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Cir c l e K Int er nat io nal (CKI) d evel o ps c o l l eg e and univer s it y s t ud ent s int o a g l o bal net wo r k o f r es po ns ibl e c it iz ens and l ead er s wit h a l if el o ng c o mmit ment t o s er vic e.
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Tabl e Of Con t en t s
(Cover Photo: Young Harris College at Cast Off Pet Rescue, Larry Kevin Garland with Honey by Christine Mayfield)
Go ver no r 's Ad d r es s ........................................................................1 Dis t r ic t g o al s upd at es ...................................................................2 Dis t r ic t Tr eas ur er upd at es ..........................................................3 UNDER Co ns t r uc t io n.......................................................................4 CKI X Pr o mo .......................................................................................5 Member Spo t l ig ht ...........................................................................6 Cir c l e K'er f ig ht ing Hung r y Ever y Day (STUFH)...........................7 Divis io n Upd at es ........................................................................8-14 Vo l unt eer Event s in o t her d ivis io ns : Co as t al Ed it io n............15 f mr pr o mo ......................................................................................16 d c o n pr o mo ....................................................................................17 Sc ho l ar s hip INFO...........................................................................18 ELIMINATE PROJECT..........................................................................19 CKI Par t ner s & c har it ies .............................................................20 s ave t he d at es ................................................................................21 ed it o r 's no t e..................................................................................22 s t ay c o nnec t ..................................................................................23
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Gover n or 's Addr ess Hel l o ever yo ne, The new Sc ho o l year is upo n us and I am ver y exc it ed f o r what ?s in s t o r e. So f ar t his year , t he d is t r ic t bo ar d has had t he o ppo r t unit y t o g o t hr o ug h t he Dis t r ic t Of f ic er Tr aining Co nf er enc e (DOTC) and s ever al c l ubs impr o ved t heir l ead er s hip s k il l s by g o ing t hr o ug h Cl ub Of f ic er Lead er s hip Tr aining . Co upl e Mo nt hs ag o , I had t he pl eas ur e o f t r avel ing t o Ind ianapo l is f o r t he Go ver no r /Ad minis t r at io n Tr aining Co nf er enc e (GATC), wher e I g o t t o meet Dis t r ic t Go ver no r s f r o m al l o ver Int er nat io nal . Their ins ig ht , exper ienc e and per s pec t ive hel ped f o r mul at e new id eas and t ho ug ht s abo ut t he 2015-16 t er m. I ho pe al l o f yo u had a g r eat s ummer . Fo r yo u al l , s c ho o l has j us t s t ar t ed and s o o n yo u wil l be bus y wit h many t as k s . I ho pe ever yo ne wo r k s ef f ic ient l y t o war d s t heir g o al s , and be s ur e t o have a g r eat Semes t er . I wis h yo u al l l uc k ! Yo ur f r iend in s er vic e,
J ames Bail ey Br aswel l Go ver no r , Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t
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GACKI Di st r i ct Goal s Updat e Goal s 2015-2016 By: St ephanie Zhang
Ever y year in GACKI, we l ik e t o es t abl is h s o me g o al s f o r t he new upc o ming year . This year , we have mad e f ive main g o al s t hat we ho pe t o ac c o mpl is h bef o r e t he end o f t he CKI year .
Dis t r ic t Go al s f o r 2015-2016 Ad minis t r at ive Year
The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l have 4 00 member s by Mar c h 31, 2016. The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l have 10 Cir c l e K c l ubs at t he Fal l Member s hip Ret r eat and 12 Cir c l e K at t he Dis t r ic t Co nvent io n by Mar c h 31s t , 2016. The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l have 3 r eac t ivat ed and / o r c har t er ed c l ubs by Mar c h 31, 2016. The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l have 4 750 s er vic e ho ur s by Mar c h 31, 2016. The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l s ave 110 l ives wit h t he El iminat e Pr o j ec t by Mar c h 31, 2016.
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Di st r i ct Tr easu r er Updat es Hey g u ys ! c l e K an d it is ir C ia g r eo G r o f ic t t r eas u r er o r t h r ee ye ar s f I am t h e n ew d is t r K e l c ir C n ee b e s er ve yo u . I h av l o n g -l as t in g al t r u l y an h o n o r t o er ev s e ad m d an t o f s er vi c e ur c l ub s t o b e an d h ave d o n e a l o yo f o l al e ik l d l u mean t ime. I wo . Th er ef o r e, I s f r ie n d s h ip s in t h e g in h t n u f e h t l ial l y t o d o al Oc t o b er 1s t , s u c c es s f u l f in an c at h t s er r u s ea r t b in d al l t h e c l u b o t h in t er n aes wo u l d l ik e t o r em u d r o f e in l d ea d l b e t h e f ir s t u d g et d u r in g b r 20 15 (Th u r s d ay ) wil u yo g in n an l p ic t -wis e. Beg in e d u es . Pl eas e t io n al l y an d d is t r es h t r o f e at d o m f al l t o ac c o m .o r g o r mai l in g c u mid -s u mmer - ear l y m o t g in t it m b u wis el y b ef o r e s : man ag e yo u r t ime o l l o win g ad d r es s f e h t at es u d r u yo n al Kiwan is In t er n at io 12 3 PO Bo x 6 0 6 9 Dep t 20 6 -6 0 6 9 In d ian ap o l is , IN 4 6 ur in g ur er s s o met ime d s ea r t ub l c l al r o rin g o ut a g ui d e f at t r eas ur er @g eo e m t ac I wil l al s o be s en d nt o c o t e om k . Yo u ar e al l wel c l uc k ! t he f o l l o win g wee ue s t io ns . Be s t o f q y an h it w g r .o ek g iac ir c l
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The Cir c l e K Int er nat io nal Co nvent io n o f 2015 was an amaz ing event t o at t end . No t o nl y was Cir c l e K l uc k y eno ug h t o s t ay in t he beaut if ul c it y o f Ind ianapo l is , Ind iana, f o r t his event , but t he ent ir e K-Famil y was t her e as wel l ! Int er nat io nal Co nvent io n is t he o ne t ime t hat Cir c l e K'er s ar e abl e t o al l t r avel t o o ne pl ac e t o enj o y eac h o t her 's f r iend s hip, s er vic e, and f el l o ws hip. Cir c l e K was invit ed t o t he Kiwanis o pening and c l o s ing s es s io ns wher e member s had t he c hanc e t o s ee Sis t er Sl ed g e, Tim Har r is , and t he K-Famil y bo ar d member s . Awar d s wer e g iven, new peo pl e wer e el ec t ed f o r t he upc o ming year , and muc h mo r e!The 2015 Int er nat io nal Co nvent io n was no t ALL bus ines s . Ther e wer e pl ent y o f t imes f o r member s t o r el ax, have f r ee t ime, and enj o y t he pr e-pl anned event s f o r t he week . Member s had t he o ppo r t unit y t o at t end a panc ak e br eak f as t , a bas ebal l g ame, a c o nc er t , and r o am t he c it y in-bet ween. As a d is t r ic t bo ar d member , inf o r ming member s t o g o t o d is t r ic t event s is par t o f my j o b, but g et t ing member s t o g o t o int er nat io nal event s is a g r eat exper ienc e t o o ! Ind ianapo l is was an amaz ing c it y, and t he peo pl e t her e wer e j us t as g r eat . If yo u have t he c hanc e t o g o t o an Int er nat io nal Co nvent io n, yo u wo n't r eg r et it !
I ho pe t o s ee ever yo ne in To r o nt o next year f o r t he Cir c l e K Int er nat io nal Co nvent io n o f 2016! -Kyl ie Wil s o n, Pl ains LTG
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Un der Con st r u ct i on ! ! !
He y Eve r y o n e !! As y o u may h e ar d , t h e G e o r g ia Dis t l o o k in g f o r r ic t h as b e a n e w Dis t r en ic t Se c t ar y . So ey es o p en a , k eep y o u r n d y o u r e ar s t u n ed f o r Kr o n ic l e t o t h e n ex t s e e wh o is t h e n e w Dis t r ic t Se c t ar y. Wh o k n o ws , it may b e s o me o n e in y o u r h o me c l ub . - Ch r is t in e M ay f ie l d , Bu l l e t in
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M em ber e SpotGloal i ghstUpdat : Tyl er Wan n
No minat ed By: St ephanie Zhang
Maj o r : Bio med ic al Eng ineer ing Year : So pho mo r e In his f r es hman year , Tyl er was el ec t ed as t he newes t vic e pr es id ent o f GT Cir c l e K. Des pit e (Tyler Wan helping a kid at Emmaus House paint a volcano.) t he f ac t t hat he was o nl y a f r es hmen when he f ir s t j o ined Geo r g ia Tec h Cir c l e K, he bec ame o ne o f t he mo s t no t abl e member s o f t he c l ub. Tyl er , a 2nd year bio med ic al eng ineer and no w upc o ming GT Cir c l e K pr es id ent , emit s s uc h a wel c o ming ambienc e t hat has at t r ac t ed many o f t he member s t o war d s his wo nd er f ul per s o nal it y. He has mad e s uc h a big impac t o n s o l id if ying t he o ng o ing o f t he c l ub member s t hr o ug h t he int er ac t ive ac t ivit ies at Fal l Member s hip Ret r eat . He g ained q uit e a r eput at io n wit h t he member s f r o m o t her c l ubs as wel l . Al s o , he has at t end ed s o me o f t he o t her c l ub?s s er vic e pr o j ec t s , s uc h as Fo o d Bank , Kas hi, and o t her s er vic e pr o j ec t s o n t he week end s . Tyl er al s o has an impec c abl e at t end anc e at o f f ic er and g ener al meet ing s , pr o vid ing as muc h hel p t o t he f o r mer pr es id ent , Jo s eph Gl o ver . He was abl e t o int r o d uc e his f r iend g r o up int o t he c l ub. Thr o ug h his at t end anc e o f t hes e pr o j ec t s , he was abl e t o mak e s ever al l o ng -l as t ing f r iend s hips and ear n s uc h pr o minenc e as a r es pec t abl e and wo nd er f ul c l ub member and o f f ic er . Even t ho ug h Tyl er is a new member and it is his f ir s t year in t he c l ub, he was ver y ad apt abl e and ear ned a pl ac e in o ur f amil y bec aus e o f his f r iend l y d is po s it io n and ac t ive r o l e in t he (Tyler Wan and Jessica Huynh playing Minute to Win It Games c l ub. at FMR.)
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Member Spot Ci r cl e Kerl ight ?s : Fi ghTyt ilnerg W Hu n ger ann By: St ephanie Zhang One o f Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t ?s main s er vic e par t ner s is STUFH (St ud ent s Team Up To Fig ht Hung er ), a no n-pr o f it o r g aniz at io n, whic h aims t o enc o ur ag e univer s it ies t o par t ic ipat e in mo r e f o o d d r ives and t o hel p f eed t he hung r y whil e at t he s ame t ime r ais ing awar enes s amo ng c o l l eg e s t ud ent s abo ut hung er in t heir l o c al c o mmunit ies . Cur r ent l y, STUFH has been abl e t o at t ain mo r e t han f ive mil l io n po und s o f f o o d by c o l l eg e s t ud ent s t hr o ug h t hes e f o o d d r ives . In t he pas t year , STUFH bec ame invo l ved t hr o ug h s po ns o r s hip o f inno vat ive f o o d d r ives , s uc h as STUFH THE BUS and f o o d f ig ht c o mpet it io ns . STUFH is been in a l o ng par t ner s hip wit h Cir c l e K Int er nat io nal (CKI) wit h c l ubs o n 4 50 c ampus es . Tho us and s o f CKI c o l l eg e s t ud ent s ar e d ed ic at ed t o c o mmunit y s er vic e and t o f ig ht ing hung er and yo ur c l ub c an be a par t o f t his s er vic e init iat ive. Ther e ar e a var iet y o f o pt io ns t o war d s mak ing a d if f er enc e t o war d s f ig ht ing hung er . At t end a f o o d bank in yo ur l o c al c o mmunit y and pac k ag e meal s . Or g aniz e a f o o d d r ive o n-c ampus by pl ac ing bins o ut s id e o f main buil d ing s (As k any aut ho r it at ive per mis s io n bef o r e s et t ing up bins ). Mak e peanut but t er and j el l y s and wic hes f o r t he ho mel es s wit h yo ur c l ub. Fund r ais er f o r f o o d bank s . Ever y d ay is an o ppo r t unit y t o d o s er vic e, l et f ig ht ing hung er be o ne o f yo ur s .
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Geor gi a Di st r i ct Sc hed ul e A Vis it !!! Yo u Can have any member o f t he d is t r ic t bo ar d vis it yo ur c l ub!! To r eq ues t a vis it : Cl ic k t he "Vis it Req ues t Fo r m" but t o n o n ht t p://www.g eo r g iac ir c l ek .o r g /c l ubs .ht ml at t he Dis t r ic t Webs it e!
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Cl u b Bu i l di n gs By: Dr ew Kel l ey
nt Lie u t e n a 6 f o n r no r , e io v t o c G e l r e u e in a b it , o , up o n t h e r a im e t y r t u n it y t o s is p h ir p T f o e e h h r s f or t me wit h t am t h e I d . e t t ic n e r Go ve r n o t s e in o u r d is s we l l , p r n a r io B f o r o ur it s s r e o o m p n Ja r w e e v n o a b r an d t e n an t G u ie L t n e t o s e r ve De ve l o p m b u l C t s f ir In t h is d is t r ic t ! b u il d a l il w I , n p o s it io s c ho o l s m o r f n d ivis io c l ub s b y wit h o u t g t h em in r e t r a ch t e r m. I y m t u o t h r o ug h e it e d t o b c x e O S am g ive n t h is d t o be n a y it n u o ppo r t r c l ub s f o g in d il u b y e ar ! is h t t ic r o u r Dis t p h t h e h el it w e p o Ih w b o ar d o l l e f y of m ch I c an r e a , s r e b m I me h e g o al s t d e e c x an d e d as s is t n a , t e s e h av ic t in ag ain o n u o y s t h e d is t r a e v s r l e o ur g o a g me t o s in w o l l a r e ac h in g Dis t r ic t ! u f or o ia y g k r n o a e h G y we l l ! T u r mig h t o r o f d t h e b o ar
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Pl ai n s Di v i si on Goal s Updat e Updat e By: Kyl ie Wil s o n
Hey g uys ! I am s ur e ever yo ne is exc it ed f o r t he new Cir c l e K year , and al l it has in s t o r e! As a newl y el ec t ed Lieut enant Go ver no r f o r t he Pl ains d ivis io n, I have been t hink ing abo ut al l t he t hing s I c an d o wit h my c l ubs . As a s t ud ent at t he Univer s it y o f Wes t Geo r g ia, I am pr et t y f ar f r o m my d ivis io n, but I wil l no t l et t hat s l o w me d o wn! I am r ead y t o g et t he year s t ar t ed , and wit h a g o o d beg inning . This year , I am mainl y f o c us ing o n no t o nl y g et t ing o ur member s t o d is t r ic t event s , but g et t ing t he d is t r ic t event s t o t he member s . The main r eas o n Cir c l e K member s d o no t at t end d is t r ic t event s , is bec aus e t hey d o no t k no w abo ut t hem. I am g o ing t o wo r k o n t r aining member s in my c l ubs , hel ping wit h r ec r uit ment d r ives , and l et t ing my c l ubs k no w t hat I am her e t o hel p. I want t he o f f ic er s in eac h o f my c l ubs c o mf o r t abl e in t heir po s it io ns , and hel ping t hem g et al l t he inf o r mat io n and r es o ur c es t hey need . My t wo main g o al s ar e t o inc r eas e member s hip at my c l ubs , and t o g et t hem t o d is t r ic t event s . That being s aid , I am r ead y t o g et s t ar t ed ! I am al ways up f o r id eas , q ues t io ns o r c o nc er ns , s o l et me k no w if yo u have any at al l ! -Kyl ie Wil s o n Pl ains LTG
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Coast al Di v i si on Updat e By: Ker i Spet z er
Hel l o ever yo ne! The Co as t al Divis io n end ed l as t s emes t er wit h s t yl e! Geo r g ia So ut her n br o ug ht Ther apy Do g s t o c ampus t o hel p t he GSU s t ud ent s d e-s t r es s f r o m t he l ar g e amo unt o f s t ud ying and f r eak ing o ut t hat f inal s c aus e. Geo r g ia Co l l eg e end ed t heir s emes t er wit h an End o f t he Semes t er Par t y! ho pe yo u al l had an amaz ing s ummer !
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M et r o Di v i si on Updat e By: Nic k Mo hammed Hey Met r o Divis io n! I?m Nic ho l as Mo hammed , yo ur new Met r o LTG f o r t he 2015-2016 year . I c an?t wait t o s t ar t meet ing up wit h yo u in my d ivis io n d ur ing c l ub vis it at io ns and d is t r ic t event s , l ik e o ur Fal l Member s hip Ret r eat !
So , br ief l y abo ut me: I?m a f o ur t h year , envir o nment al eng ineer ing maj o r at Geo r g ia Tec h, f r o m Tr inid ad & To bag o . On Cir c l e K, I s t ar t ed o f f a g ener al member , t hen bec ame t he r ec r uit ment c hair , t he bul l et in ed it o r and f inal l y yo ur Met r o LTG.
If anyo ne has any q ues t io ns abo ut t heir c l ub, abo ut t heir d is t r ic t o r j us t want s t o as k me a r and o m q ues t io n, f eel f r ee t o email me at met rol t g@georgiacircl ek.org. I l o o k f o r war d t o g et t ing in t o uc h wit h yo u al l . Fo r al l t ho s e abo ut t o have f inal examinat io ns , g o o d l uc k ! Fo r t ho s e who ar e Beg inning t heir new s emes t er s , have an exc el l ent year !
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Per i m et er Di v i si on Updat e By: D?o nna Bel l Hel l o Al l !! I l o o k f o r war d t o ano t her g r eat year in Cir c l e K. As t he newl y el ec t ed Lieut enant Go ver no r f o r t he Per imet er Divis io n I am exc it ed f o r al l o f t he g r eat t hing s t o c o me. The s c ho o l year is j us t beg inning f o r a l o t o f Cir c l e K?er s and we ar e mo ving int o t he s wing o f t he s c ho o l year ! I am beyo nd ec s t at ic f o r al l o f t he g r eat t hing s we wil l ac c o mpl is h in o ur Divis io n d ur ing t he next year . I am o pt imis t ic t hat we as a Divis io n wil l c o nt inue t o inc r eas e o ur member s hip and be l ar g er t han we have been in t he pas t . I want t he Per imet er Divis io n Cl ubs t o g o o ut and int er -c l ub wit h as many o f t he o t her Divis io ns as po s s ibl e. Mo s t impo r t ant l y I ho pe t o s ee t he Per imet er Divis io n have ano t her s uc c es s f ul year , inc r eas e o ur o ver al l vo l unt eer ho ur s f o r t he year and t o s ho w t he wo r l d j us t ho w g r eat Geo r g ia Cir c l e K is ! Kennes aw St at e Univer s it y (KSU) r ec ent l y ho s t ed t he 2nd Annual KSU Day o f Ser vic e. The Co bb Co unt y c o mmunit y (inc l ud ing KSU Cir c l e K) went o ut t o s ever al d if f er ent vo l unt eer s it es and g ave a hel ping hand . So me o f t he s er vic e s it es inc l ud ed wer e: Bo o k s f o r Af r ic a, Our Pal s Pl ac e, and Yel l s Inc . and Al ive Minis t r ies Fo o d Pant r y j us t t o name a f ew. I had t he o ppo r t unit y t o vo l unt eer wit h Our Pal s Pl ac e whic h was a pheno menal exper ienc e. Our Pal s Pl ac e is mo r e t han an animal s hel t er , it is a pl ac e wher e t he animal s ar e ac t ual l y g iven l o ve. Cut e al er t ! One o f t he d o g s (Mo l l y) at Our Pal s Pl ac e g ave bir t h t o SIX beaut if ul puppies t he week bef o r e we vis it ed ! I l ook f o r war d t o s har ing mo r e wit h yo u g uys t hr o ug ho ut t he year !
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M ou n t ai n s Di v i si on Goal s Updat e Updat e By: Cl air e Wel l s Gr eet ing s , Mo unt ains Divis io n! My name is Cl air e Wel l s and I am yo ur 2015-2016 Lieut enant Go ver no r . I am s o exc it ed t o meet al l o f yo u per s o nal l y t hr o ug h c l ub vis it at io ns and d is t r ic t event s ! So , a l it t l e bit abo ut me: I am a j unio r at Yo ung Har r is Co l l eg e maj o r ing in Human Co mmunic at io ns and mino r ing in Ps yc ho l o g y. I j o ined Cir c l e K as a f r es hman. I s t ar t ed o f f as a g ener al member , t hen bec ame s ec r et ar y my s o pho mo r e year . And , no w I am yo ur Mo unt ains LTG. One o f my per s o nal g o al s is hel ping inc r eas e c o mmunic at io n bet ween t he c l ubs in t his d ivis io n. If yo u have any q ues t io ns , pl eas e d o n?t hes it at e t o email me at mo unt ains l t g @g eo r g iac ir c l ek .o r g . I ho pe t hat t his s emes t er wil l g o wel l f o r y?al l and have a s af e and f un year !
Vol u n t eer Member SpotEven l ight t: s i n Ot h er Tyon l ers:WCoast ann al ! Di v i si
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By: Ker i Spet z er
Yet ano t her year has c o me and g o ne f o r t he Geo r g ia Cir c l e K Dis t r ic t . As t he Co as t al Divis io n has been pr et t y bus y wit h f inis hing up t he s emes t er . Ho wever , Geo r g ia Co l l eg e s aid , ?Our f avo r it e vo l unt eer event t his s emes t er was River Day?. River Day is an annual event t hat GC Cir c l e K and t he Kiwanis Cl ub o f Mil l ed g evil l e c o l l abo r at ed o n t his year wit h t he GC Chemis t r y Cl ub, GC Envir o nment al Sc ienc e Cl ub, and t he Gr eenway Fo und at io n t hat br ing s t he Mil l ed g evil l e c o mmunit y t o g et her f o r a d ay o f f un and l ear ning at t he l o c al g r eenway t o r ais e mo ney f o r t he El iminat e Pr o j ec t wit h a r iver r ac e and a r ubber d uc k r af f l e r ac e. GC Cir c l e K r an t he c hil d r en ac t ivit ies f o r t he d ay wit h f ac e paint ing , c o l o r ing pag es , and s mal l s er vic e pr o j ec t wit h mak ing s t r es s bal l s (t hat was a hit wit h t he o l d er c hil d r en). GC Cir c l e K member s enj o yed g et t ing a c hanc e t o wo r k wit h t heir l o c al Kiwanis c l ub and int er ac t wit h t he c o mmunit y in a f un and exc it ing s et t ing . Geo r g ia So ut her n s aid , ?Our f avo r it e vo l unt eer event was The BBQ HUT?. This an an annual event f o r GSU Cir c l e K d o es d ur ing t he f al l . It 's o n t he Kiwanis Fair Gr o und s and is ho s t ed when t he Kiwanis Og eec hee Fair c o mes t o St at es bo r o f o r t he who l e week . The GSU c l ub l ik es t he event , bec aus e it ?s an annual event , t hat is al s o happens t o be o ne o f t heir big g es t event s . They enj o y eac h o t her 's c o mpany and g et c r eat ive in s el l ing BBQ t o peo pl e. It ?s j us t an o ver al l g r eat t ime o f s er vic e and f el l o ws hip.
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W h at You Need To Kn ow Abou t Fal l M em ber sh i p Ret r eat (FM R)? By: Ker i Spet z er Eac h No vember , t he Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t o f Cir c l e K ho s t s it s annual Fal l Member s hip Ret r eat , al s o k no wn as FMR, at t he FFA/FCCLA Cent er in Co ving t o n, GA.. Eac h year t her e is a new t heme, l ik e s uper her o es o r mur d er mys t er y t hat t he who l e week end is c ent er ed ar o und . Fo r new member s , FMR is t he bes t way t o t r ul y int eg r at e yo ur s el f int o t he Cir c l e K c ul t ur e. Yo u wil l l ear n mo r e abo ut what Cir c l e K is and ho w t o be t he mo s t ef f ec t ive member yo u c an be wit h wo r k s ho ps o n l ead er s hip, t he his t o r y o f Cir c l e K, and muc h mo r e! This is al s o t he c hanc e f o r yo u t o meet and c o nnec t wit h yo ur d is t r ic t bo ar d and o t her Cir c l e K'er s as wel l ! Bes id es al l o f t hat we have a l o t o f g r eat t hing s in s t o r e f o r yo u inc l ud ing s er vic e event s , g ames , and pr iz es . Pl us , j us t f o r r eg is t er ing o n t ime o r ear l y, yo u g et yo ur f ir s t pr iz e, a f r ee c o mmemo r at ive t -s hir t ! Fo r o l d member s t his is a c hanc e t o r ec o nnec t wit h al l yo ur Cir c l e K f r iend s and c at c h up o n ever yt hing t hat ?s happened s inc e Spr ing SST! Wit h s 'mo r es , c l ub c heer s , Ul t imat e f r is bee, f o o t bal l , d anc ing , and mo r e, FMR is s uper f un!
See y?al l t her e!
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W h at i s Di st r i ct Con ven t i on By: Chr is t ine Mayf iel d Dis t r ic t Co nvent io n beg ins wit h an int r o d uc t io n t o t he Dis t r ic t Bo ar d . Depend ing o n t he t heme f o r t he event , eac h bo ar d member is d r es s ed up as a c har ac t er o f t hat t heme. Las t year ?s t heme was t he Gr eek Go d s & Go d d es s . Fo l l o w af t er t he int r o d uc t io n al l c l ubs t hat at t end t he event wil l d o Ro l l Cal l . It is enc o ur ag ed t hat eac h c l ub c r eat es a r o l l c al l t hat is d es ig ned f o r yo ur g r o up and c heer it at t he Opening Ses s io n o f DCON. Thr o ug ho ut t his amaz ing week end , t her e is al s o a t al ent s ho w, wo r k s ho ps , s er vic e pr o j ec t s , a Pr es id ent 's ?Banq uet , K-Famil y Br eak f as t , Pie-in-t he-Fac e Fund r ais er , and muc h mo r e! This week end is al s o wher e t he c l ubs o f Geo r g ia c o me t o g et her t o el ec t d is t r ic t o f f ic er s f o r t he upc o ming year and t o r ec o g niz e c l ubs , o f f ic er s and member s f o r t heir o ut s t and ing ac hievement s f o r t he pas t year . It may s eem l ik e a bus y week end , but t her e is al ways t ime f o r yo u t o ?hang o ut ? and enj o y a g r eat week end wit h s o me new and o l d f r iend s ! So g et r ead y f o r t his amaz ing event t hat is c o ming , bec aus e yo u never k no w yo u may have f un.
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Fo r s c ho l ar s hips , t her e is o ne r emaining s c ho l ar s hip f o r t he year t o be awar d ed . This s c ho l ar s hip, Geo r g ia Cir c l e K Al umni As s o c iat io n Sc ho l ar s hip, is a $100 s c ho l ar s hip t hat wil l be awar d ed t o a c ur r ent Cir c l e K member o f t he Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t o f Cir c l e k . The d ead l ine has yet t o be d et er mined , ho wever , yo u c an g et a head s t ar t by wo r k ing o n yo ur appl ic at io n no w! Yo u c an f ind an appl ic at io n her e ht t p://www.g eo r g iac ir c l ek .o r g /s c ho l ar s hips .ht ml . The Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t Cir c l e K Al umni As s o c iat io n l o o k s f o r Cir c l e K?er s t hat r epr es ent t he epit o me o f l iving t o s er ve, and l o ving t o s er ve t heir Geo r g ia c o mmunit y, t heir ac c o mpl is hment s , and c ampus invo l vement . Mak e s ur e t o appl y bef o r e t hes e d ead l ines t o be in t he r unning f o r awar d s f o r yo ur c l ub?s ac c o mpl is hment s o f t he 2014 -15 year !
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El i m i n at e Pr oj ect
By: Ker i Spet z er Thr o ug h o ur ef f o r t s we have g o o d news t o s har e! On Apr il 24 , 2015 it was c o nf ir med t hat Maur it ania has el iminat ed mat er nal and neo nat al t et anus . Thank s t o t his 36 c o unt r ies have no w o f f ic ial l y d ec l ar ed vic t o r y o ver t he pain and s uf f er ing o f MNT. As o f Apr il 16, 2015, The El iminat e Pr o j ec t has r ais ed US$79,078,287.60 Cir c l e K?s f und -r ais ing t o t al as o f Apr il 30, 2015 is US$296,04 6.13. This year we d ec id ed t hat t he g o al f o r t he Geo r g ia Dis t r ic t wil l be t o s ave 1,100 wit h t he El iminat e Pr o j ec t by Mar c h 31, 2016. Let us c o nt inue c el ebr at ing as we c o nt inue o ur ef f o r t t o el iminat e mat er nal and neo nat al t et anus . Thank yo u t o al l t he c l ubs t hat have hel ped us exc eed o ur g o al . And d o no t f o r g et , EVERY CENT COUNTS!
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Edi t or 's Not e: Hel l o Ever yo ne!! My name is Chr is t ine Mayf iel d . I am yo ur new el ec t ed Bul l et in Ed it o r . I am g r at ef ul f o r being s el ec t ed int o t his po s it io n and c an no t wait t o s ho w yo u what I have s t o r ed f o r t he Kr o nic l e. I al s o want t o hear what yo u have t o s ay. Yo u c an email me at ed it o r @g eo r g iac ir c l ek .o r g wit h any ar t ic l es abo ut a o ut s t and ing c l ub member , s er vic e pr o j ec t s , o r even abo ut yo ur c l ub being awes o me. Yo u c an al s o s ubmit at ht t p://www.g eo r g iac ir c l ek .o r g /publ ic at io ns .ht ml . Yo u c an email if yo u have any q ues t io ns o r c o nc er ns , bec aus e I am al ways wil l ing t o l is t en. I k no w t hat t his year wil l be o ne o f t he bes t year o f GA Cir c l e K!!! I c an't wait t o s ee ho w it g o es ! Ho pe t o hear f r o m yo u al l s o o n!! Yo ur f r iend in s er vic e,
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