February Recap

Here's a recap of all the fun events, socials, service opportunities and more that we had during February :)

February 1Jeremiah's Social

After our first meeting of the month, we went to Jeremiah's for some ice cream

February 4-

We had our monthly boba social at Tea Bestea !

February 4Krazy Hearts Farm

We did various volunteer activities to help out around the goat farm and got to hang out with the cute goats :D

February

7 -

Gainesville Books to Prisoners

We helped pack books for Gainesville books for prisoners, which is an organization that sends books to those in the Florida prison system.

February 7 -

Sweet Dreams Ice Cream with the Kiwanians

We joined members of the Gainesville Kiwanis club for some ice cream!

February 8 -

Concord Coffee Social

We enjoyed some morning coffee with our fellow CKIers at Concord coffee

February 9Krishna and Free Rice

We gathered in plaza to eat Krishna lunch together and play free rice!

February 9Glow Stick Walk-A-Thon

We walked laps around the Plaza of the Americas to raise money for our Relay for Life team!

February 10 -

Gymnastics Meet Social

We watched the UF Women's gymnastics meet and witnessed them absolutely slay!

February 10 -

Color-a-Smile

Color-A-Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, our troops overseas, the housebound, residents in nursing facilities, and anyone in need of a smile. We collaborated with Alpha Phi Omega and filled out coloring sheets together!

February 11 -

Jackbox Game Fundraiser

We played jackbox games and competed for the cutest little squishmallow guys ever ;-; Here's my new friend Avery

February 12 -

St. Augustine Spring Trip

As we do each spring semester, we traveled to St. Augustine for a beach clean-up and to hang out downtown :D

February 13Pugs and Kisses

We spread positivity and the word about CKI along with some of our members' furry pets :D

February 13Gainesville Community Ministries

As volunteers, we helped pack food bags for those in need throughout the Gainesville community!

February 14 -

Flowers for Friends

Together we made origami lotus flower valentines for our friends :D

February 14Gainesville Community Ministries

We returned to Gainesville Community Ministries to help distribute the bags of food we packed!

February 17 -

Chalking

We drew pictures and messages with chalk outside the Reitz Union to help spread the word about CKI!

February 16 -

Peaceful Paths

Peaceful Paths is the certified domestic violence center that serves survivors of domestic violence in Alachua, Bradford, and Union counties. As volunteers, we helped sort donations and with other general tasks.

February 18Collaboration Campus

Clean-up

We collaborated with InterResidence Hall Association (IRHA) and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) for a campus clean-up!

February 17 -

GSA TOPSoccer

The Gainesville Soccer Alliance TOPSoccer

Program is a free soccer league for players with special needs. We volunteered coaches and work on skills and games with the players.

February 18Hamilton Social

We enjoyed some snacks and a screening of the play Hamilton!

February 19Big/Little Picnic

We gathered our CKI big/little families in plaza for a lovely family picnic!

February 19Cade Museum

We volunteered at the Cade Museum and got to help out with the exhibits!

February 19 -

Florida Vintage Market

We walked over to the Florida Vintage Market for some thrifting (i got cool shirts)

February 20Goodie Bag Making

We made candy goodie bags to hand out during tabling!

February 21Kickboxing Social

We took a kickboxing class and were naturals at it (obviously)!

February 21Baby Gator

We played some fun games with the kids at Baby Gator!

February 22Salvation Army

We helped sort and hang up donations at Salvation Army!

February 22 -

Goodie Bag Distribution

We tabled in Turlington plaza and handed out the candy goodie bags we made!

February 22"How To Recruit" Presentation

Our lovely recruitment chairs gave a presentation to our members about how to effectively table and recruit new members!

February 23Operation

Catnip

Operation Catnip provides services for community cats and their caregivers in order to achieve a vision of a humane community that embraces compassionate care for all cats As volunteers, we helped do some yard work at their new location.

February 22Blaze Pizza

After our GBM, we went to Blaze Pizza for dinner! Some of the proceeds went towards our Relay for Life team :D

February 24 -

World's Greatest Baby Shower

We joined the Gainesville Kiwanis club in packing resourceful bags for pregnant mother's in need in Gainesville area!

February 25Great Invader Raider Rally

We helped remove invasive plants in the UF Harmonic Woods!

February 26Harn Museum Social

We visited the Harn Museum of art together and looked at all the lovely artwork! After, we went over to the Natural History Museum together and checked out the butterfly garden!

February 27 -

UF Native Plant Nursery

The UF Native Plant Nursery is dedicated to teaching, extension, and research concerning native plant materials. We helped pot plants and fill pots with soil.

February 28 -

Pottery Making Social

We put our art skills to use and painted some beautiful pottery pieces in the arts & crafts studio!