The Talon of T-O | Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club | May 2021 | Volume 5 Issue 2

VOLUME 5

ISSUE 2

MAY 2021

THE

TALON OF T-O

MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 39S I REGION 7

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Pictures Recap Calendar of June Upcoming events Letter from the Editor Photos and articles submission The Continuation of Happiness The Continuation of Happiness cont.

Key Club's Positive Impact On My Life Key Club's Positive Impact On My Life cont.

Service Partners Service Partners cont.

UNICEF flyer The Kiwanis Family Stay Connected Officer Contact District Contact

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Allies In Youth Time: Every Sunday (excluding the first of the month) from 3-4:30 PM Location: 1315 FM 1187, Suite 107, Mansfield, TX 76063 Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, personal hygiene products, and make cards to send to orphans in Eastern European countries.

Sign Up: Bring your hour log and sign up here

Covid Caring Cards Time: Anytime Location: Deliver to any officer.

Hours: 1 hour for every 2 cards.

Info: You will create cards to send messages to teachers and faculty who have been quarantined or who have been experiencing a hard time due to Covid.

FreeRice When: Anytime How: Download the FreeRice app or click here Info: You will be playing multiple-choice vocabulary games to donate grains of rice to families around the world.

Smithsonian Digital Volunteer When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online.

Hour: Base on your time log.

What: You will be transcribing and reviewing materials for the Smithsonian Museum Project Gutenburg When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online.

Hour: 1 hour per book or article What: You will be transcribing and proofreading books for the online library.

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Hello Key Clubbers,

My name is Nhi Nguyen, your new Key Club Editor! We finally made it through this year. Congratulation to you all! I'm so proud of you guys for your service and your volunteering involvement with our club, regardless of the Covid 19 pandemic difficulties.

It is summertime now! I just want to give you guys a reminder to volunteer during the summer if you can! I totally understand that you have a lot of other activities and work to do, but whenever you are free, it is a perfect choice to go volunteer and interact with people! I believe that it would be really fun. Also, don't forget to take pictures and share them with us. I'm so excited to work with you guys more next year so hopefully, there will be more in-person opportunities for us.

I hope you all have a great summer!

Yours in service,

Nhi Nguyen 6

easy volunteering hours?

Take volunteering photos and write articles for Key Club!

Due date: Anytime Info: You will be writing articles about anything that is related to Key Club or your experiences with Key Club.

Articles Requirements: It should have at least 400 words, a title, and a photo included. 1 hour per article.

Photo Submissions- 15 minutes for every approved photo Submission: Submit articles to lakeridgehskeyclub@gmail.com and submit photos through the Key Club Canvas you can find the link to on our Teams

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THE CONTINUATION OF HAPPINESS

By Destin Drummond

The Key Club organization has had a

Mandy did everything she could for those

tremendous impact on my life. It has given

dogs. She had her pool renovated to give

me lots of opportunities to connect with

them a beach entrance. She got them the

and help my community. One such

help they needed. Most importantly, she

opportunity is the dances at Cora Spencer.

loved them, and I was so lucky to be able

Spencer was my elementary school, and

to be a part of her mission.

Key Club events have given me the opportunity to give back to a school that

All in all, Key Club will always have the

gave me so much. Not only is it great to

biggest impact on my life! The years I’ve

know I’m helping a school that helped me,

spent in Key Club have given me

but I also get to see all of the kids having

opportunities and reasons to help my

fun.

community in ways I never had before.

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The club also gave me the opportunity

It’s provided me with new friends, and

to make friends. It’s an excellent way

it gives me the chance to help my

to find ways to help your community.

community alongside my friends. The

Tell me that doesn’t sound like a life-

club is brilliantly run and organized,

changing organization!

with plenty of positions for members to try for. It’s almost entirely student-run,

While it wasn’t a club-activity, Key Club

offering us real leadership

gave me a reason to volunteer with

opportunities. Thanks to all of this, I’m

Enchanted Celebrations one

looking forward to my next two years in

Thanksgiving. The group of us, all in

Key Club. I know that with everything

costumes, visited a safe haven for

going on the club probably won’t be

women and children. We had to make

able to run quite how it has been, but

sure our phones were off so they

nevertheless, I believe in this group of

couldn’t be tracked. We got to make

people and trust them to keep making

Thanksgiving special for kids who never

a difference despite the obstacles the

got much. We got to make them smile,

world has created.

dressed as their favorite fictional characters.

Another volunteer opportunity I took thanks to Key Club was Paw Paw’s Dog House. I helped a woman named Mandy with the senior dogs she took care of. At some point, she had fourteen senior dogs in her house with her. They had health problems and wouldn’t be adopted if left to shelters. Some of them required expensive surgeries that no one else would try to pay for.

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KEY CLUB’S POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY LIFE

By Elizabeth Mingle

Sophomore year. This was the point in high school that Key Club began to alter my life. At first sight, this organization was not appealing to me. However, Key Club’s mission of wanting to provide its members opportunities that require service was what drew me in. I can sincerely say that joining this club has had a positive impact on my life for it has enhanced my leadership skills, given me the ability to provide service to my community, and progressed my interactions with other members.

Key Club has positively affected my life by strengthening my leadership skills.

Since my membership in this club, I have held positions such as social coordinator and secretary. I have to connect with other officers, voicing my ideas, and working together to complete multiple tasks. My roles have allowed me to grow as a leader because I was previously reserved and had poor communication skills.

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I admire the camaraderie between officers, for it permits a more cohesive and functioning group.

This specific organization has additionally benefited my life by giving me a way to participate in my community. Key Club has offered me a variety of ways to commit acts of service whether it be in person or virtually. Allies in Youth Development, an in-person option, is a recurring opportunity that Key Club has for its members. Volunteers package necessities into boxes which will later be shipped to less fortunate individuals in places like Europe.

In addition, this society has volunteer opportunities that do not require face-to-face interactions, especially since COVID-19 is still present. For example, Free Rice allows users to donate rice to families in need by playing an online multiple-choice quiz game. All in all, without this society I would not have ever discovered different ways to get involved in my community or learn the value of committing acts of service.

Membership in this club has given some the capability to form interactions with others.

Working together to achieve a goal has connected people on a different level. It has eased my interactions with people outside the club and continues to do so today.

In summary, Key Club has positively altered my life by heightening my leadership skills, giving me volunteer opportunities, and allowing me to form friendships. The effects of Key Club continue to shape my character today. I truly hope that anyone who joins won’t regret their experience!

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Click on the LOGOS of these organizations to learn more about our service partners!

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The Family K-Kids

CKI

Builders Club

A student-led program for elementary school students to build leadership skills and strong characters for service.

A student-led service organization for college students

A service club for middle-school students that helps them to improve selfconfidence, teamwork, and goal setting skills.

Aktian Club

Key Club

Kiwanis

A service club for adults with disabilities that helps them to discover their talents to help others and to develop confidence.

A service organization for high school students that provides opportunities to serve, improve leadership, and personal growth.

An international service organization that sponsor leadership clubs.

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STAY

Lake Ridge High School Key Club

T-O website

https://tokeyclub.com/

Key Club International https://www.keyclub.org/

https://lakeridgekeyclub.wixsite.com/lrkc

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Officer Contact PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Lauren St. Clair Neva Khan lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com

SECRETARY

TREASURER

Elizabeth Mingle Ethan Clark lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com

HOURS COORDINATOR

EDITOR

Bisola Okunola lrhskchours@gmail.com

Nhi Nguyen lrhskceditor@gmail.com

SERVICE COORDINATOR

WEBMASTER

Olivia Wurtz rhskcservice@gmail.com

Madison Nguyen lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com

SOCIAL COORDINATOR Destin Drummond lrhskcsocial@gmail.com

Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!

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District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR

DISTRICT EDITOR

Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com

Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY

DISTRICT TREASURER

Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com

Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com

CONVENTION LIASON

TECH PRODUCER

Liaison Valerie valeriekc39n@gmail.com

Noah Obuya noahobuya.kci@gmail.com

DIVISION 39S LTG Lauren St Clair ltg39s@tokeyclub.com

REGION 7 ADVISOR Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com

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