Highlights

This is a collection of moments and words captured from various service events. Be sure to take lots of pictures at the events you attend so it can be featured here and in the newsletter!

Food pantry distribution

“Going to Tuesday’s Food Pantry event is always really fun. I like helping out especially if I see the kids. We would always give them cupcakes or ice cream as a special treat for them. Everyone is always welcome. I love how nice everyone is, always thanking us for going out. The service is always well rewarded with the kind smiles we get. Though it may be exhausting at times because we lift kind of heavy bags and fruit into cars, I love the service overall. I am extremely grateful as the president for the other 2 upcoming events. The church is also grateful that we come as well. Moving forward, we will be at this food pantry every 4th Tuesday of the month giving back to our community."

-Submitted by Ysabelle Tanseco, Marina, President (Aug. 2020)

Fall Rally North 2019

"Fall Rally North was a great experience. It let me see friends I haven't seen since middle school. It was also the first time I;ve been to Six Flags. I enjoyed the friendly competition between divisions and meeting many new people. Overall FRN was a fun experience that me and many other members will remember." - Submitted by Justin Ruiz, Marina, Member (October 2019)

"My first ever FRN was so much fun! I;m really glad D43 was able to make history by getting all the way to the 3rd round at the Rally Session for the first time ever! It was a very emotional event, knowing we were able to make this great achievement even though we are a small division. I was also immensely proud to learn that we raised over $3000 for PTP all by ourselves!" - Submitted by Denise Moreno, Marina, DNE (Oct 2019)

August Dcm

"Hello everyone, my name is Steffiny and I'm currently the President of the Monterey High Key Club. Being as it is my first year being president, I was kind of thrown into the position, not really receiving the proper training required. During August, I hosted my first DCM. It was also the first DCM any of the Monterey High officers attended! Planning the event was extremely stressful since we ran into a few complications during the process. Luckily, the event itself was one I could say I was proud of. During the event, we colored "color me notecards" for children in hospitals in honor of "Children's Education Month." In my opinion, the event was the best I could make it. I look forward to expanding my strengths and knowledge of Key Club." - Submitted by Steffiny Lange, Monterey, President (Aug 2019)

"Hi, my name is Sofia. I am a member of the Monterey High Schools Key Club! At august DCM we discussed everything happening within the next few weeks, cheered, had fun, and made cards for children in hospitals. I honestly had so much fun because the MHS key club is fun and energetic and we got to rekindle before the school year started. I genuinely had fun and it was great to come together and help out the community."
- Submitted by Sofia Favaloro, Monterey, Member (Aug 2019)

Open Streets

"This service event was very fun. When we first got there, we helped a lot of people set up their booths and anything they needed help with. Each of these booths have a unique topic ranging from their culture, all the way to raising awareness such as ocean pollution. I was asked to help at a booth that makes art so I was there for an hour until my shift began. Our task during the shift was to go around asking people about this event and filling out surveys. The fun part of this event was going around seeing all types of different cultures and some fun activities such as an obstacle course."

-Submitted by Aldair Perez, Member, Seaside (July 2019)

lunch at the libraries

"During the Lunch at Libraries, Event I had 3 jobs. I handed out surveys to the parents to take and I also help set up and break down the event. In my opinion this event was fun because I got to play games with the kids and talk to the adults. I really did have a nice time at Lunch at Libraries."

-Submitted by Austin Nguyen, Member, Seaside (June 2019)

Key club training conference

"You should join Key Club- it’s a fun experience and if you don’t like it at least you could say you tried it.” This was said by one of my close friends at Marina High School, and I can’t thank them enough for encouraging me to try a club that loves to help others and expresses positivity 24/7. I recently joined about 3 months ago and have enjoyed every moment so far. At one of our Key Club meetings, I was informed about an event known as the Key Club Training Conference (KCTC). Our president highly encouraged each member to come, and she claimed that we would not want to miss it. Me and my friends then came to the decision of signing up, hoping we would have a good time. The day of KCTC then came faster then expected as time flew by fast. The event was held at Central Park, Santa Clara. Once we arrived, I was immediately overwhelmed by the amount of people attending this conference as it was awesome to see so many people from different divisions in Key Club. The event then started with us splitting up and getting into a group of people we don’t know. I was a little nervous at first as I am a very shy person, but I got over it quickly as the people there were really friendly. After we had gone through a few icebreakers we then went into assigned groups and went to six different Key Club workshops. Each group spent 12 minutes at each workshop and we learned things such as how to profit on fundraising, how to improve your time management, how to become a confident leader, and more. I really liked this part of KCTC as I had the opportunity to interact with people I’ve never seen before and I actually made some new friends along the way. After the workshops we then started to participate in fun activities with our groups for about 2 hours- this was my favorite part, as I made memories with the people in my group doing challenges such as transporting water from one side to the other while being blind folded. After the activities, the event then ended with each group having to plan a skit in about 12-15 minutes. We then presented all of our skits and had a good time laughing at each other’s creative scripting and storytelling. Once the skits were done, KCTC unfortunately came to an end. We all took pictures with one another, swapped social medias, said our goodbyes, and then called it a day. I have absolutely no complaints about this event as it was executed perfectly and much better than I expected. I hope to participate in a lot more Key Club events as time passes by. Overall, KCTC is an event you do not want to miss out on as I had a fun time making new friends and learning more Key Club member values along the way."

- Submitted by Josiah Osorio, Member, Marina (June 2019)