Southwest Sun | May 2015

Southwest Sun MAY 2015

VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Word From . . . . . . . . . pg 2 ELIMINATE . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3 Service Scoop . . . . . . . . pg 4 CKIx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6 Leadership Academy . .pg 7 MOTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9 Mark Your Calender . . . pg 9 Contact the Board . . . pg 10

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A

WORD

FROM

YOUR

BULLETIN EDITOR

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Hey Southwest, It’s been a veeeeery slow summer so far, but break is always good before we come back to the storm of school. But don’t let this valuabe time go to waste! Take the oppertunity to plan recruitment for this upcoming school year and how you’ll expand your club to make this a totally awesome year!

This bulletin will be small, and not much to share, but I’m excited for next month to have all the information and news I’ve gathered for International Convention !

I hope you guys are doing well and soakng up sun, and I can’t wait to hear all the great things that happen!

Stay awesome, Banna Tesfay

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ELIMINATE CHALLENGE

GOVERNOR AVA HAS A CHALLENGE! Do you see these beautiful locks of hair right here? Here’s hoping they’ll be a cute bob by DCON, because Ava has a mission for this district! If we can raise $500 or more collectivley for the Eliminate Project come District Convention, Governor Ava will cut off and donate her hair! That’s right, CUT IT ALL OFF. So get to thinking up great fundraising ideas, because you don’t want to miss this!

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LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2015 EXPLORE. ENGAGE. EVOLVE. What is Leadership Academy?

CKI Leadership Academy (LA) is an investment in the members of CKI. The six-day event is intense and focuses leadership based on servant leadership, which requires leaders to put the needs of others first, and to realize that no matter whether or not you have a title, there is always a need for service to one another and to the world. This program takes members of CKI through an adventure, starting with the CKI amazing race and ending with a plan in place to serve. The most unique part of the program—and what sets it apart from others—is that students and facilitators have an opportunity to do a service project during the program. ”At first I thought people didn’t tell you what happened at Leadership Academy because it is a mystery to try to get you to go,” says LA graduate Ava Red. “I thought when they said ‘LA changed my life’ it was just talking about your CKI life. But after I came back, I realized it wasn’t just about CKI and that people don’t tell you what happens at LA because there simply are no words for how unique and personal it is.”

Leadership Academy takes place Sunday, July 26, through Friday, July 31 at the Waycross Camp and Conference Center in Morgantown, Indiana.

For more information on this unforgettable opportunity, costs, and how to apply, check out their website at : http://www.circlek.org/Leadership/LeadershipAcademy. aspx 7

MEMBERS OF THE MONTH In this very special Member of the Month, we’re taking the chance to shine the spotlight on one of our boar members, for all their hard work so far!

TALA SLYE | GCU CKI Tala is our District Treasurer, and has been very dedicated in her job so far! She’s helped prepare and finalize our District Budget, and has been in great communication amongst the board, being the first to respond to every emal! Thank you for all you do, Tala!

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MAY AT A

glance

Active Members: 75 New Members: 0 Service Hours this month: 87.5 The club with the highest total hours this month: UNM!

MARK YOUR

calenders

June 24th: CKIx July 26th: Leadership Academy

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CONTACT THE BOARD AVA RED GOVERNOR avared.cki@gmail.com

JOSHUA MCGUIRE SECRETARY propresenter96@gmail.com TALA SLYE TREASURER slye39@live.com BANNA TESFAY BULLETIN EDITOR bt363@nau.edu LAMONTE MCDUFFIE KACHINA DIVISION LTG montemyles@gmail.com

AUBREY RENAKER BAJA DIVISION LTG aubreyrenaker@email.arizona.edu HIEDY RAMIREZ ZIA DIVISION LTG hramirez@unm.edu

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ANYSSA IWAMOTO TECHNOLOGY CHAIR akiwamot@asu.edu

KATIE MERRILL ON-TO INTERNATIONAL CHAIR katherine.merrill@enmu.edu WINDY ZACHEK DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR wzachek@oakcraft.com