January 2013 Issue March of Babies By: Adam Rubin This year will be the second year that I have been in charge of our Key Club’s involvement in the March for Babies. The March for Babies is an event organized by the March of Dimes that raises money to help fund research that treats sicknesses associated with premature birth, like Cerebral palsy. This research aims to help the half million babies born prematurely every year, and since the year 1970 have raised two billion dollars. Last year we had two weeks to prepare for the March for Babies and, with six people, raised 200 dollars. The walk is a 4-mile walk at the end of April, and this year, with more time to prepare, and more people participating, hopefully we can raise a lot more money for this cause.
Pasta Dinner By: Shannon Cassaro Attention all Key Clubbers, we will be hosting our annual Kiwanis Pasta Dinner on Wednesday, January 23rd. This is the third year the proceeds will be going to the education of a girl named Glory. Glory is a Tanzanian orphan who has been attending the recently established Tumaini (meaning “hope”) school for the past several years. MAST Key Club has been funding her tuition, over $1800 total, for the past two years. The tuition provides her
witheverything she’ll need: her uniform, room and board, food, and school supplies. She greatly appreciates what we do for her The pasta dinner on Wednesday will be from 5 – 8 pm at St. Joseph’s. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to join in on dinner served by the members of Key Club. Tickets cost $10 each. If you would like to attend, please give your forms to Mr. E, Senorita, or myself ASAP! Also, if you would like to volunteer, please see me about signing up for a shift. (The shifts run from 2:40 – 5:30, 5:30 – 7:30, and 7:30 – 8:45) We’re still looking for volunteers! See you there!
The Eliminate Games By: Tracy Vollbrecht On Friday January 18th, Division 8 and Division 9 held their divisional ELIMINATE Games together at The Marine Academy of Science and Technology in Keyport. Everyone present had a great time! Together, we raised over $400 for the ELIMINATE Project! This means that we saved over 222 mothers and all of their future babies! The ELIMINATE Games consisted of eight Minute-to-Winit challenges in which the competitors participated in. Competitors were eliminated after each round until only one competitor from each division remained. The challenges included stacking apples vertically, keeping two balloons in the air for the longest time, and stacking cups in a pyramid.
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