Gator K-Munication University of Florida Circle K International Volume 13, Issue 8
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2 Table of Contents 3 Monthly Welcome 4-5 Member Spotlight 6-7 St. Augustine Trip 8 Spring Lock-In 9 - 19 February Recap 20 - 22 Fun Stuff 23 - 25 Shout Outs
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Hi guys, I hope midterms are going well for you all! Take a break from studying and read about all the fun activities we had during February, including our annual St. Augustine trip and our Spring Lock-In. I hope you all enjoy your well-deserved Spring Break! Gator K-Munication
Monthly Welcome
Monthly Welcome "Hi everyone! My name is Jason Flynn, and I am one of your fundraising chairs for the Spring 2022 semester. This is my first time serving on the board, and it has been such an amazing experience. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable semester so far. I know exams have been at full force lately, but I hope everyone stays positive and gets through these last couple months with ease. I am graduating this semester, so I am trying to enjoy every experience I have, and I am still trying to do new cool things here in Gainesville! We’ve had so many great events this semester. Some of my favorites were the St. Augustine Trip and the super exhilarating twelve-hour Lock-in that the Relay for Life team planned! Now, without further ado, enjoy the newsletter that the amazing Alexandra Vitiello has created! :)"
Here are some movies that Jason recommends! Lady Bird (2017) Little Woman (2019) Moonlight (2016) Parasite (2019) Luca (2021) Volume 13, Issue 8
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Member Spotlight
New Member Spotlight Vikram Patel Vikram is a first-year student who joined our CKI family this semester. He was President of his high school Key Club for two years, and is looking to further his passion for helping others. So far, his favorite CKI event was the boba social because "it was a great way to meet more people in the club, and boba is delicious." Vikram is most excited to get to know all of us better this year. Fast Facts: Major: Animal Sciences Favorite Tenet: Fellowship Favorite TV Show: The Office Favorite Food: Mexican Food What he enjoys in his free time: Hanging out with friends
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Member Spotlight
Returning Member Spotlight Tess Whitlock Tess has been a part of our CKI family for two years. She says, "I love CKI because I love spending time outside of class helping serve my community with friends." Her favorite memory was going to St. Augustine with CKI and exploring the historic district. Tess is really excited to see what the new E-Board will accomplish in the coming year! Fast Facts: Major: Psychology BCN Favorite Tenet: Service Favorite Movie: The Blind Side Favorite Food: Enchiladas Hobbies: "I love to ride my bike or go to cycling classes! I also love to travel and am studying abroad this summer in Florence, Italy!" Volume 13, Issue 8
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St. Augustine Trip
02/05: St. Augustine Trip This year, we were finally able to bring back our annual St. Augustine Trip! Joined by a few members from UNF's CKI, we began our day with a beach cleanup.
We also had our last Divisional Council Meeting where we voted for our new Suwannee Lieutenant Governor. Congratulations to our very own Jenny Tran for being appointed!
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St. Augustine Trip
We spent our last few hours in St. Augustine exploring the city's historical district.
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Spring Lock-In
02/18: Spring Lock-In This month, we had our Philanthropy Spring Lock-In to raise money for Relay For Life. Chloe and Jenny planned a lineup of fundraisers including a Guessing Jar, Fondue-Fundraiser, 50/50 Bingo, and Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?.
. addition to In fundraisers, we had a conglomeration of events including a guest Kiwanis speaker, carnival games, a lip sync battle, and service events.
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February Recap
February Recap Check out everything that we did in the short but eventful month of February! February 1 Days for Girls We helped assemble feminine products for girls who would otherwise miss school during their periods. February 1 Study Social We rented a study room at Marston to study for our upcoming exams! February 2 Blind Date with a Book We went on a blind date with a book to raise money for our back-to-school drive.
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February Recap
February 6 Adopt-A-Street As always, we had our monthly Adopt-A-Street cleanup where we picked up trash along the street! February 6 Try-A-Coffee-Shop After Adopt-A-Street, we went to Curia on The Drag to enjoy food, coffee, and hot chocolate on this chilly day!
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February Recap
February 7 Wilmot Botanical Gardens We volunteered at Wilmot Gardens on campus, collecting flower buds from the ground to prevent them from spreading mold to neighboring plants.
February 8 Scrapbooking Session We let our creative juices flow at one of our twice-weekly scrapbook sessions. February - 10 Valentine's Crush Making Day 1 We collaborated with Buchholz Key Club, helping them with their Valentine's fundraiser. Volume 13, Issue 8
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February Recap
February 11 Valentine's Crush Making Day 2 We returned to Buchholz High School to finish helping them prepare their Valentine's fundraiser.
February 12 Kiwanis Park Clean-Up We cleaned up and chalked at a local Gainesville park with Kiwanians. Page 12
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February 12 Par-Tea We dressed in cottagecore and had a tea party, paying to make tea bags and decorate cookies!
February 13 Cade Museum We took turns volunteering inside the museum and cleaning up around Depot Park. Volume 13, Issue 8
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February Recap
February 13 Boba and Sweet Buns After our service event, we tried boba from Kung Fu Tea, and then went to Sweet Buns Bakery for pastries and baked goods! February 15 Gainesville Community Ministries We organized and aided in food distribution at a local pantry.
February 15 Lock-In Decorating We helped Chloe and Jenny create decorations for our carnival themed Lock-in! Would you trust Rachel with scissors?
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February 16 Valentine's Themed GBM We decked out in red, pink, white, and everything that represents this day of love!
February 16 Bowling Social After the meeting, we went bowling at the Reitz Game Room!
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February Recap
February 17 Collab with Rickards Key Club We spoke to Key Club members from Rickards High School, giving them information and advice on CKI and college. February 20 Natural History Museum We spent an afternoon at UF's Natural History Museum, took silly pictures, and got to meet some butterflies!
February 22 Salvation Army We helped organize items in the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
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February Recap
February 23 Elections We elected our 2022-2023 Executive Board members. Congratulations! We love you guys <3 President: Olivia Leaverton Vice President: Rachel Eloy Secretary: Amelia Glas Treasurer: Destyni Weiss Editor: Emily Miranda February 23 Yogurtology After elections, we celebrated with frozen yogurt from Yogurtology! February 24 Days for Girls We helped out again at Days for Girls!
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February Recap
February 25 Karaoke Night We went to Stage 7 Karaoke Bar to unwind after midterms! Of course we had to sing the 10 minute version of All Too Well.
February 26Kanapaha Botanical Gardens We helped remove exotic species from around our local botanical garden.
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February Recap
February 26 Project Makeover Day 1 On day 1 of Project Makeover, we helped with landscaping around Irby Elementary. We removed weeds and leaf debris, planting new things in their place.
February 27 Project Makeover Day 2 On day 2 of Project Makeover, we painted murals in the hallways and banners to be hung up. Volume 13, Issue 8
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Fun Stuff
Fun Stuff
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Here are some highlights from Assassin! Congratulations to Danielle for winning it all!
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February This or That See how your results compared to others!
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Fun Stuff
February Picture of the Month
"When you have a gymnastics social at 5 and an exam at 8." Thank you Avery for your submission!
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Shout Outs
Shout Outs Shout outs are a way to show your appreciation for literally anything inside or outside of CKI! Send in your shout outs to ufcki.org! Shout out to Julia for turning 20 on 2/22/22!!! Wild - Destyni Weiss shoutout to ADORE!!! y’all are going to kill it next year!!! shoutout to bubbles for finally getting his surgery - Jason Flynn Shoutout to Shanyn for living in the same city, going to the same highschool, and being the same Key Club as me without either of us realizing shout out to my eboard besties! love you guys - alex Love my AMAZING co-chair!!!! Chloe puts all of her heart into the Philanthropy Committee and I can't thank her enough for it - Jenny Tran Shout out to Rachel for being an awesome service chair! - Alexia
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Shout out to Chloe for saving my leg from amputation during the DCM - Sam Shout out to JoJo and Roman for always cracking the funniest jokes :)) Destyni Weiss Shout out to the landscaping team at Project Makeover- since we didn’t get a mad props :(
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Shout Outs
Shoutout to Selin and the District Board for having a successful year! Happy birthday to my Big and Olivia Rodrigo - Julia Shout out to the NEW '22-'23 E-BOARD!! Shout out to the people that sang their hearts out with me at the Karaoke Social. Y'all rock! - Destyni Weiss Thank you Chloe and Jenny for an amazing lock-in!!
Shout out to Ryan Millman for letting me take pictures of him with the funny exhibits at the museum social :) - Destyni Weiss
Congrats Rachel on being elected VP! Thank you to service committee chairs for planning so many great events this month! - Ryan Millman
Shout out to everyone that stayed until the end of lock-in :)
Shout out to all the new members! Alexia
Thank you for the tulip Nick :D - Julia
shout out to archana and all of the members who have been coming out to help with the scrapbook - alex
Shout out to Jason for cheating at bowling at the social. I think he did it but I just can't prove it - Destyni Weiss
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"Slayyyyyyyyy" - You already know
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Shout Outs
Shout out to Amy for helping plan project Makeover for us! It was a super awesome event!! Shout out to Archana for being so Thanks for stabbing me in the back dedicated to our scrapbook!! Dani :') - Julia Shoutout to the new AND old EBoard :) Shout out to Destyni for having three shout outs on this page alone shoutout to everyone who sent in shout outs this month! shoutout to everyone on the new board. even though i won't be here next year, i'm so excited to see everything you guys accomplish. much love!
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Shout out to Olivia for the big 21!!! Destyni Weiss Shout out to the statue at Flagler College that we left Olivia's spoon in. Art - Destyni Weiss Anti shoutout to the O'Connell Center for not letting me come back into the Gymnastics meet 3 - Destyni Weiss Shout out to our future board members! Can't wait to work with you!
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