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UC Berkeley Circle K

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Table of Contents Meet The Families ............................................... 3 Semester Service Recap .................................. 4 Term Hours ........................................................... 5 Fall Training Conference .................................. 6 Member of the Months ..................................... 7 Fundraising Recap ............................................. 8 Key to College ....................................................... 9 Kaitlyn’s Closing ................................................ 10

Meet the Families

This year we have three shining families!

Thank you to Nhu Tran for all your hard work!

Cute Cosmos Family Heads: Miwa Tucker & Joey Zhuang

Joyous Jedis Family Heads: Caitlin Aladham & Jessica Thai

Super Stars Family Heads: Nina Nguyen & Phillip Ly

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Service Recap SOS: Survival of the Fittest

This was a service marathon filled with service, fun games, and prizes! We first tried out some viral TikTok recipes and had a lovely brunch together. For the service component, we made paracord bracelets to donate to the U.S. military and no-sew blankets for the animal shelter. We had fun activities interspersed throughout the day like an escape room puzzle and a game night!

Transcribe TED Talks This is one of our continuous service projects that happens every first Friday of the month! At this event, we help TED Talks reach a wider audience by providing English subtitles. Basically, we watch the videos and transcribe their speech into text.

Zooniverse

This is our other continuous service project which happens every third Friday of the month. At this event, we can contribute to important research through the Zooniverse website. There are a variety of research projects to choose from in the sciences and humanities and the tasks are easy to do.

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Rachel Lam, Service Chair

Tenent Hours Service 141 Hours Leadership 227.5 Hours Fellowship 259 Hours 5

Fall Training Conference My FTC experience, despite being online, was pretty rewarding. I was part of the team that edited our skit video, and I had never edited a skit before (especially a zoom one), so this was a new experience for me. I also bonded with the other people I was making it with, which made overcoming the challenges we’d occasionally face a lot easier.

The actual conference itself was also something to remember. I was initially really intimidated by how many Circle K people there were (and how I knew virtually none of them) but I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended the bonding sessions and some of the workshops. I had fun with some really cool people, and there were valuable lessons about things I typically didn’t see covered at these events, like mental health.

Overall FTC was a great experience for me as my first big Circle K event, and I can’t wait to attend the in-person version in the future!

Austen Liao

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Member of the Months austen liao September

Valerie haines october

november

bidane martinez huerta 7

Fundraising Recap For the Fall 2020 semester, UCB CKI has raised nearly a thousand dollars for three of our District Fundraising Initiatives—the Kiwanis Family House, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund—and other charities despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Half of our fundraisers were conducted over Instagram, and others were held via Zoom, on Facebook, and Go-Fund-Me. Next semester, we will have more exciting fundraisers, including a Rubber Ducky Race and Pageant K! Caitlin Aladham, Fundraising Chair

Instagram Pledge Fundraiser: $62 for the Kiwanis Family House Spring Banquet Board Auction: $145.89 for the Environmental Defense Fund Summer 2020 Go-Fund-Me Campaign: $217 for the Kiwanis Family House Black Lives Matter Bingo Fundraiser: $233 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Start-of-the-Semester Instagram Pledge Fundraiser: $48 for the Oakland Public Education Fund Food Pantry Instagram Fundraiser: $23 for the Cal Food Pantry Fall 2020 Black Lives Matter Fundraiser: $77.10 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Double Dare Week 2020: $126 for typhoon relief in the Philippines Total raised: $931.99

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Key to College Key to College was a two day event held with Santa Rosa Junior College CKI filled with workshops and panels to help Key Club & KIWIN’S members learn about college!

Thank you to all Kiwanis advisors, CKI members, and Key Club/KIWIN’S members for attending!

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Hello UCBCKI! I can not believe that the semester is coming to an end! I guess time flies when you are having fun. This year our club faced the challenge of transitioning online. The first few months of transitioning were rough–we had to put a halt to our in-person events and find replacements that are equally engaging and enjoyable. Despite the challenges, our club has achieved so much this past semester.

We continued our passion for service through online continuous service projects and Kiwanis family events, established three amazing families and new mentor/mentee pairs, and created new friendships through socials, inter-clubs, and our club Discord. Additionally, we continued fundraising for our four DFIs (we received 3rd place for most funds raised for Kiwanis Family House!) and created online newsletters accessible to everyone (what you're reading right now!).

Whether you are new to the club, or someone who has been in the club for a while, I hope you all have gained something from your experiences and will continue to make more memories that will last a lifetime. I want to thank you for joining UCBCKI. Our club would not be the same without you, and I hope this club will continue to be a place where you call home. We will continue to ensure that this club is a safe environment where we listen, support, and care for each other regardless of our differences.

I can’t wait to see you all next semester!

In the meantime, avo’ great Christmas break everyone (haha..)

Kaitlyn Chieh, Club President

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Fall 2020 has been a semester of many firsts. Thank you to the members, both new and old, and the board members for all their hard work and dedication!

Newsletter Made By: Amanda Calindas