Community Action Service and Me: The Opening of Key Club at OSC

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Opening of Key Club at OSC

Today the 24th of February 2011, the official opening ceremony of Sri Lanka's first key club took place at OSC in the secondary SMPR. The anointing of the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and board of directors was amongst the highlights of the evening.

President: Damien Martin
Vice President: Harini Liyanage
Secretary: Annie Gillstedt
Treasurer: Terunaga Tamura

The Key Club is a part of the "Kiwanis Club International". Key Club is the high school leadership program initiated for students. Its purpose is to provide service, build character and develop leadership skills in students.

Board of Directors

Hee Soo
Maheshi
Sandushi,
Keisha

We were accompanied by Mr. Trevor Rajarathnam, Daya Ratnayake, Mrs Williams, Mr Coles and Ms Shameela in the ceremony. The installation of the individual positions as president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer were carried out my Mr. Daya Rathnayake. The badge of presidency was presented by Mr. Daya Rathnayake himself to the elected president (Damien Martin). Badges of the secretary, vice, and treasurer was then presented by the new president of the club himself.

I was appointed as a member of the board of directors in the club. My duties are to provide a full monthly summary of the service project which I am in charge of at meetings held each month. Not only am I to limit myself to the sunflower project but work collaboratively with other service projects when in need. We as the board of directors hold a great responsibility to the club and its members as we are the providers of reports and summaries of different service projects when asked upon. This this opportunity as a board member will entitle me with responsibilities which I am willing to address with my full potential. This will enable me to better understand the importance of such a post, undertake new challenges, and develop new skills during the course of my service.
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The Eight Criteria

• Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth

They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.

Undertaken new challenges

A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one.

• Planned and initiated activities

Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, ongoing school activities in the local community, as well as in small student led activities.

• Worked collaboratively with others

Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least one project, involving collaboration and the integration of at least two of creativity, action and service, is required.

• Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in the course of activities.

• Engaged with issues of global importance

Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly).

• Considered the ethical implications of their actions

Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others involved in service activities). Evidence of thinking about ethical issues can be shown in various ways, including journal entries and conversations with CAS advisers.

• Developed new skills

As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.