April 2022 Newsletter | Bayside High School Key Club

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB APRIL 2022 NEWSLETTER

TABLE OF CONTENTS Event:

Page:

Members of the Month

4-5

Assembling Grab & Go Kits

6-7

Hashtag Lunch Bag Queens

8-9

Ronald McDonald House

10-11

Queens County Farm Egg Hunt

12-13

New York VisionWalk

14-15

Pool Fundraiser

16-17

Garden Clean-Up at Fort Totten

18-19

Climate Arts Festival Set-Up

20-21

Climate Arts Festival

22-23

March for Babies

24-25

Upcoming Events

26-27

Contact Us

28-29

MEMBERS OF

Congratulations to our second member of the month, Ewen! Ewen attended the New York VisionWalk, the Pool Fundraiser, the Garden Clean-Up at Bayside Historical Society, March for Babies, and also completed the maximum hours for Charity Miles.

THE MONTH Congrats to Jacky, our first member of the month! In April, Jacky attended the Pool Fundraiser, the Queens County Farm Egg Hunt Days 1 and 2, the Climates Art Festival, and completed the maximum hours for Charity Miles.

ASSEMBLING GRAB &

GO KITS | 4/2/2022

Assembling grab and go kits was fun because it gave me an inside look into how these library things are organized. It also was fun to be able to help out with something other people will be bringing home. I would recommend doing it because it’s easy and the library is a nice environment to volunteer at.

- Queena Yue

HASHTAG LUNCH BAG

QUEENS | 4/3/2022 The Hashtag Lunchbag Queens event was such a great and fulfilling experience as we helped pack sandwiches and a few snacks in lunch bags to help provide for anyone who would like a meal. We also decorated the lunch bags with inspirational and motivating words and drawings to encourage others through their endeavors. With the help of the other key club members, we set up an amazing assembly line to put the items in each bag and successfully filled up an entire table of lunch bags. Also, the staff shared a wonderful back story of the hashtag lunch bag of how it started with only a few people and now has grown into a large community. Inspired by the story, I am sharing this experience and would highly recommend this event to anyone who loves to help and support others to continue to grow the community.

- YiLu Zheng

RONALD MCDONALD

HOUSE | 4/9/2022 The Ronald McDonald House was a lot of fun to visit. At the Ronald McDonald House, we made pasta for children who were residents of a nearby hospital. Making pasta with my pals was a fantastic experience, and I would strongly encourage others to participate.

- Navin Oh

QUEENS COUNTY FARM 4/9/2022 &

EGG HUNT DAYS 1 & 2 4/26/2022 My experience at the queens county egg hunt was amazing.

We helped set up the games for the kids attending the event. We set up and advised four games and a prize center at the event. It was a lot of fun helping the children and learning about the different games at the event. It was a great way to start my spring break besides the fact that the food there was super expensive. Thanks Key Club for giving me the opportunity to attend this events.

- Angela Lin

NEW YORK VISIO

N WALK | 4/9/2022

In the Vision Walk event, I had a great time raising awareness for the visually impaired. When I arrived at Central Park, I helped set up stations for the staff members.

At my assigned station, I handed out toys and other forms of entertainment to the kids. We held up signs that pointed to the correct route to guide people through the walk. At the end of the event, my fellow volunteers and I cleaned up the stations.

- Aron Saylor

POOL FUNDRAI

ISER | 4/20/2022

In addition to the pool games, the billiard also offered other facilities for amusement. Such being a punching machine, which was my personal favorite and pulled a crowd of onlookers as people gave their best shot at the punching machine. The pool tournament was especially fun.

Although I technically did not participate in the tournament, it was still enjoyable to watch and cheer the players on from the sidelines. While also getting a good laugh whenever my friend who was substituting for me in the game missed easy shots.

- Jacky Miao

GARDEN CLEAN-UP AT FO

ORT TOTTEN | 4/22/2022

Being able to experience gardening was a fun but tiresome experience. I was able to learn how to properly plant a plant and learn to identify which plants were weeds. The scenery was also enjoyable. It was a nice sunny breezy day. It was also an eye opening experience. I was able to enjoy the outdoors without any technology.

Now I feel I should enjoy the outdoors more often.

- Steven Lie

CLIMATE ARTS FESTIV

AL SET-UP | 4/23/2022 On Saturday, April 23rd, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Climate Arts Festival Set Up in Queens Botanical Garden along with LaGuardia Key Club. Our alumni Ryan Kwon even came to volunteer with us! It was a beautiful day and you could see people picnicking, taking pictures, and exploring. There was even a wedding that day! The first thing we did when we arrived was replacing dead flowers in planters with new flowers. We had a variety of tulips and all the volunteers split into 3 groups in order to decorate one planter. It was extremely fun trying to decide on the location of each flower and experiment with different color combinations. I wish I didn’t wear a long white skirt that day though as it got dirty pretty quick. After that, we had a short lunch break where we were provided sandwiches and drinks! Next thing we did was set up tables, chairs, and a few tents all over the garden for the festival the next day. FYI the tents were really heavy (they were taller than me too!) All in all, it was a chill event and I even exchanged contact info with some of the LaGuardia Key Clubbers. I definitely enjoyed my time and it was great listening to “Can’t Help Falling in Love” at the wedding ceremony.

- Ziyi Feng

CLIMATE ARTS FE

STIVAL | 4/24/2022 My experience at the Climate Arts Festival was amazing. I enjoyed it because I was able to meet a lot of new people and interact with them while being able to help them. I helped out at a Crafting table that made shelters for solitary bees with 3 other students from the Bayside Key club and LaG Key club, and I was able to talk with them and we worked with each other to help the children and adults coming to our table to help make the Homes from Solitary bees. I didn't have too much experience of volunteering events outside of school so it may take some courage to actually sign up to one, but I think it was such a nice experience and I am definitely looking forward to volunteering at more future events!

- Shinji Lee

MARCH FOR BA My Saturday was made by the smiles of others around me, thanks to the warm sun, green grass, and the participation of many in Downtown Manhattan for the March for Babies event.

Knowing that my action in walking could show so much support for those around me made me feel good as a Key Clubber. I was thrilled by the event and how well-organized it was; with the guest speakers and entertainment booths, this was undoubtedly one of my favorite Key Club events!

- Ewen Liu

BIES | 4/30/2022

UPCOMING

UPCOMING EVENT: PACKING WELLFARE BOXES Volunteers will be inside making, packing, and taping boxes containing healthy groceries. Each box is filled with $200 worth of donated healthy groceries like chickpea pasta, plant-based milk, protein bars, and low-sugar beverages. Help participate by packing healthy groceries that are brought directly to families and households in need!

DATE: Saturday, May 7th, 2022

G EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENT: JAPAN DAY Come celebrate Japanese culture, art, tradition, and food at Central Park! This event is designed to introduce culture to New Yorkers and to connect with the local Japanese community. Japan Day is organizing the first-ever Japan Parade in New York City with food vendors, performances, and all kinds of exhibitions. Volunteers will mainly carry banners following the parade route and coordinator.

DATE: Saturday, May 14th, 2022

CONTA PRESIDENT: Ziyi Feng Number: 347-591-8725 Email: zfeng1990@baysidehighschool.org IG: @ziyifengg

VICE-PRESIDENT: Myra Lin Number: 917-637-0330 Email: mlin1339@baysidehighschool.org IG: @some1.irrelevant

CO-SECRETARY: Mandy Li Number: 939-391-8030 Email: mli7989@baysidehighschool.org IG: @mandyy.lii

CT US CO-SECRETARY: Vicky Chen Number: 917-480-9521 Email: vchen1263@baysidehighschool.org IG: @owo.ovoxo

TREASURER: Horus Chen Number: 646-243-3056 Email: hchen5269@baysidehighschool.org IG: @horuschen.ss

EDITOR: Theresa Cheung Number: 646-287-3125 Email: tcheung8038@baysidehighschool.org IG: @teecheungg

WEBMISTRESS: YiWen Ren Number: 347-603-4928 Email: yren3505@baysidehighschool.org IG: @ryw.436

THANK YOU FOR READING THE APRIL 2022 NEWSLETTER