Volume 3 ~ Issue 4
Autumn's Adventures Texas - Oklahoma ~ Region 9 ~ Division 2N
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CONTENTS... 01 Where Learning Begins
02 Contents
03 Letter From the Editors
04 Looking Into October Event Calendar
05 Looking Into October Event Description
06 Time for New Change!
07 Time for New Change!
08 Social Clues
09 Social Clues
10 Member of the Month
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Member of the Month
12 Quote
13 Monthly Reminders
14 Check Out Out Instagram
15 Service Projects/Activities To Look Into
16 Plano East Senior High Contacts
17 Promotions
18 Chapter Staff
19 Regional and District Staff
20 Thank You!
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Letter From the Editors
Hey
members!
Dhuha
and
Ama
here
again
with our fourth issue! As Fall begins, we hope
you
are
staying
beautiful
were
healthy
weather.
amazed
by
The
the
and
other
first
enjoying
officers
meeting's
the
and
I
turnout.
We were very happy to see you all and hope
to
grow
month!
our
Key
Thank
fourth
issue,
you're
finally
Club
you
we
able
family
even
members
for
worked
hard
to
it!
read
more
reading
and
Keep
next
on
are
our
glad
working
hard and serving our community!
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LOOKING AHEAD INTO October
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LOOKING AHEAD INTO October
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Bylaws
&
Dues
Deadline
October
T-Shirt
Meeting!
Interest
Form
Paloween
Service
Oppurtunity
Soccer
Service
Tournament
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Time for new change
DHUHA HAIDER
This year, in Key Club, all the officers and Plano East as a whole would like to implement more changes to make Key Club a better experience for everyone, members and officers! Since this year is everyone’s first year back from the pandemic, we want to ensure that we start where we left off and continue to make Key Club as fun and collaborative as it can be with the addition of new changes! One of the ways Key Club will become more collaborative is by increasing communication with members. . The officers will try to the best of their ability to continue to update and post
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on the key club website and google classroom so that members stay informed and updated on everything! Now, with a year of meetings during the pandemic, most advertisements relied on social media and we will continue to do so but also we will try to advertise in person and using flyers as well! We have a great marketing team and they are working to keep socials and flyers up and interesting! Another change we will be making is providing more service opportunities catered to our members and their interests. In Key Club, we try to promote the idea that volunteering is not only an acitivity
to gain hours but to gain experience, to learn new things, and more! It can be a way to meet new people and gain new interests therefore anyone should be able to find something of relative interest. Key club will also try to provide more snacks and more collaborative projects at meetings! Because of the situation last year, collaborative projects were not as emphasized as they were before because it is hard to do online. Now, we will continue to implement more group projects for members to get to know each other and to have fun!
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Social media is a significant form of communication within the PESH Key Club as it serves as a means of efficiently connecting and relaying information to members. During COVID-19, social media, such as Instagram, Google Classroom, and Remind, was used to ask members ideas regarding service opportunities and projects they had/ were currently involved in. Additionally, social media was used to directly ask members about interesting facts about themselves such as places they would enjoy visiting or their favorite type of Halloween candy. Not only do these questions on social media aid in increasing member engagement, our Key Club family is strengthened through this sharing of information in such simple ways. Specifically, pertaining to the current school year, our use of social media has not slowed down despite being able to communicate in person. Recently, we have utilized Remind to quickly AMA ABEYNAYAKE
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relay messages regarding meeting changes such as a change in the day or room number. Because our member participation has greatly increased this year, verbally getting these messages across can be extremely difficult. Therefore, through a simple message sent through social media, our officer team is able to transfer messages instantly to over a hundred members greatly enhancing our communication as a club. We hope to implement more uses of social media in the future, such as polls, in order to incorporate technology to further promote our club’s engagement.
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Member of the Month As a transfer from the feeder school McMillen, I have only been part of Plano East Kiwanis for two odd years. However, I have had great experiences in that time. Not only is the leadership team welcoming during meetings, but they also sponsor an incredible group of thoughtful students to do what they do best: serving the community. Even before I joined Key Club, I was allowed to participate in their service projects, like volunteering at the Plano Balloon Festival. Although I wasn’t an official member yet, the Plano East Kiwanis back then still welcomed me with open arms and treated me like family. One of Key Club’s mission statements is “We promote caring as a way of life,” and that cannot be more true. At service events, Key Club volunteers have always greeted incoming crowds with smiles. Even for smaller service projects, you can tell they devote considerable effort. I think that is what makes Kiwanians so great: not only do we look out for each other, but we also value each other’s contributions.
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Another one of the Club’s mission statements is encouraging leadership through serving others. Personally, as a subteam leader of a 501c3 charity (JL Sports/Nonprofit Association) that I am proud to be a part of, I resonate with this statement. Key Club has made me realize that service ties in with leadership, going hand in hand. Serving the DFW metroplex through JL has allowed me credible hours for Key Club and an opportunity to influence others in good ways: something advocated by Kiwanis. And so, Key Club, to me, is not just another organization that I treat as a fun extracurricular. Instead, it is a family of like-minded individuals who share the same passionate goal of helping others.
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Want to be a Member of the Month? Be sure to answer the questions on the Key Club socials!
MONTHLY REMINDERS
Make sure to remain active on Google Classroom and Remind for updates over the summer!
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CHECK IT OUT CHECK IT OUT CHECK IT OUT
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SERVICE ACTIVITIES
https://docs.google.com/docu ment/d/1jqKqHGiK8H6hoJu5D e8HaMGSWaCD0V2bxXybATBN_c/edit?usp=sharing
Check Out the Plano East Key Club Master List
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PESH CONTACTS pesh.keyclub
text @kcpesh to 81010
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PROMOTIONS UNICEF strives to improve the lives of every child and their family all over the world.
March of DImes stands prioritizes the health of expectant mothers and their babies. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals funds and supports the care of Children's Hospitals. Thirst Project works to end the worldwide water crisis. AUTUMN'S ADVENTURES| 17
Chapter Staff Sponsor
Cynthia Tomotaki cynthia.tomotaki@pisd.edu
President
Eshal Syed
Vice President
Deaven Tran
Treasurer
Mustafa Haque
Co- Editor
Ama Abeynayake
eshalsyed.16@gmail.com deaven00tran@gmail.com cloud44049@gmail.com ama.abeynayake@gmail.com
Co-Editor
Dhuha Haider dhuhajannah@gmail.com
Co-Secretary Co-Secretary Marketer Webmaster
Samara Amin samaraamin.1@gmail.com Celeste Lee celesteslee020@gmail.com Layla Abdelbar laylaabdelbar@gmail.com Neil Pauddar neil.paddar.12mypisd.net
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Regional &District Staff
District Governor
District Secretary
District Treasurer
District Editor
Convention Liaison
Tech Producer
Lt. Governor
Region 8 Advisor
Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com (469)910-4076 Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com (580)235-6537 Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com (682)248-7258 Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com (713)859-6064 Valerie Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com (682)320-0347 Noah Obuya techpro@tokeyclub.com (682)313-9269 Kayla Ngo tokeyLTG2N@gmail.com
Dennis Hogan region8@tokey,com
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Thank You for Reading!
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