The UFS chapter hosted a community outreach project in conjunction with Villa hostel and visited an orphanage. The chapter runs an ongoing tinned food and clothing campaign where they collect non-perishable food and clothes. On Saturday, 17 April they distributed the clothes and food at Eden […]
On Thursday, 6 May, the Howard College Executive Committee hosted an Awareness Day to existing Golden Key members in terms of how one can participate and contribute to organisation. The chapter informed current prospective members on the benefits the Society has to offer. The chapter committee was able to address a […]
On 23 to 25 April, the Golden Key Pretoria Chapter held their annual World Book Day and Global Youth Day Service projects where they took the children from the Danville rooms to a nearby park where everyone participated in different activities ranging from 3-legged racing to a treasure hunt. Afterwards all enjoyed lunch together. The chapter donated books to the Danville Rooms as well as to UNICA School for Autism. The day was filled with fun literacy activities as well as face-painting. The kids at UNICA were also sponsored with toys, some of which were educational. (Books were sponsored by Exclusive Books, Brooklyn Mall).
Golden Key members, Charlotte Botha and Stephan Gericke, have been chosen to represent South Africa in the 2010 World Youth Choir (WYC). This project consists of carefully selected singers from all over the world, more than 40 different nationalities and ages. Since its creation in […]
The UW-Eau Claire chapter of Golden Key and its University Bookstore shipped the most books in the world in this year’s Better World Books textbook drive. Chapter service/book drive chair, Audrey Mohr, will travel to Uganda and South Africa this summer as a representative with […]
Congratulations to Melissa Freeman, the 2010 California State University, Fresno President’s Medalist. The President’s Medal is the highest honor bestowed upon an undergraduate student upon graduation. The recipient is recognized during the university’s commencement ceremony. Melissa received bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration, International Business and in Linguistics. At Fresno State, Melissa was an active Golden Key member, including serving as the chapter treasurer in 2008 and 2009. In addition, Melissa was a Fresno State cheerleader and earned first place in the Business, Economics and Public Administration undergraduate division in the 2010 California State University thesis competition.
And the WINNERS are… Kaitlin Clinnin, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Donald Edwards, University of Maryland, College Park Hailey Harroun, Oklahoma State University Paige Ibanez, Texas A&M University Linna Jin, McMaster University Jason Jones, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Yash Joshi, Pennsylvania State University Elise Kahl, Ohio State […]
Manako Yabe, a 2009 Golden Key Study Abroad Scholarship winner, recently worked with deaf children providing services at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in January. Manako also had the opportunity to visit St. Elizabeth church, the Jamaican Deaf Village and Mandeville Fellowship. She shared Japanese culture and […]
Boating continues to be a popular activity across the country. However, according to the Canadian Red Cross, hundreds of Canadians die each year in water-related fatalities. In an effort to ensure more safety on our waterways, the Government of Canada has introduced a mandatory licensing for all operators. Check out this great information on The Pleasure Craft Operator Card provided by Johnson Insurance.
Charlynn L. Weissenbach, a Golden Key member at San Diego State University, was recently announced as the Mortar Board 2010 recipient of the Catherine Wills Coleman Fellowship, a $2,500 award. Charlynn is the first member of her family to attend college and is proud to be pursuing […]
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