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Cypress Falls Key Club December 2014TRANSCRIPT
Cypress
Falls Key
Club
Caring: Our Way of Life
December 2014
Volume 1 Issue 8
Key Club Pledge
I pledge, on my honor,
to uphold the Objects
of Key Club
International; to build
my home, school and
community; to serve my
nation and God; and
combat all forces which
tend to undermine
these institutions.
IN THIS ISSUE
-President’s
Publication & Editor’s
Note-2
-Officer Article-3, 4
-Club Shirts-5
-Officer Contact
Page-6
-District Officers
Contact Page-7
-Back Page-8
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“Alone we can do so little together we
can do so much.” –Helen Keller
Read more at
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/k
eywords/kindness.html#c9DWOC7Vx28
PEcIZ.99." -Pema Chodron
CONTACT US: Cypress Falls Key Club (Group)
@CypressFallsKeyClub
Cyfallskey.me
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Sammitha Says….
President’s Publication & Editor’s Note
Hey Key Clubbers,
I hope you all are having a happy new year! I
can’t wait to see all of you at our next meeting on
January 14th before or after school in the teaching
theatre. Remember that we are once again
accepting new members so be sure and tell your
friends! Returning members do not have to pay dues
but all new members must complete the new
member forms and pay their dues in room 2606.
Keep an eye out on Facebook and Reming101 for
more information on new events like the Eliminate
Pancake Breakfast and this year’s lock in. Remember
you are required to have 10 physical and 10 non-
physical or physical hours by the end of the year.
Meetings will be every other Wednesday before and
after school in the Teaching Theater. Make sure you
attend the events you signed and find the officer in-
charge of the event and sign in with. You must
attend all meetings in-order to remain a member.
Remember that DCON is coming up. Start thinking
about the contests and all the fun! Have a great
semester, and remember that you can be the
change you want to see in this world.
Yours in Service,
Sammitha Cheruvu
Hey Cy Falls!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s
break was fun filled with service!
Speaking of service now that it’s finally
the spring semester we can get more
prepared to go to DCON! DCON will be
happening sometime in early April so we
have lots of time to work on contests,
fundraise money, and most importantly:
decide who you’re going to room with!
Later on we will be having an
informational meeting all about DCON
so be on the lookout! Until next time, I
hope y’all have a wonderful year.
Yours in Service,
Matthew Stone
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Matthew’s Mail
The Kids Crazy (and Amazing)
Christmas Show
By Moselle Rodriguez9, Freshman Representative
On December 20th, I had just woken up from a crazy night with
my family, and was really contemplating on whether I should
really do ALL 3 shifts of this so-called “Crazy Christmas Show”.
Nevertheless, I got up early, ate some breakfast and headed
out to the Berry Center. Right away, when I arrived, a woman in
a huge Christmas sweater, an Aggies Santa hat, and a
Christmas necklace that literally lit up, asked for help inside the
theater. “Please, I need 3 volunteers” she said with a huge
smile. Eh what the heck I thought and rose my hand. I guess my
courage inspired some more people because 2 more people
raised their hands and shrugged. The woman led us to a
medium sized theater, filled with kids and adults with shirts that
read ‘puppeteer’. “These are the stars themselves!” the
Christmas sweater woman exclaimed. I walked past the
Puppeteers and looked at their carefully detailed puppets as
they posed to take a selfie with them. “Everyone! Get to your
places, BACKSTAGGEEE!” a man carrying a bald looking
puppet, yelled. The Puppeteers ran back, with puppets in
hand, and got to their places. Kids are going to adore this I
thought. People filled the seats, coming in with strollers and
toddlers. “There are plenty of awesome seats in the front,” we,
the volunteers said on cue. “Any good seats by the aisle?” a
young man in a red sweater, leading his family asked me.
“Sure, right there,” I pointed to a spot right in front of me. The
audience settled down as a man in an apron walked onto the
stage. During the show, and I have no shame in admitting this, I
laughed and laughed until I was almost in tears, (And between
you and me, the kids sitting near me looked at me like I was
crazy. Not even they laughed that hard.) And I was holding
myself back from singing along to the catchy songs. After the
performance, the couple sitting in front of me turned around
and asked if I had enjoyed the show. “It was absolutely
amazing!” I answered happily, feeling like a kid again. “Well, I
guess that’s my cue” he said, as he got up and walked to the
stage. His wife laughed as she looked at my hopelessly
confused face. “Good morning everyone thanks for coming! I
hope you enjoyed this show that was put on by various
talented members of my church.” The man with the red
sweater announced. My church, I repeated in my head, my
church. I giggled in my seat as I realized I had been
sitting right behind the pastor and director of
the show.
The Kids Crazy Christmas Show was not just
crazy, it was also amazing! And even if I don’t
volunteer for this event in the future, I will
definitely continue going to it! I would tell you
more about the show, but I’ve never been a 3
church. I giggled in my seat as I realized I had
been sitting right behind the pastor and director
of the show. The Kids Crazy Christmas Show was
not just crazy, it was also amazing! And even if I
don’t volunteer for this event in the future, I will
definitely continue going to it! I would tell you
more about the show, but I’ve never been a
spoiler! Hope you had happy and healthy
holidays!
The holiday season is all about giving. People of all backgrounds
take extra measures to give back to the community as a thank you
during this time of the year. This year, Key Club presented me with an
opportunity to serve families all over Houston who are unable to buy
gifts or make their own Christmas dinner, due to their current
financial state. The organizers of this event, City Wide Club, are
notorious for reaching out to those in need during the holidays,
including Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, because everyone
deserves an enjoyable time. There are many less fortunate
individuals that live around us, and spending my time to help them
has been one of the most rewarding gifts I could have received this
year. The volunteers were required to do a large range of things in
order for the event to run smoothly. From serving food and bussing
tables to handing out clothes, we did it all. Most of my time spent
during the event was at the men’s clothing section. Here, I met
many interesting, lighthearted people. When they came around and
looked at the clothes that were donated, they sang in a joking tune,
“ring around the collaaar!”. Almost all of the people that visited our
table thanked us for dedicating our Christmas Eve to the community,
regardless of who they were. One man even mentioned, “It’s a
wonderful thing you young people are doing, giving your time to
help…”, and it WAS honestly a wonderful experience. Every
volunteer working that day genuinely wanted to give the people
who came the best Christmas possible. In my opinion, that goal was
well achieved. This whole experience opened my eyes to things that
we sometimes overlook. It’s important to take time out your usual
routine and put others before you every now and then. During the
holiday season, most of our generation is often thinking about what
could receive from our family and friends, rather than what we
could give back. We are so, so lucky to be granted the opportunities
we have, and I feel that volunteering keeps us grounded. It reminds
us that we should devote what we can to help each other grow.
With that, 2014 has come to its end and 2015 is already here.
Another year to start over, a clean slate. It’s time to make our
resolutions 1080p and ACTUALLY carry them out…
A Very Merry Christmas
By Nadia Sahli10, Historian
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Cypress Falls Key Club Officers Contact Info
NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE
Sammitha Cheruvu President [email protected] 281-857-2149
Emily Salgado Vice President [email protected] 281-221-5302
Alea Hon Secretary [email protected] 832-758-7128
Chandler Yoon Treasurer [email protected] 832-955-2678
Matthew Stone Editor [email protected] 281-723-4549
Winnie Lu Assistant Secretary [email protected] 281-345-8237
NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE
Moselle Rodriguez 2018 Rep. [email protected] 832-531-2552
Kelly Duong 2017 Rep. [email protected] 832-418-7770
Casey Allen 2016 Rep. [email protected] 281-889-8736
Leslie Caron 2015 Rep [email protected] 832-755-7736
Brianna Gibson Head Historian [email protected] 713-865-6510
Nadia Sahli Historian [email protected] 832-613-4056
Ashley Flood Historian [email protected] 281-799-8232
Tahira Raza Historian [email protected] 281-658-0265
Annie Phan Historian [email protected] 832-348-3143
Alexis Heath Labay Builder’s Club Chairman [email protected] 281-979-5304
Mariana Verissimo Labay Builder’s Club [email protected] 713-471-2681
Fatou Jallow Aragon Builder’s Club Chairman [email protected] 832-620-4889
Syada Aragon Builder’s Club
Dorothy Nguyen Aragon Builder’s Club [email protected] 281-937-2152
Vivian Young Service Project [email protected] 832-620-2490
Angela Lam Service Project [email protected] 281-704-8616
Bidusi Service Projecct
Chaitra Kurati Fundraising [email protected] 832-646-4449
Bryan Tran Fundraising [email protected] 832-692-1139
Alan Yi Carpooling Chairman [email protected] 832-643-3322
Tiffany Hunter Social Officer [email protected] 630-788-2369
Elizabeth Yik Webmaster [email protected] 832-359-0952
Mai Tran Publicity [email protected] 832-775-6591
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Contact Info, cntd.
D3N LTG: Amy Jiang [email protected] 832-526-0598
Kiwanis Sponsor: Paula Hoffman [email protected]
Governor: Kaitlyn Wilson [email protected] 214-236-3271
Secretary: Samuel Kinnin [email protected] 325-998-6240
Treasurer: Colin Gonzales [email protected] 817-583-1171
Editor: Emily Zhao [email protected] 517-284-3234
Convention Liaison: Andrew Loh [email protected] 682-551-6461
Tech Producer: Bobby Thakkar [email protected] 214-602-7114
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