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May 2014
The Millburn
Official Newsletter of Millburn High School Key Club/ NJ Division 15 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204
CONTENTS PAGE 1
Key Club Car Wash PAGE 2
Kiwanis Karnival/ Smile Train PAGE 3
RTC PAGE 4-5
Battle of the Bands PAGE 6
Upcoming Events
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Key
Key Club Car Wash On the beautiful
wards helping cure
nate and spraying my
day of April 26th from
mothers and their ba-
friends with water. Key
9a.m. to 1p.m Millburn
bies they generously
Club events are always
High School’s Key Club
gave donations. Our
great to raise aware-
had a successful, free car spirited Key Club was
ness in our community
wash in order to raise
and meet members in
able to raise around
money and awareness for $400!!! In addition to the Eliminate Project.
washing cars we sold
Many people did not un-
delicious baked goods
derstand why the car
and lollipops. Not sur-
wash was free. When we
prisingly, I had a great
explained that it was to
time dancing with post-
the club.
raise awareness about the ers to attract passing Eliminate Project and that cars, washing cars, raisall funds would go to-
ing awareness for Elimi-
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KIWANIS KARNIVAL
On Arc Day local Key Clubbers gathered at the Livingston Kiwanis Karnival. Arc Day is a day dedicated to all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and in the morning the
carnival was open and free to those very people. There were rides, games, and, most importantly, food. We worked alongside Livingston Key Clubbers at the funnel cake stand powdering, packaging, and distributing the funnel cakes that Mr. and Mrs. Nevola made. The weather was beautiful and all the people were so nice. Even when people were ordering 10 funnel cakes at a time it was still fun to work with Key Clubbers we just met. It was truly a great way for us to get closer to Livingston Key Club and it certainly helped further unite the
Service Abroad!
clubs. Events like these with clubs outside out own district remind us that the Kiwanis Family truly is a family, with thousands of likeminded people working to better the world one funnel cake at a time. Overall it was a great experience and I know I will be returning next year to help such a great cause even if it means I’ll get powdered sugar in my hair!
Smile Train Smile Train is an annual event that our Key Club holds every year throughout April and May. During the month of April, students, teachers, and family members could pre-order packs of chocolate chip cookies from Key Clubbers. Then, in early May, Key Clubbers gathered together for a day or two of making delicious batter, baking, and packaging tasty cookies (and eating quite a few). The following Monday, Key Clubbers delivered the cookies to those who ordered them. All of the money goes to Smile Train, an organization that raises money for surgeries for children who have cleft palates. These children are often rejected by their families because of their appearances and have difficulty eating and drinking. This year, Key Club managed to raise enough money for one surgery! Also this year, we introduced the option of gluten free cookies, which allowed three more people to enjoy our baked treats. Those of us who helped out with this event had lots of fun, and we hope to see you all selling, baking, or both next year.
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Regional Training Conference
I was fortunate enough to go to the Regional Training Conference. To be honest it was everything I hoped it would be and more. The thing I loved most about it was the sense of commu-
nity and belonging. Having multiple schools come to-
gether for the same goal is a fulfilling process. Not only the concept in general, but the way the RTC was run was superb. At the RTC the numerous amounts of ice-breakers allowed for
the one allocated for just Editors. This
great inter-club conversation. It felt just
was helpful because I was able to learn
as though a group of friends was hang-
how to do my part and overall, help
ing out, and less like a formal meeting.
the entirety of Key Club. There were
Having open minded conversations
separate seminars for all given positions
throughout different clubs meant that
and I thought this was the most benefi-
ideas spread efficiently. Not only that,
cial. These seminars help all Key Club
but the brief but informative seminars
members from General Members to
allowed for information to be easily
Presidents. All in all, the Spring RTC was
communicated. Personally, the semi-
definitely a success. I cannot wait to go
nar which I found most informative was
again next year!
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS 4 SIGNS YOU MIGHT FERING
I created the idea of Battle of the Bands about a year ago and now with the forces of Key Club I am finally able to complete my idea. The event is on Friday May 30th from 7-9 pm in the MHS Main Gym. Tickets are $10 at the door or $7 outside of lunch and all proceeds are going to The NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking. There will be food and teacher judges, but depending on how loud the crowd cheers the winner will be chosen! The winning band will get free studio time at So.I.Heard of Music
in Millburn. There will
ing involves the use
be about four bands
of force, fraud and/
performing from in
or coercion for the
and out of
purpose of
Millburn.
sexual exploi-
FROM “POST-DCON SYNDROME
tation or Human
forced labor.
Trafficking is Modern
The U.S. State De-
Day Slavery, and
partment estimates
there are approxi-
that 600,000-800,000
mately 27 million
people are traf-
slaves in the world
ficked in the United
right now. "New Jer-
States annually." (NJ
sey is a prime loca-
Coalition Website)
tion for Human Trafficking because it is
I hope that through
a major national
this event I can raise
and international
more awareness
transportation and
about Modern Day
shipping corridor. It is
Slavery as it is over-
a rapidly growing
looked when it is a
criminal industry sec-
big issue. I want to
ond only to drug
create a comforta-
dealing and equal in
ble environment of
scope to arms deal-
discussion about this
ing. Human Traffick-
problem and what
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we can do to help it. Everyone should come out to this event to support Human Trafficking Prevention and great music from some awesome bands !
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CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS!!! President Evanie Anglade (973) 309-0325 evanieluvdog4@gmail.com
Vice President Uma Sarwadnya (908) 566-2874 smintala@gmail.com
Recording Secretary Olivia Estes (973) 908-1558 fullmetalalchemist5@yahoo.com
Corresponding Secretary Leonard Santos (973) 557-6256 leonardjsantos@gmail.com
Treasurer Lily Jacobs (973) 641-8940 Liljac60@gmail.com
Editor Nikita Verma (973)-652-3717 nikitalillyverma@yahoo.com
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