AUGUST 2018 | VOL. 16 EDITION 2
Uni versi ty of New Mexi co | Al buquerque, NM | 87131
END OF THE SEMESTER As we approached the end of the semester, we didn't stop serving the community of Albuquerque and Santa Fe. On 2 May, our CKIers went and joined the Santa Fe Key Club for dinner and fellowship. As most people like to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, so do we. At Emerson Elementary School, we helped facilitate arts and crafts for the students at the school. On 18 May we headed out to help with the opening ceremony at the Special Olympics. Finally, to end the semester on a "bang" we headed out to the Leukemia Society Auction on the 18th.
A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE:
Welcome from the UNM board DOTC (district officer training conference) CKIX NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION / Summer Projects First meeting/ AUGUST PROJECTS Member Accomplishments Contact the board
TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome from the Club Board....pg. 3-5 Your District Board... pg. 8 District Officer Training Conference (DOTC)....pg. 9-10 CKIx/ Summer Projects....pg. 11 New Student Orientation/ First Meeting.... pg. 12 August Projects....pg. 13 Member Accomplishments ...pg. 14 Contact the Board....pg 16
If you have any photos send them to them to the Bulletin Editor (Hannah) @ hlbroyles@unm.edu
WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT- LUKE KACHELMIER Hi all, I hope everyone’s summer went well … but summer is gone now, so I hope y’all are ready to change gears! If you don’t already know, I’m studying math and I surprisingly enjoy doing math. So I am looking forward to my Advanced Calculus class this semester. We have a bunch of fun projects scheduled this semester. Just in this first month of school we went to ABQ Storehouse and went to Santa Fe to help out the Zozobra! Check out our website to see what's coming up and plan to go to as many as you would like (but don't totally disregard your classes, they are still important). Once October comes we’ll get to help at my favorite project of the semester - Balloon Fiesta! Keep an eye out for those signup sheets, they’ll be coming pretty soon! Nevertheless I am excited to see what everyone else’s favorite project is at the end of the semester.
Hola amigos! My name is Lexi Velazquez, I am studying Music and Spanish. I am a musical theater fanatic, and I love to combine the creative arts with service. (So if you have cool talent let me know! We can use your unique gifts!) I am so excited for this upcoming school year and getting to know each and every one of you. Please share every and all ideas you have with the board about service ideas, speakers, or projects. CKI has truly been a family to me, and I know you will feel the same way. Â Bring all y'alls friends, cousins, and neighbors because I guarantee you that your experiences with CKI will be some of your best memories. You will meet so many kind, sweet people here, this is a truly awesome community. I hope that our Wednesday meetings and Saturday projects will be the highlight of your week. Thank you in advance for your service and for sharing your sunshine!
WELCOME FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT-LEXI VELAZQUEZ
WELCOME FROM THE SECRETARY- VANESSA TSAI
Hello UNM members and welcome back to school! I hope you all had an eventful summer and are ready to be back, but who am I kidding? No one is ready. My name is Vanessa, and I am so excited that you are interested in joining UNM CKI. I am the club secretary so if you have any questions regarding membership, hours, application and fees, please do not hesitate to contact me! You can expect to learn a lot about fellowship, leadership, and community service. Being a part of CKI has been one of the best decisions in my life, I have gained amazing friends, leadership roles, and have gained a love for serving and bettering my community. Come join us at our meetings to learn more about what CKI has to offer! You won't regret it.
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great summer and are getting back into the swing of things. I am excited to get to spend this next CKI year with all of you. We will get to have a very fun and exciting time making a difference in our community! There are so many great ways to be involved in CKI that the possibilities are endless! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me! I wish all of you good luck on whatever you all decided to do this year, from going to class, to learning to do something new or just getting a chance to relax for a little bit.Â
WELCOME FROM THE TREASURERALEXIS MENDEZ
WELCOME FROM THE BULLETIN EDITOR- HANNAH BROYLES
Thanks for looking at my bulletin. Between us, sometimes I think I spend too much time on these, but I enjoy it so much and like to think they turn out okay. You'll see these little guys (bulletins) and videos come from me and I hope you enjoy them. I am hoping that you all might choose to become a member of UNM CKI because it is totally awesome and you make some friends and find a family.
GET TO KNOW YOUR DISTRICT BOARD At UNM we are part of an even bigger group of CKI. We belong to the Southwest District and work in conjunction with Western New Mexico University, Northern Arizona University, Grand Canyon University, Ottawa University-Surprise, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona. This year, there are 3 UNM members who hold positions on the executive board and while there is one other who makes up the executive board too, he goes to ASU. For more information about the district overall, check out their website: https://swcki.org
Calvin Koelbel (ASU)- Treasurer Selena Ricardson- Secretary
Maddie Dunn- Bulletin Editor
Sara Al-Midany- Governor
District Officer Training Conference (DOTC) 31 May- 3 June 2018 At the end of May, a few members of UNM CKI went to DOTC for a weekend of training for the upcoming CKI year. We had a blast getting to know the other members of the district board. Thanks to our wonderful Gov. Sara Al-Midany (UNM) we were able to finish our training and start our preparation for club board training at CLE in Flagstaff. We thank our wonderful service chair, Aisha Raji (GCU) for putting together a wonderful service project that allowed us to make activity packages for the nursing home in Gallup. Fellowship included multiple icebreakers, a trip out to the Rope Course, and putting our heads together to pull a few pranks. All in all, it was an exhausting weekend, but filled with fun!
District officer Training Conference Cont. With the all the pictures you can see that we all enjoyed our time. At UNM we hope you all consider coming to our district events and finding ways that you can become involved at both the club and district levels!
~Pg 8 Challenge~ Can you guess or find at Kamp Kiwanis where these photos were taken?
Freedom Fourth 4 July 2018
Over the summer we continued our service projects. While a group of us were in Chicago for CKIx, some of us headed out to the balloon fiesta to work alongside our fellow Kiwanians and Key Clubbers.
CKIx | Chicago, IL 4-8 July 2018
At the beginning of July, 3 of our UNM club members went and attended CKIx in Chicago. It was a week filled with fellowship, excitement, and service towards the Chicago Community. We are so excited that our past governor, Larua Belmont is now the new CKI President!
New Student Orientation May- August 2018
Starting in May and ending in August, UNM started to welcome the new Lobos to the pack! UNM CKI went out and tabled for the months of June, July, and August in hopes to recruit new members. We hope that you will come to a meeting and become a part of the largest student-led collegiate community service organization!
First meeting 29 August 2018
Our first meeting was scheduled for the 29th of August. President, Luke Kachelmeier planned a fun first time for us to all get to know one another with a little "Speed Friending". The evening was filled with laughs, food, and drinks. If you didn't get a member application this last Wednesday, check out our website or weekly meeting to pick one up!
August Projects There were only a few August projects, but it kicked us off to a strong start for the beginning of the academic year. We started off at ABQ Storehouse and the Burning of Zozobro in Santa Fe.
UNM Hours as of August 2018:Â 429
Member Accomplishments Our members balance weekly meetings, service projects, their personal lives and school. With all of this, they manage to continually progress with academic and personal achievements.
Though Laura Belmont is not a UNM Member, she is a member of the Southwest District and our immediate Past Governor. She was recently elected as the NEW International President of CKI! Congrats Laura!
Sara Al-Midany did it again! In the last bulletin, we recognized Sara as she was accepted into UNM's Paramedic School. This time around she has passed all of the qualifications to become an EMT basic. Congrats Sara!
Member OF the Month UNM CKIs member of the month is Alexis Mendez. Year in School: Junior Major: Business with a concentration in an Accounting Favorite Service Project: Roadrunner Foodbank Favorite Snack: Brownie Brittle Favorite Movie: Toy Story Fun Fact: I played the clarinet for 8 years!
Contact the Board
Luke Kachelmeier President lkachelmeier@unm.edu Lexi Velazquez Vice President avelazquez@unm.edu Vanessa Tsai Secretary vtsai@unm.edu
Facebook: UNM CKI
Alexis Mendez Treasurer amendez18@unm.edu
Instagram: @unmcki
Hannah Broyles Bulletin Editor hlbroyles@unm.edu
Website: www.unmcki.weebly.com
Twitter: @unmcki