10/10/14: Update

Phew, what a relief! The week is over and now we have three days off! Congrats!

1) Thank you to all of you who attended this week's meeting, last weekends bowl-a-thon event and this Wednesday's divisional meeting at Murrow! It's so awesome seeing you guys having fun at our meetings and events. As we're meeting new people and creating new memories, we're also making changes. That's what I love about this club.

2) Tomorrow is the Columbus Day Parade! :)  

Our participants are: Doris E, Nya S, Nga Ying L, Xiao Ying, Helen T, Abrar R, Wensi W, Helen Wang C, Keying L, Feiran M, Nicole K, Thaliaa C, and Laurina St F.

Meet up location (recently changed): Outside 2015 70th Street (close to 20th Avenue)

Time: 12:15 pm. It should end before 3:00 pm.

Five service hours will be given to all those who sign in at the parade. We still have 2 positions open! 

If you can no longer make it, please email us back before 7:00 pm tonight. If you would like to attend, email us back as well and we'll let you know by 7:30 pm if you can go. First come first serve!

3) If you're interested in running for editor, please print the attached application and fill it out. Hand it in during next Tuesday's meeting. Editors are responsible for submitting monthly report forms, summarizing all the fun events our club held for the month. We're looking for someone who is motivated, organized and enthusiastic! So basically, you all qualify :) 

Editor Application

Enjoy your weekend, everyone! 

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Hallo, Berlin!

Bradenburg Gate

For those of you who may know, Key Club is having its annual foreign exchange in Berlin this year! If you are interested, please come to next week's meeting for more information or contact our adviser Ms. Alexander to find out the details. Danke Shoen! :)

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October: Events!

Tomorrow: Wednesday, October 8th is the Divisional Meeting.
PURPOSE: To meet and socialize with other key club members from the division, to learn a little more about the club you're in and the beauty it hold, and to just have fun playing ice breakers and fun games!
TIME: 5:00 PM (We will also be meeting in front of Midwood at 4:30 for those of you who want to come in a group).
Location:Murrow High School (<--It's a really colorful school, for those of you who don't know)
We'd love it if at least 10-15 of you came to this event 

Dates to keep in your calendars:

-October 11th (Columbus Day Parade) - Details announced shortly

-October 19th (Breast Cancer Walk) - Details announced shortly - Check our Calendar!

Lastly, please keep brainstorming any ideas you might have for the club that will benefit our world. It can be for the school, for our meetings, and for causes you're interested in! Our club is what YOU GUYS make it, so if we all work together and listen to each other's ideas we will be making a difference.

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Updates!

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday/Friday! If you are receiving this email and you have graduated, please email us a request to unsubscribe, because we will not be updating the list until we collect all dues. If you are interested in participating in an exchange trip to Berlin, Germany this Winter Break for a very reasonable price, I am posting a link below with a summary and information about the program, as well as the contact information of Mr.Gradshaw, who is organizing this for our club. This trip is an awesome opportunity to travel to Europe with your friends and make new friendships that will last a lifetime. Also, if you would like to do this with a friend outside of key club, feel free to invite them as well. There are about twenty positions left, so if you are planning to come, please bring in a deposit of $200 by our next meeting. You guys are doing an awesome job recruiting new members, we're even considering extending our deadline for dues. That being said, continue wearing your new hoodies, talking to your friends about key club, and please make posters by the next meeting for us to hang around the school (yes, you will get credits for the poster), and continue building your list of new members to win a gift card prize! Remember, the more members that you collect, the higher the value of the gift card will be! If you are truly passionate about key club and are planning to become an officer of Key Club in December (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Web Master), we highly recommend that you guys come to Fall Rally this Saturday to learn about these positions are about and what it takes to be chosen for your desired position. It will be at Stuyvesant High School from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm. Admissions are $10.00 and you will participate in many fun workshops that teach you how to be a leader and what the meaning of key club is. Food will be provided for those of you attending. A registration file is attached. Currently, we have a position open to anyone who wants to be an editor. If you are a dedicated member and wish to apply for this position, we will give out an application form during our next meeting and and interview will follow. Editors are responsible for sending out monthly newsletters, which are summaries of our service projects of the month and how it benefited our students, and society. We will select a student who we find the most friendly, motivated and dedicated. Finally, we're asking you guys to think about a charity or cause you really care about. Breast Cancer? Melanoma? Water Crisis? Feeding the homeless? Donating clothes? Helping children in Africa? Animal rescue? Write it down on a post-it, and we'll all share our ideas of how we can get started on helping your cause :) HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND, LOVES!

Overview of the Berlin Exchange Trip: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=88762351335332194875
Waiver for the Fall Rally: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=52244758708757222717

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Inspiration

One Monday afternoon, I was sluggishly walking home after a tiresome day of school, when all of the sudden, I saw these two girls patiently standing behind a table with a plethora of pamphlets, all relating to Islam. I being naturally curious, approached them, and asked if I could have a Qu'ran.

Though looking exhausted and drained from standing outside for what seemed like hours in 80 degree weather, they received me with eagerness and welcoming hospitality. One of the girls told me that they were driven to do this because of all the stereotypes by the media of Muslims and of the Islamic religion. I was so amazed at the commitment these two girls made in taking time out of their day to educate the public about Islam that I took a picture. Though my conversation with them was brief, nevertheless, it altered my mood for the entire day. It is incredibly virtuous for these two young people to take time out of their day to do something they're passionate about and take an active stance in their community. More young people should do something like this.

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August Events

UPDATE: We now have an Event Calendar on the bottom of the page to make things more convenient for you guys when we update events. Check it out!

Hey guys
Emails, emails - for those who don't check or receive them:

Hi key clubbers! We have some events for this month of august. It would be amazing if you all were to continue being (or become) active members by participating in these events

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First off, we have a walk for traffic safety on August 10th (10:30 AM) at Dyker Beach Park at 86st and 14th ave. You will receive a certificate and 5 service hours for participating. We need 20 members, as per Assemblyman William Colton's request by August 7th!!

Wednesday, August 6th there is a meeting for the walk at 29 bay 25th street. If you want to participate in the walk, we strongly suggest you to attend this meeting. We need 10 members by August 4th!! 

On August 20th (10:00 AM), there is a clean up. Meet-up is also at 29 Bay 25th street. 2-4 service hours is rewarded. We need 15 members by August 17th!!

Please RVSP asap. As you guys participate in events, your hours will add up and it will look amazing for colleges!! Take advantage of these opportunities!
Have a great rest of the summer. we hope to see you at these events 

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Flashback Friday: Prospect Park Picnic

'Twas a lovely, but oh-so-hot, summer day at Prospect Park.

Hello Key Clubbers!
Hope you've not forgotten about your commitments this past month! If you are part of our Facebook group, you'll see that we reguarly post pictures and occasionally videos for our events. But from now on, all I will now be posting some pictures either I or members have taken at the events on this blog.

In case you've missed it: Our first event of July was the Prospect Park Picnic. It was a lot of fun, and members from Edward R. Murrow, Abraham Lincoln, and Brooklyn Tech Key Club attended as well. (We highly encourage inviting members from other key clubs to participate in our events!) After devouring hoards of junk food, we then proceeded to playing numerous games, including "never have I ever," which was G-rated at its inception, but naturally, became PG-13.

Here are some pictures/videos of the lovely Grand Army Plaza:

"Why did you join Key Club?"

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