cypress falls key club october 2014 newsletter

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Cypress

Falls

Key ClubCaring: Our Way of Life

October 2014

Volume 1 Issue 6

Key Club Pledge

I pledge, on my honor,

to uphold the Objects

of Key ClubInternational; to build

my home, school and

community; to serve my

nation and God; and

combat all forces which

tend to undermine

these institutions.

IN THIS ISSUE

-Presidents

Publication &

Editors Note-2

-TRICK-OR-TREAT

for UNICEF-3, 4

-Officer Contact

Page-5

-Back Page-6

QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

Compassion for others begins with

Kindness to ourselves." -Pema Chodron

CONTACT US: Cypress Falls Key Club (Group)

@CypressFallsKeyClub

Cyfallskey.me

SERVICE HOMES SCHOOLS UNICEF

LEADERSHIP LOVE

ORGANIZATIONELIMINATEKIWANISDISTRICTCH

ARACTERCOMM

UNITY


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Sammitha Says.

Presidents Publication&

Editors Note

Hey Key Clubbers,

Im really excited to be working with yall

this year! We had a great beginning and things will

only go uphill from now! Key club is all about

providing our members with opportunities to serve

our community, building character, and

developing leadership. So far we have had some

interesting events, and definitely stay tuned for

more exciting socials, fun loving events, and

enthusiastic fundraisers! I would like tocongratulate our 2014-2015 officers! Make sure

you contact you designated class officers

regarding any questions, and they will get back to

you shortly. Our car pool chairmen can address

any issues with rides and make sure you are able

to attend the events. Keep an eye out on

Facebook and Reming101 for information

regarding updates and reminders. Check out a

Trick or Treat for UNICEF box in room 2606 and turn

it in by Nov. 21st. If you fail to turn in money, there is

a high chance of us pulling your exception card.Remember you are required to have 10 physical

and 10 non-physical or physical hours. Participate

in on-going fundraisers to get your non-physical

hours as well as upcoming socials! Meetings will be

every other Wednesday before and after school in

the Teaching Theater. Make sure you attend the

events you signed up for. Also make sure you find

the officer in-charge of the event and sign in with

them too so you can get your hours. You must

attend meetings in-order to remain a member.Have a great year guys, and remember that you

can be the change you want to see in this world.

Yours in Service,

Sammitha Cheruvu

Hey Cy Falls!

As you know, this fall our school is once again

participating in the ever popular fundraiser,

TRICK-OR-TREAT for UNICEF. This fundraiser

partners with the ELIMINATE project in order

to help cure mothers and new born infants of

maternal neonatal tetanus. MNT is caused by

the unsanitary conditions that many women

are forced to give birth in, due to a countries

low development status. This disease is oftenfatal. However, this can be avoided when

you donate to the ELIMINATE project. Boxes

are due November 21st, and I hope many of

you are collecting donations. Remember, a

dollar eighty saves a baby! Thank you all for

helping this wonderful cause. Together, we

can help save lives.

Yours in Service,

Matthew Stone

Matthews Mail


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Scary Good Results

By Mariana Verissimo11, Builders Club

Have you ever denied candy on Halloween? How about

raised money to protect and save children in over 190

countries? I have! And Im happy to say it was the best

Halloween to date when I trick-or-treated for UNICEF. This

incredible organization strives to raise money with the

help of us Key Clubbers to provide vaccines, clean

water, nutrition, and more for the safety of children all

around the world. So basically, a group of friends and I

all met up together after a long day of education to getHalloween ready. I fashioned a hippy costume because

lets face it, Im not a scary person. The goal of the day

was to raise $15 worth in donations, and that was

achieved by going door to door and asking people for

what spare coins may be lying around. But of course we

werent just going to beg for money, we explained what

the donations were going towards and brought

awareness to the unfavorable situation most children

were in. I mean come on, how can you deny supporting

a bunch of dressed up teenagers who are talking about

helping sad children? Luckily for us, YOU CANT. My

friends and I, a group of about 6 teens, set out to divide

and conquer in pairs around a neighborhood to

maximize our success in raising money. No house would

go unattended! At first, it felt a little odd telling people

about UNICEF and asking for donations while a myriad of

children were circulating the streets, crazed for candy.

But as the night went on, we got more and more

comfortable with our plan and we had fun with it! It was

probably the funniest thing to see the shocked reactions

some adults had to see that we were more interested in

raising money than receiving candy. I was astounded by

how giving the community actually was! One man gavea ten dollar bill plus candy! So, not all treats were denied.

I also remember one woman who was genuinely

interested in our cause and told us how special it was

that we as high school students were active

in helping something bigger than us. And

really, thats what key club is all about,

teaching young people how to serve,

making a difference, and making it fun.

Needless to say, we surpassed our $15 dollar

goal for our individual trick-or-treat boxes

and came out with a collective total of

$49.56! It brought me so much joy to know

that with only spending about 3 hours of my

time, we were able to help thousands of

children. And to know that other Key Clubs

participated in this event as well is even

more rewarding because it goes to show

how much we can impact the world. I hopeto see this Halloween tradition continue to

grow in order to benefit children who need

hel more than cand .


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Cumulated CoinsBy Moselle Rodriguez9, Freshman Representative

Over the past few weeks, Key Club has sponsored a small fundraiser named Trick or Treat for UNICEF,

and although it may seem like just a small fundraiser its brought me closer than ever with people andhas challenged me to speak to complete strangers. As a freshman, Im not exactly the person whom

everyone wants to hang out with, Im just a new face seen around the school. However, this fundraiser

has challenged me to speak and ask EVERYONE to help make a donation. Its made me realize that

even though were in high school, I meet people wanting to make a difference in the world, even if

that means just dropping a penny in my coin box. Out of the many people Ive met with this incredible

fundraiser, I cant seem to shake an old couple out of my mind. As I was coming home from my bus

stop one day, a nice, old couple was taking a stroll through the streets, if it hadnt been for my crazy

clumsiness I never wouldve met them. I got off the bus and put my water bottle down to tie my shoe,

then of course, being myself, I forgot it there on the ground, but nevertheless my mind was busy so I

walked down to my house. As I was walking, I heard the couple call my name as if that wasnt weird

enough, they called my last name as well. Finally I decided to make that awful scary-movie decisionand turn around to see who was calling my name. The old couple held up my water bottle (which had

my name written on it) with a silly grin on their faces, hiding their laughter as I went back to fetch my

water bottle. I grabbed my water bottle, thanked the couple, then spun around to go back home.

And as I spun around, you guessed it; I dropped my coin box and spilled coins everywhere. When this

happened, the couple really couldnt resist their laughter and exploded with tears coming out of their

eyes, hiccupping from laughing so hard as they helped me pick up the coins from the ground. After

they had finally calmed down they began to ponder around the fact that I had so many coins. I

explained to them the fundraiser I was participating in for Key Club, and how it helped the world. The

old man gave his wife a look, as if on cue, the old woman smiled and opened up her purse revealing

an even smaller coin purse. She pulled put some coins, leaned into drop them into my coin box, andthen whispered into my ear I dont have many days left, but with the days I do have left, Im glad

theres still people out there wanting to change the world. After meeting the lovely couple, Ive

realized that even with the smallest steps, if we all come together, we can change the world. And

thankfully, Im a part of an amazing organization thats taking those steps day by day, event by event

person by person and I believe that we can really make an impact on the world.


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Cypress Falls Key Club Officers Contact Info

NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE

Sammitha Cheruvu President [email protected] 281-857-2149

Emily Salgado Vice President [email protected] 281-221-5302

Alea Hon Secretary [email protected] 832-758-7128

Chandler Yoon Treasurer [email protected] 832-955-2678

Matthew Stone Editor [email protected] 281-723-4549

Winnie Lu Assistant Secretary [email protected] 281-345-8237

DISTRICT OFFICERS

D3N LTG: Amy Jiang [email protected] 832-526-0598

Kiwanis Sponsor: Paula Hoffman [email protected]

Governor: Kaitlyn Wilson [email protected] 214-236-3271

Secretary: Samuel Kinnin [email protected] 325-998-6240

Treasurer: Colin Gonzales [email protected] 817-583-1171

Editor: Emily Zhao [email protected] 517-284-3234

Convention Liaison: Andrew Loh [email protected] 682-551-6461

Tech Producer: Bobby Thakkar [email protected] 214-602-7114
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