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KEY CLUB X AAA: AAPI HERITAGE
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MONTH MEETING MOTHER'S DAY APPRECIATION
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WEEK EVENT MOTHER'S DAY EVENT
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AAPI CULTURE EVENT
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RAMADAN AWARENESS
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BUBBLE TEA FUNDRAISER
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CHARITY MILES - VISION SPRING
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KEY CLUB X UNICEF
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DONATION DROP-OFFS TO THE
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SINCHI FAMILY 1
Key Club x AAA: AAPI Heritage Month Meeting
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I ENJOYED THE AAPI MEETING BECAUSE IT EDUCATED ME ON SEVERAL TOPICS RELATING TO AAPI INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS THE DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT EXIST AND JUST HOW SEVERE THE SURGE OF HATE CRIMES AGAINST AAPI INDIVIDUALS IS. I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN OPEN DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS AND HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVES AS WELL. THE EVENT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING AND I HOPE TO HAVE MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. - KAMAULA ROWE
THIS MEETING WAS JUST VERY EYE-OPENING. BEING ABLE TO HEAR EVERYONE'S RESPONSE AGAINST ALL THE ASIAN HATE CRIME GOING AROUND JUST SHOWS HOW KEY CLUB ISN’T JUST A COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB BUT A CLUB THAT TEACHES EVERYONE HOW WE ARE ALL EQUAL AND HOW EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED NO MATTER WHAT. THIS MEETING ALLOWED SO MANY PEOPLE TO LEARN AND APPRECIATE ASIAN CULTURES. - SHERRY LIN
THIS MEETING WAS VERY INFORMATIONAL! COLLABING WITH THE AAA CLUB WAS REALLY WELL NEEDED BECAUSE IT PROVIDED SUCH A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT. EVERYONE THERE WAS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLES AND THE RACISM/DISCRIMINATION THEY’VE FACED. IT ACTUALLY MADE ME PEOPLE FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WHEN PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THE THINGS I’VE EXPERIENCED AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN. - MAGGIE LIN
THIS EVENT WAS AN ALL-OUT SUCCESS! PARTNERING UP WITH AAA AND PRESENTING TO BOTH THE MEMBERS CELEBRATING AAPI HERITAGE MONTH AND TALKING ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING THE ASIAN COMMUNITY WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE. ALL IN ALL, I WOULD REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNER UP WITH THIS CLUB AGAIN. - RAMI KENAWI
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I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ASIAN ETHNICITIES AND GET EDUCATED ON THE RECENT HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN PEOPLE. THE IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED FROM THIS EVENT WAS THE LARGE DIVERSITY OF ASIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR OWN UNIQUE HISTORY AND CULTURE. I THOUGHT THAT THE BOKJUMEONI SHOWN DURING THE AAPI HERITAGE MONTH MEETING WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE OF HOW SIMILAR IT WAS TO THE KIND OF CHINESE SILK FORTUNE POUCHES. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND EYE-OPENING. - AMBER SUN
THIS MEETING WAS VERY MEMORABLE BECAUSE IT TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT AAPI CULTURE AS WELL AS THE VIOLENCE GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY TARGETING AAPI PEOPLE. IT ESPECIALLY ENLIGHTENED ME ABOUT MANY ISSUES IN THE U.S. AND HOW IT GOES BEYOND POLITICS AS THEY ARE MOSTLY MORAL ISSUES. THE MEETING HAS FURTHER ENCOURAGED ME TO LOOK AT THE NEWS MORE OFTEN SO THAT I AM KEPT IN TOUCH ABOUT THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT AMERICA. - EZAN KHAN
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THIS ISSUE AND CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, CARDOZO’S KEY CLUB AND ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (AAA) HOSTED A MEETING WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT ASIAN CULTURES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AS WELL AS DISCUSS ONGOING EVENTS. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE EVENTS RECENTLY GOING ON. THIS EVENT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE I CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT ASIAN CULTURE AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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Mother's Day Appreciation Week Event
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IN THE MOTHER’S DAY APPRECIATION WEEK EVENT, I WROTE ABOUT HOW MY MOM HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN MY LIFE AND HOW I HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT. I FOUND IT NICE WRITING ABOUT MY MOTHER BECAUSE I REFLECTED ON MY CHILDHOOD IN GENERAL, WHICH STRUCK ME WITH A WAVE OF NOSTALGIA. I WOULD TAKE THIS EVENT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON THE GREAT THINGS YOUR MOTHER HAS BROUGHT TO YOUR LIFE IF POSSIBLE. - NYAEM MOSTAFA
IN THIS EVENT, KEY CLUBBERS CELEBRATED BY WRITING ABOUT THEIR MOTHERS/MOTHER FIGURES AND HOW THEY HAVE POSITIVELY AFFECTED THEM. I CHOSE THIS EVENT DUE TO THE GREAT APPRECIATION I HAVE OF MY MOTHER BECAUSE SHE TRULY IS THE ONE PERSON IN MY LIFE WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT. THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO BE REMINDED TO SHOW MORE APPRECIATION FOR OUR MOTHERS. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE I WANTED TO WRITE ABOUT HOW MUCH MY MOM MEANS TO ME AND HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL HER HARD WORK AND CARE. I THOUGHT THAT THE INTERESTING PART OF THIS EVENT WAS REALIZING EVEN MORE HOW IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL MY MOM IS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE TO ME IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT BACK ON THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME ALL THE WAY. - AMBER SUN
THIS EVENT WAS SO CUTE AND PERFECT FOR MAKING OUR MOMS FEEL SPECIAL. MOM’S WORK THE HARDEST TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE BACK IS REALLY HEARTWARMING AND ALTHOUGH WE CAN’T DO MUCH SINCE WE ARE STILL YOUNG, I GET MORE AND MORE APPRECIATIVE OF MY MOM EVERY DAY. - MAGGIE LIN
THIS EVENT HELPED ME REALIZE HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR MY MOTHER AND HOW HARDWORKING SHE IS. BY GIVING IN A RESPONSE FOR THIS EVENT, I WAS ALSO ENCOURAGED TO BUY MY MOTHER PRESENTS AND THANK HER CONTINUALLY FOR ALL THE HARD WORK SHE DOES. EVENTS SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE REALLY ENJOYABLE BECAUSE IT COMBINES HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS ALONG WITH CREATIVE ENDEAVORS SUCH AS CREATING CARDS AND MAKING PRESENTS. - EZAN KHAN
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Mother's Day Event
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TO APPRECIATE THE MOTHERS AND MOTHER FIGURES IN OUR LIVES, KEY CLUBBERS JOINED A ZOOM MEETING WHERE THEY WORKED TOGETHER WHILE CREATING GIFTS OR CARDS TO GIVE THEIR MOTHERS OR MOTHER FIGURES FOR MOTHER’S DAY TO THANK THEM. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR MOMS WHO HAVE WORKED SO MUCH TO RAISE US OUR WHOLE LIFE. THIS IS AN INTERESTING EVENT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO SHOW GREAT APPRECIATION TO THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR LIFE. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
I CHOSE TO DO THE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT I COULD DO THE THINGS I LOVE TO DO BECAUSE MY MOM WAS THERE ALL THE WAY SUPPORTING ME. I WANTED TO MAKE CARDS TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT MY MOM HAS DONE FOR ME TO MAKE ME HOW I AM TODAY. AS I WAS MAKING THE CARDS, I THOUGHT THAT THE MOST INTERESTING THING WAS THE EXPRESSION OF LOVE AND APPRECIATION THROUGH SIMPLE ACTIONS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT STOPS AND MAKES US THINK ABOUT ALL THE HARD WORK MOTHERS PUT INTO CARING FOR THEIR CHILDREN. - AMBER SUN
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I CHOSE THIS EVENT TO HONOR MY MOTHER FOR ALL OF THE THINGS SHE HAS DONE IN MY LIFE. I SPENT THE ZOOM MEETING MAKING A COLORFUL CARD FOR MY MOM. I HAD LOTS OF FUN IN THE MEETING SINCE MY MOM REALLY ENJOYED THE CARD, WHICH MEANT THAT IT WAS WORTH THE TIME SPENT. - NYAEM MOSTAFA
I LOVED MAKING THE CARDS WITH EVERYONE ON ZOOM. WE ALL GOT TO SHARE IDEAS AND BUILD OFF OF ONE ANOTHER. THE CARDS WERE REALLY SPECIAL AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE EVENTS :) - MAGGIE LIN
IT WAS A FUN CLUB BONDING EVENT. WHERE WE ALL WERE JUST CHILLING AND MAKING OUR MOMS GIFTS. EVERYONE WAS SO FRIENDLY AND THERE NOTHING BETTER THAN CHILLING WITH MUSIC WHILE MAKING YOUR MOM A GIFT :) - SHERRY LIN
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AAPI Culture Event
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IN THIS EVENT, MEMBERS SENT IN PICTURES OF THEIR CULTURES (FOOD, TRADITIONAL WEAR, ETC.). THESE PICTURES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE EVENT PRESENTATION. MEMBERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR ETHNICITY AND THE NAMES OF THE FOOD/TRADITIONAL WEAR THEY SUBMITTED. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES BECAUSE IT INCREASES YOUR KNOWLEDGE. THIS EVENT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND US AND THE DIFFERENT CULTURES IN CARDOZO'S SOCIETY. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
I CHOSE TO DO THE AAPI CULTURE EVENT BECAUSE I HAD THE CHANCE TO SHOW THE ENRICHING CULTURE OF CHINESE AMERICANS. GROWING UP, I WAS EXPOSED TO ALL UNIQUE ASPECTS OF CHINESE CULTURE AND I THOUGHT THAT THE AAPI CULTURE EVENT WAS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW HOW SIGNIFICANT MY CULTURE IS TO ME. WHAT WAS SO INTERESTING ABOUT THIS EVENT WAS HOW MUCH IT FELT LIKE THE MULTICULTURAL FAIRS I HAD IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE BESIDES ASIAN CULTURES, I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER CULTURES. - AMBER SUN
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I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO DISPLAY THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES I HAVE BEEN PARTAKING IN AT THE TIME. I WAS CELEBRATING RAMADAN AND HAD TO FAST UNTIL SUNSET FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. THE AAPI CULTURE EVENT ALLOWED ME TO SHOW THE VARIOUS TYPES OF FOOD WE ATE DURING THE SUNSET. - NYAEM MOSTAFA
I LOVED BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT MY CULTURE ESPECIALLY DURING AAPI MONTH. WE COULD SIMPLY EARN HOURS BY TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING IN OUR CULTURE, LIKE FOOD AND FASHION. THIS EVENT WAS REALLY THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT ASIAN HATE CRIMES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS EVENT ALSO REALLY MADE ME FEEL APPRECIATED AND LOVED SINCE ASIANS HAVEN’T BEEN GETTING THAT TREATMENT LATELY. - MAGGIE LIN
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Ramadan Awareness
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IN THIS EVENT, THE END OF RAMADAN, KNOWN AS EID-AL-FITR, TAKES PLACE ON MAY 12TH. RAMADAN IS A SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN MUSLIM CULTURE SO TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANT HOLIDAY. MUSLIM MEMBERS SUBMITTED PICTURES OF THEM CELEBRATING EID-AL-FITR AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT RAMADAN MEANS TO THEM. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AS I AM A MUSLIM AND HAVE CELEBRATED IT EVERY YEAR IN MY LIFE. IT'S SO INTERESTING TO SEE OTHER MUSLIMS CELEBRATING EID AND RAMADAN. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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Donation Drop-Offs to the Sinchi Family
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RECENTLY, THE HOME OF A FELLOW CARDOZO STUDENT AND KEY CLUB MEMBER BURNED DOWN. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE SINCHI FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, MEMBERS CAN DONATE A VARIETY OF ITEMS. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR FELLOW PEER WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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Charity Miles - Vision Spring
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VISION SPRING IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PROVIDE EYEGLASSES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM, WORLDWIDE. THEY WORK TO GIVE THOSE IN LOW INCOME, FIRST-TIME WEARERS, STUDENTS, WORKING ADULTS, WOMEN, AND GIRLS, ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE EYEWEAR; ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT ONLY GET SOME MOVEMENT BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE AID TO THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
I CHOSE TO DO THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO EXERCISE AND RAISE DONATIONS BY WALKING. I THOUGHT THAT THE INTERESTING PART OF THIS EVENT WAS HOW MUCH MORE MOTIVATED I WAS TO WALK BECAUSE I HAD A GOAL AND MINDSET TO CONTRIBUTE TO A GOOD CAUSE LIKE VISION SPRINGS. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT WAS FUN AND ENTERTAINING WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT AND HELP TO OTHERS IN NEED. - AMBER SUN
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THE CHARITY MILES EVENT IS ALWAYS AMAZING BECAUSE IT ENCOURAGES ME TO MOVE AND KEEP TRACK OF MY TRAVELS. AS WELL, IT'S A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT TO GO OUTSIDE AS IT HELPS GIVE BACK TO THE VISION SPRING CHARITY AND GET MORE COMMUNITY SERVICE YEARS. I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CHARITY MILES EVENTS BECAUSE IT REWARDS EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TAKING A WALK AROUND THE PARK OR GOING OUTSIDE FOR GROCERIES. - EZAN KHAN
LOVED HOW WALKING CAN BE USED TO HELP OUT AND DONATE MONEY. IT AN EASY WAY TO RAISE MONEY AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE HOW MANY MILES I BEEN WALKING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKS. - SHERRY LIN
CHARITY MILES - VISION SPRING WAS REALLY FUN. HAVING OUR FIRST DISTRICT CLUB PROJECT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS IN QUEENS LIKE FRANCIS LEWIS AND TOWNSEND HARRIS MADE IT EVEN BETTER RUNNING FOR A GREAT CAUSE. ALL IN ALL, I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO DO ANOTHER CHARITY MILES EVENT! - RAMI KENAWI
I HONESTLY LOVED THIS EVENT. DOING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WALKING COULD BENEFIT SO MANY PEOPLE. IT BENEFITS ME ALONG WITH GIVING BACK TO CHARITY. I FELT REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF WHEN I WALKED ALL THOSE MILES BECAUSE TRUTHFULLY QUARANTINE MADE ME LAZY AND WALKING AND COUNTING MY STEPS MADE ME FEEL GOOD. - MAGGIE LIN
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Key Club x UNICEF
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THE CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL PPE DRIVE. THIS DRIVE HAS BEEN CREATED TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES AND CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL TO GAIN THE PPE THEY NEED. THE STUDENTS OF CARDOZO ARE COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND TO FACILITIES WHERE PEOPLE LACK THE NECESSITIES DURING THESE TIMES. I CHOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO DONATE THESE NECESSARY ITEMS DURING THE PANDEMIC. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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Momo Ashi Bubble Tea Fundraiser
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IN THIS EVENT, KEY CLUB HELD A BUBBLE TEA FUNDRAISER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ASIAN AMERICANS FOR EQUALITY (AAFE), AN NYC-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ASIAN AMERICANS AND OTHER SYSTEMATICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS FUNDRAISER IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOMO ASHI, A BUBBLE TEA AND DESSERTS SHOP IN BAYSIDE, NY. MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE 2 HOURS FOR EVERY $5 SPENT, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 20 HOURS GIVEN. I CHOSE THIS EVENT DUE TO MY LOVE FOR BUBBLE TEA BECAUSE IT IS SO DELICIOUS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART IN THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE TOO. - ESHAH QASIM
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I WAS VERY EXCITED FOR THE BUBBLE TEA FUNDRAISER, SINCE IT WAS OUR FIRST INPERSON EVENT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IT WAS AMAZING TO MEET SO MANY MEMBERS IN PERSON AND ENJOY BOBA WHILE SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE. MOMO ASHI WAS ALSO VERY BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED AND THE FOOD AND DRINKS WERE DELICIOUS :) - KAMAULA ROWE
THIS FUNDRAISER WAS THE FIRST REALLIFE EVENT I’VE ATTENDED. I WENT WITH MY FRIENDS AND IT WAS AMAZING. WE MET SO MANY PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AND GOT TO INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. MY FRIENDS AND I SPENT OVER $100 IN TOTAL AND THIS IS ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE SO WE DIDN’T MIND. WE LOVE BOBA :) - MAGGIE LIN
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