R i v e r Va l l e y N e w s River Valley Division
August 8, 2014
Going Farther in CKI
Volume 1, Issue 2
In this issue: Going Farther in
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CKI
Fall Service Kick-
1
Off Upcoming
2
Yearly Events Fall Rally
2
Dues
3
Preferred
4
Charities
2014-2015 Indiana District Board
CKI Acronyms
Hello River Valley! Are looking to go farther in CKI? Well here’s your
District Convention chair person (DCON chair). Both
chance! The Indiana CKI district board needs you!
positions will allow you to be actively involved with the
There are currently two board positions open that we
Indiana CKI district board. Check you inboxes for the
need you to apply for. The first is the district Bulletin
application. I hope to see your application come
Editor and Electronic Publicist (BEEP), second is the
through! It is due on September 1st!
Fall Service Kick-Off
Special points of interest:
MDEC
DCON
Preferred Charities
Calling
The event will start at 10am for us
DO NOT let transportation be an
All
“commuters”. We will be serving
issue. Mallory, who is the DLSSP
Mambers!
the local area doing a habitat for
chair, has done a fantastic job
humanity build, as having tons of
planning this event let’s not let it
fun and building new friendships!
go to waste!
This years Fall Service Kick-Off will
As it looks the only costs that we
be held in Lafayette near Purdue
will have are food costs. We will be
University. The date of this
carpooling up so if you are looking
If you need a ride please contact
awesome event in September 20th.
for a ride please feel free to ask.
me!
(574)354-2191
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Upcoming Yearly Events DCON
MDEC
What is it?
MDEC is the Membership Development and Educational Conference. MDEC is Indiana Circle K’s mid-year conference, a weekend that is absolutely guaranteed to be
filled with good times and fellowship, as well as a celebration and enhancement of what we are all about: service! The event will be held at Bradford Woods near Bloomington. All of us should able to attend especially since it’s in our division! The cost for MDEC will be around $100. There will be more details to follow as the date gets closer! It will be a crazy fun event that you
What is it?
DCON is Indiana’s yearly district convention. It is a ways off but I want to give you all a heads up, because if you’re anything like me you have to plan in advance for things. This years DCON will be held at Embassy Suites in Indianapolis. The date is the last weekend in February. The rough cost of this years DCON will be $125. It will be a really fun filled event. If you happen to not like the way DCON has been you have the power to change it! All you have to do is apply to be the DCON chair on the Indiana District board!
certainly wont want to miss!!
Fall Rally What is it: A mix of service
Where is it: It will be in
and officer training.
Washington , IN. Halfway in
Why do we have it: to work
RIVER VALLEY FALL RALLY!!!!!!! 2014
between ISU/Bloomington
towards our three Tenants;
and Evansville.
Service, Leadership, and
I’d really like to have a
Fellowship.
good turnout for this
When is it: Please go to this
event so please make sure
website to fill the Doodle Poll!
that you promote this to
http://
your clubs!!!
doodle.com/9zyuc268uqhd8kpb
Fees Collection
Deadline for turning in dues: November 30 Early bird: 15 members by October 31 Super Early Bird: 10 members by October 1 What you need to do: Update membership update center(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tfAvudii-w) Print invoice Send invoice and check including club name and ID # on check for district and international dues to: 6525 E. 82nd St, Suite 109 Indianapolis, IN 46250-1545
·District dues: $8/member for this year
·International dues:
Schools with 5,000 or more students: $600 Schools with less than 5,000 students: $450 2-Year Schools: $300
You set the amount each club member pays for dues based on how much you owe in district and international dues, how much you support you get from Kiwanis club, and how much your club needs to run events, etc. Make sure to tell club members what their dues are being used for. It’s important that they know how their money is being spent.
******Note: The dues this year are $8 per member, however they will be $9 per member next year and $10 per member each year following.******
CKI Preferred Charities Samantha Zent Address: 720 S. 6th St. Apt. #5 Terre Haute, IN 47809 Alternate Address 72361 CR 11 Nappanee, IN 46550 Cell: (574) 354-2191 E-mail: samzent@gmail.com or szent@sycamores.indstate.edu
River Valley Division Indiana District Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008209780098 (River Valley)
Circle K Acronyms CLE………. Club Leadership Education
KFC…….. Kiwanis Family Convention
COTC…….. Club Officer Training Conference
LA…….. Leadership Academy
DCM…….. Divisional Committee Meeting
LSSP…….. Large Scale Service Project
DCON…….. District Convention
LTG…….. Lieutenant Governor
DOTC…….. District Officer Training Conference
MRF…….. Monthly Report Form
FLIP…….. Freshman Leadership Incentive Program
FLTC…….. Fall Leadership Training Conference
It may seem like a lot but that’s why there’s a cheat sheet! :)
MDEC…….. Mid Winter Educational Conference
OTIC…….. On to International Chair RCON…….. Regional Conference
GATC…….. Governors/Administrators Training Conference
SLP…….. Service Leadership Programs
ICON…….. International Convention
TFG…….. Tomorrow Fund Grant
IP/PIP…….. International President/Past International President
VP/IPVP…….. Vice President/Immediate Past Vice President
IP…….. Immediate Past
WOW…….. Weekend Officers Workshop
SPOT…….. Spring Officer Training