The Beaver Tree 2023-2024 | August Edition | Issue 3

Brooklyn Tech

Key Club

Editor's Note Editor's Note Editor's Note Hey Key Clubbers!!

Howhasyoursummerbeen?RecentlyImade themostofmysummerbygoingonafun familytriptoCanada.Andasshockingasitis, thenewschoolyearisrightaroundthecorner butlet'sstartitoffstrong!

ThismonthIfinishedmyvetinternshipwhereI metamazingpeoplewhoarededicatedtobeing thevoiceofanimalsandprovidingmedical assistancetopets.MuchlikeourSingleService topicofanimalwelfare,Iamgladtohavemade animpactinthiscommunityandhopeto continuedoingsowithourupcomingevents!

Asalways,feelfreetoemailmeat

editor.thetechkey@gmail.com,ormessage @thetechkeyoninstagramaboutanyquestions orconcerns.Enjoythelastfewdaysofbreak andtrytorackupsomemorepointsandhours atourevents!

-RachelLu

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Summer Sign Ups Summer Sign Ups Summer Sign Ups

Key Club sign ups are open now!!

Newandnon-officialmemberswhodidnot paydueslastyearmembersmustfilloutthe googleformbelowtobecomeamemberfor the2023-2024serviceyear.Byfillingthis outnow,youwillbeabletoearnpointsand servicehoursafterparticipatinginour summerevents.

ReferourclubtoyourTechfriendswhoare notmembersyettoearnextrapoints!

TobecomeanofficialmemberofKeyClub, youmustpayduesinthefall:$14for returningmembersand$15fornew members.

Why Key Club? Why Key Club? Why Key Club?

KeyClubisaninternational,studentledhighschoolorganizationwith thousandsofmembersworldwide.

Makefriendswhilegivingbacktoyour communityandgetservicehours!

BeapartofthebiggestclubatBrooklynTech, andoneofthelargestKeyClubsintheworld! ApplytowinawardsattheLeadership ConferenceinAlbany. executive,cabinet,orcommittee positioninthisclub!

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Executive Remarks Executive Remarks Executive Remarks

Media'24

President

Yijin Dong

Heyyyykeyclubbers!!!!MynameisYijinDongandI'm servingasthepresidentforthisschoolyear<3Iliketo takepolaroidpictures,paintonsmallcanvas,andwatch crimeshowsinmyfreetime.Well…ofcourse,goingto keyclubeventsisalsooneofmyfavoritethings!

WhenIwasheadofPR,mygoalwastobringthe membershipclosertotheboard,andthat'sstilloneof mygoalsforthisyear!Now,asPresident,Iameagerto bringbackmanyofouroldtraditions,suchastheMerch Contest,andorganizemorefunandmeaningfulevents forourcommunity!Oneofmyongoingplansisto createourown"TechKeyAwards"tohonorour dedicatedmembers.

Thatbeingsaid,tunedforourupcomingevents!Ifyou haveanyquestionsorconcerns,pleasefeelfreeto contactme;anysuggestionsarewelcomeaswell!

Vice President

Environmental'24

HeyKeyClubbers!MynameisSeraphinaandI'llbeoneof yourVPs!I'marisingsenior,sounfortunatelythiswillbemy lastyearwithyouguys.Inmyfreetime,Ienjoyreading manhwas,baking,andexploringthecity.Mygoalsforthis serviceyeararetosurpassourfundraisingandservicehours amountfromlastyearandincreaseinteractionbetween theboard,themembers,andmembersfromotherschools. I'mlookingforwardtomeetingyouguysatourfuture eventsandhavinganothersuccessfulserviceyear!

Seraphina Ng

Kayla Kwan

Industrial'24

Hey!MynameisYoobinandIamservingastheco-VP thisserviceyear.Iloveracquetsports,thrifting,and tryingoutnewrestaurants.Myresponsibilitiesmostly compriseofoverseeingtheplanningandexecutionof ourfundraisersanddelegatingworktothecabinet board.OnegoalI’mfocusingonthisyearisincreasing membershipandturnoutatourevents,sobesureto takeadvantageofthefundraiserswehaveplanned!

Environmental'25

Hiall!!MynameisTristanandIamtheExecutiveAssistant thisyear.InmyfreetimeIlikelisteningtomusic,hiking,and spendingtimewithmypets.Mymainroleasexecutive assistantistorunthevariouscommitteesmemberscan join.Committeesareagreatwayformemberstoget involvedinKeyClubandlearnleadership,event-planning, andotherimportantskills.ThisyearIplanonhaving committeeapplicationscomeoutearlierandIwanttowork withthecommitteeheadstogivemembersmore opportunitiestodoworkwithintheircommittees.Iam lookingforwardtomeetingyouallinschoolthisyear!

Finance'24

Hi!I’mKayla,andI’moneoftheco-secretariesfor thisserviceyear!IwillbeworkingalongwithKevinto trackallpointsandhourstomakesureeveryonegets thecorrectcreditfortheirwork.InmyfreetimeI lovewatchingTVshowsorreading.I’mlooking forwardtomeetingnewmembersandworkingwith theboardtohostfunandexcitingevents!

Exec Assistant

Tristan Albano

Yoobin Oh

Vice President

Secretary

Software'24

Hi!Myname’sKevin,aseniorinthesoftware engineeringmajor.Iamthisyear’sco-secretaryso Iwillbetakingminutesandupdatingthepointsand hourssheetforthisyear.ForthisserviceyearI lookforwardtotheholidaypartythisyear!

LAS‘24

Heykeyclubbers!MynameisGenesisandI’moneof yourco-treasuresforthe23-24serviceyear,and servedasyourpriorinterclubhead.Mygoalforthis serviceyearistoprovidemembersthroughoutall5 boroughs,affordable,andexcitingfundraisers.Aswell assurpassinglastyearsfundraiseramount(~30k). ThiswillbemyfourthyearwithkeyclubandI’msuper excitedtomeetandworkw/newandreturning members!

BioSci‘25

HiKeyClubbers!MynameisCindyandIamoneof theco-treasurersforthe2023-2024serviceyear.I havebeenamemberofthefundraisingcommittee lastyearandIamexcitedtocontinuegoingto serviceeventsandplanningfunfundraisers!Ilook forwardtoseeingyouallinupcomingeventsandI highlyrecommendjoiningacommitee!Feelfreeto contacttreas.thetechkey@gmail.comwithany questionsandconcerns.

Treasurer

Genesis Li

Secretary

Kevin Jiang

Treasurer

Cindy Gao

Webmaster

Software'24

Hieveryone!MynameisConnieLiuandIwillbeyour Webmasterthisserviceyear.Asyoumayguessbymy position,IwillbemaintainingKeyClub'swebsite, updatingimportantlinks/sign-ups,andmanagingthe Discordthroughouttheyear.Myhobbiesinclude drawing(digital),reading,writing,andlisteningtotrue crimepodcastswhileworking:))Ilookforwardto becomingabettercommunicatorandmakingsome long-lastingmemoriesinmyfinalyearatTechwith youall!

HeyKeyClubbers!I’mRachel,thebulletineditor,and I’mveryexcitedforthisserviceyear!SofarI’vebeen makingmonthlynewslettersfortheTechKeyandI lookforwardtodesigningourclub’sbulletinboardon thefirstfloorofTechastheschoolyearapproaches. I’vealsobeenworkingcloselywiththevisualmediacoheadsandmemberrepswhoaredoinganamazingjob! Someofmyhobbiesincludedrawing,running,taking photos,exploringnewplaces,andwatchingTVshows. I’mlookingforwardtothemanyfuneventswehave plannedandhopetomakethebestoutof mylastyearatTech!

BioSci‘24

Rachel Lu

Bulletin Editor

Connie Liu

Events Coordinators

Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet

Brandon Wong Olivia Mohindra

Fundra

Divina Lu

Mary Bh

Member Reps

Kristine Jiang Yaye-Madijguene

Single Service

Henry Li Youer

Board

Board t Board

Major Emphasis

School Service

Visual Media

Jasmine Zhang

William Magalong

Yeyin Li

Wu

Aurora Zhang

Kimberly Ling

Annie Chen

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DECODEN DIY DECODEN DIY DECODEN DIY

Fundraiser Fundraiser Fundraiser

8/19/23 CentralPark

Atthisfundraiser,memberswere abletoenjoyarelaxingafternoon withfriendswhileDIY-ingtheir ownmirror/clawclips.Wewere thrilledtoseeourLTGAnastasia atthiseventjoininginonthe decodenfun!Overall,the decoratedaccessoriesturnedout amazingandwehopeour membersenjoyedtheevent!

Decoden DIY Fundraiser Cindy Gao

OnAugust19,IattendedtheDecodenDIYFundraiserthatwasheldin CentralPark.MembersgatheredatSheepMeadowoverlookingthe skyscraperstodecoratetheiraccessories.Wewereabletochooseto decorateamirror,clawclip,orablankacrylickeychain.Therewasalarge assortmentofcutedecodencream,charmsandbeadstochoosefrom sparkingcreativity.Iendedupchoosingtodecorateanacrylickeychainin whichIpipedthekeychaintobelikeacakeborderanddecoratedthe centerwithmanycharmslikecaketoppings.Ourmemberswereableto makereallycutemirrorsandclawclipsaswellwithuniquecolor combinationsincludingourD9LTGwhomadeadivision9clawclip. Ultimately,thiswasaverysuccessfulfundraiser.

Little Essentials Little Essentials Little Essentials

8/24/23

LittleEssentials-Building131

LittleEssentialsisanamazingorganizationthat advocatesandprovidessupportforfamiliesliving inpoverty.Volunteersassistedinsortingand packingchildrensitems,suchasclothesornew diapers,tobedonatedlater.ShoutouttotheKey Clubbersthatattendedthisevent!

Olivia Mohindra

Little Essentials

Today,August24th,IvolunteeredataplacecalledLittleEssentials!The warehousewasintheBrooklynNavyYard,andIwentwithoneofmyfriends, who’salsonamedOlivia.Atlittleessentials,theirgoalistoprovideessential productstofamiliesinneed.Thisincludesthingslikediapers,clothes,and strollers.Today,wewereworkingwiththingslikestrollers,carseats,and cribs.Thesewereallitemsthatweredonatedtolittleessentials.Because theyweredonated,wehadtocheckthequalityoftheitemsandcleanthemif theywereworking.Wemakesurethatthereweren’tanybigstains,thatseat beltbuckleswereworking,thatnopartswerebroken,andotherthingsalong thoselines.Today,Ilearnedthatcarseatsexpire.It’sbecausetheyhaveto keepuptodatewithsafetyregulations,andthatwasanotherfactorwehad tokeepinmindwhilequalitychecking.Afterwecheckedthattheitemswere ingoodquality,wecleanedthemoffbywipingthemdown.Personally,Ihada lotoffunatthisevent,especiallysinceweweredoingsomethingwhereI couldtalktomyfriendswhilevolunteering,andIwoulddefinitelyvolunteer hereagain!

Little Essentials Henry Li

OnAugust24thIparticipatedintheLittleEssentialsVolunteerEvent. Unfortunately,thedaystartedoffpoorlywithheavyrain.What'sworseisthe factthatonceIjoinedwiththeprojectcaptainandtheothervolunteerswe becamecompletelylost.Itwasquiteliterallyanadventuretofindthe building.Luckily,westillmadeitontimeandimmediatelygotstarted.Little Essentialsprovideduswithgloves,Cloroxwipes,andpapertowels.Forthat dayinparticularwewereassignedtoaidwithcleaningandinspecting strollers,carriages,andbabyseats.Weevengottoworkinpairsbecauseour groupwasrelativelysmallandconsistedofonly4peoplewegottowork togetherasaunitandmorecohesively.However,asweinspectedwesaw manyofdonateditemswerehighlydamagedorunsafeandhadtobethrown away.Atleast,attheendoftheeventwehadcleanedandinspected8items forsafety,thatwouldeventuallybeshippedoutbyLittleEssentials tofamiliesinneedinlocalshelters,hospitals,andschools.

Claw Machine Claw Machine Claw Machine Fundraiser Fundraiser Fundraiser

8/27/23

UpOne-QueensCrossing

Withanexclusive“KeyClubVoucher”fromUp One,KeyClubberswereabletotesttheirluckand skillwithclawmachinesbypurchasing27tokens for$15,a25%discount!UpOneoffersabunch ofcutestuffanimalsandparticipantswerealso abletotradeinthestuffies theywonforotherfuntoys!

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Claw Machine Fundraiser Henry Li

OIattendedtheUpOneClawMachineFundraiseronAugust27th.Forme, thecommutewasquitelongduetothefactthatitwasinFlushing.Thiswas obviouslytrueforseveralofourKeyClubmembersincludingtheboard members.Asaresult,thefundraiserstartedslightlylatebutatleastdueto thenatureofthefundraiserpunctualitywasnotanissueduetothefactthat thevoucherscouldbesoldatanytimeandanyamountwaspurchasable. Regardingtheclawmachines,meandmybestfriendspent60dollarsin total.Thepricesattheplacewasreasonableandlastedaroundanhour.The employeesweresupernicetooandwerewillingtorearrangetheclaw machinelayouts,changetherewardcolor,andevengiveustipsandtricks. Lastly,UpOneisalsoinafoodcourtsoitwaseasytofindtonsofplacesfor lunchanddinnerrightafterthefundraiser.Personally,Iwenttograbacorn dogrightnexttotheclawmachineplaceandendedoffthedaywith4 plushieswon.

PCOG Back to PCOG Back to PCOG Back to School Giveaway School Giveaway School Giveaway

8/5/23&8/12/23

PentecostalChurchofGodBrooklyn

Atthisevent,volunteershelpedorganize backpacksandsuppliestobegivenawayto children.Thiswasagreatwayformembersto givebacktotheircommunityasbackthe schoolseasoninchescloser!

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Brooklyn Book Bodega

Come Volunteer at the Brooklyn Book Bodega! We believe every child in Brooklyn deserves to own the books that they want to read and enjoy. Volunteers 14+ will help with onsite book sorting and stamping. Volunteers will include sorting and stamping books. First fill out their onsite volunteer form before our form, and be sure to select the September 5th 10am-1pm shift.

Date: September 5th

Time: 10 AM - 1 PM

Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard, 141 Flushing Avenue

Hours & Points: 3 hrs & 15 pts

Fill out the onsite volunteer form first!

Fill out this form for Key Club after!

Room to Grow

Room to Grow is a non-profit organization that supports lowincome families raising children. Consider volunteering, since they are in high need of volunteers for this fall. Once you sign up, you’ll get a volunteer waiver form a few days before the shift. There is a max of 10 members for this event!

Date: September 6th

Time: 2 PM - 4:30 PM

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Location: The Bronx, 424 E 147th St #5, Bronx, NY 10455

Hours & Points: 2.5 hrs & 15 pts

BTHS Key Club x URounded (VIRTUAL)

URoundedisanon-profiteducationorganizationthatprovides studentsK-11withfreetutoring,workshops,andmentoringsessions. KeyClubbershavetheopportunitytogainservicehoursbysigning uptobeatutororcurriculumspecialist.

Tutorswillmakelessonsforatleast1sessionaweekwhile CurriculumSpecialistswillfocusoncreatingcommoncore curriculumslides.

TheonlyrequirementsaretohavehigherthanaGPAof80.Check outtheURoundedresourcesbelowtogetstarted!

*Checkoutthemonthlyemailformoreinformation

Website: http://www.urounded.com/

Discord: https://discord.gg/6r8BnXZfkk

Instagram: @uroundededucation

Email: urounded@gmail.com

Be sure to check out our emails for more upcoming events. There will be more events coming up than what is shown in this newsletter!

Reminder: Email Co-secretaries Kayla and Kevin at sec.thetechkey@gmail.com if you can’t make an event that you signed up for. If you do not email the secretaries 48 hours before the event notifying them that you cannot make it despite signing up, you will receive a point penalty.

The Wave August Issue The Wave August Issue

Check out LTG Anastasia's August Issue of The Wave. It contains information about our Division and District in greater detail. She did a great job and I highly recommend you to read it now HERE! (The cover is from our decoden event!)

RMHC Tab Collection Competition

RMHC Tab Collection Competition

Division 9 is helping the Ronald McDonald House Charities raise funds to provide services for families and children by collecting pop tabs! From August 15 to October 15, all clubs in our Division are competing to collect the most pop tabs to win a bag of candy and a special feature in the October Issue of The Wave!

Terrarium Fundraiser Terrarium Fundraiser

At the first official D-9 fundraiser, key clubbers were able to get creative and make their own terrariums and they turned out amazing! Be sure to check out pictures from the D-9 Instagram.

Follow D9 on Instagram to be up to date with our division: @nydkcd9

Join the D9 mailing list to get weekly updates. The form is HERE.

District News District News District News

Service Hours Goal - 225,000 Hrs

Service Hours Goal - 225,000 Hrs

Currently reached around 35,480 hours, 16% of the goal.

Fundraising Goal - $225,000

Fundraising Goal - $225,000

Currently raised $29,635, 13% of the goal.

Every effort counts! Keep up the good work and we can reach these goals together!

The Empire Key July Issue 3

The Empire Key July Issue 3

Bulletin Editor Junjin Tan published another amazing newsletter for NYDKC! This issue contains board updates, and ICON recap, and more details about key club at different levels. Check it out HERE!

NYDKC District Pairings NYDKC District Pairings

The New York District has paired up with the California-Nevada-Hawaii District and the Eastern Canada District, along with the support of Allan An from the Florida District. Looking forward to see the collaborative work among these districts!

Governor's Project Governor's Project

The governor has chosen to support Room to Read for this year's governor's project. Room to Read is a non-profit organization that aims to end illiteracy and gender inequality.

District Project District Project

The New York District has voted to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for this year's District Project. St. Jude's goal is to provide free treatment to children and, most notably, combat childhood cancer.

Treasurer of the Month Treasurer of the Month

District Treasurer Rina Takai is choosing a treasurer for NYDKC's Treasurer of the Month. Nominate a treasurer who you believe has done a great job in their role. Fill out the form HERE.

Editor's Choice Award Editor's Choice Award

Apply for the Editor's Choice Award by submitting at least 1 article and 1 photo or design from the event. The awardee will get a certificate and personal note from Junjin Tan. Apply for the Editor's Choice Award HERE!

Check out the NYDKC website: https://nydkc.org/

Follow New York District Key Club on Instagram for more updates: @nydkcd

Check out the recent exec board takeovers!

International News International News International News

2023 Key Club International 2023 Key Club International Recognition Results Recognition Results

This year at ICON, the winners of the many Key Club awards and contests for the last service year were announced! We were so excited to hear how the Tech Key was recognized as a Diamond Distinguished Club! Check out the list of winners HERE!

Plans for 2023-2024

Plans for 2023-2024

Recently, Key Club International President Kyle released an article about what to expect in the upcoming service year. He discusses plans made by the Board such as the creation of two new committees, drafting a 2023-24 strategic plan, and the trustee and district pairings! Check out the article HERE!

Promoting Key Club Promoting Key Club

Key Club continues to grow in its impact around the world. Check out and share the top 3 promotional videos to help others learn more about Key Club!

Check out Key Club International's website: https://www.keyclub.org/

Follow Key Club International on Instagram for more updates: @keyclubint

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