WESTFIELD KEY CLUB
BLUE DEVIL BULLETIN VOLUME I: ISSUE II OCTOBER 28, 2015
KEY CLUB JUMPS IN CONTENTS Key Club Jumps In! Who Are Key Club’s Service Partners This Year? March of Dimes Recap Look Out for Alan Fang! Track or Treat Prematurity Awareness Day Spike Out Hunger Service Hours = Rewards
Food Bank Volunteering Meet Other Key Clubs Autism Advocacy Blue Devils Go Green Officers 2015-2016 Have An Idea? Upcoming Dates Dues Keep in Touch with Key Club
Key Club Jumps In! After the first meeting of the year there are several Key Club events coming up in the next month! Interested in helping out? Sign up at the next meeting on November 3rd!
Who Are Key Club’s Service Partners This Year? This year Key Club is teaming up three great organizations to make a positive change in the world. These goals are set by the New Jersey Key Club Board. March of Dimes – Fights prematurity through research and awareness. Individual Club Fundraising Goal: $190.00 Children’s Miracle Network – Helps children’s hospitals purchase equipment, carry out research and help pay for costly surgeries Individual Club Fundraising Goal: $1,925.50 UNICEF – Protects the wellbeing and rights of children around the globe Individual Club Fundraising Goal: $170.00
March of Dimes Representative Recap At the first meeting of the year we were joined by Ms. Cimaglia the March of Dimes representative for Union County. Playing a fun little trivia game involving lollipops we learned some more about the work March of Dimes has done. Thanks Ms. Cimaglia! Where does March of Dimes get its name? President Franklin D. Roosevelt created March of Dimes in 1938 under the name National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to find a cure for polio. People were asked to send in one dime as a donation and the organization found a vaccine for polio!
Look Out For Alan Fang! Look out for dedicated Key Club member Alan Fang in Stephania’s next divisional newsletter!
Today March of Dimes focuses on fighting prematurity in babies.
Thank you to all! Thank you to the 40 people who attended the first meeting of the year!
Track or Treat On Halloween, this Saturday October 31st, North Brunswick’s Key Club is hosting a walk/run to benefit the NJ Community Food Bank. There will be food and free candy! Admission is $5 or $3 plus 2 non-perishable items. Registration starts at 10:40am. Come out and support the Food Bank and a fellow Key Club!
November 17th Prematurity Awareness Day On November 17th Key Club will be celebrating National Prematurity Awareness Day for March of Dimes. We will be placing a purple ribbon with a fact about prematurity on one out of ten chairs in the cafeteria to represent the 1 in 10 babies that will be born premature. If you can help out setting up before school or cleaning up after school sign up at the next meeting! Don’t forget to wear purple!
Spike Out Hunger Volleyball Tournament On Sunday November 22nd at Arthur L. Johnson High School there will be a volleyball tournament between Key Club Division 11 and our Division, Division 14! Westfield Key Club will have our own team so make sure to come and support them! Tickets can be bought ahead of time at a Key Club meeting or at the door. If you bring 2 cans of food to donate you will also be entered into a raffle! All proceeds go to the New Jersey Foodbanks! We will also be working with ALJ High School and JP Stevens High School to help decorate the gym for the event. So keep your eyes peeled for opportunities to help out!
Service Hours = Rewards Key Club makes it easy to keep track of your hours. We do it for you! Hours are earned for attending meetings, volunteering, bringing in donations and attending other events. The members with the most hours at the end of the year will receive a prize!
Food Bank Volunteering! On December 5th the Key Club will be going to the Hillside Food Bank to help out! If you’re interested email us or sign up at the next meeting!
Autism Advocacy Advocacy – to speak on the behalf for those who cannot speak for themselves This year Key Club’s Advocacy Project is autism awareness. Autism Fact #1: New Jersey has the highest rate of autism in the country with 1 in 45 children born with autism in the state.
Blue Devils Go Green Keep an ear out for the first of our recycling morning announcements. Remember to get the word out that paper, plastic, cardboard, glass, and cans can all go in the same but no dirty items or styrofoam.
Meet other Key Clubs! Our Key Club is part of Division 14 along with other great Key Clubs! Check out their newsletters here http://issuu.com/njkeyclubdivision14 -
Arthur L. Johnson High School Edison High School Elizabeth High School John F. Kennedy High School John P. Stevens High School Rahway High School
Officers 2015-2016 President – Sarah Morton – Senior Vice President – Ben Cook – Senior Recording Secretary – Emily Mordkovich – Senior Corresponding Secretary – Franki Colucci – Junior Treasurer – Megan Why – Junior If you ever have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to reach out to any of the officers! With three senior officers, this could be you next year!
Important Upcoming Dates Saturday, October 31st – Track or Treat Event Tuesday, November 3rd – MEETING Tuesday, November 17th – Purple Prematurity Awareness Day nd
Sunday, November 22 3pm – Spike Out Hunger Volley Divisional Volleyball Tournament Monday, November 30th – MEETING with special guest Stephanie Gonzalez Saturday, December 5th – Volunteer at Hillside Food Bank
Keep in Touch with Key Club
Dues In order to be an official member of Key Club International each member must pay dues. This year the Westfield High School Key Club dues will be $15. $7.00 – International Dues $5.50 – New Jersey District Dues $2.50 – This money is used for events the Westfield Key Club hosts and supplies we use. Please hand in your dues ASAP to Megan Why or at one of our meetings!
Join the Facebook group! The group name is WHS Key Club 2015-2016 Receive text reminders about upcoming events and important information! All you have to do is text @wkeycl to 81010 Have questions, comments, or suggestions! Feel free to reach out to an officer or Ms. McGinley directly or email us all at the club email! westfieldhighschoolkeyclub@gmail.com
Have an Idea? Have a favorite charity? Have a great idea for a fundraiser? Let us know! westfieldhighschoolkeyclub@gmail.com