NGKC November Newsletter North Garland High School Region 9 District 2S Volume 9 Issue 6
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AI DO (PRESIDENT) Leaves are falling, and Fall is finally here. Hope everyone is doing well and is excited about Thanksgiving break. I am thankful to all our members who dedicated their time to volunteer with us and make the Key Club today. Happy Turkey Day!
ALVIN TRAN (WEBMASTER) Happy Holidays! Christmas is only a month away. Remember to stay active in the community as the holidays are coming up and schedules are getting busier. Don’t forget to stay safe and keep warm.
IVY NGUYEN (EDITOR) I hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving break! Finals are coming up but winter break is just around the corner! I wish you all great health and luck to persevere through these next few weeks. Have a great Christmas!
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GAME NIGHT (11/12) Thank you to all of the members who attended our game night! Although our original date on the 5th was unfortunately cancelled, we still hope you had fun!
Canvas Opening ahelpinghand.pdf
Key Club has officially opened a Canvas! In hopes of increasing accessibility for our members, we hope this platform willpinkwalk.pdf be useful!
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A Helping Hand A Helping Hand is a project that serves to raise awareness for children in the foster care system and advocates for foster kids who are struggling emotionally or financially. By donating items such as hygiene products, coloring books, school items, gifts, and clothing, you, too, can lend a helping hand!
november riddle What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Message Submit a screenshot of your completed activity to any officer on Remind, Discord or email to keyclubnghs@gmail.com to earn thirty Key Club minutes!
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a walk to end alzheimer 11/06
turkey trot 11/25
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Dallas Zoo Lights Help the Dallas Zoo with this festive drivethru event!
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Location: Dallas Zoo Auditorium 650 S R L Thornton Fwy Dallas, TX 75203 Time: 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
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Christmas at the Arboretum Help the Dallas Arboretum with their Christmas drive-thru event! Location: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Time: 8:30 AM to 1 PM
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A Helping Hand
snacks. As a result of our donation drive, we were able to collect more than 150 cans that will be donated to the organization to help with the children’s nutritional needs.
Like every other volunteering organization, Key Club has a service project that we will work toward every year. The service project can be anything that raises awareness of an issue or contributes to a cause. Last year, North Garland Key Club started a service project called “A Helping Hand” that focused on serving foster care children in our local community. To continue the project, I plan to expand the project to all children in need within the Dallas area.
Before the school year ends, I hope to expand the project to a larger scale meaning a larger demographic. I want the project to target not only children in need in our local and Dallas area but underdeveloped regions of the world such as many countries in Africa. I plan to host more donation drives that focus on education such as books and school supplies to help children in need in underdeveloped areas through non-profit organizations such as Books for Africa, UNICEF, and more.
WRITTEN BY AI DO
Starting the project, I plan to host volunteer events where members can contribute through donating items in a donation drive or help us assemble things for a final product. Some events I have in mind for the service projects are assembling coloring books that will be donated to local hospitals such as Children's Medical Center Dallas and St.Jude and donation drives that help foster care places or to schools with a school supplies donation drive. The project is not only about contributing to the cause by donating things that the institution needs, but also raising awareness. To raise awareness, I plan to present a fun fact at our biweekly general meetings and have Instagram stories or posts about volunteering events that help children in our local and the Dallas area. As the school year started, we hosted a donation drive to donate canned food and snacks to a foster care place called Jonathan’s place to help with the foster care children in their nutritional needs. In addition to the donation drive, we also asked our members to help us organize the cans into categories such as vegetables, fruits, and
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All in all, one major project that North Garland Key Club focuses on this year is the A Helping Hand project that is geared toward giving service to children in need in local communities.
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Behind The Scenes
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WRITTEN BY IVY NGUYEN
A few months ago, I proposed an idea to create a video for North Garland Key Club that will showcase the work that goes on in the board: “A month in the life of a Key Club officer.” This idea was mainly driven by the current uncertainty and anxiety that concerns the upcoming board. 70% of the current board are seniors, meaning that the majority of us will be graduating this upcoming year, and we are deeply worried for the future operation of this club, especially because our sophomore officers are not in any leadership positions. Moreover, we noticed that in the past, most electing officers are not fully aware of the responsibilities and amount of work they are running for. With this video, we hope to not only clarify roles and responsibilities but also improve transparency between officers and members in addition to encouraging our members to run in the upcoming election. Vice President, Isabella Ignacio, and I will be the main producers of this project. Since I first introduced this idea months ago, the both of us have been developing a plan. The goal style of the video that we are aiming for is a vlog. One of our objectives is to make Key Club more personal and inclusive, and we believe that vlogs are the perfect medium to send that message. That being said, this is very much subject to change, mainly because our officers aren’t necessarily film legends, and it may be difficult to create a “cozy” video with stiff officers. That is why for the past few months, we have been consistently debriefing information and reminding the other officers of this idea, so that everyone
is aware, on board, and prepared. Furthermore, to aid in familiarity with the camera, we created several resources and assignments. We made two google docs: one detailing instructions and filming tips, and other being a checklist of filming ideas and/or goals. We also created trial assignments that instructed the board to film practice shots, so that Isabella and I can evaluate cinematography along with helping the officers become comfortable with the camera. Official filming began on Thanksgiving break, and as I am writing this, I am consciously aware of the many twists and turns this project may take. Isabella and I hope to gather as much content as possible, however, finals and the holiday season are quickly approaching, which will most likely disrupt the filming process. Therefore, we are not exactly sure when filming will end. That being said, Isabella and I are prepared for any possibilities and will adapt as the conditions change.
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PARTNERS March of Dimes strives to prevent birth defects and infant deaths by conducting research on infant health. They are committed to preventing premature births and have launched campaigns to promote the importance of prenatal care.
UNICEF
UNICEF works to protect children and their rights, ensuring protection for children suffering from war, poverty, disabilities, exploitation, and violence. UNICEF also advocates for the equal rights of women and girls and are working to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, which are set to attain a sustainable future and leave no one behind.
Children's Miracle Network raises funds for children’s hospitals, medical research and awareness for children’s health issues. They have raised funds for 170 children’s hospitals across North America.
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March of Dimes
Children's Miracle Network
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Officer Information President Ai Do aido102816@gmail.com Vice President Isabella Ignacio IsaIgnacio108@gmail.com
LTG Tisha Gautam ltg2s@tokeyclub
Vice President Chris Vo vochris102@gmail.com
Regional Advisor Dennis Hogan region8@tokeyclub
Secretary Angela Lianthong angelalianthong@gmail.com
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Advisor Joel Blakley jrblakle@garlandisd.net
District Board
Secretary Claire Nguyen cyanflower85@gmail.com
Govenor Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com
Treasurer Daniel Nguyen dnbusi20@gmail.com
Secretary Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com
Historian Amy Nguyen littlepugamy@gmail.com
Treasurer Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Webmaster Alvin Tran alvin33220@gmail.com
Editor Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com
Editor Alvina Tran alvina22440@gmail.com
Convention LIason Valerie Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com
Editor Ivy Nguyen ivklan000@gmail.com
Technology Producer Noah Obuya technproducer@tokeyclub.com
SOCIALS Email keyclubnghs@gmail.com
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Remind @ngkc21
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Reminder “If you don't risk anything, you risk even more." – Erica Jong
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