Cal Chronicle | Fall Banquet 2021

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Golden Gate Division Cal Chronicle Fall Banquet 2021

A Word From the Publications Chair

Hello UC Berkeley Circle K, Another month, another newsletter. Hope you all have been keeping strong with classes and all your other responsibilities and finish this semester STRONG. I hope you enjoy this newsletter and enjoy seeing through all our club has accomplished in these past months. I hope you all have a great winter break and remember if you have down time to do the CKI scholarship due in February!

In service, Ilse Rojo cki.ilserojo@gmail.com

Table of Contents

Pg 1 : Information to Keep in Mind Pg 2-4 : Committee Meetings Pg 4: Family Heads Pg 5-6: Socials Pg 6 - 9 : Service Pg 9 : FTC

Pg 10 : Key to College Pg 10-11: Mentor/Mentee Revelations Pg 12: Executive Board Contact Info Pg 14: Appointed Board Contact Info Pg 15 : Resources

Information to Keep in Mind

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scholarships February 18th Kiwanis Children's Fund Scholarship for Circle K International Members - TBD amount Our board member Austin Hoang did a Workshop on the scholarship so if you'd like assistance with it, scan the QR code on the right!

For more information on applications, visit kiwanis.org and look for the scholarships tab.

become dues paying We're very excited to have a wonderful year with all of our members. This application is simply a way for us to keep track of our dues paid membership -- anyone can join our club at any time, and there are no requirements or obligations to join us!

In order to become a member that is recognized at the District & International level, you must fill out this application and pay club dues of $20 for the 2021-2022 year. Please send your dues payment through Venmo to Treasurer Nina Nguyen (@neenacolada). Benefits of membership include access to District and International events, insurance at Circle K events, eligibility to apply for Circle K scholarships, networking opportunities with Kiwanians and recent Berkeley graduates, and many more!

Please feel free to contact Nina if you have any questions in regards to membership, the club in general, arranging alternative payment methods for dues, or any accommodations towards club membership. You can reach her by email at cki.ninanguyen@gmail.com or Facebook: Nina Nguyen, https://www.facebook.com/n12nguyen/

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Committee Meetings

Publications OCT. 27. 2021 & NOV 15, 2021

YAY we officially started the scrapbook!

We worked on cutting the pictures from events we've had this year and we're so excited to see how the scrapbook turns out !

Membership Development & Education Committee Meeting OCT 4TH & NOV 15, 2021

Our MD&E meetings were so productive these past months! We brainstormed ideas for: Fairy Friends, Mentor/Mentee Revelations, Mentor/Mentee Competition Week, Assassins and the Spring Family & Mentor/Mentee semester-long challenge.

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Committee Meetings

Publications OCT. 27. 2021 & NOV 15, 2021

YAY we officially started the scrapbook!

We worked on cutting the pictures from events we've had this year and we're so excited to see how the scrapbook turns out !

Membership Development & Education Committee Meeting OCT 4TH & NOV 15, 2021

Our MD&E meetings were so productive these past months! We brainstormed ideas for: Fairy Friends, Mentor/Mentee Revelations, Mentor/Mentee Competition Week, Assassins and the Spring Family & Mentor/Mentee semester-long challenge.

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Committee Meetings

Fundraising

Service

OCT 21ST, NOV 4TH & NOV 18TH

SEPTEMBER 29, OCT 6, OCT 27 & OCT 30

There was a lot of brainstorming

Service committee meetings were very

done at these past fundraising

productive these past few months!

committee meetings! We

There was brainstorming done for

discussed ideas for Bingo Dares,

continuous service projects we want to

charities to donate to and more!

do this year and UCB CKI even started volunteering at new organizations

Public Relations OCT 19TH, NOV 9TH & NOV 30TH

(these will be featured later on in this newsletter).

At the public relations committee meetings these past months, there was brainstorming done for many great events such as interclub socials, the alumni panel hosted in December and also a study-a-thon!

Kiwanis OCT 5TH, OCT 14TH, OCT 19TH, NOV 30TH

Kiwanis committee meetings started off with planning for Key to College and by the end we were preparing gifts for our fellow Kiwanians who have helped us so much over this semester!

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Committee Meetings

MultiMedia

Spirit & Social

NOV 1ST

SEP 22ND & NOV 3RD

Feedback and ideas were invited

Social brainstorming ideas were the

and encouraged for how to

main focus of the sprit and social

enhance the club through social

meetings and we can see how

medias and Discord!

successful these sessions were later in this newsletter!

Family Heads

Family Head Meeting W/ MD&E CHAIR AUSTIN HOANG

Our amazing family heads were so thoughtful and really put so much time and effort into making sure everyone in all families were having a great time and being able to meet new people at the same time! They planned events this semester like Assassins, Family Battle Royale and more!

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Socials

Emeryville Social NOVEMBER 13TH

Wander out of Berkeley and explore other cities in the East Bay! We're headed to Bay Street Emeryville where there are tons of stores and restaurants. Come and socialize in a new environment as we shop around, eat, and enjoy ourselves B)

Ice Skating NOVEMBER 19TH

UCB CKI took a trip to the rink to iceskate! Eating hot and cheesy pizza as a celebration for getting on the ice!

We all had a great time on icy rink falling on our buttocks together :D

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Socials

Friendsgiving NOVEMBER 23RD

Circle K members had a great Thanksgiving dinner together! It was potluck style and everyone brought so many yummy foods!

Service

Lincoln Elementary School Costume Parade OCTOBER 29TH

UCB CKI helped a local elementary school in Oakland with decorating themed sections for the students!

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Service Inn OCTOBER 30TH,

We had a great time at the beautiful Bliss home where we did both service and also enjoyed a home cooked meal!

GENup X CKI Mentorship Hours CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER

UCB CKI partnered with GENup Collegiate at UCB and GENup Collegiate National in assisting high school seniors across the nation with their college applications! Whether it's the Common App, Coalition, UC, Cal State, these high school seniors are looking for your feedback on their essays and guidance on the college application process.

Uhuru Food & Pies NOVEMBER 21ST

We busted out some baking by helping mix and bake pies for Uhuru Foods & Pies. These pies support building an independent economy for African people and they were even nice enough to let us take some home!

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PickITup Chinatown NOVEMBER 14TH

Our Sunday was well spent by cleaning the streets of Oakland Chinatown! It was great being able to keep the city clean.

LCC Food Pantry NOVEMBER 13TH

We assisted people with food security by bagging and distributing food with the Lutheran Church of the Cross!

Hillside Fire Safety Group - Raking Dry Vegeation NOVEMBER 7TH

UCB Circle K raked up dry vegetation in a fire-prone area in the Berkeley Hills. Our club even got an honorarium for how many members attended!

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Shorebird Nature Park Cleanup NOVEMBER 20TH

Circle K helped clean up the Shorebird Park of the Berkeley Marina!

FtC

November 5th - November 7th

FTC was a three day, two night event held at Camp Cedar Crest where members of Circle K International came together from across the CNH District. It was a great time where our members were able to acquire new skills and developed professionally within the organization.

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Key to College

November 24th

Key to College was a great event where high schoolers around our campus came and we discussed all things college with them through workshops such as financials, classes, clubs, work balance etc. It was a great time and the high schoolers learned valuable lessons they will hopefully keep in mind for college applations!

Mentor/Mentee Revelations

Our Mentees got to find out who their Mentors were at revelations!

Everyone had a great time and we are so excited to see their bonds grow closer!

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Executive Board Contact Information

SARAH GUO

cki.sarahg@gmail.com

BRANDON ABREGO VPA

cki.brandonabrego@gmail.com

VALERIE HANES VPS

cki.valeriehaines@gmail.com

NINA NGUYEN Treasurer

cki.ninanguyen@gmail.com

SHARON HU Secretary

cki.sharonhu@gmail.com

President

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Appointed Board Contact Information

ILSE ROJO

Publications Chair

cki.ilserojo@gmail.com

Multimedia Chair BIDANE MARTINEZ-HUERTA Service Chair

cki.austenliao@gmail.com

AUSTEN LIAO

cki.bidanemartihuerta21@gmail.com

VICTOR CRUZ RAMOS Kiwanis Family Chair

cki.victorcr@gmail.com

AUSTIN HOANG MD&E

cki.austinhoang@gmail.com

CINDY NGUYEN Spirit & Social Chair

cki.cindyn@gmail.com

ETHAN COLLIER PR Chair YVETTE RODRIGUEZ & RAFAEL APODACA Fundraising Chair

cki.ethancollier@gmail.com cki.yvetterodriguez@gmail.com &

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Resources

CIRCLE K

https://www.circlek.org/

UCB CKI NEWSLETTER CNH NEWSLETTER

UCB CKI INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE CNH CIRCLE K RESOURCES

https://issuu.com/ucbcki https://issuu.com/cnhcirclek https://www.instagram.com/ucbcki/

Channel is : UC Berkeley Circle K

http://resources.cnhcirclek.org/

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if you have any questions, comments, concerns or feedback on the newsletters, please feel free to contact Ilse at cki.ilserojo@gmail.com 15