CIRCLE OF SHARING
Official bulletin of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Circle K District
WHAT’S INSIDE?
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Meet Your New Capital Division LTG: Jonathan Totsky Dear fellow Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Members: My name is Jonathan Totsky, and I have the privilege of serving as the Capital Division Executive Lieutenant Governor for 2018-2019. At UW- Whitewater, I am a senior majoring in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health with emphases in Occupational Ergonomics and Construction Safety, and a minor in Spanish. I have been active in the K Family since Key Club in high school and have continued to increase my involvement with Circle K. In high school, I never heard about Circle K or any other organizations in the K Family. My knowledge and understanding of the K Family has drastically increased through my involvement at UW- Whitewater and
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experiences at district events. With this position, I will have many opportunities to learn even more and communicate with leadership and members from all Capital Division clubs throughout this term to ensure all members get to have their own positive Circle K experience. I am excited about the possibilities for our motivated and determined district. To reach them, we must begin at the division level. Strengthening our clubs is the first step by retaining current members and continuing to recruit new members throughout the year. Second, interclub and LTG communication is critical. This will help unify our division and strengthen our divisional identity. Lastly, I also would like attendance at district events to increase. Yours in Service,
Jonathan Totsky 2018-2019 Capital Division Lieutenant Governor
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WUM WEEK START YOUR SEMESTER RIGHT The district is trying something a little new this year with the creation of WUM Week. WUM Week is a way to kick off second semester, and keep recruitment and Circle K pride strong going into the District Convention season. Each day from February 4th-8th has its own theme, and will shine a light on all the amazing things clubs are doing all over the district, on the great work accomplished by Camp Wawbeek and WASH, and the connections we have with the entire Kiwanis family. WUM Week is also a great opportunity to market your club and raise awareness about Circle K while having fun and celebrating the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District! On February 4th, recruit new members across your campus and get your name out there. On February 5th, we’re showing love to Camp Wawbeek with projects or fundraisers for camp. Wednesday is all about the WASH initiative, whether clubs raise awareness for UNICEF, fundraise, or do something in their communities related to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Thursday we give thanks for our advisors and the Kiwanis Family, and we close out the week on Friday with CKI pride and club socials. For a more complete description of each day, along with suggestions for projects and events, email Zoey at zoey.colglazier.circlek@gmail.com for the WUM Week Guide! By Zoey Colglazier, WUM District Governor
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KIWANIS BUCK’S GAME
RECAP
On November 4th, 2018, the Kiwanis Family attended a Milwaukee Bucks Game at the BRAND NEW Fiserv Forum. This event took the place of the Kiwanis’ Family Hockey Night that we have had in the past. The game took place at 2:30 p.m. where the Bucks took on the Sacramento Kings. The Bucks had strong offense and played well all around and ultimately beat the Kings by over 30 points with a final score of 144-109. While we were at the game, we were able to hang out and connect with members of all branches of the K-Family and get to explore the Forum and see everything, including a Chick-Fil-A and so much more. It was an incredible stadium. After the game, we were also given the opportunity to take a group photo on the court after the game, which probably the coolest part. How many people can say they got to go on the court of Fiserv Forum? Not many. Overall, the Kiwanis’ Family Basketball Game was an awesome experience and everyone had a good time. By Deann Davidson, WUM District Membership, Development., and Growth Chair
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WHAT’S SO GREAT
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ABOUT D-BOARD?
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HOW TO RUN Guide to Office: 1. Preparing If you know that you want to pursue a district position before arriving at DCON, tell a member or an administrator on the District Board that you are interested! They’ll help guide you through the process. Create your “literature”. This usually describes who you are and why you want to run for office. Pictures can be extra helpful too! It doesn’t have to be anything fancy; it just has to inform people about yourself. It’s usually good to prepare your literature before coming to DCON, but if you decide to run at DCON we can find a computer and printer for you. 2. Campaigning Once at DCON, there are two rounds of nominations. Each position is open for nominations Friday night and Saturday afternoon. You need two people to nominate you: one for a nomination and one for a second. Instructions on this will be given at DCON. Following nominations is “caucusing”. You are given a brief period of time to go division-by-division to hand out your literature and talk about yourself. Others are given time to ask you questions, so be sure to know why you are running! Caucusing happens after both sets of nominations, so if you don’t get everything the first time you will be able to the second time.
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FOR D-BOARD 3. Voting House of Delegates is a voting body during our convention. It is comprised of two members in good standing from each present club in the district. These two will represent their own club in voting for elected positions and amendments to district bylaws. During the House of Delegates, Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Bulletin Editor, and LTGs respectively will be elected. Before voting for each position you can “run off the floor.� This still requires two nominations along with a short speech and Q&A. 4. Finalizing At the end of the DCON, we retire the old District Board and install the new one. If you are elected, you will be given an overview of your responsibilities and a pin. More information will follow as the new District Board training approaches in early April. Congratulations, we wish you the best in the following year!
Cheat Sheet: Preparing (Networking and Literature) Campaigning (Caucus Sessions) Voting (House of Delegates) Finalizing (Ceremony)
By Cole Nelson, WUM DistrictAwards, Regulations, and History Chair and Bobby King, WUM District Secretary
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DCON 2019 REGISTER NOW! Are you looking for the right chemistry to get your Circle K club educated and excited about serving your campus and community? Are you curious about how to combine all the elements of our great organization into a Nobel Prize-winning club? Are you looking for a fun way to spend a few of Earth’s rotations? Then explore no further than the Elements of CKI, this year’s Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Circle K District Convention, March 1-3, 2019. The convention is being held at 44°31'8.98" N 88°01'11.39" W (Green Bay, WI at the wonderful Radisson Hotel and Convention Center.)
DCON is a weekend of fun, learning and electing those who will help develop and direct our District and assist your club to new heights. This event is designed for all members no matter where you fall on the ordinal scale of leadership. Come celebrate the distinguished achievements of your club and learn how to evolve your skills and knowledge to the next level of servitio, ducibus & socialis (which, if Google translate works, is service, leadership & fellowship).
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So what is the quantitative input required to register for this event? Full Weekend Registration: Early Postmarked by 1/28/19
$90.00
Regular Postmarked by 2/15/19
$100.00
Late/On-site registration
$110.00
Saturday-Only Registration Options: K-Family Luncheon/Workshops Only
$40.00
President’s & Parents Banquet Only
$35.00
K-Family Luncheon, Workshops and Presidents & Parents Banquet Only
$70.00
Full weekend registration includes a t-shirt, souvenir, a limited continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner on Saturday, workshop materials, and all sessions and events for the weekend. Hotel costs are $99.00 per night plus 15.5% tax ($114.38). If four people stay in a room, each owes $28.60 per night. The district will submit a rooming list to the hotel so just include your roommate information with your registration. Please note: the district is not responsible for finding roommates. However, we will assist in connecting clubs to fill rooms.
Submit your data for the weekend here: https://tinyurl.com/yb7p9z7k Additional research can be done at: https://wumcirclek.weebly.com/districtconvention-dcon.html We look forward to seeing you at this weekend of new discoveries! If you have any questions feel free to send your inquiries to District Administrator Janet DeGroot at janet.degroot@gmail.com.
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SERVICE PARTNER:
ST. BALDRICK’S In the US cancer takes more lives of children than any other disease. A child is diagnosed every 2 minutes worldwide and in the US 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed before they turn 20. Research funded by St. Baldrick’s has impacted adolescents and young adults all over the world diagnosed with cancer. More than 374 institutions in 29 countries receive grants from St. Baldrick’s to advance their lifesaving research in childhood cancer. Work through St. Baldrick’s – Stand Up to Cancer Pediatric Cancer Dream Team has even helped fund the first FDA approved gene therapy treatment in the United States. Finding a cure is not the only work that they do. Extending beyond to life after cancer, St. Baldrick’s also funds research that focuses on preventing lifelong damage that can result from surgeries and chemotherapy. They also fund research for supportive care for patients during treatment to help with uncomfortable or even lifethreatening side effects. There are many opportunities to get involved with St. Baldrick’s Foundation. They are most known for their head shaving events and in addition to fundraising, shaving your head shows your support and helps to raise awareness. Three members from our district participated in shaving their heads during the district’s Membership Awareness Conference (MAC) in 2017. St. Baldrick’s also offers other ways to fundraise and raise awareness for their cause aside from head shaving events. You can dedicate your birthday, anniversaries, or graduation by asking for family and friends to donate to help find a cure. Bake sales, 5k events, or anything you and your club can think of can be used to raise funds for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. By Jessica Wells, WUM District Service Chair
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From left: Justin Hahn, Robert (Bobby) King, and Brandon Byal pre-head shave.
Brandon Byal shaving Bobby Kings head.
Picture from St. Baldrick’s Foundation website: https://www.stbaldricks.org/
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WHERE IN IS YOUR M •
MTU
UW-Eau Claire
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Ripon Edgewood
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UW-Madison UW-Platteville
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UW-Whitewater
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St. Norbert
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*Locations are approximate. Very, very approximate.
UW-Oshkosh
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Cardinal Stritch Marquette MSOE Alverno Carthage
N THE WUM MASCOT? Map Key Blaze (Alverno)
Blizzard T. Husky (MTU)
Blugolds (UW-Eau Claire)
Bucky Badger (UW-Madison)
Eddy the Eagle (Edgewood)
Golden Eagles (Marquette)
Pioneer Pete (UW-Platteville)
Rally the Redhawk (Ripon)
Sir Norbert the Green Knight (St. Norbert)
Stryker the Eagle (UW-La Crosse)
Stevie Pointer (UW-Stevens Point)
Titans (UW-Oshkosh)
Torchie (Carthage)
Roscoe Raider (MSOE)
Stritch Wolves (Cardinal Stritch)
Willie Warhawk (UW-Whitewater)
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RECRUITMENT A YEAR-ROUND ENDEAVOR Recruitment is essential to any club. It is how we gather new members and grow out clubs, but most importantly, it is how we ultimately help more people and have a bigger impact on our communities as a whole. Sometimes it can be hard to get members throughout the year, but recruitment is important throughout the year, not just in September. We can always get new members! If your school has an org fair at the beginning of second semester, try to be a part of that. But on top of that, you can also recruit in other ways. One way is having every member of your club bring a friend to the meeting. You can even make a competition out of this and whoever brings the most friends over the course of the semester can get a small prize of some sort. This can be whatever your club decides, like a gift card or paying their membership dues for the next year!
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Another way is to table individually. This will depend on your school’s policies on it, but if you can table or even have some sort of fundraiser in a public place on campus, it will attract attention. While doing this event, make sure to have information to hand out and have members there willing to engage people and talk to them about what Circle K is. One more idea is to have a service or social event in which you are working with another club or organization on campus as well. This will help to make the event bigger since there are two organizations involved and overall, the event will have a larger reach on campus. Another important part of membership is retention. In order to retain members, make sure that you focus on the members you already have rather than just gaining new members. One way to do this is to make sure that meetings are engaging and not always the same thing. This will keep members coming back. You can also have member spotlights and make sure members who are doing good things are getting recognized. Good luck on recruitment and retention over the course of the semester! By Deann Davidson, WUM District Membership, Development., and Growth Chair
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WISE WORDS FROM
WINTE Mathew Eisenschenk
MSOE Circle K President
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M A PRESIDENT:
ER SOCIAL IDEAS
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?????????????????? BRAIN TEASER ?????????????????? “SIX COINS� Take six coins and arrange them in a triangle as shown in the image. Your goal is to rearrange the coins into a hexagon with only four moves. Every move consists of sliding one coin to a new location where it touches at least two other coins.
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(See page 23 for solution)
Circle K International Society of Distinguished Collegians The Society of Distinguished Collegians was established to recognize those members of Circle K International who strive for excellence in academics. The requirements are:
An equivalent of the grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Completion of at least 250 hours of service
Participation in at least 60 percent of home club service and fundraising projects
Commitment to your local club, attending at least 80 percent of home club meetings throughout your membership
The application to join the CKI Society of Distinguished Collegians can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y72348kl. The deadline to turn in an application to District Administrator Janet DeGroot is Friday, February 15, 2019.
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OPEN DISTRICT BOARD POSITIONS We want YOU to serve your district!
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Letter from the Editor Is it 2019 already? Wow, time flies when you’re doing service! It’s a new year, which means it’s a chance for a fresh start with new possibilities, lots of scribbles when you accidentally write that the current year is 2018, and new classes (unless you go to MSOE and need to start worrying about finals soon). Planning this issue was interesting because there was not a large district event to recap like in previous issues. However, I think this worked out because it meant there was room to include different kinds of content than usual, such as Jess’s article on our Service Partner St. Baldrick’s! Also, yes, I know I have the same picture of Matt in this issue twice. It’s just too good not to use it every opportunity I have DCON is coming up at the beginning of March, which means that the next issue of the Circle of Sharing will be my last. I hope you have enjoyed reading the district bulletin this year. I know that I have very much enjoyed making it for you. If you see me at DCON, be sure to say hello! Yours in Service,
Luke Muller !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAIN TEASER SOLUTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From www.puzzleprime.com
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