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TABLE OF CONTENTS: A Word From..........................3 District Chairs .......................4 President's Council.................6 Service Spotlight ...................7 SWD Shirts............................8 CKIx ......................................9 Member of the Month...........10 Monthly Updates.................11 Contact.................................12

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a word from your

BULLETIN EDITOR Hi Southwest!

Hey Southwest!

So, our CKI is slowly coming to a You made it through youryear final exams, congrats! close, this publication posting and Now its being time the to last relax, binge I’ll on beNetflix, as District Bulletin Editor!

I hope you all an this (hopefully) gear up to attend CKIx in had Toronto amazing break, and are forwinding convention June!

Just because thegetting schoolready year is down season! mean With ours week, Key Club’sCKIx in April, andaredoesnt CKInext has to! Besides there Kiwanis’ in August, not toinvolved! mention our Inter- an tons of ways to stay Tryown planning national Convention in Toronto, I forsee a whole lot a interclub social or volunteer somewhere local with offriend! traveling these you nextall fewhave months.

I hope you all I hope an amazing Summer!

will take the oppertunity to attend one (or all) of these events and support our K-Family withinenthuYours Service, siasm and kindness!

AubreyWe Renaker Our year doesn’t end with DCON, though! have more amazing service projects and events these next few months, so hopefully you’ll find some more Hey Southwest! lives to save. I really enjoyed this year and creating fortransition you all, andtoI can’t wait to see It's been so nice to seethese all ofbulletins our clubs what new leadership and take inwe ourdo. new boards. I can expect such great things thisforward year! to seeing you all very soon!

I look It's summer, so while I'm Stayhappy Spicy, to know you all will be taking some much-deserving breaks, I hope you'll use this summer to think aboutTesfay recruitment for your Banna clubs! If you want any tips or tools, pleasdon't hesitate to talk to me or your LTGs Laura and Cierra!

For now, I'm excited to see what next steps our board takes at our training at Kamp Kiwanis! Until then, much love!

Yours,

Banna Tesfay

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SERVICE

K-FAMILY

INTRODUCING 2016

Michael Zimmerman

Riley Jandrew

Summer Plans? I'm going to Toronto for CKIx (WOOT) and afterwards Colorado and Disneyland!

Summer Plans? Catching up on some sleep (hopefully)

Sydney Yaeger Summer Plans? I'm interning with a theatre in Hailey, Idaho Favorite TV Show? The Magicians

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the New Black BUT It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a close second!

FUNDRASING

HISTORIAN

Favorite TV Show? Fargo!

Favorite TV Show? Orange is

Chantel Leon

Summer Plans? I am going on a trip to Southern California, taking summer classes and working.

Favorite TV Show? Doctor Who

DCON

FALL RALLY

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Summer Plans? Relaxing by the water and spending time with friends and family

Summer Plans? Making bank at job and taking classes. I'm also traveling to New York with a friend to see Drake In concert.

Favorite TV Show? The Office and Walking Dead

Favorite TV Show? Game of thrones.

Snow fan. Aria fan. Tyrion fan. I worship Khaleesi Daenerys like people worship Beyoncé

ON-TO-ICON

Anna Lee

TRANSLATION

Ashley Femrite

Andrea Madrigal Summer Plans? I plan on babysitting, attending CKIx, and I'm going to Disneyland for my 21st Birthday!

Favorite TV Show? Greys Anatomy

Banna Tesfay Summer Plans? Obvi going to Toronto for CKIx! Favorite TV Show? Teen Wolf duh

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Michael Zimmerman Summer Plans? I'm going to Toronto for CKIx (WOOT) and afterwards Colorado and Disneyland!

Favorite TV Show? Fargo!

U of A

& THE 2016-17 PRESDENT'S COUNCIL

ASU

Tien Tran Summer Plans? Working as a scribe at Banner Hospital.

Favorite TV Show? The Office

Summer Plans? Working for GCU's Honors College, interning with a local phoenix non-profit, and working on my start-up.

NAU

Favorite TV Show? Breaking Bad, Dexter, Scandal, House of Cards...who can actually choose

GCU

Joshua McGuire

Ashley Femrite Summer Plans? Relaxing by the water and spending time with friends and family

Sarah Criscuolo Summer Plans? Working in my town's veterinary clinic.

Favorite TV Show? House of Cards

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UNM

Favorite TV Show? The Office and Walking Dead

Service Spotlight INTERCLUB EVENT: NAU and U of A Two CKI clubs from the mighty Southwest District came together to raise money for cancer research in a fun, all night event called Relay for Life. The event took place in Tucson, Arizona at the University of Arizona. CKI Members from NAU joined CKIers from the U of A in the annual participation of the event held on their campus.

The clubs raised money for the cause by selling baked goods, and by participating in the infamus "Mr. Relay" Drag Show. Their contestant "Tasty Freeze", played by U of A CKI club secretary Nicholas Clark, raised almost $100 and won the catergories "Best Dressed" and "Miss Congeniality."

Overall the event was a great time and lots of money was raised for cancer research!

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Southwest CKI “Not Just A Gas Station� T-shirts!

Have you heard? Southwest CKI is selling limited edition t-shirts! Ever get tired of people getting this amazing service organization mixed with the kings of 79 cent Polar Pops? Well, worry no more!

Southwest CKI is selling these one-of-a-kind t-shirts for all members of the Kiwanis family (or possibly Circle K Gas Station enthusiasts) for only twelve dollars each! Want it shipped? We do that too, for only three dollars extra!

Designed and made by the Southwest District, you will never get a shirt like this anywhere else! So show your love for this amazing organization by ordering now! There are only a limited supply, and with already half sold out, you might want to act fast!

To order, click HERE! Accepted payment is Venmo.

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Circle K will be heading to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for our 61st annual convention. Toronto, hailed as the New York City of Canada, with a population of over two million people is known for its multiculturalism. The city is a mecca of delicious food from around the world, amazing shopping, and so much more! From the CN Tower, to Kensington Market, St. Lawrence Market and beaches– Toronto has a lot to offer!

Be sure to check out our Pinterest page– We’ve created a Toronto board! www.pinterest.com/CircleKIntnl Leadership: Speakers, workshops, elections Attendees will have the opportunity to hear speakers such as Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space and Hoan Do, motivational speaker and American Ninja Warrior competitor. You’ll hear 3 Men and A Tenor perform.

Of course, you can attend workshops presented by subject matter experts. As a delegate to CKIx, you will elect the 2016-17 Circle K International Board at the House of Delegates.

Fees and Deadlines US$300— Early Bird Registration: January 21-April 15 US$400— Regular Registration: April 16-May 15 US$500— Late/on-site registration: May 16-June 22

Registration includes: *Convention and LSSP *Transportation to & from LSSP projects *Transportation to from the hotel & convention centre Service: Large Scale Service Project *Two breakfasts & two lunches LSSP will focus on the issue of homelessness in Toronto. This is a *Snacks for LSSP time for Circle K members to do what they do best— service. LSSP *Souvenirs & conference materials. allows members to give back to the convention host city through community service opportunities. We will work with local agencies such as Red Door Family Shelter, St. John the Compassionate Mission, Riverdale Housing Action Group, and Daily Bread Food Bank to leave our mark on the city.

Fellowship: Everywhere you turn!

There will be time to meet new friends and reconnect with those friends you haven’t seen in a year or two. You’ll have time to bond over service projects and poutine– french fries and cheese curds topped with brown gravy. If poutine isn’t your thing, there are several other delicious food options such as Burger Priest or you can always pick up a cup of coffee and a donut at Tim Hortons– that’s Timmy’s to the locals.

Registration Everything you need to know can be found online at www.CircleK.org/CKIx . Please note you must have a credit card or checking account information available at the time of registration. You will not be able to complete the registration process without submitting payment via credit card or electronic check.

Hotel The Sheraton Centre Toronto is the official CKIx16 hotel. The hotel rate is CAD$169 a night, plus tax. Everything you need to know can be found online at www.CircleK.org/CKIx

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MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

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NAU

Ashley Femrite Ashley Femrite

Ashley is our spectacular bulletin editoras atour NAU CKI.president.

She is Ashley has been an excpetional leader club always attending meetings, and makes sure we She helped to put together ourservice end ofevents the year banquet which have fun!

She isfor always capturing picturesand of our service was very special the seniors, members Kiwanians events and making sure our club stays relevant on present. She keeps club moral up and is always on social top her media! Ashley has planned great socials for our members game in meetings, service projects, and around campus. We and has helped us bond as a club. She’s not only committed love our club president! to our and our members but has a creative mind and a kind heart. Her smile makes our club light up and she brings joy to everything she’s involved in!

GCU Katie Mcannis Over the past month Katie has taken the initiative to finalize the GCU CKI website, facilitate a successful valentine’s day fundraiser, and all of this in addition to her duties as the bulletin editor for the club. She’s an excellent member, officer, and is one of the individuals who make GCU CKI what it is today.

GCU UofA

Esyr Orea

Anika Fagile He has been an awesome and dedicated club member

This month Anika not only has shown exception by going 1! Heofenjoyes and recently to thesince mostday amount serviceserving events our andclub meetings but took on the responsibility of serving as our club she has also gone to extra lengths in preparing for treasurer themore 2016-17 DCON in doingfor a lot workterm! for the club.

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JANUARY MAY AT A

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163 Active Members: 196 Service Hours this month: 95 461.5 The club with the highest total hours this month: GCU GCU!

MARK YOUR

calenders

CKICKIx DCON: February 26th-28th 2016: June 22nd-26th CMN IHOP National Pancake Day: March 8 Kiwanis DCON in Albuquerque: August 4th-7th Key Club DCON: April 8th -10th Kiwanis Year Begins: CKIxNew 2016: June 22ndOctober - 26th 1st Fall Rally 2016:Application October 14-16th Leadership Academy Due: July 1st

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CONTACT THE BOARD BANNA TESFEY

GOVERNOR AVA RED ON-TO-ICON CHAIR GOVERNOR bt363@nau.edu avared.cki@gmail.com

JOSHUA MCGUIRE ANIKA FAGLIE

SECRETARY SECRETARY/LAWS & REG CHAIR AnikaLynn247@live.com propresenter96@gmail.com

ETHAN PALKO TALA SLYE

TREASURER TREASURER Epalko@my.gcu.edu

slye39@live.com

AUBREY RENAKER

BANNA TESFAY BULLETIN EDITOR aubreyrenaker@gmail.com BULLETIN EDITOR bt363@nau.edu

LAURA BELMONT

LTG-AT-LARGE LAMONTE MCDUFFIE lbelmon1@asu.edu

KACHINA DIVISION LTG montemyles@gmail.com CIERRA CARILLO LTG-AT-LARGE AUBREY RENAKER ccarrillo@email.arizona.edu

BAJA DIVISION LTG MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN aubreyrenaker@email.arizona.edu PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL - UofA SERVICE CHAIR TAYLOR ENGLEMAN mzimmerman1@email.arizona.edu

ZIA DIVISION LTG TIENtenglema@unm.edu TRAN

PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL - ASU WINDY ZACHEK tttran12@asu.edu

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR JOSH MCGUIRE wzachek@oakcraft.com PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL - GCU propresenter96@gmail.com

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ASHLEY FEMRITE ANYSSA IWAMOTO PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL - NAU TECHNOLOGY CHAIR DCON TASKFORCE akiwamot@asu.edu arf239@nau.edu

JARED LOVELETTE SARAH CRISCUOLO RECRUITMENT/RETENTMENT CHAIR PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL - UNM jared.lovelette@enmu.edu sncriscuolo@unm.edu

ELIANA BELL RILEY JANDREW NM K-FAMILY CHAIR K-FAMILY RELATIONS CHAIR eoterobell@unm.edu riley_jandrew@yahoo.com

ANNA LEE ANNA LEE AZ K-FAMILY CHAIR FALL RALLY TASKFORCE 213.anna@gmail.com 213.anna@gmail.com SAB MOORE CHANTEL LEON

FUNDRAISING CHAIR SERVICE CO-CHAIR ccleon@email.arizona.edu sabrinavmoore96@unm.edu

SYDNEY YAEGER

ANIKA FAGLIE HISTORIAN CHAIR SERVICE CO-CHAIR syaeger2@email.arizona.edu anikalynn247@live.com ANDREA MADRIGAL

MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN TRANSLATION CHAIR andreamadrigal40@gmail.com DCON TASK FORCE CHAIR mzimmerman1@email.arizona.edu WINDY ZACHEK

ELAINE WONG DISTRICT ADMIN FALL RALLY WZachek@OakCraft.com TASK FORCE CHAIR swdfallrally@gmail.com

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