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Region 7, Division 1S Volume 3 // Issue 4
EDITOR
LETTER FROM THE PRES IDENT
PROJECTS
PAST EVENTS
UPCOMING
CONTACT
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EDITOR
LETTER FROM THE PRES IDENT
PROJECTS
PAST EVENTS
UPCOMING
CONTACT
Editor’s Corner
Hey, Key Club!
I’m excited to meet all of the new
members that decide to join our
club this year! I love meeting new
people that want to spend their free
time helping our community!
-Lexi Cepak,
NCKC Editor
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LETTER FROM THELETTER FROM THELETTER FROM THE
Key Clubbers shop for food for the Back to School Breakfast for Teachers.
P R E S I D E N TP R E S I D E N TP R E S I D E N T D A I S Y D O A ND A I S Y D O A ND A I S Y D O A N
Hey everyone!
I’m Daisy Doan, your new 2015-2016 Key Club president! I am so excited and motivated to start this new year
of Key Club because I get to meet new people while fulfilling my passion to make a difference through leader-
ship and service. My main goal for this year is to bring everyone closer together as family, which is why this
year’s theme is “Service Means Family”. I want to have everyone know each other better and to have stronger
bonds in order to achieve more not only for Key Club services, but for our personal lives as well. I look forward
to meeting new faces and growing closer to each and every one of you through this Key Club journey. I hope
everyone will have a great year as we start it off strong and finish it off stronger!
Yours in service,
NCKC President
Kiwanis family members participate in The Eliminate Project walk to raise funds and awareness.
D A I S Y D O A ND A I S Y D O A ND A I S Y D O A N
Every year, North Crowley High School
Key Clubbers and NHS members provide a
breakfast for the teachers on their first day
back to school. They really enjoy seeing our
smiling faces and knowing that someone ap-
preciates them.
On Thursday, August 13th, I arrived at school at
7:00 a.m. Other Key Clubbers and I lined up in
front of the doorway to the Lifetime Nutrition
and Wellness room, where we would prepare
fruit for the Back to School Breakfast. Once we
were let into the room, we collected all the
knives we could find. Some Key Clubbers
washed and cut bananas while Jordan, Karen
and I washed apples and stacked them neatly
inside containers. After all of the fruit aside
from the watermelons had been sorted,
washed and cut, we grabbed knives and be-
gan cutting the watermelon into more man-
ageable chunks. It took a long time because
we couldn’t find the right kind of knives in the
classroom, but thankfully, we got the job done
before the breakfast started.
Around 8:15, we carted the fruit and some
drinks downstairs to the cafeteria, where the
teachers were already starting to gather. We
put forks in the fruit so people could get their
fruit without contaminating the rest of the con-
tainer. We allowed the teachers to line up and
choose their fruit and drinks while we waited
for the breakfast tacos to arrive. The teachers
were all really excited about their breakfast
and thanked us profusely.
Once the breakfast tacos arrived, we sorted
them and put them in separate containers.
The teachers eagerly got back in line for their
Taco Cabana breakfast tacos. The line practi-
cally wrapped all the way around the cafete-
ria!
After the teachers had finished their breakfast,
we took pictures as a group and then went to
the cafeteria where our Principal, Ms. Allen,
thanked us for our hard work. We then went
back to the cafeteria and cleaned up. There
was plenty of extra food, so the Key Clubbers
had their own mini breakfast afterwards to cel-
ebrate their hard work. After everything was
cleaned up, we offered the remaining food to
the janitors and left the rest of the drinks in the
teachers’ lounge in case anyone wanted it.
Overall, the Back to School Breakfast was a
huge success. I wish I wasn’t graduating so I
could do it again!
Article By: Lexi Cepak
B ACK T O S CHOOL B REAKFAST
B ACK T O S CHOOL B REAKFAST
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Storytime is one of the ongoing events North Crowley Key Club runs. It is also one
of my favorite events. Sometimes, we are provided with special themes, and sometimes
we get to pick our own. This week, Barnes & Noble picked out a theme for us. This
week's theme was from the book "The Day the Crayons Came Home”.
Kids of a variety of ages, usually from zero to six attend Storytime on Saturdays. We
start off by reading one or two books to them. Later on, we assist them with an activity
or craft that is related to the story. The book, “The Day the Crayons Came Home,” was
very fun to read to the children that attended. They highly enjoyed it, and so did I. I rec-
ommend this book for all parents and older siblings who are looking to read to a young-
er audience, like their children and younger brothers and sisters. This book is the spin-off
and sequel to the first book, "When the Crayons Quit". We read both books to the chil-
dren, as well.
Afterwards, for our craft, Barnes & Noble provided us with cardboard boxes so the
kids could make a fort. In the book, a boy made a fort out of cardboard boxes. His
crayons, which were portrayed in the story as animate, human-like beings, “quit” in the
first book, but returned in the second, so he was able to use them to color his fort. Like
the boy, who drew on his fort with crayons, the kids happily built a gigantic fort and col-
ored it.
First, all of the children attending helped each other out in making the huge fort!
The volunteers and the parents had to help the kids stack some of the boxes because
they were too short to reach, and the children wanted the fort to tower above them
like a castle.
After we were done assisting with the fort, the children picked out their favorite
colored crayons and drew beautiful and creative designs on their fort. The little girls
drew butterflies and other cute animals, while the little boys drew dinosaurs. Some kids,
however, just sat down and scribbled on their boxes in one single color! This Storytime
was probably one of the most popular ones I've attended. It was also my favorite Sto-
rytime event so far. The children and parents enjoyed the event as well, and some said
they’d come to the event every Saturday!
Article By: Yerasly Duran
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BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME
Storytime is one of the ongoing events North Crowley Key Club runs. It is also one
of my favorite events. Sometimes, we are provided with special themes, and sometimes
we get to pick our own. This week, Barnes & Noble picked out a theme for us. This
week's theme was from the book "The Day the Crayons Came Home”.
Kids of a variety of ages, usually from zero to six attend Storytime on Saturdays. We
start off by reading one or two books to them. Later on, we assist them with an activity
or craft that is related to the story. The book, “The Day the Crayons Came Home,” was
very fun to read to the children that attended. They highly enjoyed it, and so did I. I rec-
ommend this book for all parents and older siblings who are looking to read to a young-
er audience, like their children and younger brothers and sisters. This book is the spin-off
and sequel to the first book, "When the Crayons Quit". We read both books to the chil-
dren, as well.
Afterwards, for our craft, Barnes & Noble provided us with cardboard boxes so the
kids could make a fort. In the book, a boy made a fort out of cardboard boxes. His
crayons, which were portrayed in the story as animate, human-like beings, “quit” in the
first book, but returned in the second, so he was able to use them to color his fort. Like
the boy, who drew on his fort with crayons, the kids happily built a gigantic fort and col-
ored it.
First, all of the children attending helped each other out in making the huge fort!
The volunteers and the parents had to help the kids stack some of the boxes because
they were too short to reach, and the children wanted the fort to tower above them
like a castle.
After we were done assisting with the fort, the children picked out their favorite
colored crayons and drew beautiful and creative designs on their fort. The little girls
drew butterflies and other cute animals, while the little boys drew dinosaurs. Some kids,
however, just sat down and scribbled on their boxes in one single color! This Storytime
was probably one of the most popular ones I've attended. It was also my favorite Sto-
rytime event so far. The children and parents enjoyed the event as well, and some said
they’d come to the event every Saturday!
BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME
On Saturday, August 15th, I arrived at the Sears at
Hulen mall. Daisy and I were directed to the
break room where Kiwanis and Key Club mem-
bers from all over our region were gathered. We
listened to a Kiwanian give us the instructions on
the Back to School Shopping event. I was excited
to shop for an underprivileged kid, but I was over-
joyed when he told us that we would actually get
to take the child shopping. Kiwanis gave us a
$300 budget for each disadvantaged child from
a local elementary school, and Sears gave us a
25% discount.
After the Kiwanis member finished explain-
ing, Daisy, Sara and I were paired with a Kiwanis
member and a child. Our child was a cute girl
that was going into the first grade. She was small
and cute and we all fell in love with her as the
event went on. Once we paired up with her, we
asked her what her name was and she shyly mut-
tered, “Mary Helen.” I thought for sure we’d have
a hard time picking things out for her since she
hardly spoke, but I was wrong.
Our first stop was the shoe section of Sears,
where we got our girl a pair of My Little Pony
sneakers. Then, we got a backpack for her. Earli-
er, she had informed me that her favorite color
was purple, so I pointed out a purple and pink
backpack princess cat backpack to her. I said,
“Do you like cats?” She grabbed the backpack
and hugged it to her chest, which we all took to
mean that she loved it. Next, we went to the
clothing section, where we helped pick out skirts,
jumpers, and skirts for Mary Helen. She didn’t like
pants, so we bought her some tights to wear un-
der her skirt instead. After picking out hair acces-
sories, socks, underwear, more hair accessories,
and a dress, we headed back to the shoe sec-
tion. Mary Helen picked out a pair of boots, and I
picked out a pair of flats with cat faces on them,
which she adored. By this time, Mary Helen had
transformed into the most social child I had ever
met, and she was so excited by her new things
that she began running around the store. It took
Daisy and I at least five minutes to catch her,
even though we outnumbered her.
Finally, we headed to the cash register, but
to our surprise, we still had money left to spend.
We quickly grabbed a cat stuffed animal purse
for her because she said her sister had one, and
then we finally checked out. This event was one
of the best experiences of my life because I
learned about a kid and bonded with her. It
makes me happy to know that this girl will be bet-
ter off and have a great school year thanks to
Key Club and Kiwanis. This, to me, is what Key
Club is all about.
Article By: Lexi Cepak
SEARS BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING
SEARS BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING
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Article By: Hunter Lewis
BACK TO SCHOOL AT TCC SOUTH CAMPUS
I was happy to participate with Key Club
last month at the TCC and Wal-Mart collabora-
tion to help less fortunate kids to get a better
start at the school year. At this convention, Jor-
dan Peyton, Daisy Doan, and I set up a booth
at the TCC gymnasiums in order to inform chil-
dren and their parents about key club. We
were alongside other volunteers that were rep-
resenting different organizations, such as a
dental health assistance program, a science
club, an Air Force recruiter, representatives
from Ozarka, and more.
As families walked around the gymnasi-
um, they brought around a piece of paper
that listed all of the organizations that were
present at the event. The families collected sig-
natures from each of the booths onto this
sheet of paper. If the children received a cer-
tain amount of signatures, Wal-Mart promised
to provide free school supplies so they could
start off the school year with everything they
needed. On top of all of this, the booths pro-
vided goodies to the participants, such as
toothbrushes (the dental health assistance pro-
gram obviously), balloons, pamphlets, and
cookies. Our group brought information sheets
and homemade cake-pops, which attracted
many of the families.
Even though we were there for a while,
there were many things to keep us occupied.
We conversed with other booths as well as with
the parents that went around, learning about
their situations and what they found interest-
ing. The room also had a DJ to play music for
everyone to enjoy and for the little kids to
dance to. As the event went on, a man came
to the center of the room with a microphone,
introducing himself as the organizer of the
event. He thanked all of the volunteers for
coming and for providing the families with the
opportunity be informed about various clubs
and organizations. As the man continued his
speech, he introduced two men that walked
up beside him. They were NFL players who
came to support the cause. This attracted
many people to the front to ask questions and
meet the players.
After another hour or so of the NFL play-
ers answering questions, the DJ jamming, and
us teaching others about Key Club, the event
concluded. Most of the volunteers cleared out
while the rest of us stayed and helped put up
chairs and clean up trash. As soon as we
cleaned up the room, we gathered our things
and headed home. I am glad that I went that
day; it was a great experience for all of us and
was very helpful to the less fortunate children. I
would go again at any time.
BACK TO SCHOOL AT TCC SOUTH CAMPUS
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On Saturday, August 8th at 4:00, I arrived at our Lieutenant Governor, Vanessa’s
house for a Presidential Council Meeting and Pool Party Social. Prior to the event, I got my
senior pictures taken, so I came in just as the icebreaker was ending. Daisy introduced me
to the attendees, dedicated Key Club members and officers from our region, and then we
sat down to go through the agenda. Vanessa talked about lots of cool projects. She told
us that we’d be collecting toys for Christmas and that this year, instead of making bears at
Build-A-Bear and sending them somewhere for someone else to give to underprivileged
children, we’d get to hand them out ourselves. She told us all about Fall Rally and the
“free money” from the YOF Grant. Vanessa made me really excited for the new year of
Key Club!
After we finished going over the agenda, Vanessa handed out our regional t-shirts. I
was really excited about them because I had the pleasure of designing them this year.
Vanessa came up with the amazing idea of making a Key Club “tree” with all of the clubs
in our region as leaves and different words describing Key Club as the branches. It felt
awesome knowing that my t-shirt design would be worn not only by North Crowley Key
Clubbers, but by people that live in Fort Worth and the surrounding cities that our region
encompasses.
After I got my t-shirt, the pool party social began. Key Club had been responsible for
burgers, and people told us that they were really tasty! Some of the North Crowley Key
Clubbers, however, felt uneasy eating them because we had joked about buying patties
from McDonalds and scraping the toppings off.
After I got my food, I sat down with the officers of North Crowley Key Club. Vincent,
our webmaster, started talking about the website and about Key Club in general. Our
youngest officer, he seemed really concerned about how Key Club would go on without
us since he and our treasurer are the only officers that are underclassmen.
Once we finished discussing our club’s plans for the future, we all decided to dip our
feet in the pool and socialize. It was nice getting to know more about my fellow Key Club
officers, since all we usually talk about is work. Overall, I had an amazing time at Vanessa’s
PCM/Pool Party Social. I can’t wait for her Halloween-themed PCM!
PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Article By: Lexi Cepak
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On Saturday, August 8th at 4:00, I arrived at our Lieutenant Governor, Vanessa’s
house for a Presidential Council Meeting and Pool Party Social. Prior to the event, I got my
senior pictures taken, so I came in just as the icebreaker was ending. Daisy introduced me
to the attendees, dedicated Key Club members and officers from our region, and then we
sat down to go through the agenda. Vanessa talked about lots of cool projects. She told
us that we’d be collecting toys for Christmas and that this year, instead of making bears at
Build-A-Bear and sending them somewhere for someone else to give to underprivileged
children, we’d get to hand them out ourselves. She told us all about Fall Rally and the
“free money” from the YOF Grant. Vanessa made me really excited for the new year of
Key Club!
After we finished going over the agenda, Vanessa handed out our regional t-shirts. I
was really excited about them because I had the pleasure of designing them this year.
Vanessa came up with the amazing idea of making a Key Club “tree” with all of the clubs
in our region as leaves and different words describing Key Club as the branches. It felt
awesome knowing that my t-shirt design would be worn not only by North Crowley Key
Clubbers, but by people that live in Fort Worth and the surrounding cities that our region
encompasses.
After I got my t-shirt, the pool party social began. Key Club had been responsible for
burgers, and people told us that they were really tasty! Some of the North Crowley Key
Clubbers, however, felt uneasy eating them because we had joked about buying patties
from McDonalds and scraping the toppings off.
After I got my food, I sat down with the officers of North Crowley Key Club. Vincent,
our webmaster, started talking about the website and about Key Club in general. Our
youngest officer, he seemed really concerned about how Key Club would go on without
us since he and our treasurer are the only officers that are underclassmen.
Once we finished discussing our club’s plans for the future, we all decided to dip our
feet in the pool and socialize. It was nice getting to know more about my fellow Key Club
officers, since all we usually talk about is work. Overall, I had an amazing time at Vanessa’s
PCM/Pool Party Social. I can’t wait for her Halloween-themed PCM!
PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL MEETING
On Friday, August 21st, I attended Back
to School Bash at North Crowley High School.
Setup began around 2:00 p.m. I copied flyers
in the teachers’ workroom for Key Club along
with flyers for other school clubs I’m in, and
then I helped the various clubs set up their
booths. Jordan, Daisy, Emily, Hunter, and Ka-
ren set up the Key Club trifold. They arranged
the trophies we won at District Convention
last year on the table, and then hung a sign
that told the price of various amounts of cake
pops. The table overflowed with the cake
pops Key Clubbers made as a fundraiser for
Back to School Bash.
The day before, Key Clubbers gathered
at Jordan’s house to make 300 cake pops,
which were all sold within a week for $1 each.
Key Club members rolled cake pieces into
balls, cooked them in the oven, iced them
with blue frosting, stuck sticks in them, and
then decorated them with a squiggle of yel-
low frosting on top. They looked very patriotic
and very professional. I couldn’t resist buying
two of them for myself. They were delicious.
Along with selling Key Club colored
cake pops and old Key Club shirts, Back to
School Bash was an important event because
it let people know about Key Club. It gave us
an opportunity to hand out flyers and spread
information about our club. People seemed
really interested in joining Key Club, and al-
most everyone bought a cake pop, so this
was a really successful event. We got the op-
portunity to tell them about District Conven-
tion, the benefits of joining Key Club, various
leadership opportunities, scholarships, and
most importantly, what Key Club is about: ser-
vice. (“No, we don’t make keys!”)
After the event ended, Key Clubbers
and NHS members helped clean up any trash
that was left on the floor and in the surround-
ing area. Everyone helped transport the lefto-
ver cake pops into Daisy’s car. (They sold re-
ally well on the first week of school.) After the
cafeteria was clean, Key Clubbers were sad
to go. One of the best parts of Key Club is re-
cruiting other members and watching the
club change their personalities, and more im-
portantly, their lives. Without Key Club, I would
be a much less mature, responsible person, so
it’s nice to see the club change others as
well.
Article By: Lexi Cepak
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ONGOING EVENTS
SOCIAL AT IT’Z- October 12th from 11a.m.– 11p.m. in Burleson from 3-7 p.m. $28 if you’re bowl-ing. $24 if you’re not bowling.
HALLOWEEN PCM- October 31st more info TBA. BUILD-A-BEAR SOCIAL- Novem-ber 7th at Build-A-Bear at Ridgmar Mall from 3-6 p.m.
GRACE FALL FESTIVAL- Septem-ber 26th from 10a.m.-3p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church
COWTOWN CLASSIC- September 12th at NCHS 5a.m. - 2 p.m.
FALL RALLY- October 3rd at Six Flags 10:30-11:30a.m. meeting, rest of day hangout. $35.
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AGAPE MEAL:
Every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Broad-way Baptist Church
BARNES & NOBLE
STORYTIME: Every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble
FIRST MEETING
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Secretary, Danielle Scott:
Vice-Secretary, Karen Duarte-Escobar:
President, Daisy Doan: [email protected]
Vice-President, Jordan Peyton:
Vice President, Olivia Courtney:
CONTACT
Treasurer, Year Duran:
Editor, Lexi Cepak: [email protected]
Historian, Sara Al-Midany:
Parliamentarian, Crystal Phan:
Webmaster, Vincent Berardi:
Officer-At-Large, Elias Laura: [email protected]
Matthew Riley, District Editor: [email protected]
Rachel Iselin, District Governor:
Vanessa Castañeda, Lt.G of Division 1 South: [email protected]
Emily Zhao, District Treasurer:
Megan Reynosa, Convention Liaison:
Crystal Loh, District Secretary: [email protected]
