California State University Northridge
November Issue
vol. 2
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calendar
this monthâ€&#x;s progress
hiking
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editor ’s member induction
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F T C november
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DCM masquerade ball
fill the truck 14
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themed meetings
special acknowledgments
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2 FALL
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CONFERENCE
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DCM MEETING
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3 TRAINING
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BALL
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KIWANIS TV TAPING: TOY DRIVE BABY DADDY
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MEMBER INDUCTION
HIKING
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FILL THE TRUCK ENDS!
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WRAPPIDUP FUNDRAISER STARTS!
ENDS DEC. 2
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editor ’s Hello everyone! It‟s been quite some time but I‟m back for the second volume of CKI‟s newsletters! The curtains have closed for the month of November and we are applauding CSUN CKI‟s progress. This month, we had many events, including a Membership Induction Ceremony, a celebratory event in which we officially welcome all of our new members this semester. Our family is continuing to grow and we all look forward to even more new members in the future. Besides this month, the fall semester is also coming to an end. As we make way to December, let us wish all of our members the best of luck on their share of academic workload! Good luck on your finals everyone! I hope you will all enjoy this volume. Toodlesnoodles! Geneive Mijares Mendoza CSUN CKI Publications Editor
T o o d l e s n o o d l e s
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NOVEMBER 2 ~ 4
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Fall training conference was an amazing new experience for all of us first timers. I have gotten closer to my division and my home club. inspired The workshops and atmosphere
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Mariel Calinog
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Vice President of Administration
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An adventure to voyage to FTC. 325.1 miles away, no reception in the woods, and pitch black roads...
FTC was one of the best experiences I‟ve ever had. -
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Eric Ramirez Historian
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DID YOU MISS OUT ON ALL THE FUN OF
FTC ? MAKE SURE YOU GO NEXT YEAR! 6
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Like any other month, a Divisional Council Meeting is held. This is a great chance to be updated with the activities of other schools that belong in the same division.
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This is also a chance to sneak a peak at a fellow clubâ€&#x;s vision or plans for the future!
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Masquerade Ball was a blast! I'm usually a wallflower when it comes to dancing, but at MBall, I boogied down like there was no tomorrrow (awkwardly of course). I „m glad
I was able to spend some bonding time with my club as well as some others!
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Joshua Kim Member
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It was that time of year once again! CSUN CKI participated in their second Masquerade Ball
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The Masquerade Ball took place in the San Diego Harbor where attendees experienced a night on the Inspiration Horn Blower, the largest yacht in all of Southern California. This semi-formal event was a fundraiser to raise money for the
PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM.
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This is a great way to raise money because while you are enjoying yourselves, you are raising money for a program that helps prevent unintentional injuries to children. You can count CSUN CKI in for next year!
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I had a great time at the Masquerade Ball with my CSUN CKI family. It was a memorable night because
we danced the night away while on a boat. The boat itself was awesome and had an amazing view of the harbor that was surrounded by lights and a bright moon to top it off.
Erika Cervantes Service Chair
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What‟s a hiking day without some unwanted rain? Upon arrival, CSUN Circle K‟ers were greeted with strong rain that only gave us the opportunity to check out the Griffith Observatory together before we took on the challenge of hiking. Not a problem, we always have room for BONDING! Not only were we able to bond even more with our own members, we were glad to have CKI members from El Camino College as well as CSU Long Beach present at our hike! This just goes to show that CKI goes far and beyond our own campuses. Friendships are formed with other schools! After the hike, we all enjoyed a satisfying Korean BBQ social that compensated for the workout!
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My overall experience with Circle K at the hike was pretty amazing.
I got to see astounding views of the Los Angeles County and also connect with Circle K members from other The best part about the day schools.
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was the Korean BBQ. With my energy drained from the hike, I truly enjoyed the unlimited Korean food.
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Steven Tran Member
NOVEMBER 20 It is undeniable that CSUN CKI had grown quite a bit in the past year. Membership numbers had increased and what‟s a better way to celebrate such accomplishment than to welcome the new members to the club, division, district, as well as the organization by having a
MEMBERSHIP INDUCTION CEREMONY?! The MI Ceremony was all about welcoming as well as recognizing new members for taking the step to becoming a part of an amazing club with so many things to offer. We were honored to have special guests at our MI Event:
Irene Ellefson & Bob Ellefson, Members of Northridge Kiwanis
Margo Dutton, Member of Northridge Kiwanis Faculty Advisor
LET‟S MAKE WAY FOR . . .
THE FAMILY SYSTEM
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CSUN CKI will be trying out the family system this year in which older members of the club will be the “Bigs” and will be the head of a family composed of a few of the newer members, who will be called their “Littles”. This type of system only reinforces even more strongly the familial relationship CSUN CKI has already achieved in such a short amount of time.
Our family has definitely grown!
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ENDED NOVEMBER 20
CSUN CKI participated in the Fill the Truck event in order to help the homeless. Fill the Truck is a clothing drive in which donations of clothes are made to the
HOPE OF THE VALLEY RESCUE MISSION.
Clothes were distributed to the homeless living on the streets. Excess donations are sold at their thrift store in order to raise money for future programs that aim to continue helping the homeless.
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NOVEMBER’s
CSUN Circle K‟ers like to mix it up at their general meetings
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PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF HISTORIAN
JENNIFER TEONGNOI CO-HISTORIAN
ERIC RAMIREZ
SHIRTS ARE STILL ON SALE
$16 GET YOURS TODAY!
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HI Iâ€&#x;M CHAWWWWLES goodbye november,
hello december! ft.
Charles Balcom
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