November Update

Hey Key Clubbers!

So, I've decided I'm going to update this once a month. I will update this after the first meeting of the month because at the second meeting, I hand out newsletters.

Thus, commence the announcements!

Firstly, if you haven't already, please hand in your UNICEF boxes. If you forgot at the last meeting, bring it to the next meeting. For those who attended the Spastic Paralysis field trip, thank you very much, and I hope you enjoyed the presentations. I hope that the presentations gave you some insight on part of what we help to fundraise for in Key Club. Also, if you haven't yet let Ida know that you're going to Bowl-A-Thon, you have until tomorrow to do that.

Projects:

1. Bowl-A-Thon
    When: Sunday, November 20th, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m
    Where: Fireside Bowl (2646 West Fullerton)
    Description: Come bowl for Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation! The cost is $22, but you can't put a cost on advancing medicine to help better the chances of people's lives with Spastic Paralysis! We do need you to get pledges, however, or else it wouldn't be a fundraiser!
2. Middle School Science Fair Judging
    When: December 7
    Where: 5255 South State Street
    Description: We will be judging middle school students' science fair. The catch is that you need to find your own ride there and back because the project is at Beasley Elementary School. It's a school day, but you'll be signed out all day.

3.    Lincoln Park Zoolights

Date: Nov. 25^th, 26^th, or 27^th [Fri. – Sun.] Time: 4:45 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Lincoln Park Zoo [Primate House]

Volunteer groups will facilitate fun, holiday crafts in the Primate House.

 Individual volunteers will help in our Members’ Lounge where they will facilitate crafts and pass out hot chocolate and winter treats.

Sign up for projects!!
Yours in Service,
Adrienne Chung
Editor

First Meeting Wrap-Up

Hello my lovely Key Clubbers!


I am very sorry for having the website updated much earlier than this. It was really nice to see all of your wonderful faces at the Key club meeting.


At the last meeting, we were introduced our club and what we do in the club. We introduced what our club stands for and what we do, exactly. I do hope that you were able to meet most of the board members and our wonderful Kiwanis adviser, Nikki at the meeting. Remember that if you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask any of the board members, Nikki, or Mr. Bauer!


The upcoming projects and events are:

Open Streets

Date: Oct. 1st (Sat.) [SAT Test date, FYI]

Location: State Street; from Lake to Van Buren [exact location TBA]

Time: 9:30 AM - 3 PM

Description: We will be working at "activity stations.  That way you’ll be around all the fun!  I know activity stations we are working on "include a pool made from a transformed dumpster, a skate park, yoga station, scavenger hunt, break dancing, etc." This is one of the few special projects that gives our club funding, so volunteers who sign up and show up ON TIME will receive BONUS HOURS. 

Peanut Day

Date: Sept. 23^rd/24^th                                                

Time: varies; refer to sign up sheet attached

Location: Ogilvie Transportation Center                       

Description: Help out Key Club in our annual Peanut day! There will be an opportunity to earn up to 2X the HOURS YOU EARNED! How? You will find out once you sign up!

WY Fall Carnival – Sales

Date: Sept. 23^rd-25^th                                    

Time: varies; refer to sign up sheet attached

Location: At school!                                               

Description: Come and help Key Club sell puppy chow at the school carnival!

Teen Advisory Panel Internship

Date: First Meeting Sept. 29^th then meet every other Thursday (from 6-7PM)

Location: Youth Center (2301 S. Archer Ave., Unit #3 Chicago, IL 60616)

Description: Help our community become tobacco-free with CASAP's (Coalition for Asian Substance Abuse Prevention) Teen Advisory Panel. You will be working with a group of 4-5 interns on a media advocacy piece (such as a video PSA, printed poster, or web page) to promote an anti-tobacco to other youth in the community! 

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k walk

When: Sunday, October 16.  

Time: 6AM – 11PM 
Location: Montrose Harbor
Description: Help out at gear check at the 5k walk to support breast cancer research, advocacy, and patient services in order to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays for everyone!

Healthy Places To Walk Project

Time: 10AM – 12:30 PM

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Location: (2301 S. Archer Ave., Unit #3 Chicago, IL 60616)

Description: Help our community become safer and healthier with Project: VISION and the Asian Health Coalition by making it safer and easier to walk and bike to the city’s parks and along the streets in order to improve opportunities for physical activity. Students will be trained to do the assessment, form teams, and conduct the assessment around the schools and parks in our community. Students MUST attend all four workshops. There will also be food provided during the workshops.

Children’s Memorial Hospital

Date: Nov. 14^th (Mon.)                                            

Time:  9:30 AM – 1PM

Location: Children’s Memorial Hospital

Description: This is not a service project. This is a field trip! Come learn about Spastic Paralysis and other cool science/medical-stuff! Students who attend will be signed out and there is a $10 fee with it (if you were to also buy lunch; bringing your own lunch = $5 roughly.. Sign ups will be closed on Oct. 11^th.


If you would  like to sign up for any projects, leave us a comment here, or email us at our club email:  wykeyclub@gmail.com and tell us which project you want to go to. Otherwise, until next time, dear Key Clubbers! 


Adrienne Chung
2011-2012 Editor

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First Post of the Summer!

Hello my lovely Key Clubbers!


This summer we will always be keeping you posted on this blog. We're going to tell you all about the projects and fun social event's we'll be having throughout the summer. Also, we'll be posting regular reminders about things like dues and hours too.


Reminders:
-Dues: Dues are $13 again this year and are due to Julia (our treasurer), anytime before November!


-Hours: Cristina (our statistical secretary) would like to remind you that if you go to a project and there is no board member there, make a sign-in sheet and give it to Cristina AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (not a month later). Please don't wait until the last minute to email her and tell her you were there or give her the sign-in sheet because there may be a chance that you don't get your well-deserved hours. On that note, you can either email Cristina at cristinaliang15@gmail.com or email our Whitney Young Key Club email at wykeyclub@gmail.com. ALSO, remember that when you sign the sign-in sheet, make sure to put your official name, which is the one the school recognizes you by. If you don't put your official name, you might not get your hours because the attendance office may get confused.


-Summer sign-ups: If you would like to be put on the summer sign-ups list, please email us at the Key Club email.


Projects and Fun Stuff:


1. North Avenue Beach Social! 
    Date: June 16th (Thursday)

    Time: 11:00 AM - 5 PM [at the Beach]

    Location: North Ave. Beach

    We are going to the beach! It's summer! It's time to have some fun with friends and other Key Clubbers. Bring as many friends as you like and have fun together! Those in the Bridgeport area can join the Key Club board and others at the Halsted Orange Line at 10:30AM and we can all go together. 

     We will probably also go out and eat afterwards; feel free to join us (but you will pay for your own meal).

2. Camp Independence

    Date: July 21st (Thurs.)

    Time: 7 AM - 5 PM (with transportation)

    Location: FAR! However, transportation is provided (<that's really rare; just sayin')

    What is it?

    Okay, this is a MAJOR project for Spastic Paralysis. You will be going to a very far away place where there's a camp, which is basically where ALL our club money goes to. You will get a nice tour around Camp Independence, talk to some of the campers who have Spina Bifida (disease) and benefit from this camp, then eat lunch, attend a Spastic Paralysis meeting, and end with a mini-service project. This project has limited availability and only 4 members can go, but also, we are giving priority to the underclassmen. 

That's about all we have for you right now, but don't forget to keep checking back here regularly for announcements and new projects/social events! You know the drill, sign up here or email us at our email! 

Have a safe and fun summer!

Yours in Service,

Adrienne Chung

Whitney Young Key Club Editor 2011-2012

The Taste of Whitney Young

The Taste of Whitney Young was quite a success! We'd like to thank everyone for supporting us; whether you donated or bought food, you helped us a lot! A special thanks to Sprinkles Cupcakes, Jewel-Osco (near Grand), and Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins for the wonderful donations! The money we raised will be used to continue serving the community, especially through Kids Against Hunger and The ELIMINATE Project.

We really couldn't have done it without you!

Yours in Service,

Julia Mei

'11-'12 Whitney Young Key Club Treasurer

Post-Meeting (4/14/11) and Installation Banquet

Hey Key Clubbers!

In case you missed the meeting, let's fill you on the announcements made at the meeting.

Firstly, you missed some awesome cake. Thanks, Linda! Also, it was the first meeting run by this year's newly elected board. Good job and congratulations on your first successfully run Key Club meeting as president!

We had a review of DCON, and we congratulate Nikki, our awesome Kiwanis sponsor, who won the Payton/Kay/Blunt Outstanding Kiwanis Adviser award, and our own past-immediate president, Connie Wong, who won the Matching Grant Scholarship! Let's not forget our own Jeanne Hou, who is now the Lieutenant Governor of Division 3. We're very proud of all of you!

Yesterday, we had our annual Key Club installation banquet at Lee Wing Wah Restaurant to retire the old board members and install the new board members. Our past-immediate Lieutenant Governor, Daisy Hernandez, was in attendance to retire and install the new board. We appreciate her dedication to our club for the past year.

Last, but definitely not least, Projects!

1. Run for the Cheetah (April 23rd [8 am])
    Location: Montrose Harbour
                     (Simonds/Montrose, SW corner of grove)
        -This race benefits the Cheetah Conservation Fund.

2. Kiwanis Bowl-a-thon (April 30th [3 pm])
    Location: Fireside Bowl
        -Come and bowl for service hours! The cost to attend is $20 per student. The $20 includes shoes, food, and bowling. This is a fundraiser for Kiwanis! Get people to pledge for you-- $ for how many pins you knock down, or have them pay you a flat fee.

3. Cinco de Miler (May 7th [TBA])
    Location: 39th and Oakwood
       -Help out at the race!

4. Tutoring at Logan Square Boys and Girls Club (Daily [After School])
     Location: 3228 W. Palmer St.
                      Chicago, IL 60647
       -Go whenever it's convenient for you! The center is open until 7 pm on weekdays. When you get there, ask for Mr. Stephan. There will be a sign-in for you there.

Sign up for projects via this blogspot by posting in the comments, or sign up by emailing us back!

Welcome!!

Hola Key Clubbers!

Welcome to a new year here at Key Club. This year, we're all about you: the Key Clubbers. Thus, we want YOU to tell us what you want to see in us as leaders and what you want us to do differently as far as the logistics of running the club. Also, this year in Key Club is all about helping to build the future. So, our mini-theme this year is going to be about building a stronger foundation to build a better future.

This year, since we're all about communication with one another, we'll be updating the bulletin board (located near red house and across from the library) regularly, updating this blog at least once a week, if not more, sending out more emails, using the Facebook group, and we'll be doing regular newsletters.

For the newsletters, Anna will be responsible for weekly newsletters, and I, Adrienne, will be responsible for doing monthly newsletters.

As far as this blog goes, we will be allowing Key Clubbers to sign up for projects by responding in the comments. That being said, there will be an update after every meeting to tell you what projects are coming up, so if you miss a meeting, you can find the list of projects here. There will also be regular updates on what's going on to fill you in on the happenings of the club.

In regards to the Facebook page, we will be putting the big announcements there. We will try to remind you when projects are coming up so that you guys will remember to attend them if you've signed up.

Like I said at the beginning, this year we will be expanding our communication skills. Get to know your other Key Clubbers and get to know the board members. I know we all want to get to know you!!

Yours in Service,
Adrienne Chung
'11-'12 Whitney Young Key Club Editor