K E Y C L U B hunter edition

Official Newsletter of Hunter Key Club in New York District 11

A Busy Month of Service

In this issue…

Divisional Recap,Key

to Your Future Day ...... 2

Tulip Planting ................ 3

Animal Haven,

Bake Sale..….........…..4

Upcoming Events ........ 5

Divisional Online

Resources...................6

MEETINGS // Thursday Activities, Room 420

Volume 1 Issue 3 November 2010

The border between

autumn and winter,

November is a month

abound with service

opportunities.

Hunter Key Club took

full advantage of the

season, volunteering at

local gardens, shelters,

walks and at school.

Projects such as Animal

Haven and tulip planting

received overwhelming

support and

participation, and the

board of Hunter Key

Club would like to thank

you for your enthusiasm

and dedication despite

Hunter's often

demanding workload.

We hope you will

continue to approach the

rest of this year with the

same

same interest and

diligence.

We are constantly

working to provide you

with all as many service

opportunities as

possible, but ultimately

you, the body of

members, are the ones

who will transform ideas

and goals into successes!

--Ella Cheng

By Ella Cheng

Divisional Recap Key to Your Future Day Ella Cheng, Divisional Secretary Sera Kwon, Secretary

2 HUNTER KEY CLUB // District 11 Newsletter

To better inform Hunter Key Clubbers about

news at the divisional level, I will be providing

highlights from each divisional in each

newsletter from this issue onward. Enjoy this

month's November 8th Divisional Recap!

November is Prematurity Awareness Month.

� Consider advocacy and fundraisers to

support the cause.

� More information at:

www.marchofdimes.com/prematurityawarne

ss.html

November is Kiwanis Family Month.

� Keep in touch with Kiwanis family

� Consider attending events or having joint

projects with fellow Kiwanians.

Distinguished Key Clubber Application

� Everyone should consider applying

� This year, you can submit digitally

� Long application, so should look through it

and start early if possible

� Members and officers alike should apply

Key to Your Future

� Saturday, November 20th

� Workshops on college and skills like public

speaking

� Have to register ASAP (by November 10th or

12th)

Lieutenant Governor Elections

� January is the month of the run-off election

� Speech and Q&A session

� As Lieutenant governor, great experience

but large commitment

� Attend board meetings, International

Conference

� If interested, notify Sharif and Charlotte by

New Year’s

Next Divisional Meeting

� Monday December 20, 2010 – Location

TBA

Online Resources

� Facebook Group & Twitter

Leadership Training Conference

� Contact Sharif about any themes, workshop

ideas and other feedback

On October 30th, I hurriedly entered the Times Square

Salvation Army office to attend the 2010 Key to Your Future Day

(KTYF). This annual event, arranged by the New York City

Young Professionals Kiwanis Club, consists of workshops on

post-secondary education and career skills. The eight choices

offered were “Life Skills 101: College & Real World Prep,”

“Financing Your Education,” “Choosing Majors, Internships, and

Careers,” “Resumes & Cover Letter Writing,” “Business

Etiquette and Interviewing Skills,” “Mastering the College Essay,”

“Time Management: Personal and Professional,” and “Public

Speaking & Networking Skills.” Attendees participated in a

maximum of three workshops. This six hour event, starting at

10:00am and ending at 4:00pm, attracted a solid number of New

York Key Clubbers, including four from Hunter Key Club.

Upon entering the building, I received a folder containing my

personal schedule. I had signed up for “Resume & Cover Letter

Writing” and “Public speaking & Networking.” I was awed by

how thick my folder was. It contained various documents relating

to all eight workshops, including a packet of interviewing tips, a

sample resume, references for financial aid, and a sheet on time

management. It also included a Time Out New York Student

Guide. I skimmed through its list of cheap places to eat burgers,

fried chicken, and falafel.

The accessibility of the Circle-K members and Kiwanis

members at the event impressed me. In both of my workshops,

the older members made consistent efforts to engage us and

encouraged us to give our input or ask questions. The Kiwanians

in my “Resume & Cover Letter Writing” workshop answered all

my meticulous questions about resumes patiently and thoroughly.

Another thing that impressed me at KTYF was the generosity

of its food options. Although I missed lunch, I gorged myself

during the snack break with fellow Hunter Key Clubbers Ben

Flikshteyn, Sophia Rivero and Kevin Cheung. I especially enjoyed

the bite-sized Red Velvet cupcakes.

KTYF provides a different experience each time I attend it,

using input from its evaluation forms to improve each year. Based

on this year's feedback, components such as registration times

and workshop topics will be altered. Aspects not included on the

evaluation form, such as food and participants, will also be

changed.

A progressive and informative event, I can confidently

recommend KTYF to any Key Clubber seeking useful advice

about his or her future.

From November 13th to November 14th, numerous

Hunter Key Clubbers showed up at the West Side

Community Garden to help out with its annual tulip

planting. The tulips are planted before winter and bloom

in the spring. Volunteers left with dirt-stained knees and

sore arms, but the work was rewarding.

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Tulip Planting @ West Side Community Garden Ella Cheng, Editor

K E Y C L U B

Richard Li planting tulip bulbs

Pavement swept clean by Ella Cheng Kieran Micka-Maloy busy loosening the soil

Amy Xiong in front of the garden Boxes of tulip bulbs

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Animal Haven Bake Sale Pia Basu Ella Cheng, Editor

On Wednesday, fourteen other

Key-Clubbers and I headed

downtown to volunteer our time

at Animal Haven. When we got

there, we were greeted by two

puppies and a cat in the front

window and one of the workers at

Animal Haven, Kendra. She was

really nice and informative, and

she explained how the Animal

Haven shelter is a non-profit

organization that takes in

abandoned, mistreated, and lost

animals from all over the country.

They don't euthanize animals

from shortages in time or space,

and treat their animals with a

great deal of love and affection.

Kendra explained why it's good to

have spayed and neutered dogs, as

there are so many animals without

a home and proper medical

treatment, people should try and

prevent more from being born, so

that more don’t have to suffer.

During our time at the shelter,

we met, played with, and helped

train four animals: two cats and

two dogs. The two dogs we met

were called Kevin, and James.

Kevin was just a puppy at only

four months old and a Lab Mix.

We tried many times to get him to

sit, by bribing him with turkey and

salmon jerky treats, but he didn’t

really figure it out. Then, we

played with James, a really

intelligent and energetic two year

old Terrier Mix, and we taught

him how to go through a tunnel,

by rewarding him with a treat at

the other end. He picked it up

On November 29th, Hunter

Key Club sold off an assortment

of delicious sweet treats in the

G.O. Foyer and throughout the

school, raising a total of $180.25.

Thanks to all the Key Clubbers

who showed up to help with

preparing, selling and cleaning!

The proceeds will be going

towards the organization, Child

Life.

really quickly! Both of those dogs

are still looking for homes. The

next animal we met was Koko, a

loveable two year old female tabby

cat, with a vertebral deformity.

She was missing a few vertebrae in

her lower back, but was still very

active and loves to be cuddled and

socialize. She is still in need of

parents and a nice home. The

highlight of the whole trip was

when all of us got to hold Monk,

a ten week old male Domestic

Medium Hair who was very

affectionate and very cute. He has

recently been adopted!

The whole experience was fun

and taught us a lot about animals

at shelters, and the people at

Animal Haven were really nice

and informative. I think everyone

from Key Club that went on

Wednesday really enjoyed the

experience and would love to do

it again.

Animal Haven Shelter

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Upcoming Events

December 20th: Helping is Easy Holiday Cards Due Place in envelopes which are located in each term hallway.

December 18th: Whiskers in Wonderland Adoption Event

December 20th: Divisional & Divisional Event Bronx High School of Science, 5:30-7:00

We will be stuffing toys to donate for Toys for Tots. Please contact

Treasurer Emma Cheng for information and order forms.

December 17th: Around the World Dumplings Luncheon

December 27th: Key Club Hang-out Please contact Sera Kwon so that she can send you an invitation.

“Key Club is the oldest and largest service program

for high school students. It is a student-led organization that

teaches leadership through service to others. High school

student members of Key Club perform acts of service in their

communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing

and organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills

by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected

leadership positions at the club, district and international

levels.”

“Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key

Club members build themselves as they build their schools

and communities. Key Club has approximately 250,000

members in approximately 5,000 clubs. Key Club is

represented in 30 countries.”

--Keyclub.org

Find more information at:

6 keyclub.org or nydkc.org

TTHHEE BBOOAARRDD

Nancy Zhang International Trustee

Ben Flikshteyn President

Irek Habrylo Vice President

Sera Kwon Secretary

Emma Cheng Treasurer

Ella Cheng Editor

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