Official Newsletter of the Capital District of CKI
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 4 February 2013
All you need to know for DCON!!
Fall service recaps!!
The Capital Courier
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Continued Sections Message from the Governor……..3 CKI History Corner….13 Upcoming Events and Calendar………….15 Member Spotlight…16 DCKI Contact Info………17
In This Issue….. DCON Insider…...…………………………………...3-4 Spotlight on ELIMINATE……………………...…....6-8 How to Turn in Raised Funds UMW ELIMINATE Kickball Tournament VT Eliminate Formal Mr. and Mrs. Eliminate Pagent Breakfast with Santa………………………………9 Mount St. Mary’s Update………………………..10 Hampden Sydney Sandy River Clean Up…….11 Free Rice for Service! ………………………….….11 What is Service Hour?.........................................11 Fall Membership Rally Recap ……………….…12 Dues Update……………………………………….14
Presidential Fall Divisional!
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Message from the Governor Greetings Capital! I trust you have enjoyed a wonderful Winter Break and I hope you are looking forward to a great spring semester which is well underway! I encourage you to increase your service to the community. Poverty rates are at a 52-year high and roughly 1 in 8 children goes to bed hungry every night right here in the U.S. So over the next few weeks, consider collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for food banks, starting a toy drive for disadvantaged children, or doing Free Rice in your spare time. At this juncture of the year, communities throughout our district are in desperate need of your support. Thus far this year, we have a lot of things for which to be thankful. As of mid-November, our district has raised over $10,000 for the Eliminate Project which places us in a great position to meet or exceed our goal of raising $12,600 for the Eliminate Project by March 31, 2013.
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We have also completed over 10,500 service hours which keeps us on course to meeting our district goal of 20,000 service hours by year’s end. I am grateful to each and every one of you for your efforts in support of these goals. Remember, every $1.80 raised for the Eliminate Project translates into another four lives spared on average (mother and three future children). As we are in full swing with District Convention I hope that you take full advantage of all that it has to offer! There will be great workshops and sessions to really expand your knowledge of CKI. Most importantly have fun!
Email: goveror@cdcki.org Click the picture for a link to Mikail’s personal video message!
n Service, Leadership, and Fellowship,
Mikail Clark Capital District CKI Governor
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DCON Insider: Vegas Style!
Check out Club Claw on Saturday night!!
What to do? These workshops are everything a high roller of service needs! 1. ELMINATE– Everything you need to know about Eliminate! 2. CKI-to-Kiwanis/ Ice cream social– High rollers always need ice cream! 3. Fundraising– Bringing in that dough! 4. Professional World– Don’t just be any high roller! 5. Service Ideas– be an innovative high roller of service! 6. K-Family– Serving runs in the family! 7. R&R– Find some more to join your high rolling club! 8. CKI 101– High rollin’ basics! 9. CKI 201– Brushing up on those skills! 10. CKI 301/401– High stakes! 11. Leader in you– learn to show other high rollers how its done! 12. Time Management/Working with Volunteers– learn to be the best high roller you can be! 13. Club Enthusiam– Get pumped for service!!!
Where to be Seen!!! 1. Casino Night/Service Fair 2. President’s Banquet 3. Dance at Club Claw! 4. Kiwanis Family Banquet 5. House of Delegates 6. Opening Session 7. Closing Session 8. In-house Service Projects 9. Caucus Sessions 10. The Pool
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HEADER HERE . HEADER HERE . HEADER Who to See!
Keynote Speaker!!!
Layli Miller-Muro is the Founder and Executive Director of the Tahirih Justice Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting women and girls from human rights abuses through the provision of legal aid and public policy advocacy (www.tahirih.org). Since 2001, she has led the organization in its service to over 14,000 women and girls, growing it from a staff of 6 to over 30, and expanding its offices to Houston and Baltimore in addition to the Washington, DC area. In recognition of its sound management and innovative programs, under Layli’s leadership, Tahirih won the Washington Post Award for Management Excellence and its innovative use of pro bono attorneys to quintuple its resources was featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Layli founded the organization in 1997 following her involvement in a high-profile case that set national precedent and revolutionized asylum law in the United States. Fauziya Kassindja, a 17-year-old girl who had fled Togo in fear of a forced polygamous marriage and a tribal practice known as female genital mutilation, was granted asylum in 1996 by the US Board of Immigration Appeals. This decision opened the door to gender-based persecution as grounds for asylum. Using her portion of the proceeds from a book she and Ms. Kassindja coauthored about the case (Do They Hear You When You Cry? Delacorte Press, 1998), Ms. Miller -Muro established Tahirih.
Amelia Ahnert International Trustee Representing Kentucky-Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia districts Amelia attends the Pennsylvania State University-University Park. <— That’s her with you guessed it, Lauren Potter, AKA Becky Jackson, from Glee!!
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Spotlight on ELIMINATE District Goal: For the Capital District of CKI to raise $12,600 for the Kiwanis ELIMINATE Project, saving the lives of 7,000 mothers as well as their future babies, through district events and club donations by March 31, 2013.
$12,600 Current District Total: $12,500
We are $100 away from our goal!!
Did you raise money for Eliminate? Turn it in!! All money must be sent as a check. Kiwanis International wants to streamline the collection of funds and make the process as accommodating as possible for Kiwanis family members around the world. Please make your gift payable to the Kiwanis International Foundation and designate the gift to The Eliminate Project. Please send your gift to: Kiwanis International Foundation The Eliminate Project: Campaign Office 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN USA 46268 Learn more about individual and club recogni-
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UMW Kickball Tournament for Eliminate
Submitted By: Kelly Griffith UMW Club President University of Mary Washington's CKI held an Eliminate Kickball Tournament on Sunday, September 30th. Although we had more teams and individuals signed up in the beginning, three teams showed their support and came out to play some kickball! We had free food for the teams including hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, cookies, and lemonade thanks to our local Fredericksburg Kiwanis. We had a few raffles for gift certificates and gift baskets from various businesses. In the end, our first place was the Disney Princesses and second place went to Happy Birthday Ben from our very own James Madison High School Key Club. We also
had a table set up on the main walk for the Eliminate Project. Students walking across campus were able to learn more about this cause and what the K-Family is doing to help people around the world. Students were also able to buy bracelets for Eliminate. All proceeds went to the Eliminate Project. In the end, we raised a total of $446.67 to donate. 3 7
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VT Formal for Eliminate!!
Submitted by: Chelsea Stallworth Virginia Tech CKI raised $450 dollars towards Eliminate through their Annual VT Formal. Over 60 members from around Capital were in attendance as this was actually a Foothills Divisional Event! It was a night on the red carpet and filled with fun and lots of dancing!
VCU Mr. and Mrs. Eliminate Pageant! Submitted by: Kimberly Corrigan
The Mr. & Ms. Eliminate Pageant was an amazing experience for me. I’ve never been a contestant in a pageant of any sort. Alll of the other candidates were so nice and I’m glad that they were my fellow competitors. We really bonded in the changing room and supported each other fully and really got to know each other. It was more bonding with the other contestants than it was competing. The Eliminate Project is a wonderful project and as an aspiring elementary teacher; Helping innocent children and their mothers afford the care to eliminate this MNT is something that really means a lot to me. The event as a whole was a huge success, especially for it being our first annual Eliminate Pageant. It was really well put together and our Service Chair for this year, Kelsey McIntyre, her subcommittee, and our President Dani Shibla collaborated together to help make this a huge success. The devoted club members of CKI at VCU did an amazing job supporting, advertising and helping out with and at the event. If I could describe the success of this event in one word, it would be “teamwork,” because this event wasn’t about a title or winning, but rather raising money to reach our goal, which we did, no doubt! It is an honor to represent the club as the first ever Ms. Eliminate and to 8
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Breakfast with Santa
Submitted BY: Tameka Glover and Adela Mahmutovic
Families from the Charlottesville area came out to celebrate the holiday season with Circle K International at their annual Breakfast with Santa event on Sunday, December 2, 2012. The entirely free event, which lasted from 9am to 12 pm, was intended to provide holiday cheer to less privileged families, while integrating them into the larger community in an event that encompassed families of different economic dispositions. Over 250 children and families came to eat breakfast and participate in a variety of activities. From playing “Pin the Nose of Rudolph” to decorating Gingerbread Men and making their own ornaments, children were able to fill up their stockings with prizes and their own handmade creations. Santa’s arrival, however, signified the highlight of the event. Children and parents alike lit up at the sight of the jolly old man in the red suit as they lined up to take a photo on his lap and receive a toy. The event was a huge success, which was in large part due to the help CKI received from various organizations. Food donors such as Bodo’s, Panera, UVA Catering, Little John’s and Dunkin Donuts provided a bountiful and delicious meal, while Sam’s Club, Walmart, K-Mart, Harris Teeter, Kroger and an array of individual donors made monetary contributions to fund everything from craft supplies to stocking stuffers. 50 Fishburne Military School, Albemarle High School, and Western Albemarle High School Key Club members as well as over 25 CKI members and 5 wonderful Kiwanian sponsors volunteered to help at the event. From setting up to leading games and crafts stations, our helper elves proved to be an indispensible contribution to the event’s success. Through all the hard work and planning that went into creating Breakfast with Santa as a gift for the families of Charlottesville, the smiles on the faces of children and parents in attendance were an even greater gift to everyone who contributed to the event.
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Hampden Sydney Sandy River Park Cleanup Submitted By: Fred Antoine
On Sunday, September 30th, over twenty members of the Circle K International Club of Hampden-Sydney College deployed to the Sandy River Reservoir to participate in one of the year’s service projects on behalf of the institution. The cleanup project was sponsored by Clean Virginia Waterways, an award-winning, statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of Virginia's water resources. The focus of the project was to clean and dispose of any litter in the area. Students participating in the cleanup effort divided into seven groups with different equipment to tackle the assignment. The experience also benefited the while actively cleaning the area, also surveyed and tallied what they collected. The data will be used in classes that are taught by Dr. Goodman. The temperature outside allowed for a swift and effective cleanup. Circle K spent at least two hours on the task. The total of students that volunteered recorded one of the highest attendance records for a Circle K service event on a Sunday morning as well as for a service project centered on performing a cleanup effort.
The value of the cleanup was centered on the surrounding college environment and community. Prevalent litter found during the cleanup was aluminum cans and cigarette butts. Members of Circle K learned and experienced how "the little things matter," words in which were used by Dr. Goodman to begin the cleanup. Other found items included syringes, tires, aluminum and a 4foot hole that was filled with trash over time. Members of Circle K found a Coca-Cola can that was dated back to the late 90s and a DVD from a show that was canceled back in
Mount St. Mary’s Submitted By: Emily Rau Our club participated in included Three Oaks Encourage Hope day, where we did more grounds clean up, Campus Farm Volunteering where we helped tend the plants at our college’s farm, and Crop Hop which included helping out at a local bike race. As well, 5 members of our executive board attended Fall Membership Rally! They had a great time and found it helpful in improving our club!
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Free Rice for Service!!! Submitted by: Amsley Pietranton
Have you recently seen the commercial where a man gets out of a battered SUV onto a dry, cracked bed of land, puts down an electronic device, and turns the dial making it rain? Well that commercial, which says “We can’t make it rain in West Africa but we can help”, is for the World Food Programme (WFP) the United Nations food aid agency (www.wfp.org). We can help by freericing (Yes, I made up a new word!) on the website www.freerice.com! Freericing involves answering questions in a variety of categories, such as World Landmarks, Famous Paintings, English Vocabulary, Multiplication Tables, Periodic Table Symbols, Foreign Languages, etc. So there is a variety of subjects to choose from to suit your talents and knowledge. For each question you answer correctly 10 grains of rice is donated to the WFP. We created our own group for freericing: Capital District CKI. You can join the group either by searching for the group name or via this link: http://freerice.com/ frog/join/1768742/74e9158d2fda56fc59bfee009761b595 Freericing is so much fun, addictive, uber competitive, something you can even due while watching TV, and can increase your repertoire of common knowledge! Plus you have the added advantage of earning service hours as 1,500 grains = 1 Service hour! To earn service hours take a screen shot of the total grains donated and send it to your club’s secretary at the end of the month. Make sure to remember to deduct the grains previously earned!
What is a Service Hour? A service hour is any hour of time dedicated to service whether it be travel time to or from an event, planning time for an event, event that raises money for a cause, actually participating in a service event or a donation of an item(s) that a club wishes to dedicate service credit for. Make sure that all of these types of hours are accurately recorded in your club MRF!
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FMR Recap
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History Corner Carthage College is home of the first ever Circle K International club founded in 1947. The founding group pushed for events on their campus, showed movies, and published their student directory among other things. Some of their early projects included making Thanksgiving baskets for the needy, the Big Brother Project, established a scenic bike route throughout their city, and holding an annual Christmas tree lighting. Carthage College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and is home to 3,400 enrolled students. It is a four-year private college of the arts and sciences and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; however, it welcomes students of all faith backgrounds. Some of the projects the 25-member club holds today include donating funds and time to the First Steps Homeless Shelter, the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Wisconsin, and helping the Ridgewood Care Center of Racine. They also hold a Prom Dress Drive through Belle of the Ball. In honor of Carthage College and the Kiwanis club of Pullman, Washington, who helped shape the concept of a campus service organization, the Carthage-Pullman Society was created. The donations of the Carthage-Pullman Society build money for the Tomorrow Fund, which is used to help Circle K clubs everywhere with large service projects.
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Membership Update Center
Is your club having trouble with the new membership update center? Need to register new members? Read this!! t is important that you are aware of our new online Membership Update Center and know how to process the club roster, generate an invoice and pay dues. We want all of our members to receive their benefits from Circle K International-and updated membership rosters are the first step to receiving them. Here are some key steps to updating your club's membership roster and dues information on the new Membership Update Center. 1. To register: Access the Membership Update Center at: www.circlek.org/MUC Select "Register/ Reset Password." Enter your email address (must be the same email address we sent this letter to), and we will email the final steps to create a password. Be sure to check your spam filters. If you do not get the email within 12 hours, please call us at 1-800-549-2647 , ext. 411. 2. Once you have set up your password, please return to www.circlek.org/muc and log in.You will now be able to add and delete members from your membership roster. If you need additional help, check out this brief tutorial video. 3. Please review all membership information to ensure the roster is accurate. 4. Click on the "Roster Complete--Print Invoice" button. Print the invoice and mail with your payment. (In the near future we will offer online payment methods.) You're done! Keep in mind: - The person registering must be listed as the current faculty advisor, and his or her email must match what we have in our database. - In order for your club secretary to have access to the Membership Update Center, he or she must be listed in our database.You can add your club secretary to our access list by logging in first, then adding your club secretary's name and email address. - If you are no longer the faculty advisor: Email our member services department atmemberservices@kiwanis.org. (The new faculty advisor can also email us.) Please include the name of the Key Club, club number, school name (if different from the club name) and the new faculty advisor's name and email address. We will update the information in our database and provide access to the new faculty advisor. Please note that it could take up to 2-3 days to process this change.
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Upcoming Events! Zumba to Eliminate, March 2, 2013 Northside Middle School Gym, Hollins VA Starts at: 6:00PM, $7 per person Facebook: JMU CKI Eliminate 5K March 24, 2013 @ 9AM JMU Festival in Harrisonburg, VA Facebook: JMU Circle K International presents the Eliminate 5K GMU Eliminate Benefit Gala March 27, 2013 @ 7:30 PM GMU Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema Facebook: Eliminate Benefit Gala Spring Officer Training Conference March 29-30, 2013 Hospitality House of Fredericksburg, VA
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Member Spotlight: Stacy Shih, GMUCKI Nominated by: Molly Patrick, GMU President Stacy is an asset to the GMU CKI Club! Since joining the club in Fall 2011 she has attended just about every service project or club event! Stacy is a sophomore at Mason studying business management. Stacy currently serves in the club as the Eliminate Fundraising Committee secretary. She always sends out prompt minutes and reminders with friendly touches. Stacy is one of the friendliest people you will meet and always volunteers to drive for club events. One of her favorite quotes is: All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Member S po THIS COU tlight LD BE YO U! Clubs sho uld submit !! members they want to feature by emailing a blurb and pictur e of the member t o editor@ cdcki.org /
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Contact the 2012-2013 District Board
Governor Mikail Clark governor@cdcki.org Secretary-Treasurer Ben Durham Sec-treas@cdcki.org Editor Catie Dugan editor@cdcki.org Battlefield LTG Stephanie Areizaga Battlefield-ltg@cdcki.org Del-Mar LTG (VACANT) Delmar-ltg@cdcki.org Foothills LTG Chelsea Stallworth Foothills-ltg@cdcki.org
NoVa LTG Amsley Pietranton nova-ltg@cdcki.org Potomac LTG Janelle Hope Potomac-ltg@cdcki.org Presidential LTG Tameka Glover Presidential-ltg@cdcki.org Tidewater LTG Kimberly Bond Tidewater-ltg@cdcki.org District Administrator Jennifer Wolff administrator@cdcki.org Assistant District Administrator Derek Dupuis Asst-administrator@cdcki.org
Metro-Richmond LTG Heidi Imperio Metrorichmond-ltg@cdcki.org
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