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CKI in Action Vol. 2
WELCOME to the 2011-2012
Service Year!!!
Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had an
amazing summer and are preparing for a successful
new school year! Along with hitting the books for
the semester, you should leave room for some fun
with circle k. We board members are working hard
to plan fun and productive events in leadership,
fellowship and service for our community. But only
with your help can we make that happen. We hope
to reach our goals of making this club bigger and
better. We hope to get more students at our
wonderful school involved in this great club. We
hope that all can feel the joy of working with our
peers to accomplish something more than just
experiencing college life and making friends.
Instead we hope you build bonds and friendships
that last a lifetime and learn something valuable
with every event. In this club we do more than just
community service, we work as a team and
become leaders. There are endless possibilities of
what can be learned in this club.
LEADERSHIP
-
Get to Know the Clubs !!
This club is for elementary school kids from ages
6 to 10. In this club kids foster learning skills
through numerous community service projects
like helping the elderly with chores and food
drives.
Builders Club for junior high school students. Here,
students hone leadership skills as well as become
great team members in working together in
events like march of dimes and boys and girls
clubs.
In Key Club high school
students work together to
serve their communities
and schools as well as
build dreams and goals
for bright futures.
These students participate in services like park
clean ups and organizing food and clothing
drives.
Circle K involves college
students from all over the
world to lead and work
together in service projects
from fundraising for special
causes to beach clean ups.
In this club we make a huge difference in our
community while gaining experiences and
making friendships that last a lifetime.
In this club, adults with
disabilities come
together to serve and
gain friendships,
interact, communicate
and build relationships with members and the
community. They participate eventls like fund
raising and park clean ups.
Kiwanis international is
more than just a club, it
is the entity that brings
all of the clubs listed
here together. This
organization is what
creates a drive for service within the clubs
by sponsoring them and encouraging
them to do what they do to serve and
build a family.
FELLOWSHIP
Kelly Chan Would Like to Say…..
Hello my amazing home club!
My name is Kelly Chan and I am serving as your club president for this service year. I am super
excited for this new school semester and academic year because I know that our club will SOAR to
such great heights with you as our new members! In case you didn't know, the Circle K year runs from
April to April which means that although school is starting now, the Circle K year is not. We have been
working hard to ensure that this year, our year, is the best yet.
All our officers are doing an amazing job thus far and I know they will keep it up to make sure
that you, the members, the most vital part of the club, fall in love with Circle K just like we have. I
wanted to share with you my CKI experience in Virginia Beach, VA this past June. As you are learning
about our amazing organization, you are learning that we are international. This means that there are
clubs just like us all over the world- we have over 500 clubs in 17 different countries! This June, I had the
opportunity to attend our organization's international convention (ICON). At ICON, I had the incredible
chance to meet members so many members from different clubs and districts (a district is comprised of
a state or a few states- we are the NY District). Although we were only there for a week, I felt that I
really got a chance to get closer with so many people, it felt like we knew each other for so much
longer. We attended different workshops, listened to inspiring speeches, played different ice breakers,
shared meals, and did so much more together. Along with building fellowships, I had the chance to
elect the new international board of officers to represent us as an organization for this service year. I
had a say in who I wanted to be president! I also had a chance to vote on the amendments and
bylaws that govern us an organization; this is what gives us structure and because we all get together
and vote on these choices together, it truly shows that we are student-led and truly student servant-
leaders.
Although I did have some knowledge of CKI politics, I learned so much more from ICON and
although you may be incredibly confused right now, do not fret because you will learn soon enough!
Now, I would like to tell you about three days leading up to ICON... these days consisted of an event
called “Large Scale Service Project” (LSSP). These were three days devoted to building fellowships and
doing service together. We took part in a murder mystery fellowship event in which our International
President was murdered and we had to solve the case of who murdered her and under what motive.
We were broken down into different teams and we worked together to find out who it was. While we
enjoyed these fellowships events, we cannot forget the tenet that brought us all together- service.
Each LSSP attendee completed an average of 15-20 service hours in a two day's span! It was such a
reward experience to be able to help the community in the different ways we did. All of us got split up
into different teams; I was on the Narwhal team (which is the most amazing animal ever). I took part in
cleaning up the local YMCA, assisting in a summer camp program, setting up for a music festival,
organizing items at the Habitat for Humanity Restore, making Kiwanis One dolls for children, making
bookmarks and so much more. Other teams had the chance to build a shed and clean up the
beaches! Together, the amount of service we completed was just beyond belief.
That week in June was one of the most rewarding, inspiring, fun and amazing weeks I've ever
experienced; every CKI moment is amazing and unique in its own way and my vision is to share these
experiences with you. Welcome to the 2011-2012 service year!
The Awesome Events of Summer ‘11
KPTC FUNDRAISING DINNER
We celebrated the end of the spring 2011 semester as
well as the new service year with this dinner at Unos.
Not only were we having a great time with members
of the club as well as members from Bayside high
school but we were raising money for Kiwanis
pediatric trauma center by donating 15 percent of
our bill.
K- FAMILY PICNIC
This was a great way to kick back and relax and
enjoy the summer weather while meeting people
and having fun. This event was organized by our very
own Kelly. She did an awesome job preparing
activities that enabled us club members to get to
know each other better in a fun and active way.
VOLUNTEER AT VALLEY STREAM LIBRARY
At this event, we watched anime, played bingo,
and colored with elementary school kids at the
library. This was a fun filled event because we were
able to be positive role models.
9TH ANNUAL CHINATOWN BEAUTIFICATION DAY
We learned to be awesome leaders and set
inspiring examples in the community of Chinatown
by cleaning the streets. We showed the residents of
Chinatown that we cared about the environment
and so should they. We were able to meet different
students from schools all over NYC and team up
and work together for the cause.
SERVICE
EVENTS COMING SOON!
Light the night walk
September 24
This event will take place at
Forest Park, Queens from 5PM-
8PM. This is where people come
together and walk to support the
fight against Leukemia &
Lymphoma.
Meeting # 1
September 12
We have lots to talk
about at this
meeting!!
JDRF Walk
October 2
JDRF stands for Juvinile
Diabetes Research
foundation. At this event we
will be walking at battery
park
Movie
Night
September 26
New York
Cares Day!
October 15
Little Neck Bay
Clean Up
September 24
Approximately
8AM
Get to Know the Officers
PRESIDENT KELLY CHAN
718-757-5687
Fun facts:
1. I eat pb&j just about everyday
2. I bought a hermit crab and named him
mew at a circle k event over the summer.
3. I love transformers and star wars more than
any other little boy.
VICE PRESIDENT TO BE ANNOUNCED!!
SECRETARY DARWIN
Darwin Eng
646-266-6461
So here are 3 interesting facts about myself
1. Currently a senior double majoring in the
English and Anthropology.
2. During the summer of 2011, went to Du Yun,
China to teach English to Chinese English
teachers
3. Enjoy putting olives and avocado on any kind
of food (pasta, rice, bread).
Check out the new pokemon themed club
shirt!
Contact
Kelly if you
would like
to
purchase
a shirt
TREASURER DANIEL
347-421-3922
1) I am a Pisces, which means I am a little shy, but
once you get to know me, I'm a real cool guy. I like to
put the needs of others before my own so that's my
reason for joining Circle K when I was a freshman
2) I am a little bit of an artist (not what you see in
Klapper Hall) but I do like to sketch and draw from
time to time. I haven't done it in a while, so I hope to
pick up the pencil/pen and make up for lost time
3) NEVER be afraid to ask me for help! I know I may
seem like the unapproachable type, but believe me,
I'm actually very helpful. If you need an extra set of
hands for those seemingly little chores, then just let me
know and I'll do my best to help out :)
EDITOR CHANDANIE
1) I love volleyball; I would play it every day if I
could.
2) I have a really big family and I never have
privacy. If I tell you about my family I might confuse
you.
3) I love coconut water- I hope to drink it straight
from the coconut one day.
Get to know the officers (cont)
