journey with Key Club is

that anything is possible,

as long as you have the

courage and passion to

make it happen!

This year, I want to in-

spire club members to

take a more active role in

leadership and service. I

hope to do so by encour-

aging members to run

their own unique events

and become more in-

volved in all club and dis-

trict events. My ultimate

goal is very simple: I want

to inspire each and every

one of you to be a more

active and enthusiastic

leader of our community!

One piece of advice: don't

be afraid of failure!

Things may not always go

as planned, but the world

has a funny way of giving

back what you put in.

You'll never succeed with-

out failing a few times,

and no matter what hap-

pens, hard work will al-

ways go a very long way!

So, got a great idea for a

service project or event?

Or want to be the next

Key Club officer? Don't

hesitate for a second to

fulfill your goals and

dreams! Because in the

end, "Key Club is where

you learn about life, while

you have the time of your

life."

Yours in Caring and Ser-

vice, and Happy Key

Clubbing!

Mabel Zhang

Tenafly Key Club Presi-

dent

The month of April marks

a new beginning for Key

Club, and a (mostly) new

group of officers! In this

issue you will get to know a

bit about your new officers,

and what they hope to ac-

complish in the 2014-2015

service year. First up, a

word from your president:

Hey Key Clubbers! My

name is Mabel Zhang, and

I am the current president

of the Tenafly Key Club! I

am a junior and I've been

an active Key Clubber since

I joined the club two years

ago. Last service year, I was

the club treasurer, and I

ran events such as the

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

and the Valentine's Day

carnations sale. During my

term, I saw the amazing

things that the club was

able to do for our commu-

nity and its people, and I

was truly inspired by mem-

bers' passion for commu-

nity service. The most im-

portant thing that I've

learned from my amazing

Starting A New Service Year!

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Introduction to the officers

3 Spring RTCs!

4 Siena House Benefit

4 Softball Tournament

4 New Hours System!

5 Cards for Mothers’ Day

5 Contact Information

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My name is Daniel Cohen, and I am Tenafly Key Club’s Vice President. That means

that I’m the number-two, the backup, the fallback, the contingency plan, and so on

and so forth. That also means that I’m here to help you guys! I am by no means a

frightening person. On the contrary, I am friendly, and I am fond of frequent funnies,

as well as alliteration and correct grammar. I promise that I won’t be mean about gram-

mar mistakes. I’ve been a member of Key Club for three years, and I have loved every

moment of it. I love to play Ultimate Frisbee; what I lack in height I make up for in

hops. I’m also honest, not because I tell the truth but because I stopped trying to lie;

I’m very bad at it. I hope to have an amazing year with you all! Vice –President

My name is Colin Colchamiro and I am the secretary for our club for this, the 2014-2015

service year. Although I am a freshman, I am fully dedicated and ready for this task. I love

working at events and helping to lead all of you to participate in Key Club and help save the

world, one way or another. I am also very into the theater program at our school as well as

choir. Please come to me with any questions about your service hours, upcoming events, re-

cords, or anything else that I can help you with. I’m looking forward to a great service year!

Secretary

Hi! My name is Kiana Lim and I'm your new treasurer! I'm only a freshman, (soon to be

sophomore), but I'm willing to do my best to fulfill my duties. I came from Staten Island

and moved here in fourth grade. My favorite color is red, favorite book at the moment is It's

Kind of a Funny Story, which I totally recommend, and my favorite movie is Dinner for

Smucks. I try to act pretty chill most of the time, so if you ever feel the need to talk to me or

message me about something do it! I'd love hearing from you guys and learning more about

our amazing members. Let's make this service year the best yet!

Treasurer

Hey guys! My name is Adalia Wu and I’m the editor for the 2014-2015 service year. I’m

only a freshman, but I’m going to do my utmost best! Some of my interests include draw-

ing, singing, and cooking ( I promise not to make you eat my culinary disasters). Some

random facts about me: I can’t hoola-hoop and I’m good at making conversations super

awkward with my terrible social skills. I love meeting new people, so feel free to talk to me,

even if it’s not Key Club related! You can probably find me hanging around facebook, or

awkwardly touching the Key Club bulletin boards after school while contemplating what

designs to put up next. Looking forward to seeing you all in Key Club !

Editor

Regional Training Conferences,

or RTCs, are workshops de-

signed to inform officers and

general members alike in the

basic structure of the K family,

and Key Club as a whole. Seri-

ous stuff aside, Regional Train-

ing Conferences aren't a total

drag! You get to meet Key Club-

bers from the northern region

of New Jersey and exchange

service project ideas like baseball

cards!

Each year, RTCs take place

twice in the Spring and thrice in

the Fall. This year, Spring RTCs

are coming up soon! There is

one taking place at Roxbury

High School on Monday, May

4th, 2014 from 9:00am—

1:00pm.

Don’t have a ride? Don’t worry!

Consult the officers about it—we

can always work something out.

Located at Sunnyside Park, Municipal, and Tenafly

High school softball fields, on

May 17, 7am-5pm, and

May 18m 7am-12pm (High school) - 5pm (other)

We will be selling drinks and snacks at one of the

biggest softball tournaments in Tenafly Rec History!!

Contact Committee Heads Daisuke Saito, Steven

Grossman, Antony Estrada, and Vice President

Daniel Cohen for more information.

Spring RTCs Are Coming Up!

Softball Tournament

Siena House Benefit

Hosted at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Fri-

day, May 9th from 6 –10pm! We would be

serving food and refreshments. It is a fundraiser

for an organization dedicated to serving the

community by empowering women and provid-

ing shelter and guidance for single, homeless

women. Contact Committee Heads Jessica Lin,

Fan Yang, Lucy Xing, or Treasurer Kiana Lim for

more information.

Upcoming Events:

-Sprouting New

Leaves ( May 1, 15,

28, and June 12)

-End-of-the-Year

BBQ (May 24)

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We have a new hour award sys-

tem which is our new way of

congratulating anyone who

reaches a certain amount of

hours!

When you reach 25 hours you

will be a Bronze Member.

When you reach 50 hours you

will be a Silver Member.

When you reach 75 hours you

will be a Gold Member.

And when you reach 100 hours

you will be a Diamond Member!

I will be compiling all the hours

that members have collected this

year to start giving awards!

Colin Colchamiro, Key Club Secretary

Introducing the New Hours System!

Cards for Mothers’ Day

after the club meeting. Carpools can be negotiated!

Mini-Service Events have only been recently introduced to Tenafly Key Club. They are short, (20-40 min-utes) and require relatively nominal planning.

ANYONE can submit an idea or lead a mini-service event. Just con-tact the officers to get started!

As many of you already know, on April 10th Tenafly Key Club held its first mini-service project led by Ethan Santos. On that day, members stayed after the club meeting to create mothers’ day cards for new mothers.

In addition to the mini-service event, we are also taking a field trip to the Englewood Hospital to deliver and present these

cards on Thursday, May 8th,

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Be sure to sign in and sign out of every service event to receive hours! Awards would be given out at the end-of-the-year BBQ

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Photo Album:

Cards for Mothers’ Day

MEETINGS EVERY THURSDAY

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pres ident| mabe l z hang

vic e pres ident| dani e l co hen

secretary|co l in co lc ha mi ro

t reasurer|k iana l im

edi tor|ada l ia wu

l tg| jae sh in

adviser| mr. n elso n

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Sprouting New Leaves: Children with special needs will learn to cultivate a garden along with

their Tenafly High School buddies! Sessions would be happening on:

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Thursday, June 12, 2014

At Tenafly High School from 4:30 to 5:30pm. All materials will be provided! Please email

keyclubtenafly@gmail.com if you are interested.

Upcoming Events!

MISSION STATEMENT

Key C lub i s an in te rna tiona l s tud en t - led o r -

gani za tion whic h p rov ides i ts memb ers w i th

opportun i t i es to p rov ide serv ic e, bu i ld char -

ac te r and d ev e lop leadersh ip

The End-of-the-Year Key Club BBQ will be taking place at IP President Hayley Austin’s on

Thursday, June 12th! Don’t miss out on this special night full of awesome food, music and

awards! All members are invited to come and participate in the annual Key Club BBQ

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Ethan Santos

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