cypress falls key club june 2013 newsletter

7/28/2019 Cypress Falls Key Club June 2013 Newsletter

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UPCOMING EVEN

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

Caring: Our Way of Life.

June 2013 Volume 1 Issue 2

KEY CLUB PLEDGE In this issue!

Editors Update ...

Presidents Letter .

Articles ..................

Contact Info ........

Back Page ...........

C Y P R E S S F A L L S K E Y C L U B

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the serviceof others.-Mahatma Gandhi

Get Social!Cypress Falls Key Club (Group)

@CypressFallsKeyClubcyfallskey.me

Saturday

6Cypress Historica

Society Picnic, 9AM-4 PM

Saturday

27Habitat for

Humanity, 8 AMNoon

13 July PCM, TelgePark, 11 AM-1 PSpecial S/O to Nafeesa Abuwala for snapping thispic at the last PCM at Telge Park! The next one is

on the 13th

, and everyone should go!

Saturday


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SERVICE

LEADERSHIP

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Editors Update

K E Y C L U B

Hey Key Clubbers! I hope all of you are having an awesome

summer filled with service. First off, congratulations to VivianYoung for getting her article published in the Tex-O-Key! This is

a great honor for an even better articleJ. In this newsletter,

yall will have the privilege of reading articles about the new

Governors Project and articles by your fellow club members.

Remember, Key Club is a year-round thing, so during thesummer we still have events and other things that will allow

yall to earn hours for the fall! So keep going to events and tell

all your friends about Key Club for next year! Also, if you know

any incoming freshman, tell them to join the best organization

on campus (which, ya know, is OBVIOUSLY Key ClubJ). Have a

great rest of the summer and dont forget to serve!

Yours in Service,

Hannah Norem


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Cypress Falls KEY CLUB Newsletter 3

Letter from the PRESIDENT

leadership

inclusiveness

caring

character

building

Dear Key Clubbers,

Summer is a time for cold ice cream, great

music, beautiful beaches, and KEY CLUB! Contraryto popular belief, Key Club is active during the

summer and I would love for members to volunteerat more summer events. Volunteer hours that

members complete during the summer counttoward next years hours, which is awesome for

those of you involved in many activities. I know#thestruggleisreal for those of you involved in clubs

and activities that take up much of your time.

However, you can get hours during the summer soyou can complete your 20 hours, but also keep

super busy with your clubs! For the month of July wehave the Cypress Historical Society Picnic (Saturday,

July 6th) and Habitat for Humanity (Saturday, July27th). The Cypress Historical Society Picnic is a lot of

fun, and it has an old-fashioned ice cream machineand other cool old things. Habitat for Humanity is a

great way to get hours and feel a sense ofaccomplishment afterwards, because youre

building a house that will last a family for a lifetime. Icouldnt think of a better way to spend the second

month of summer than volunteering for these greatevents! Have an excellent month of July and GO

KEY CLUB!

Yours in Service,

Amy Jiang


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Key Club = Unbummer Summer

IamfinallygoingtohighschoolwithmyoldersisterAlea,andFreshmanOrientationiscomingfast.Ihave

startedtothinkaboutclubsImightjoinandwhichonesI

reallywanttotrysinceIamnowincolorguard.Ihavebeen

thinkingaboutjoiningKeyClub,butItoldAleathatIwas

worriedIwouldnotbeabletocommittoit.Shetoldme

thatifIreallywanttojoin,Ican,andifitgetstobetoo

muchformethen,IcanquitifIneedto.Sotheadventure

begins.

Beforemyoldersisterwenttohighschool,my

familyandIwenttofreshmanorientationformyoldest

sisterAlea,andshewaslookingatallthedifferentclubs

theyoffered.Istayedwithmydadtoseeallofthedifferent

clubsCypressFallshadtooffer.SomeoftheclubsIsaw

wereChristianClub,KeyClub,SkyDancers,andROTC.

WhenIfirstsawtheboothforKeyClub,Ithoughtitwaslike

ChessCluborsomething.

Aftermysistermadethreetripsaroundthebooths,

shefinallychoseonetojoinandthatonewasKeyClub.She

toldmyparentsKeyClubseemedprettyinterestingand

lovedtheideathatitwasavolunteeringgroup.Ididnt

reallyunderstandwhatKeyClubwasandwhenIaskedAlea

shetoldmethatitwasaclubwhereyoucandovolunteer

work.ItwasthenIdecidedwhenIgottohighschoolIwouldjoinkeyclubaswell.

Iwasonlyinseventhgradewhenthathappened,

andduringthatyearallAleacouldtalkaboutwashow

muchfunitwastovolunteer.Astheschoolyearcontinued

shecouldnotstoptalkingaboutallthemeetingsandevery

eventshewentto,andasshetalkedmoreandmoreIcould

notwaittobecomeafreshmansoIcouldjoinandseewhat

allthefusswasabout!

Whenmysistermovedontohersophomoreyear,

andImovedontoeighthgrade,ofcourseshestayedinKey

Club,anditseemedlikethelongershestayedinKeyClub,

themoreshetalkedaboutit,andthemoreIcouldnotwait

tojoin!Astheyearcametoaclose,Ibegantalkingtomy

friendsaboutwhatclubstheymightjointheirfreshman

yearandiftheyconsideredKeyClub.I,ofcourse,started

tellingallofmyfriendsaboutKeyClub,andhowthey

shouldjoinwithme!

Soastheyearfinallycametoanend,Iamhappyto

sayIcannotwaittoattendfreshmanorientation,walkup

totheKeyClubbooth,andask,wheredoIsignup?

Where Do I Sign Up?By Cattie-Brie Hon, incoming freshman

When I arrived at Telge Park for the PCM, I could

already see a flurry of colors from all the differen

Key Clubs that were present. As soon as I was

close enough, the roar of people from the

icebreaker shook my eardrums. After being calle

out the first few minutes into the icebreaker, I

went and sat down on the side and ran into an o

friend from Mayde Creek High School. We shared

our experiences in Key Club and told each other

about how much we contributed into our Key

Clubs fundraising efforts and he told me about

how at his school they compete for the mostnumber of Key Club hours award at their school.

told him about how much money I helped my key

club fundraise for Childrens Miracle Network. All

of a sudden, a Key Clubber from Cy-Ranch said

that his Key Club had donated a few thousand

dollars to Childrens Miracle Network. Afterwards

we all sat down and ate some snacks while talkin

about a range of topics from DCON, End of Year

Banquets, and Positions we would be holding for

the coming year. Then a little while after, a lot ofus decided to go for a hike in the woods. Someho

after 5 minutes of walking, the entire group split

into three parts, of which one got lost in the wood

because they had wondered off the path. The

group that I was in happened to stumble upon

them and we led them back to the main entrance

Finally and sadly, the end of the PCM had come

and people had started to leave. I started to say

my goodbyes while I waited for my own ride to

show up. After I had left I thought about the whol

experience and remembered that I had forgotten

to take photos of the event. All in all, the people

that I met, the memories that were made, and th

new Key Club Advice I had learned will be in my

head and heart for a very long time if not forever

Summer Fun at the June PCBy Abdul Zakir, Event Manager

Cypress Falls Key Club 4


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Contact Info

2013-2014 Texas-Oklahoma District Staff

President Amy Jiang [email protected] 832-526-05Vice President Blake Jones [email protected] 281-536-33Secretary Emily Salgado [email protected] 281-221-530Assistant Secretary Alea Hon [email protected] 832-758-71Treasurer Mohammed Syed [email protected] 713-291-987Editor Hannah Norem [email protected] 713-448-96Publicity Matthew Stone [email protected] 281-723-45Webmaster Louis Kirkley [email protected] 832-244-76

Governor Luke Broussard [email protected] 325-998-1

ecretary Usman Hyder [email protected] 817-715-5

reasurer Isaiah ValleQuinones [email protected] 580-458-1

ditor Tashrima Hossain [email protected] 713-505-2

onvention Liaison Grace Liu [email protected] 817-962-8

hese are all the officers thus far; however, we will be electing more officers in the fall.

2013-2014 Division 3N Lieutenant Governor

abi Bradshaw [email protected] 832-341-6930

2013-2014 Cypress Falls Key Club Officers*


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With only $1.80 , yocould save a motherand child from gettin

tetanus! Key Club an

the Kiwanis are

teaming up with

UNICEF to end this

preventable disease

that afflicts many in

third-world countries.

To find out more way

you can help, visit

theeliminateproject.o

Hey guys! I created the back page this month to

showcase all the really exciting things about Key

Club this year: DCON & Fall Rally, ELIMINATE, and

the Governors Project. Enjoy!

Did you go to DCON last year? Do you want to go toDCON this year? Do you like rollercoasters? Do you want

to interact with other clubs? If you answered yes to any

of these questions, Fall Rally should become a definitepart of your future. On September 28th, the entire Texas-Oklahoma District is headed to Six Flags Over Texas in

Arlington, and were going to get super excited overwhat this next year of service holds for us! Plus, you get adiscounted price for a fun-filled day at Six Flags ($30).

Youll have a blast if you go! Contact me (HannahNorem) or Amy Jiang if you want to go!

Every year in Key Club, the Governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District

focuses his time and energy on one particular issue. This issue iscalled the Governors Project. This year, our Governor, Luke

Broussard, has chosen bullying as his focus issue for his Governors

Project: Kickn Bullyn to the Curb.

Since we were young, weve been told that bullying is bad. But yet,

thousands upon thousands still claim theyre bullied every year. Why

is that? Are they lying? Are they crazy? NO. Bullying is a very real and

present problem in schools today, and no one is exempt from this.

Everyone is affected by bullying in some shape or fashion, and thats

an unavoidable fact of life.

What can we do about this? Well, stop being a bystander and tell

someone, and participate in anti-bullying activities. Together, we can

KICK BULLYING TO THE CURB!

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