{"id":1268,"date":"2011-03-11T12:04:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T17:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:30","slug":"an-inside-look-at-the-work-of-key-club-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=1268","title":{"rendered":"An Inside Look at the Work of Key Club"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophomore Kurt Corsbie loves to volunteer and serve his community<\/p><\/div>\n

By Lauren Rearick<\/em><\/p>\n

As the end of the school year quickly approaches, members of the PHS Key Club hurry to get the last of their community service hours completed. Key Club, a volunteer organization found in high schools around the world, gets students involved in the act of helping others as well as their community. \u00a0PHS members are required to dedicate 50 hours per school year to volunteer work in order to remain a part of the club.<\/p>\n

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Although 50 hours of community service may seem like a daunting task, it is actually easier than one might think, according to sophomore member Kurt Corsbie. \u201cIt isn\u2019t challenging for me to complete the hours because I do a lot of community service, and I am also involved in many different clubs, allowing me multiple opportunities for service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key Club participants can fulfill their volunteer requirements at the organization or event of their choice, from non-profit organizations such as The Boys and Girls Club and the Women\u2019s Care Center to school events such as blood drives and the after school tutoring program.<\/p>\n

Some students may be hesitant to join Key Club due to the amount of time and effort that being a member requires, but current participants have unanimously found it to be a rewarding experience. \u201cI love seeing how my service has changed someone\u2019s life, and the effect that my service has,\u201d Key Club president and senior Lindsay Renz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling that you have after you help someone is awesome, and changing a person\u2019s life makes you feel great,\u201d sophomore officer Lauren Tanner said. \u00a0Both girls say that they will continue volunteering over their upcoming summer vacation. \u00a0Renz says that she will serve her community this summer \u201cby tutoring younger kids and helping at the tennis courts.\u201d \u00a0Tanner, on the other hand, says that she will help out at the Parks department and her church.<\/p>\n

Not only has Key Club been a rewarding experience for several PHS students, but it has also given them a new found love of helping others. When asked if being involved in this volunteer club made him more willing to give back, Corsbie said \u201cI think that Key Club has made me more willing to help others because I used to not want to help others often, but now I do whenever possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

By getting more involved in their community, members of this Kiwanis-affiliated club have discovered that working for the good of others is a helpful and rewarding experience, and it is something that all PHS students should be a part of. \u201cIt is fun and gets you out into the community, and you meet new and great people,\u201d Renz said. \u00a0According to Tanner, \u201cKey Club is really fun, it\u2019s all about community service, and it looks good on college applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sophomore Lauren Tanner knows that her community service is changing lives.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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