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Key Club Promotion
Springfield Gardens Park Clean-Up and Bulb Planting Day
Making Strides 2021: Breast Cancer Awareness March Volunteers
Event #1
Event #2
Event #3
NY4P Daffodils Project
Cardozo Key Club X Bayside Kiwanis: School Supply Drive
NYSoM Halloween Havoc 2021
Event #4
Event #5
Event #6
Event #1
Key Club Promotion
For Key Club Promotion, past members from the club reach out to potential new members and spread the word about what Key Club is about and all the fun opportunities it provides. I chose to do this event and tell all my friends about key club because I believe the club has made a huge positive impact on me and I would like them to enjoy and experience it too. The interesting part about the event was that all my friends have heard so much interesting things about key club from me already that I didn't need to promote as much. I would love to do this event in the future because it's a great way to engage many other students to join Key Club. - Amber Sun
This was definitely a great way to promote key club, also I was able to get more of my friends to join the club. This not only helped us gain members in our key club community but also got my friends to join the club so that we could go to the events together. - Labhshree Fnu
I chose this event so that I could invite my friends and people I know to join key club with me. It was interesting by it was a chance to volunteer and spend time with my friends. I would be interested in taking part in these virtual events in the future too. - Ryan Chin
I decided to promote key club because Key Club was so fun for me last school year that I also wanted my friends to join. Key club is also a fun and easy way to get community service hours while also hanging out with your friends. I knew that if I promoted Key club, it would benefit our club but also benefit my friends. - Apple Song
This event was such a great way to make our club known to the freshmen and new members. Although key club is already pretty known, the new freshmen aren’t familiar with it so us being able to promote our club will not only benefit us, but it will benefit them too. Key club is where a ton of new friendships are made so no regrets about joining. - Maggie Lin
The Key Club Promotion event was fun and very informative. I invited my friends from different classes to take a look at and consider joining key club. I also enjoyed meeting new people at the event. I would be interested in taking part in these events in the future too. - Elizabeth Rojas
It's a really great way to reel in new members for the school year! This event encourages members to invite their friends for a good cause and also to earn more hours for our club. I found a great way to invite other people as they reached out to me about Key Club support! - Jasmine Germany
The Key Club Promotion was when we went around and tried getting more students to join Key Club. The event was interesting since both sides get something in return. If someone joined, you get 0.5 hours and they get a new experience. I participated in trying to make people around me join Key Club because it seemed like a fun hangout + nice opportunity to help out the community. - Jia Yi (Maggie) Zheng
I can tell my friends and classmates around me to invite them to join Key Club and help them learn more about the club! I think Key Club deserves to be better known! I'm sure there are many people who would be interested in volunteering - I'd love to join my friends too! I would be interested in participating in these virtual activities in the future as well. - Xiyuan Li
This was a creative and thoughtful way to get members into the club and for club members to get hours for themselves. This also encourages students who are unsure if they want to join the club, by giving them hours at the very beginning. I loved this event, as it helped me convince some of my friends to join Key Club and also helped me get my first couple of hours for this school year. - Puja Debi
Event #2
Springfield Gardens Park Clean-Up and Bulb Planting Day
This event was so tiring. It was pretty fun since we got to engage with so many new members. It was like a workout shoveling so many things but it was all worth it since my friends and I got a good laugh out of it. - Maggie Lin As much work as everything was, it was really fun. I got to clean the park with my friends that I haven't seen in a while and also got to meet new people and get close with them! The stroll around the park was also really nice and I was just enjoying the scenery. - Fiona Huang
I chose this event as it sounded fun and environmental, it was a nice experience to plant bulbs as I have never done so before, although it was very tiring. I would attend another one of course but I extremely recommend eating breakfast because this event requires energy which I didn't have a lot of during the time. - Michelle Chen
This event was fun and I was able to meet a lot of new people. We had to dig a hole and had to plant the bulbs. I was able to plant many bulbs and was able to learn how they should be taken care of. I also learned that you have to dig a deeper than usual hole to plant bulbs because squirrels tend to dig it out when looking for food. - Puja Debi
I went to the park for clean-up and bulb planting. It seemed interesting since it was in a place I’ve never been before and it was something I haven’t tried before. I thought overall it was simple and fun. I’d be interested in doing more events like these in the future. - Julian Hu
I got to meet so many new members during this event! Plus traveling there with the members was quite an adventure as well. This event had some hard labor like I had no muscle strength to use the shovel to dig a hole. T-T But this event was so much fun along with meeting new club members! - Sherry Lin
Event #3
Making Strides 2021: Breast Cancer Awareness March Volunteers
It was a breast cancer awareness walk organized by the American Cancer Society where many people came to walk and I along with many other key club members and other people served as volunteers to help the walkers with directions, motivation, snacks, water, etc. The purpose to raise awareness for breast cancer made me choose this event. One interesting thing about this event was that even after volunteering for many hours, at the end of the event I felt happy about the day. I would be interested in going to such an event in the future as it was fun and we get to interact with many different people and also to contribute to a social cause. - Sidratul Muntaha
This event was tiring since we had to wake up at 4, to get to the meetup place or the event place by 6 am, but even though the stress, it was a fun event where I was able to meet new key clubbers and was able to help the people who were marching. I was able to meet a lot of breast cancer survivors and caretakers, and it was very inspiring to hear their stories. I would love to go to more of these events in the future. - Puja Debi
It was a very freezing cold day. But I’m proud of the members who came to the early meetup and let me say it was quite a fun experience walking in the early morning with the key club members. At the event even tho it was still freezing cold we still cheer for the walkers and overall I really love this event and hope to do more like this in the future! - Sherry Lin
Overall the March was very fun and I enjoyed getting to meet the members and cheer on the marchers. Other than it being a very cold day, it was nice communicating with the members and seeing all the pink. Especially since pink is my favorite color and I believe that the cause was very nice! Seeing all the breast cancer survivors and all the people participating in the march made everything so worthwhile and all the people that cheered back when we cheered for them made things so much better. I look forward to any future events where we participate in such events and I’m glad that I attended the event. - Daniel Cho
We had a meet-up very early in the morning. My group and I had cheered the people who had walked in the march. This was the first Cardozo key club event that I have attended. - Gary Ding
First of all this event started really early in the morning the meetup was around like 5:50 am, and it was really cold outside during the first few hours of the event. Later on into the day, we were all separated into different groups to cheerlead for different sections of the March. It was interesting to see all the people who marched for breast cancer awareness. I loved the people who cheered with us when we cheered for them, they were really nice and enthusiastic! Overall the event was really enjoyable and I would go to another one just like this. - Kiko Bao
This event was my first event and showed me the basics of volunteering. I feel it wasn't too hard of an event so I personally enjoyed it. It also was a very social event and I made friends. - Elijah Kim
We had a meet-up very early in the morning. My group and I had cheered the people who had walked in the march. This was the first Cardozo key club event that I have attended. - Gary Ding
We had to wake up extremely early for this event, and be at the meetup before 6 am. I was so tired but honestly walking down Flushing in the dark before sunrise was one of the best feelings ever. Also at the actual event, we got to cheer on a lot of breast cancer survivors and that just warms my heart. - Maggie Lin
I participated in this event simply because it's rewarding and I've personally have had people affected by this. Knowing that you're doing something good for a good cause is just amazing in my opinion and I would a hundred percent do it again. Yes, I would be interested in taking part in this virtual event. - Brayden Pan
Breast Cancer Awareness March took place in Corona Park. It was a fun experience, besides waking up at 4 in the morning. It was fun setting up the event and cheering on the people who participated in the march. In the future, I would most likely participate in it again. - Gavin Ding
This event was extremely fun. I got to not only spread awareness for Breast Cancer, but I was also able to do this with my friends which made it a much better experience. I was able to get closer to a different community that I wasn't familiar with while doing it with This event was really my friends. fun and helped members - Kenny Li participate in an international campaign. As a volunteer, I got the chance to meet volunteers from other schools, help workers and cheer people on as they march with pride. This walk was a great event and well planned in the park. - Jasmine Germany
Event #4
NY4P Daffodils Project
I really enjoyed this event. During this event, we were split into groups and had to rake leaves and plant Daffodils for the people who've died during 9/11. It was a great way to lament the people who've died and the surprising thing was seeing Senator John Liu join us as well. - Kenny Li This event was to pay our respect to 9/11's loss. We had raked leaves and collected them in bags. After that, we dug holes in the ground and planted daffodils. This event was my first key club event ever. I had choose it because I love to plant and help the environment. - Kelly Chen
I was actually a little confused if I can go to this event since there was this test we had to take that morning, but I found out that AP Lang students don't need to take the test so I was relieved and went to the event. Overall the event was very fun and I was able to make so many new friends. I went a little overboard by going around, carrying the leaf bags for some of the people, so they didn't have to do it, which really ended up making my arms hurt. However, this didn't stop me from volunteering to do all the extra work they asked assistance for, such as pushing the wheel barrow filled with mulch and carrying the shovels back to where it belong. At the end of the day, my arms really hurt but I was glad that I was able to help. - Puja Debi
During this event, I feel I have genuinely served the community well with the work I did, from planting daffodils, picking up leaves, and so many more. I would definitely say that it was 3 hours well spent; I would unquestionably attend other events similar to that of this one because of how accomplishing it felt. Personally, I chose to take part in this event because it sounded intriguing and I wanted to see what it was about. Since I’m a freshman here, I’m always looking for opportunities to try new things whenever I can. Especially because I was interested in doing my community good, I joined this event to help out while I traversed through the choices I had. - Zachary Wong
To remember and honor the victims who died in the tragic history of 9/11, we participated in a volunteer event to plant daffodils in a New York park. On that day, when the air molecules were extra cold and the autumn wind was chilly, our club members worked together to clear the leaves. We also completed the planting work with a clear division of labor under the guidance of our instructor! It was a very rewarding day! - Xiyuan Li
This event was so much fun. We raked leaves and planted daffodils around the park in honor of those we lose in 9/11. While it sounded boring, I enjoyed it very much because I met so many new people as we worked together as a team. The best part about all this was that we were doing honorable work while also learning a lot about planting. In the future, I would definitely be interested in more events like this. - Sabrina Khondaker
We went to clean up the park, mainly to rake leaves and plant daffodils to honor the ones who lost their lives during 9/11. I chose to go to this event because freshmen year I went to rake leaves in Astoria Park as part of Key club and it was fun so I thought I should go this time. Also because many of my friends went to this event which made this event more delightful for me. One interesting thing about this event would be that they ordered pizza for us after we were done raking and planting. I would love to go to such event mostly during the fall or spring because the weather stays nice and these event brings us closer to the nature. - Sidratul Muntaha
The NY4P Daffodils Project was really fun! We had to rake leaves, dig dirt, and plant! I decided to attend this event because I like nature and I wanted to spend some time with KC members as well. I had lots of fun taking pictures and raking leaves. - Apple Song
On Saturday I went participated in the Daffodils project. Our job was to volunteer and help clean up the park. We paired up in groups of 2 people. One person had to rake the leaves into a pile for the second person to put them in paper bags. We also planted something near the pond of the park. I chose this event as it was the first event for me and I wanted to make new friends. It would be very nice to continue participating in these events. - Stanley Lin
This event was pretty fun with Dr.Salwa and everyone else. It was kind of cold but we were able to manage. We got to honor The amount of key club members those who that came to this event really died on 9/11, surprised me. It was so cold which is nice since 20 that day as well. I was taking years later pictures of the members working this tragic but sadly didn't catch any of event will the falling videos on camera. never be But so much new members came to forgotten. this event as well and I loved - Maggie Lin seeing members working along with each other to get task done during this event. It was a wonderful experience! - Sherry Lin
This was the first event I attended since joining the Key Club. I chose this event because my friend was going to it so I decided to go with her. I enjoyed meeting new people from the club. It was fun hanging out with my friends and planting for a good cause. I will definitely attend more Key Club Events. - Bisma Arbab
During the NY4P Daffodils Project, we planted Daffodils and bulbs in the ground. What’s interesting is that after raking all the leaves off the ground, no daffodils or bulbs were planted at that spot instead we went on to plant at a different location. I would be interested in participating in these virtual events in the future as well. - Eason Cao
We went to the Crocheron Park, we first raked the leaves and cleaned up the grass area. We learned to plant Daffodil bulbs and dug up holes to plant the daffodils. We had planted in two different areas of the Crocheron Park. - Gary Ding
NY4P daffodil project was in honor for the victims of 9/11. It was a great experience cleaning up the park as well as planting daffodil bulbs with friends and other key club members. I would definitely participate in this event again. - Gavin Ding
The NY4P Daffodils Project was my first event in KeyClub. I wanted to go see for the first time how these events were going to be like and the experience. I enjoyed helping and talking to new members. I loved how everyone was so understanding and caring, especially the board members and committee board members. I plan on joining more events in the future. - Rachel Baik
For this event, we planted daffodils in honor of the 9/11 victims. Before planting the flowers, we cleaned up the park by raking the leaves and putting them into large bags. I choose this event to attend because it was close and I was also interested in participating in it. It was also my first This event was very laid back so I found event. the event very enjoyable. The raking and - Alice cleaning portion of the event I Lin personally found fun. The planting of the bulbs also intrigued me so I chose this event out of curiosity. - Elijah King
Event #5
Cardozo Key Club X Bayside Kiwanis: School Supply Drive
This was also a great event, from all small to big things, it would have definitely helped all the kids who really needed these supplies. This was a great idea, whoever came with this. Plus, it was convenient as you could literally just get supplies and donate them at the location they provided. - Labshree Fnu I choose this event because I feel a connection with the cause of the organization. In this event, you were supposed to donate school supplies. I donated 2 spiral notebooks, 1 hardcover notebook, 2 sheet protector packets, and 2 yellow highlighters. I would be interested in donating more things such as food and more items (clothes). - Mahjabin Rahman
Event #6
NYSoM Halloween Havoc 2021
This event was really fun. We went in such a big group and I was able to meet so many people from other schools. On the way to the meet-up place, I actually coincidentally met my friend from Townsend Harris and found out from him that we are both going to the same event. In the actual event, there were many fun activities and the haunted house actually scared many kids. The only thing I didn't like was how the kid's room smelled. It had a very disgusting stench and the whole environment in that room was just bad. Other than that, everything else went well and was really fun. - Puja Debi
At this event we helped to set up a Halloween event where there was a haunted house, darts, bingo, and much more. I chose this event because it sounded interesting to help set up an event and be apart of it in that way. I was also interested in it because I love Halloween and the idea of getting costumes. - Kassandra Fontanez
I loved this event even though the event was indoor it was still very fun. The haunted house they had was pretty good for the space and props they had. Also, we were able to meet a lot of other key clubbers from other key clubs which was also a very nice experience! - Sherry Lin
This event this past Saturday was a spectacular collaboration with the NYSOM again. I'm looking forward to volunteering with this organization because they have an amazing setup every time and kindly escort the volunteers to our station to help out in the best ways possible. Some of the stations included: Haunted House, Slime Making, Children's I honestly loved this event. At first, I Playroom, and other ways to engage was thinking to myself that it wasn’t the community for the holiday. going to be anything special, but I - Jasmine Germany don’t regret going. I’ve met so many new people and friends, who are just so amazing and I had so much fun. I was in charge of choosing the songs with my friends and it was a blast! We danced and sang, visited the haunted house upstairs which was super cool too. I plan to go to many more events after this experience and I’m just really glad that I’m a part of this club! - Xiubin Jin
In this event, we were supposed to set up the haunted house and scare the groups of children that were going into the haunted house. This event was really interesting because this was my first event and I got to meet many different people. I really like this event mostly because it helped me connect to different people and it showed me ways of how fun things can be when you try it. I mostly goofed around, but I did a good amount I honestly loved this event. At first, I was of work for that place thinking to myself that it wasn’t going to be and I'm hoping it can anything special, but I don’t regret going. be the same for my I’ve met so many new people and friends, who future events. are just so amazing and I had so much fun. I - Joseph Cha was in charge of choosing the songs with my friends and it was a blast! We danced and sang, visited the haunted house upstairs which was super cool too. I plan to go to many more events after this experience and I’m just really glad that I’m apart of this club! - Xiubin Jin
This event was really fun. It was a new experience being in a different area that I had personally never been to before. The haunted Halloween Havoc was a fun event house where we traveled to East Harlem was pretty fun Tutorial Program on 2nd Avenue to and watching volunteer and give a fun experience the kids play to kids and their parents. There in the were a variety of events set up, playroom was such as just dance (we were in also cool. I charge of that), a haunted house, liked this and multiple game tables. I chose event :) the event because I wanted to make - Kenny Li kids happy and have fun and the event was interesting because I had never went to an event like this. I would be interested in attending these events in the future. - Shumaiya Islam
This event was my favorite one this month. I missed the Halloween spirit and seeing all these kids still be excited for Halloween reminded me of my childhood. My friends and I were in charge of the playroom but we got to see the haunted house and all the other stations set up which were really fun. - Maggie Lin
The event was pretty fun where I got to meet some of the kids with costumes on since I was working in the Day Care center; I got to experience the Halloween Haunted House. Meeting new members was the best part about it especially from people I didn't know in Cardozo or other schools. - Brandon May