THE LOCKSMITH New York District / Division 11 Volume 5 Issue 2
Stuyvesant High School Key Club May/June Issue
About Us What does Key Club mean to you? Featured writer: Stephen Lin Stuyvesant Key Club is not just a volunteering club that implements voluntary service for those in need. In a broader sense, it is a community in which everyone comes together to share their ideas and work together. Being in the club for two years, Stuyvesant Key Club has become a part of my life both in school and at home. Not only do I make changes in other people’s lives by volunteering, I also learn through these experiences, making me more knowledgeable about events and causes happening around me.
Give Us a Shout!
Cabinet Michelle Yang, President librasapphire2000@gmail.com Yuki Lau, Vice President stuyyuki@gmail.com
Contacts Gilbert Papagayo, Faculty Advisor g.papagayo@gmail.com
Stuyvesant High School 345 Chambers St. New York, NY 10282
Jenna Foo, Secretary jfoo@stuy.edu Justin Chan, Treasurer jchan15@stuy.edu Tiffany Chen, Editor tchen8@stuy.edu Jason Lam, Webmaster jlam6@stuy.edu
Table of Contents Letters from Tiffany and Sammi Announcements from Stuyvesant Key Club Announcements from Division 11 Announcements from New York District Key Club Announcements from Key Club International Timeline of Past Events Long-Term Events Timeline of Upcoming Events Meet our new directors! Featured Key Club: HSMSE Photos and Articles
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Letters from Tiffany and Sammi Tiffany Chen, Editor:
Sammi Lin, Locksmith Committee Director:
Hey you guys! We got through the school year, and now it’s finally summer! I hope you’re as excited as I am for all the fun events and Locksmiths to come. I tried something new this issue: I put the announcements of the club first. In addition, I added divisional, district, and international updates to the Locksmith! This is part of my goal to keep y’all more updated in the larger Key Club scheme. I’d like to thank everyone who submitted articles and photos these past two months. You really are what makes this Locksmith shine. In addition, thank you to Jenny Gurung from HSMSE, who wrote something for this issue’s spotlight. Sending so much love to you all. I hope you enjoy reading this newsletter. :)
Hey Key Clubbers! I hope you are all winding down and relaxing after just finishing another super stressful school year! Thanks to everyone who submitted pictures and articles for this issue! I know we were all battling through finals week, so special shout out to those who contributed! Anyway, this is my first Locksmith issue as the new director, so I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed putting it together! -Sammi
Announcements from Stuyvesant Key Club We are collaborating with Bayside High School Key Club and Midwood High School Key Club to have our first interclub fundraiser of the service year! It will be on Saturday, July 15th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm at World Ice Arena in Flushing. Admission will be $11 if you bring your own skates or $15 if you rent skates. Proceeds are going to the Honeybee Conservatory. This will be a great opportunity to meet Key Clubbers from all around the city while keeping cool from the heat! There will also be a Dippin’ Dots, which means you can also get amazing ice cream! Get hyped! Also, if you would like to go to the ice skating rink with some of your Key Club friends, we have two meetups in Brooklyn and Queens! The Brooklyn one will be at Atlantic Avenue - Barclays Center at 10:00am and the Queens one will be at the Flushing Library at 11:30am. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Justin Chan, our treasurer.
Message from our treasurer about our Dave and Buster’s Fundraiser: Hey everyone, Thank you all for coming to Stuyvesant Key Club's Dave and Buster’s fundraiser on Wednesday. The turnout was SO much greater than we had hoped and expected. I got the unicorn I wanted, we raised lots of money, and it was a win-win for everybody. First, I'd like to thank Jessica, our New Projects Committee Co-Director (even though she didn't attend), for creating the form a month in advance. I didn't even need to ask her for help. She did it with zero hesitation, and whenever I needed something changed, she would do so with no questions asked. Second, I'd like to thank our Art Committee for making the pretty flyer and the banner that we put on our form and website (THERE WAS PACMAN!!). Jennifer also made the poster and banner WEEKS in advance, even though she had APs and finals to stress over. The poster was short and sweet, and we couldn’t have asked for a better job. Third, I'd like the thank our PR committee for advertising as much as they did. Without Anne's and Sophie's guidance, it is undeniable that the fundraiser would not have been as successful as it was. Everyone in the PR committee contributed, which is something I could not have imagined a few months ago. Fourth, I'd like to thank the fundraising committee for helping obtain and distribute the cards. Evan and Vicky were my right hand man and woman; if I ever needed any help, they would give me it. There was never any doubt in their mind that we would reach our end goal. I would also like to thank Ada and Penny for taking time out of their own arcade time to help us distribute cards.
Last but DEFINITELY not least, I want to thank EVERY SINGLE PERSON that came out on Wednesday. One hundred people came; can you even imagine that? Schools from all over the city came, including Midwood, Bayside, and HSMSE. But one club's attendance just blew me away. TWENTY people from Bronx Science came. As a thank you, I donated a few of my leftover cards for them to raffle off during their annual Water Wars fundraiser. Even though the Dave and Buster’s Fundraiser wasn't their event, they still attended in huge numbers. Huge shoutouts to everyone who referred their friends. Y’all helped me reached our goal and reassured me at times when I had second thoughts about reaching my goal. Thank you Hao for messaging practically everyone from Shuang Wen to come. Thank you Josephine for taking advantage of your EA powers and posting in D9’s group, as well as inviting your friends to come along. Thank you Catherine for actually referring 3 people; you were the only person who actually got the $10!!! Thank you Amy for getting your squad to pull through. Thank you Amit for bringing your squad. Thank you Pinkey for being practically the first in Bronx Science to sign up and convincing more people to come. Thank you Xiao for getting your board to come. I am DEFINITELY missing people, but for those who were not named, thank you! But how much did we raise? We were able to sell a total of 144 cards! Dave and Buster’s was generous enough to give us half of the profits, so we ended up raising an astounding $1,234 for Sunrise Day Camp. For those who do not know, Sunrise Day Camp is a camp that allows children diagnosed with cancer to relax, have fun, and be a child. Again, THANK YOU ALL for attending our fundraiser; I hope you had as much fun as I did. I can't wait to see you all at our next fundraiser where maybe we'll raise even more money! In gratitude, Justin Chan
Induction was on June 29th! There, we inducted our new cabinet and enjoyed sushi, shumai, fried rice, miso soup, and more. In addition, our immediate past board (Jiaqi Gao, Sarah Rim, Yvonne Pan, and Alvin Zhu) gave final speeches on their experiences in Key Club. It was a great way to end off our service year. Several people received awards for their dedication to Key Club. These people include: ● Evan Zou for Dedicated Freshman ● Wei Wen (Panda) Zhou for Dedicated Sophomore ● Justin Chan for Dedicated Junior ● Wendy Li for Dedicated Senior ● Tiffany Chen for Distinguished Committee Director ● Evan Zou for Distinguished Project Captain Say congrats to them when you have the chance! Also, congrats to everyone who received certificates for their service hours! Certificates of excellence, distinction, and achievement were given for those who volunteered for 30, 50, and 100 hours, respectively.
It’s never too late to join one of StuyKC’s committees. Joining them is a great way to be more involved in Key Club! StuyKC has six different committees that help the club function to the best of its ability. These committees may collaborate throughout the year. They are also very varied, so you get to have a lot of different and fun experiences! This year, we'll be implementing a new system where committee members will get hours based on their contributions to the committee. Directors will decide who has been active members of their committee, and these members will receive bonus service hours. This is great for people cannot travel to distant events during the weekends but would still like to rack up their volunteer hours. There is NO CAP to how many committees you can join. Committees are also rather low commitment, so you could join them all and still not worry about work overload. Here are the committees: ● New Projects, led by Jessica Kim and Ann Zeng ● Fundraising, led by Vicky Zhu and Evan Zou ● Public Relations, led by Sophie Cui and Anne Chen ● Art, led by Jennifer Kim and Emily Xu ● Web/Video, led by Tiffany Zhong ● Locksmith, led by Sammi Lin If you have any questions or you would like to sign up, feel free to contact any of the directors through Facebook or email.
Announcements from Division 11 May and June were busy months for fundraisers. These fundraisers aimed to raise money for different charities and interclub activities. These include: ● Divisions 8, 8A, 9, 10, and 11’s Guardians of the Galaxy movie fundraiser on May 13, which raised $300 for our interdivisional dance. ● LaGuardia’s tye dye picnic on June 8, which raised $650 for Sunrise Day Camp. ● HSMSE’s barbeque on June 10, which raised $559 for Project Epic. ● Bronx Science’s Water Wars on June 26, which raised $1,100 for Sunrise Day Camp.
Our Divisional Training Conference was on June 24 at Long Island University! There, Key Clubbers went to multiple workshops to learn more about Key Club and Kiwanis. They also got to meet many different Key Clubbers from all over the city! Overall, $771.17 was raised for the Thirst Project, a charity dedicated to supplying clean water to impoverished places by building wells. The Division 11 website is live! Check it out at www.nydkc11.org!
Announcements from New York District Key Club The District Board was decided on in these past few months. Congrats to: ● Gavin Li, our New York District Governor ● Natalie D’Onofrio, our New York District Secretary ● Chevy Chen, our New York District Treasurer ● Clara Lee, our New York District Editor ● Dante Gil-Martin, our New York District Webmaster ● Josephine Leung and Sherry Yu, our New York District Executive Assistants Here are the three New York District Key Club charities! The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute provides medical treatment and assistance to children affected by trauma caused by accidents from things such as transportation. The trauma center is well-equipped with trained staff and extensive funding to give children safe and easy treatment.
Kamp Kiwanis provides a typical camping experience to young boys and girls aged 8-14 and adults. The camp also allows people with disabilities or other health impairments to participate in the program. No matter their situation, children are encouraged to be themselves as they participate in team-building activities. The camp is also run on donations, allowing participants to go no matter their economic standing. Because lyme disease treatment is not covered in many insurance plans, treating lyme disease, a disease that can affect the brain in adverse ways when left untreated, can be very expensive. To combat this, the Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation gives children treatment for lyme disease.
This year, our District Project will be Sunrise Day Camp! Sunrise Day Camp provides the typical camp experience to children with cancer and their siblings, free of charge. There are seven of these camps in total (three of them are in New York), and these camps aim to bring smiles, laughter, joy, and happiness to these children whose days are often filled with murkiness and misery. Because these camps are day camps, the kids can go to camp happily during the day and go back to the hospital or their homes for treatment and to feel safe at night.
Announcements from Key Club International On Sunday, May 7th, Key Club turned 92! Here’s to 92 successful years of volunteering and many more to come. ICON, Key Club International’s convention, is coming up! There, Key Clubbers from around the world attend workshops, meet fellow Key Clubbers, and learn about or run for higher-up positions such as International Trustees. It will be from July 5 to July 9 at San Antonio. Abused and abandoned kids were able to find a place to call home thanks to the Georgia District.
Timeline of Past Events ●
May 7:
Donut Dash Time: 7:00am to 12:00pm Location: Pier 62, along the Hudson River Greenway- 215 West Street, New York, NY Project Captain: Yuki Lau Description: We helped ASH at their donut-themed 5k. Volunteers set up, registered participants, cheered for runners/donut-eaters, did crowd control, and more.
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May 13:
Endurance Challenge Series Time: 6:00am to 3:00pm (Sat); 6:00am to 12:00pm (Sun) Location: Bear Mountain (there will be free shuttle bus to/from NYC to Bear Mountain!) Project Captain: Yvonne Pan Description: We helped by handing out water and food to runners as well as at the festival with running booths and handing out information to participants.
Runyon 5K 2017 Time: 8:00am to 12:00pm Location: South Street Seaport Museum Promenade- 12 Fulton Street Project Captain: Kelly Luo Description: We helped NAMI with their greatest annual mental health walk in the New York City. We greeted participants, gave out water, distributed food, and managed the crowd.
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May 14:
Endurance Challenge Series Japan Day Time: 8:30am to 4pm Location: Central Park Bandshell Project Captains: Yvonne Pan and Yuki Lau Description: Japan Day had food and activity tents as well as a stage program displaying a wide range of Japanese culture!
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May 18:
Wall Street Run & Walk Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm Location: American Express Building (Lobby 200 Vesey Street, New York) Project Captain: Amit Narang Description: We helped with the annual Wall Street Run and Heart Walk on Thursday, May 18th, held at Brookfield Place. The Wall Street Run & Heart Walk included an iconic 5k walk/run and an exciting Heart Walk Festival. We helped create a fun, safe, and successful event.
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May 20:
Taste of Tribeca Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm Location: Greenwich Street & Duane Street Project Captain: None Description: Taste of Tribeca needed volunteers to continue the legacy of making this fun Tribeca food event a huge success. This fundraising event benefited elementary schools PS 234 and PS 150.
Asian American Heritage Month Event Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm Location: Seward Park (located at Essex street and East Broadway) Project Captain: Jeffrey Chen Description: We volunteered in various activities such as flower painting, origami, and general setup for the event. We even met Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou here and participated in celebrating our community.
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May 21:
AIDS Walk Time: 7:00am to 4:00pm Location: Central Park Project Captain: Nikita Borisov Description: We helped the annual AIDS Walk raise money for GMHC, the world's first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy! This was one of our largest event of the year! We volunteered as crowd control and cheered on the walkers!
Chinatown Weekend Walk Time: 7:00am to 6:00pm Location: Mott St., from Canal to Chatham Square New York, NY Project Captain: Yuki Lau Description: New York's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration is the nation's longest-running festival celebrating Asian diversity and participation in community events. We helped with the setup as well as the event itself.
Community Kite Festival Time: 1:00pm to 6:30pm Location: Williamsburg waterfront in East River State Park (90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211) Project Captain: None Description: The Festival featured kite-decorating and flying, live music and entertainment, field day activities, and more. Their focus was to encourage field day activities such as relay races, sports, and various physical challenges. We helped with face paint; oversaw relay races and tug of war; assisted in ring toss games; managed lines for the bouncy houses; played basketball; sold bubbles, chalk, and frisbees; helped children decorate their kites; and, most of all, wore a huge smile while helping children enjoy their day at the park!
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May 26:
Club Meeting Time: After school Location: Stuyvesant High School - Room 335 Description: We were introduced to our new Committee Directors and talked about the committees and what it means to be a committee member! We discussed past events, upcoming events, and dues. We'll also talked about Induction (go Induction!), YUDA Bands, and our Dave and Buster's fundraiser!
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May 27:
Color Run Queens Time: 7am to 12pm Location: Citi Field - 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, New York, New York, 11368 Project Captain: Christy Guan Description: The Color Run Queens raised money for Back on My Feet, a charity that raises money to help those experiencing homelessness. Volunteer tasks included handing out water, revving up the crowd, and throwing powdered color (corn starch) at runners.
Passport to Taiwan Time: 1:00pm to 6:00pm (Sat); 9:00am to 6:00pm (Sun) Location: Union Square North Plaza Project Captain: Jessica Kim and Sophie Cui Description: We helped out at the Annual Passport to Taiwan festival celebrating Taiwanese heritage. There was lots of food, crafts, and performances. We prepped food, set up, sold food, broke down, and manned the tents.
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May 28: June 4:
Passport to Taiwan We Run For Home Time: 7:00am to 11:00am Location: Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, NY Project Captain: Evan Zou Description: On National Cancer Survivors Day, we helped out and facilitated the race with these various tasks: race day setup, registration, bib distribution, cheering participants, and event cleanup.
Hemophilia Walk Time: 7:00am to 2:00pm Location: Riverside Park at 97th street Project Captain: Justin Chan Description: We helped at the Hemophilia Walk, which raised money to fund research and support families with hemophilia and bleeding disorders.
Drums Along the Hudson Time: 10:45am to 7:00pm Location: Inwood Hill Park- 218th st & Indian Rd. Project Captain: None Description: We helped out at this annual event, hosted by Lotus Music & Dance. Volunteers assisted with the logistics there, set up, did crowd control, and greeted attendees.
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June 8:
International Family Day Health Fair Time: 9:30am to 2:00pm Location: Sunset Park Recreation Center- 7th Avenue, 43rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Project Captain: Marvin Wang Description: We helped out at the International Family Day Health Fair 2017. Volunteers set up the event and gave out fliers.
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June 10:
Wellness and Medical Seminar Health Fair Time: 8:00am to 1:30pm Location: 78 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY 11223 Project Captain: Evan Zou Description: We helped set up the event and gave out fliers.
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June 17:
Bensonhurst Clean-Up Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm Location: 29 Bay 25th Street Brooklyn, NY 11214 Project Captain: Evan Zou Description: We cleaned up the neighborhood and promoted a positive message to keep the neighborhood clean.
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June 18:
Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Location: Museum at Eldridge St Project Captain: Tiffany Chen Description: We helped out at the Egg Rolls, Egg Creams & Empanadas Festival! We helped with set-up, staffing art, food and info tables, greeting visitors, encouraging people to share their photos and break down the event. We provided bagels, snacks, egg rolls, egg creams, and empanadas!
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June 21:
Dave and Buster’s Fundraiser Time: 12:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Dave and Buster’s at Times Square Description: We held a fundraiser at Dave and Buster’s. There, we bought cards to play arcade games and had fun with other Key Clubbers, even winning some prizes along the way.
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June 24:
Harlem Arts Festival Time: 8:00am to 11:00pm (various shifts) Location: Marcus Garvey Park - 18 Mount Morris Park West, New York, NY 10027 Project Captain: Justin Chan Description: We helped out at the Harlem Arts Festival, which aimed to open up access to high quality musical performances to all of Harlem's residents! There were various jobs such as handing out festival collateral or directing traffic. We enjoyed the music while volunteering!
Epic Ride Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm Location: Newtown Barge Playground in Greenpoint (start line), Owls Head Park in Bay Ridge or Floyd Bennett Field (rest stops), Riis Park Beach Bazaar (finish line) Project Captain: Evan Zou Description: Epic Ride is a 25-40 mile bike event! We assisted in setting up, checking in riders, serving snacks and beverages at rest stops, providing information to spectators and community members, managing the bike valet, and assisting at the after party at Rockaway Beach!
Divisional Training Conference Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm Location: Long Island University Description: DTC is one of the biggest events of the year! We joined Divisions 8-12 for this event, which raised money for the Thirst Project. We attended workshops, played games, and enjoyed tons of food. It was a great way to meet Key Clubbers in the city.
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June 27:
June Divisional Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm Location: NEST+m High School Description: This was the final divisional of the school year, so it was a great way to catch up on what Key Club was doing. We learned about divisional updates and had fun with other schools’ Key Clubs.
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June 29:
Induction Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Ko Sushi Description: We held our induction to induct our new club officers, to give out certificates for volunteer hours, and to celebrate all the hard work our volunteers have done in this service year!
Long-Term Events After School Tutoring Time: Monday to Friday (4:00pm [or 4:30pm if you don't have tenth free] to 5:30pm) Location: Simon Baruch Middle School on West 18th St Description: We had an after school tutoring partnership with Simon Baruch Middle School on West 18th Street, which started on March 13th. We could tutor anywhere from once per a week to every day of the week. We went to Simon Baruch for the tutoring.
YUDA Bands (Thursday, June 1st to Friday, June 9th) Time: Periods 1 - 10, before and after school Location: Stuyvesant High School (Bridge Entrance and Cafeteria) Description: We sold YUDA Bands during our lunch and free periods as our first fundraiser of the service year! YUDA Bands bracelets are handmade in Guatemala. These bracelets not only provide jobs for the YUDA band makers who made these 100% Fair-Trade bracelets (out of repurposed coconut shells and leather!), but all money made went towards providing an opportunity for children to receive the education they deserve!
Timeline of Upcoming Events ●
July 3:
FABSCRAP 2017 Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm, 1:00pm to 4:00pm (depends on day) Location: 184-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11423 Project Captain: *needed* Description: We will be helping out with FABSCRAP by sorting out all the fabric it receives from designers. (It's super fun and easy!) We may also be able to take home free fabric!
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July 9:
Bastille Day Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm Location: Between Fifth Avenue and Lexington Avenue, on East 60th Street Project Captain: *needed* Description: We'll be helping out at the Bastille Day. We will help with set-up in the morning, working an activities station, giving information, passing out programs, or selling tickets from FIAF booths. The day is a lot of fun but also a lot of work so please be sure you are in good shape to be outdoors on a hot July afternoon!
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July 15:
Runyon 5K 2017 Time: 7:00am to 2:00pm Location: Yankee Stadium - 1 E 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451 Project Captain: *needed* Description: We'll be helping out at the Runyon 5K! We will have the opportunity to do their own lap around the warning track at the end of the event, and breakfast AND lunch will be provided!
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July 16:
Rubin Museum Block Party Time: 12:30pm to 4:15pm (check-in from 12:00pm to 12:20 pm) Location: Rubin Museum- 150 West 17th Street Manhattan, New York City Project Captain: *needed* Description: We'll be helping out at the Rubin Museum Block Party. We will be helping out at booths and will have the opportunity to watch multiple performances. Pizza, water, and snacks will be provided to volunteers!
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July 23
Races for Faces 2017 Time: 7:00am to 12:00pm Location: The Warsaw Ghetto Memorial at 83rd St Project Captain: *needed* Description: We'll be helping out at Races for Faces, which is an event designed to fundraise and raise awareness for facial deformities.
Meet our new directors! Stuyvesant Key Club has six different committees: Public Relations, Art, Locksmith, Web/Video, Fundraising, and New Projects. Each of these committees are led by amazing directors that are dedicated to make Key Club better. Here are the directors.
Tiffany Zhong Web/Video Committee Co-Director Email: tiffany.xhong123@gmail.com Hi Key Clubbers! I’m Tiffany, your new Web/Video director for the 2017-2018 service year. I love how Key Club involves meeting people from other schools. I’m excited to work with everyone in the Web/Video committee to produce superb videos. Hopefully some of the videos will encourage potential members to join Key Club! It would be great to further expand the Key Club community in Stuy. Furthermore, I am looking forward to work alongside Jason (the Webmaster) to improve and maintain Stuyvesant’s Key Club website. My two favorite hobbies are running and eating.
Jessica Kim New Projects Committee Co-Director Email: skim17@stuy.edu Hey Key Clubbers! I’m Jessica, and I’m super excited to be one of your New Projects directors this service year! As Co-Director, I plan on expanding the scope of our events geographically and diversifying the nature of events to interest a larger portion of our members! By doing this, I hope to get more students at Stuy involved in Key Club and our community. Outside of Key Club, I enjoy playing badminton (it’s a real sport!) and exploring different food places. Feel free to hit me up on just about anything!
Qingyi (Ann) Zeng New Projects Committee Co-Director Email: qzeng69@gmail.com Hey Key Clubbers! My name is Ann Zeng (or Qingyi) and I am one of your New Projects Committee directors for the upcoming service year. I joined Key Club in my freshman year and I'm so glad that I did. This year, our committee will try our best to find fun events so you can enjoy volunteering. We want you to have fun while serving the community. If you find any cool events or anything else, feel free to talk to me. Other than Key Club, I love many things such as food and k-dramas.
Jennifer (Min) Kim Art Committee Co-Director Email: mkim11@stuy.edu Hi KC! I’m Min. As one of the Art Committee directors, I make colorful designs to spread the KC love! More specifically, I help with posters and the scrapbook. I first heard about Key Club when my Big Sib mentioned it at Camp Stuy, and the club has become a huge part of my life since. Even though I racked up a whopping 7 hours in my freshman year, I managed to bump that number by a lot in sophomore and junior year after getting more involved. Outside of KC, you can find me at a museum or watching Community. Emily Xu Art Committee Co-Director Email: emilyxu0927@gmail.com Hi Key Clubbers! My name is Emily Xu, and I’m the co-director of the Art Committee this service year. This is going to be super fun! As your co-director, I plan on adding color to and shedding light on Stuy KC’s amazing work throughout the year. Working closely with my co-director Jennifer, we hope to breathe excitement into events and celebrate the achievements of the club. Key Club is a great way to meet amazing people, to volunteer and support your community, and to fall in love with a cause. Let’s spread good vibes! If you want to join the Art Committee, feel free to message me!
Anne Chen Public Relations Committee Co-Director Email: ann3ch3n@gmail.com
Sophie Cui Public Relations Committee Co-Director Email: scui@stuy.edu What’s UP guys? What’s cool? What down diggity down? Ok. Too much. Guys, gals, and anyone in-between, I am Sophie, and I will be your Public Relations co-director this service year. I enjoy hanging out with people, from playing handball to watching movies to going to amusement parks to simply eating. I love meeting new friends I would have otherwise never met at Key Club events. Food events are my favorite because food brings people together! I also love to spend time in serene places, like parks, where I can collect my thoughts and let time fly by. If you haven’t joined KC yet, get on it and come to events! It would be awesome to meet you!
Hello! I’m Anne, and I will be your Public Relations co-director for the 2017-2018 service year! Working as a co-director has really helped me recognize the amount of dedication put into KC. It’s been an amazing experience watching that come to fruit. As PR co-director, I’ll focus on drawing in more people into the close-knit KC community. I hope KC can become a home for them as they make new friends through volunteering at cool events around the city or attending our various fundraisers. In my free time, I mostly indulge in reading books and writing creatively.
Vicky Zhu Fundraising Committee Co-Director Email: vic.v.zhu@gmail.com Hello! I'm Vicky, one of the Fundraising Committee co-directors. When I'm not volunteering for Key Club, there's a 99% chance you'll find me fangirling over kpop, reading, or dancing. Key Club has been a key (haha the pun) part of my high school experience here at Stuyvesant, and I am immensely grateful for all the friends (from Stuy and other schools) that I've made through volunteering at events. As Fundraising Co-Director, I aim to host more fundraisers that people can attend and have fun with their friends in the future and to raise more money for various charities. Evan Zou Fundraising Committee Co-Director Email: ezou00@stuy.edu Hello Key Clubbers! I'm Evan, one of your co-directors of the Fundraising Committee. Joining Key Club was one of my best life decisions. Although I originally joined so that I could see my Bronx Science friends at inter-club events, I quickly developed new friendships within this club. I've learned that volunteering is much more than something you do for college apps, and I've had a tremendous amount of fun during my time at KC. By organizing and hosting fun events and fundraisers, I aim to help other Key Clubbers realize the potential of volunteering.
Sammi Lin Locksmith Committee Director Email: slin01@stuy.edu Hi everyone! My name is Sammi Lin, and I’ll be your new Locksmith Director for the 2017-2018 school year! Besides Key Club, you can often find me attending other meetings for environmental science clubs such as the Environmental Club and the annual Envirothon. However, volunteering has always been one of my passions, as I joined the junior Builder’s Club in my middle school and volunteered at all sorts of charity organizations throughout my youth. In addition to volunteering, I have always loved writing, and I decided to combine my passions to work alongside this year’s amazing Locksmith editor (shoutout to Tiffany!) to bring about a great issue of the Locksmith for Key Clubbers and other Stuy students to read and enjoy!
Featured Key Club: HSMSE In each Locksmith, we feature a different high school’s Key Club to spread awareness of our interclub activities and emphasize the large community Key Club fosters. This issue, we will be focusing on the High School of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering of Division 11.
Jenny Gurung, Editor Hey guys, my name is Jenny Gurung, and I am the bulletin editor for HSMSE Key Club. I'm so excited to be featured in Stuyvesant's May/June Newsletter and can't wait to tell you guys about what's been going on in HSMSE. We've been participating in a lot of events recently, such as the Eggs and Empanadas Festival, DTC, and even Bronx Science's Water Wars . This coming summer, we have so much more planned, and although I can't reveal much, just know that we have an interclub with LaGuardia coming up in July. There are teasers already out on Facebook, so be sure to keep your eye out for more (and save the date)! In case you forgot, we also had our June BBQ fundraiser in early June. Keep updated with what we've been doing because there's sure to be much more fun in the coming months. Becoming a board member and becoming so much more involved in how Key Club works these past few months made me realize that it's more than a club; it’s a family. Meeting new people is amazing, but strengthening bonds with friends is even better. Participating in events and having fun with the people around you couldn't be so gratifying. Volunteering has always been a gratifying experience for me, but now it's become even more immersive and fun with my friends and fellow Key Clubbers. That's why we have a lot of volunteering events coming up such as the NYC Triathlon, Races for Faces, and the Brooklyn Bike Rave. Can't wait to see you guys there!
HSMSE at their BBQ
HSMSE at the Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival
Photos & Articles
March of Dimes
Photos taken by Vicky Zhu
Donut Dash By Sammi Lin I recall the evening when I first signed up for this event. I was intrigued by the title and concept of a “Donut Dash” as I wondered, would people be eating doughnuts as they ran the race? The image was rather comical, and I excitedly signed up for the event. On the morning of the Donut Dash, as I headed over to Chelsea Pier, I immediately took note of the beautiful scenery along the walkway, which would later be used for the race itself. Once I met up with some of the Stuy Key Club members, one of the first tasks that we were all given was to start transporting all of the materials needed for the setup of the event to the starting line. Some volunteers helped set up tables lined with breakfast foods for the runners, others hung up banners advertising the event, others more hung up streamers along the railing of the pier. The venue was buzzing with activity and excitement. And, in true donut fashion, we also helped inflate some massive and pink doughnut floaties just to add to the fun. We were then assigned to be course marshals for the runners, essentially being stationed along the runway to guide runners along the right path and cheer them on. Once we were given T-shirts and streamers, we headed out. The run itself was about five kilometers (or three miles), and as I was tasked to the water station, myself and five other volunteers walked all the way to the end of the course to help out. Our job was relatively simple: set up water cups for the runners to grab as they ran past. While our spot was pretty boring at the beginning, as no runners came by, towards the middle of the race we had a great time interacting with some of the runners who stopped to drink water. I remember a particularly humorous encounter in which I asked a man running past if he wanted water, to which replied, “No water; I only drink vodka!” After the race was finished, we packed up the table we placed our water cups on, and headed back. I later found out that “Donut Dash” meant that after completing the race, the runners got donuts. Luckily, there were more than enough leftovers, and most of the volunteers got to take home an entire box! I would definitely consider attending this event again in the future, as it was great fun interacting with the participants and meeting volunteers from other schools. The complimentary donuts was also a bonus!
Photos taken by Sammi Lin
Japan Day By Vicky Zhu Japan Day is one of my favorite reoccurring Key Club events, as seen by how I attended both the one last year and the one this year. I love how volunteers receive an amazing bento box for lunch and free t-shirts from Uniqlo (who doesn't love free uber-soft high quality cotton t-shirts?). Disregarding all these bonuses, I would still volunteer for Japan Day, simply because I simply fell in love with Japanese culture after visiting Japan a few years back. Stepping into Central Park on Japan Day is like stepping off the airplane back in Tokyo, and it shows how diversity is celebrated within this city. This is one of the reasons why I love NYC so much. This year, I helped out at the Charity Tent along with Jenna, who I've managed to get to know better after LTC. I was super fortunate to be able to see YĹŤji Ayabe, a famous Japanese comedian, up close. I even got a group photo taken with him. It was actually pretty hilarious, because as soon as Ayabe came over to help sell t-shirts for donations to charity (for the maintenance of Central Park), a huge crowd formed around our tent as people noticed him. More than $11,000 was raised by the end of the day for the conservation of Central Park, and it was definitely shocking to hear such a large sum. At the same time, I felt pride for being able to have been part of the effort to raise that money. In the end, I would definitely volunteer for Japan Day next year, not for the shirt, food, or chance to meet another celebrity, but simply because the theme of the festival is one I'm interested in and for the joy I get from seeing smiles on people's faces while volunteering.
Photos taken by Jenna Foo
Photos taken by Jenna Foo
Chinatown Weekend Walk
Photos taken by Justin Chan
Photos taken by Justin Chan
By Vicky Zhu Chinatown Weekend Walk was a festival that spanned a couple blocks throughout Chinatown that celebrated Asian diversity. We helped out with setting up and cleaning up the tents, tables, and chairs for the festival. Unfortunately, there were no oversized Chinese chess pieces to compare with Michie's height or rock walls to climb like last year. Instead, they had oversized chess and a basketball court, which provided me with great amusement as I watched Justin attempt to (and fail usually) block basketball shots. I also watched Evan and Justin duel it out at chess, and Chinese grandpas watched and criticized them on the side. In addition, there was a truck exhibition where people were allowed to sit in a truck in order to see where its blind spots would be for future reference. That was a fascinating experience. Also, through this event, I got to meet Andy from Bronx Science Key Club. I think that's the main beauty of Key Club: to be able to meet new people not just from Stuyvesant, but also other high schools throughout the city.
Photos taken by VIcky Zhu
May Divisional By Tiffany Chen As I got to Hunter with a bunch of other Stuy Key Clubbers, I was happy to see new faces. It was many of our directors’ first times, and it was adorable to see them in a completely different atmosphere as they went up to other schools’ Key Clubs. It reminded me of when I went to my first divisional at Stuy, my second divisional at NEST+m, and the countless other divisionals I’ve attended. After conversing with a few Key Clubbers from other schools, I sat down with Stuy to listen to Eric, our LTG. We started with roll call, and it was funny to watch some of the people at divisional yell “Here!” instead of the number of Key Clubbers from that school attending. It really signaled how the new service year for Stuy was starting, and the thought of that excited me. We talked about the multitude of fundraisers that were coming up during the divisional, including the HSMSE barbeque, Bronx Science’s Water Wars, and our Dave and Buster’s fundraiser. While we were doing this, everyone was laughing and enjoying themselves. At that moment, I was so happy to be surrounded with the Key Clubbers I love. At the end, we took a group photo before going our separate ways. I was so happy to spend this divisional with all my friends, and I cannot wait until next year’s divisionals.
Color Run Queens By Yaru Luo Upon arriving at the blue volunteer tent, I was greeted by other happy and excited volunteers. I was given the choice to work at a color station or just bag check. I was given my shirt in size S and texted the project captain asking where to find her to sign in. I later found her, Christy Guan, already in her pink shirt and already covered in pink corn starch with a green Geico necklace and a chocolate chip ice cream bar. So cute! I went to my station and met another girl from LaGuardia. I couldn't tell if her hair was just dyed purple or was purple from the powder, but it was cool. Hundreds of people came excitedly and couldn't wait to take pictures with the unicorn. I was so excited! I saw my friends at the store helping sell shorts and unicorn key chains. The Citi Field stadium roared as people started running. Once they passed the powder zone, I saw marshmallow-like people pass. Once it was all over, the volunteers were thanked with a fun color packet of their own and a chance to go around to the vendors and get goodies. I can't wait for next year's Color Run!
Photos taken by Irene Chen
Photos taken by Irene Chen
Photos taken by Vincent Huang
By Vincent Huang The day started off like any other: the sun shining with its familiar rays of warm and welcoming light and the birds chirping and about in the early morning. As I made my way to Citi-Field with my two "helpers,” one from Bronx Science and the other from college (actually my sister and cousin, respectfully), there was a line of energized walkers waiting to start the Color Run. As volunteers, we all ventured into the line to sign up and were assigned to the purple station as we were given purple T-shirts. Walking towards the designated purple arch, we were greeted with Key Club members from LaGuardia and other high schools. We then set up the flags for the race and made our way back to the central area before the race started. There was a stage and an audience greatly involved in Zumba. There was crowd synergy, and all the motions appeared unified under the music booming from the microphones, including songs like “Despacito.” There were so many stands, and each of them was advertising its products and giving out free items, from Panera cookies to Greek yogurt to ice cream, and even hats and a gel pack. Soon enough, we quickly scurried back to the purple arch as the event started. We found boxes and boxes of purple corn starch which we were to hit the runners with as they crossed. The powder was put into bottles in preparation for the runners. Of course, we couldn't resist the temptation to hit each other first! Soon after, as we eagerly waited for the runners, we exchanged advice and questions with the other members assigned. Once the first runner came, an explosion of purple seemed to hit everywhere, getting on our clothes, sneakers, and faces. There were so many runners of all ethnicities and ages, all full of life and asking to be hit by purple as a mark of conquering the walk. We also revved the crowd, and I actually learned how to "woo" (believe me, it's harder than it sounds, especially if you're a guy). After hours of hectic running about and yelling, the runners eventually came to a close, with everything in the near proximity dyed purple; we couldn’t tell our shirts and faces apart. We swept the corn starch laying on the ground back into the boxes and made our way to the end of the race. There was a soapy mixture spewing from wind machines, refreshing to our bodies that were drenched in heat from the basking sun. We even collected the distributed medals, and the runners who had finished the race could once again be seen dancing—again—and letting out some of the powder. There were such a wide variety of colors, and even a huge unicorn balloon. Remembering the event now, it was really an unforgettable experience that I will definitely recommend going to in the future, especially if you live in Queens.
Photos taken by Yaru Luo
Passport to Taiwan By Vicky Zhu Passport to Taiwan was a super fun event, as there were a lot of different tents, most of them food or drinks, dedicated to Taiwanese heritage. Such examples include zongzi, scallion pancakes, oyster pancakes (which our treasurer Justin was in charge of making), and cakes. I helped out at a tent that sold coffee, sour plum juice, ice cream, soft drinks, and various snacks. It was an interesting experience, as being in charge of the money reminded me of working at my summer job last year. The amount of people who attended this festival actually astounded me; the number of people who visited the tent I was working at sometimes got crowded to the point that people had to line up. To give an idea of how many people visited the tent, the total money raised was $2,372, and most items sold were only $1-$2 each. It was definitely nice to see so many people attending the festival, and if Stuyvesant Key Club gets to help out at the event again next year, I would definitely sign up.
Photos taken by Sammi Lin
Photos taken by Sammi Lin
We Run For Hope
Photos taken by Marvin Wang
Photos taken by Marvin Wang
Hemophilia Walk
Photos taken by Ying Zi Mei
Drums Along the Hudson
Photos taken by Justin Chan
Photos taken by Ying Zi Mei
Bensonhurst Clean-Up By Jeffrey Chen As I rushed to the clean-up slightly late, I was greeted by the friendly faces of fellow volunteers from Stuy, Brooklyn Tech, and Laguardia. Moments later, neighborhood representatives Nancy Tong and Charlie Ragusa and assemblyman William Colton stood up to welcome us and give an opening speech. After a few words, we broke up into groups of four to five, slipped on gloves, and headed out with trash bags, shovels, and brooms in tow. We set out to each clean a few blocks in one direction or the other. My group started off as a larger group of nine, but as we progressed through the neighborhood, we split into smaller groups of three. The group of three that I was part of went with Mr. Colton to clean up a block that was especially under fire by local residents. We quickly cleaned the block, shoveling and sweeping up trash. We then uncovered the source of the problem: an abandoned lot. The lot was fenced and ravaged with litter, which, as Mr. Colton describes, creates apathy among the residents of the block to keep the block clean. After it started to suddenly pour, we headed back (ran) to our “headquarters,� the United Progressive Democratic Club building, where we had pizza and soda, concluding a fun, eye opening, and drenching experience.
Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival By Vicky Zhu Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas was an event that brought together various cultures (Chinese, Jewish, and Spanish). I initially helped out at the coloring station, where kids could color instruments from various cultures while learning interesting facts about them. I then helped out at the MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America) tent, where they handed out flyers about their summer events and made "xiang bao," small pyramidical pouches made out of paper and filled with herbs to repel insects. Since people had the choice of drawing whatever design they want onto the paper to make the xiang bao, it was interesting to note the various designs people added. One dad drew a really good T-Rex for his son, while another kid opted for just a smiley face. It was also fascinating to note that some even attempted to write Chinese characters, such as 珑 (smile) on their paper as well. Overall, the event was fun, and the free food volunteers got was only a bonus to that!
By Tiffany Chen I walked into the museum the event was at and saw a lot of familiar faces. A kind lady named Sarah led me down to the basement where I was offered breakfast: bagels, orange juice, lemonade, and water. I took two water bottles to go before I headed back upstairs to converse with friends. I would later drink completely through these two water bottles and one more. A half hour later, Sarah told the volunteers about the different stations at the festival. I was amazed with how much the festival offered. There were arts and crafts, food, mahjong, and other merchandise. I signed up for the egg cream station because I wanted to learn how to make this foreign drink. (Egg creams have no eggs nor cream! It’s chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer water.) However, I had no clue what I was signing up for. The egg cream booths were swamped. It may have been partially due to the cheap price (the egg cream only costed one dollar!) and partially due to the fact that we made amazing egg creams, but business was rampant. My table, which comprised of me, my friend, and four Bronx Science Key Clubbers, could barely keep up with demand as we rushed to make them: first put in the milk, then put in the chocolate syrup, then stir the ingredients as seltzer was poured in to create a beautiful fizz. We were drenched in sweat in the blazing hot day as the festival went by. When I finally got to take a break, I was able to take in the rest of the festival. I got some egg rolls and empanadas and played a game of mahjong. However, after that, I wanted to get back to my post at the egg cream booth as quickly as possible. While it was a lot of hard work, it also brought a smile to my face whenever someone thanked me for the egg cream or someone talked to me about how they used to drink this beverage when they were little. I craved those small moments; that’s what drives me to volunteer. I worked hard there for a couple more hours before transitioning to the empanadas and egg rolls station. That station was certainly more calm, and I was able to converse with two people from HSMSE. The festival was an amazing way to meet new people and learn how to make a new drink. As I took a group photo with the rest of the Stuy Key Club volunteers, I put on my light blue volunteer shirt with pride despite the horrid heat. This was a great event that was worth all of my hard work.
Photos taken by Anthony Guan
Photos taken by Jeffrey Chen
Dave and Buster’s Fundraiser By Vicky Zhu Dave & Buster's was actually the first Key Club fundraiser I've attended, which is kind of shocking considering that I'm the Fundraising Committee co-director. However, I am so proud of what Stuyvesant Key Club, along with SO many other Key Clubs around NYC, have helped accomplish: we raised $1,234 total for Sunrise Day Camps, which is an AMAZING feat that we could not have accomplished without the help of every single attendee and person who helped spread the word. Through the organization and days leading up to this fundraiser, I was incredibly lucky to see how the various committees within Key Club worked together to ensure the success of this fundraiser, from the Art Committee creating the picture we used to promote it to the Public Relations committee ceaselessly promoting the event. Thanks to everyone, the fundraiser was a huge success. I saw over a hundred people enjoy themselves that day at Dave & Buster's with their friends, whether it's dueling it out at air hockey, trying their luck at lottery games, or testing their aim skills at skee ball. At the end of the day, I didn't reach my goal of getting the super huge unicorn plushie from Despicable Me, but I was very happy with a normal sized one along with 3 Pikachus. Of course, the real prize is all the money we've raised for charity, and I hope that next year, if we hold this fundraiser again, I'll see even more people attend and have a fun-filled day with their friends.
Photos taken by Vicky Zhu
By Tiffany Chen I got to Dave and Buster’s at around 1:00pm, excited for what the day had in store. I had only gone to Dave and Buster’s once, and that was for a friend’s birthday party six years ago. Thus, I was excited to play the arcade games and try to win some prizes with my friends. I quickly bought my card from Justin before heading into Dave and Buster’s. I saw a lot of my friends here, not just from Stuy, but from many other different schools. I joined them as I tried out many different games in an attempt to get the jackpot. There was this one game I tried out in the beginning where you have to balance out a ball onto several platforms that you move with a gear. On the bottom, there are different slots where the ball can land. The jackpot one is in the middle, and different point values are on the sides of the jackpot. The first time I played, I balanced the ball so carefully that the ball went into the jackpot. However, it bounced out at the last second! Instead of receiving 470 tickets, I only got 10. I was so salty for the next few minutes as I recounted this story to many of my friends. It’s okay though, because I did end up getting the jackpot in a different game. It was the one where you push down on a lever so that a huge cylinder-like thing rotates, and whatever number the arrow landed on when the cylinder stopped rotating was the amount of tickets you received. It was the last attempt I planned to make on that game. The arrow landed on the 1000 ticket jackpot! I couldn’t believe it! I even got an extra spin! (That time, I got 40 tickets.) I rushed to get a picture, which took so long that others started to approach me to tell me I had an extra spin. However, I needed the photo, and once I got it, it immediately went on my Snapchat story. I was so proud. After that jackpot, I could finally go for more things than just a stuffed Pokeball. I played random games to waste my credits, not caring about the amount of tickets I received. (Along the way, I learned I suck at beer pong. Whoops.) Once I was completely out of credits, I went to redeem everything. I ended up getting a Pokeball plush, a Pikachu plush (for my friend Anthony), a scented candle, five Fun Dips, a sticky hand, and a splat pig. I have no regrets; that was amazing. I enjoyed myself during that fundraiser. I cannot wait until next year’s, where I can possibly get more jackpots and more prizes.
Epic Ride By Jeffrey Chen The three volunteers that did show up to this event, myself included, were soaked by a early morning pour. Despite this, we persevered and were greeted with much nicer weather as the day progressed. The ride continued as usual but was delayed for an hour. We were positioned at the first rest stop in Owls Head Park, ten miles in from the starting line. We worked with other volunteers and staff to set up tables to accommodate riders. At the tables, we served water, Nuun, oatmeal, and bananas. Half an hour later, the riders began to flock in waves led by the course marshals. We helped assist riders as they stopped to chat and stock up on refreshments, and after an hour or so, the last of them left to finish the rest of the 30 miles in the course. We, however, were still left with numerous boxes of the aforementioned refreshments, which we then gave out to nearby parkgoers and park workers.
By Vicky Zhu Epic Ride wasn't the most amazing event I have attended out of all the Key Club events I've done, but it was definitely the most memorable. The event started off on a bad note, with pouring rain and a long wait for the bus. As I got to the event, it only worsened as I had to endure getting soaked in the rain while I helped lay out water bottles for the bike riders who would pass by this rest stop. By the time the stormy clouds finally lifted and sunshine peaked through, it seemed like I had taken a shower. Sadly, the next day, I got sick with a fever. However, disregarding the initial horrible weather, the event itself was pretty fun. There, I watched diversely different bikers stop by and grab a drink or food. The most memorable biker was a person who customized his bike to advertise his clown business, with his bike seat extremely high off the ground and his bike decorated with flags, pictures, and bright colors (read: totally extra). Overall, while Epic Ride was a fun event, people (I) should take note that in the future when they (I) sign up to volunteer for events, checking the weather and dressing appropriately beforehand would definitely be in the best interest for their (my) health.
Harlem Arts Festival
Photos taken by Elizabeth Doss
Photos taken by Elizabeth Doss
Induction
Photos taken by Jiaqi Gao
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