THE KEY TIMES APR/MAY 2022

the KEY TIMES

5 Boro Bike Tour 5/1/22

Easter at Marine Park 4/9/22

April / may edition New York District Division 9

Caring- Our way of life Key Club is an international service organization that will help you grow as a person, build a community and become a part of a loving family.

Mission

Key Club is an international, student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.

Vision We are caring and competent leaders transforming communities worldwide.

Core-Values

The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building and inclusiveness.

Key Club is a family!

Pledge I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and god; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

K-family

As members of the Kiwanis international family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

Developing Skills

Members perform acts of service in their communities. They learn leadership skills by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district and international levels.

meet the

President: Dana Florez-Zeledon

Hi! My name is Dana and I’m the President of Midwood High School’s Key Club. I like music, chess, and a bit of reading in my free time, as well as hanging out with friends. I’m going to be a sophomore this fall, and not only am I excited for what this school year will bring, but I’m also excited for what this service year will bring as well!

Hi everyone! My name is Nazokat and I’ve been Vice President since my freshman year. I’ll be a senior next year and I can’t wait to serve you guys one last time!

Vice President: Nazokat Ibrohimova

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Treasurer: Elia Gorelik

Hey Midwood Key Club! My name is Elia Gorelik and I am your Treasurer! My biggest goal this service year is to be able to fundraise enough money to surpass our district fundraising goal! I hope you’re having a great summer!

Hi, my name is Joanne and I love to help people by volunteering! I'm also a rising junior who loves strawberries and stuffed animals! Say hi if you see me!

Co-Treasurer: Joanne Zhu

meet the

Secretary: Atika Hassan

Hey key clubbers! I'm Atika Hassan, your secretary for this service year! I know quite a few of you already from events and meetings and I'm looking forward to meeting many more of you. If you ever run into any issues or have questions you can reach out to me through the following handles: instagram - @ati.kahhh & email atikah@nycstudents.net. I hope this service year is one that is fun and eventful for you!

Hi hi! I’m Deniz, and I’m the CoSecretary. I just finished my sophomore year of high school, and I enjoy trying new things, helping others, and drinking coffee all the time!

Co-secretary: Deniz Deryaoglu

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Editor: Kate Sum

Hi everyone! I am currently putting together this newsletter and am so excited for you guys to see it when it's published. My major role is to deliver creative recaps of the events we have done together in my newsletters for you all to enjoy :) Extras: I love photography, fashion and being active!

Most importantly, I love Key Club :) I am a rising senior and hope to make this year the best year yet.

Hey! I am a rising senior at Midwood who loves to express creativity through digital platforms. I'm a big fan of Taylor Swift and the color pink and have a fond love for Adobe applications, hand lettering, and green grapes.

Webmaster: Andrea Wu

Committee heads

0igital Media Committee Head: Jaclyn Gendler

Scrapbook Committee Head: Viktoriya Tychynska

Hello Key Clubbers! I’m Jaclyn, your 2022-2023 Key Club Digital Media Committee Head. Key Club had been a huge part of my life for the last three years and has brought out my love for community service. I love working with my friends to make our home a better place!

Hi, my name is Viktoriya and I am a rising senior. I am really excited about the upcoming school year and the events that Key Club has in store!

Can’t wait to work together with our members to make a beautiful scrapbook. :)

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Lieutenant Governor: Amy Wu

Hello! I’m Amy, your Lieutenant Governor of Division 9 (Brooklyn)! I hope to meet you all at many events this service year. Lets work hard!

Easter at ma

In our Easter at Marine Park event, Key Clubbers went to the Carmine Carro Center in Marine Park to organize arts-andcrafts tables and hand out refreshments for families to enjoy!

Key Clubbers helped kids have a fun-filled and unforgettable Easter.

arine park

"It was so much fun being able to greet all the parents and kids into the event with smiling faces, ready to celebrate the easter festivities. With the help of the arts and crafts packets key club volunteers handed out, the kids were able to make different types of animals on their crafting eggs and even got face masks to go along with it. Overlooking the entire event were some more key clubbers handing out snacks and drinks to all the families that came so they were all well fed and taken care of. I happened to enjoy the free halal food truck that they provided to everyone as well. All in all, it was a very enjoyable experience and I hope to do it again some other time." -Trey Woodbine, Key clubber

AAPI hERITA

The month of May marks a month full of Asian American Pacific Islander pride, also known as AAPI heritage month. To celebrate, an AAPI heritage parade was held by Better Chinatown. Key Clubbers volunteered to march together with a traditional dragon to show AAPI spirit!

AGE PARADE "Marking the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Better Chinatown hosted the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Parade at 6 Avenue between 34th Street to 59th Street in Manhattan on Sunday, May 15th. There were many special guests that came to show their support including the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams! Participating in this event as a volunteer at the event we helped set up tents, tables, chairs, carry dragons, march in the parade, and cheer! We had 100+ volunteers that came from all across NYC! It was a lot of fun and Wendy’s even gave out FREE Frostys to some volunteers!"

-Amy Wu, Lieutenant Governor of Division 9

"The AAPI Parade was such a fun experience. It was a honor to experience the first AAPI Parade in NYC. I met many other members of Key Club and I felt really proud to present the Chinese culture during the parade. I would love to attend the one happening next year."

-Sevena Lin-Liang, Key Clubber

Japan Day

In our Japan Day event, Key Clubbers gave out water bottles to dehydrated and tired parade-marchers! It was exciting to see people enjoying Japanese culture and partaking in it by trying out Japanese cuisine in stands.

Parade

"It was fun, I met some students from other schools and got to meet many people that walked the parade.

We volunteered to pass out water for those who were just getting done with the parade." -Vanessa Huang, Key Clubber

5 Boro

At the 5 Boro Bike Tour, Midwood Key Club and Goldstein Key Club came together to volunteer! Key Clubbers cheered on bikers, handed out water and enjoyed views by the shore!

bike tour

"I enjoyed staying near the shore the most. I walked with my friends around the pier. We also went to cheer the bikers!." -Sharon Tam, Key clubber

"It felt so exciting to cheer on the bikers! They looked super cool and I'd love to volunteer again next year. It is the type of experience you'd never forget."

-Angel Wu, Key clubber

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