HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS MONSTERS! it is holiday season and I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas! I also had a great Christmas by making a cake on the eve! Just like first semesterofschoolcametoanend,keyclubisalso coming to an end but don’t worry as there will be fun events and service for you to enjoy during January We have upcoming interclub with MT and CO where you can roller skate with fellow keyclubbers for fun memories! Also we have upcoming service events waiting up for you guys as well as dog toy making service project to get those last minute hours in for MRP and DCON :) makesureto stay warm andwewillseeeveryone with club celebration on January 8th after club yearbookpicture! Byebyemonsters
EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR’S NOTE
Haylie Nguyen
Editor's Editor's
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful winter break so far and are enjoyingthe time off fromschool! Thank you to everyone who supported our clubattheD07WinterNightMarketand other past events this month. With the newyear,bereadyformany upcoming Key Club events! From our rescheduled interclub with MT and CO to the upcoming Conclave where we will be able to elect our new term’s LTG, we have many exciting opportunities in store! Catch you all in the new year!
Past Events
CRANES FOR A CURE CRANES FOR A CURE
On Wednesday, December 4th, PleasantGroveKeyClubheldtheir weekly general meeting. During thismeeting,theboardwentover club updates on upcoming December events—such as our upcoming movie night with Red Cross and the Division 7 Winter Night market—and new service offerings,encouragingmembersto attend some of these activities in the future in their presentation. Afterwards, we moved on to makingpapercranes todonatein support of cancer patients/research. In preparation for this event, the club secretary and I had broughtorigamipaper for everybody at the meeting to use. This was a very funevent for me because I enjoy folding origami and,althoughtherewasa steep learning curve when first learning how to fold them, many members soon got the hang of making the paper cranes. In the end, twenty three members had participated in this service project which helped us get one step closertoreachingourclubservice hourgoal!
On Friday, December 6th, the Pleasant Grove Red Cross Club hosted their annual winter movie night in collaboration with Pleasant Grove Key Club! Members from both clubs showed up to set up, cleanup, and attend the event. At thestartoftheevent,wesetupthe photo booth—which I had made the Christmas, Red Cross, and Key Club themed props for—with balloons, streamers, and so on. We also arranged the tables for the potluckfood, cardmakingsupplies, and seating arrangements. Once morepeoplestartedtoshowupfor the event, we kicked off the movie we were watching, Frozen! During this event, attendees were able to make cards to donate to senior homes and eat some tasty food from the potluck while enjoying a greatmoviewithfriends.Personally, I think this was a fun way to hang out and participate in service! At theendoftheevent,wetoredown all the decorations, put away the tables, and cleaned up any trash from the food/card making. All in all, this was a very entertaining event that had great attendance and was enjoyed by myself and manyothers!
Past Events
MONSTER MOVIE NIGHT MONSTER MOVIE NIGHT
To kickstartwinterbreak,going to the December DCM was a great way to jump into the holiday spirit. The A Seat at the Table Books was a cozy venue tohostthisfestiveevent.Atthis event was the DCM, movie watching, card making, color a smile, and gingerbread house makingcontest.TheDecember DCMisalwaysspecialbecause of the tradition of singing club updates. It was entertaining to hear others singing and rap. While working on service we watchedThe Nightmare Before Christmas. 4teams participated in the gingerbread house makingcontest andthewinners were given goodie bags. With the event, a fundraiser was held and with every drink sold one dollar would go towards the division. There were specialtydrinkscalled“Monster Matcha”and“Scarer Squeezed Lemonade”.
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FORTUNATE FEAST FORTUNATE FEAST
On Saturday, December 21st, Key Clubbers and other volunteers arrived bright and early at 7:00am to help out at the Sixth Annual Fortunate Feast at the OakParkCommunityCenter.Itwasacool morning and, after check in, we started rightawaywith unloading items fromcars to bring inside the building. This included decorations, toys, and other such items that were crucial to the event. Once we got inside the building,westartedloading all the items in and setting everything up. Much of the time after that, we were unloading various boxes from the trucks outside that contained the items for the event. Afterwards, I, along with others, moved to a different job where we would help facilitate the distribution of items to the event’s attendees, such as holiday decorations and temporary tattoos. It was fun to see the people this event was specifically impactful for after our hard worksettinguptheevent!Whentheevent startedto come to a close,wehadafinal job to do: load the trucks back up with itemsforthenextevent.Beforedoingthis, however, volunteers were encouraged to take many of the leftover items forfreeas they didn’t need them anymore and would otherwise need to throw them out. Manyvolunteersstockeduponthevarious supplies such as paper towels, paper, styrofoam containers, and so on. Also, at the very end of the event, we were provided with Fortunate Feast branded tote bags that contained many little goodies.Overall,thiswasa great event to be able to participate in that was very engagingfromstarttofinish!
Past Events
Past Events DIVISION 07 NIGHT MARKET DIVISION 07 NIGHT MARKET
On Saturday, December 21st, Key Club members from throughout the Division 7’s gathered for the first ever Division 7 Winter Night Market! As the vendor selling Wingstop, a few Pleasant Grove KeyClubboardmembersandIcamean hour early to help set up the event as wellasourbooth.Duringthesetuptime, we put together our table, hung up the promotionalposterImade forourbooth, and blew up balloons for the photo booth. After this, the event kicked off withagameof musicalchairs!Thiswasa fun icebreaker for attendees to receive plushie prizes! We played two rounds and then moved on to another game called soulmates. This was an activity where people were able to find people with similar likes and interests! We then continued the event with performances where people showed off their singing talents. Afterwards, we moved on to the night market portion of the event! I was able to purchase some cool items like keychains and delicious lemonade while also selling Wingstop boneless wings and friesto raisefundsformyclub.Attheend of the event, there was a bingo event that encouraged interaction between the different members of the three divisions and their respective clubs. This was a last chance to win some of the cool prizes offered. Overall, this was a great event to be able to raise funds for clubs while simultaneously providing a chance to interact with many different members!
WHAT IS CONCLAVE? WHAT IS CONCLAVE?
Conclave isan annual event,usuallyheldin January or February, in which delegates vote for the new term’s Lieutenant Governor (LTG) that will represent the division on the District Board. A Conclave is usually run by the current LTG of the division and all LTG candidates + a majority of the division’s dues-paid clubs are required to attend.
WHAT’S A DELEGATE?
Eachdues-paidclubisallowedtohave two voting delegates that vote for their preferred candidate. If you wish to be a delegate for the upcoming conclave, contactyourclubpresident!
All members are encouraged to attend Conclave!
QUESTIONS?
ContactyourLieutenantGovernor!
UPDATES UPDATES
Division update: Division update:
Did you miss the Division 07 Night Market? Or do you want to relive theexperience?Eitherway, check out the recap post under the division 7’s instagram accounts to get the scoop on all the fun activities ofthenight. Thank you to anyone who supported our club and many other clubs throughout thedivisionsby purchasingitems!
Division & District Update
Division update: Division update:
What’s poppin’ monsters?! Are you curious about some important upcoming events during this term?
Hearfrom District Executives/District Leadership Team (LT) about District Goals, CTC, Conclave, Contests,and District Convention (DCON)! As always,makesuretokeepupwith this district video series on the cnh_keyclub instagram!
District update: District update:
Interested in more ways to gain experience/participate in Key Club? Consider applying for the division judgingcommittee!Onthiscommittee, you will be tasked with judging the applications received by Division 7 South. Thereareafew requirements you must meet to fill this role (ex. being a dues paid member, having at least 25 service hours, etc.). Apply at tinyurl.com/d7sdjc2425by12/27!
District update: District update:
Do you know the steps to planning a successful event? If not, check out the Buzzin’ Break, event planning edition to diveintothe artandskill ofplanningan event! Many topics will be covered including choosing a venue, delegating tasks, featuring our 2025 DCON chair, Tristan Decious! Find this video on the cnh_keyclub instagram and find more resources on the CNH cyber key (cnhkeyclub.org).
