{"id":707,"date":"2015-11-20T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T15:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.wpengine.com\/?p=707"},"modified":"2015-12-04T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T18:02:10","slug":"chilly-concessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=707","title":{"rendered":"Chilly Concessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Zeinab Torabi, Miranda Crews, Sarah Lawrence &#038; Sydney Pellom<\/strong><br \/>\nFentonian<br \/>\nFenton HS<br \/>\n1st Place<br \/>\nDivision 2, Yearbook<br \/>\nOrganizations Writing<\/p>\n<p>Instead of staying warm in the comfort of their homes, students and community members attended the annual Jinglefest celebration despite the subzero temperatures. Among those individuals, sophomores Macie Keller, Ali Gundry and other Key Club members volunteered in downtown Fenton to help raise money for the Kiwanis Club. Standing outside the community center, the girls spent two hours roasting marshmallows that were sold for $1 along with a free cup of hot chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love volunteering because it\u2019s nice to feel like a part of something, but it\u2019s even better in the winter because there\u2019s usually hot chocolate involved,\u201d Keller said. \u201cWe had a bonfire by us to help keep warm during our shift, which definitely helped because it was so cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the fire was able to keep Key Club members warm, the hot chocolate they served dropped in temperature faster than the members could serve it to the their customers. In order to keep up the pace, they quickly dumped out the cold drinks and refilled and replaced them with another warm brew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found ourselves frantically refilling cup after cup for customers,\u201d Gundry said. \u201cIn the end, it turned out to be a success because we raised a lot of money for the Kiwanis Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though the chilly weather created obstacles for the Key Club volunteers, they persevered and continued to try to spread cheer during the holiday celebration. After distributing the warm treats, volunteers returned to their homes where they continued with their own<\/p>\n<p>holiday preparations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Zeinab Torabi, Miranda Crews, Sarah Lawrence &#038; Sydney Pellom Fentonian Fenton HS 1st Place Division 2, Yearbook Organizations Writing Instead of staying warm in the comfort of their homes, students and community members attended the annual Jinglefest celebration despite the subzero temperatures. 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