We apologize for any inconvenience, but due to some circumstances, the bake sale fundraiser has been postponed to Monday CANCELLED. We still need an adult chaperone, so if any of your parents are free to volunteer some time PLEASE contact the officers. We apologize for any inconvenience once aga...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
2015 Little North Pole
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...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Two New Events in December! (12/6 and 12/12)
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....
Thursday, November 26, 2015
2015 Division 9 Ice Skating Fundraiser
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....
Monday, November 16, 2015
Elemonate Challenge Results!
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....
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Division 9 November Divisional
Thank you guys for coming to the October Divisional!!!
That being said, the November Divisional will be held at James Madison
High School on November 23rd, 2015 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm Looking forward
to seeing you all there!...
Division 9 November Ice Skating Fundraiser
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...
11/3/15 No Meeting!
Since this Tuesday is Election Day, we will NOT be having a meeting! Since
none of us can vote, I hope y'all have fun not going to school. See you
guys the next meeting on November 10th! And remember our motto, Caring - Our Way of Life, and to live by i...
Key Club Week 2015!
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...
Friday, October 23, 2015
October Divisional 2015
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...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
2015 Fall Rally
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...
Monday, October 19, 2015
October 2015 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
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...
October 2015 Peanut Day
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...
Friday, October 16, 2015
The Breast Cancer Walk Is On Sunday, 10/18/2015!
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...
Peanut Day Is This Saturday, 10/17/2015!
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...
Friday, October 2, 2015
September Newsletter for Division Nine
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...
August Newsletter for Division Nine
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...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
10/10/15 Fall Rally
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...
Monday, September 14, 2015
2015 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
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...
Monday, August 31, 2015
9/5/15 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
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....
Sunday, August 23, 2015
August 2015 Speak Up & Clean Up Event!
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...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
8/21/15 Speak Up & Clean Up
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...
Sunday, August 9, 2015
July Newsletter for Division Nine
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 Newslett...
Our Club's Hoodie Design for the 15-16 Service Year!
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 ...
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
7/11/15 2015 Spring Amazing Race
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...
Congratulations to Clifford for Being Elected International Trustee!
I would like to congratulate our own Clifford Young, for being one of the new International Trustees! I am so proud of him and look forward to seeing him serve during the 2015-2016 service ye...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
June Newsletter for Division Nine
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!
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 Tuesd...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
May Newsletter for Division Nine
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
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...
Saturday, May 30, 2015
6/2/15 No Meeting!
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
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...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
5/26/15 Meeting!
Yes, there is going to be a meeting as always. We are meeting at the same place, the courtroom during periods 9, 10 and 11. We will discuss previous and upcoming events as well as raising awareness to the district project. Also t-shirt designs should be submitted to midwoodhskeyclub@gmail.com.
See you guys the...
Monday, May 18, 2015
5/19/15 Meeting Tomorrow!
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...
Sunday, May 17, 2015
AIDS Walk NYC 2015
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...
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Peanut Day 2015
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...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
5/23/15 Speak Up and Clean Up! |Clean Up Event
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...
Saturday, May 2, 2015
5/17/15 AIDS Walk New York
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...
**IMPORTANT** No Meetings for Two Weeks!
Due to AP tests, we will not be holding a Key Club meeting for the next two weeks. So there will not be a meeting for May 5th and May 12th.
So, see you guys in two weeks on May 19th as always in the courtroom periods 9, 10 , and ...
Friday, May 1, 2015
April Newsletter for Division Nine
Hello Key Clubbers,
Check out our new Lieutenant Governor, Ruoxin Lin's newsletter for April and May which highlights past events such as the March of Dimes, upcoming events such as the AIDS Walk and of course this year's Leadership Training Conference.
>Click here for the April Newslett...
Monday, April 27, 2015
4/28/15 Meeting Tomorrow!
Yes, there is a meeting as always in the courtroom(435) from period 9 to 11. We are going to talking about and thank those who attended the March of Dimes this past weekend and then discuss about the upcoming events in May.
See you all the...
Sunday, April 26, 2015
March of Dimes 2015
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...
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Two New Events in May(5/3 and 5/16)!
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...
Monday, April 20, 2015
4/21/15 Meeting Tomorrow
There is a meeting tomorrow at room 435 aka the courtroom, periods 9,10 and 11. We'll talk about the events this past weekend and upcoming events.
See you guys the...
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Cemetery Clean Up
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,...
Saturday, April 11, 2015
**IMPORTANT** Cemetery Clean Up Date Has Been Changed to the 18th
The cemetery clean up has now been moved to April 18th, 2015. Sorry for the inconvenien...
Friday, April 10, 2015
4/26/15 March of Dimes
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...
