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DIVISION 24 - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Past Events - Service Spotlight
Carthage High School (Division 24)
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On November 15, Carthage Senior High School’ s Key Club worked hard on their monthly popcorn label and wrapping activity. Every month the Key Club convenes to color pictures and add inspirational words to microwavable popcorn for children at the Golisano ’ s Children Hospital in Syracuse, New York. This tradition has been in effect for seven years, and it all started because of a previous patient admitted at the hospital, Brody Staab. Brody is currently in recovery, but during his journey with cancer, his mother was very vocal about what was happening in their lives. One day, she posted a story on Facebook about a few kids she witnessed scavenging for popcorn. One day she noticed two kids looking for popcorn in a snack drawer in the hospital, but it turns out there was none, so she gave them some of hers. When Mrs. Huff saw this post, she got the brilliant idea to send popcorn to the hospital in order to prevent this from happening in the future. With this project in mind, she managed to make it a long-lasting routine to delight young children suffering from illnesses placing them in the hospital. Key Club is constantly requesting donations of microwavable popcorn in order to assist this cause, so all of the popcorn sent to the hospital are donations from the community. If you would like to aid this program, please bring in popcorn to Mrs. Huff’ s room, and think about joining Key Club! Written by: Alyssa Allen, Member of Carthage Key Club
DIVISION 24 - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Past Events - Service Spotlight
Carthage High School (Division 24)
DIVISION 24 - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Past Events - Service Spotlights
South Jefferson High School (Division 24)
In November, the South Jefferson Key Club worked on three major community service projects. In the Month of November we: Made Birthday Cards for Residents of local retirement homes, Collected Cake Kits for those in need, and raised money for the Children's Miracle Network. In this I’ll focus on the Cake Kits and Birthday Cards for Retirement Home residents!
These projects all aid important causes that improve our community! The past few years so much has changed, and now what used to be things we took for granted are more valued than others. Few have had it worse than senior citizens who live in retirement homes, so we have been working to do everything we can to bring joy to them. We ’ ve been making birthday cards for all of the residents at these homes, and while it seems simple now they cannot have visitors due to Covid Restrictions; while also having little mail from the outside. By even doing something as simple as making birthday cards for them we are bringing them a joy they may not have had otherwise. Anything we can do to bring joy to their lives is well worth the effort!
Most people when they think of birthdays generally also think of birthday cake. Unfortunately, not everyone has this luxury and we have aimed towards solving that issue. By collecting Cake Kits made up of materials needed for a cake we made them more accessible to families in need. We were able to make 65 Cake Kits for families who needed a birthday cake. By doing this we hope to have made the kids ' special day as best as possible!
Through these projects we feel we have helped make our community a better place, and have brought joy to people's lives! Written by: Kyle Creighton, Vice President for South Jeff Key Club
DIVISION 24 - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Past Events - Service Spotlights
South Jefferson High School (Division 24)
DIVISION 24 - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Past Events - Service Spotlights
Long Beach High School (Division 7)
We spent the month of November promoting our school Thanksgiving Drive. Between Key Club members, IB students, PTA members and faculty, we were able to collect enough food to provide meals to 25 needy families in our building. We were also able to stock our school pantry for students who may need food in the future. Thanks to a generous donation of several turkeys from a faculty member, all needy families were given a complete Thanksgiving meal to prepare. We were also able to collect almost $500 in gift cards, which were distributed to families who do not have kitchens to prepare donated food. Key Club members gave generously, organized well and worked hard. Written by: Arlys Digena, Advisor for Long Beach Key Club
