Junior Zach Billings woke up early one October morning to meet with his fellow Key Club members at Rose Park. He spent his entire day setting up booths and working with bounce houses for the Pecan Festival. Volunteering at the festival was just one of the many big projects Billings enjoyed participating in for Key Club.

“I like doing the Pecan Festival, because I enjoyed being outside,” Billings said. “I actually got to interact with people from the Mansfield community.”

Billings had been involved with Key Club, an organization based on community service, since his freshman year, because he knew it would look good on college resumes and job applications. He met every Tuesday in Shelley Burkett, the Key Club sponsor’s classroom with over 30 other members to discuss and sign up for events occurring in the area. Billings didn’t join Key Club simply because it would impress future universities or managers, but also because he enjoyed making a difference.

“Key Club is not all about the hours,” Billings said. “It’s about the impact we make on the community.”