CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
ICON CONT...
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DISTRICT BOARD OPENINGS
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MEET THE DISTRICT BOARD
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MESSAGE FROM KIWANIS GOV.
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MEET YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE
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RECRUITMENT TIME/FALL RETREAT
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PICS/GOV’S PROJECT/ BOARD INFO
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UPCOMING EVENTS • Southeast Texas/Gulf Coast FTC: Sept. 24 in Nacogdoches • Red River FTC: October 8 in Denton • Hill Country FTC: October 15 in Waco
• Fall Retreat: October 21-23 in Lindale TX @ Rockin C’ Ranch
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 1, SEPTEMBER 2005
A NEWSLETTER FOR THE TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT CHAPTERS
T-O ROCKS ICON 2005 The 50th Circle K International Conventional never looked so good! It was held in Greensboro, NC on August 13-17, 2005. The district had a total of 17 representatives with of them being delegates. We also received a very special visit. T-O Kiwanis Governor-Designate Jack Carlton and his wife Sherry attended the entire weekend. What an honor! Throughout ICON we had a time of service, leadership, and fellowship, but mainly the latter. The week before ICON began I had the great opportunity to attend the Large Scale Service Project also known as LSSP. I was the only one from our district, but that’s a start. I’m sure once you hear about it; you will want to go next year. Imagine 131 members from 24 districts all around the country joining together for a huge weeklong project! How awesome can that be? Our project consisted of building a playground area for a child development facility. The back yard of the building was illegal for the children to play in so we had to go in and flatten the land, build a soccer field, make a basketball court and play area, and a structure nature trail to help the children learn more about their state. The hard work was well worth it when we witnessed it first hand being used by the children of the community. It brought tears to everyone’s eyes. CKI also received news coverage as a bonus. After all the service, we were off to begin ICON. We had a lot to think about before it even started. We had to prepare for the House of Delegates by reading up on all the amendments being proposed. We also had the chance to elect the board of trustees that will lead our organization for the next year. We are also proud to have a new representation from T-O on the International Board. Stuti Mehta from Stephen F. Austin State University was elected at International Trustee. I’m sure she will have a positive representation of T-O just like Ellen Stallcup did as International Vice President. And speaking of Ellen, there’s an iron story to tell. Many of you may be aware of the Carthage-Pullman awards that can be awarded by making a donation to the Tomorrow Fund.