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Helping the communities…
Having a passionate heart…
Helping those in need…
Forest Hills High
School Key Club
August Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 5
Welcome to the fifth Forest Hills High School Key Club Newsletter! This newsletter includes various events, Key Club international etc. in August. This newsletter will inform you all about what the Forest Hills High School Key club is and does.
School is almost starting!! I’m ready to recruit a lot more members! My goal is to have at least 300 members, which is possible considering there are about 4,000 kids in my school!
-Cindy Win
“Caring-our way of lie”- Key Club Motto
Table of Contents
I. Key Club News
II. President’s Message
III. Events
IV. Committee Information
V. Fun Game!
VI. Contact Information
leadership
inclusiveness
caring
character
building
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.
Editor’s Email: [email protected] Volume 1 Issue 5
67-01 110 Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Division 8-A
Forest Hills Key Club August Newsletter
Key Club News
WEBSITE FEEDBACK IS JUST A CLICK AWAY
August 19, 2012
When you’ve got a question, idea or feedback about the Kiwanis member website, Kiwanis wants to know right away! The Kiwanis International web team offers an easy way for you to contact them atwww.KiwanisOne.org/gethelp. (You may want to bookmark this page for future reference.)
Once you’re on the “Get Help” webpage: Input the letters and numbers exactly as shown on the webpage. Click “Enter Survey”. Fill out the basic contact information (only six fields) Share your comments in the large box at the end of the page.
It’s that simple! We thank you in advance for your input.
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GET YOUR 2012 KIWANIS RETAIL CATALOG!
August 07, 2012
This month, the 2012 Kiwanis retail catalog, containing Key Club and other SLP merchandise, will debut. You’ll find many new items in the catalog, which will be mailed to Kiwanis club secretaries in May. Want a sneak peek? Visit the Kiwanis Store online to find a wide variety of Kiwanis-family items—from apparel and jewelry to gifts and marketing materials. There’s something for everyone!
Source: keyclub.org
Front Row Foundation This year at our 64th Annual Leadership Training Conference, we had the pleasure of having Jon Vroman, co-founder of the Front Row Foundation, serve as our keynote speaker. We are glad to endorse his organization as one of our district projects this year. Front Row Foundation was born in a community of close-knit family and friends who wanted to make a difference for those braving critical health challenges. Front Row volunteers do what they do because of their deep belief in the healing powers of the mind and its immeasurable ability to nourish the human spirit. It is our belief that a group of people united in passion and common purpose can have the power to provide life changing moments for others in need, and transform the quality of their life. For those who are facing critical health issues, any positive experience, especially those that involve their favorite team or musician, can be a life-changing experience. Our dream is to provide a Front Row experience that will allow individuals to set aside any physical or emotional challenges while they celebrate the beauty and emotional energy of life. Great moments in our lives are remembered forever. Together we can, and will create lasting memories for those in need; one positive, incredible and life-changing experience at a time.
Key Club News
Website: http://www.frontrowfoundation.org/ Address 1: Front Row Foundation, P. O. Box 15795, Richmond, Virginia 23227 (For Donations) Address 2: Front Row Foundation, P.O. BOX 531, Blackwood, New Jersey 08012 (For All Other Inquiries)
Telephone: (856) 492-1110 Email: [email protected]
GOAL GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to the alleviation of suffering amongst the poorest of the poor. GOAL works towards ensuring that the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental needs and rights of life such as food, water, shelter, medical attention and primary education. Founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1977, has spent more than €720 million ($890 million on current exchange rates) on the delivery of aid to the poor in more than 50 countries.
Website: http://www.goal.ie/GOAL_USA/323 Address: 41 Union Square W, Suite 414, New York, New York 10003
Telephone: (212) 831-7420 Email: [email protected]
Kamp Kiwanis Kamp Kiwanis is aimed at providing fun,physical exercise and adventure. It strives to afford opportunities toparticipate in a creative outdoor group experience in a democratic setting and develop characteristics of leadership and fair play. The program at Kamp Kiwanis is designed to mainstream all children, including up to 20 each session with special needs. It is non-competitive with emphasis on group and team building. No activity is forced, but all are encouraged.
Address: Kamp Kiwanis, 9020 Kiwanis Road, Taberg, New York 13471
Telephone: (315) 336-4568 Fax: (315) 336-3845 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kampkiwanis.org
Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Unintentional injury killsmore children every year than any other cause- including homicide and suicide.Trauma claims the lives of 25,000 children every year; with another 100,000 youngsters permanently disabled. In 1991, North Shore University Hospital and the New York District of Kiwanis International established the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center. Kiwanis clubs in the New York District are active sponsors of three Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Centers: North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Albany, and Buffalo. KPTC is a complex program thatdraws on the vast resources of the hospital and Kiwanis to give seriouslyinjured children the best of care. KPTC sponsors a variety of events during theyear designed to raise funds to support efforts to reduce pediatric injuries and support pediatric treatment.
Website: http://www.kiwanispediatrictraumacenter.org
Key Club News
Local Causes Just like the name reads, Local Causes encompass any service or fundraising projects done for your local homes, schools and communities. Collecting towels and blankets for a family whose house has burned down or raising money for a community member with cancer are only two examples of the many local causes that you and your club can take part in. Local Causes serve to encourage members not only to serve, but to take the many opportunities available to establish long lasting relationships with local facilities and organizations, which will allow for the spread of Key Club's spirit of service in your local community. Together, let's make our communities a better place. For service or fundraising ideas, please check our Paperwork and Resources tab.
Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation Lyme Disease was brought to Kiwanis' attention during 2000-01 when New York District Kiwanis Governor John Gridley vowed to do something to help children afflicted with this terrible disease. The Lyme Disease Project was quickly set up to help pay for medical treatment for children with this disease. Unfortunately most insurance companies do not pay for its treatment, which is very expensive. Lyme Disease is caused by bacteria usually transmitted by the deer tick. It is a scary possibility to consider for New York State residents who enjoy spending time outside during the summer months. Lyme Disease may affect the brain in many ways. The most common is a disturbance in thinking. Other symptoms that occur frequently include headache, mood swings, irritability, depression and marked fatigue. The spirochete which causes Lyme Disease can invade the central nervous system within days to a week of initial skin infection. the majority of people who aretreated early with antibiotics do well and incur no long-term problems. Peoplewho are not treated until later may have a more complicated outcome.
Website: http://www.kiwanis-ny.org/lyme/
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was one of past district projects. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of their founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay. Their vision is to be the world leader in advancing the treatment and prevention of catastrophic diseases in children. This vision will be pursued by providing outstanding patient care; by conducting basic, translational and clinical research designed to elucidate biological mechanisms, understand disease pathogenesis, improve diagnosis, enhance treatment outcome, prevent diseases and minimize adverse consequences of treatment; and by educating health care and scientific research professionals. Through these efforts they seek to cure and enhance the quality of life for an increasing proportion of children who come to them for treatment, and by expanding and sharing knowledge, to advance treatment of children with catastrophic diseases worldwide, while developing strategies to prevent catastrophic diseases in children.
Address: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 Website: www.stjude.org
Key Club News The official Division 8-A COMMITTEES for the 2012--‐2013 service year Service Projects: Committee Chair: Tenzin Gyalpo Members: Ester Mun Cindy Cui Feier (Yuki) Ou
Jiaxin Tu Kristen Baez Jingpeng (Jizzy) Xu Alexia Sereti Venessa Prashad Bibi De Cunha Humaira Shital
Stephen Mnere Alain Goulborne Maria Linares Thenjing Dolka Raymond Briones Sonam Tenji Sherpa
Fundraising: Committee Chair: Dashon Hines Members: Jeremy Schwartz
Kimberly Ramlall Jessica Chiu Khadija Khan Iris Chen Anthony Anghad
Melvin Toasa Shreeya Tuladhar Maria Linares
Membership Recruitment: Committee Chair: Kevin Ryans Members: Martin Rabot
Franklin Paek Eugene Donohue Anessah Shah Jin Lin
Aleksandra Zurow Sanket Aggarwal Julisce Hurtado
Presidents: Committee Chair: Cindy Cui Members: Mark Paraskevas
Khemraj Hansraj Susan Oh Sonam Sherpa Glenda Mancilla
Tenzin Gyalpo Cindy Pietrakowski Linda Lee
Divisional Training Conference: Committee Chair: Maahi Chowdhury Members: Khemrej Hansraj
Cindy Pietrakowski Andrea Papp Cindy Cui Divisional Charity: Committee Chair: Ester Mun
Members: Shreeya Tuladhar Ana Arias Gonzales Anita Levine
Event Coordinator: Committee Chair: Maahi Chowdhury Members: Bonnie Mahmud Henry Guaman Sameer Thokar
Arjent Alija Julisce Hurtado Alliya Shafi Julie Urgiles
Anita Levine Thanesha Graham Ana Gonzales
Public Relations: Committee Chair: Cindy Pietrakowski Members: Cindy Win Bibi S. Mohamed
Ely Cuberos Koushik Paul Abdullah Mahmood Darren Ganiza Tiffany D'Avanzo
Kennedy Samarakody Arjent Alija Corrine Fergoson Arefa Mohamed Ariel Aqo
Key Club NewsScrapbook: Committee Chair: Cindy Win Members: Ely Cuberos Jenny Labuga
Koushik Paul
Bibi S. Mohamed
Arjent Alija
Ariel Aqony Arefa Mohamed
Some Committee Chairs have also been placed as Committee Members on other committees. If you are in this situation, it’s because it is necessary for you to be under that committee since it fits your job description and will help improve your club. Divisional Training Conference Committee: Will begin to work as of next week! The committee will only exist until August 23rd, two months after the event has occurred. ALL PRESIDENTS: Are under the presidents committee, this is not optional.
WE ARE RANK ONE IN DIVISION 8A! The officers and I are very proud for this achievement! Also school is so close by! We are excited to recruit new members to the key club world! We did two events this month- The Summer Streets event and the China Beautification Day! We hope to have more events when school starts and we hope to meet new people. We also updated information about the committees. We want our club to be a really phenomenal club and committees are the best way for dedicated members to have more responsibility in the club. We hope everyone is satisfied with the committees they choose to be in and we hope that everyone will gain more leadership skills through the committees. Here’s to a great school year!
Hey everyone,
My name is Sonam Sherpa; I am your president for 2013-2014 term!
Time sure does fly by so fast; school is opening after 3 weeks and
most of us haven't even had time to enjoy our vacation! Oh well, try
to make best out of the rest of the vacation! Enjoy!
President’s Message
Summer Streets
By Sonam Sherpa
On three consecutive Saturdays in the summer, Department of
Transportation held this awesome event called Summer Streets in New
York City’s streets. It was opened for everyone to play, run, walk and bike.
This event’s goal was to help New Yorkers celebrate the most valuable
public space – our streets. On August 18th, Forest Hills High School Key
Club, with our Division 8-A, volunteered to help out during the event by
marshaling the routes and directing the participants. Surprisingly, instead
of very hot weather or rainy weather, the weather was fairly good: breezy
wind and warm temperature. Being able to enjoy New York City’s beauty
and being able to cheer for participants while volunteering, we found the
event to be so much fun. Participants especially were enjoying the event
through various interesting means such as free yoga classes, free dance
lessons, zip-line, etc. at several different stations. At certain times, we
wanted to stop volunteering and start participating in the event. But, at
the same time, we didn't want to give up volunteering because we were
enjoying it through cheering, and getting free food and volunteer gifts.
Besides volunteering, we had ample time to socialize with members
from our club as well as members from our division. As mentioned earlier,
the event was so fun and all of us enjoyed it very much! I will most likely be
participating in this event next year too! Overall, the event was an
excellent experience and we want to you to have those experiences too,
so come to this event next summer! I hope to see you next time!
China Beautification Day
By Perry Chu
On August 22nd 2012, a Beautification day was held in China Town around
Canal Street. The way I got to participate in this event was actually amusing. I was
really bored in the morning and asked around if there were any significant events
going on and a friend took me to the beautification day held in China Town. It was
a great experience and I felt so good about myself after the event. I thought the
event was well-organized and was successful. The streets were clean because of us,
teens, who actually took the time out of our homes and made a difference in the
community trying to put our efforts to make it a better place for people to live in.
What was most surprising was once people actually saw our cleaning the streets,
they actually helped us and also participated, which was a kind thing to do. During
the event, the staff controlling the event had us grouped together, depending on
the place we came from in the district or the organization we were part of. The
room was crowded and there was a lot of screaming and shouting. It was nice to
hear all the enthusiasm and all the spirits of people coming together as one. We
actually accomplished a lot on that day and made an impact on most of the
people living in that specific area. We cleaned up to 10 blocks or more. Although it
was a lot of walking, it was really worth it. I realized during the clean-up that people
thought of it as a treasure hunt because they were really amazed on the items they
saw. Most of them kept what they found. Unfortunately, I wasn’t so lucky and
besides treasure, I found the opposite of what I wanted to see or find. The
organization really spread its message out and most folks were inspired in the youth,
us, because we are actually making a difference and we attracted much attention
to help out as well. After the clean-up, we were asking people to vote and many of
us were rejected, but others took it into consideration and voted. It was a big
experience because even though I didn’t make friends with the people I asked for
the vote, I feel like there is a small bond between that person that would soon grow
in the mere future and me. I honestly believe there is a bond between us. I was
influenced to come out and do something with my life. I bet that others can be
easily influenced to do the same thing as well because everyone has a heart and
deep in their hearts, there is a space where people would finally understand what
society has turned into and would try to change it into the better.
Committee Information
We will have a Service Project Committee, Fund Raising Committee, K-Family Relations Committee,
High School Relations, Human Relations Committee, Public Relations Committee, Scrapbook Committee, and Art Committee.
Service Project
-This Committee is responsible for formulating worthwhile activities, and recommending them to the Executive Board Officers. Once approved, the committee is responsible for setting up all the programs for every event.
- Research Events and plan them out: Location, time, and date. Fundraising -This Committee is responsible for coming up with new methods of fund-raising, and planning those fundraisers for our club and recommending them to the Executive Board Officers. [Come up with a fundraiser and plan them out: Location, time, and date.]
K-Family Relations -This committee has the primary responsibility of preparing inter-club activities with Kiwanis, Circle K, Builders Club, K-Kids, and Aktion Clubs. They also ensures attendance at each meeting of the sponsoring Kiwanis Club.
-Educates the membership of the Key Club about the Kiwanis Family and keeps the membership of the sponsoring Kiwanis Club informed of all Key Club activities.
High School Relations Maintains link with other clubs in our high school, and sees if we can do events together with them.
Exception: We cannot coordinate with other clubs in their fundraiser, or vice versa, although they may, however, participate or volunteer in the fundraisers. Key Club Divisional or Key Club Oriented events may not be done with other clubs.
Human Relations Goal: Should Ensure that Key Club is fun for its members.
-Plans social events for our club (For example, banquette, dances, etc.) and entertainment for club meetings and events (such as Icebreakers, etc).
Video Committee
Goal: Video for Competition
- Makes Event Promotion Video - Makes Membership Promotion Video. - Takes video of every events/activities in Key Club.
Pubic Relations -To recruit members for our club, and to inform the public of the Key Club’s activities and goals through the use of articles, photographs, the local newspaper, talks with school officials, radio and television.
- Keep members informed of important activities, opportunities and deadlines at the club, division, district and international levels - Request meeting announcement at the school announcement system Scrapbook Goal: Scrapbook for our club's history as well for competition.
Subcommittees: - Photographer - Traditional Scrapbook - Non-traditional Scrapbook
Art Committee
Goal: Works on the Poster for Competition
-Makes all Key Club posters and resources to help out other committees. Anything that's related to art.
Contact Information
Key Club Email: [email protected]
President(Sonam Sherpa)- Cell phone number- 908-367-0461
-Email address- [email protected]
Vice President(Sanket Aggarwal)- Cell phone number-347-557-2343
-Email Address- [email protected]
Secretary(Stephen Mnere)- Email Address- [email protected]
Treasurer(Shreeya Tuladhar)-
Email Address- [email protected]
Editor/Web Designer(Cindy Win)-
Cell phone number-347-924-2751
-Email address- [email protected]
Key Club Word Search!
By Kania Rimu
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