September Issue

2c2s

Wolfpack VOLUM E 5 T- O District Region 8 by: Sabrina Palma

Tableof Contents Let t er f rom you r LTG.........3 Di st ri ct Proj ect & Up d at es/ Rem i n d ers ..........4 Govern or' s Proj ect .................7 Recap : WTEA........................5 Recap p t 2: Fal l Ral l y............8 YOF........................................6 ELI M I NATE Up d at e...............9 Di st ri ct St af f I n f o..........10 - 11

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Dear Wol ves of 2c2s,

How ' s everyon e doin g?

I t ' s b een a roller coast er ride f or m yself w it h I B an d lif e. Luckily, f all is here! Tim e f or high school f oot b all gam es, Hom ecom in g, an d chilly w eat her! There are also ot her great t hin gs like a p erf ect t im e f or m akin g p roject s t hat revolve aroun d b reast can cer (f or Breast Can cer Aw aren ess m on t h) or rackin g in t hat m on ey at con cession f un draisers in f oot b all gam es! No b et t er t im e t o volun t eer t han n ow !

Now f or som e p erson al t im e sin ce I like t o get t o kn ow all of you guys m ore!

I f you' re readin g t his, 1) w ow I f eel so ap p reciat ed f or t akin g your t im e t o readin g t his n ew slet t er an d I love you guys. 2) How w as your Hom ecom in g an d w ho did you go w it h if you w en t w it h an yon e! Con t act m e ab out it , b ecause I ' m all ab out everyon e' s school sp irit .

(Even t hough it ' ll n ever b e as hyp ed as Garlan d High School' s school sp irit . ;) ) My school' s Hom ecom in g is n ot un t il Oct ob er 17t h, so it has n ot hap p en ed yet at t he m om en t t his let t er is b ein g

m ade. I f your Hom ecom in g has n ot hap p en ed at your school, t hen you can st ill volun t eer f or help in g set up an d decorat e f or Hom ecom in g an d w ow , your school' s dan ce is p ret t y lat e....(Go ow ls #ow ln at ion ) For m an y of you your f irst gradin g cycle in school has f in ally en ded an d hop ef ully all of you guys are hap p y ab out your f in al grade. I ' m n ot ...sin ce t here' s alw ays room f or im p rovem en t ! I kn ow t hat it ' s very hard t o b e act ive an d p rosp erous in ext racurricular act ivit ies- in cludin g Key Club - an d also b e p rosp erous in school. I really love how every sin gle on e of you guys are t akin g up t he challen ge of t akin g care of your school lif e an d Key Club lif e. Just rem em b er, everyon e has a p oin t t ill t hey b urn out an d I don ' t w an t an y of you guys t o b e f ailin g your classes, so if you are you should t ake a sm all b reak or t alk t o som eon e ab out it . Key Club is a f am ily an d w e all love an d care f or each ot her, so if you' re havin g t roub le keep in g up w it h school an d

Key Club or just lif e in gen eral, p lease t alk t o som eon e ab out it an d ask f or help .I en courage all of you guys t o con t act m e an y w ay you' d like t o if you' re havin g an y t roub les at all. Key Club is n ot on ly t o t ake care an d serve our com m un it y b ut also t o care f or each ot her.

Thin k of us as t hat f am ily you choose t o b e in an d b on d t hrough help in g ot hers. I w ould love even a p hon e call f rom all of you guys, so con t act m e w hen ever an d I ' ll resp on d as soon as p ossib le!

Love, Sab rin a Palm a e: p alm a.sab rin a4@gm ail.com p : (972)- 762- 10 21

(Most recen t p hot o)

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?I t i s n ever t oo l at e t o b e wh at you m i gh t h ave b een .? ? George El i ot

DON'T FORGET - M UC i s n ow op en , earl y b i rd d u esNovem b er 1st - Rep ort s an d Newsl et t er d u es every 5t h of M on t h - St art m ak i n g f u n d rai sers f or D- CON

DCONTHEME .

- Si gn u p f or Key Lead er - Ch eck d i st ri ct web si t e week l y!

- Pu t #2C2S wh en ever you p ost a p i ct u re on even t s an d wan t t o b e recogn i zed !

- Th e m ore even t s t h e m erri er.

- You can con t act m e f or an yt h i n g an d everyt h i n g!

Wh en : Ap ri l 21 Wh ere: Sh erat on Hot el , Down t own Dal l as #t od con 20 16

- I ' m so p rou d t o b e you r LTG!

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Walk toEndAlzheimer'sEvent

Thank You! For all of you guys w ho cam e out so early in t he m orn in g t o volun t eer f or t he Walk t o En d Alzheim er' s, t han k you so m uch! ! Wit h all t he volun t eers f rom Sun set High School, R..L. Turn er High School, Garlan d High School, an d Nort h Garlan d High School w e w ere ab le t o help m ake a great w alk an d have m in im al dif f icult ies t hroughout t he m orn in g. I w ould also like t o recogn ize Den n is Hogan an d his w if e t o help in g out at t he w alk! ! This even t is t he of f icial en d of m y Division al

Project , b ut t hat doesn ' t m ean you st op volun t eerin g at m em ory care cen t ers an d n ursin g hom es!

Volun t eerin g at t hose p laces are a great w ay t o see your ef f ect s on how you give b ack t o your com m un it y an d- p erson ally- a great w ay t o in sp ire som eon e t o keep on volun t eerin g even af t er Key Club an d Circle K. I f you haven ' t already, t ry t o st ill get don at ion s f or our t eam on Alzheim er' s Associat ion t eam p age. We have achieved 66% of our an d w e are so close.

I w as recen t ly in f orm ed t hat t hey ext en ded t he dat e of f in al don at ion s of t he year b y Novem b er 1st an d alt hough t he p roject is over, you can st ill t ry t o raise m on ey f or Alzheim er' s w it hin your ow n club an d t urn it in t o t he our division ' s t eam p age.

Also, t o every school w ho volun t eered w ill b e get t in g sp ecial shirt s f rom Alzheim er' s Associat ion of t he Great er Dallas as a t han k you gif t f or volun t eerin g.

I ' m very excit ed t o an n oun ce t he ot her division al p roject s w e can do as a club in t he n ear f ut ure! !

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DUE: OCTOBER 15TH

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Don ' t Forget Ab ou t ...

Governor's Project: K-Family Relations

District Project (For moreinfousetheurl below:) http:/ / tokeyclub.com/ 2012-2013-district-project-the-eliminate-project/

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Fal l Ral l y

Fall Rally w as held at Six Flags in Arlin gt on , Texas. We had a t he secon d m ost am oun t of p eop le f rom on e club at t en d t he club , so con grat s on b ein g so act ive w it hin t he Dist rict ! This w as great w ay t o m eet p eop le f rom across t he dist rict an d have a sm all glim p se on how hyp ed an d cool DCON w ill b e t his year!

Wit h t his year' s t hem e b ein g Service: Mission Accep t ed, Megan an d t he ot hers creat ed a really cut e w ay in hin t in g out t he t hem e t hroughout t he p resen t at ion .

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hidden m essages in hidden en velop es, t hey w ere very clever in correlat in g t he t hem e w it hin Fall Rally an d I b elieve it w as a success! Overall, everyon e had f un at Fall Rally w it h E' n och William s rep resen t in g 2C2S b y askin g our Dist rict Govern or t o Prom .....an d Nort h Garlan d f igurin g out w hat t he t hem e is early on . We m issed everyon e w ho w eren ' t ab le t o go due t o SAT, b ut I ' m p roud of you guys w ho st udied hard f or your SATs w hile w e p art ied f or you.

Fall Rally is som et hin g you shouldn ' t m iss esp ecially sin ce w e live so close t o Arlin gt on in

com p arison t o p eop le w ho live in Oklahom a or Houst on t hat st ill cam e. Hop ef ully t hose of you w ho w an t ed t o com e b ut w eren ' t ab le t o, can go t o Fall Rally n ext t im e!

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20 15- 20 16 Di st ri ct St District Governor

Rach el I sel i n govern or@t ok eycl u b .com

District Treasurer

Em i l y Zh ao t reasu rer@t ok eycl u b .com

District Editor

M at t h ew Ri l ey ed i t or@t ok eycl u b .com 10

af f Con t act I n f orm at i on

Convention Liaison

M egan Reyn osa cl @t ok eycl u b .com

International Trustee

I an M acDon al d Tru st eeI an M @gm ai l .com

Regional Advisor

Den n i s Hogan regi on 8ad vi sor@t ok eycl u b .com 11

TO Division 2C2S Berkn er H.S.

Terrel HS

Creekview HS

Woodrow Wilson HS

Garlan d HS

Rockw all HS

Heb ron HS

R.L. Turn er HS

Jesuit College Prep arat ory

Richlan d College

Nort h Garlan d HS

Sun set HS