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Judges’ Pick CARDOZO KEY CLUB | ISSUE I | APRIL 2014

Editor’s Note: Hey Guys, it’s your new editor Joelle Chaves!

I am so excited to welcome all of you to a new Key Club Year! First of all I just want to thank our immediate past board for getting Key Club to where it is now! They are the reason that we got Key Club back up to one of the biggest clubs in our school! If you see them anywhere give them a big high-five and ask them how they feel!

Now you might be wondering what this newsletter is for. It’s the board’s way of highlighting past events, giving recognition to members that have gone above and beyond and breaking the wall between communicating and connecting. We want to show how much we appreciate you guys coming to the events and meetings by putting you guys on a newsletter that will be seen by the home club, the division and maybe even the whole New York District!

That’s enough of an introduction! Let’s get down to business! Make sure you check out the rest of the newsletter to learn about what the other Key Clubbers have been up to!

Yours in Service, Joelle Chaves 2014-2015 Bulletin Editor Benjamin N. Cardozo Key Club New York District Division 8

Table of Contents: 2 | Editor’s Note 3 | The New Board 4 | The New Board

5 | All About April:

-‐Toddler Olympics by Kelly Song

-‐Amazing Race by Michelle Tam

-‐March of Dimes by Samantha Chan

6 | Let’s Shine a Light on:

-‐ NYCAASC by Gulam Islam

7 | All About April

-‐Purple Strides by Joelle Chaves

-‐Member of the Month | Jane Park

8 | Check us out!

9 | More Check us out!

10 | How good was Cardozo Key Club this month?

11 | Division News!! Read All About It!

12| Future Events: May

13 | Let’s Talk Big: ICON 2014

14 | President’s Message

15 | Contact Information

“Small keys unlock big things!” -President Michelle Tam

Want to know how The 66th Annual Leadership Training Conference went? Keep an eye out for the Special Event Issue of The Judges’ Pick!

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THE NEW BOARD Let’s give a warm welcome to the Cardozo Key Club Board of 2014-2015!

Here’s a little bit more about us:

President | Michelle Tam

Nicknames | The Small One, Princess, Flappy Bird, Prez

Likes | Music and Key Club

"Live your dream and share your passion with a smile."

Vice President | Gulam Islam

Nicknames | Goolam, Gum Gum, Gulag, Gummy Bear

Likes | Everything neat, being hard on people

“A good man fights for himself. A great man fights for everyone else.” – Philip DeFranco

Outer Secretary | Chase Lin

Nicknames | Chase, Chaser

Likes | Snapchatting, Food, Getting things done!

“Chase your dreams!”

Inner Secretary | Rochelle Mendonca

Nicknames | Roe, Ferrero Rochelle

Likes | Cute clothes, Shopping, Working Hard

“Keep moving forward.”

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Treasurer | Samantha Chan

Nicknames | Sam, Sammy, Chanpion, AweSam, “Sorry”

Likes | Fencing, Sleeping, Having Fun

“Ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind, or forgotten.”

Editor | Joelle Chaves

Nicknames | Joel, Pat, Patrick, #PrayForJoel, Patty

Likes | Making people laugh, Eating, Taking photos

“Oh that? Yeah I ruined that…go ahead you can laugh”

Webmaster | Jacky Liu

Nickname | JACKY!

Likes | Video Games, Being Quiet

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We all just want to thank you guys for making it possible for us to be your new board members! Each and every one of us is so grateful for that fact that we can serve you, and have another successful year for Cardozo Key Club. We would also like to thank our immediate past board members for getting the Cardozo Key Club where it is today. Without them we wouldn’t have gotten 200 dedicated and amazing members and be one of the biggest and successful clubs in Cardozo.

Let us all give the Cardozo Key Club Board of 2013-‐2014 a big “Thank You!” and a bitter “Goodbye!” You guys were the best and we were lucky to have been called your members!

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All About April

Photo Credits to Lillian Xie | Amazing Race

Photo Credits to Kelly Song | Toddler Olympics

Photo Credits to Samantha Chan| March Of Dimes

I have always been an avid children lover throughout my life. I believe that it stemmed from the fact that I am the only child, which causes me to be lonely at times. I was elated when I found out that there would be a Toddler Olympics held at Bayside High School on April 12th! I not only experienced the joy of working with children but also bonded with other key clubbers within my division. I believed that this event was a great “ice breaker” to the start of a new service year! It was a great opportunity for me to get to know other individuals with the same passion as I do! Furthermore, just to add an extra cherry on top, I made a new friend! His name is Andrew and he is a jubilant three year old who made my day the best volunteer event I could ever ask for! Bayside High School did a great job with this fundraising event for the Eliminate Project and I can’t wait to attend 2015’s Toddler’s Olympics!

-‐Kelly Song

The Amazing Race has not failed to surprise me once again. April 19th was a day of adventures in the city. It was my third time going to an Amazing Race. I found it so amazing to see so many people come together to an event. I really loved seeing different Key Clubbers from different clubs of different divisions. My team, Princess and her Knights, ran in Riverside Park, Bryant Park, Times Square, and Central Park to tackle down challenges to get to the finish line. Although several challenges, like finding checkpoints to get the next clue, held us back, it was still an amazing experience. One unforgettable memory was struggling to find the first checkpoint. The first challenge involved finding hidden volunteers within Riverside Park. We had to use the clues to go to certain locations to get the volunteers’ signatures on the paper. After wandering for almost 40 minutes, we finally found the checkpoint. Although it was frustrating and had difficult challenges, I really had a great time! I felt like I was competing on the actual TV show! The committee definitely didn’t disappoint me, I can’t wait till next year!

-‐Michelle Tam

The March of Dimes walk on April 27th was an event fundraising for research to end premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality. We walked 3 miles around the city in the middle of the streets while the police controlled the cars to ensure everyone’s safety. Many of my friends joined me at this event and we walked/ran together and joked around. It is honestly a really great experience to see the city, bond with friends, and contribute to a good cause. The walk was also amazing because of the food (Food is life). There was a lot of free food before and after the walk like applesauce, water, ice cream, munchkins, coffee, etc. My favorite part of the event was at the end, when we got balloons that were twisted into swords and flowers, which we used to hit each other and fool around with.

-‐Samantha Chan

Let’s Shine a Light on: NYCAASC By: Gulam Islam

I woke up this day dreading why I had signed up for this event. With eyes as heavy as my bed sheets, red as the color of my alarm clock waking up a Saturday morning for an event was something I did not want to do. Especially, after coming home at 10 because of an orientation and on top of that the MTA screwing me over. I would’ve never imagined that with all that had lead up to this event, I would’ve never imagined that this would be my favorite event up until this point in my Key Club career.

On April 26th, I attended the New York City Asian American Student Conference (NYCAASC), not only as a volunteer but also as your atypical Asian American. During the day I had done the typical jobs of a volunteer, I moved boxes directed attendees, go on coffee runs, set up breakfast and lunch tables, deliver gifts and clean up workshops. You would assume this to be tedious but I, surprisingly, enjoyed this event because of the hospitality coming from all my fellow clubbers, and attendees. NYCAASC wasn’t just a conference for serious matters; it was an extremely enjoyable experience. In between jobs I was able to sit in some workshops, where I learned about the problems of undocumented Americans, how to start a movement (including south Asians, like myself) and by far the most insightful workshop about becoming spiritually connected to our ancestors. The #1 highlight about this event would have to be the closing ceremony, which had performances from the dance group, Project Serendipity, musical performances by Sung Lee, Pocholo Valderrama, Ivan Polanco, and last but not least, Asian American rapper, and actor MC Jin. I, myself have an affinity for beat-boxing and producing music, and having a conversation with him was about to make this the most memorable event. However, MC Jin took that spot with his performances and meet and greet. NYCAASC started as a reluctant choice but ended up to be the event of my lifetime. At this end of this event, I was able to strengthen relationships and create new bonds with key clubbers all around the city. I will never forget the events that occurred this day. Things such as learning about the lives of Asian Americans, to being on stage with MC Jin, to scaring the life out of the president. NYCAASC is definitely going to be the most memorable event. Its event like these that makes me love Key Club.

“A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.” Bhumibol Adulyadej

Member Of The Month

This month, Jane Park is our member of the month. She has always gone above and beyond when it came to anything Key Club. You can ask anyone who has ever gone to an event with her, that she’s always fun to be with and that she takes it seriously at the same time! She has dedicated so much of her time to our club. The kindness just oozes out of this girl! Make sure when you see her around you tell her thanks for being such a good person, and ask her how she feels! Thank you Jane for being the amazing and good person that you are! You represent what Key Club is all about, caring.

All About April On April 12, I went along with a couple of other Key Club members to Prospect Park to help out at Purple Strides, an event against pancreatic cancer. Despite being a little late, we still arrived before all the runners came in to register. Working at the registry tent, my duty was to accept from the runners and walkers and give them shirts and pins and sashes. It was a refreshing feeling to volunteer at an event instead of walking mile after mile. The whole day went by smoothly, and I even got to hear some cool stories of people running for their family members! I will definitely be attending next year!

-‐Joelle Chaves

The member of the month is someone has worked a lot, for so very little in return. So we want to take them by giving them their own little piece in the newsletter!

Check us out!!

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Napoleon Bonaparte

HOW GOOD WAS CARDOZO KEY CLUB THIS MONTH?

Events: Date Member # Hours $ Raised

Toddler Olympics

April 6th 7 4 per person = 28 hours in total

-No money collected

Purple Strides


-No money collected

Amazing Race

April 19thth 14 7 per person = 98 hours in total

-No money collected

NYCAASC April 26th 8 11 per person = 88 !hours in total

-No money collected

March of Dimes


-No money collected

DIVISION NEWS!! READ ALL ABOUT IT! There’s a new Lieutenant Governor and Divisional Cabinet for Division 8! Here they are:

Executive Assistant Kelly Song

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

Division Assistant Porsche Lee


Division Webmaster Gulam Islam


Division Bulletin Editor Emilly Tan

Queens High School of Sciences

Lieutenant Governor Henry Wang

Francis Lewis High School

Welcome new Division 8 Board! We all look forward to serving with you! Go Ninjas!

What: Division Training Conference

Where: Bayside High School

When: May 17th, 2014; Saturday

The Divisional Training Conference is one of the largest events of the service year. Not only will you be able to learn about Key Club, but you will also have the opportunity to meet Key Clubbers from other divisions.

What: AIDS Walk

Where: Central Park

When: May 18th, 2014 (Sunday)

Come and walk for a purpose! The Walk will do us good!

What: The Color Run

Where: Citi Field

When: May 31st (Saturday)

The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality.

Now the single largest event series in the United States, The Color Run has exploded since our debut event. We have more than tripled our growth, hosting more than 170 events in 30+ countries in 2013.

What: Relay For Life

Where: Fort Totten

When: May 31st (Saturday)

Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer through the Relay For Life movement.

Future Events: May

Want to meet Key Clubbers from across the country? Come to the International Convention (ICON 2014) from June 30th to July 5th in Anaheim, California. This $1,400 tr ip includes a round tr ip airfare, breakfast, snacks, dinners, 6 night hotel room with 3-4 other key clubbers, and close attraction tours such as Disneyland.

Register here at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ICON14

For more information: nydkc.org

Interested in attending?

Email me at: [email protected]

Let’s Talk: International

AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT: Hey Cardozo Key Club!

I’m feeling so pumped after going to LTC to learn so much more about Key Club. I really hope that you guys are as excited as I am to kick off another year of amazing service. I hope that I can be the best possible president as I can be; I won’t let you guys down. We will work together to create a successful and fun year for you guys!

You guys never fail to surprise me with the amount of enthusiasm you guys show by showing up to events. I’m so glad that we were able to connect with Kiwanians by helping out at a park clean up for Kiwanis One Day. I was happy to see a few of you show up at the Toddler Olympics as we continue to fight against MNT, and contribute to the Eliminate Project. Volunteering at Purple Strides against Pancreatic Cancer was one of those events that made me feel really good inside. I hope you guys were able to feel that content feeling of knowing that you helped out someone, even if it was just handing them a bottle of water. Although there were a few complications during the Amazing Race, I hope you guys still enjoyed it as much as I did. I’m so glad that we attended NYCAASC, not only because we were able to meet MC Jin, but we were also able to meet with others of different backgrounds and ethnicities. I was so happy being able to see so many of you show up for the March of Dimes; it was really successful and I hope you guys enjoyed walk in the amazing weather.

As the nice weather is slowly coming up and summer is just right around the corner, I hope you guys can continue to commit and serve your community as well as you guys have already been. I really want to thank you guys for always being so active and excited for events. I hope that we won’t disappoint you and I hope that Key Club can leave a positive impact on your life, no matter how big or small it is. Thank you guys for always being so amazing and showing up to events no matter how early we have to get up in the morning. I hope you guys can see that the 2014-‐2015 Cardozo Key Club board is doing their best to make Key Club fun, show that doing service and giving to others is one of the best feelings in the world, and make stronger friendships because we are a family. I hope to see you guys at the upcoming events like the AIDS Walk, Color Run, and Relay for Life! Happy Key Clubbing!

Yours in service,

Cardozo Key Club President 2014-‐2015

Michelle Tam

Where to reach us:

President Michelle Tam Number: (646)-‐479-‐5935 Email: [email protected]

Vice Preisdent Gulam Islam Number: (646)-‐240-‐1134 Email: [email protected]

Outer Secretary Chase Lin Number: (917)-‐969-‐3502 Email: [email protected]

Inner Secretary Rochelle Mendonca Number: (347)-‐249-‐3941 Email: [email protected]

Treasurer Samantha Chan Number: (718)-‐404-‐6159 Email: [email protected]

Bulletin Editor Joelle Chaves Number: (212)-‐361-‐9804 Email: [email protected]

Webmaster Jacky Liu Number: (718)-‐651-‐3356 Email: [email protected]

Benjamin N. Cardozo Key Club Board Members

New York District Division 8 Board Members Lieutenant Governor Henry Wang

Email: [email protected]

Executive Assistant Kelly Song


Division Secretary Porsche Lee


Division Bulletin Editor


Division Webmaster



Website: http://bnchskc.weebly.com

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