The Beaver Tree 2019-2020 | Spring Edition | Issue 1

brooklyn tech

the beaver tree

spring edition.

Hey Key Clubbers!

Wow, this is my first ever newsletter! I hope this will turn out well. We have so much planned for this new service year, it's kind of unbelievable.

AP exams and regents are coming up, so it's extra hectic.

Good luck to everyone on their tests, not like any of you scholars need it!

Don't forget to participate in lots of events and support our fundraisers! We're striving for an amazing service year.

Yours in Service, Ellen Seto

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EDITOR

N O T E F R O M T H E

raymond ng

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

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note from the editor

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the beaver tree table of contents

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reminders & upcoming events

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what is key club?

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executive board

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executive remarks

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april's farewell

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events

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induction

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cabinet board applications

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divisional news

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key club international news

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quiz!

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special thanks

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club vip's

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key club pledge

billy zhou

nikki cheng

THE

BEAVER TREE

REMINDERS AND

UPCOMING EVENTS

-pay for club t-shirts at the SGO store!

- nominate someone if you think they deserve an induction award - don't forget to check your emails for email updates!

5/11: detective pikachu fundraiser until 5/13: star project collections 5/11 & 5/25: beautify red hook parks 5/18: assemblyman colton's annual "speak up! & clean up!" campaign 5/19: division 9 aids walk 5/20: bths induction!!

if you can read this, comment the english translation on a picture on our instagram! "oye el club de la llave, cómo te sientes?"

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Key Club is a community that focuses on service and volunteer work. Here, we give students opportunities to build character, leadership and have a place to feel included. We're here to make a difference.

Caring, our way of life.

"Key Club is a place anyone can be in and fall in love with. It's a place of service where everyone comes together to provide their skills and willingness to serve others. It's a place where you realize there's more to gain than the credits and hours. It's the place where strangers becomes friends, friends become best friends, and best friends become a tight knit family."

- Irene Liu '22 "Key Club has taught me the importance of gratitude and gave me many opportunities to help others. One of the most memorable events that this club has brought to light in my life was Project FIND. It was so heartwarming to give and help others. Thank you, Key Club."

- A. Chen '21

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WHAT'S

K E Y

C L U B ?

To keep up with our updates and important events, remember to check your inboxes for our weekly emails and any event updates!

Committee members especially need to check their emails for committee work and updates.

For quick and easy updates, follow our social media pages!

https://bthskey.club/

our socials thetechkey BTHS Key Club 6

THE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Brooklyn Tech

AYAN RAHMAN

ABIGAIL ISAKOV

YOUSSEF EL MOSALAMI

AURORA HOM

ELLEN SETO

MARIYA MELEGANICH

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

vice president vp.thetechkey@gmail.com @youssefelmosalami (not pictured)

bulletin editor editor.thetechkey@gmail.com @ellnsto

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treasurer treas.thetechkey@gmail.com @abyiskv

web master web.thetechkey@gmail.com @aurorahom (not pictured)

secretary sec.thetechkey@gmail.com (not pictured)

executive assistant executiveassistant.thetechkey@gmail.com @rickyke03

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president

AYAN RAHMAN

Hey BROOKLYN TECH! Wow, it’s my final year in this wondrous organization. It's been such a long and delightful time coming but I'm in the home stretch.

I've had the honor of serving as your Bulletin Editor (shout-out to Ellen for making a newsletter better than any I've ever made), your Vice President, and now finally as your President. Boy, do I have so much planned for all of you. This year we're looking at more events, more fundraisers, and more ways to connect with our division, district, and international partners!

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REMARKS

Our Key Club is going to be bigger and better than ever in the 2019-2020 service year, and I'm so excited to be your president while this amazing journey unfolds.

The true fun begins after induction, so be sure to be there for when we mark the start of our best adventure of giving back and changing the world together yet.

I love you all and hope you know that I'm always here for you no matter what! Let's do our best together this year!

Yours in Care and Service, Ayan Rahman President

treasurer

ABIGAIL ISAKOV Hey Key Clubbers!

For now we have had an inschool fundraiser and a movie fundraiser outside of school where we managed to raise around $700 all together. I am so grateful for everyone who turned out! There will be movie fundraisers outside of school every month, so if you missed out, do not worry! In the new service year, I hope I can talk with more of you and hear your ideas on potential fundraisers. For now, I am thinking of having a water-balloon fight fundraiser, a picnic fundraiser, a pool party, and a BounceU fundraiser. You can also reach out to me with ideas for places to have fundraisers at aisakov5264@bths.edu. I look forward to the new service year with you guys!

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april's farewell

hey key clubbers,

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It has been an honor serving as your president for the 2018-2019 service year. This year we pushed the limits of our boundaries by hosting a multitude of service projects, fundraisers, and volunteering events. A perfect example of this is the Themes Of The Month.

Themes Of The Month project allowed us to raise awareness for different contemporary issues and encourage the Key Club community to volunteer not for the sake of points but for the

Through volunteering events, I will help you guys find causes you are passionate about.

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difference they want to make in the community.

It has been an amazing year with all of you and I am so proud to say that we truly made a difference to our school, home, and community. From themes of the months to movie fundraisers, we tried so many new concepts this service year! As a result, through the past seven months, Brooklyn Tech Key Club has hosted seven themes, totaling

over 100 events and 1,222 service hours.

I can confidently say that the new executives I am passing my torch on to are the best of the best. They are passionate, experienced, and hardworking. They have a great vision for the next year. Remember to continue volunteering and I hope you all the best with your future endeavors.

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march march of of dimes dimes My experience at March of Dimes was unlike many of the events I’ve been to at Key Club. I was able to meet people outside of school of all ages and come together to support an important cause. It was very inspiring to be marching with hundreds of people and seeing everyone give off lots of positive energy despite the fact that it was an early, rainy, Sunday morning. I had lots of fun spending time with my friends and

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meeting new people, and I was pleasantly surprised that I ended up enjoying this event. I think it is very important to participate in these things because it brings awareness to modern day issues not all people know about.

- Tenzin Dolkar '22 We marched 3 miles in Manhattan to raise awareness for premature babies who are born with birth defects and mothers who suffered because of their babies’ health.

It was very inspiring to be marching with hundreds of people

lihui li

we got a police officer to help us take a pic :)

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CPR AWARENESS TRAINING

May 4, 2019

veronica lee

I was provided with skills that I could use to possibly save someone's life... it was eye-opening.

During the event I listened to the PowerPoint and learned new information about CPR and health awareness and I was provided with skills that I could use to possibly save someone's life. I got to meet some Kiwanis members. It was eye-opening, seeing one of them was there because he was saved by someone who gave him CPR. - Ying Lin Li '21 19

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save the environment!

MAY'S THEME OF THE MONTH

To kick off the new service year, we decided to make the theme of the month "Save the Environment!" This was the same theme that won us first place for the Single Service Award during LTC, which will be covered in a separate mini newsletter. What better way to start off strong than with the the very same theme? This month, we had a lot of awesome events pertaining to the theme, and I always look forward to some hands-on events.

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Key Club gives you an opportunity to be able to volunteer and explore new hobbies with events like this month's themed events. This allows you to build a foundation off multiple interests and gives you an insight on what you really like to do. Key Club gives various chances for you to get hands on with your local community and really lend a hand to those in need. You start to realize how much just one person can contribute to changing the world.

- Erica Zhang '22

chinatown earth day walk The Chinatown Earth Day Weekend

Kimlau Square. I love the fact that we

Walk was an incredible experience! Not

were able to help make a lasting

only did I meet amazing members from

impact, both by raising awareness and

Brooklyn Tech Key Club but also

by making our local public areas a

members from other schools as well. It's

greener place.

great to see such a large number of

- Joseph Tung ’20

visitors coming to the event and showing interest to make the Earth a better and cleaner place. Our event tents were flooded and the entire street was packed with people! After the event ended, we planted dozens of flowers at

Chinatown Partnership celebrated Earth Day by hosting a Weekend Walk where they inspired and educated the public on sustainable ways to live through recycling, composting and other methods.

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earth week spruce up - IN FORT GREENE -

I went to the Earth Week Spruce Up event at Fort Greene Park on 4/27.

I've been to other park cleanup events, such as the Beautify Red Hook Parks events. During this event, I learned that cleaning a park could be fun. I got to see my friends there, who I didn’t know would attend, and the instructor was really friendly. I learned how much work volunteers do to keep the park in order, which is something we take for granted. In three hours, we regulated and cleaned up a small portion of the park. Events like these teach us how much we accept as the daily norm and how much people have to do to give us that view. It felt amazing to do something for the community that required hours of hard work.

- Irene Liu '22

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After a harsh and cold winter, Fort Greene park needed some sprucing up!

Volunteers helped the people at Fort Greene Conservancy garden, paint, rake, clean, and plant to maintain the park

the STAR project

works to

collect art and school supplies as well as toiletries to donate to refugees in camps in Jordan. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

how much did we collect?

We collected more than 3 boxes thanks to you all!

(UNHCR) reported that there are 1.4 million refugees that are living in refugee camps, all of which that need our help!

With this huge amount of refugees, resources have become scarce, and humanitarian aid organizations are requesting more money and assistance from international powers. We're just one school, but we can make a difference for these children and refugees in Jordan.

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DETECTIVE PIKACHU: MOVIE FUNDRAISER

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WE RAISED $500!

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key club induction 2019-2020

May 21, 2018

join us for some food, games and fun!

nominate someone!

We can't do an induction without an awards ceremony! Nominate someone you know for an award you think they deserve, like the

Induction is an event in which we retire the old board and introduce the new board for the 2019-2020 Key

Freeloader Award, 75% Water 25% Key Club Award and the Cheerleader Award.

Club service year. Let's celebrate the new year with great food, awesome games and an all around fun time!

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BOARD APPLIC ATIONS 2019-2020

due may 10 29

DIVISIONAL NEWS from division 9

AIDS Walk Sunday, May 19th Central Park, NY ICON - Key Club International Convention July 3-7, 2019 Baltimore Marriott Waterfront $950.00

jaden thomas

d9 lieutenant governor

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THOMAS

INTRODUCTION

RECAP

HEY

BRKLYN TECH KEY CLUB! I’m Jaden Thomas, and I’ll be serving as your Lieutenant Governor for the 2019-2020 service year. I am a rising junior, and I am currently attending Midwood High School. It gives me great pleasure to know that I’ll be serving dedicated and passionate members for the rest of my term!

One event that we had on April 16th was the April Divisional.

During the April Divisional, I gave

members Division 9 updates, as well as updates from the district, and at the international level. The Kiwanis Committee Representative and Lieutenant Governor Mr. Leonard Gioia was present. He gave some insight to what occurs in Kiwanis, and how Key Clubbers can contribute to improving the relationship between Key Club and Kiwanis. Most of the Brooklyn Key Clubs were in attendance, and they all updated me as to what was going on in their clubs and asked any questions they had pertaining to their clubs' prosperity. Overall, it was amazing to see so many people attend this divisional, and I can’t wait to see more people in attendance next time!!

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KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL news and events

World Water Day

March 22 is World Water Day. Thirst Project has partnered with Key Club to help their goal of ending the water crisis by build water projects.

Key Club International Convention ICON

This is the biggest event of the Key Club year! We’ll celebrate the amazing things Key Club members do with more than 1,500 students from all across the world in Baltimore, This is a great chance to bond with fellow Key Clubbers, share ideas and listen to amazing speakers, as well as learn about leadership.

Key Clubbers in Guatemala

Five students from Ross S. Sterling High School Key Club in Texas spent their spring break in Guatemala, but not for a relaxing vacation! They traveled with Squads Abroad to construct a handwashing station and teach elementary students proper hygiene practices.

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DISTRICT BOARD new york district key club 2019-2020

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Camille Brock Candor Junior Senior HS

TREASURER Anthony Lim Bronx Science

INTERNAL

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Qianting Chen Brooklyn Tech

EDITOR Angelo Lontok HSMSE

EXTERNAL

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Jaron Belmore NorwoodNorfolk HS

SECRETARY Linna Cheung HSMSE

WEB MASTER

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GREETINGS

from the district governor camille brock Hey Brooklyn Tech Key Club!

My name is Camille Brock and I have the pleasure of serving as your 2019-2020 District Governor. I had the opportunity to meet a few of you at LTC and y’all are a cool bunch. I can’t wait to see you at DTC and hopefully Fall Rally!

A lot of people don’t really know much about me outside of the Key Club realm, so here are a few fun facts! I play tenor saxophone and I also know how to play piano. I am an alto in choir, and I’ve been to Area All-State twice. I go to a super tiny school where there’s only 60 kids in my junior class, so we’ve all grown up together.

During my term this year I really want to focus on increasing our online presence, as well as increasing relationships within the Kiwanis Family. Coming from a small club, I have the opportunity to share a close relationship with my sponsoring Kiwanis and that’s something that I would like for every club in the New York District to experience.

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Going along with increasing our online presence, I would like to bring back video updates. The first “New York Minute” of the service year will be out soon, so be on the lookout!

I have recently chosen my Governor’s Project which is “Special Olympics New York.” I work very closely with the 6:1:1 group at my school and I’ve seen how much this organization has benefited not only them, but others too. This organization promotes inclusion which is something that everyone can support. My mission is to help “Special Olympics New York” provide that opportunity for all.

I cannot wait to see what this year brings for the New York District, and I especially cannot wait to see what it brings for your club. I already know that this year is going to be the most amazing year we’ve had in a while, so get ready!

Thanks Brooklyn Tech Key Club for being such an amazing club. If you ever need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out! I know I may live four hours away, but I’ll do my best to help out whenever I can. Here’s to a great year of service!

Yours in service, Camille Brock 2019-2020 District Governor

GREETINGS

from the internal executive assistant qianting chen Hey Brooklyn Tech Key Club!

How y’all are doing? I hope you guys are doing well in this AP exam season!

I’m your new district executive assistant for the internal functions for the service year of 2019-2020. I was the divisional secretary last For this service year as the district service year, and I was your club secretary for the service year of 2017- executive assistant, I hope to bring together the different levels of Key 2018.

Club. This means more transparency and collaboration. This way, I hope Just on this past Wednesday, I that we will be able to strongly achieve participated in the e-lemon-ate our goals for this service year. These Wednesday, in which I was past few weeks serving as your challenged by our district treasurer executive assistant has been exciting Anthony Lim to eat a lemon and and rewarding. I’m thrilled to start a donate $5 toward the Eliminate new service year with the incredible Project. If you have not known people that are part of this already, Eliminate Week is when we organization. As I’m getting familiar have a different theme each day from with my job, I can already envision May 6th to May 10th to help how much we can accomplish raise funds toward the Eliminate together in this year! Lastly, I’m very Project. Key Club International has excited to meet y’all at the events and teamed up with the entire Kiwanis fundraisers! family and UNICEF to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, which Yours in service, is why it’s called the Eliminate Qianting (Tiffany) Chen Project. This is one of the fun events NYDKC District Executive Assistant we have throughout the year. Stay in 2019-2020 Brooklyn Technical High School tune for the future ones!

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GREETINGS from the secretary linna cheung

Hey guys! My name is Linna Cheung and I am serving as your 2019-20 District Secretary! I am currently a junior in The High School of Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY of Division 11. I've been involved in Key Club since freshman year and last year, I served as the Vice President of my home club. Getting to know everyone and volunteering at events has encouraged me to do more for my community and in turn, Key Club.

Outside of Key Club, you'll find me probably enjoying life or watching some Netflix. You might see me at some events over the weekend or at a church helping children with disabilities. My favorite sport has to be volleyball, even thought I'm not the best at it. I love spicy foods even though my tolerance is low. My favorite colors are blue and red. I like school but I'm struggling in calculus so if anyone is great at math, please tutor me.

My main goals for this service year is to strengthen the bond within the New York District. In order to do this,Â

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I have a challenge for you. Go on social media or email and introduce yourself to a Lieutenant Governor or member you don't know. I love to challenge myself and that has gotten me to be where I am today so I encourage you to do the same. You might even surprise yourself. I'm a pretty quiet person but I really do I want to meet all you guys personally. Feel free to message me if you just wanna chat. People say I'm their personal psychologist.

I'm excited to work with all of you this service year! If you have any events that you would like me to go to, let me know!

I would love to come to support you guys.

Yours in Service, Linna Cheung 2019-2020 District Secretary

GREETINGS from the treasurer anthony lim

Hello Brooklyn Tech Key Club!

My name is Anthony Lim and I’m your District Treasurer for the ‘19-’20 service year. I am so excited to be working with Qianting and Division 9, as I know you’ll be planning fundraisers with great success.

Outside of Key Club, I'm also apart of Boy Scouts and I play the bass clarinet. Well, that's it for now, if you have any questions about anything, or just want to chat, email treasurer@nydkc.org or text (917) 349-0219 I’ll see you at your induction!

- Anthony Lim

I love attending fundraisers and events, with one of my favorite events being Passport to Taiwan. I hope to get to know everyone in BTHS Key Club better during this service year, and hope to meet you all at a divisional or an event.

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1. pick the choice that best suits you! a. an outdoorsy person b. no thanks, i like to stay indoors ts ven e f o kind t a wh ? u do o y uld sho

c. i like a good exercise d. i enjoy doing absolutely nothing

2. pick your poison. a. getting sweaty b. social interaction c. physical exertion d. none of the above

3. how many beavers does it take to make a dam? a. one beaver b. two beavers c. all the beavers d. no beaver

count up your score according to this key and the answers you chose! a. 1 point b. 2 points c. 3 points d. 4 points

3-5: environmental and clean up events 6-8: event set-ups and preparation 9-10: marches and campaigns 11-12: try some different kinds of events and get back to us!

tell us what you got! send a screenshot or picture of a completed quiz to the me, the editor, and get +10 points! bonus: how many beavers did you spot? email the me! if you get it right, an extra +5 points for you.

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raymond ng ial c e a sp s to k n tha

key club's unofficial cameraman (y'all still have to take pics tho (for points!)

irene liu your dedication to this club is so heartwarming! keep it up!

tenzin dolkar thank you for hyping us up literally all the time!!

suzana morshed you guys are so involved!! thank you so much for helping us out at events!!

you! thank you for reading this far! i hope you'll read the next upcoming newsletters, too. we love key club and how active our members are. we are POWERFUL!!

Don't forget to send in pictures and articles about the events you attended!

5 points/picture (max 50 points) 10 points/ article

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Ms. McKinnon

C LL C UB B U V II P P V S '' S

our three and only advisors!

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Ms. Multari

Mr. Morgan

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 God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

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caring; our way of life the beaver tree