N E W S L E T T E R
2018 r e b m e c De VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 8
REGION 2 DIVISION 40 W EDMOND NORTH HS
1 RECAPS
2,3,4 DCON
5 Articles
6,7,9,10,12 Governor's Project
8 District Project
11 Service Partners
13, 14 Contact Us
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in this issue...
Editor's Note
editor's e t o n Hey guys! I hope you've had a great winter break so far and a happy new year! Now that we're getting into second semester, remember that points are due in May. Make sure you look out for meeting dates and volunteer signups on Remind. I can't wait to see what we'll accomplish in 2019! Yours in Service, Alisha Arshad
december g n i t ee m
We had a December meeting in the cafeteria earlier this month. There, we did the usual: reciting the pledge and reading the agenda. Remember that the agendas are on Remind if you ever miss a meeting! Also, there will not be an events calendar in this newsletter for January because of winter break.
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LTG s n o i t c e l
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LTG elections were held and now we have an LTG elect! Hannah Vaught, a Junior from Jones High School, will be our Lieutenant Governor next school year!
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angel ree t
"I had so much fun doing Angel Tree! It made me feel like I was doing something real to help real people and I was so impressed by the generosity of our club members."
Rachael Kingrey, Angel Tree Chair
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improving communication by Haley Johnson
Hi, my name is Haley Johnson and I
I have had multiple people come up to
am the Welcome Chair for Key Club here
me a or so after a meeting telling me
at North. In my opinion, one thing our club
they were not aware we had a meeting.
can improve on as we enter 2019 is
Also, many freshman are new to this
communication. Key Club at Edmond
organization and are not aware of how
North is huge. We have hundreds of
this club works. We do sent out a
members from all four grades
reminder a day or so before we have
participating in various volunteering
meetings and before events to remind
opportunities throughout the year. In
members, but often people will overlook
addition, there are a large amounts of
it or forget about it.
projects being organized by the
To first solve the problem of members
hardworking officers making sure everyone
not realizing when there are meetings, I
has many opportunities to get points.
would suggest that we send out multiple
Between the large number of members
messages in the week leading up to the
and large number of projects, things can
meeting. Such as one message a day just
get overwhelming and often get lost in
reminding everyone the date, time, and
communication.
location of the meeting. In order to make
Communication is important because it
sure everyone also knows about all the
is how we get stuff done. It is important
opportunities they have to volunteer, we
that our club members are aware of all
can send out multiple reminders in the
the opportunities they have to earn points
weeks leading up to these events as well
as well as when we have meetings. Yes,
as a reminder the day before. I also think
members of Key Club should be coming to
it would be a good idea for us to turn to
meetings and keeping track of what we
our members and ask them what we can
tell them on the agenda, but some people
do for them to get all information. We
are not able to make it to meetings due to
can ask them how we can communicate
other commitments or may not even be
better because it is sometimes hard to
aware that there is a meeting in the first
know ourselves what is the best for
place.
others.
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my plans for
2019
by Alysha Siddiqi
As 2019 steadily approaches, I would like to
of the club. With Key Club being one of the
reflect on Edmond North Key Club’s work this past
largest student organizations at ENHS, I would
year. When I was elected President of our chapter
like to increase the amount of networking
earlier this year, I did not anticipate all of the
opportunities students have with community
amazing things I would get to experience with Key
service organizations in the Edmond/OKC area. I
Club. Key Club is an organization which embodies the “holiday spirit” year round—I would like to say that our club has given to others and spread joy throughout the entirety of this year. A few weeks ago, we held our annual Angel Tree wrapping party, giving to families who cannot provide gifts during the holiday season. This annual tradition is a perfect way to end the year: giving to others and engaging in service is the reason why I joined Key Club four years ago, and I’m sure it’s the reason
believe this can be done by educating club members about the way these organizations run — such as taking a tour of the Infant Crisis Center, or spending a meeting to talk about food insecurity in Oklahoma. By doing this, it will increase the likelihood that as members graduate high school, they take Key Club with them and will participate in service efforts throughout their life. In addition, I would like to introduce senior members to Circle K, the largest student-led service organization for college
why many others join. This year, Edmond North Key
students. Circle K is a part of the Kiwanis family;
Club has given to others in many different ways—
having former Key Club members join Circle K
whether it be through our engagement at the Hope
would be a testament to individuals continuing
Center, with BALTO events, or purchasing canned
the legacy of ENHS Key Club on a larger scale.
goods for a local center, the initiatives students of
I am excited to see the amazing opportunities
Edmond North have taken to help our community
Edmond North Key Club will have this upcoming
grow are monumental. I have no doubt in my mind
year. As author Edith Lovejoy Pierce once said:
that the beginning of 2019 will bring many more
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We
great things to our community.
The new year rolls around, and so do new beginnings. As President, I would like to prioritize facilitating member relationships in and outside
are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.” I cannot wait to see all of the adventures Key Club members will embark upon this year!
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For this year's governor's project, help raise awareness for
Alzheimer's.
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looking d r a w r o f
by Jamil Ahmed
One major thing our club can improve on is
I think we should hold some kind of event that gives
communication. Getting information to our
back to the community and our members, so we
members works fine, but the communication
can help strengthen inter-club unity and
through the officers could use some work. Our
communication. It needs to be more than just an
faults in communication really showed though
event on the calendar. There should be some sort
when we held the “ice cream social." Many
of reward for going, like double points, or free
members came to the social, but not a lot of
(insert food item here), so that we have more
officers were there to get the members any ice
people attending, especially since December
cream. It could have been resolved if whoever
seems to be the month where participation
was holding the social told the other officers that
decreases.
they could not be there. Without any real communication with the team,
Reflecting on the past year, and years before, I think Key Club has come a long way here at
things won’t be well going into 2019, and the
Edmond North. We have become one of the
future officers will have a bad example to look
biggest clubs in the school even though we
towards. Everyone should take some action in making sure that the events we hold go smoothly. Many officers are busy with their other extracurriculars, but being part of the club comes with some responsibility, and you have to make sacrifices to keep the club running smoothly. December is one of the more stressful months in high school with finals coming around, deadlines for projects, and holiday celebrations; everyone has their share of chaos. In the feel of such events,
started out as a small group of people. Without all the work and effort the past officers put in to communicate, we couldn't have made it to where we are today. This semester, I felt that the club as a whole was missing something. Key Club became just another thing to slap onto your list of things you have done in high school. It's more than that, isn't it? We seem to be missing the passion and communication that the past years have had, and that is one thing that we really need to work on in 2019 to bring back for a better community and a better club.
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YOF grant by Elden Bruner
Hello everyone. My name is Elden
Bruner and I am the Treasurer for Edmond North Key Club. As the treasurer, one of my jobs is to apply for grants to help support future projects of the club. One of those grants is called the YOF (Youth
I decided that for the project, I would like to make 75 no sew fleece blankets for children in the hospital. To further the progress of the project, I had already contacted Jennifer Ho who is the Key Club and Kiwanis connection for Children’s Miracle Network, which is one
Opportunities Fund) Grant, which offers
of Key Club’s service partners. stated
grants from $100 to $2,000. The Youth
above, I was given a range from $100 to
Opportunities Fund is an endowed fund of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund and it provides grants to Key Club and Key Club members for scholarships and service opportunities.
$2,000 and I chose the amount of $1,900. To prove why you needed a certain amount of money, I had to provide them with a chart of the cost to make these 75 no sew blankets along
As the first treasurer in my club’s history to
with important materials needed to
apply for this grant, it was very
produce these blankets.
challenging to get everything together as I
The application was due on October 15th,
did not have helpful tips and tricks from someone who had done this before. The main point of the application is to explain
reviewed by the Key Club board at their November meeting, and the grant recipients will be notified in the first week of January. If the club is provided this
the importance of the project, so they ask
grant, we will make it a service project in
you questions about why it would be
either January or February, and possibly
important for your community, how does it
include some of the other clubs within
solve problems for your community, and even how you’ll be able to save money. Although it was hard, it was very fun to put together a service project for the less fortunate.
our district.
We will fold the blankets and
tie them off with gold and blue ribbon to represent Key Club, and then hand deliver them to the hospital. Results for the grant come out very soon, so keep your fingers crossed:)
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The District Project this year is "Keep T-O (TexasOklahoma) Beautiful." This means that we will try at least once a month to have a project centered around helping the environment. If you have any ideas on projects we can do, please contact the Lieutenant Governor or the President listed in the Contact Information page.
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my e c n e i r expe by Nabil Ahmed
While volunteering for Key Club, I have
Top Soccer is a fantastic organization which
found many new friends who share the same
involves children that have had unfortunate
interests as me while we helped our
conditions wrought them, and it was our job to
communities in Fall Fun Fests in various
make sure every child could experience the
elementary schools. We were connected
outdoors and play soccer.Many of them had no
through our dedication to service. The Key
outside experience and had not seen more than
Club of Edmond North is an amazing place to
a hospital room in their time on the planet; any
grow, yet there is much that can be improved
child whose childhood was stripped from their
on.
lives should know that there are people that are
My Key Club experience has helped me
there for them, and the world is not as harsh as it
achieve greatness within myself and to help
seems. Top Soccer accomplishes this greatly
others achieve the same. Key Club is the way
with the whole community gathering together to
to succeed, as I was able to see firsthand as
make these children understand that very fact.
many lives were changed before my eyes. All
The child I was teaching soccer to would not see
volunteer opportunities allow me to grow as a
outside his hospital bed for another three years
person, because my community service
because his situation was dire. The parents had
allowed me to take a first hand look on
not disclosed the disease, but there was nothing
people who were needy, that required
that was to be seen to inhibit the child's abilities
assistance from adversities away from their
as he was enthusiastic and very energetic. All
control. No being should be left in the dark,
that matters is that I was able to make his day in
and that is what Key Club stands for.
a small period of time by helping him find an
People are unknowingly changing people’s
outlet for his energy through playing soccer. That
lives, just like one organization I frequently
is what Key Club is about, and it is exactly what
volunteer at does.
should truly matter.
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The Thirst Project hopes to educate the next generation by arming students with information about how they can be a part of social change, make a difference and encourage others to join in the effort.
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Since the 1940s, Key Clubs have worked with March of Dimes to make a positive im pact in the lives of babies everywhere. Today, Kiwanis members continue that cultu re of service by supporting the March of Dimes all year long by hosting service proj ects, raising funds and educating communities about the crisis of preterm birth.
Members work together by sponsoring fundraising events and conducting service p rojects at their local children's hospitals. Contact your local CMN hospital and invit e a representative to a club meeting to share ideas and create a partnership.
UNICEF is the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children. Working wi th other United Nations bodies, governments and nongovernmental organizations, UNICEF helps to provide for children’s needs in more than 150 developing countries through communitybased services in primary health care, basic education and safe water and sanitation.
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contact us District Governor – Addi Dirkson governor@tokeyclub.com
District Treasurer – Addie Flores treasurer@tokeyclub.com
District Secretary – Bunsri Patel secretary@tokeyclub.com
District Editor – Kyra Burke editor@tokeyclub.com
Regional Advisor – Steven Baringer steven.baringer20@gmail.com
Lieutenant Governor - Lauren Ross laureneross40w@gmail.com
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contact us Sponsor - Emily Gravchikov emily.gravchikov@edmondschools.net
President - Alysha Siddiqi alyshasiddiqi14@gmail.com
Vice President - Jessica Xia jessxia4301@gmail.com
Secretary - Maya Ferrell mayaferrell@icloud.com
Editor - Alisha Arshad lisha7302@gmail.com
Treasurer - Elden Bruner eldenbruner@yahoo.com
Webmaster - Amal Jamshed ajawesome0134@gmail.com
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