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Key Club is Ralston The N The stu den ts in
High’s gift to the com­ 0 Ralston’s Project Free
munity. They helped with lX | group are drug free
events such as a benefit for the ---II and proud to be.
mentally retarded called Honey The group m eans a lot
Sunday. The club helped elderly to its members. Project Free
residents at the Huntington Care t officer Ju n io r Tony Lenhoff
Center and added extra security said. "Project Free is very
for O m aha’s Corporate Cup Run. e im portant to me. I value my
They also sold t-shirts and lolli­ drug-free lifestyle, and I feel
pops to help benefit a local char­ p proud to be a leader of
ity. Project Free.” R alston’s
First-year d u b sponsor Mary group was one of the largest and
Greenlee said that the club's goal well known drug-free groups in
is to help serve the community as the Om aha metro area and is
best it can. She got involved with also well-known across the state
the club because she enjoys help­ because of its capable leaders.
ing the community. Key Club Project Free hosted several
President Senior Amy Marsh said “At first I was really nervous events every year including
that the club's goal is helping to and wasn’t sure what he dances, hay rack rides, overnight
better society. M arsh also said retreats and other social events
th at the m em bers tiy to contrib­ (John Crudele) was doing in order to m ake money.
ute as m any community service The m eetings and all of its
hours as they can. to me. But after awhile I was
events are paid for by fundrais­
The club guarded fences at ing like selling candy, and from
the 1993 Corporate Cup Run, glad to be an example for funding from the state-w ide
worked for Honey Sunday and the convocation.” group. But the club receives no
played bingo with senior citizens financial support from the school
at Huntington Care Center. Junior Tracy Velasquez system. The dances m ake up a
“It's a great way to get service photo by CANDI ZYCH large portion of Project Free’s
hours (for graduation),” Marsh
funding.
said. “And you’re helping the
DAN PEARSON
com m unity.”
ADAM KLINKER

Gs if on an assembly line Project Free mem­ 9arly Saturday morning Senior Kari Wiley
ber Brandi Beckett blows up balloons ties up the last balloon for the Project Free
while fellow member Mary Wiley ties., dance later that evening,
photo by LIZ BADE photo by LIZ BADE
GUaA co+ibubuteA to comwuuutif.