The Beaver Tree 2019-2020 | November Edition | Issue 7

november 2019 brooklyn tech the beaver tree

EDITOR'S NOTE

HEY KEY CLUBBERS! Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter and submitting things for me to include here! I really appreciate it.

Wow,

another

Time

I'm really excited for the committees to

passes by really quickly. In fact, there's

get up and running. So excited to work

only

with everyone! If you need anything, you

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newsletter

months

left

in

already?

the

2019-2020

service year. Can you believe that? That

can

means LTC is about 4 months away! (If

editor.thetechkey@gmail.com.

you don't know what that is, don't worry!

We'll be talking about it a lot, and we have information about it on our website)Â

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YOURS IN SERVICE, ELLEN SETO BULLETIN EDITOR 2019-2020

KEY CLUB

GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY

for you to get hands on with your community and lend a hand to those in need, and you start to realize how much one person can change the world.

e. zhang '22

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 6 7

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reminders follow us executive board

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cabinet board executive remark our events

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updates

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division news

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district news

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international news

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district board

s

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special thanks

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pledge

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puzzle

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club vips

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reminders THINGS TO

REM EMBER Remember to check your emails and our social media to keep up with our events and updates! Otherwise, you'll miss out on great events and activities.

We have a bunch of events, so get your cameras out!

You can submit your photos to be featured in the newsletter via our Google photo album. Start submitting articles, too!

Watch our member representative videos! Our reps and Visual Media work hard on filming and editing, so please watch them for quick and entertaining updates.

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FOLLOW US

on social media We are a community that focuses on service and volunteer work so

thetechkey Brooklyn Tech Key Club

we can help others and the place we live in.

BTHS KC

Here, we give everyone opportunities to character,

build

thetechkey.club

leadership

and have a place to feel included.

We're here to make a difference.

and

make

change our own way.

Follow us on our

service journey 6

TH E

D R A O B E V I T U C E EX AYAN RAHMAN

president pres.thetechkey@gmail.com @ayan.rahman

YOUSSEF EL MOSALAMI vice president vp.thetechkey@gmail.com @youssefelmosalami 7

ABIGAIL ISAKOV treasurer treas.thetechkey@gmail.com @abyiskv

ELLEN SETO bulletin editor editor.thetechkey@gmail.com @ellnsto

SIMRUN KOTHARI co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com @simrunkothari

RICKY KE executive assistant executiveassistant.thetechk ey@gmail.com @rickyke03

MARIYA MELEGANICH co-secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com 8

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SUZANA MORSHED advocacy committee head advocacy.thetechk ey@gmail.com @suxana.m

DORIS HONG

RICHARD ZHAO

TENZIN DOLKAR

member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @dorishongg

member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @richardzhaoo

single service director singleservice.thetechke y@gmail.com @word2tenzin

AUDREY WONG

CHENGTAO ZHENG

ERICA ZHANG

member representative memberrep.thetechkey @gmail.com @awdrizzy

interclub coordinator sec.thetechkey@gmail. com @ctxzheng

events coordinator eventscoordinator.thete chkey@gmail.com @ericazhng

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CABINET BOARD RAYMOND NG visual media co-head media.thetechkey@gma il.com @raymond_nx

BILLY ZHOU visual media co-head media.thetechkey@g mail.com @billyzh_

IRENE LIU scrapbook head scrapbooking.thetechke y@gmail.com @irenee_beanee

MEEZAB IFTIKHAR fundraising head fundraising.thetechkey @gmail.com @meezab_321

ANDREW ZHOU school services co-head schoolservices.thetech key@gmail.com @_andrewzhou_

JASON GAO school services co-head schoolservices.thetechk ey@gmail.com @itsjasons_

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E X E C U T I V E R E M A R K S PRES&TREAS H E Y

B R O O K L Y N

T E C H

K E Y

C L U B B E R S !

Happy November! I hope everything is

We have lots of fun plans in store for you

going well and that you are all excited for

guys for the remainder of the service year.

the holiday season. We've been doing an

I can't believe that we are only 4.5 months

incredible job with fundraising and service

away from our annual LTC (which btw I

hours this past month, I'm so proud!

totally recommend you guys look into!)

This month, we are participating in the

Let's end with a bang, I'm so excited to

Helping the Homeless initiative. Look out

see what happens.

for lots and lots of events dedicated to serving the homeless community in NYC as it gets colder.

H I

YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, AYAN RAHMAN BTHS KEY CLUB PRESIDENT

E V E R Y O N E !

Thank you for those of you who have

reported soon! We have a sup

participated in the Trick or Treat for

fundraiser coming this week, so

Unicef fundraiser! The money is being

continue checking your emails

counted, and the proceeds will be

you once again for your support.

YOURS IN CARE AND SERVICE, ABIGAIL ISAKOV BTHS KEY CLUB TREASURER

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michael potash

per cool

o please

! Thank

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brooklyn tech key club

OUR EVENTS september - october 2019

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yoga fundraiser

OCTOBER 20

bike ms

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d9 making strides for breast cancer

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lls light the night

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midwood x bths nysom halloween havocÂ

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bths x qhss 8ball fundraiser club fair key club week

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B

Bike

MS

is

such

a

great

contribution towards the cause

for multiple sclerosis and with this, I enjoyed my time volunteering for this

BIKE BIK

event. I’ve heard of this event many times from my friends and how much fun it was to volunteer so I decided to attend the 2019 Bike MS event and too my experience was great overall. My volunteer position was Bike Parking and redirecting participants to the

DAVID ASPIRO

correct location. If the

participant wanted to enter

Bike MS is such a great c the cause for multiple scle enjoyed my time voluntee 17

E MS 2019 KE MS 2019 the parking area, but if they wanted

to leave, we directed them to an exit where they were checked for matching numbers with their bike. I volunteered for the morning shift and by the afternoon there was more than enough volunteers helping out at the food

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stands or in the bike parking. My friends and I enjoyed the time we spent after eating the food they offered and overall attending this event was a great experience for all of us.

contribution towards erosis and with this, I ering for this event.

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MAKING STRIDES FOR BREAST CANCER 20

making strides for breast cancer walking for. It was a

victor zheng

10.20.19

memorable

experience

as there were a lot of people in the walk if not hundreds.

There

were

also people cheering us on and offering water and

snacks

replenishment.

for

our

It

was

truly an amazing sight to behold.

nathan feng ’21

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Personally, I did not have

in this event, my key club peers and i walked on the Coney

any family members that

sland at the Board Walk. We saw

believe this walk was

many people who wore pink to raise

important to bring more

awareness

attention

for

people

who

have

had breast cancer, but I

and

funding

breast cancer. They wore name tags

towards breast cancer.

on their back, showing who they wereÂ

Looking at statistics, anÂ

there were also

by breast cancer each year. This

people cheering us

was an important event and I was

on and offering

honored to attend it to help raise

water and snacks for our replenishment. it was truly an

awareness (while also acquiring points).

amazing sight to behold.

victor zheng

estimated 268,600 women in the United States is expected to be

diagnosed

breast

cancer,

with

invasive

and

another

estimated 62,930 women will be diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer. So many people and

their

loved

ones

are

affected by this terrible disease, and doing this walk will provide more awareness and possibly hold more funding to decrease the amount of people affected

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10.29.19, surf ave., 10 am.

coney island, a place of happiness and a rainbow of colors was awfully dreary and full of storm

Strides for Cancer Walk” event. Part of

clouds one October morning until a

only one group of many participating, I

parade of pink came to brighten up the

saw the entirety of the boardwalk

setting, and the lives of cancer patients

crowded with people, all planning to

with it. On October 20th, a sea of

walk a great distance for breast cancer

people dressed in pink flooded into

awareness. Pink, the color symbolizing

Coney Island to partake in the “Making

support for breast cancer patients,

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Seeing everyone’s support was really amazing because we are able to unite to fight against cancer, which is so inspiring.

david yeung.

I saw numerous organizations along the boardwalk cheering on the walk with step team athletics to enthusiastic shouts; one group even handed out water to all the participants at the check mark. Seeing everyone’s support was really amazing because we are able to unite to fight against cancer, which is so inspiring. The last participant in the event passed through the finish line, ending the event, but not the support of illed

Brighton

Beach

as

the

walk

everyone involved.

commenced. Walking along with Key Club members and other participants,

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LIGHT THE NIGHT 25

faria kalam

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to celebrate their overcomings of a loved one, made me feel like this

L

for

ight

the

Night

was

my

part of.

first event that I went to

Key

nervous

Club. and

I

was

really

didn’t

event truly was something to be a

pretty know

The Tech

other Key

Club

that

of

Brooklyn

came

to

the

what to expect. I arrived pretty

event were super cool.They seemed

early before the walk, and I was

really

surprised

atmosphere

cause and were really chill and very

of the event. There was a big

inviting,even though I had just met

stage where a band was singing

them. And seeing that they were all

and

sophomores, I was impressed with

with

many

different group

the

stands

that

purposes,

pictures,

place

for

more.

The

such

food

as

stands,

merchandise, event

had

itself

all

the

other

schools

a

and was

and

families that wanted to support the cause orÂ

JIA CHEN.

CLASS OF 2021

genuine

on

supporting

how Key Club was able to make

planned out so well and seeing

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members

lihui li

the

LIGHT THE NIGHT. faria kalam

these

THE EVENT ITSELF WAS PLANNED OUT SO WELL AND SEEING ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES THAT WANTED TO SUPPORT MADE ME FEEL LIKE THIS EVENT TRULY WAS SOMETHING TO BE APART OF.

group

of

students

into

people that can contribute and make the community better. The walk

was

fun

and

made

me

really happy to see all the other people happy and enjoying the experience. was

great

The and

event I

overall

hope

to

continue to go to more events like this.

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MIDWOOD X BTHS

RAYMOND NG

Midwood High School. I was the project captain of the first shift of this Halloween

event and this allowed me to be able

Havoc was an event that

to meet new people from Tech and

joined Key Clubbers from

Midwood.

Brooklyn Tech and

The event was great, There was the

The

NYSoM

andrea lee

NYSOM HALLOWEEN HAVOC

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AS A VOLUNTEER, ALTHOUGH WE WORKING, IT WAS ALSO REALLY FUN. preparation part where I ended up making popcorn for the event to

together. The Halloween Havoc was a success, and afterwards, I felt great.

sell. Others were busy prepping the station for when the kids arrive. They enjoyed different

ANDREA LEE

activities such as gaming and face painting. It was fun seeing people dressing up for the haunted house, and the kids and their parents were enjoying their time. As a volunteer, although we working, it was also really fun, especially since everyone was having a great time

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I loved the part where they handed

It was a great experience.

I

went to the Brooklyn Tech x

QHSS Key Club 8 Ball Fundraiser, and I thought it was extremely fun. It was my first time playing pool, and it was a great experience. The people there were really nice and the people in my group taught me well. It was great being able to

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out snacks and refreshments, as many of us did not bring our lunch

How much money did

ch, so that was an extra bonus. I also met people from QHSS, which was a lot of fun. Thanks for this amazing event!! I'd definitely go to another one of these fundraisers.

d we raise?

From Brooklyn Tech alone, we raised $200, and with both us and QHSS, we have $400 total!

Janet Gao '23

8BALL

FUNDRAISER

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UPDATES updates updates updates

keeping up with key club

key club dues committee applications trick-or-treat for unicef

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deadline extended to dec. 1

key club dues key club dues key club dues 48

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our committees all provide chances to step up in leadership and make a change your own way. whether you like to take photos or plan events, all are welcome to apply so that you can use your skills to better the community!

sign up for a committee!

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T A E R T R O K TRIC F E C I N FOR U Our members were scary good this Halloween! We supported the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign and collected the money people raised. All money collected by you all will support The Eliminate Project to help save and protect moms and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. We collected hundreds of boxes full of donations, and it was all thanks to you guys!

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DIVISIO NE

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NEW LTG AND DISTRICT EA

ONAL EWS. COMING SOON DIVISIONAL Division 9 has a new Lieutenant Governor and Division Executive Assistant, and it's Brooklyn Tech's Aurora Hom and Mariya Meleganich, respectively.

Congratulations to them both!

MEETING

We're going to have a divisional soon. Details are to be determined, but know that it will be happening in the near future!

KEY CLUB WEEK SURVEY Please take this survey and provide feedback!

DIVISION INSTAGRAM (Because Aurora said so.)

Follow D9's official Instagram for updates!

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NEW YORK KEY CLUB. 53

13,000 members 248 schools 29 divisions 72 years established

FUNDRAISING GOAL $200,000 • 32% raised SERVICE HOUR GOAL 120,000 hours • 23% completed Check out Camille's Governor's Bulletin!

NYDKC WEBSITE

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KEY CLUB

NEWS INTERNATIONAL

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PRESIDENT'S PROJECT With this new initiative, Key Club International presidents will select a partner, campaign or project that reflects their passion and encourage members to learn more and help out. K’lena Schnack, international president, chose The Eliminate Project. Read more about it here!

KEY CLUB XMAS SWEATERS Key Club has limited edition ugly Christmas sweaters!! Get them now before they run out!!

CHICKEN BBQ FUNDRAISER Key Clubbers in Florida rose before 3 a.m. to assemble 2,000 meals per hour for their Kiwanis club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Chicken BBQ event. Funds will support Metropolitan Ministries' job training and hunger programs as well as the Tampa Kiwanis Foundation.

INTERNATIONAL BOARD PRESIDENT

K'lena Schnack • intro

VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEES

Kaitlin Cerillo • intro

Caroline Bushnell, Alexander Drahos, Riley Feng, Alexis Henry,

Aminhan Lobster, Conrad Nguyen, Brandon Orick, Indigo Parlin, Hannah Povroznick, Irin Shim and Rachel Zang

OUR TRUSTEE Irin Shim • intro KEYCLUBINT KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL 56

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DISTRICT B EXTERNAL E.A.

SECERETARY

Jaron Belmore

Linna Cheung

Norwood-Norfolk HS

High School for Math, Science & Engineering

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EDITOR

INTERNAL E.A.

Angelo Lontok

Qianting Chen

High School for Math,

Brooklyn Technical High

Science & Engineering

School

caring; our way of life.

OARD. DISTRICT GOVERNOR Camille Brock

TREASURER

Candor Junior Senior High School

Anthony Lim Bronx Science High School

WEBMASTER Ramisa Azad LaGuardia High School

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special thanks to QHSS Key Club, David Yeung and you!

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WHERE'S BUCKY? as always, there is the beaver count, but this time, since thanksgiving is coming up, there's a special beaver you need to find! bucky is wearing a pilgrim's hat.

Found him? Take a screenshot and send it to me!

get 10+ points for solving this puzzle! send a picture of your solution to me at editor.thetechkey@gmail.com. if you counted all the beavers, send me how many you found! if you found all of them, you'll get a bonus 5+ points. submitting articles about your experience at events (10+ points) and pictures (5+ points each) also get you points!

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OUR ADVISORS MS. MCKINNON, MS. VISBAL, MR. BIGSBY AND MR. MORGAN

THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP TODAY IS INFLUENCE, NOT AUTHORITY.

KEN BLANCHARD

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THE KEY CLUB PLEDGE

I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and world; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

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