NEST+m Key Club Welcomes the Thirst Project!

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Volume 1 Issue 2

Table of Contents

President’s Corner……………………….…………..2Walk for Alzheimer’s………………………….……..4Meals on Heels……………………………………....6Divisional Sports Tournament……………………..8November Divisional……………………………...10Key Club Spirit Week……………………………...13Teens Showing Thanks Through Teensgiving…15Fun and Games…………………………………...16

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PresidentMichelle Fengmichelle.feng614@gmail.com(646) 287-9981

Vice-PresidentRayat Rahmanrayatrahman@live.com(917) 940-8816

SecretaryLin Lilinli93@gmail.com(917) 769-6689

TreasurerTun Oo Swetunooswe.peter@gmail.com(646) 639-7614

Bulletin EditorKevin Homkhom.events@nydkc11.org(646) 464-3977

WebmasterCrystal Lowcrystallow93@gmail.com(917) 972-0518

NEST+m Key Club Board

Past and Upcoming Events

11/22: Key to Your Future (6-8 PM)

12/14: NY Pet Super Adoption

12/16: December Divisional (5-7 PM)

12/20: Puppetry Arts- Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping

12/23: Hot Pot Social

Check the website for more information!

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President’s Corner

Hey NEST+m Key Club members,

I’m Michelle Feng. Currently, I am a senior at NEST+m High School. Over the past year that I’ve been in Key Club, I’ve been able to have many fun experiences in Key Club that a typical high school teenager would never have. Through Key Club, I have been less lazy by spending a lot of time outdoors. To be honest, I would probably just be at home reading a book, playing violin, or nothing at all if I was not in Key Club. Key Club has taught me what service to others means. Service can vary from creating cards for a children’s hospital to making posters to raise awareness for a fundraiser. This month we have many fun events for you to attend. My goal as an officer in NEST+m Key Club is to have at least one service project every weekend and at least one service project during the weekday once a month. The next part of my goal is to become more involved in terms of the members in the club. I hope to become a better STALKER. I will be following this acronym. If you ever hope to run for the position of either Vice-President or President, you should just learn the basics of the position.

Support the boards you serveTalk to each member Attend most of club and division wide functionsLearn about the membersKnow the MRF and meeting agendas that you createEvaluate club growthReview MRF, meeting minutes, service hours, club roster, committee updates, etc.

Club Evaluation • In the month of October, we served 80.5 hours of community service as a club. • In the month of November, we served 101.5 hours of community service as a club.• As of November, we have 25 dues paid members. • We are still counting the money from Trick or Treat for UNICEF and the

Alzheimer’s Bake Sale. An update will come soon!

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Club Goals • As a club, in the month of December, we want to serve 150 hours of community

service. • As a club, in the month of December, we want to increase our membership by 5

members. • As a club, in the month of December, we want to raise $100 towards the

Eliminate Project. • Overall goal, we hope all of you make an account at http://dkc-app.nydkc.org/ to

apply for the Distinguished Key Clubber award. This is the first year that you can submit your application online. District Webmaster Danny Qiu worked countless hours creating this online application.

Deadline for Early submissions: February 1, 2015

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, do not be afraid to message me on Facebook, email me at michelle.feng614@gmail.com or text/call me at (646) 287-9981. Most of the time, I am free to listen to whatever concern or comment you may have.

Wishing you the best, Michelle

Want to attend a Kiwanis meeting?

Kiwanis meetings are usually open to Key Club officers mainly due to their involvement in the club. Club officers understand that they are the liaison between the Kiwanis club and the Key Club. We would love to invite all of you, but there is usually a 3-5 person limit per meeting. Specifically, they want to speak to the Key Club officers, however when you show your endless amount of dedication and hard work for the club, you will receive an invitation from one of your officers notifying you of the meeting. You represent NEST+m Key Club so it is best to be informative about the club as well as passionate as a club member. This allows the Kiwanis meeting to work out smoothly since you can communicate back and forth with Kiwanis members on club updates and goals.

You can always try to reach the minimum requirement of attending two events per month or 10 hours per month in service events.

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“I attend Kiwanis meetings because it’s a great way of connecting with your sponsering Kiwanis club. It gives you the opportunity to learn more

about the service Kiwanis provides to the community as well as the impact that this group of adults has on us.”

-Danny Qiu, New York District Webmaster

On October 19th, we joined the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Riverside Park. When I arrived, I saw people dressed in purple T-shirts and holding Promise Garden Flowers which symbolized their hope to help end Alzheimer’s. I was touched by this scene because I witnessed my grandpa suffering from Alzheimer’s. One day when I was seven, I saw my parents turn to the police desperately for help because my grandpa was lost again. A month before he passed away, I asked my father why grandpa could not be healthy again. “Alzheimer’s is incurable,” he told me sadly.

I was especially glad to see there were so many people who cared about and supported people like my grandpa. After registering, donating, and a brief presentation, over four thousand people were ready to go. Although it was a cold fall day, together with all those enthusiastic walkers who had the same goal, I could no longer feel the cold wind from the river. People from different organizations and individuals who were concerned about Alzheimer’s patients participated in the walk. Along with raising money, we attracted public attention using signs and flowers. Although Alzheimer’s is still incurable, it is not untreatable. If more people can help people who have Alzheimer’s, they would make patients’ lives better.

By: Wenjing Xie

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While walking with thousands of people, I felt I was only a very small part of this event. I asked myself, “How can individuals like me, make a difference?” I realized that every single participant was an individual; however, together we made this amazing walk happen. Imagine if there are millions of us who can donate one dollar or just simply support Alzheimer’s patient. We would make a lot of progress together! We can establish hundreds of research institutes and one day we might be able to find a cure for Alzheimer’s.

I hope the small efforts we made on that day could have some impact to help those Alzheimer’s patients like my grandpa to have a better life they deserve.

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1 in 6 NYC seniors relies on soup kitchens and food pantries. However, people in all over New York City are trying to make a difference. Everyone from adults to teens have the opportunity to gather at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church every Saturday to prepare and deliver delicious, warm, homemade meals to homebound elderly neighbors of the church. The program started in 1986 to help a few seniors, but today they deliver meals to 28 seniors around the church.

How does Meals on Heels work? At 9:30am—until about 12:30pm— on Saturday mornings, volunteers gather in Bonnell Hall. There is a rotating list of volunteer coordinators, and a rotating list of volunteer chefs. The coordinator's job is to welcome volunteers; assign them to tasks (washing lettuce for salads, chopping, grating, slicing, mixing fruit for fruit salad, decorating soup lids, and just about anything to help.) The chef, meanwhile, has prepared a menu for the day, done the shopping and brought the food.  

This is not as easy as it may sound. The chef has a budget—he can only spend $130 on the food purchases. There’s no five star dinner with steak or lobsters, but they do great things with fish, meat loaf, chicken and pasta, and prepare terrific salads and fabulous desserts.

When the meal is cooked and ready, it is placed in eight-inch aluminum dishes and covered with insulated lids. There is also a small bag containing snacks (a selection of crackers, tin of tuna fish, mixed fruit, cranberry juice). All of this is placed in a big brown bag with handles. But not just an ordinary big brown bag—each has been decorated in a distinctive, welcoming way by the arts and crafts team. 

Meals on Heels is a fabulous way for teens, adults and kids to give back to the community and help people who could use a warm meal from a bunch of warm hearts.

Meals on HeelsBy: Jennifer Taufan

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The Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that travels across the United States and speaks at schools to educate students about the global water crisis. Its movement, fueled by high school and college students, builds freshwater wells in developing nations and improverished communities to provide people with safe, clean water. In just five years, The Thirst Project has worked with more than 300,000 students on 320 campuses across the United States to raise $6 million. That six million dollars has given more than 250,000 people in 11 countries safe, clean water.

How can you help?

Join the Water Committee!

Each month, they will carry out themes to reflect on our New York District Key Club governor's Project: Water: The Key to Life and the Thirst Project. The District Governor Project varies from year to year and this year is about the global water crisis. You will be able to work with our District Governor Jacob Spencer if you have questions about the global water crisis and Evan Wesley (schools club manager) from the Thirst Project for guidance on ideas, projects, and more information about the Thirst Project.

Deadline to join is December 13th!

See Rayat Rahman for more details.

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On October 25th, 2014, Division 11 held their second annual sports tournament. Some of the schools in attendance included Hunter College High School, NEST+m, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Bronx Science, and others. Volleyball, basketball, and handball were available for teams to sign up and play against each other. After all the matches terminated, the winners included Hunter College High School for volleyball and basketball as well as a separate crew who won handball. All proceeds gained from the tournament went towards the Eliminate Project. On that cool, sunny day in Long Island City, each participant put their best foot forward and played their hearts out. Competition was fierce and tight-knit, making for tense and thrilling matches across every sport. Winners won Amazon gift cards.

Divisional Sports TournamentBy: Izaac Crayton

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With volleyball in particular, each team seemed very well prepared and exhibited excellent teamwork. Each match could have seemed akin to an official PSAL match if someone did not look careful enough. The same amount of effort was seen in the teams who competed for 1st place in both handball and basketball as well. Unfortunately, not every team could claim the number one seed. However, whether they won or lost, everyone walked away with smiles on their faces, knowing that their running around for a few hours contributed to solving one more preventable problem in the world. That significant fact alone made everyone who participated in the sports tournament a winner.

November DivisionalBy: Anson Cheung

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On November 7th, 2014 was my very first divisional as an official Key Clubber. On that day many school's gathered at HMSMC. The schools that arrived at the divisional were Division 11's NEST+m, Laguardia, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant, Hunter, and HMSMC. It was a great experience for me I got to meet with some old friends and well as some new ones. After taking attendance, we did the Key Club pledge; it was quite similar to the Pledge of Allegiance. Then we played an icebreaker. All the Key Clubbers that attended broke into 3 teams and worked together to answer questions pertaining to Key Club. My team won. Soon we played another icebreaker which consisted of 2 teams. The game was to chant at each other as many times as possible in a certain amount of time. Afterwards, all the Key Club presidents from their respective schools stood up and told everyone what events had they done for the past month. I can't wait for the December divisional! Overall it was an event which everyone from their respective Key Club should go.

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Join the Scrapbooking Committee!

We will be:

‧Creating a collective scrapbook documenting community service projects our club participates throughout the year.

‧Submitting the scrapbook in a scrapbooking contest during LTC 2015!

Become a bigger part of the club!

Meetings will be held every 2 weeks afterschool at the Gallery Walk.

See Kevin Hom for more details.

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NEST+m Key Club (well just a few of us) celebrated Key Club week. On the first day, it was “Show your K in every way.” To celebrate, we wore Key Club gear. I had several Key Club T-shirts that I had collected during this past year in Key Club. I noticed many people could not exactly celebrate Key Club week because they did not have Key Club t-shirts this past year. We hope to change that this year. Division 11 Lieutenant Governor Aaron Cheung recommended writing Key Club on your forehead. On the other hand, NEST+m Key Club member Izaac Crayton recommended writing Key Club on your hand (no pun intended). Any small act, makes a difference.

On the second day, November 4th, we did not have school; however the board and I have been preparing a card for our faculty advisor, Ms. Bailey. This card will be prepared before the end of December to show our appreciation for our faculty advisor who has been helping out our club in the past seven months. Thank you, Ms. Bailey for showing support whenever I was devastated about school work, Key Club or college applications!

Key Club Spirit WeekBy: Michelle Feng

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On November 5th, a few of us shared our favorite moment about Key Club or how Key Club impacted our lives. Even though this day was going to be a connection of Ks (Connect with local Kiwanis, Circle K International, Builders, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion clubs), it was not so.

On November 6th, we had a club meeting where we told anyone who was interested in learning about the global water crisis to come and learn about the Thirst Project. An announcement was made during the morning announcements to invite interested students to join our organization. According to Key Club International, people should have brought at least one member to Key Club, but making an announcement may be just as effective.

On November 7th, we volunteered with Chinatown Kiwanis on their ongoing library project at the Transfiguration School. After volunteering, a few of us went to the November Divisional meeting. We reunited with our Key Club friends from Division 11 and made some new friends.

Key Club week was a new experience for all of us since we did not participate last year. Hopefully, we will be able to emphasize Key Club next year through our divisional crew necks and club hoodies.

With Thanksgiving coming up, what better way of showing thanks other than giving back? On Sunday, November 16, the volunteers and I lined up outside of a building on 92nd Street. Despite the cold, there were many volunteers waiting in line at eight in the morning. As soon as the doors opened, we were directed first into a room in which we were given team numbers, and later, to the auditorium.

The auditorium was packed with other volunteers. Those who arrived late had a hard time finding seats. It was amazing to know that every single person in the auditorium was volunteering on a Sunday. Team assignments were then given to each team.

My team was assigned to make cards for soldiers who were in need of support. Though it didn’t strike me much in the beginning, it grew on me to know that these letters was a way of showing our gratitude for fighting for our freedom.

I was seated by other volunteers, who I didn’t know as well as some others that were scattered around the room. However, it was easy to converse with them. We were all doing the same thing in the room and that alone, connected us together. We were all volunteering and writing letters to soldiers. There weren’t any awkward moments between me and the other volunteers. It was fun and most definitely worthwhile.

Spending my Sunday morning volunteering gave me a sense of accomplishment and lots of positive energy. This experience was one that I enjoyed and I hope more people can enjoy it next year by volunteering!

Teens Showing Thanks Through TeensgivingBy: Sharon Leung

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Division 11 Key Club Schools

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Division 11 LTG Contact

Aaron Cheungaaroncheung.ltg@nydkc.org

Websites

Division 11 Key Club: nydkc11.orgNY District Key Club: nydkc.orgNEST+m Key Club: nestmkeyclub.tkKey Club: keyclub.org

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