Fwd: CKI Service Committee: Serve It up! *February*
Courtney Winterberger
From: Amanda Marfisi <amanda....@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Subject: CKI Service Committee: Serve It up! *February*
To: circlekint...@googlegroups.com, 1011ckig...@googlegroups.com, 1112ckig...@googlegroups.com
Cc: Louis Bayes <louis...@gmail.com>, Rachel Bennett <rbenn...@gmail.com>, Jarrod Echols <jarrod...@gmail.com>, Juan Juarez <cki.sub...@gmail.com>, Chad Gardner e <cki.re...@gmail.com>, Cal Burton <cal.h....@gmail.com>, Krystall Weaver <c_kr...@yahoo.com>, Nicole Loehr <cole...@gmail.com>, Chris Martz <cma...@kiwanis.org>, Maria Demko <mde...@kiwanis.org>, Ashley Hedges <hras...@gmail.com>, Erin Coplin <er...@zips.uakron.edu>, samantha pontillo <samantha...@gmail.com>, Natalie Kittikul <nat...@gmail.com>, Rachel Webster <rachele...@gmail.com>, Catie Dugan <ridgel...@cdcki.org>
Greetings Circle K International!
On behalf of the Circle K International Service Committee, we would like to congratulate everyone on their outstanding service to your communities! We are incredibly happy to see all the CKI clubs incorporating the CKI Service Partners into weekly service activities!
With this e-mail, we hope to encourage even more clubs to get involved with our CKI Service Partners especially with CKI Service Week approaching! Please be on the lookout for more information within the next two weeks!
Also congratulations to the following schools for receiving Tomorrow Fund grants. The CKI Service Committee received 19 outstanding applications and we congratulate everyone on their proposed projects. Here are the recipients of the 2010-2011 Tomorrow Fund grants:
University of Findlay
University of California at Berkely
George Washington/Queens
University of Michigan
Central Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of Virginia
Northeastern University
Northwest Kansas Tech
University of Maryland
Please contact the respective ambassador, Committee Secretary Chad Gardner at subre...@circlek.org, or Committee Chairman Juan Juarez (me) at subre...@circlek.org.
Serve It Up!
Monthly E-mail from your CKI Service Committee
Service that Saves Lives: The Six Cents Initiative
Have you wondered about the future fate of the Six Cents Initiative following the introduction of our new Eliminate Ambassador? I am very pleased to report that The Six Cents Initiative will be continuing following this year. :) We appreciate your patience as we continued numerous conversations with Kiwanis International and UNICEF, but more importantly we appreciate you speaking up to say you want to see this partnership remain! The Six Cents Initiative will continue under it's original stated fundraising goal of $500,000 so let's do some fundraising!
Need a new idea for fundraising? Then check this out! A few dedicated members have pulled together their own publication of a book entitled "Live to Serve, Love to Serve". The book is a collection of stories written entirely by Circle K members from across 5 of the 7 Subregions and a few Kiwanians that work closely with Circle K clubs. The book is a must-have for the college student that has dedicated their life to service but the stories contained in the book are sure to inspire you on your path of service, regardless of age. Additionally, 100% of the proceeds from this book will go directly to The Six Cents Initiative. At only $10, this truly is a steal! Purchase your copy today at http://www.sixcentsbook.com (The page will automatically redirect you to CreateSpace - an Amazon company that will allow you purchase the book online. For more information about the book, please check out https://sites.google.com/site/sixcentsproject/ or e-mail Ashley at hras...@gmail.com)
Wonder who your donations help? UNICEF works to provide water to communities that need it the most. While Haiti recently reached the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck, their communities are still in dire need of supplies. When you donate to The Six Cents Initiative, you do help to establish resources of clean water for the children living in Haiti following the earthquake. Despite everything these children have been through, they send us thanks. As UNICEF noted, "It's a nice reminder that our commitment to Haiti does more than save lives. It gives hope." Check out the thank you cards that come straight from the children of Haiti and know that you are making a difference! Thank-you Cards
Lastly, Save the Date: If you have not marked your calendars already, remember that March 22nd is World Water Day. Check out the facebook group for more information on how to get involved!
Questions? Contact Ambassador Ashley-- hras...@gmail.com
STUFH (Students Team Up to Fight Hunger)
Show some love for your community by supporting STUFH's mission to end hunger. You can show you care by holding a canned food drive, or donating your time at a local food bank or soup kitchen, or you can even do your part by educating other on hunger statistics. In the spirit of Valentine's, you can attach hunger statistics to a pack of SweetTarts or the Heart Shaped candies and pass them out to the public. The possibilities are limitless when it comes to joining the fight against hunger.
Also, have you started thinking about what your chapter is going to do for CKI Service Week? Here's an idea. You and your chapter can give back to your community by making lunch for those in need. Something as simple as sandwiches and chips can go a long way to show your community you care. You can even make this a K-Family effort; the more the merrier.
Lastly, CKI, I have a challenge for you. In order to ensure that we show STUFH we are dedicated to their organization, l challenge your clubs to a CANpetition. During CKI Service Week, to the club that collects the most canned goods, I will personally donate $100.00 of my own money to the food bank of your choice. Does your club have what it takes to participate in my challenge?
Questions? Contact Ambassador Donnesh-- donnesh....@gmail.com
March of Dimes
Need an idea for a service project to do during your club meeting? You can make wonderful decorations to give to your local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)! These decorations are meant to comfort the families in the NICU while they wait to be able to bring their newborn home. This is especially good for the young siblings that are waiting because this should help to ease their worries by being entertained by the fun decorations around the hospital.
Project: Fun Animals
Supplies: Empty yogurt cups (any size), various felt colors, tacky glue, scissors, googly eyes, other various decorations.
Estimated Costs: $25 (for 20 animals)
Directions: Start with an empty (wash and dried) yogurt cup. Turn upside down. Measure a colored piece of felt to wrap the perimeter of the cup. Then decorate with eyes, spots, whisker etc. to make animal. Then take these to your local NICU to decorate!
For more ideas or to let me know a project that you’ve done with your club, feel free to email Ambassador Rachel at rachele...@gmail.com
Better World Books
Hey there CKI! I am the new Better World Books Ambassador! I go to George Mason University near Washington DC and I am from the Capital District! Go Crabs!! I am an International Studies Major with a minor in Global Affairs and Leadership Studies!
I am so excited about this awesome opportunity to serve you and meet all your Better World Books needs! If you ever have any questions or concerns about it just let me know, I’m here for you!
I love Better World Books and I want you to love it too! I want to help those of you who do not currently have book drives to start having them! Together we can find a way to help it work for you! For those of you that do have book drives, I want to help you have even more awesome book drives; as the end of the semester will be here before you know it!
Better World Books is awesome because it is mutual! We help them and they help us, especially if you use the discount code and save an extra 10%, the code is CircleK217!! Besides that there are countless other benefits and it can really work for you! Better World Books sends you everything to have a productive book drive and they even cover the cost of shipping!
Stay tuned there will be awesome info coming your way including 12 ways to make it part of CKI Service Week! Feel free to contact me for anything! You can contact Ambassador Catie at dugan...@gmail.com or call me at 757.647.9942. Find me on Facebook as well!
The ELIMINATE PROJECT
The Circle K year is almost over, but here’s a few tips for you to highlight the ELIMINATE Project in the next month, while balancing all your other academic and extracurricular activities.
Midterms are coming up so to support student wellness make exam fast packs with school supplies and snacks! You can sell these for proceeds for the ELIMINATE Project.
Scatter educational materials on the ELIMINATE Project found at theeliminateproject.org in study areas in the libraries and have coin collections at the front desk that will go to the ELIMINATE Project.
Contact local restaurants to donate food for a buffet style benefit dinner so students do not need to worry about grocery shopping or making time to eat before exams. The buffet fee can be donated to the ELIMINATE Project.
With you involvement on campus host a carnival night, which each organization bring their own carnival game, open to other students to play for prizes. Ticket sales can go to the ELIMINATE Project.
With your involvement in Circle K and service work, get other community service organizations together to compete in a pageant or variety act and have proceeds go to the ELIMINATE Project.
Good luck with balancing all you do and fundraising for this great initiative! Please e-mail Ambassador Natalie at nat...@gmail.com with any questions you all might have.
Large Scale Service Project (LSSP)
Hello everyone!!! It is the middle of February, and you know what that means? Early Bird Registration for the 11th Large Scale Service Project, "Serving in Sunshine: Don't It Feel Good?" in Virginia Beach (June 20-22, 2011), is up and running!!! You can register by following the link at http://slp.kiwanis.org/CircleK/leadership/conventions/2011icon/2011LSSP.aspx. Early Bird registration is only $75 (housing arrangements separate). Don't hesitate, because the deadline for this price is May 2nd at which point Regular Registration will begin. Get ready to gather together and serve in the sun. Let's really show the Virginia Beach community what a large group of Circle K'ers can accomplish! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, Erin Rose Coplin (LSSP Chair), at er...@zips.uakron.edu. I can't wait to see all of you in sunny Virginia Beach!
Juan Juarez
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In Service,
Courtney Winterberger
Governor, Ohio District
Circle K International