August & September 2013
The T-O Today Put a little T-O in your day.
Texas-Oklahoma CKI in Summer
Letter from the Editor Hey T-O Circle Kers! Welcome back! It’s good to be back in the flow of Circle K! I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to serve!
Table of Contents Get to Know Your District Board
Get to Know Your District Board Continued
Divisional Updates
Secretary & Treasurer Updates Governor’s Update
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I’m super excited to serve alongside such a wonderful district board for my favorite organization this year! It’s such an honor to be surrounded with such service minded individuals! The T-O Today is a way for the whole district to communicate and I need your help. If you ever want to feature a cool service project your club did, have a sponsoring Kiwanian submit an article, or just send in a photo or graphic promotional, please do! I’m more than glad to feature outside work from any Texas-Oklahoma member!
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I can’t wait to begin this year with you!
Briana Smith Kiwanis Family Update
What’s Happening in T-O? T-O Takes Over International
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District Public Relations & Marketing Chair editor@txokcki.org
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Texas-Oklahoma District Circle K International
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Get to Know Your District Board! Governor, Secretary, Treasurer & LTGs
Allison Prisco
Maria Medina
Governor
South Texas LTG
Oklahoma State University Studying Accounting Senior 22 by Taylor Swift or Live While We’re Young by One Direction would be my life theme song. Makes me want to dance!
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi If my good friends could describe me with only one word, they would say I am giving.
Marcelo Urieta Bravo Hill Country LTG Austin Community College
My favorite tenet of Circle K is service because I love giving back to those in need.
Service is my favorite tenet of CKI because it is the heart of this organization. Being involved in small acts in my community inspires me.
Cortney Ferris Secretary
Heidi Brooks
University of Texas at Austin
Oklahoma-Panhandle LTG
When I’m not doing CKI things, I enjoy playing tennis, photography, and most of all, spending time with
West Texas A&M University My life theme song is Almost There from Princess & the Frog. It’s the most motivational thing in existence.
my family and friends!
Gio Alanis Treasurer University of Texas at Austin If my friends could describe me with one word, it would be LOUD!
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Joseph Lim Red River Metro LTG University of Texas at Dallas My life theme song is Milkshake by Kelis.
Get to Know Your District Board! Committee Chairs & Admins
Jennifer Kay Tuggle Hinze K-Family & Membership Co-Chair Texas A&M University A dream I have is to eventually build a boarding school for orphans to help end the cycle of poverty and human trafficking.
Jose “Otto” Sanchez District Events Co-Chair Austin Community College My favorite place to spend time is outside of my childhood home.
Shelby Honeycutt
Brian O’Hara
South East Gulf Coast LTG
District Events Co-Chair
Texas A&M University My favorite tenet of Circle K is Leadership because without leaders, we wouldn’t have people to look up to.
Texas A&M University I have a special talent of being able to tie a regular tie and make it look like a bow tie!
Briana Smith Public Relations & Marketing Chair West Texas A&M University My favorite joke is, a guy went to the zoo and there was only a dog. It was a shih tzu.
Administrator Carol Clyde
Administrator Scott Kimball
admincarol@txokcki.org
adminscott@txokcki.org
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Divisional Updates Stay connected!
South Texas
Hill Country
South Texas Division is doing awesome. We are looking forward to raising the most money for the Eliminate Project :)! We will be having food drives every month between all 3 chapters. Fall Rally will be geared towards the STUFH project and Spring Rally will be geared towards the Eliminate Project. South Texas division plans to double their membership from last years number! We plan to be the biggest it's ever been. We will also try to recharter or charter another CKI in South Texas.
With just four months into the 2013-2014 CKI year, I am beyond impressed by the passion, dedication, and commitment to CKI shown by the Hill Country Division. As of July 7, 2013, we have 3 active chapters. Those chapters include Austin Community College, Southwestern University, and The University of Texas at Austin. The President of St. Edward’s University CKI is currently gathering the necessary information to re-charter this chapter. I will be working with them very closely so we can have them back on our CKI family!
- Maria Medina
Oklahoma-Panhandle
The Hill Country Division has accumulated a total of 479 hours and 30 minutes of service to our community. We have also participated in 18 Inter-Chapters and 7 Kiwanis Family Relations Events.
Things have been going pretty slow for the OK-Pan division this summer for the most part. However, OK- Marcelo Urieta Bravo Pan’s Fall Rally has officially been scheduled! It will take place at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on September 21st. For our service project, we are going to do a “river float” where we clean up the river while floating on rafts. It will be a fantastic event, and I encourage everyone who is able to, to attend. It will be an unforgettable day full of service, friends, and fun. Other happenings in OK-Pan include a new chapter on the horizon and sending one of our own, Sarah Cloeter, to Leadership Academy 2013! While I haven’t spoken with Sarah directly, I think it’s safe to say that she had a phenomenal time. Hope to see you all at Fall Retreat (November 8th - 10th) if not before. Love you guys! <3 - Heidi Brooks
Southeast/Gulf Coast
Red River-Metro
The Southeast/Gulf Coast Division is having a fantastic CKI year thus far! With newly chartered University of Houston CKI, SE/GC is now 4 chapters strong and excelling in all areas of service, leadership and fellowship. Our chapters are organizing several service projects for the month to come, including a food bank trip for UH and a card writing event at Texas A&M. The SE/GC division is also gearing up for our Fall Rally! With so many exciting events going on throughout the division, members of SE/GC division are ready to take on the CKI year head on!
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- Allison Prisco
SMU, SWCC and UTD has had their first meetings of the year! Over 20 people showed to each of the school's meeting and we are excited for the future ahead! I am also excited to announce that I am looking into chartering a CKI in Eastfield College with the White Rock Kiwanis Club. Lastly, there will be a divisional Fall Rally on September 28th, 11am at UTD. There will be free lunch, and t-shirt and raffle prizes! - Joseph Lim
Secretary & Treasurer Updates Handy Reminders & Helpful Tricks
Hello Mighty T-O! Coco here to update you all on the status of the District in terms of reaching our goals! At the District Board Trainer, we established a few goals that were submitted to international. It is my hope that you will do everything in your power to help us achieve these goals. In order to increase transparency within all levels of the District, I will be giving updates on these goals in every T-O Today! Without further adieu, the status of each goal! *Keep in mind that these numbers reflect all data reported on the April to August Secretary Monthly Report Forms (SMRFs)* Service Hours: 1,092 hours submitted out of a 10,000 hour goal Interchapter: 23 events reported out of a 75 events goal K-Fam Hours: 51 hours reported out of a 200 hour goal Keep up the wonderful work, and don’t forget to submit ALL service hours to your secretaries! Without the dedication of our members, T-O won’t be able to reach our goals!
Circle K International Dues DEADLINES are as follows: October 1st: Club dues are payable. November 1st: Deadline for Early Bird Dues (This is the date to shoot for in sending in your chapter dues.) November 30th: Postmark for dues. If dues are paid by this deadline, the chapter status is active. On/After December 1st*: Chapters who did not pay for at least 15 members become "past due" and are not in good standing with Circle K International. Please see me for more information, and a further explanation if needed.
How much are dues? International Dues (annual payment per club): -Four-year institutions with more than 5,000 students: $600 -Four-year institutions with less than 5,000 students: $450 District Dues (per member): -Texas-Oklahoma: $12 My goal for this upcoming year is to have 50% of the chapters pay Early bird and 75% of the chapters pay On time.
Treasurer Resources: Detailed Treasurer's Tricks about dues, fundraising, and benefits of being a CKI Member have been sent out!!
Keep on Rockin’!
Cortney Ferris
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Governor’s Update LSSP & ICON Recapped!
Hello T-O! My name is Allison Prisco, and I have the distinct honor of serving as the district governor of the Mighty Texas -Oklahoma District! My year so far has been filled with great adventures and awesome travels! This summer, I attended the 2013 Large Scale Service Project and International Convention in Vancouver, B.C. and got to meet and reconnect with several friends of mine from all across Circle K International! I’m here to give a little recap of what happened, and I hope this article, as well as first hand stories from those members you know that attended this year, will get you excited and ready to attend next year’s LSSP and ICON! Large Scale Service Project, known to most Circle K members as LSSP, is a three day event where CKI’ers go out to different service projects and give back to the host city. In Vancouver, attendees participated in a variety of projects! The project that made the most impact, and was easily everyone’s favorite project, was building two brand new playgrounds from the ground up! The Sir Wilfred Laurier Elementary School and Annex received brand new playgrounds, thanks to Habitat Systems and Landscape Structures Inc., the new Kiwanis Vision Partner. LSSP was also a great time to bond with members all across CKI. In all, over 160 members of CKI participated in the event that produced over 2,400 total service hours over the course of three days. At ICON,CKI members browsed through the exhibit hall full of vendors, attended Kiwanis opening session and closing session, and heard from several well-known and inspirational speakers. Representatives from all across CKI voiced their opinions on several bylaw amendments and the voting of our new international board. Members also attended educational workshops and forums to learn more about CKI. The week gave us a chance to bond as districts and members, including special district dinners, walking back and forth between the convention center and the hotel, and several late-night hangouts and walks around Vancouver to enjoy the nightlife...or just to find a midnight snack. Overall, the attendees at LSSP and ICON this year had an amazing time enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Vancouver, even if there was a little rain; our spirits weren’t dampened! With the excitement of LSSP and ICON behind us, CKI is well on its way to having an amazing and spectacular year! I hope to see you all next year in Nashville, Tennessee for the 59th Annual International Convention and the 14th Annual Large Scale Service Project, June 17-22, 2014! Serving in this capacity has been a wonderful experience so far, and I’m excited for you all to start getting involved with your individual chapters. The district board and I have been preparing some really exciting events for you to come and interact with members of the entire Texas-Oklahoma District. I look forward to meeting you this year! Until then, I leave you all with warm wishes for a successful CKI year full of service, leadership, and fellowship!
Your Friend, Allison Prisco
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2013-2014 Texas-Oklahoma District Governor
Kiwanis Family Update Discover what the K-Family is all about!
Are you a graduating senior that has loved Key Club? Do you want to get plugged into the largest collegiate service organization? Do you want to have an amazing support group during college? If you answered yes to any of these, fill out this form and we'll get you plugged in right away: FLIP 2013 Circle K International is a great organization to be part of during your collegiate years. We have numerous socials throughout each semester, volunteer around our local communities and have a blast doing it! From Divisional Rallies to District & International Convention, you will definitely want to be involved in Circle K! I will start sending out emails in August to inform you about the Circle K International Chapter at the college you will be attending this Fall. So stay tuned!! Hope you are having an amazing summer and we hope to see you at Fall Retreat!!
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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening in T-O? Check out the upcoming events and what other CKIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers are doing!
Eight members of the WTAMU CKI Chapter helped their sponsoring Amarillo Downtown Kiwanis club put out American Flags on Labor Day. The Kiwanis members put out 1900 American flags on five holidays as their major fund raiser. The six members helping in the afternoon made it possible to take in the flags without having to double up on routes for which the Kiwanis members were very grateful! Here is a picture of some of the CKI members. The WTAMU Chapter will be doing small service projects every second week and will be serving a meal at the Faith City Mission in Amarillo as their next service project.
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T-O Takes Over International Check out what T-O is doing Internationally!
A Mighty T-O Congratulations to: Jonathan Lacaba– Subregion D Representative & Membership and Marketing Committee Chairman
Heidi Brooks– Better World Books Service Ambassador Cortney Ferris– The Six Cents Initiative Service Ambassador Allison Prisco– Awards Task-Force Secretary Sanjuana Zavala– Membership and Marketing Committee Member Gio Alanis– LSSP Fellowship Committee Member Jennifer Kay Tuggle Hinze– ELIMINATE SLP Subcommittee Representative We are all so excited to see what you all will bring to Circle K on the International level representing Texas-Oklahoma!
Follow T-O CKI! Texas-Oklahoma Circle K International
txokcki.org Texas Oklahoma CKI
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