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FLHS KEY CLUB AUGUST 2021 ISSUE

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President: Jena Kim Gmail: jenakimflhs@gmail.com Instagram: jenak.im Vice President: Jessica Kwong Gmail: jesskwong05@gmail.com Instagram: jjessicq.jk Co Secretary: Crystal Yam Gmail: crystalyam1883@gmail.com Instagram: crystal_yammy Co Secretary: Jocelyn Tung Gmail: jocelyntungnyc@gmail.com Instagram: jocelyntung Treasurer: Sharon Lin Gmail: itssharon1234@gmail.com Instagram: itsshayron

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Webmaster: Ken Wu Gmail: kenwuschool@gmail.com Instagram: kenwwu Editor: Adhishree Fnu Gmail: adhishree114@gmail.com Instagram: adii_shree

Table of Contents Page 4

Member of the Month

Pages 5-6

Members' Favorite Events

Pages 8-10

Events that occurred in August

Pages 11-28

Closed Events

Page 29

Editor's Note

Member of the month

Donald Tang (Junior)

1) How has Key Club had an impact on you?

Key Club has had quite a lasting impact on my summer. Most essentially, I was able to reconnect with an old friend that I haven't spoken to for a prolonged period due to Covid and online school. Along with a noticeable increase in comfortability conversing with strangers, mainly those similar to my age.

Lastly, participating in Key Club events such as the Tote Bag Painting, the Kehilat Food Pantry, as well as the Queens Botanical Garden Beautification Compost has introduced me to new areas and a taste of work fields I've never paid any attention to!

I would highly recommend others to join Key Club because of three main reasons. One includes the prospect of developing one's social skills through interacting with other club members, adults, and guides during an event. Secondly, upon acquiring the 40-hour requirement and receiving the Key Club certificate, you will be able to put the community service hours from volunteering onto your resume. Which will aid in increasing the chances of being accepted to colleges and occupations as compared to those with the same GPA or grades. Last but not least, joining and participating in Key Club will help the community heavily. Whether it would be lending out food in the pantry to those in need and help carry them to their cart or their vehicle. Aiding workers in the beautification of a Garden or cleaning parks of their litter.

Members' Favorite Events

"My favorite event is called BeanBeanBean. I can earn beans by answering questions it gives to me.

And once I finish my goal of answering a certain amount of questions, I am able to donate all beans, which is so meaningful! I love doing this event because it's not hard to do it and doesn't need to spend too much time on it. I felt that it was interesting when I was doing it. I also got a sense of accomplishment when I saw the total amount of how many questions I got right."

ZIYI WANG "While there were many fun events over this service year, my favorite would have to be the Queens Botanical Garden Beautification! I’ve always loved nature and helping out at the garden was so fun. At first, I was a bit nervous as the work they had listed sounded very difficult, especially in the heat. However, when we got to the area it was very nice to see that the volunteering was something that everyone can do! Time flew as I was able to volunteer by beautifying the area in which composting will be held to reuse materials. It was a really amazing experience and I appreciate that they provided us with so much resources to use to clean up the garden! In addition to that, it was great to see lots of Key Clubbers volunteering! Lastly, I had so much fun biking there and traveling, as I haven’t been out much during quarantine! It was a great way to get exercise too. "

JENA KIM

Members' Favorite Events "My favorite event was the Project Implicit Event.

I say this because, for me personally, it was the most interesting. Specifically, Project Implicit offered me IAT tests to take on a variety of subjects, including race, sexuality, religion, and more. These IAT tests are designed to show people their implicit biases.

Implicit bias is something that I have always been curious and eager to learn about because the concept discusses how everyone makes judgements based on their stereotypes and biases that they may not even be aware of. Project Implicit allowed me to learn new things about this topic, as well as how to test/evaluate implicit bias properly. I also really enjoyed having the opportunity to see my own preferences. Though I have preferences that I am aware of, Project Implicit had IAT tests about topics that I had never thought to have preferences for. For instance, on the Age IAT, my responses suggested that I have a moderate automatic preference for young people over old people. This surprised me because I thought I would have no preference for age. It then made me think about all the other biases I probably have but am unaware about. Therefore, Project Implicit was definitely my favorite event because it engaged me and taught me imperative information that I can reflect on."

AMI FARRELL

RECAP OF ALL THE EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST! Hover over the titles to see the links to the google form

25th August

BTHS X GOLDSTEIN X FLHS TOTE BAG PAINTING DAY "The event was very enjoyable and fun! I had so much fun painting the tote bags and making some new friends. It was also fun to see familiar faces from FLHS! The thing I enjoyed the most was probably the environment because it was really nice to see a bunch of kids from 3 schools all coming together to paint for Kamp Kiwanis. To add on, I loved seeing everyone’s tote bag and how much creativity they put into it as well as the event being held at Battery Park. The weather was perfect for painting. Overall, it was such a great fundraiser and I will definitely be attending the next one!"

- Matthew Soto

8th August

KFAMILY PICNIC

"On August 8th, I attended the 11th annual K-Family picnic. The event started off with DPG Eric Paul giving a presentation about Kamp Kiwanis, a summer program for children ages 8 to 17 and people with special needs. He encouraged us to help support this program by donating money and/or books. After that, we got to hear governor’s Chloe and Chelsea talk about their district projects and how the K-Family can help. During the fellowship sessions we got the chance to participate in an amazing scavenger hunt and play multiple games to get to know each other. At the end of the event, to raise money for Kamp Kiwanis, participants were able to partake in an auction and watch district board members take condiment shots and get pied in the face. A grand total of $724 was raised for Kamp Kiwanis.

Overall, this event was really fun, I’d even consider it to be one of my favorite events that I participated in this year! I really enjoyed all the games and learned a lot about Circle K." - Jenny Huang

August Social

"During the August social we watched two episodes of the anime called "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K" and talked about what we did over the summer. I enjoyed that we had an opportunity to talk about our summers and what we are looking forward to in the upcoming year."

- Fatumata Dia

27th August

LITTERATI

Litterati is an app that allows for you to help out your environment while also gaining service hours!!

Help clean our environment by simply picking up trash in your neighborhood!

15 trash = 0.5 hours | 150 trash (5 hours)

Ocean Hero Ocean Hero is a web-extension browser that allows for you to help reduce plastic in the ocean by simply opening a new tab.

Submit a screenshot of the bottles to the google form!

5 bottles = 0.5 hours 50 bottles = 5 hours max

Little Free Library LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN. OUR MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING READERS, AND EXPANDING BOOK ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES. VOLUNTEERS CAN DONATE BOOKS TO ANY OF THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS! LINK TO FIND LITTLE FREE LIBRARY MAP: HTTPS://LITTLEFREELI BRARY.ORG/OURMAP/ LEARN MORE ABOUT LITTLE FREE LIBRARY: HTTPS://LITTLEFREELI BRARY.ORG/

HOURS: 1 BOOK = 0.5 MAX 10 BOOKS = 5 HOURS SUBMIT A PICTURE OF THE BOOKS YOU ARE DONATING AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF THEM IN THE BOX TO THE GOOGLE FORM!

INATURALIST It provides a place to record and organize nature findings, meet other nature enthusiasts, and learn about the natural world!!

5 observations = 0.5 hours max = 5 hours

Project Implicit Project Implicit is a series of surveys being conducted by Harvard researchers about Implicit Bias-- the automatic response someone has toward something or someone.

Learn more about Project Implicit Here: https://www.projectimplicit.net/ Topic of surveys: drugs, alcohol, mental illness, selfharm

2 surveys = 0.5 hours MAX = 3 hours

Topic of surveys: racial and sexual bias

2 surveys = 0.5 hours MAX = 3.5 hours

MAP Swipe MapSwipe is an app where volunteers can contribute to maps around the world with just the swipe and tap of a finger! Places will be mapped in regions that are most vulnerable to crises, before the crisis occurs.

You can learn more about Mapswipe’s mission here!! https://mapswipe.org/en /about.html Submit a screenshot of your levels here!!

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L E V E L

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M A X I M U M H O U R S

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L E V E L S ! ! )

Division 8 Charity Miles Earn funds for the organization Vision Spring simply through movement on the Charity Miles App! Walk, run, etc. and raise money!

CHARITY MILES Earn miles, simply, through movement! The app calculates the distance you have moved, and for every mile you walk, run, etc., money will be donated by sponsors to a charity of your choice!

YOU MUST BE IN THE FLHSKC GROUP IN ORDER TO GET HOURS

1 MILE = 0.5 HOURS (5 HOUR MAX)

Instructions: 1. Download the Charity Miles app: https://charitymiles.org/download/ 2.

Create an account to track your progress, (be sure to use your real name!)

3.

Join the group under the fourth tab called FLHSKC

4. Log your activity and walk, run, or dance your way to help charities!

5.

Submit proof of your miles here: http://bit.ly/Charity-MilesSubmission

ECOSIA Ecosia is a search engine that plants trees! You can plant a tree and get hours for every search!

45 searches = one tree planted One tree planted = 0.5 hour You can receive a maximum of 5 hours for this event! (That’s equal to 450 searches!)

TABS FOR A CAUSE Tab for a Cause allows for anyone to help out their favorite organization by looking up searches on the Tabs for a Cause chrome extension!

Simply add the extension to your web browser, then look up anything! By creating a new tab, you can gain one heart.

Download the web extension here: https://tab.gladly.io/ Submit your hearts to the google form Please submit the screenshots again if you previously submitted it!

45 TABS = 0.5 HOURS MAXIMUM = 5 HOURS

SAY THANKS! Send in a digital thank you note to first responders and essential workers!

You must upload ALL confirmation screenshots to our Google Form to receive credit!

GET UP TO 27 HOURS!

BEAN BEAN BEAN BeanBeanBean is an online site that asks a variety of online quizzes to volunteers, and for every correct answer it will translate to donations for different charities!

Your hours will be counted based on the number of questions you answered correctly.

Submit your screenshot of

200 QUESTIONS = 0.5 HOURS

your total correct questions 4000 QUESTIONS = 10 HOURS to the google form Important: Make sure to turn off your Ad blocker so your beans can count towards donations

FREE RICE

Donate rice to families in need by playing this quiz game which is a website and an app!

Every correct answer means 1 grain of rice is donated via the United Nations World Food Program.

400 grains = 1 hour Maximum you could get is 10 hours!!

SEND A MESSAGE TO ST. JUDES PATIENTS Brighten the day of a St. Judes patient by sending them encouraging messages!

You could make your own designs or use the templates provided.

1 MESSAGE = 0.5 HOURS MAXIMUM OF 5 HOURS

Project Giving Thanks Help bring up the morale of essential workers in the time of crisis!

Thank essential workers by submitting post-it messages, artwork, or recording a video!

Submit your heartfelt thanks on the google form!

Some examples:

Each artwork = 1 hour

REFER A FRIEND TO KEY CLUB If you recruit a friend to Key Club, both you and your friend get 1 hour each!

Make sure BOTH of you fill the google form in order to receive credit.

The more members you recruit, the bigger the impact we can make in the community as FLHSKC!

LETTERS TO FOSTER CHILDREN The mission of “Letters to Foster Children” is to send uplifting messages to children in the foster care system.

Send your messages/artwork to: LETTERSTOFOSTERCHILDREN@GMAIL. COM If you would like to receive volunteer certification from Letters to Foster Children, fill out this google form! http://bit.ly/To-Get-VolunteerCertification

1 letter/artwork = 1 hour (max 2 hours) To get your hours, be sure to send a screenshot of your letters to the google form.

SMITHSONIAN DIGITAL VOLUNTEERS Be a digital volunteer and help make historical documents more readable!

Click on the link and make an account on the Smithsonian website.

Start transcribing or adding a transcription to a document. After you are done, save it for Transcription of 1 document = 1 hour others to review.

Take a screenshot of before & after You can also review of the page you transcribed and other's work! send it to our secretaries!

Editor's Note Hey guys! Hope everyone had a great summer break! School is gonna start very soon and we will all finally get a chance to meet our friends and have a normal school life. While there is no confirmation yet, we might have in-person club meetings. Super excited for that! I really hope that you guys continue to stay in this wonderful club and even encourage your friends to join.

All the best to everyone for the upcoming school year <3 YOURS TRULY, ADHISHREE

THANKS FOR READING!