K E Y C L U B hunter edition

Official Newsletter of Hunter Key Club in New York District 11

The Start of a New Service Year

Welcome Back Address In this issue…

Welcome Back! .......... 1

Meet the Board........... 2

Recap ........................... 3

Amazing Race………..4

Upcoming Events........ 5

Governor’s Project......6

MEETINGS // Thursday Activities, Room 420

Volume 1 Issue 1 September 2010

SEPT 30 First Meeting for Returning

Members

OCTOBER

Look for us at Club Open

House!

As we make a transition

from the relaxed

atmosphere of vacation

to the more rigorous

and scheduled routine

of school life, it can be

easy to forget that those

75 hours of community

service can extend

beyond just summer

hours at the public

library. Service is an

ongoing process, once

which the Hunter Key

Club strives to promote

and facilitate for all

Hunter students.

In Key Club, you’ll

discover that some small

change or a game show

with all your favorite

teachers can contribute

to a greater cause. More

importantly, you’ll learn

that there’s a whole

world out there of

people with the same

determination to make

improvements in

their community,

from your fellow

New Yorkers to high

school students

across the United

States and the world.

Aside from our own

unique projects, we

collaborate with

clubs in District 11.

After all, sometimes

more hands can

create a bigger

impact. Even if

you’re new to service

and have assumed

that Key Club is a

place where people

learn to make keys,

stop by one day and

learn for yourself

that making a

difference isn’t so

difficult after all.

--Ella Cheng

By Ella Cheng

Meet the Board

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Ella Cheng, Editor & Divisional Secretary

Hi fellow Key Clubbers! I make the monthly Key Club newsletters,

handle Public Relations and work for Lieutenant Governor Sharif taking

minutes at monthly divisional. I am excited to see how much we can

accomplish together in the spirit of service!

Sera Kwon, Secretary

As secretary, my main job is to make sure that our Key Club records are

kept organized and up to date. I’m the one who takes care of attendance,

updating our rosters, and keeping track of projects hours. My dream is to

expand Key Club to include every student in Hunter.

Emma Cheng, Treasurer

As treasurer, my main duty is to handle the club’s financial affairs, such

as managing the monetary aspect of fundraisers and collecting annual

dues. I enjoy being an involved member in my community and hope to

spread the importance of service throughout the school.

Irek Habrylo, Vice President

Hi, my name is Ireneusz Habrylo, but you can call me Irek. As Vice

President, I do my best to keep everything running behind the scenes. I

am also a pianist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and I play a mean accordion.

Whenever I leave the house, my 4-year-old sister asks where I'm off to,

and this year, I hope to respond "service project" more often than ever

before.

Ben Flikshteyn, President

Hey, my name is Ben Flikshteyn and I’m Hunter College High School’s

Key Club president. I am currently a senior and swamped with work so

this is going to be short. I have a little brother and a big dog (they weigh

about the same). When I am not at school, or Key Clubbing, or doing

homework I am sleeping or eating. Sometimes I get to draw too. My goals

for this year are expanding the size of Hunter’s Key Club and getting into

a college that my very foreign grandmother

knows the name of.

SERVICE

LEADERSHIP

COMMUNITY

Every new beginning calls for some

reflection. In the 2009-10 school year, the

Hunter Key Club was able to accomplish a

number of feats to help our community and

contribute to world causes.

We held multiple luncheons, bake sales,

chocolate fundraisers and attended walks

throughout the year for various causes,

ranging from disease prevention and research

to contributions to organizations like

UNICEF. We also successfully planned and

hosted our annual event, Faculty Feud, to

raise money for the Children’s Miracle

Network while entertaining both the

participating faculty and the Hunter student

audience.

We saw the greatest improvement in

attendance at monthly Divisionals, as we

strengthened relationships with our fellow

District 11 Key Clubbers and had seven of

our members attend the New York District

Leadership Training Conference.

Over the summer, many of us have

continued our community service,

volunteering for independent service

organizations or public facilities. In addition,

we have to extend a big congratulation to

Nancy Zhang, a Hunter Key Clubber who was

elected International Trustee for the New

York, Ohio and West Virginia Districts at the

International Convention in Arizona over the

summer.

With all these successes in mind, let’s

continue the trend in the new Key Club year!

Leadership Training Conference

Faculty Feud

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Flashback: The 2009-10 Key Club Year

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Divisonal Event: Amazing Race

On September 19, 2010, District 11 Key Clubbers jump

started the new service year with a

test of stamina, will and teamwork

as they embarked on an Amazing

Race- inspired scavenger hunt across

downtown New York. In total, the

event raised $324.52, all of which

will be donated to a charity decided

by the Bronx High School of

Science, the school with the most

participants.

Organized by Alexander Guo,

the Executive Assistant, the event

had Key Clubbers dashing through

various downtown communities,

such as Chinatown, Seaport and

SoHo, in order to claim tasks at

different locations and acquire clues

for their next location. Participants

had to complete tasks from eating

dozens of saltine crackers to finding

the prices of items at Old Navy to

taking photographs with Hollister

models.

Despite sore legs and parched

throats, participants approached

their tasks with vigor and rarely

stopped for lunch or a break. Two

teams, however, had to drop out

early in the race.

The event culminated in a

picnic at Rockefeller Park for all the

participants. There, Key Clubbers

rested after their long treks and

conversed with one another,

awaiting the final results.

Sharif Mahfouz, Lieutenant

Governor for District 11,

announced the first, second and

third place teams and congratulated

the Bronx High School of Science

on having the choice of charity.

An activity that forced its

participants to be active and

cooperate with one another, the

Amazing Race Divisional Event

successfully set the tone for the

another busy and accomplished

service year.

Walking through Downtown

Picnic at Rockefeller Park

The District Board: (from left to Right) Ella Cheng, Sharif Mahfouz, Alexander Guo

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Upcoming Events

October 2nd: Fall Rally This is an annual one day event with officer training and workshops.

You will be able to meet many different Key Clubbers at this event

from divisions 8 through 11. There will be food and different speakers

as well. Dress code is business casual.

October 7th: Club Open House Stop by our booth for official Key Club pamphlets and information!

October 17th: Breast Cancer Walk Hunter Key Club will be walking.

October 23rd: NY Cares Day

Word from Governor Nadyli

"Something I’ve always

held important is the spread of

knowledge. I chose education

as the focus for my Governor’s

Project because it is one of the

most important components

to the advancement of any

nation. Through education, we

learn about the world around

us and create our own views of

it. There are too many people,

whether young or old, who are

not given the educational

attention they need. It’s time

for Key Clubbers to step in

and give a hand.”

“Key Club is the oldest and largest service program

for high school students. It is a student-led organization that

teaches leadership through service to others. High school

student members of Key Club perform acts of service in their

communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing

and organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills

by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected

leadership positions at the club, district and international

levels.”

“Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key

Club members build themselves as they build their schools

and communities. Key Club has approximately 250,000

members in approximately 5,000 clubs. Key Club is

represented in 30 countries.”

--Keyclub.org

Find more information at:

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The Governor’s Project for

the 2010-2011 service year

focuses on the aspect of

spreading knowledge in

education.

This project branches out

from simply helping out

younger students, to helping

the elderly as well as the

disabled and underprivileged.

From preschoolers to senior

citizens, this project will help

all ages stimulate their brains

through fun activities. This

project is also designed to give

everyone an equal chance to

learn and experience the joys

that reading can bring.

Some Project Ideas

• Help build or renovate a

library room for a school.

• Read books out loud at

your local library.

• Conduct fun, simple and

educational experiments

with children.

• Host a book drive.

--www.nydkc.org

TTHHEE BBOOAARRDD

Nancy Zhang International Trustee

Ben Flikshteyn President

Irek Habrylo Vice President

Sera Kwon Secretary

Emma Cheng Treasurer

Ella Cheng Editor

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Governor’s Project