Wayne State University Circle K International Fall 2017 Bulletin
• In this Edition: • The WarriorBoard • letter from the Editor • President’s Statement • The Check-In • Member of the Month • Check Out Our New Website! • September/October Highlights • The MEGAPHONE • Winter Service • Featured Initiatives
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Letter from the Editor
Hello everyone! Sarosh here! Hope your school year is going well and you’re having an amazing time as a member of this great organization. Until the end of the semester, we have a ton of events coming up, but don’t get discouraged that you can’t attend every one! 95% will do just fine :) Your PR Team, composed of Japman Kaur, Simon Mourani, and myself, are hard at work promoting any service or social events we have coming up. You can check out our work in these bulletins, on our website (wsucirclek.weebly.com), and on our Instagram and Facebook accounts. If there’s anything more you’d like to see from us, let us know! We’d love to get some feedback on the work we’re doing. Thanks so much for supporting the work we do! Your Bulletin Editor,
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Sarosh r r r Thank you all so much for a wonderful start to the semester for our organization. It really brings me and the rest of us joy to see things running so well. I hope you have enjoyed the various service events our wonderful chairs have put on for you guys, and I’m glad so many of you were able to make it out to Fall Rally.
In the upcoming months, we have a series of events meant to help you reach 15 points by the time the semester ends. Many of them fill up fast, so sign up on our website! We also have a social dinner coming pat Traffic Jam & Snug in place of one of our meetings, so I hope to see you all there, Thank you for all your hard work, and keep servicing!
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The Check-In Goals for the Year
48 out of 50 Active Members
towards WASH Have a one-time district event attendance of 10
Complete 2,000 service hours in the school year
MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to Alina Shafikova and Jas Bansal for being our inaugural members of the month for September 2017! Jas and Alina both showed serious commitment to Circle K in our opening month and we couldn’t be more grateful for their service and their dedication to WSU Circle K. Both helped out at Cass Community Social Services in making fundraising ornaments and lit our Fall Rally up. Thank you, Alina
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$750 out of $1,000 raised
and Jas, for your commitment!!!
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Past Event Highlights
Dally in the AlleySeptember 9 Our members woke up bright and early to help set up Dally in the Alley, the annual Cass Corridor festival that helps welcome Wayne State Warriors back to campus. Our members helped vendors set up their booths and tents, and at the end of it all, they got to take in the amazing food, music, and art at the festival!!
Keep Growing Detroit September 30 Located right in Downtown Detroit, Keep Growing Detroit is an urban farm and greenhouse that provides fresh produce to thousands of Detroiters to help combat the issue of food insecurity throughout the city. Our members helped plant broccoli saplings and helped out around the greenhouse.
Cass Community Social Services October 7 CCSS is a nonprofit organization aimed at empowering underprivileged citizens of Detroit by giving them opportunities to advance their socioeconomic status. Our members helped craft ornaments that will be sold by CCSS to help fund they Tiny Homes Project, a unique and innovative approach to combating the endemic poverty that is so often present in Detroit. Afterwards, they grabbed a quick treat at Anthology Coffee in Corktown!
Our Annual WSUCKI Fall Rally took place on October 5th in the Student Center. It was a festive event with a mouthwatering nacho bar and array of assorted desserts. Our members were able to participate in many games, including water pong, mummy wrapping, and dunk-on-Sarosh. Thank you to our wonderful chairs Fariba, Afrah, and Rita for working so hard to plan the event and to put it on, and to everyone who came out to make it such a good time!
Past Event Highlights
FUN at FALL RALLY!!!
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Upcoming Events!!!
Upcoming Events All Events can be found on the Event Sign-up Sheet! LEUK’S LANDING Saturday, 11/4, 12 to 2 pm 6305 Ford Rd, Superior Township DETROIT RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES Saturday, 11/4, 4 to 6 pm 3535 Third Street, Detroit, MI CHILDREN’S CENTER ART ADVENTURES Thursday, 11/14, 4:30 TO 6:30 pm 90 Selden St, Detroit, MI, 48201 CHILDREN’S CENTER HOLIDAY SHOP Thursday, 11/14, 9:30 TO 2:00, 1:30 to 6:00 90 Selden St, Detroit, MI, 48201
DISTRICT EVENT-SNOWPIA Saturday, 11/18, 9 am to 5 p.m. Northwood University
KEEP GROWING DETROIT Saturday, 11/25, 11 am to 2 pm 76 E. Forest, Detroit, MI, 48201
Have a cause or service opportunity you’re passionate about? Let an E-Board member or Service Chair know! We’re always looking to expand our range of service opportunities.
• 15 Points per semester are required to be considered an active member • Ask a member to help you join our GroupMe!
Words from Detroit Kiwanis No. 1
The MEGAPHONE
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Detroit Kiwanis No. 1 is the first Kiwanis club in the world, and in this city Kiwanis began on January 21, 1915. Our club was started by a group of businessmen in the Downtown area that wanted to network for business. Not far along, they decided they wanted more than that and wanted to give back to the community and thus started volunteering and helping others. We are a global service organization and in Michigan we are growing strong. Just a few months ago, we welcomed the Kiwanis Club of Berkeley, and we were glad some Circle K’ers could celebrate with us. I am Marian O’Higgins, Governor Elect of the Michigan District, soon to be Governor for 2017-2018. I am a proud member of Detroit Kiwanis No. 1 Club and look forward to working with WSU CKI to be involved, grow and do meaningful service in our community. About 12 years ago, Detroit No. 1 sponsored WSU Circle K. We are proud to be the sponsor of this energetic and involved Circle K. We look forward to collaborating on shared service activities and having members at our club meetings. Our next meeting dates are September 19th, October 3rd, and 17th at 12 pm. We meet at the Detroit Athletic Club, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. We would love to have you join us at our meetings. Yours in Service, Marian O’Higgins, Governor Elect for Michigan District Kiwanis
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Check out our new website!!!
We at Wayne State Circle K International are proud to announce the launch of our new website, wsucirclek.weebly.org. This site has links to all the information prospective and returning members would need. The home page holds a message from our President and a running slideshow of our members in service. The contact page can be used to easily reach your E-Board with any concerns or questions you may have. This bulletin, and others, have their own special link to make for easy viewing. You can also meet our wonderful E-Board and learn more about each of them on their own page. Keep up to date with the Members of the Month as well!
On our ABOUT page, we have information describing the goals and the mission statement of our organization. We also have information about the service and social events we have held in the past to give potential members a better idea of what it would mean to join Circle K. We also have list of the organizations we partner with on a regular basis. The “For Returning Members� page has links to our members points sheet, the Member of the Month and Service Verification form, along with the spreadsheet to sign up for upcoming events! Hope these links and information are helpful to all.
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Man, if you really read two bulletins in a row and you still ain’t f***ing with Circle K, you really REALLY played yoself.
This past year, we hosted the Michigan CKI District Convention, right in the heart of Detroit. Our members graciously welcomed over 100 Circle K’ers from across the mitten for a weekend filled with service, reflection, and celebration of another great year. All participants were able to volunteer at different sites throughout Detroit, which helped show them all of Detroit’s glory, as well as its troubles. Circle K’ers also participated in a thrilling scavenger hunt throughout Downtown which helped educate them about the city and its culture. We’ve already held our first event of the year (see Page 6) and are looking forward to many more! If this bulletin has done a good enough job of showing you why YOU should be a part of WSU CKI, pop in to our next meeting to get to know us more :)