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ISSUE 2 May 2014 VOLUME 5
The Millburn Key Official Newsletter of Millburn High School Key Club/ NJ Division 15
3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS
FAX 1-317-879-0204
CONTENTS PAGE 1
Key Club Car Wash
PAGE 2
Kiwanis Karnival/ Smile Train
PAGE 3
RTC
PAGE 4-5
Battle of the Bands
PAGE 6
Upcoming Events
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Key Club Car Wash
On the beautiful
day of April 26th from
9a.m. to 1p.m Millburn
High School’s Key Club
had a successful, free car
wash in order to raise
money and awareness for
the Eliminate Project.
Many people did not un-
derstand why the car
wash was free. When we
explained that it was to
raise awareness about the
Eliminate Project and that
all funds would go to-
wards helping cure
mothers and their ba-
bies they generously
gave donations. Our
spirited Key Club was
able to raise around
$400!!! In addition to
washing cars we sold
delicious baked goods
and lollipops. Not sur-
prisingly, I had a great
time dancing with post-
ers to attract passing
cars, washing cars, rais-
ing awareness for Elimi-
nate and spraying my
friends with water. Key
Club events are always
great to raise aware-
ness in our community
and meet members in
the club.
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KIWANIS KARNIVAL
On Arc Day local
Key Clubbers gathered
at the Livingston Kiwanis
Karnival. Arc Day is a
day dedicated to all
children and adults with
intellectual and devel-
opmental disabilities
and in the morning the
carnival was open and free to those
very people. There were rides, games,
and, most importantly, food. We
worked alongside Livingston Key Club-
bers at the
funnel cake
stand pow-
dering,
packaging,
and distrib-
uting the
funnel cakes
that Mr. and Mrs. Nevola made. The
weather was beautiful and all the peo-
ple were so nice. Even when people
were ordering 10 funnel cakes at a time
it was still fun to work with Key Clubbers
we just met. It was truly a great way for
us to get closer to Livingston Key Club
and it certainly helped further unite the
clubs. Events like
these with clubs
outside out own
district remind us
that the Kiwanis
Family truly is a
family, with thou-
sands of like-
minded people working to better the
world one funnel cake at a time. Over-
all it was a great experience and I know
I will be returning next year to help such
a great cause even if it means I’ll get
powdered sugar in my hair!
Service Abroad!
Smile Train
Smile Train is an annual event that our Key Club holds every year throughout April
and May. During the month of April, students, teachers, and family members could pre-order
packs of chocolate chip cookies from Key Clubbers. Then, in early May, Key Clubbers gathered
together for a day or two of making delicious batter, baking, and
packaging tasty cookies (and eating quite a few). The following Mon-
day, Key Clubbers delivered the cookies to those who ordered them.
All of the money goes to Smile Train, an organization that raises money
for surgeries for children who have cleft palates. These children are of-
ten rejected by their families because of their ap-
pearances and have difficulty eating and drink-
ing. This year, Key Club managed to raise enough
money for one surgery! Also this year, we intro-
duced the option of gluten free cookies, which allowed three more peo-
ple to enjoy our baked treats. Those of us who helped out with this event
had lots of fun, and we hope to see you all selling, baking, or both next
year.
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Regional Training Conference
I was fortunate
enough to go to the Re-
gional Training Confer-
ence. To be honest it was
everything I hoped it
would be and more. The
thing I loved most about it
was the sense of commu-
nity and belonging. Having
multiple schools come to-
gether for the same goal is a fulfilling
process. Not only the concept in gen-
eral, but the way the RTC was run was
superb. At the RTC the numerous
amounts of ice-breakers allowed for
great inter-club conversation. It felt just
as though a group of friends was hang-
ing out, and less like a formal meeting.
Having open minded conversations
throughout different clubs meant that
ideas spread efficiently. Not only that,
but the brief but informative seminars
allowed for information to be easily
communicated. Personally, the semi-
nar which I found most informative was
the one allocated for just Editors. This
was helpful because I was able to learn
how to do my part and overall, help
the entirety of Key Club. There were
separate seminars for all given positions
and I thought this was the most benefi-
cial. These seminars help all Key Club
members from General Members to
Presidents. All in all, the Spring RTC was
definitely a success. I cannot wait to go
again next year!
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
I created the
idea of Battle of the
Bands about a year
ago and now with the
forces of Key Club I
am finally able to
complete my idea.
The event is on Friday
May 30th from 7-9 pm
in the MHS Main Gym.
Tickets are $10 at the
door or $7 outside of
lunch and all pro-
ceeds are going to
The NJ Coalition
Against Human Traf-
ficking.
There will be food and
teacher judges, but
depending on how
loud the crowd cheers
the winner will be cho-
sen! The winning band
will get free studio time
at So.I.Heard of Music
in Millburn. There will
be about four bands
performing from in
and out of
Millburn.
Human
Trafficking is Modern
Day Slavery, and
there are approxi-
mately 27 million
slaves in the world
right now. "New Jer-
sey is a prime loca-
tion for Human Traf-
ficking because it is
a major national
and international
transportation and
shipping corridor. It is
a rapidly growing
criminal industry sec-
ond only to drug
dealing and equal in
scope to arms deal-
ing. Human Traffick-
ing involves the use
of force, fraud and/
or coercion for the
purpose of
sexual exploi-
tation or
forced labor.
The U.S. State De-
partment estimates
that 600,000-800,000
people are traf-
ficked in the United
States annually." (NJ
Coalition Website)
I hope that through
this event I can raise
more awareness
about Modern Day
Slavery as it is over-
looked when it is a
big issue. I want to
create a comforta-
ble environment of
discussion about this
problem and what
4 SIGNS YOU MIGHT FERING
FROM “POST-DCON
SYNDROME
we can do to help
it. Everyone should come out
to this event to support Hu-
man Trafficking Prevention
and great music from some
awesome bands !
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