The Judges' Pick

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The Judges’ Pick

Cardozo Key Club | Volume I | Issue VI | September 2014

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Editor’s Note: Hey Guys! September is over! You survived the first month of school! Be proud of yourself! I hope all has been well, classes are going great, schedules are perfect, and you aren’t too stressed with school. The Key Club year as officially started for Cardozo Key Club and it has already started off amazing!

Starting off this new year with a brand new layout that I hope you guys find much cooler! I’m trying to change it up a little bit so that it’s easier to read. Feel free to comment and/or complain about anything that you see. I am always open for new suggestions! I want to keep improving this newsletter just for you guys! Thanks again for helping me out by sending in your articles! It really means a lot! I hope to see you guys at the first meeting! Happy Key Clubbing!

Yours in Caring and Service, Joelle Chaves 2014-2015 Key Club Bulletin Editor Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

Table of Contents: 2 | Editor’s Note

3 |Sidesplitting September

- 4th Annual Kiwanis Family Picnic o By: Michelle Tam

4 | Sidesplitting September

- Light the Night o By: Rochelle Mendonca


- Fall Rally o By: Sharon Liao


- Walk to End Alzheimer’s o By: Stephanie Chen

7 | Check Us Out!

8 | How Good Was Cardozo This Month?

9 | Let’s Talk Future

10 | Now A Word From Our President

11 | Where To Reach Us

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Sidesplitting September

4th Annual New York Kiwanis Picnic

By: Michelle Tam

I thought that September 20th would just be another normal picnic or gathering

of Key Clubbers, but I’m glad I was wrong. The 4th Annual New York Kiwanis Picnic

was held at Cunningham Park; 10 Key Clubs, 7 Circle K clubs, and 1 Kiwanis Club

attended. We were able to raise $347 for the Eliminate Project! We had different games

and ice breakers to meet other people who shared the same passion of doing service.

First, we were randomly split into three groups. The first activity involved one person

wearing a trash bag top; we had to use duct tape to design it based on the different

scenarios within a limited amount of time. Another activity involved two people

representing each group. Each person had to put a cracker on his or her forehead and

use only his or her facial muscles to move the cracker and eat it, however, each cracker

that was dropped lead to a penalty. Another activity was transporting water from one

bucket to another bucket in a long distance using a cup or their hands. At the end, there

was an auction to pie those of higher office with whipped cream or shaving cream to

raise money for the Eliminate Project. Despite the numerous amount of bees within the

park, I really enjoyed the event, being able to meet new people and build up on existing

friendships.

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Light the Night By: Rochelle Mendonca

This was officially my first event that started my last year in Key Club. It sounds sad to

put it that way, but I know this event was the start to the best Key Club year ever! As per usual,

we got lost during our way there, but this one was on me (sorry, again!). After a hectic ride

there, we finally got to Forest Park where many people were reminded of the walk from the year

before. This was my first Light the Night walk, and I was determined to make the most of it.

We took advantage of that bright sunny afternoon by recreating pictures of last year’s walk, and

talking new pictures with our Key Club sign, polaroid frame, and fake mustaches, all made by

our wonderful editor! It started getting dark around 7 o’clock, and that’s when the walk finally

started! I had the honor of holding the Key Club sign, for the most part, while people lit the

way with their “magically” lit balloons. To this day, I’m still not sure how long the walk was,

but because I was around such great people, it didn’t even seem long. When we got back to our

starting point, we finished off our evening by taking a group picture. After several fails, we

finally got a few great shots that showed off the people that truly care for Key Club. Overall, I

wanted to thank everyone for coming. Thanks to you guys we raised $89! I hope to see

everyone soon at future meetings, walks, and events!

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From new people to amazing workshops, New York City Fall Rally held on September

27 from 9:30-4:00 was one of the most amazing events I had been to during my two years as a

Key Club member. Key Clubbers from Division 8, 8-A, 9, 10,11 and 12 gathered in Stuyvesant

High School to learn more about Key Club. At this event I was able to meet a lot of new

people and was able to learn more about board position responsibilities as well as projects that

Key Club is involved in such as the Thirst Project. Before hearing about this project I didn’t

know or even thought about how many people suffered and died from water- contamination

related diseases. We were able to hear from the Co-Coordinator of the Education Outreach

Department of the Thirst Project, Evan Wesley and after hearing his presentation it really made

me want to do something to help these kids and families that have to walk for hours just to

drink dirty water. We were also provided with many fun and informative workshops. I attended

the Membership Recruitment workshop, which gave tips on how to get people interested in

joining Key Club, how to make them stay and reasons as to why they leave, therefore how to

improve the club. I also attended the workshop for President/VP and learned about the

responsibility of being a Club Officer. Then I attended the workshop for Balancing Key Club,

School and Life, which was very useful because as teenagers we have a lot on our plate and we

definitely need some tips on how to balance everything. Lastly I attended Keeping it Classy, a

workshop explaining how to always stay professional and classy while having fun and helping

those less fortunate than us. Attending this event only made me love Key Club even more and

made me want to further engage in the club!

Fall Rally By: Sharon Liao

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Walk To End Alzheimer’s By: Stephanie Chen

On September 28, 2014, Key Club went on an event at Corona Park. To create

awareness of diseases and help by donating for research purposes, we attended the Walk to End

Alzheimer’s. Today was a day of fun and excitement with many other Key Club members of

Cardozo.

While we were waiting for the event to begin, we played a friendly game of tag. Even

before the start of the event us members were already having fun together. As people passed by,

they watched us laughing and running around acting like our usual crazy selves, each with a

smile on our faces. Around our big family was a happy atmosphere where pictures were taken

and videos were recorded. Sadly, not all the Key Club members were able to attend, but we still

had fun.

My favorite part of the walk was sightseeing during the 2-mile journey and going to the

carousel, a free ride from the event. We passed the Unisphere and saw the Citi Field Stadium,

with people leaving the train station, excited for the Mets game.

I would recommend this event to my friends and family, as well as acquaintances. It was

enjoyable and there were volunteers cheering on the sidelines, to keep everybody excited and

motivated as we walk to support those with Alzheimer’s, people we know with Alzheimer’s, and

as someone with Alzheimer’s.

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Check Us Out!

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How Good Was Cardozo This Month?

Event Name: Date: # of Members # of Hours Money Collected

4th Annual Kiwanis Family Picnic

09/20 2 Members 5 hours |Total of 10 hours

No Money Collected

Light The Night 09/20 43 Members 5 hours | Total of 215 hours

$2 (or more) per member | $89

Fall Rally 09/27 4 Members 9 hours each | Total of 36 hours

No Money Collected

Walk To End Alzheimer’s

09/28 5 Members 5 hours each | Total of 25 hours

No Money Collected

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67th Annual Leadership Training Conference Do you want to learn more about Key Club? Want to meet Key Clubbers from all over New York State?! Do you want to have one of the most memorable weekends of your whole entire life?! Then you should come to the 67th Annual Leadership Training Conference in Albany from March 27th – 29th. LTC is definitely the most amazing experiences you can ever have as a Key Clubber!! Come join in the fun! Ask your home club board members to get more information or visit http://nydkc.org !

Let’s Talk Future

Division 8 Events Breast Cancer Walk Where: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park When: Saturday, October 19th 2014 Time: 9:00am-2:00pm October Divisional Where: Forest Hills Library When: Wednesday, October 15th Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Cardozo Events First Meeting When: October 7th Where: Right Rear Auditorium Time: 3:00pm

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Now A Word From Our President! Hey Cardozo Key Club!

So, another school year has started and I hope that everyone has been doing well! Shout out

to my seniors…anyone feeling the senioritis and stress of college apps and essays yet? I know I’m

starting to stress but I know we can get through this guys! Even though attending Key Club events

involves getting up early in the morning instead of sleeping in, I really love to attend events. I don’t

see volunteering or attending events as “work”, I find it as a way of just enjoying myself while

having fun, it’s also one of my escapes from the stress from the heavy school workload. I hope that

as the school year starts running again that even though we may all be busy dealing with our own

individual stresses, I hope that we can have more events for you guys that you guys will attend and

enjoy.

Our school’s club fair is on September 30th…I really hope that we are able to recruit even

more members and make our K-family even bigger than it already is. I just want to thank you guys

for coming out to Light the Night on the 20th, I hope you guys enjoyed the event like I did! I really

appreciate that you guys came out so late and stayed out late just to attend the event, it really

means so much. I hope that I can see old and new faces at our first meeting on October 7th!

Thank you guys so much for all your hard work, because without you guys, our Key Club wouldn’t

even exist and so many more people would be facing different diseases and causes. I hope to see

you guys soon! Love and miss you all!

Yours in caring and service,

Michelle Tam

2014-2015 Club President

Benjamin N. Cardozo Key Club

New York District Division 8

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Where to reach us:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://bnchskc.weebly.com

Benjamin N. Cardozo Key Club Board Members

New York District Division 8 Board Members

Website: http://div8kc.wix.com/d8kc

President Michelle Tam Number: (646)-‐479-‐5935 Email: [email protected]

Vice Preisdent Gulam Islam Number: (646)-‐240-‐1134 Email: [email protected]

Outer Secretary Chase Lin Number: (917)-‐969-‐3502 Email: [email protected]

Inner Secretary Rochelle Mendonca

Number: (347)-‐249-‐3941 Email: [email protected]

Treasurer Samantha Chan Number: (718)-‐404-‐6159 Email: [email protected]

Bulletin Editor Joelle Chaves

Number: (212)-‐361-‐9804 Email: [email protected]

Webmaster Jacky Liu Number: (718)-‐651-‐3356 Email: [email protected]

Lieutenant Governor Henry Wang


Executive Assistant Kelly Song


Division Secretary Porsche Lee


Division Bulletin Editor


Division Webmaster


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