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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
4 HUNTER KEY CLUB // District 11 Newsletter
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
K E Y C L U B
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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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