Circle of Sharing Volume 27, Issue 1, April 2022

Volume 27/ Issue 1/ April 2022

Circle of Sharing The official publication of the WisconsinUpper Michigan Circle K District

Table of Contents 03 Meet the New District Board 06 Word from our Governor 07 Spring Fling Recap 09 District Goals 10 Committee Information 11 Summer Service Ideas 12 Upcoming Events 13 District Board Directory

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Meet your New District Board 2022-2023

Joanna Carman Olivia Groenewold Meg Pomranka UW-Whitewater

Governor

Marie Fehring

UW-Whitewater Bulletin Editor

St. Norbert College Secretary

Michigan Tech Treasurer

Maddi Plowman Eliza Carman UW- Madison

Capital Lieutenant Governor

UW- Green Bay Lakes Lieutenant Governor

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Meet your New District Board 2022-2023

Elizabeth Johnson

Douglas Arnett- Arnold

Metro-Southeast Lieutenant Governor

Superior Lieutenant Governor

UW-Whitewater

Abijail Hejmanoski

St. Norbert College District Convention Chair

Michigan Tech

Stacy Perez Cassie Kirkpatrick UW- Green Bay

Membership, Development, and Growth Chair

UW-Green Bay Service Chair

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Meet your New District Board 2022-2023

Liana Optiz

UW-Whitewater

Special Events Chair

Douglas Arnett- Arnold Lena Scheibengraber

Michigan Tech

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

Administrator

Ann Marie Pilot Rachel Leader Ashley DeFazio Assistant Admin Assistant Admin Assistant Admin

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A word from our Governor: Hello WUMderful Circle K International members! I am so excited to be serving as your 2022-2023 District Governor! We have an exciting year ahead of us with many District Events to look forward to. One thing to think about right now is joining a District Committee. These committees are low commitment and give you a great opportunity for leadership experience! (Not to mention, being on a District Committee looks great on a resume!) I will be joining several committees and I hope to see you at some meetings!

With the help of the District Board and members of the WUM District, I will be doing a Governor's Project this year! The focus of my project will be helping unhoused individuals. I chose to work with unhoused individuals for my Governor's Project because of the heartbreakingly high amount of people living on the streets because housing is inaccessible to them. I believe there is a lot we can do to show compassion towards this group of people and fulfill Circle K's mission of "live to serve, love to serve." There are items we can give to unhoused individuals and non-profit organizations we can work with to serve individuals experiencing houselessness. As a district, we will support these individuals through assembling and distributing care packages and working with local shelters. We will set up activities and events for my Governor's Project on the district level, but I also encourage you to do something on the club level.

Whether it's fundraising for the Governor's Project or working with a shelter in your area, I would love to see all the clubs in WUM Circle K engage in my Governor's Project. I will send more information about this as we establish events and initiatives.

If you need anything throughout the year, please know you can always contact me with questions, comments, and concerns about WUM Circle K. My email is governor@wumcki.org and I would love to chat. I look forward to seeing you at future District Events and look forward to getting to know all the members of WUM CKI!

-Governor Joanna Carman

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Spring Fling Reflection Thank you so much to all of those who helped plan Spring Fling as well as those who attended this event.

The 2021-2022 District Board did an amazing job planning the format, workshops, schedule, and fundraiser. I loved being able to do workshop runthroughs with those leading the sessions, writing countless pirate puns, interacting with the 2022-2023 District Board, and having the chance to create and run pirate trivia with Elizabeth (Metro-Southeast LTG).

While we did fall short of our goal, I am still so proud of the work put in to advertise this convention seeing as we had 47 people register. Between our Walk the Plank and Pie-in-the-Face fundraisers, we were able to raise over $500 for Camp Wawbeek! The success of this convention was due to the constant work and dedication of the past and current District Board members. I could not have done this without the support of the District Board, admins, as well as those who attended Spring Fling!

-Liana Optiz 2022-23 Special Events Chair

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Spring Fling Photos

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Each year, the newly elected District Board sets goals. These goals run from April 1st, 2022, and end on March 31st, 2023 (at the end of their term).

WUM District Goals: Event Attendance 50 Membership awareness conference

50 Spring Fling

125 Kiwanis Family Hockey day

15 International Convention

45 Club officer Retreat

150 DCON

100 Kiwanis Family Tailgate

100 Kiwanis Family Service Day

Fundraising $5,000 Other Charities

$5,000 Camp Wawbeek

$1,000 UNICEF Plastic Bricks

$1,000 Camp Baycliff

Overall 380 Members 4,500 Service Hours

40 K-Fam Events

40 Interclubs

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Committee Information Want to get involved with the district? Consider joining one of our committees! These opportunities allow you to work alongside district chairs and club members on various tasks including; event planning, idea-sharing, and resource creation. If interested, please fill out the linked form below, and feel free to submit any questions you may have!

Committee Interest Form Awards, Regulation, and History awards@wumcki.org

District Convention

convention@wumcki.org

Kiwanis Family & Outreach kiwanisfamily@wumcki.org

Membership, Development & Growth Service

membership@wumcki.org service@wumcki.org

Special Events events@wumcki.org

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair superior@wumcki.org

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10 Ideas for Fun Spring/ Summer Service!

1) Help at a community garden!

2) Go on a walk and pick up any garbage that you find along the way!

3) Volunteer at a Farmer's Market!

4) Clean out your closet & donate unworn clothes!

5) Collect and donate things to your local community!

6) Volunteer at a summer camp!

7) Offer to rake or help out your local elderly neighbor (or any in general) 8) Volunteer at your local animal shelter!

9) See if there are any events this summer that need help (if that may be set up, cleanup, etc)!

10) Plant trees, flowers, or other plants!

Looking for more service ideas? Contact District Service Chair, Cassie!

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Upcoming Events Club Officer Retreat (COR) Friday, July 8th-Saturday, July 9th Zoom on Friday, Camp Wawbeek on Saturday! (more details to come)

International Convention (ICON) Sunday, July 24th- Wednesday, July 27th Located in Austin, Texas! Want more info? Email a board member! :)

Kiwanis District Convention (K-DCON) Friday, August 12th- Saturday, August 13th Located in Fond du Lac, WI! (more details to come)

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District Board Directory 2022-2023 Governor

Joanna Carman 920-460-5138 governor@wumcki.org

Secretary

Treasurer

Capital LTG

Lakes LTG

Olivia Groenewold Meg Pomranka 920-843-4047 269-340-4909 secretary@wumcki.org treasurer@wumcki.org

Bulletin Editor Marie Fehring 920-658-3361 bulletin@wumcki.org

Maddi Plowman 817-658-4604 capital@wumcki.org

Metro-Southeast LTG

Superior LTG

Eliza Carman 920-460-5166 lakes@wumcki.org District Convention Chair

Abigail Hejmanowski Elizabeth Johnson Douglas Arnett- Arnold In France: +33 06 95 06 71 49 262-914-1011 906-396-5525 In US: 630.596.3771 metrosoutheast@wumcki.org superior@wumcki.org convention@wumcki.org

Membership, Development & Growth Chair Stacy Perez 920-205-6318 membership@wumcki.org

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair

Douglas Arnett- Arnold 906-396-5525 superior@wumcki.org

Service Chair Cassie Kirkpatrick 262-232-0600 service@wumcki.org

Administrator

Special Events Chair Liana Optiz 414-712-4085 events@wumcki.org Assistant Administrator

Lena Scheibengraber Ann Marie Pilot 414-418-9779 262-939-1614 administrator@wumcki.org assistantadmin@wumcki.org

Assistant Administrator

Assistant Administrator

Rachel Leader 952-240-9481 adminteam2@wumcki.org

Ashley DeFazio 262-308-2135 adminteam3@wumcki.org

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