JANUARY 2018
VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 10
2 A WORD FROM………..…………. 3-4 K-FAMILY KATCH…….……..……. 5 LIVE, LOVE, LEAD……………....... 6 SUB-B SUPERSTARS……………….. 7 SERVICE SPOTLIGHT…..……...….. 8 DISTRICT PROJECT…..……...….... 9 WASH PROJECT……...…...……… 10 SOUTHWEST SUNSHINES……...…. 11 DLSSP………………..……………... 12 DISTRICT CONVENTION…………. 13 UPCOMING EVENTS..………....… 14 SOUTHWEST SOCKS……………… 15 DISTRICT CHANTS…..…………..... 16 CONTACTS…………………...…… 17
CKI Mission “Developing college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service”
a word from your
Hey Ponies! It’s crazy to think about how it is already 2018 and in just over a month, a new leader will be elected to take over the publications of Southwest Sun next year. However, as weird as it may feel to reflect on this, I am incredibly excited to see the amazing things that the incoming board accomplishes. With that, I hope you all have a wonderful semester filled with service, leadership, and fellowship. As always, if you have any rad events you want to see featured, feel free to reach out! Best of luck!!
-Anika Faglie
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4 Hey Southwest! I hope your semester is off to a great start and that your transition back into school is smooth! Our annual district convention (DCON) is coming up! Join us for a weekend of service, leadership, and fellowship, filled with things you don't want to miss, including roll call, a talent show, and fellowship night! Whether you're hoping to run for office, learn more about our district, or just have fun, you won't want to miss this retro-boardwalk themed event! We will also be having workshops, service projects, and more. DCON will be held in Phoenix, AZ from February 23-25th. Early bird registration is $97, after February 2nd, registration will be $107. Register here: https://swcki.org/?page_id=21 . For any inquiries about DCON, please contact DCON chair Elizabeth Kwan at lilkwan.ek@gmail.com . Interested in running for district office or submitting awards applications? Be sure to check out our DCON page for those ( https://swcki.org/?page_id=15 ). For any inquiries about how awards applications or how to submit literature, please contact Laws and Regulations Chair Selena Richardson at srrichardson@unm.edu . For more information about the board positions or running for office, feel free to contact me directly at lbelmon1@asu.edu , or reach out to the respective officers. St. Baldrick's is our district project this year! The St. Baldrick's Foundation raises funds for research into treatments for childhood cancers, and we have our very own fundraising page for them. Please reach out to your clubs and communities to get donations. You can donate directly to the page here: https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/SWCKI . We are hoping to raise $5,000 by DCON and haven't raised much yet, so be sure to share the event around! Interested in receiving scholarship money? The Kiwanis Children’s Fund Scholarship applications are live! There are four scholarships open to CKI students, all due on March 15. For general information about scholarships disbursed by the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, including who to contact with questions and award notification dates, visit the FAQ page. Come spend time with your Kiwanis Family at Kiwanis Mid-Year! This year, the event is being held as two separate weekends: March 2nd and 3rd in Santa Fe, NM, and March 16th and 17th in Flagstaff, AZ! Registration is $85. If you are interested in attending, please email me at lbelmon1@asu.edu . Want to learn more about DCON or running for office? Just want to chat? The next governor’s fireside chat will be Sunday, January 21st at 7:30 pm AZ time! It will be held via Google Hangouts at the following link https:// hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/asu.edu/firesidechat . Come to share ideas, ask questions, or just chat with me! I am looking forward to seeing you there! Feel free to contact me at any time for any reason! Whether you have questions, comments, ideas, or just want to say hi, I'm only a short message away!
Stay Spicy, Southwest! Laura Belmont
K-FAMILY KATCH
The Center for Academic Success’s Key Club has been growing rapidly, and recently earned their status as a Bronze Club! One recent service project they have engaged with is creating no-slip socks to be handed out for children in hospitals!
On January 1, Kiwanians from all over gathered in Pasadena, California to ring in the New Year with the annual Rose Parade. One special feature was Roar the Tiger pilot, cheered on by Kiwanis President Jim Rochford!
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district as a leader
With district convention right around the corner, now is the perfect time to consider running for district office. At DCon, we will be electing members to fill the positions of District Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Bulletin Editor, and Ltg. Governors. All of these positions are vital to ensure our district remains successful in the coming year and provide members with a wonderful opportunity to gain districtlevel leadership experience. If interested in running, feel free to reach out to any current member of the District Board!
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Looking forward, Orange Coast College CKI is excited to host their first ever virtual Key to College! This virtual event is designed to promote the transition from Key Club to CKI as well as provide insight on the transition between high school to college. Way to go, OCC CKI, we look forward to your event!
The same weekend as our District Convention, California-NevadaHawaii District CKI will be hosting their South District Large Scale Service Project! Through this event, CNH members will unite to engage with our tenets of service, leadership, and fellowship. We can’t wait to see how it goes!
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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT
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For their first project of the new semester, University of Arizona CKI volunteered at Ben’s Bells on January 12. Members helped paint kindness coins and touch up other beads that will be used to help financially support the kindness-centered mission!
Every year in honor of MLKJ Day, ASU CKI goes out into the community to perform service. This year, ASU CKI worked at Roosevelt Growhouse, a community garden in downtown Phoenix. They helped weed the garden and aerate the soil for plants.
One of the most well-known service partners we have, UNICEF strives to help children’s lives all across the globe. UNICEF supports children with fundraising, advocacy, and education. It is through this partnership that CKI is supporting the WASH initiative.
9 St. Baldrick’s Foundation
$50 Total Governor Laura
$5,000
Secretary Cody
$4,000
LTG. Michael
$3,000
Laws & Reg Chair Selena
$2,000
$1,000
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St. Baldrick’s foundation works with leading pediatric oncologists to fund research towards curing childhood cancer. The 2017-2018 SWD CKI Board selected this as our District Project as it is a new CKI Service Project and is special to Governor Laura Belmont. Now, we are raising money as a District to see members “Brave the Shave” at DCon 2018! This year, I hope that we as a district can raise $5,000 (or more!) for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, and I will be shaving my head if we reach that goal as part of a Brave the Shave event.
10 CKI’s New Service Initiative
WATER. SANITATION. HYGIENE. Similar to the Eliminate Project before it, WASH it CKI’s new service initiative with UNICEF. This initiate aims to improve the water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions for millions of children across the globe, to reduce their risk of contracting preventable diseases.
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DISTRICT BOARD| Elizabeth Kwan Elizabeth Kwan is currently serving as both the Southwest District Service Co-Chair and the Southwest District DCon Chair. In both of positions she has truly gone above and beyond in ensuring that our District DLSSP and DCon are great events for everyone who attends. Way to go, Elizabeth!
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On January 20, 2017 Southwest District CKI will be hosting its first ever District Large Scale Service Project! Registration is live on the Southwest District CKI website and due on January 5. It is free unless you want lunch, which is $5. Members will go to various sites such as pet allies, and then team up to make chemo kits for local hospitals. The day will end with a social!
13 Join the rest of the Southwest District in Tempe, Arizona on February 23-25 for our annual District Convention. At this event, members will attend educational workshops, elect the 2018-2019 Southwest District Board, engage in local service opportunities, and create friendships that will last a lifetime. Registration is live on the Southwest CKI website and only $95. Register by February 2 for the early bird price!
Save the Date
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SWD CKI LSSP January 20
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SWD CKI D-CON
Feb. 23-25
Tempe Area
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socks Southwest is currently hosting a fundraiser where we are selling snazzy Southwestthemed socks for only $12. Reach out to District Fundraising Chair Luke for more information!
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17 LAURA BELMONT GOVERNOR lbelmon1@asu.edu
ANIKA FAGLIE K-FAMILY CHAIR AnikaLynn247@live.com
CODY LITTLE SECRETARY contactingcody@gmail.com
ELIZABETH KWAN SERVICE CO-CHAIR Lilkwan.ek@gmail.com
SARA AL-MIDANY TREASURER saraalmid@unm.edu
SARA AL-MIDANY SERVICE CO-CHAIR saraalmid@unm.edu
ANIKA FAGLIE BULLETIN EDITOR AnikaLynn247@live.com
VANESSA TSAI TECHNOLOGY CHAIR vtsai@unm.edu
VACANT LTG-AT-LARGE—RETENTION
ELIZABETH KWAN D-CON CHAIR Lilkwan.ek@gmail.com
MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN LTG-AT-LARGE—RECRUITMENT mzimmerman1@email.arizona.edu
ELIZABETH KWAN FALL RALLY CHAIR Lilkwan.ek@gmail.com
CHANTEL LEON UA CLUB PRESIDENT ccleon@email.arizona.edu
VACANT HISTORIAN
NAM TRAN ASU CLUB PRESIDENT trannam2015@gmail.com
LUKE KACHELMEIER FUNDRAISING CHAIR lkachelmeier@unm.edu
SARAH CRISCUOLO UNM CLUB PRESIDENT sncriscuolo@unm.edu
SELENA RICHARDSON LAWS AND REGULATIONS CHAIR srrichardson@unm.edu
ARRIEL PILAPIL GCU CLUB PRESIDENT arrielcatherine98@gmail.com
BOB CARSON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR bcarson@zianet.com
ALLIE CHAVESTE NAU CLUB PRESIDENT arc385@nau.edu