Welcome Key Clubbers!

The 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.

Introducing… The Two Freshman Representatives chosen were Arjun Rondla Shravya Sheish

REMEMBER! The only way to earn your credit for Key Club volunteer hours and social credits is to volunteer at/attend events offered by our Key Club! YOU NEED: -15 total hours -10 physical hours MINIMUN -2 social credits -2 meetings a semester (1 st meeting does not count!)

REMEMBER! The strike system is in place this year! Threeeee strikes and yerrrrrr out! If you receive three strikes, your semester hours cease to count and you will not be considered a member. You must sign up again in the spring (beginning of next semster) STRIKES INCLUDE: -Not meeting card requirements -Missing more than two meetings unless discussed -Not attending an event you signed up for -Misconduct at an event or meeting

Social Time!! Orange Leaf Come get your froyo!! Location: NW Fry Date and time: This Thurs, 3rd 4pm-8pm Just say that you are a part of Cypress Ranch Key Club! Bring a new toy for 1-11 year olds for the Santa Maria Hostel and receive a discount and one physical hour! THIS IS THE LAST SOCIAL BESIDES THE LAST KEY CLUB MEETING ON 12/16!! There are no excuses as to not having your social completed!

PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TURN IN UNICEF BOXES Raeven Sample Mia Villalpando Pete Agular Kelly Clifford Rachel Iselin Zachary Friderch Kaitlyn Sellnew Karla Montoya Giselle Montoya Micaela Ellis Sarah Al-Suaidi Dawson McCarthy Stephanie Diaz Anushka Gupta Go to Mrs. Vanmiddendorp’s room and make sure she takes your name down!

UNICEF Thanks to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and the Pumpkin Smash, we raised a total of $449.91!!! Thank you for your cooperation and contribution.

Presidential service award Description: The Presidential Service Award is an opportunity to help out in your community and be nationally recognized. You can include both Key Club and non-Key Club hours in the log for this award. You qualify for the lowest age group you were in any time of the CALENDAR YEAR. Kids (5-10) B-26 – 49 S-50 – 74 G-75 + Teens (11–15) 50 – 7475 – Young Adults (16-25) 100 – – Families and Groups* 200 – – 999 1,000+ * Two or more people, with each member contributing at least 25 hours toward the total

Instructions 1) Create an account with the following (use account from last year if you already made/have one) a) Go to “Get Involved”. b) Click “Volunteers”. c) Scroll to the bottom and click “Register”. d) Fill in the information and make an account. 2) Put in our club code as seen on the presidential log sheet posted on our website 3) Fill in your hours. 4) Print out your hour log and then highlight the total number of hours at the bottom. Then, turn it in to Ms. Garcia’s room before or after school with $5.

Do you have volunteer hours outside of Key Club? You should work towards… The Presidential Volunteer Service Award! Go to presidentialserviceawards.org and make an account and track your hours throughout the entire calendar year! You can include your Key Club hours as well as any outside hours. We will give you more information as the semester comes to an end!

Donation Drives Item Drive Participate in Donation opportunities for donation hours (up to 5). Please drop off all donations at meetings or Monday after school in Ms. Garcia’s room 3006 Bring a New Toy to our last meeting to receive 2 donation hour and 1 physical credits (MAX 5 toys) to give to Toys for Tots. Must be new and in packaging. Gender neutral items are always a safe choice We are still collecting yards of fleece and cotton shirts!

Need more donation hours? Coke Tabs! Bring in soda can tabs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. 1 FULL Ziploc bag = 1 donation hour Walmart Gift Cards! Key Club uses Walmart giftcards throughout the year for various occasions. Every $5 = 1 donation hour Need!

DCON!!!! DCON is coming up in April (sooner than you think!) What is DCON? – District Convention gathers Key Clubbers from around Texas and Oklahoma to Dallas in order to celebrate service and everyone’s accomplishments throughout the year! It is super fun to meet amazing people and recognize the change you make! Theme: Service: Mission Accepted! (Based on Mission Impossible) We will be hosting an informational meeting about DCON on Jan SOMETHING

Challenge Conversation on Conservation Switch from plastic water bottles to resulable! Why? Bottled water is not any healthier or cleaner than tap water, although the industry may claim, and its less expensive One plastic bottle can take hundreds of years to decompose; therefore, loading up our landfills for years at a time (Greeniac24) The production of one plastic bottle uses energy, omits toxins into the air, and uses more water to produce than actually put into the bottle for drinking Plastic bottles contain a harmful substance called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which is dangerous to human health (Greeniac24) It’s easy! Just reuse your plastic bottle throughout the day or use a purchased bottle!

Need extra physical hours? IF YOU’RE VOLUNTEERING AND TAKE PICTURES, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA PHYSICAL HOUR! TO EARN THE EXTRA HOUR, YOU MUST TAKE A MINIMUM OF 10 QUALITY PICTURES! Send to WRITE ARTICLES FOR HOURS! GO TO TOKEYCLUB.COM TO FIND THIS MONTH’S TOPICS! FOR EACH ARTICLE YOU WRITE, YOU CAN GET 2 PHYSICAL HOURS (MAX OF 2 ARTICLES)

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