Volume 3 Issue 4 September 2012 Newsletter Featuring: Back to School Night Recap, Fall Rally Information, Talent Show Information, RTC Recap, What Key Club Does, The K Column.
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frazzled parents, and handing out maps if need be. All in all, this year’s Back to School Night, aided by Key Club, ran smoothly and successfully! Volume 3 Issue 4 September 2012 Official Newsletter of Millburn High School Key Club/ NJ Division 14 BY GRACE JING On a calm Thursday evening, the Millburn High School parking lot began to fill with cars. These were the parents of high school students, told to show up at the school at 7:00PM on September 20th. There were also some members of Key Club there to help with the event. When I arrived at the school, in my Key Club shirt, I saw volunteers people already milling around. In the cafeteria, there were tables that various groups set up, one of which was for Key Club. The Key Clubbers who sat at the table sold candy and sweatshirts for the club, while others helped the PTO hand out directories to the parents. Still more Key Clubbers were stationed throughout the school, armed with maps of the school to hand out to the parents. Every time the bell rang signaling the end of the period, disoriented parents piled out of the classrooms en masse. The Key Clubbers who stood throughout the school were constantly giving directions to the Get Ready for Fall Rally October 7 Six Flags! Page 2 In this issue: Back 2 School ........ 1 Fall Rally .................. 2 Talent Show ............. 3 The Jersey Key ....... 3 RTC Recap .............. 4 What KC Does......... 5 The K Column ......... 6 The Millburn Key 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204 Millburn High School Key Club Find this and other issues of the Millburn Key at issuu.com/millburnkeyclub The Jersey Key can be viewed at Issuu.com/njkeyclub
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frazzled parents, and handing out maps if need be. All in all, this year’s Back to School Night, aided by Key Club, ran smoothly and successfully!
Volume 3 Issue 4
September 2012
Official Newsletter of Millburn High School Key Club/ NJ Division 14
BY GRACE JING
On a calm Thursday evening, the Millburn High School parking lot began to fill with cars. These were the parents of high school students, told to show up at the school at 7:00PM on September 20th. There were also some members of Key Club there to help with the event. When I arrived at the school, in my Key Club shirt, I saw volunteers people already milling around. In the cafeteria, there were tables that various groups set up, one of which was for Key Club. The Key Clubbers who sat at the table sold candy and sweatshirts for the club, while others helped the PTO hand out directories to the parents. Still more Key Clubbers were stationed throughout the school, armed with maps of the school to hand out to the parents. Every time the bell rang signaling the end of the period, disoriented parents piled out of the classrooms en masse. The Key Clubbers who stood throughout the school were constantly giving directions to the
Get Ready for
Fall Rally
October 7
Six Flags! Page 2
In this issue:
Back 2 School ........ 1
Fall Rally .................. 2
Talent Show ............. 3
The Jersey Key ....... 3
RTC Recap .............. 4
What KC Does......... 5
The K Column ......... 6
The Millburn Key
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3,000 Key Clubbers. 13 roller coasters. 1 Fall Rally. Imagine the wind whipping through your hair as you ride the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world. Picture yourself amongst 3,000 cheering Key Clubbers as the District Board speaks to you about the wonders of service. Feel the hairs on the back of your neck raise as you learn more about the District Project. If you have been lucky enough to already attend, then you know what we're talking about - Fall Rally! Fall Rally is an amazing New Jersey District event held at Six Flags every year. This time around mark your calendars for October 7th. You do not want to miss this. Don't you want to be a part of this historic event? From the friends you'll make to the fun you'll have cheering for your Key Club division, and of course riding every single roller coaster, Fall Rally will be an unforgettable experience! Check out the promotional video for Fall Rally at http://www.youtube.com/user/njkeyclub
more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take US$110 million in order to accomplish the task at hand. Previously, Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century. Similarly, Millburn High School Key Club would like to make a difference in the world. For the previous two years, we received first place trophies for raising the most money for UNICEF among all High School Key Clubs in New Jersey. This annual Talent Show is our main source of fundraising. The show is on . With your help, talent, and enthusiasm, this year’s talent show is sure to raise lots of money for an incredible cause!
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Talent Show
BY MEDHA TANDON (Committee Head)
Lights. Camera. Action. Have you ever wished to be a part of a Hollywood event? Well here is your chance! The MHS Key Club is hosting its 10th Annual UNICEF Talent Show! This year our theme is Hollywood and our two celebrity guests will be the loved and super classy Mr. and Mrs. English! With their acting and singing expertise, we are sure to have an interesting show this year! Victoria Nachevnik, Miranda Kasher, Chaerin Ahn, and I are doing our best to get as many people to help and watch the show! It is highly encouraged that all Key Club members watch or perform in the show. This fundraiser will support UNICEF as well as The Eliminate Project. Recently, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to ‘eliminate’ maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) from the face of the Earth. This deadly disease takes the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and mothers each year. To counter this disease,
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RTC Recap BY SYLVIA LEVY (Editor)
Biannually, the New Jersey Key Club District has Regional Training Conferences in which Key Clubbers from all over the state come to learn about how to be better members.
This event is student-led and offers Key Club members a chance to interact with the larger service community. The conference at Roxbury on September 23 began with a call to order and then announcements by the District Board. Later, New Jersey Key Clubbers attended various workshops spanning from how to be an incredible officer to icebreakers to learning how to make community service fun.
The Millburn Key Club members who went to this RTC, Marlee Birnberg, Chaerin Ahn and I thoroughly enjoyed the morning of learning and inspiration. Although the Lieutenant Governors and District Board Officers seem removed from our own club’s plans and community service efforts, these high school students are working very hard to ensure that our club has what it needs. We learned about our own club-level officer positions and will use that new information to make our Club even better!
The theme of this year’s Fall RTC’s was “Reach for the Stars with Service”. Attendees listened to informational speeches and workshops while looking at space-themed decorations and thinking about the endless possibilities in our universe for service.
We highly encourage all members and officers to attend a Regional Training Conference while being a member of the club. It is an easy way to learn about inspiration and service while having fun and meeting new people.
Here, Marlee Birnberg, Sylvia Levy, Bria Metivier
and Chaerin Ahn (L to R) enjoy themselves at
the North RTC at Roxbury High School while
learning about the greater Key Club
community.
What Key Club Does
Service in Our Community
Service Worldwide
Want to know more? Our club: http://millburnkeyclub.webs.com/ New Jersey District: http://njkeyclub.org/ Key Club International: http://keyclub.org/home.aspx/
Our club, along with all other Key Clubs Internationally, is raising money to buy immunizations for mothers and children suffering with maternal/neonatal tetanus, or MNT. The goal: to eliminate this disease.
Some of the money we raise goes to this cause which provides for the care and help for babies with birth defects. Our school also has an independent march of dimes club, which we are in contact with.
Annually, we collect food and money from shoppers at the local Shoprite stores and from homerooms at our high school around Thanksgiving and Christmas. This food goes to the Hillside Food Bank, about 20-30 minutes away from Millburn-Short Hills.
As a state, members of New Jersey Key Clubs raise money and supplies for this organization which helps Children’s’ hospitals in the state stay financially healthy and good environments for sick kids. Our club also visits the local Children’s Specialized Hospital a few times a year.
Our club also helps out around Essex County. We go to the annual Back-to-School Night and read to children at the local library. Members also volunteer at nursing homes and elementary schools.
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2012-2013 Board:
President
Marlee Birnberg
Vice President
Chaerin Ahn
Recording Secretary
Ashley Wu
Corresponding Secretary
Lyndsay Wittenberg
Treasurer
Harsimran Minhas
Editor
Sylvia Levy
Webmaster
Lindsey Jones
Advisor
Neil Cooperman
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Hello Everyone!
I would just like to start off by saying that September was a very successful month for Eliminate. Not only did we raise money with the Red Mango night on the first night of school, but we also raised money from a raffle in the last week of September. We made a whopping $76.60, which is enough to save 43 lives! Honestly, I think that is AMAZING! I would like to thank all of you who participated in the fundraisers and helped out.
October is going to be a fun filled month as well. There is the ever so exciting Fall Rally, where you get to spend the whole day at Six Flags with your friends. There is also the annual Talent Show, which is always so much fun to attend and participate in. My favorite event, the Car Wash, is also in October. And lastly, there is a wonderful fundraiser planned for Eliminate again.
I look forward to seeing you all participate this month in our various events! I wish you all a fun October!
