Governor’s Welcome

Hello, everyone! I’d like to welcome you all to the 58th annual Wisconsin - Upper Michigan District Circle K Convention (and the 1st VIRTUAL WUM CKI convention at that). I’m just as sad as you are (if not more sad) that we aren’t able to join together for this convention in person this year, but I’d like you to turn that frown upside down because, WOW, do we have an incredible virtual safari ready for you! I’m not lion when I say the

District Convention Committee and District Board have been working tirelessly to make this event spectacular. In order to maximize our fun this weekend, I’m asking you all to forget any negative monkey business and keep your eyes on the jungle prize (that is, the fact that we’re still able to come together and have a blast). Tou-can do it!! If we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Katelyn Van Buren, and I am serving as the 2020-2021 District Governor for our koala-ty Wisconsin - Upper Michigan District of Circle K. I am a junior at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying Communication Sciences & Disorders, and I’ll be applying for grad schools soon for Speech and Language Pathology. I have been a member of the Kiwanis Family for 5 years now, tracing back to my time rechartering and serving as club president for the Waupun High School Key Club; I can proudly say that I could not have had a better experience in this organization thus far. Outside of Circle K (woah, that exists??), I enjoy hiking, sunsets, chimichangas (thanks, Meagan, for that ;)), exploring Madison, and laughing at cheesy jokes. I also enjoy the occasional testing of Tik Tok life and air fryer hacks, so let me know if there’s anything I should be trying out next! If you have any good puns for me, want to ask a question, or simply would like to chat, feel free to reach out to me at any point before, during, or after the convention, and I’d be happy to talk (or laugh). It’s in my email signature, and I’ll put it here; my phone number is 920-557-1475, and you can always reach out. I hope you all have the very best time this weekend and don’t forget to thank a club officer or District Board Member for their hard work this year! Stay WUMderful!