Volume VI Nurnbrr If
February 1981
Caring'"" Life's Magic
T-0 Circle K' Throughout Texas and Oklahoma» college students are Harking toward a common ,~;oal through Circle K. They are participatine,~ in a district wide project to raise money for the Association of Retarded Ci ti.z,ens. The ARC is dedicated to improving the lives of Tetarded people* Unfortunately~ in order t..o achieve thisp they need cash~ Your club has the opportunity to form an alliance bcb,reen Cirlce K and the At.\C by sponsor.ing a moneymak.ing· project for -them~ The District Board has appointed a
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f''lyra is planning to a check to the ARC during our district convention which Hill be the last weekend in March. If you Hant to do a project for the ARC ancl you nant i t to be part of the district project, you should schedule it before the convention. You should also make your check payable to T-0 District project and send it to Myra; she will ent all of the
son to assist your club f·Jith ideas, advice,
and litera-ture. If you .need any the 9 '<?rso:n to talk to :Ls I<yra .Leo: 'Texas Union u_ilding, :Box 2L+-?~ AustinJ TX t (5L2)
539-iPJjj, Nan;y clubs have ric-t project~ and qu:t te a b:tt o C noney has been rc:tised~ If your cl-ub has l"H>L scheduled or held a pTo jcct 9 Hha L CTS you
K-Family M The K-F'amily lost a gTeat frlend over the holidays vrhen John Scaief Has ki1led :i.n an auto accident v.rh:Lle travel home to the Rio GTande Valley from Austin, Texas. John at.t,ended San .Benito High Schoo1 in San .Benito Texas. John joined Key Club as a freshman and quickly moved through the rank and file to the off:1.ce of Lt. Covernor for Division 11 e DurJ ng his t,e:rm in this office he excelled and Has named the Nu111ber one Lt~ Governor in T-0 for the year~ At the 1979 cl:Lstrict convention :in Dallas 9 John vras elect eel Governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District of Key Club l:nternationals As Gove:rnor~ ,John set high goals )I' himself and the district. Long hours of c.ireless work, miles of travel, and tv:el ve months later John Has able to retire from the office of Governor Hith the satisfaction
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of kno~dng that he had r-whieved a11 that he had set out to do, After John graduated from high school, he Y.JE:.:nt to the University of Texas at Austin. _1-lo had just comple"t",ed his fir~r~ semester Zl'l the University when he >-ras killed~ John hlas majoring in buslness and was U1~:. ~3AE; Fraternity this year~ Not only will the K-Family miss John Sea i.e f 1 s outstanding leadership abilJ.ties ~ but v1e 1tfi1.l also miss his friendship, because hi.s service to Key Club and the rest at· the P John was able to touch the lives of many people in his oHn caring ·v.ray ~ \ie will always remember our friend John and treasuTe his many contributions to all of our lives s
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T-0 Today
Convention 81
CELEBRATE THE MAGIC The Greatest Convention in T-0 history will be held in Dallas, Texas on Harch 2729, 1981. The convention hotel is the Twin Sixties Inn and Conference Center located at 6060 North Central Expressway. The registration fee will be $35.00 for each member. Room rates are $40.00 per room, per night. It is left up to each club as to the nwnber of persons in each room. Registration forms
also be a country band and other types of entertainJnent ~ All Circle K ers will want to be in attendance to find out the answer to the long burning question: "\,Jho shot (:rovernor Steve? liJany other exciting things are scheduled. for your entertainrnent on Friday ~ but you ~rLll have to come to the Convention to f:Lnd out Hhat they are. Saturday Hill be busy; filled Hith workshops, socializing~ a banquet with an ex1
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cellent Key Note speaker to be announced later, and of course the awards session arL talent contest Saturday night. Th:Ls Jist::'ict Convention promises to be an exciting time, a time Hhich will strengthen every mem-ber J. n attendance~ On behalf of the Circle K Club at SMU, I look forward to seeing a11 of you in Dallas Texas as Ne "Celebrate the lV[agic" e
flect over the past years projects; a time to determine new goals for service in the new year; and a time to make and rene0r friendships with fellow Circle K ers~ The F'riday night Opening Session tlill be followed by an evening of \eJestern Style entertainment. All members are encou:raged to v,rear VJestern Clothing~ A best dressed Cow1
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Governor's Corner So you have your degree planned, your family life mapped out, and are on the threshold of a desk with your own name on it~
That is all fine and good, but 1-Jha t are
you doing today? Hocr many nel'l people did you meet? VJhat did you see that brought a
special feeling in an unsuspecting moment? Hhat caused a tear in your eye or laughter in your heart? Go ahead, I Hill give you a minute to think ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @I thought so. g
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The truth is that most folks are so caught up with their Tllusions for Tomorrow that they never have the time to enjoy Today. Are you living a l~Lfe of tomorrows? Host :people are. The demand for i_ndi vidual per-
formance and_ the :Lncreasing compt.~-titive spirit of our society has dralfD many into
a lifesty1e of agendas and dull routines while they work to keep pace 1crl th the business vmrld. There is certainly something to be said for planning and organizat:l_on 1 but such rigor in excess can lead a person to believe that he should alHays be do omething every minute of the day. A life.otyle lived by the stroke of the second hand leads to poor health and sti.fles hunan freedom and expressione Robert Louis ~)tevenson regarded this type of lifestyle as a spiritual vaccum: "~:xtreme busyness, v.rhether at school, church, or market, is a symbol of deficient vitality~ It is no g;ood speaking to such folk: they can not be idle 1 their nature is not generour enough en Indeed, many people, keep so busy getting things done that they reach the end of their lives vrithout ever having lived at alL Their own heartbeat becomes so intense that they cannot hear the heartbeat of thei.r neighbor~ His pains, his joys, his needs.
And this is crhere life lived in the future hurts the most. For it is so easy for the senses to become hardened to Hhat is going on around oneself. And suddenly the true spirit if caring becomes a faded reality& T'he ultimate goal of Circle K is not necessarily to just help others in the comnn.mity, but rather through helping others to create in you a sense of i.nstinctive caring Hhid1 you can carry throughout your life and share v.rith others. 8'or it is in spontaneous caring that the heart is at its best. It is easy to lend a he1ping hand at a scheduled time in a scheduled place, but it is a far greater feat to help another in an unplanned mement because your heart is instinctively conditioned to react to the needs of your fe1low man. The greatest gift is the gift of love without expectation of return0 But most people never realize how much love they really have because they never give themselves the chance to share it with others. Lay aside your Illusions for Tomorrow with all of its mechanical routine and give this minute its deserved chanceD Give yourself the opportunity to discover lly is life's magic. If you have the courage to take that step, you Hill never be the sa..'D.e~. ~,
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What's Up? Emno_r· has Jim Cook hai:_-:;
it th.at International cl::3cided not to out f'or tho ski t:.ew:l., Jim had a col:Li::::;l.on ~--.rh il e prac h.is uc
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disLrict dues or 10~erfees ye L'"? Treasu:r:er ·Tom ha.s beE::n. O\ crh_caxd say ::c that if delin-clubs d:l.dn 1 L r;ay up be ~,;as to cu't them off~ V.ihc~.t? ~ , ... * • a ~ ~ o ~ a e ~ ~ ~)·.Jhat :i:dl tor J no ~or Internal ional V}' 1 Eric Li.rtdr::d:.rom? ?unwr is that h-e is on a nevr club dovrn in deepest Africa~ T-0 misses you Eric!$~·~·~~····~···~ t"FJ.:t:l_onaJ_
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Club Points YELLO\f ROSE
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District Board Meets in New Mexico The 1980-81 District Board held its winter board meeting in F~agle 's Nest, New l1exico, January 7-11e The meeting Has held at Chris Teesdale 's (an Amarillo Ki VJanian) mountain cabin S:pec.ial guests of the Board in attendance were Tom AndreHs, International President, Kathi Stefanuf Counciling lnternat.ional VeP. 1 and Jim Cvok~ International Secretary, This was the final board meeting before the convention, so all of the board members 8
ter board meeting was a very productive yet enjoyable success. The Board and their guests w-ould like to
thank Mr. and Mrs, Chris Teasdale for their kind hospitality while in New
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were kept quite busy getting ready for the last few months of their terms,
committee work, and making final plans for the district convention. As busy as they were, they did find time to play in the snow and several managed to find time to go skiing on l'riday. The win-
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Amarillo, and for th8ir deep friendship.
Sn·nal membos of lhr Di1'1rict Ronrd
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on the slopes.