skyline key club newsletter (9-12/2014)
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Starting off the 2014-2015 school year with some service is good for the soul, mind, and body. Read about what Skyline Key Clubbers did to start off the school year and finish off the year of 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Skyline Key Club News
Volume 1 | Issue 1 |Oct.-Dec. 2014
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Table of Contents
1. SF Alzheimer’s Walk ( written by Quyen-Vi Nguyen | contribution from Erica Li)........................3
2. Q&A Oaktoberfest (interviewing Vivian La)..................................................................................................4
3. Building a Park (written by Dan Nguyen)......................................................................................................5
4. The North Face Marathon Endurance Run (written by Quyen-Vi Nguyen)......................................6-7
5. Baking and Bonding (written by Quyen-Vi Nguyen).................................................................................8
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9/20/14 SF Alzheimer’s Walk
*contribution from Erica Li | secretary
On September 20, Skyline’s Key Clubbers took the bart to San Francisco and
cheered on the people partaking in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. At this event, they were surrounded by a plethora of children and adults who were all passionate about raising awareness and money to end Alzheimer’s. Not only did they get to watch and be inspired by all the participants that showed up, but they also cheered on all the walkers as they walked by! According to Erica Li, "being there to cheer others on while they were walking made me feel great inside. Some people would be so tired and our cheers actually encouraged them to keep going. Everyone would tell us that our cheers were great!"
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10/4/14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS! Topic : Oaktoberfest with : Vivian La | Spirit Monster What made you want to go to this event?
What made me want to go to this event was that it was nearby and I lived close to Diamond. Any kind of festivals are also fun and so of course I would want to go.
What activities were available to key clubbers at this event?
The members were able to see Oaktoberfest tshirts and help make root beer floats,from pouring the root beer and scooping the ice cream.
What did you do?
I helped pour the root beer into the cups and then later on I switched shifts and started scooping ice cream.
How did it make you feel when you attended this event?
It was really enjoyable and it really felt like a community because people were friendly and open. How was this event different from the other events you’ve heard about/attended?
This event was more interactive with the community and you get to talk to people and work with food and drinks. What did you like/dislike about this event?
I disliked how there wasn’t much jobs we could’ve done that would be fun. Or that you had to be a certain age to help a certain position.
Would you recommend this event to other people?
Yes i would recommend this event because you don’t just sit there but you actually put work into something that people want.
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11/1/14 Building A Park
By Dan Nguyen | Club Member
Our most recent event was held on
November 1. Up to 8 members came at 1:00
P.M, and around 13 in total (it’s always fun
seeing new members go to service). We briefly
signed in their sign in sheet, fidgeting with the
pen on a piece of paper.
They gave us a brief overview of the
tasks at hand, which was to clean up the area
and take out invasive species like English Ivy.
We did this by pulling on it with our hands or
using a rake. This was comparable to
salvaging materials in a MMORPG though your skill level doesn’t increase. There was a lot of
interaction from everybody so no one had a frown on their face. Working in invasive plant removal
with all the Key Clubbers was very satisfying because we were able to see the fruit of our labor. Every
leaf of ivy that was raked or pulled was accumulated into huge piles and transported onto the back of
a white pick up truck.
After we were done, we chilled and talked
amongst ourselves. One honorable member took
this opportunity to make a makeshift sign in sheet
and walked around so she could track how many
hours we did. It was around this time when one of
the new members I was talking to stated that he
was inspired to attend more events, which made
me cry (in the inside, of course). The event ended
at the designated time of 3:00 P.M.
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12/7/14 North Face Endurance Run
By Quyen-Vi Nguyen | Bulletin Editor
On December 7th, Skyline
Key Clubbers had the opportunity
to volunteer at the North face
sponsored Half Marathon from 8
AM to 12 PM in San Francisco. In
order to reach the site, we met up
at Fruitvale Bart, took the bart to
SF, got on a bus shortly afterward,
and then took a shuttle. After a
somewhat long but entertaining
trip, we made it to where the
starting and finishing line was and
talked to the person in charge of
signing in all the volunteers.
The site was a circular opening in a semi-foresty area and was bordered by tents. We were
treated with the best care and greatest hospitality. She made sure we were well fed and fitted
appropriately with our volunteer shirts before leading us to another person who would assign us our
actual tasks. One of the cool things about this service opportunity was the fact that it was a joint
service with Skyline’s BuildOn. We were also working side by side with clubs from different schools
once we got to the site. There, we accomplished a plethora of simple but laboring tasks. We were kept
warm despite the cold weather.
We cheered for the runners while they finished
their race, and when the last runner ran
through, we were to help clean up and pack up
all the tents, signs, fencing, tables, and
parasols. We gathered in a group of about
twelve people and we all listened intently as
the worker explained what what we had to do.
Two by two he assigned us jobs to do and
dispatched us once we nodded our heads to
indicate we understood what we had to do. I
was paired with my friend, and our first task
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was to collect all the stands, pull their metal stands out of the dirt, and stack them in a pile in the
middle of the opening. Once we were done, we went back to ask for
another assignment. After the coordinator surveyed the area and
gave us a thumbs up, he told us that our next assignment was to fold
up the tables and parasols, and take down the barricades that ran
along the border of the running trail. We teamed up with another
couple of volunteers and took down all the tables and parasols.
Shortly after we joined an even bigger group to take down all the
fencing. This consisted of taking the mesh material off the poles that
were wedged in the ground, pulling up the poles that supported the
fencing, dismantling the extra components in the fence, and rolling
up the mesh material while also piling up the add ons.
After we finished dismantling everything the set up at the site, we
were given water bottles for all our hard work and our choice at more
shirts. This event was amazing to take part in because we were
working and being active throughout the whole service and worked collaboratively to reach a goal. Not
only did we get free stuff but we also got to bond and have fun by chatting while we worked.
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12/20/14 Baking and Bonding By Quyen-Vi Nguyen
Over the course of winter break, Key
Club members had the opportunity to
continuously help fundraise for our club.
Extensively, we planned, baked, and sold
baked goods such as cookies, cupcakes,
christmas coal, and brownies.
To start, our fundraising officer, Vy
Huynh, came up with the idea to have a
christmas themed bake sale over the break. In
order to make things go smoother she came
up with a list ahead of time to figure out the
materials and tools we needed and brought them up in an officer meeting. Quickly, problems were solved and
materials were gathered. Andrew, Skyline’s Vice President of Service,
generously provided the club with a place to bake and cooking instruments to
use while I offered a table and posters we would be able to use later on.
During the general club meeting on friday we mentioned it to the members and
in their family groups (club members they were responsible for) asked if anyone
had time and were willing to go. The responses were of the usual spectrum of
yes, no and maybe so, however the people that were willing to go was informed
of the place and time
of the event. The
event lasted from 11
am to 4 pm.
Before the event took place it had been
decided beforehand that we, as a collective group
were to haul in ideas and decide which ones to
execute and include in our bake sale. Eventually, we
came up with the designs and list of ingredients
needed to create our sugar filled snacks. Along the
way, we also came up with the idea to decorate jars
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and ask for donations while we held the bake sale in case people wanted to support but not invest in a treat.
After deciding what we were to do, we went ahead to the safeway down the hill and bought the
ingredients needed. Then, it was finally time to slave over the pans, bowls, and ovens. Tirelessly and
relentlessly we worked together to bake and filled in helping each other with what others were not particularly
good at. One by one we placed the treats in the oven and one by one we
took them out, let them cool down, and decorated them heavily with
frosting and crushed candy canes.
Being able to fulfil this task with a handful of amazing people was really
fun. It was a great group to work with and all though it was small, it did not
affect how much fun we had. Along with the baking and working we joked
and sang along having rap battles and dancing lessons constantly
throughout the time together. The atmosphere while working was lovely.
We worked together seamlessly and it was easy to tell that everyone was
having fun.
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A special thank you to our fastidious and diligent key club members and officers who are dedicated to
the club and contributed to this newsletter. You made this a fantastic year.
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