Club members’ hearts in the holreceived a badge that listed the items to
iday spirit.
give a child. I retreated to a group of peo-
I love picking presents for others beple that were given a shopping cart & a list cause I like to think that the kid might grow of children that need gifts. We pick preto be a doctor if I pack them a doctor kit,
sents according to their age: stocking stuff- or maybe a musician if I help pack a guitar! ers, books, a few toys, and a game/stuffed I'm already pepped up with Christmas spirit animal. Then we return the cart to the
for next year too!!
Place for Grace DCM
Article By: Daisy Doan On Saturday, December 12th, 2015, the Kiwanis of Weatherford hosted their annual “Place for Grace” Christmas Party at Antonio’s Mexican Restaurant in Weatherford from 1:30-4:30 pm. The Christmas party was also combined with the DCM, or Divisional Council Meeting, for the month. The “Place for Grace” party was dedicated to the foster family that has been supported by the Kiwanis for the past years. North Crowley Key Club had the privilege of being invited to join the Christmas party in order to participate in giving back to the foster kids in the family, especially during the holiday season. Prior to the party, we had received a list of the children left that needed to have gifts bought for them. We chose to sponsor and shop for a young man named Hayden Ekas. His wish-list consisted of different clothing items and ski attire and we were thrilled to be able to buy gifts for someone this Christmas. Although we had no idea who he was, it made us happy to know that we could impact his Christmas positively just by giving. We then set out to shop for the gifts and prepared it for the party.
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On the day of the “Place for Grace” Christmas party, another officer, Yerasly, and I carpooled to the restaurant with our gifts. We arrived and were welcomed by many familiar faces – our Kiwanians! We recognized many Kiwanians from previous DCMs, especially our home Kiwanians of Southwest-Fort Worth. We were greeted with many friendly smiles and were welcomed by our past adviser
and Regional LTG, Ms. Newsham. As everything got situated, the DCM began and we all stood up for the pledge and greetings. Ms. Newsham then took the floor and discussed events and topics that were going on with the Kiwanis from different clubs. We were also able to share what North Crowley has been participating in during the holiday season. As the DCM came to a closing, the family of “Place for Grace” was introduced. We were finally able to see the faces in family and were so excited to be able to meet them. The party began as Santa Claus and his elf arrived and sat In the front of the room to be able to gift each member in the family. Each family member got the chance to sit with Santa to receive the gifts contributed by all the Kiwanis and Key Clubs. It was so heart-warming and humbling to be able to see how happy each child and parent was to be able to open and see their gifts. We also got the chance to see the young man we sponsored open his gift and were so blessed to see the smile on his face. It made us feel so thankful to be able to make a difference to others this holiday, especially a stranger. Once everyone finished opening their gifts, we all gathered to take a group picture with our Kiwanians and the foster family. We also got the chance to meet and personally speak to Hayden, who was so sweet and kind. The “Place for Grace” Christmas party not only was fun, but was so heart -warming to be able to spend more time with our Kiwanis and to meet a new, loving family.
JINGLE
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
Article By: Lexi Cepak
BELL
RUN
On Saturday, December 5th, I attended Jingle Bell Run with my friend David. We arrived and walked through Burnett Park. We were greeted by the sweet sound of Christmas carols being sung by a woman on stage. There were lots of booths set up where people could sign up for raffles, listen to music, or get their faces painted. It took us a while to find our volunteer station, but once we found it, we received our Jingle Bell Run t-shirts. We then waited for all of the other volunteers to arrive so we could be debriefed at the same time. While we waited, we took a group picture. We were all freezing, but seeing how large our Key Club family had grown made me feel really happy. We had a full group of volunteers in the picture, and we had to form rows! After everyone arrived, we were given vests and told that we would be route guides for the race. We walked a couple of blocks as a group and were then separated into smaller groups and loaded onto a truck. David and I were assigned the first station, so we got off on the first stop. First, we directed children to the left as they ran by. For the official Jingle Bell Run/Walk, we directed everyone to the left. Before we saw the runners, we heard the distinct sound of bells ringing in the distance. The runners, wearing bells, soon
came into sight. It was really exciting to see all of them in their Christmas attire. Some had reindeer horns and Santa outfits, while others had elf costumes or tutus. Some people even ran with their dogs! After the last runners passed us, a truck picked us up and took us on its route as it removed cones from the street. We then arrived at a water station, where we helped clean up and then were loaded into another truck and sent home. Even though the weather was cold, I had a great time at the Jingle Bell Run/ Walk. The winter weather got me in the mood for the holiday season, and it was a fun experience because I got to help people with a friend. The 5K run/walk was the nation’s largest holiday 5K race aimed to cure arthritis. In Fort Worth alone, it raised over $93,339 for the Arthritis Foundation. Volunteering at races is always a rewarding experience because not only do they raise money for a certain cause, but they also raise awareness about it.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Best of Mexico– January th
17 at the Stockshow, time: TBA
Divisional Election Conference (DEC) - January 30th, time and location TBA
Blood Drive– January 28th during 1st-8th period at NCHS
More Events Coming Soon!
ONGOING EVENTS Agape Meal: Every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Broadway Baptist Church
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Barnes & Noble Storytime: Every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble
CONTACT President, Daisy Doan: nckcpresident@gmail.com Vice-President, Jordan Peyton: nckc.vicepresident@gmail.com Vice President, Olivia Courtney: nckc.vicepresident@gmail.com
Editor, Lexi Cepak: nckc.editor@gmail.com
Historian, Sara Al-Midany: nckc.historian@gmail.com
Secretary, Danielle Scott: nckc.secretary@gmail.com
Vice-Secretary, Karen Duarte-Escobar: nckc.vicesecretary@gmail.com
Treasurer, Year Duran: nckc.treasurer@gmail.com
Parliamentarian, Crystal Phan: nckc.parliamentarian@gmail.com
Webmaster, Vincent Berardi: nckc.webmaster@gmail.com
Officer At-Large, Elias Laura: nckc.officeratlarge@gmail.com
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Vanessa Casta単eda, Lt.G of Division 1 South: ltg1S@tokeyclub.com
Rachel Iselin, District Governor: governor@tokeyclub.com
Lily Nguyen, District Secretary: secretary@tokeyclub.com
Emily Zhao, District Treasurer: treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Matthew Riley, District Editor: editor@tokeyclub.com
Megan Reynosa, Convention Liaison: CL@tokeyclub.com