Key to Caring

Memorial Provides Refreshment for Runners
Every year, Eau Claire has a marathon that our Key Club volunteers at. This year,
the theme was Hawaiian, so everyone that participated dressed to the theme. We all
brought decorations for our water station, and we then decorated our table with
streamers and other various Hawaiian items. Our Key Club demonstrated responsibility
because we were there on time and had all our materials ready to be used as soon as
we arrived. We also supported every runner that went by our water station and made it
easier for them to grab water as they ran by holding it out for them to grab. This is
usually one of our most popular events because it is always fun to cheer on the runners
and it is a good way to help out the community.
By Phillip Akfaly, Eau Claire Memorial Key Club
Eliminate With Henna Tattoos
How do you mix fundraising with learning about a different
culture? With the aid of our foreign exchange student, Appleton
West Key Club was able to raise $100 for the Eliminate Project. We
raised the money by providing students with henna tattoos before
school, after school, and during lunch. Henna tattoos are a form of
temporary tattoo that lasts for a few weeks. A paste made from
the henna plant is the “ink” used for henna tattoos. The paste is
applied to a person’s skin and gives a brown color to the skin as it
dries. Students were able to receive traditional henna tattoos as
well as other designs like the one pictured. As students were
tattooed, they were amazed by the artistic ability of our exchange
student and asked questions about what the different tattoos
meant. The fundraiser went so well, we asked our principal if we
could do it again in the spring.
By Amanda Stickney, Appleton West Key Club
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