JULY 2014 VOL. 6 / ISSUE 3
THE OFFICIAL KEY CLUB NEWSLETTER OF BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL WE FEEL GOOD, WE FEEL MAD GOOD, AND WHAT?!
IN THIS ISSUE
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
04
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD & CABINET 2014-2015
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JULY EVENTS
18
FUN & GAMES
20
QUOTE OF JULY
21
DEAR EXEC
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BTHS KEY CLUB SOCIAL MEDIA
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KEY CLUBBER OF THE SUMMER
24
DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
25
KEY CLUB CHEERS
26
OUR CLUB’S VIPS
27
CONTACT INFORMATION
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
HEY BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUBBERS, HOW DO YOU FEEL? Time really flies—there is only one month left of summer vacation! I hope you all are enjoying your summer! If you haven’t been to any summer events yet, there are still a lot coming up in August! This would be a great way to get a head start on your points for the next service year! It’s always exciting to meet underclassmen members. I had the great pleasure of meeting quite a few new faces at summer events thus far, and it was wonderful getting to know some of you. You guys represent the future leaders of the club, and I hope to see more underclassmen members at events! I hope none of you feel discouraged because of the slow 2013-2014 service year (poor weather led to fewer events). Key Club has shaped me into the person I am today. I gained many great things as a Key Clubber: from new friends to leadership skills to new contacts with organizations, and much more. As always, articles and pictures for events are appreciated. Articles are not difficult to write and do not have to be lengthy, but anything that fulfills the guidelines (sent in an email awhile ago) will be accepted. I have lowered the amount of pictures that need to be sent for a +5 points bonus (+5pts/10photos). I am not expecting anyone to be professional writers and/or photographers, but any articles you write and any pictures you take are well appreciated! Thank you in advance! Keep up the good work and don’t let the rest of your summer go to waste! Yours in the spirit of service, Sandy Mui Bulletin Editor 2014-2015
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EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014-2015
DAVID JIN PRESIDENT
CYNTHIA JIANG SECRETARY
SANDY MUI BULLETIN EDITOR PHOTO CREDITS: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
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JORGE LEMA VICE PRESIDENT
KATE WONG TREASURER
CRYSTAL LIM WEBMASTER
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EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015
NABIB AHMED
SHUSMITA ROY SCHOOL SERVICES
CARRIE ZHAO ADVOCACY
JOANNA ZHANG FUNDRAISING
CRYSTAL CHOI
JORGE ROBLES VISUAL MEDIA
PHOTO CREDITS: JORGE ROBLES
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MARINE PARK WETLAND GRASS PLANTING July 9, 2014 Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) is a service program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers for ecological projects across the city. They help keep New York City’s forests, wetlands, and coastlines flourishing. Volunteers help plant trees, shrubs, and grasses; remove harmful invasive exotic vegetation; care for tree beds; and remove debris from their wetlands.
Spartina Grass
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
VOLUNTEERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
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FRIENDSHIP WITH MIDWOOD July 10, 2014 Midwood Key Club President Liana Zinytche hosted a division event at Seth Low Playground, where she taught members how to make friendship bracelets. These bracelets will be sold to fundraise for one of Key Club’s major service projects, the ELIMINATE Project. Everyone had a blast getting to know each other and making the simple “candy-stripe” patterned bracelets!
FRIENDSHIP
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/DANNY LAN
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LOZILU WOMEN’S MUD RUN
LoziLu is a great 5k festival filled with obstacles, music, mud, and an after party. This fun event is to help anyone suffering from cancer have a future of fun. It was a day full of entertainment because volunteers were able to witness female runners get muddy for such a great cause. Volunteers assisted with both setup and breakdown of the event, and also congratulated runners at the finish line with their medals. Many local vendors were also present, serving free food such as ENLIGHTENED ice cream! Check out the highlights and activities from the fun day!
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/KATE WONG
SPIRITED RUNNERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/KATE WONG
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LOZILU WOMEN’S MUD RUN July 12, 2014
VOLUNTEERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/KATE WONG
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CONEY ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE SOUP KITCHEN
The Coney Island Lighthouse Mission is dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty in our community through providing for those in need. They distribute free grocery bags two days a week for families who need food and serve hot meals to the public every Friday. Open five days a week, they receive new clients, provide information, and make appointments for free benefits screening with a social worker on-site. Their mission is to fulfill the needs of their clients while offering additional, necessary services to help move families toward self-sufficiency.
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
FOOD
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
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CONEY ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE SOUP KITCHEN July 18, 2014 / July 23, 2014
VOLUNTEERS/SERVERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
CLIENTS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
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BROOKLYN WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are part of a group of a complex disorder of brain development. They are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. Autism Speaks is proud of their signature fundraising event which brings together hundreds of thousands of participants annually across the United States and Canada with a common goal of supporting Autism Speaks. Supported by volunteers and families with loved ones suffering from autism, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates important funds for autism research, but also raises awareness about the increasing recurrence of autism and the need for increased research funding to fight this complex disorder.
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI Being a volunteer at the Autism walk was a challenging task and many people were heavily exhausted at the end. Nothing good in life comes easy and volunteering for the walk was tough, but I would say it was a rewarding experience because you formed a bond with your fellow Key Clubbers and people you have never met before. Setting up tables, chairs, and tents gave me a good arm workout on top of having time to talk to people since it was a multi-person job. By doing tasks that require you to work together as a whole, we created a setting that can benefit the future and seeing the smiles on the people who arrive was enough to keep me going for the day, give or take a couple of cookies they gave me when I was tired. An interesting thing to see, during a rest, was Prospect Park’s scenery. Since we were in the middle of the park, we got to see all the dogs and on one path there was even a mini waterfall. One of my favorite things when going to a Key Club event is seeing interesting sights and going to places I have never been to before. An interesting thing that happened was all the arts and crafts they made available to kids from pipecleaner bracelets to face painting. Many adults joined in the fun too. It was funny seeing a guy get his face painted and nails done to match with his daughter. I would happily be a volunteer next year and I hope to see more Key Clubbers there. —Jimmy Kong
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BROOKLYN WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS July 20, 2014
WALKERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
VOLUNTEERS PETITIONING
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
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CONSERVE NYC: QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Their members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces throughout the country. SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong conservancy of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
PHOTO CREDITS: CYNTHIA JIANG
PLANTS IN THE GARDEN
PHOTO CREDITS: CYNTHIA JIANG
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CONSERVE NYC: QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN July 26, 2014
VOLUNTEERS
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/CYNTHIA JIANG
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
Hepatitis is the leading cause of liver damage and cancer. Team HBV NYC is a city-wide chapter dedicated to organizing outreach events throughout the city, raising awareness in schools and communities, and recruiting college and high school students to join the fight against hepatitis B. As a member of the New York City Hepatitis B Coalition and with the help of many devoted hepatitis B organizations in New York City, Team HBV NYC hopes to make an impact on one of the largest immigrant and Asian populations on the east coast. #bawarenyc #joinjade
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATING
PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY July 28, 2014
FREEZE MOB
PHOTO CREDITS: PAUL BOLTER
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FUN & GAMES
July Word Search Puzzle Meet the elected officials of our home club, Division 9, and the New York District for the 2014-2015 service year! All their names and contact info are on our website. Solve this word search and send a screenshot of your completed work to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your name and OSIS number for +5 points! Happy solving!
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FUN & GAMES
Crossword #1: July Events Can you solve this crossword related to July events? All of the words/phrases can be found somewhere in the newsletter, through pictures or text. Send a screenshot of your completed puzzle to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your name and OSIS number for +5 points! Happy solving!
Have any suggestions for games that will be featured in the newsletter’s “Exotic Puzzles” column every two months? Fill out the suggestion form here!
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QUOTE OF JULY
Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to develop leadership. Leadership is an important quality to possess and is not an easy quality to achieve. To help develop your leadership skills, we will be holding monthly leadership workshops that will commence in the Fall. If you wish to attend these workshops, it will be in your best interest to respond to Quote of the Month! This column is where you can comment on your past leadership experiences (or anything, really) based on the given quote. We will be discussing each quote at the leadership workshops and at the end of the year, you will be able to reflect on your responses to these quotes and see how you have grown as a leader. Your responses may be featured in the next newsletter (if you don’t want your response shown publicly, mention that in the email).
This Month’s Focus: Definition of Leadership This Month’s Quote: “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” -Peter Drucker Email your response to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com for +5 points!
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DEAR EXEC
Are you overwhelmed by the problems you are facing? Struggling with school? Balancing schoolwork along with all your extracurricular activities? Dealing with family problems? Worried about losing a friend? DO YOU NEED SOME ADVICE? If you do, you’ve come to the right place! The newsletter’s new column, “Dear Exec,” is where you can ask any executive member for help with your problem(s). Our advice to your problems will be featured in the next newsletter. Don’t worry, your responses will be anonymous! Email your responses to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com. Please conclude your email with an alias.
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BTHS KEY CLUB SOCIAL MEDIA Find us on: Our Website Check out the latest highlights from the service year and get to know more about Key Club! Facebook Keep up with the latest updates and ask any questions or concerns you may have! We are still currently using the Facebook group page for the 2013-2014 service year. A new group page for the 2014-2015 service year will be created once the school year begins. YouTube Promotional video coming soon! Video projects made by the Visual Media Committee later on in the service year will be posted here! Instagram Look at the most recent photos from events! Coming soon: PHOTO CONTEST All of these social media sites will be active starting in mid-August. Be sure to check them out daily, as social media is one of the ways we can communicate with members of the club. *All of these links will be available on the “Contact Information” page of future newsletters.
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KEY CLUBBER OF THE SUMMER
What does it mean to be “Key Clubber of the Summer?” Each summer, we award a specific Key Clubber(s) who has made the most impact on our club for that summer. To receive this award, a Key Clubber must not only attend most events that summer but also actively participate and contribute to Key Club and their community. We want a Key Clubber (s) who is fit to represent Brooklyn Tech and serve as a role model to others.
This could be you!
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
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DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
DIVISION NEWS www.cliffordyoungltg.wix.com/division9keyclub Click here for the Facebook Group There was one division event this month — Friendship With Midwood. The event was hosted by Midwood Key Club President Liana Zinytche. Liana taught members how to make the “candy-stripe” patterned friendship bracelets.
DISTRICT NEWS www.nydkc.org Click here for the Facebook Group The New York District recently announced our 2014-2015 International Trustee! Congratulations to Shane Meyers! The New York District will also be working with the Illinois-Eastern Iowa and Bahamas districts this year as our sister districts!
INTERNATIONAL NEWS www.keyclub.org Click here for the Facebook Page This year’s Key Club ICON was held at Anaheim, CA. To kick off the convention, a selfie was taken with all the attendees. Altogether, the convention was a ton of fun, excitement, and learning. There were amazing inspirational and motivational speakers and Key Clubbers danced to save moms and babies with The Eliminate Project. A new Key Club International board was also elected at the convention.
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KEY CLUB CHEERS
Our Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?! We feel good. We feel MAD good. AND WHAT?
New York District Key Club Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?! We feel good! OH, we feel so good, OH! *pelvic thrust*
Key Club Pledge I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
Meet Ben, the Beaver!
Beaver Call Beaver one, beaver all, let’s all do the beaver call! Beaver two, beaver three, let’s all climb the beaver tree! Beaver four, beaver five, let’s all do the beaver jive! Beaver six, beaver seven, let’s all go to beaver heaven! Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! IT’S BEAVER TIME! Go beaver! Go beaver! Go beaver!
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OUR CLUB’S VIPS
KIWANIS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE MR. GIOIA
FROM THE MAPLETON KIWIANIS MRS. NEURINGER
MR. NEURINGER
BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUB ADVISERS
MS. MULTARI
MR. MORGAN
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MS. MCKINNON
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CONTACT INFORMATION
PHOTO CREDITS: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
WEBSITE GENERAL EMAIL PRESIDENT DAVID JIN
http://webthetechkey.wix.com/thetechkey bths.kc@gmail.com pres.thetechkey@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT JORGE LEMA
vp.thetechkey@gmail.com
SECRETARY CYNTHIA JIANG
sec.thetechkey@gmail.com
TREASURER KATE WONG BULLETIN EDITOR SANDY MUI WEBMASTER CRYSTAL LIM
treas.thetechkey@gmail.com editor.techkey@gmail.com web.thetechkey@gmail.com
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