Committed to community service worldwide

by Katie Hernsonand Rich Magda staff writers

The newest club at Cabrini College, Circle K, is a service program focused on promoting good fellowship and high scholarship. The mission of Circle K International is for college and university students who are responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to community service worldwide.

Originally, Circle K was the brainchild of Kiwanis member Jay N. Emerson in 1936. Circle K has since evolved into the collegiate equivalent of the Key Club, which aids in the welfare of young adults, especially high school students. Circle K rose to esteem when 19 additional clubs, founded as fraternities, were chartered in 1950.

Dedicated to the idea of such clubs, Jesse Gluckman, sophomore, has been involved since high school.

"I was a Key Clobber in high school. I was very active when I came to Cabrini. I wanted to see if they bad anything similar so I contacted the local Kiwanis. They gave me permission. I bad to get twenty people that showed interest," Gluckman said.

At Cabrini, the fledgling club does not have any members, although approximately fifty prospective members have shown interest, according to Gluckman, one of four founders.

Circle K bad its first campus-wide meeting last Thursday, Sept. 6, at which they discussed the events planned for the weekend. Friday, Sept. 7, the club attended "Fun Night" at a church in Upper Darby, where they socialized and made crafts with young children. On Saturday, Sept. 8, the club organized the kitchen and served food to homeless people at St. John's Kitchen, in Norristown. This past Sunday, the club collaborated to form a fundraiser at a flea market in Upper Darby, where they sold donated "junk" to pay for fixed expenses, according to Gluckman. ff you are interested in joining, email Jesse Gluckman at lbeJesseG@aol.com Lisa Difabio at Silvercdy@aol.com Catje Garofalo at Katy009@aol.com Jonathon Zeminkski at Jonzl l3@aol.com Or call Gluckman at (610) 489-2240.

Circle K has planned service oriented road trips, an AIDs Walk, along with various other community service projects.

In the upcoming months, Circle K will be giftwrapping at the Plymouth Meeting Mall during the Christmas Holidays, along with going caroling at a nursing home. Among definite arrangements is a trip to Sebastion in Evansburg State Park, where Circle K will aid in giving physically and mentally handicapped children horseback riding lessons.

Excited about the number of people interested· in Circle K, Gluckman said, "Because we are a new club on campus, there is nothing that we have to do. We want to work with our members to see what everyone wants the club to be. We're going to have fun!"

If you are considering joining Circle K, there is a $25 membership fee. This fee will go to the benefit of the club, providing opportunity for student scholarships and a Circle K magazine for student leaders.

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Due to the plane hijackings, the American Aviation Association grounded all planes flying in the United States until further notice. They stated that the earliest the air ban would be lifted is on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at noon.

Charlie Perugini, 19, was about forty blocks away from the World Trade Center when the attack occurred. "I was by Fortieth Street, and I could see and smell smoke everywhere;' he said.

They closed a ten block radius around the collapsed buildings. The subways also closed down inside the city. "I had to walk home to the Bronx," Perugini said.

NYPD has released a statement that there may be thousands of casualties at the World Trade Center.

New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has released a statement that 2100 victims have been found from the Twin Towers and are being treated from the attack.

At 9:40 a.m., American Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Twenty-two victims from the Pentagon building were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated. All federal buildings in Washington, D.C., were evacuated.

At 11:26 a.m., the fourth attack occurred. United Flight 93 crashed down near Jennerstown, Pa. A member on the plane placed

• a 911 call before the plane smackeddown. 38 passengersand seven crew membersdied in the crash.

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