EHTHS Key Club Newsletter Volume XVII Special Issue - In Brief

EHTHS KEY CLUB NEWSLETTER VOLUME XVII SPECIAL ISSUE

EHTHS KEY CLUB

IN BRIEF

2012-2013

SERVICE YEAR

EHTHS KEY CLUB

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100,602.23

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THE 2012-2013 SERVICE YEAR WAS ONE OF EHTHS KEY CLUB’S BEST WHAT MAKES IT BETTER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS? JUST LOOK AT THOSE RECORD NUMBERS. Over the course of the year, there have been numerous service projects and fundraising events. We’ve all gone to some here and there but have we really stepped back and looked at all we’ve accomplished over this service year? No quite. Thanks to all the EHTHS Key Club Cubs, we were able to rack up some amazing numbers this year: 1| number of service projects from EHTHS Key Club

9| number of people from EHTHS that went to Fall Rally

2| new jersey district Key Club ELIMINATE Project goal in US dollars

10| amount raised by the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF event

3| most amount of service hours within a month; that month was October

11| number of people from EHTHS that attended icon

4| number of people from EHTHS attending Key Leader at the same time.

5| highest amount fundraised within a month so far as January; that month was November 6| percentage of the NJ District fundraising goal that EHTHS makes up 7| amount expected to be raised from the annual Volleyball-a-Thon event in February 8| total amount expected to be raised by EHTHS Key Club to help the ELIMINATE Project

12| most amount of projects within a month; that month was October.

13| number of mothers and their children saved by only the EHTHS Key Club 14| number of fundraising events EHTHS Key Club hosted during the year

18| most number of members present at a general meeting at once 19| number of people from EHTHS that attended the southern regional training conference 20| amount donated by members during the EHTHS Key Club Induction Dinner 21|number of officers in the 2012-2013 EHTHS Key Club Service year 22|number of people from EHTHS that volunteered as tributes for the ELIMINATE Games

15| total amount donated to 23| amount fundraised for the Red Cross to help victims ELIMINATE throughout the of Hurricane Sandy year so far as of January 16| total amount of members in the EHTHS Key Club 17| number of hours spent in community service by the EHTHS Key Club members

Note: Numbers are based off of CMRFs up to the month of January only.

SEVERAL KEY CLUBBERS WERE ASKED TO DESCRIBE KEY CLUB IN ONE WORD AND THEIR RESPONSES INCLUDED: BRANDON CHUNG| EHTHS SERVICE CC

HOPE CARING PAK CHAU| EHTHS CLUB EDITOR

ALTHEA PULIDO | EHTHS MEMBER

UNITY

MARY ALICE PENG| INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE

FAMILY JESUS PEREZ | EHTHS ENVIRONMENTAL CC

PARTH PARIKH| EHTHS CLUB VICE PRESIDENT

VALERIE WONG | EHTHS CLUB PRESIDENT

TIFFANY DANG | EHTHS MEMBER

LIFE ERIKA LIM | BAYSIDE CLUB PRESIDENT

CECILIA KANG | SERVICE AMBASSADOR

PATRICK TSUI | EHTHS MEMBER

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HAYLEY AUSTIN | TENAFLY TREASURER

CHANGE

CURTIS WONG | FUTURE EHTHS KEY CLUB MEMBER

MARISA WONG | TENAFLY HS SECRETARY

EPIC CYNTHIA THURAIRAJAH | EHTHS SECRETARY

CORRIE CHAN | BAYSIDE HS MEMBER

KELLY TRAN | LTG DIVISION 1B

SERIVCE JASMINE LEE | EHTHS MEMBERSHIP CC

FRIENDSHIP INSPIRING STRANGE ENOUGH, NO TWO KEY CLUBBERS USED THE SAME WORD. EACH KEY CLUBBER SEES KEY CLUB AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

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EHTHS KEY CLUB

IN PICTURES

1| AC MARATHON Key Clubbers experienced a cold morning helping out the local marathon hosted in the Atlantic City/Ventnor/ Margate area 2| DISTRICT CONVENTION Key Clubbers got to go to a lunch after District Convention (DCON) and got their advisor to pose in front of a movie cutout 3| FALL REGIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE Key Clubbers went to the southern regional training conference (RTC) which was at the Southern Regional High School 4| HOLIDAY CIRCLE Key Clubbers ran the holiday circle event where children of all ages made crafts, took pictures with Santa, and most importantly, had fun 5| FALL RALLY Key Clubbers attended the Fall Rally event hosted at Six Flags: Great Adventures where thousands gathered to celebrate their passion for service

6|INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Key Clubbers attended the annual International Convention hosted at the Walt Disney World theme Park 7| INDUCTION DINNER Key Clubbers hosted the annual Induction Dinner to induct new members as well as reconnect with past members 8|FIELD OF DREAMS Key Clubbers helped guide children with certain disabilities play an intense game of baseball at the Galloway Township Field of Dreams 9| ELIMINATE GAMES Key Clubbers competed against one another in Minute-to-Win-it games to try and become their divisional representative to play at the districtwide fundraising game 10| KEY LEADER Key Clubbers went to Camp Crossroads to learn more about themselves and about being a leader over a weekend

11| KICK OFF PARTY Key Clubbers hosted a party at the Tony Canale recreational park to try and persuade new members to join as well as to kick off the service year with some fun 12| COMMUINTY PRIDE DAY Key Clubbers helped clean up the streets and parks of the community and took pride in living in such an amazing township 13| RELAY FOR LIFE Key Clubbers stayed over night at the Ocean City track to help fundraise for the American Cancer Society 14| MARCH OF DIMES Key Clubbers walked the Ocean City Boardwalk to help fight prematurity and save babies 15|UNICEF COLLECTION Key Clubbers went around the community and to ask people to donate to UNICEF and the ELIMINATE Project to battle against Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT)

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3| COMMUNITY PRIDE DAY Kiwanis planned and participated in the Community Pride Day Clean-Up in which Kiwanis Members, Key Clubbers, and people from all over the township gathered to help refresh the community and take pride in living in the community

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4| INDUCTION DINNER Kiwanis members attended the annual Key Club Induction Dinner in which they got to meet the board as well as the newly inducted members and got to watch Key Clubbers perform in the annual talent show

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5| KIWANIS FAMILY CONVERENCE (KFC) Kiwanis, Key Clubbers, and all the branches combined came together at the Kiwanis Family Conference hosted in North Carolina where members of the K-Family of all ages met and bonded with one another

EHTHS RELATIONS KIWANIS

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2| AC CHILDREN’S GARDEN Kiwanis built a garden several years ago in Atlantic City and Key Clubbers helped maintain the garden annually by helping clean up trash and plant new vegetation to renew the garden for public viewing

KEY CLUB

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1| MONTHLY KIWANIS DINNERS Kiwanis members within the area hosted monthly dinners in which Key Clubbers within the division joined in during their meetings, gave reports of how the clubs were doing, and offered suggestions

CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS

REMINDERS...

Valerie Wong President (609) 742-3868, president.valerie@gmail.com

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Join the Facebook group if not already part of it and check for updates and projects!

Parth Parikh Vice President (609) 576-9885, prparikh02@gmail.com

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DCON is coming up very soon. Be sure to start packing things and be on the look out for a checklist!

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You must have 50 hours in order to write Key Club as one of your activities or as service hours on college applications or other paperwork.

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Remember to check Mr. Stevenson’s door for more projects. Some projects might be posted last minute and be sure not to accidentally sign up for two project that are on the same day at the same time.

Vi Nguyen Corresponding Secretary (609) 742-3455, KC.NguyenThVi@gmail.com Cynthia Thurairajah Recording Secretary (609) 440-3366, recording.cynthia@gmail.com Selina Su Treasurer (609) 442-5975, Shongsu95@gmail.com Pak Chau Bulletin Editor (609) 553-3366, pakwachau@gmail.com Michael Tran Webmaster (609) 788-4845, michdaotran@gmail.com Tiffany Luong Sergeant-at-Arms (609) 969-3333, saa.tiffanyluong@gmail.com

Next General Meeting Kelly Tran Division 1B Lieutenant Governor (609) 432-9204, ltg1btrank @gmail.com

March 26th Next OCC Meeting

March 19th

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