List of 5 items.

• HOLIDAY FAIR

  
  

  
  Our 2nd annual Holiday Fair will be held on Wednesday, December 18th in Upper Heath. Your favorite community service clubs, such as Act to Aid or Feminism Coalition, will be hosting cookie decorating, holiday games, or selling handmade items. Activities range from $1 – $5, so be sure to bring money! We hope to see you all there. 

  
  

• POLAR PLUNGE

  This year, Maroon Key is partnering with the Special Olympics to host a polar plunge event the THURSDAY AFTER EXAMS. The plunge will be hosted in the AC pool. There will be snacks, drinks, music, and overall a fun time! 
  
  

  Here’s how you can participate:

  First, create a team with your friends. Once your team hits a donation goal, you will earn the opportunity to jump into the pool at the polar plunge party! Teams are encouraged to dress in a theme/costume of their choosing. There will be more information available at the Holiday Fair— look for Jesse and Ethan wearing penguin onesies! 

  
  

• RECAP!

  The Maroon KeyBoard has been working hard this year! 
  
  DRESS TO IMPRESS X CLOTHING DRIVE

  

  
  The annual St. Luke’s Clothing Drive led by Lily Dumas, Veena Scholand, and Ellie Luo was a huge success. The J-School, Middle School, and Senior School competed in a new Dress to Impress Competition with a goal of getting more support from the student body; highlights include Maroon Key’s fashion runway skit at Back to School Bash and a spirit week themed finale in assembly. The donation turnout was truly impressive, and we are very grateful to all who donated! 
  
  

  Pictured above are Board members Liliana Dumas and Veena Scholand standing in front of all the donations at St. Luke's.
  
  

  HARTFORD & FOOD INSECURITY 
  
  
  The weekend before Thanksgiving Break, Maroon Key hosted a community service retreat in Hartford, CT. The retreat focused on food insecurity, providing many opportunities for a group of Hopkins middle and senior schoolers to volunteer and bond. We started our journey at the CT Foodshare in Wallingford, where we sorted tomatoes for donation the next day. Then we headed up North and learned more about combating food insecurity systematically at the restaurant and small store Fire by Forge. The next morning, we volunteered at Union Baptist Church to help hand out boxes of food and turkeys for Thanksgiving. Our last stop was Levo International, where we helped build hydroponic farming structures and learned a lot about sustainable farming and food deserts. We ended our day baking pies to donate, playing Just Dance, and preparing for a student-run breakfast the next morning! We had a lot of great discussions and a ton of fun. 
  
  

• ST. LUKE'S TOY DRIVE

  
  

  
  We are thrilled to announce that sign-ups for our annual Toy Drive are now open!!!  Every year, the Maroon Key works with St. Luke’s Church to provide gifts for children in the Greater New Haven area. With a small ounce of generosity, you can provide families with gifts of their choice, and spread some holiday cheer. Our goal is to provide 150 kids with gifts for the holidays. 

  
  

  If you’re interested in donating, sign up here! If a gift is expensive, we recommend splitting the cost with your advisor group, team, or friends and buying a group gift. The Toy Drive will run from December 2-13, so mark the dates on your calendar! 

  
  

  Please wrap and clearly label your gift (with the child’s name and number) and place it on the designated table in Upper Heath. If you forget to wrap it, don’t worry, you can also wrap your gift at the wrapping station we set up. 

• STUCO AND MKB PARTNERSHIP

  
  

  Most recently the board has partnered with the Student Council for the school-wide fundraising effort for the Connecticut Foodshare. Already students have volunteered at the Connecticut Foodshare in Wallingford to sort and pack turnips and understand more about the organization itself. Maroon Key also created opportunities for students to learn more about food insecurity; Chef Duff from Sunrise Cafe came one Wednesday during activities period for a Q&A, and advisor groups took part in a lesson plan and poster making activity.