the beaver tree JULY 2012 VOL. 4 / ISSUE 4
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
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THE 2012-2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD
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THE 2012-2013 EXECUTIVE CABINET
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JULY EVENTS
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DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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FUN & GAMES
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KEY CLUB CHEERS
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OUR CLUB’S VIPS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
HEY BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUB, HOW DO YOU FEEL? I hope you all have been having a wonderful summer and keeping cool in the heat! A big thank you goes out to all the dedicated members who have been attending summer events. July was full of Key Club activities, so I hope there was at least one event that appealed to you! If you weren’t able to attend any, you can peruse this month’s newsletter for recaps of what you’ve been missing out on. As August approaches, the board has been planning even more events for all you guys to participate in. Be on the lookout for our 3rd Annual Coney Island Beach Clean-Up! Also, we will be releasing the 2012-2013 membership application form soon. Start saving up for your $13 dues! In addition, make sure to check your emails frequently for updates and news. Don’t forget visit our website thetechkey.com from time to time. Webmaster Tina is constantly making changes! As a reminder, I’m always accepting articles and images! Keep sending in your thoughts about events. Let me know what new experiences you had, what your favorite parts about the event were, and just anything you would like to share with the rest of Key Club! You may get to see your name in print in next month’s newsletter. If you don’t like to write, bring your camera along to events so you’ll have images to email in when you get home. Easy +5 points! You can e-mail me anytime at Sharon@thetechkey.com and send photographs to image@thetechkey.com. Thank you for reading! Yours in the spirit of service, Sharon Cai Bulletin Editor 2012-2013
COVER PHOTO CREDIT: TINA GAO
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EXECUTIVE BOARD 2012-2013
PRESIDENT HAN-CHANG KIM
SECRETARY TIFFANY LEUNG
BULLETIN EDITOR SHARON CAI
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VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTINE HE
TREASURER ALEX MOK
WEBMASTER TINA GAO
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EXECUTIVE CABINET 2012-2013
ADVOCACY KAIWUI YE
DISTRICT FUNDRAISING SONIA SAAKIAN
DORIS LIANG
JOANNA HUANG
COMMUNICATIONS SUNDY HE
TRAD SCRAP AMANDA LIU
HOME FUNDRAISING WEI LI
INDUCTION FUNDRAISING JENNIFER LEI
NON TRAD SCRAP
JENNY LIN
VISUAL MEDIA JOHNNY LEUNG
OPPORTUNITIES
HANNAH LU
SCHOOL SERVICES EMMA COSTA THE BEAVER TREE 05
AAYC 13TH ANNUAL SUMMER FIELD DAY Established in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization, the Asian American Youth Center (AAYC) has dedicated themselves to establishing a youth community center in Chinatown. AAYC’s mission is “to build leadership in the Asian American community by encouraging youth activity through educational and recreational projects and enriching their experiences as community members.” Every other year, the organization hosts a summer field day at Columbus Park with the primary goals of raising money for the organization and to encourage kids to compete in competitions and play carnival games. To learn more, visit aaycny.org.
I had so much fun volunteering for the Asian-American Youth Center! I had a blast helping out with a football tossing game, where kids try to throw a football through holes on a mat. It was great to see little kids having so much fun. My station with Richard and Shijin was particularly popular because kids just couldn't get enough of the game. Many of the same kids returned over and over again to our station, and it was great to see them toss the footballs successfully through the holes. Although it was very humid that day, I was so happy to help out and see the joy on everyone's faces - not only the kids, but also Key Clubbers. It was a very tiring task to run back and forth fetching footballs, but I am glad that I was able to help out at such a wonderful event. — Sandy Mui
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JULY 14, 2012
The AAYC 13th Annual Summer Field Day for Kids was an outstanding event! Many volunteers and dedicated members of the Brooklyn Tech Key Club showed up at this event. We also worked with amazing members from other Key Clubs such as Midwood and Murrow. We helped out with setting up tents, the games of skill, and assisting the relay races. We were also assigned to stations to host the physical activities/games. I thought it was great that so many people took the time to come out to volunteer for AAYC and to encourage kids to have fun outdoors. — Kaiwui Ye
PICTURE CREDIT: HANNAH LU, NABIB AHMED
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PREPARE MEALS FOR THE SICK JULY 16, 2012
Founded in 1985 by a woman who began delivering food on her bicycle to a man dying from AIDS, God’s Love We Deliver now cooks over 4,000 meals each day and delivers them to clients in the tri-state area. It is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated “to improving the health and well-being of men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.” Meals are tailored to the clients’ needs, overseen by a team of dietians, and God’s Love We Deliver receive help of over 7,000 volunteers annually. To learn more about what they do, check out www.glwd.org/.
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
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BBPC PARK COUNTS JULY 21, 2012
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition strives to build a world-class park on the Brooklyn waterfront through advocacy and public education, hoping to create the ideal destination for Brooklynites, other NYC residents, and tourists. At BBPC Park Counts, members volunteered to count the number of people that visit the park each day. Check out what Brooklyn Bridge Park has to offer at www.brooklynbridgepark.org/.
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
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CPC WALKATHON JULY 22, 2012
The Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC), then known as the Chinatown Planning Council, was founded in 1965 as a community-based organization dedicated to aiding the influx of Chinese immigrants. Their biennial walkathons aim to fundraise for their many social service programs, to promote healthy living, to educate the community, and much more. This year’s walkathon was themed “One Community. One Goal. Walk For Our Future.” Attendees convened at Columbus Park, Chinatown before walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Plaza and back for a family day fair to collect prizes. Want to know more about what this organization does? Visit http://cpc-nyc.org/.
PICTURE CREDIT: TINA GAO
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PROSPECT PARK RESTORATION JULY 27, 2012
Prospect Park was created in the 1860s and has been serving a rapidly growing urban population ever since. Sponsored by the Prospect Park Alliance, The Weekend Woodland Corps is a team of volunteers committed to the ongoing restoration of Prospect Park’s woodlands. Organized and led by LTG Helen Wong, Key Clubbers from division 9 spent the day in the sun cleaning the park, planting new trees, and working alongside multiple organizations. See what the park has to offer at www.prospectpark.org/.
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
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BENSONHURST & BATH BEACH CLEAN-UP JULY 30, 2012
As part of Assemblyman William Colton’s ongoing “Speak-Up & Clean-Up” campaign, over 150 people from various neighborhood groups showed up to participate in the clean-up project in Bensonhurst and Bath Beach. Volunteers ranged from the Boy Scouts to division 9 Key Clubs. Sponsored by the Department of Sanitation and Home Depot, participants were able to sweep the streets around Bensonhurst Park, 86th Street, Bath Avenue, and Bay Parkway. This marks Assemblyman Colton’s fifth initiative in his campaign.
PICTURE CREDIT: LAWRENCE CHERKASOV
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DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
DISTRICT NEWS nydkc.org District webmaster Barry Lee has been busy making changes and updates to the district website, so make sure to take a look! You can now view the projects for the 2012-2013 service year and find out what your district board and lieutenant governors favorites are and where their Key Club roots are. Also, take a moment to listen to what Governor Daniel has to say in his first “The New York Minute” video.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Credit: nydkc.org
Meet International Trustee Jack Vielhauer “We are DELTA, we are the change in the world!” Read his message to the mighty New York District on nydkc.org
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FUN & GAMES JULY WORDSEARCH H Y L U J Q P X X W E V T Y U
Find all 12 words and email me at Sharon@thetechkey.com for an easy +5 points :D
O Z N I R J R X X D G A V L D P C T S B Q O R X N D D V B N L Q D U O R S A R G I S S E O A Y Q M A P P I Q K R X N N H N K B M A B E P Y L B C O S T T B T E S E C K T U N P I O A I N Z R S K T C M H Y X T N K N H D R B E P V Q I L T A H L G T R E E S A J F O K F N U A X W C E C W R V C J O V O R W V B L Y U O K X H R O O D S C P D P U N A E L C D R R P T P C O M M U N I T Y U B M B U C J J X H C A E B H T A B J U I
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Bath Beach Bensonhurst Brooklyn Bridge Clean Up Community CPC Walkathon Donations July Planting Prospect Park Summer Trees
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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 to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions
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 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
MR. WEISS
MRS. BARANOWSKI
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MR. MORGAN
MS. MULTARI
MS. MCKINNON
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CONTACT INFORMATION
WEBSITE
thetechkey.com
GENERAL EMAIL
bths.kc@thetechkey.com
PRESIDENT HAN-CHANG KIM
hc@thetechkey.com
VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTINE HE
christine@thetechkey.com
SECRETARY TIFFANY LEUNG
tiffany@thetechkey.com
TREASURER ALEXANDER MOK
alex@thetechkey.com
EDITOR SHARON CAI
sharon@thetechkey.com
WEBMASTER TINA GAO
tina@thetechkey.com
IMAGES
image@thetechkey.com
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