Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

2015 Little North Pole

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 I would like to thank everyone for participating in this event! The Little North Pole took place at 145-07 Neponsit Ave, Far Rockaway, which dissuaded a bunch of people to come. They had an overflow of volunteers, mainly because Key Clubbers from Divisions 8A, 8 and some people from 11 came along! Division 9(US!) just stood around and enjoyed the free food and live entertainment. Some lucky members got to help out with serving the food or selling the raffle tickets. Overall, I felt that the event was a great success! The decorations, people and live performances all blew me away. I will definitely look forward to returning next year!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Two New Events in December! (12/6 and 12/12)

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 The first event will be the Little North Pole event! This takes place at 145-07 Neponsit Ave, Far Rockaway at 1 pm. We will be meeting at Midwood at 12 pm. Division 9 will be volunteering with Divisions 8 and 8a at Little North Pole. This is an event started by a Kiwanis member to raise money for research into juvenile diabetes through donations. There will be live entertainment and free food (donations encouraged). Volunteer activities might include dressing up and handing out gifts. You must bring a santa hat!
>Click here to register!

 The second event will be the American Cancer Society's attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Conga Line on Ice. This event will take place from 10 am to 2 pm at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park. It is the same place where we hosted our Division Ice Skating Fundraiser. The current record is 353 partipants. There is a $15 entrance fee which covers skate rentals and a skating session.





Thursday, November 26, 2015

2015 Division 9 Ice Skating Fundraiser

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 The Division 9 Ice Skating Fundraiser was a great success! We had over 70 participants from five different schools, including Dewey, Murrow and Midwood! The event started at 11 am and ended whenever you were too tired to skate. It took place at the Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park. For some people, this was their first Key Club event. Jessie Lin from Midwood High School said "It was fun and I got to make new friends." Mica Tonge also from Midwood said "My first Key Club event was more fun than I thought, everyone was friendly & helped each other out skating. The leaders helped everyone get what they needed and put everyone before themselves." We raised $215, which will be donated to the Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation! This event was very fun and we look forward to having another one very soon.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Elemonate Challenge Results!

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 The Elemonate Challenge was created by Key Club to benefit UNICEF and the Eliminate Project. It is like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, except this challenge raises awareness for the Eliminate Project. The Eliminate Project helps provide vaccines to help fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus(MNT). Every 11 minutes, a baby is lost to MNT. $1.80 is enough to give a mother three vaccines to protect her and her children from MNT. We performed the challenge by having each officer and a volunteer eat a slice of lemon. Donations were based on whoever did not pick the winning person or people who didn't eat the lemon slice fast enough. We raised $53 during this challenge! This means we were able to provide almost 30 mothers with vaccines against MNT!!

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Division 9 November Ice Skating Fundraiser

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 Hey guys! Our November Fundraising event is going to be ice skating at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park on November 21st, 2015 at 11:00 am. If you wish have a later date we and time, please comment on the event page. 
The official pricing is $16 without skates and $11 with skates.

>Please register on the Google Form here

Key Club Week 2015!

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Hey everyone! Tomorrow will be the first week of November, meaning it's Key Club Week! You guys should definitely change your cover picture to the one above!! Now without further ado:

Monday - Show Your K - Wear anything thats Key Club related!

Tuesday - Kudos to the Key Players - Thank the Key players in your life and show your appreciation for them!

Wednesday - Dare to Care - Learn about the three charities Key Club is partnered with: Children's Miracle Network, UNICEF, and March of Dimes!

Thursday - Random Acts of Kindness - Be nice to someone or everyone whether it be a smile, a hug or even food and of course PASS IT ON!

Friday - Connect the K's - Learn more about the Kiwanis Family which encompasses K-Kids, Builder's Club, Aktion Club, Key Club, Circle K, and Kiwanis!

Enjoy your week, Key Clubbers!

Friday, October 23, 2015

October Divisional 2015

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Hey everyone! Our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin, has decided to host the first divisional of the service year at Midwood! The October Divisional will be on Wednesday, October 28th from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. A divisional is essentially a normal Key Club meeting but on a much larger scale. It is a meeting led by the LTG with all the clubs of the division attending. We are in Division 9, which includes clubs from Brooklyn Tech, Murrow, Dewey, etc.

Any questions can be addressed to me or the other officers! I urge all of you to come thru!!

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

2015 Fall Rally

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  The Fall Rally for Divisions 8-13 took place at NYU Global Spiritual Life. Attendees could look forward to 25 different workshops and panels including a Guide to Professionalism and Planning Service Projects. There were also guest speakers like Evan Wesley from the Thirst Project. This event helped boost interest in Key Club and allowed different clubs to interact with each other. Josephine Leung from our club said, "Fall Rally was my favorite Key Club event so far. Everyone was very enthusiastic and welcoming. They were proud to be a part of Key Club and displayed enormous school spirit. In just a few hours, I learned many things about Key Club such as being a dedicated Key Club member and the responsibilities of being an officer. It was a huge event where you were able to better connect with your officers and other members of different clubs, while having fun! There were many different group activities to help you meet other members. This event gave me a different perspective on Key Club. I finally realized the importance of Key Club at this event!" Although we only had 10 people attend, they all were exposed to the impact of Key Club. Next year, I hope to double the attendance at Fall Rally!


Monday, October 19, 2015

October 2015 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

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 The attendance for this year's Breast Cancer Walk blew me away! Midwood Key Club itself had over 50 members attending the walk at the Prospect Park. The more well known location for the walk is at Central Park but Midwood participates annually in the Prospect Park walk. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common diagnosed in women in the US. The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about 1 in 8. From their official site, over 7,000 people participated in the Prospect Park walk and raised over $590,000! A Key Clubber commented with "We moved at a Midwood pace from miles 2-3. I felt like I was walking down Midwood's hallways. People were playing loud music, shuffling with the crowd and having fun. You know the usual.It was hella long. Man, my legs cramped up after that." This walk brought people of all different races and cultural backgrounds together to walk for ONE purpose!

NOTE:THIS IS NOT EVEN EVERYONE!!



October 2015 Peanut Day

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  This Peanut Day was a great success! All of the volunteers were from our home club, except for Ruoxin the Lieutenant Governor, of course. We had eleven total volunteers who worked from 10 am to 1 pm, including myself. We asked drivers for donations and gave complimentary packs of peanuts to anyone kind enough to accept them. The previous Peanut Day in May raised $550 and we hope to have fundraised more than that this time! The donations were given to Kings Plaza Kiwanis and they will donate a percentage to children in need.

Midwood gang plus Ruoxin

Friday, October 16, 2015

The Breast Cancer Walk Is On Sunday, 10/18/2015!

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  On October 18th, we will be participating in the Breast Cancer Walk. It is 4 miles starting at Prospect Park at Ocean Ave and Lincoln Road. The walk starts at 10am, but registration opens at 8am!!! If you do not register online you must go to the event before 10am to register. All information can be found on the website. We have a fundraising goal of $150, which means if 15 people donate $10 each, we can easily meet that goal (Several people have donated already). If you can't donate online but would like to make a cash donation, you can bring it to me at one of the next meetings or bring it on the day of the walk to one of the registration tents. We will be meeting in front of Midwood starting at 8:30 am and leaving at 9:00 am. If you wish to go there by yourself thats fine as long as you're on time, just look for Yusra. You do not have to donate to attend the walk. 
>Register online with Midwood High School 
>Register to volunteer(not as a group)

Peanut Day Is This Saturday, 10/17/2015!

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 Our previous Peanut Day was back in May so I hope everyone is ready to sell more peanuts! For those who don't know, Peanut Day is when you sell peanuts in order to fundraise money for the Kings Plaza Kiwanis Club. Last year volunteers had to wear an orange/red vest and went around with cans to sell peanuts. Passing drivers could choose to donate any amount, even a quarter, to receive a bag of peanuts. This event takes place at the intersection of Gerritsen Avenue and Avenue U  from 10 am to 3 pm, so please arrive on time!

Picture from May's Peanut Day!

Friday, October 2, 2015

September Newsletter for Division Nine

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Hello Niners,

  Welcome to the beginning of the 2015-2016 service year! Check out our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for September which highlights past events such as the Out of the Darkness Walk, upcoming events such as Peanut Day and Fall Rally and of course a reminder regarding next year's International Convention in Atlanta!

>Click here for the September Newsletter!

>Click here to check out previous newsletters!

August Newsletter for Division Nine

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Hello Key Clubbers,

  I apologize for uploading this newsletter so late. Check out our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for August which highlights past events such as the Kiwanis Family Picnic and Chinatown Beautification Day, upcoming events such as the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and of course a reminder regarding our division's mascots, currently a shark!

>Click here for the August Newsletter!

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

10/10/15 Fall Rally

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Hey Key Clubbers!
  Fall Rally is one of the largest events of the service year. Not only will you be able to learn about Key Club, but you will also have the opportunity to meet Key Clubbers from other divisions. The admission price is $10. The event takes place on Saturday, October 10th 2015, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life. The address to that is
238 Thompson Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10012. I hope all of you can attend not just the officers!

What's included:
* Over 25 workshops or panels presented by Key Club International
* Handouts and presentation materials
* Free Lunch
* Get to meet the super cool Thirst Project Team!

>Click here to register for the Fall Rally!
Note: Our Key Club is in Division 9.

Monday, September 14, 2015

2015 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

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 The festival was a great success! There were almost 1,000 attendees and over a hundred volunteers! The event itself was a great opportunity to meet new people, enjoy with friends and try out all the food offered in Chinatown! Volunteers had to do a variety of things such as set up the tents, work the ticket booths, do chalk drawings and supervise other stations. It was overall a great experience to enjoy the culture of Chinatown and spend time with friends.


Monday, August 31, 2015

9/5/15 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

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For those volunteering, we will be helping Chinatown Partnership and Chinatown B.I.D. with their next weekend walk! This time, the event is a Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, celebrating love in Chinatown. We will be helping Chinatown BID set up for the event. This involves setting up tents, tables, chairs, lanterns, the stage, and controlling traffic. Although the event ends at 6pm, you are welcome to stay and enjoy the food for sale! The volunteers can come anytime from 1pm to 12am. If you are dedicated enough to come late at night you will probably be helping closing tents and packing up. Vendors include Sam’s Fried Ice Cream, Osaka Grub, Seoul Pancake, Karl's Balls, and Rice and Chopsticks. Please invite all your friends to come to this popular event as well! If you decide to stay there are also performances full of music and dance! Please RSVP to the Facebook event, as well as, the Google Form below!

>Click here to register yourself!
For the ID number section, please write "Midwood Key Club"!
Also the Locksmith is Stuyvesant's newsletter, for those interested in submitting things.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

August 2015 Speak Up & Clean Up Event!

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This clean up event was a great success! Our attendance was the highest I've ever seen at this specific clean up for our club! There were several news stations present and one of our members got interviewed by Fox 5! We cleaned the entire Shore Parkway as well as Bath Avenue. I must thank you all and I really hope by our next clean up we have 20+ members present to really show Midwood pride!

Here I am holding a sign to raise awareness for the campaign.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

8/21/15 Speak Up & Clean Up

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  Once again, Assemblyman Bill Colton, Councilman Mark Treyger, District Leaders Nancy Tong and Charles Ragusa, along with volunteers, will be conducting a neighborhood clean-up event as part of the ongoing “Speak Up & Clean Up” campaign. The goal is to inform residents and businesses about sanitation rules, remind them to keep the neighborhood clean and encourage them to do their part in maintaining a better community.

They will provide 5 community service hours and free pizza for all participants.

Pictures from the previous "Speak Up & Clean Ups":
November 2014
May 2015

Sunday, August 9, 2015

July Newsletter for Division Nine

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Hello Niners,

 Check out our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for July which highlights past events such as the Amazing Race, upcoming events such as the August Divisional at Mr. Gioia's house and of course a reminder regarding our division's mascots, currently a shark!

>Click here for the July Newsletter!

Our Club's Hoodie Design for the 15-16 Service Year!

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You guys voted on 5 different designs and Lillian's design won! This year we are doing a crew neck and you guys can start handing in money for orders starting from the first club meeting.

Front                                                                                  Back

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015

7/11/15 2015 Spring Amazing Race

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  This event is based on the television show "The Amazing Race". It takes place on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Simply teams go around to solve puzzles, riddles and challenges. At the start, clues are given to the teams and after each challenge is completed, they will be given another. Although it may be competitive, those who are not competitive can have fun.
 There is a $40 fee per team.
 The links below contain the registration sheet for participants and volunteers, respectively. Duties of a volunteer and instructions for participants are also included.

The Race will last approximately 2-4 hours
1st Place: Gold Medals + Cash Prizes
2nd Place: Silver Medals + Cash Prizes
3rd Place: Bronze Medals + Cash Prizes
The first 500 participants to finish the race will receive a free souvenir wristband.

>Click here for participant registration and more information
>Click here for volunteer registration and information

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

June Newsletter for Division Nine

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Hello Key Clubbers,

 Check out our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for June which highlights past events such as the Autism Prom, upcoming events such as the June Divisional Bowling Event  and of course a recap this year's International Convention or ICON in Indianapolis!

>Click here for the June Newsletter!

Sunday, June 7, 2015

6/9/15 Final Meeting of the Year!

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 On June 9th, in addition to a party, we are handing out credits. Therefore please bring your GO cards in order to receive them. Hope you guys enjoyed your day off. I would like to remind you all to bring food for the party 11th period. We want all kinds of food and just not junk food. Please comment below on what you're going to bring.

Thank you and see you guys Tuesday!

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

May Newsletter for Division Nine

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Hello Niners,

 Check out our Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for May which highlights past events such as the AIDS Walk, upcoming events such as the Giant Pancake Breakfast and of course information about the 68th Annual Leadership Training Conference aka next year's LTC!

>Click Here for the May Newsletter!

May Divisional- First Divisional of the Service Year

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 Come join Division 9 for our next Divisional meeting! Divisional Meetings are hosted by our Lt. Governor Ruoxin Lin. The divisional will be hosted here at Midwood High School on Wednesday, June 10th at 4:30pm! All clubs meet up on a monthly basis to discuss past events (including service projects and fundraisers) and future activities. At these meetings, Key Clubbers within Division 9 have the opportunity to learn more about the international organization and about serving the community. Attending divisionals is a great way to become more involved in Key Club.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

6/2/15 No Meeting!

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 There will not be a meeting this Tuesday due to the Regents examinations. Good luck to those who are taking the Common Core ELA, Common Core Geometry or an ELA field test! Hope to see you guys the following meeting on June 9th. Of course, remember the motto, Caring - Our Way of Life and to live by it.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Speak Up and Clean Up! Event 2015

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 This year's Speak Up and Clean Up! was an overall success! We had more members attend than the clean up in November. Sadly I couldn't make it this time but you guys were fine. I must thank the attendees for doing a great job helping to clean our community. They cleaned from 79st to Bay Parkway and also 14th avenue. I am very impressed by the increase in attendance and I hope it keeps on increasing. Lets make Midwood Key Club a stronger force in Division 9!


Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Monday, May 18, 2015

5/19/15 Meeting Tomorrow!

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 Welcome back everyone! Hope you all did well on your AP Tests and if you didn't have any, I hope you all had fun with the extra time. Thanks to everyone who attended the past two events, Peanut Day and the AIDS Walk! I know the walk was a lot of work and those who came deserve the biggest  praise. We will be discussing upcoming events, such as the clean-up for Assemblyman Colton. Of course we have to do our annual t-shirt and hoodie designs. Everyone can submit their designs and vote on the facebook page.
 As always, see you all at the meeting!

Sunday, May 17, 2015

AIDS Walk NYC 2015

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 Thanks to everyone who came and walked with us! The entire walk was 10 km which is around 6 miles and I was honestly surprised. I expected the walk to be far shorter. It lasted around 3 hours and the heat was intense. We started the walk with other Key Clubs from Division 11 and 9 but later lost them. It was worth walking for a good cause and all the sponsors provided adequate food and drink. The sight of the finish line was like a light at the end of the tunnel. We walked the entire way around Central Park and ended up where we started. Compared to the March of Dimes, the AIDS Walk is far longer but the free food was great.

Once again, thanks to everyone who came and struggled with us and I hope next year we will have more people.


Saturday, May 16, 2015

Peanut Day 2015

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 This year, Peanut Day was an overall success. People said that it was a fun and new experience. Groups were told to go to cars at the red light and ask them to donate to Kiwanis Peanut Day. The donations go to help under-privileged children and drivers were given a pack of peanuts after their donation. Although being rejected by cars wasn't as fun. The pictures don't do it justice, but we had a pretty decent amount of people in attendance.

Thanks to all who came and hopefully we have more next year!




Wednesday, May 13, 2015

5/23/15 Speak Up and Clean Up! |Clean Up Event

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Hey guys its the annual clean up sponsored by assemblyman Colton. I have attended the past 2 clean ups but sadly I cannot make it to this one. But I urge you guys to go! This one takes place on Saturday, May 23rd. At 29 Bay 25th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214 at 10 AM.

Please also try to make a sign out of oaktag or posterboard. The sign should have ""SPEAK-UP & CLEAN-UP" CAMPAIGN SPONSORED BY ASSEMBLYMAN BILL COLTON & COUNCILMAN MARK TREYGER - KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN!"

Of course you will be provided with community service hours and FREE PIZZA.
Heres a picture of the clean-up from November:

Saturday, May 2, 2015

5/17/15 AIDS Walk New York

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This year's AIDS Walk takes place on Sunday, May 17th at Central Park. The Entrance to General Sign-In is located at 59th Street and 5th Avenue. The event sign-in starts at 8:30 AM, the opening ceremony starts at 9:15 AM and the walk itself begins at 10 AM. The entire walk is 6.2 miles long and usually takes 2.5 hours to complete. For those who don't know, AIDS Walk New York is the largest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the world! It helps raise funds and awareness to AIDS/HIV and advocates programs that help people affected with the disease.

More information can be found at their website:http://ny.aidswalk.net/



Friday, May 1, 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015

Sunday, April 26, 2015

March of Dimes 2015

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I would like to thank those who attended the March of Dimes this year and hopefully we could get even more people next year! Most of the people who RSPV'd on the Facebook event actually attended and we had a lot more people than the cemetery clean up. To recap, we walked 3.5 miles to raise awareness for research that helps babies begin a healthy life. Once again, thanks to all who came and please try to attend the events in May!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Two New Events in May(5/3 and 5/16)!

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 The first event in May is volunteering for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, which takes place on May 3rd, a Sunday from 6 AM to 4 PM. It is the world’s biggest charitable bike ride, with proceeds funding our free bike education programs. Volunteers are responsible for setting up and serving snacks/beverages at Rest Areas and Water Stations.
>Click here to sign up!
If you are under 18 fill out the waiver here!
More Information: http://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/


 The next event is on Saturday, May 16th at  Kings Plaza and it is Peanut Day! The event starts at 10 AM and ends at 3 PM. For those who don't know, Peanut Day is simply giving a peanut to anyone who donates in order to fundraise for the club.
>Click here to sign up!

I hope you guys try to attend both of these events and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at midwoodhskeyclub@gmail.com!

Monday, April 20, 2015

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Cemetery Clean Up

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Although, I cannot say I'm not disappointed, the clean up was quite successful. We did have some confusion over the address of the cemetery and I honestly expected more than myself in attendance.I believe most of the people went to the walk against domestic violence in teen relationships instead. But overall there was a sizable amount of people, mostly from Brooklyn Tech and Murrow and we helped clean up the cemetery in a timely fashion.

For those who couldn't attend heres a picture of me :}

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Friday, April 10, 2015

4/26/15 March of Dimes

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  Like last year, we are doing the March of Dimes which takes place on April 26, 2015. For those who don't know, the March of Dimes is a walk that raises money that is used for research to help babies begin healthy lives. They have helped drop the premature birthrate for the 7th year in a row and have more than 500 local programs to help educate women and reduce risks during pregnancy. This year's March of Dimes in Manhattan is in the Lincoln Center Area, Columbus Avenue at 62nd Street New York, NY 10023. The walk is 3.5 miles, registration begins at 8:30 AM and the walk starts at 10 AM.

Read more about the March of Dimes on their website: https://www.marchforbabies.org/