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Character Analysis: The Key Club

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Amongst the plethora of extracurricular activities I am active in, The Key club, In regards to the community, has affected me by the greatest margin. Since my sophomore year, Key Club (A community service organization) has involved me in multiple projects ranging from making chew toys for the local animal shelter, to providing goodie bags for the soldiers at Fort Hood. However, it was not until my senior year that I realized how much a small coalition of students affected the community at large. This became apparent after receiving multiple personally written letters from our fire department and churches. Also, I found that football ties the local community together. It seems that my accomplishment and leadership roles in football impacted

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