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THE OFFICIAL KEY CLUB NEWSLETTER OF BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
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JULY 2012
VOL. 4 / ISSUE 4
WE FEEL GOOD. WE FEEL MAD GOOD. AND WHAT?!
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
THE 2012-2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD
JULY EVENTS
KEY CLUB CHEERS
CONTACT INFORMATION 17
OUR CLUB’S VIPS
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DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
IN THIS ISSUE
02 CARING—OUR WAY OF LIFE
FUN & GAMES
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THE 2012-2013 EXECUTIVE CABINET
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
KEY CLUB
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HEY BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUB, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I hope you all have been having a wonderful summer and keeping cool in the heat! A big thank
you goes out to all the dedicated members who have been attending summer events. July was full
of Key Club activities, so I hope there was at least one event that appealed to you! If you weren’t
able to attend any, you can peruse this month’s newsletter for recaps of what you’ve been missing
out on.
As August approaches, the board has been planning even more events for all you guys to partici-
pate in. Be on the lookout for our 3rd Annual Coney Island Beach Clean-Up! Also, we will be releas-
ing the 2012-2013 membership application form soon. Start saving up for your $13 dues! In addition,
make sure to check your emails frequently for updates and news. Don’t forget visit our website
thetechkey.com from time to time. Webmaster Tina is constantly making changes!
As a reminder, I’m always accepting articles and images! Keep sending in your thoughts about
events. Let me know what new experiences you had, what your favorite parts about the event
were, and just anything you would like to share with the rest of Key Club! You may get to see your
name in print in next month’s newsletter. If you don’t like to write, bring your camera along to events
so you’ll have images to email in when you get home. Easy +5 points! You can e-mail me anytime at
[email protected] and send photographs to [email protected].
Thank you for reading!
Yours in the spirit of service,
Sharon Cai
Bulletin Editor 2012-2013
COVER PHOTO CREDIT: TINA GAO
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2012-2013
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PRESIDENT HAN-CHANG KIM VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTINE HE
TREASURER ALEX MOK
BULLETIN EDITOR SHARON CAI WEBMASTER TINA GAO
SECRETARY TIFFANY LEUNG
EXECUTIVE CABINET 2012-2013
KEY CLUB
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ADVOCACY KAIWUI YE COMMUNICATIONS SUNDY HE TRAD SCRAP AMANDA LIU
DISTRICT FUNDRAISING SONIA SAAKIAN HOME FUNDRAISING WEI LI INDUCTION FUNDRAISING JENNIFER LEI
VISUAL MEDIA JOHNNY LEUNG
JOANNA HUANG OPPORTUNITIES HANNAH LU SCHOOL SERVICES EMMA COSTA
DORIS LIANG NON TRAD SCRAP JENNY LIN
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I had so much fun volunteering for the Asian-American Youth Center! I had a blast helping out with a
football tossing game, where kids try to throw a football through holes on a mat. It was great to see little
kids having so much fun. My station with Richard and Shijin was particularly popular because kids just
couldn't get enough of the game. Many of the same kids returned over and over again to our station,
and it was great to see them toss the footballs successfully through the holes. Although it was very humid
that day, I was so happy to help out and see the joy on everyone's faces - not only the kids, but also Key
Clubbers. It was a very tiring task to run back and forth fetching footballs, but I am glad that I was able
to help out at such a wonderful event.
— Sandy Mui
Established in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization, the Asian American
Youth Center (AAYC) has dedicated themselves to establishing a youth
community center in Chinatown. AAYC’s mission is “to build leadership
in the Asian American community by encouraging youth activity
through educational and recreational projects and enriching their ex-
periences as community members.” Every other year, the organization
hosts a summer field day at Columbus Park with the primary goals of rais-
ing money for the organization and to encourage kids to compete in
competitions and play carnival games. To learn more, visit aaycny.org.
AAYC 13TH ANNUAL SUMMER FIELD DAY
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JULY 14, 2012
The AAYC 13th Annual Summer Field Day for Kids was an outstanding event! Many volunteers and
dedicated members of the Brooklyn Tech Key Club showed up at this event. We also worked with
amazing members from other Key Clubs such as Midwood and Murrow. We helped out with setting
up tents, the games of skill, and assisting the relay races. We were also assigned to stations to host
the physical activities/games. I thought it was great that so many people took the time to come
out to volunteer for AAYC and to encourage kids to have fun outdoors.
— Kaiwui Ye
PICTURE CREDIT: HANNAH LU, NABIB AHMED
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PREPARE MEALS FOR THE SICK
JULY 16, 2012
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
Founded in 1985 by a woman who began delivering food on her bicycle to a man dying from
AIDS, God’s Love We Deliver now cooks over 4,000 meals each day and delivers them to clients in
the tri-state area. It is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated “to improving the health
and well-being of men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious ill-
nesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.” Meals are tailored to the clients’ needs, overseen
by a team of dietians, and God’s Love We Deliver receive help of over 7,000 volunteers annually.
To learn more about what they do, check out www.glwd.org/.
KEY CLUB
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JULY 21, 2012
BBPC PARK COUNTS
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition strives to build a world-class park on the Brooklyn
waterfront through advocacy and public education, hoping to create the ideal
destination for Brooklynites, other NYC residents, and tourists. At BBPC Park Counts,
members volunteered to count the number of people that visit the park each day.
Check out what Brooklyn Bridge Park has to offer at www.brooklynbridgepark.org/.
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CPC WALKATHON
JULY 22, 2012
PICTURE CREDIT: TINA GAO
The Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC), then known as the Chinatown Planning Council,
was founded in 1965 as a community-based organization dedicated to aiding the influx of Chinese
immigrants. Their biennial walkathons aim to fundraise for their many social service programs, to pro-
mote healthy living, to educate the community, and much more. This year’s walkathon was themed
“One Community. One Goal. Walk For Our Future.” Attendees convened at Columbus Park, China-
town before walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Plaza and back for a family day fair to
collect prizes. Want to know more about what this organization does? Visit http://cpc-nyc.org/.
KEY CLUB
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JULY 27, 2012
PROSPECT PARK RESTORATION
PICTURE CREDIT: HAN-CHANG KIM
Prospect Park was created in the 1860s and has been serving a rap-
idly growing urban population ever since. Sponsored by the Prospect
Park Alliance, The Weekend Woodland Corps is a team of volunteers
committed to the ongoing restoration of Prospect Park’s woodlands.
Organized and led by LTG Helen Wong, Key Clubbers from division 9 spent the day in the sun clean-
ing the park, planting new trees, and working alongside multiple organizations. See what the park
has to offer at www.prospectpark.org/.
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JULY 30, 2012
BENSONHURST & BATH BEACH CLEAN-UP
PICTURE CREDIT: LAWRENCE CHERKASOV
As part of Assemblyman William Colton’s ongoing “Speak-Up & Clean-Up” campaign, over 150
people from various neighborhood groups showed up to participate in the clean-up project in
Bensonhurst and Bath Beach. Volunteers ranged from the Boy Scouts to division 9 Key Clubs. Spon-
sored by the Department of Sanitation and Home Depot, participants were able to sweep the
streets around Bensonhurst Park, 86th Street, Bath Avenue, and Bay Parkway. This marks Assembly-
man Colton’s fifth initiative in his campaign.
KEY CLUB
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DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
DISTRICT NEWS
nydkc.org
District webmaster Barry Lee has been busy making changes and updates to
the district website, so make sure to take a look! You can now view the pro-
jects for the 2012-2013 service year and find out what your district board and
lieutenant governors favorites are and where their Key Club roots are. Also,
take a moment to listen to what Governor Daniel has to say in his first “The
New York Minute” video.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Credit: nydkc.org
Meet International Trustee Jack Vielhauer “We are DELTA, we are the change in the world!”
Read his message to the mighty New York District on nydkc.org
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FUN & GAMES
H Y L U J Q P X X W E V T Y U
O Z N I R J R X X D G A V L D
P C T S B Q O R X N D D V B N
L Q D U O R S A R G I S S E O
A Y Q M A P P I Q K R X N N H
N K B M A B E P Y L B C O S T
T B T E S E C K T U N P I O A
I N Z R S K T C M H Y X T N K
N H D R B E P V Q I L T A H L
G T R E E S A J F O K F N U A
X W C E C W R V C J O V O R W
V B L Y U O K X H R O O D S C
P D P U N A E L C D R R P T P
C O M M U N I T Y U B M B U C
J J X H C A E B H T A B J U I
Bath Beach
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn Bridge
Clean Up
Community
CPC Walkathon
Donations
July
Planting
Prospect Park
Summer
Trees
JULY WORDSEARCH Find all 12 words and
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KEY CLUB
New York District Key Club Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?!
We feel good! OH, we feel so good. OH!
*pelvic thrust*
Our Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?!
We feel good. We feel MAD good.
AND WHAT?
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 to combat all forces which tend to
undermine these institutions
Beaver Call Beaver one, beaver all, let’s all do the beaver call!
Beaver two, beaver three, let’s all climb the beaver tree!
Beaver four, beaver five, let’s all the beaver jive!
Beaver six, beaver seven, let’s all go to beaver heaven!
Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! IT’S BEAVER TIME!
Go beaver! Go beaver! Go beaver!
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KEY CLUB CHEERS
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FROM THE MAPLETON KIWIANIS
MR. WEISS
BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUB ADVISERS
MR. NEURINGER MRS. NEURINGER
KIWANIS COMMITTEE
REPRESENTATIVE
MR. GIOIA
MR. MORGAN MRS. BARANOWSKI MS. MCKINNON
OUR CLUB’S VIPS
MS. MULTARI
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WEBSITE thetechkey.com
GENERAL EMAIL [email protected]
PRESIDENT HAN-CHANG KIM [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTINE HE [email protected]
SECRETARY TIFFANY LEUNG [email protected]
TREASURER ALEXANDER MOK [email protected]
EDITOR SHARON CAI [email protected]
WEBMASTER TINA GAO [email protected]
IMAGES [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION OUR CLUB’S VIPS
3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDANAPOLIS, IN 45268 USA 317-875-8755 US AND CANADA: 800-KIWANIS
www.keyclub.org
THANKS FOR READING!