Officer Bonding
JS, Murrieta Mesa, D37N
On July fifth, our Murrieta Mesa Key Club executive board hosted a fun and exciting Officer Snack Pack event. The purpose of this event is to help bond our club officers closer together all while we bake delicious cookies for firefighters in Murrieta. In attendance were our division treasurer and club president (Addison Minsch), club vice president (Talia Do), division head spirit coordinator and club treasurer (Nicholas Trinh), club secretary (Rebecca Song), and our club media editor (Sophia Sam). Our board decided to split our baking roles into two teams—one team for combining dry ingredients and another team for mixing the wet ingredients—to increase efficiency and productivity. After careful consideration and browsing over the endless cookie recipes in our cookbook, we ultimately settled on baking classic chocolate chip cookies; a widely considered fan favorite. Throughout the baking process, our team followed our cookbook’s recipe to a T. The completed result was the perfect chocolate chip cookies—crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Later, our executive board drove to Murrieta Firefighter Station #2, and we hand-delivered the cookies to their firefighters. The firefighters were very appreciative of our gesture and they were very eager to share them amongst the rest of their staff. Our board had plenty of fun and laughter throughout this Officer Snack Pack event, and we hope to host another fun snack pack event sometime in the near future!!
St. Jerome's Church Food Distribution
KJ, Albany & El Cerrito, D02N
On a Wednesday morning, July 9th, Key Clubbers from Albany and El Cerrito volunteered at an interclub service together. At St. Jerome Church in El Cerrito, we helped out at a food pantry that feeds people in need twice a month. There were many kind volunteers helping us, ranging from young children to senior citizens. We started out by organizing various types of breads, produce, meats, and packaged goods into boxes so that it would be easier for people to find what food they needed. While we were working on that, some of the other members helped hang secondhand clothing on a rack, since we were also going to give out free clothing to the people. When everyone finished organizing all the food and clothing, the food pantry opened. A long line of parents and families wrapped around the church, ready to receive food. For the second part of our service, each volunteer helped hold the food for the families as they walked along the line of food. Then, we helped bring the groceries to the cars of the families in case they were physically unable to do so themselves. The families were very appreciative of us volunteers helping them out. Overall, I really enjoyed volunteering at this food distribution event with El Cerrito Key Club. Events like these bring members from Albany and El Cerrito Key Clubs closer together, and I hope to attend another service like this soon in the future!
Aktion Club Fundraiser
SR, Clovis North, D05N
Two DLT members (Surphancy and DJ) and I attended the 21st Annual Aktion Club Fundraiser! We participated in a triathlon which included basketball, bocce ball, and a bean bag toss. Our team placed 3rd overall while I got first in the bean bag toss and Surphancy won the watermelon eating contest! We had a really great time with other members of the Kiwanis Family, and we were very grateful for the opportunity to attend.
Ala Moana Beach Park Cleanup
JV. Kapoliki, D22K
On Sunday, July 20, Kapolei Key Club participated in the inter division service project with Division 22 Hikina. The first round of this service project started at 9:10 am. Members were split off into different groups that consisted of a mix with Division 22 Komohana members and Division 22 Hikina members. Members received trash bags and tongs. Key Clubbers then moved to different areas to start picking up trash like food wrappers, plastic, and straws. Members took a break for ten minutes. The second round of this service project was at 10:05 am. Members took off with the same group from the first round. We wrapped up the service project at 10:50 am to prepare for the social activities.
Classroom Cleanup
CT, Kearny, D21E
On August 8, Kearny key club members had the opportunity to go onto campus to help with classroom organizing/cleanup. The event let us help teachers prepare their classroom for the upcoming school year. Members helped wipe down desks, scrape old tape marks, and unbox materials for the classroom. The event lasted for three hours with the President, 5 board members, and 5 members present. Some members worked in the storage room stacking papers, putting art supplies in one area, and wiping off the storage racks. A lot of the members switched roles midway to continue helping the harder tasks in the class after they were finished. By the end of the event the class was ready for the upcoming art students with everything neat and organized. This event allowed us to do service for our school while also helping a teacher have an early start to the school year with a clean room and set up class.
