The Pacific Beach Coalition Cleanup was on Sunday, December 15th in the morning. We met at Foster Square in Foster City. At this cleanup, it is not just Key Club members; many people from the community meet, and we get gloves, a bucket, and a trash grabber. We then roam within the area looking for trash to pick up, and usually, there are a lot of cigarette butts, so we collect those in a separate container. As I said, there were a bunch of cigarette butts, so getting those off the ground, as well of course as the other trash felt really good. As I was picking up trash, I noticed that there was a good amount of people there, so that also made me happy knowing that so many people care. Lastly, I really like the Pacific Beach Coalition organization, as they sort the trash and are helping clean the Earth.

- Lindsay Wong

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The Origami Ornaments for Hospitalized Children on Sunday, December 29th, was a heartfelt origami workshop filled with chatter that connected members of our own community together and strengthened our teamwork. This event allowed us to create different origami ornaments based on the Christmas theme. We watched video tutorials as well as following the printed instructions on the pages provided by the event conductor. We faced challenges during the process of making the origami star but we overcame it by helping each other out and rewatching the tutorial. This is a chill and interesting event that I will definitely be attending again, and would recommend it to other key clubbers as well.

- Kayla Huang

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The San Carlos Kiwanis Tennis Tournament was a fun way to be involved in a good environment on Sunday, December 1st! At the event, we helped set up the tables outside the tennis courts where the tournament took place. We put out shirts, hung up the Kiwanis banner, put drinks in a cooler with ice, and even got to watch the players in the tournament. Getting to know people in the community and helping out with this fun event was really cool. I would love to attend it again, and I recommend that other Key Clubbers do the same!

- Lauren Tran

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The Freshman Pizza Party Service Event on Sunday, December 1st, was a social and service event where we made cards for hospitalized children. At this event, we created cards for hospitalized children through Cardz4Kidz. Eight cards were created, and each one emphasized quality over quantity with our members devoted to giving these children only the best. The social/service event was super lively, and the freshmen who attended also got to better understand KEY Club! I was also amazed by the cards everyone was creating and impressed by the hard work put in.

- Zane Razzak

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San Carlos Annual Night of Holiday Lights, on December 6th, was an exciting way to help out the community, while also seeing the holiday lights! At this event, a few people were assigned to each of the three craft stations (one was to color in wooden snowflake ornaments and coloring pages, another was to decorate paper crowns with stickers, and the last was to make scratch ornaments in various festive shapes). At each station, we offered kids who were passing by to participate in each activity. A lot of kids passed by our booths, and we had a lot of fun! I hope we were able to bring some festive cheer into the community during this holiday season. I look forward to attending this event in the following years!

- Sasha Kibireva

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The Holiday Traditions Around The World event was on Saturday, December 7th. We made crafts in the museum in Redwood City for children. Each craft represented a different staple of Christmas-time traditions from various cultures. We showed kids how to make paper crackers, shoes, and driedels. It was very fun since my friends were there and making the crafts taught me something new!

- Bryce Towery

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The Nutcracker Tea Party on Saturday, November 2nd, was a fun event to celebrate the start of the holiday season with families with young children! During this event, we served a variety of mini treats and breakfast items to families, seniors, and kids in a buffet line. Afterward, we helped the staff clear and clean the tables. This event was unique compared to other ones I’ve attended! The staff members were very welcoming and kind, and the event atmosphere was exciting to start off the holiday season! I also enjoyed watching the ballet performance while working, I will look forward to attending similar events in the future!

- Alexis Gee

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The Dia De Los Muertos event was on Sunday, November 3rd. This was a great way to learn about the culture, a way to gain communication skills, and a way to get to know people in our community. At this event, we helped with arts and crafts in the museum. At the station I was at, we made paper flowers. We helped the children cut the paper and showed them how to do it at the station. I had a great time doing it and gained communication skills. I would definitely do this again and would recommend other Key Clubbers to participate in this event!

- Reagan Simon

 

​The event that I volunteered for was the Safeway Food Drive on Saturday, November 16th. At the event, I helped pass out flyers to the arriving shoppers in front of Safeway to encourage them to donate money to families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday season. We passed out over 500 flyers to shoppers entering Safeway. Volunteering in this event was really fun especially when I had the opportunity to support the families in need to have an awesome Thanksgiving. The Kiwanis advisor was really friendly. Even the Safeway employees provided us with food to eat to warm up during the cold day. This is an event that created an amazing experience for me in which I would highly recommend this to other Key Club members.

- Kent Uenishi

 

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The KDCM on Wednesday November 20 was not a service event, and it was actually an event counted under "Kiwanis Family." It was for Kiwanis International (the adult KEY Club) and we got to meet some of the adult Kiwanis members. At the event, members of Division 34 North, South, and Central came together to discuss and plan. Because we showed up, they also gave a generous donation to our club! This event gave me a bigger understanding of how Kiwanis operates beyond our club, and was very entertaining. Everyone was super nice, and a man dressed as Santa even came in and gave us candy canes!

- Zane Razzak

 

 

​On Saturday, November 23rd the monthly division wide service event was held at Pershing Park in Burlingame. Members from across the division came to make toys for the ASPCA. At this event, I used felt to create a knotty spider for cats to play with, and I made a butterfly toy for other animals. Other members were making no-sew blankets, toilet paper roll toys, tug toys, and more. This event was a great way to meet new people from other schools and have a chance to talk to members from my own club. I also enjoyed making these toys in hopes of being able to entertain the animals at the ASPCA. Lastly, as the event was before Thanksgiving, I hope the cans from the food drive could help those who needed them :)

- Lindsay Wong

 

​The event was the November DWS on the Saturday 23rd of November. At the event we made different toys for the ASPCA to donate. I made a couple of different items including a blanket, tug toy and cat toy. It was wonderful getting to know people from the division and working together to make toys for animals. I would definitely do it again and would recommend people come to the various division events we have.

- Daniela Cuadros

 

​The November DCM was on Sunday, November 24th at Notre Dame High School. In the addition to a meeting portion to this DCM there was service and a fundraiser! At the start, we had club, division, and district updates from the DLT. Then, we decorated cards and meals on wheels bags to bring joy to seniors. In addition the division publicity committee informed everyone about the division judged contests. Overall, I had a great time connecting with my division at this DCM. Plus, I really enjoyed decorating the meals on wheels bags, as I know it can brighten someone’s day!

- Lindsay Wong

 

​Our monthly DCM at Notre Dame High School occurred on November 24. The Division Leadership Team discussed all the successes of November and the upcoming goals and events for December. Since I am a part of the Publicity Committee for the DLT, at the event, we presented the Division Judging Committee to the members who were present. We also made lunch bags with cards for Meals on Wheels as our service event for the DCM. We packaged many lunch bags for Meals on Wheels, and had a very fun time while doing it. We also got to bond and see our members from other schools which was nice as we were able to catch up.

- Tala Youssef

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The Birthday Cards for the Elderly event was a great event to participate in! It was over Zoom which was very convenient, and it allowed me to work with my own materials from home. I would definitely do this event again. I made cards with drawings and notes inside of them. We hope that these cards brighten a senior's day on their special day.

- Daniela Cuadros

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The Rise Against Hunger event on Saturday, January 27th, was an amazing way to help people around the world while simultaneously getting to know members of our own community! This event allowed us to package meal kits for underprivileged families and children, with each kit containing 6 meals. We added the different components of the meal, sealed the kits, and labeled them. We ended up packaging over 15,000 meal kits, and had a great time doing it. This is an event I will definitely be attending again, and would recommend to other Key Clubbers as well!

- Addya Agarwal

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During the bookmarks for Liberation Library key club event, four other peers and I made bookmarks for kids in juvenile centers. The bookmarks included positive quotes/pictures or maybe serious advice that has helped individual attendees in life. I thought the event was well-crafted to suit people looking for a pretty relaxed volunteer opportunity. It was just chatting, making bookmarks, and the eerie silence of the library to keep one company. Overall, a great volunteer opportunity to help struggling kids along with me and my college endeavors.

- Eli Block​

 

Hello, I am Eli Block and I attended the Freshman Feedback session on Monday organized by Thea Geylani and Nikhil Nunnaour. This event occurred on Zoom and centered on the feedback from fellow Freshman Key Clubbers. The feedback stemmed from some delicately thought-through questions that all fellow freshmen on the Zoom were to answer. I think this event was a great idea that will help Key Club become even more successful and enjoyable for its members by creating a more personalized experience. Great work with the execution of this idea, give a round of applause to my peers Thea and Nikhil!

- Eli Block

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For this feedback zoom session, the goal was for freshmen to communicate how they feel about Key Club so far and add any suggestions to improve for this year. During this event, I answered all the questions and added any comments to help in any way possible. I thought that this was a really good idea for an event because it allows different perspectives from new Key Club members and it was exciting to know that what I was saying could impact the club in a better way. Also having more events like these in the future would be really helpful, and I'm glad I did it!

- Charlene Xu

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The annual Safeway Nourishing Neighbors Food Drive on Saturday, October 18th, was an amazing opportunity to get involved with the community! This event allowed us to promote the Second Harvest Food Drive, and gave us the chance to help out families in our neighborhood have a great Thanksgiving. We passed out flyers in front of Safeway and collected donations for the food drive from shoppers. The Kiwanis advisors were friendly and helpful, ensuring that we had a great time volunteering! Overall, this meaningful event is one that I look forward to attending again next year, and one I will definitely recommend to Key Clubbers in the future.

- Addya Agarwal

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At the Safeway food drive event, I, alongside other key club members, helped pass out flyers for people in the community to donate to help kids in need. It was an extremely fun event and I was able to help the community while getting to know more key club members! I hope to participate in more exciting events like this to come!

- Ami Dong

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On November 2nd during lunch, Keyclubbers as well as other students at Carlmont folded origami hearts for hospitalized children. Before the event, we set up papers of a variety of colors, and we set out the directions for making cute origami hearts. This event was really fun because the quad, where the event took place, was very lively, and so many people came to participate in the event. Additionally, this event was a really good way to display what we do in Key Club to those who are not yet members and do not exactly know what Key Club is. By the end of the event, there was a rainbow of origami hearts that could be shipped to hospitalized children and brighten their days.

- Lindsay Wong

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Charity miles was a great event to participate in this month. Since I run everyday for cross country, I was really excited to count this as service hours and to be able to donate to Unicef. I contributed over 120 miles in this month, and I hope to do even more next month! 

- Daniela Cuadros

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Participating in the November Charity Miles event was a great way to fundraise for UNICEF while simultaneously enjoying some fresh air! I found it incredibly encouraging and motivating to know that for every mile I walked or ran, $0.25 was being donated to the charity. Every time I exercised, I activated the Charity Miles app and earned service hours for the time dedicated to raising funds for UNICEF. Overall, I loved how convenient and straightforward it was to earn service hours while making a meaningful contribution to the charity through this event. I’m committed to participating in the Charity Miles event every month, and I highly recommend other Key Clubbers to do the same!

- Addya Agarwal

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On Friday, October 20th, Cipriani had their annual walk-a-thon, which was followed by a fun carnival. Keyclubbers helped out at game booths, including tic tac toe, Scooby Doo bean bag toss, rubber duck pond, and balloon darts. In addition, some Keyclubbers enjoyed doing face-painting. Personally, I was at the basketball booth, and the kids had so much fun competing against each other and trying to get a high score. This environment was super upbeat, and I had a lot of fun spending time with the kids.

- Lindsay Wong

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The jokebook-making event was a fun activity to coordinate and volunteer for. We all gathered in the Belmont Library and decorated a 200-page book with fun jokes and riddles. The event lasted two hours and we made almost 100 jokes and riddles that will go in the book! The book will be donated to hospitalized kids, and we hope the book will make someone laugh or brighten their day. 

- Daniela Cuadros

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On Saturday, October 14th, Key Clubbers volunteered at the Waterdog Run. Although it was super early, it was nice to be out with the community on a Saturday morning. Personally, I helped with the bag supervision, where racers left their bags. However, other Keyclubbers helped check people in, directed people on the course, or gave people medals at the finish line. All of the racers were excited to run, especially the adorable dogs! Overall, the Waterdog Run was a very enjoyable event and a fun way to connect with my community.

- Lindsay Wong

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On Sunday we got together to make fall/Thanksgiving cards to donate to the Lions Club! This event was fun because we had creative freedom over how we wanted to make our cards. We had fun decorating the cards with fall colors and including things like fall drinks and recipes. It was a nice event, and we hope they bring warmth to people this fall!

- Daniela Cuadros

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On Sunday, October 29, Keyclubbers met at the Belmont Library to make fall cards in coordination with Lions Club. For this event, I drew fall designs on the front of the card, and I searched up ideas for inspiration. Then, I wrote a message wishing a child a happy autumn. Doing this event was very fun and relaxing, especially with fellow Key Club members. Lastly, doing this event was extremely enjoyable, as I was happy to making cards to bring cheer to kids in the community.
- Lindsay Wong

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This event was to encourage Key Club members to participate in more events and was a fun way to include the Halloween spirit by dressing up as a bee character. The more events, the person did the more accessories they would get and at the end whoever had the most accessories on the bee won! For this costume contest, I attended the Boba Fundraising, Carlmont Campus Cleanup, Writing Fall and Thanksgiving cards, and the San Carlos Arts and Wine Fair. I thought it was really exciting because we do not do this usually and I liked how there was so much thought and detail put into this whole contest, especially how creative the accessories were. Also, it was more engaging towards the members and doing these events was a way to participate in the contest and help out the community!

- Charlene Xu

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The Post-Goblin Walk was an event where people cleaned up the trash from the last night of the Goblin Walk. Picking up trash with friends was pretty great! My friend and I picked up trash along the streets but found little alleyways with more garbage. The Post-Goblin Walk trash clean-up helped my friend and I connect and talk with some of the people in the community. We also noticed how much trash is on Laurel Street and want to be there again to clean up the street. Overall, the experience at the Post-Goblin Walk was great with talking and connecting with others.

- Thea Geylani

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The Post-Goblin Walk was an event where you pick up trash. The event happened at the end at the Goblin Walk. The Goblin Walk is a San Carlos event where individuals pass out candy to kids walking on the street during October. In The Post-Goblin, some friends and I walked around and picked up trash from the goblin walk. That was great since the people leading the event were  very organized. They had trash bags, cans, gloves, and numerous other supplies to help aid in the clean-up. The people of San Carlos valued the work, and almost everyone thanked the people working there; overall, it was a great experience. The people there were friendly, and it was well put together. 

- Kailee Dovey

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The PTP Bracelet Making event was held at the Belmont library on Saturday, October 28, from 2:00 to 3:00pm. The event was making a variety of bracelets for charity. We sat down in the kids section at a table, and made different styles of bracelets. There were example bracelets placed in the middle, while also ziploc bags with counted beads and strings already in them on the side. There weren’t too many, so we finished quite fast. The activity was quiet, calm, and very subtle, yet fun. Not too many people signed up, but that allowed space for others to wind down and soundlessly create cute and adorable bracelets!

- Olivia Wang

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The annual Region Training Conference from October 14th-15th, at Camp Jones Gulch, was a great opportunity to meet other Key Clubbers! Rotating through all of the different leadership workshops and learning more about Key Club in such a welcoming environment was amazing. Adding on to the fun was the classic camp experience, with exciting campfire activities and a talent show! It was great to make friends from other divisions and participate in cheers, skits, and bonding activities with them. Overall, the Region Training Conference was an amazing experience to make new friends and learn more about Key Club, as well as leadership as a whole. From the mouthwatering food to the Hunger Games-themed districts to the skits, every part of the weekend was packed with one fun activity after the next. I would absolutely do this event again, and I hope to see some more Key Clubbers from our district at the next one!

- Addya Agarwal

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For me, the Regional Training Conference at Camp Jones Gulch was very fun! It was a great event to get to know other people in Key Club, and also to meet the Lieutenant Governors of each division. It is also a good opportunity to have your “Key Club Moment,” something described by the RTC leadership as a moment when you realize that you want to be committed to Key Club and your community. The food was delicious, and the activities were a lot of fun, especially the campfire. Additionally, you can learn a lot from it as well, whether it be leadership or public speaking skills. I hope to see more members from Carlmont this year, as this truly was an inspiring experience!

- Jone Ng

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I worked both days of the art and wine festival and while it definitely was tiring to work for that long on both days, I had a lot of fun. It was very surreal for me because a year ago, this was my first event for Key Club and it really made me reflect on how far I've come. It was also very nice to see new faces for our club that were willing to get out of their comfort zone and raise funds. There was never a dull moment while I was there and it's definitely thanks to everyone who helped on those days.

- Gianni Berini​​​​​