2019-2020
November 18th, 2019
President: Emil Patalano
Minutes for November 18th! Call to Order: 8:00pm Introduction:
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Thank you all for continuing to come to our weekly meetings! We appreciate any and all the time you put into our club.
Past Events: • NYPIRG: Food Drive o Thank you Cris, Steven, and Gabby for attending! • November Bake Sale Upcoming Events: Want to do any of the upcoming events? Sign up in our emails! Not getting the emails? Talk to an e-board member or email circlek@binghamtonsa.org!
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Blaze Fundraiser o Come support Circle K at our Blaze Pizza Fundraiser on Sunday, November 24th from 6pm to 9pm at 3714 Vestal Parkway! Spread the word by sharing the flyer in the email and Groupme! Letters to Santa-thon o Monday, December 2nd from 12pm - 6pm in the Mandela Room & Old Union Hall o Wishmakers on Campus and PIKE will be hosting their sixth annual Letters to Santa-thon at which we will be writing "letters to Santa" at our table. Wishmakers will then deliver the letters to Macy's, which will donate $2 for each letter to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. There will be holiday music, free hot chocolate and cookies, as well as a capella group performances and raffles! Sign up in email! Service Fair o Service Fair - Southern Tier November Divisional o Sat., 11/16 - 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM o Tift Lounge @ Elmira College, Elmira, NY o Come to this divisional to meet Circle K'ers from across our division (Binghamton, Corning, Elmira, and Ithaca areas), learn more about the service initiatives and other projects going on at the state level of NY Circle K, and partake in a service fair where you get to do a variety of hands-on service projects related to those initiatives! This is an opportunity to learn about and contribute to the collective impact our organization has on New York state as a whole. o RSVP by November 13th (link will be included in next week’s email)
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Be sure to log your personal hours! Upcoming in meetings we have o Visit from the Fleishman Center o District project : Break the Stigma Continuation of last year’s “Mind your Mind” Focuses on mental health, sexual violence, depression, etc. Service project that pertains to this initiative next semester Service Initiatives Committee created a list of relevant organizations we can support: Mental Health America, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Trevor Project, etc. o Governor's Project: Empowerment Through Education Created by NY CKI District Governor, Peony Tse One of the core ideas behind this project is that education isn't just what you learn in school, it's any "enlightening experience" that helps you learn something new Service project that pertains to this initiative next semester- making education kits for children, organizing a book drive, reading to children at libraries, volunteering at libraries, and more Fellowship with Liam and Danny o Jeopardy
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00pm