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.
Freshman Orientation
SQ, AACT, D23
On August 7th, Isabella Ramirez and I ran a key club table at the freshmen orientation for the opeing of Debbie Smith CTE Academy. It was loads of fun, a few other members of key club were also there to help advertise the club, and just in general help out the table. Many freshmen came up to the booth we were able to talk about what key club was, and really open their eyes to all the opportunities awaiting when you join key club!
