Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2 3 4 1st General Meeting

5 Soup Kitchen

6 Kiwanis Luncheon

7 Yoshi Social

8 UCLA Pillow Fight

9 CKI 101

10 Tutoring

11 General Meeting

12 Soup Kitchen

13 Kiwanis Luncheon UCI’s Mr. CKI

14 Mario Party

15 Toadette Social

16 L.A. Half Marathon

17 Restoration Day @Oakmont Park

18 General Meeting

19 Soup Kitchen

20 Kiwanis Luncheon Tutoring

21 Poker Night

22 YMCA Service Project K-ROCK!

23 Softball Tournament D.O. DCM

24 Tutoring

25 General Meeting

26 Soup Kitchen

27 Tutoring

28 Winter Installation

29 Service Insomnia

28 Service Insomnia

29 Tutoring

30 General Meeting

I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K

International,

To foster compassion and goodwill toward

others through service and leadership

To develop my abilities and the abilities of all

people

And to dedicate myself to the realization of

mankind's potential

Hello UCR Circle K (AKA: the best club EVER!) Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break and ready for some more SERVICE! Winter Quarter is full of really awesome events that you do not want to miss! Keep on the lookout for those events! If you are just join us this quarter, big welcome to you as well! You have definitely joined one of the best clubs on campus! You all are a part of something amazing right now, for the 2010-2011 year, we have reached record breaking numbers with over 100 dues paid members (and still growing)! You all should know that each and every one of you has the potential to do great things in the world and this club will definitely help you! Investing your time in this club will not only serve and benefit the community, it will in return reward you with so much more than you could EVER imagine. I have had the privilege of meeting absolutely wonderful people that have forever impacted my life. Every day I see fellow members get involved and further grow as inspiring individuals. This club has too many amazing qualities to put in words. So get INVOLVED and see yourself grow and develop, see this organization grow and develop, and be a part of something BIG! Not sure where or how you can start? Contact me and I’ll let you know about Circle K’s opportunities! And don’t ever hesitate to contact me with any general questions or concerns you may have. Let's fulfill our mission to 1up on SERVICE. “Live to Serve, Love to Serve” Jenny Cheung

626 272 0331 Jennyc89@gmail.com AIM: evilJenius89 Office Hours: HUB 3rd Floor – Tuesdays 11 am – 2 pm

Welcome back Circle K’ers!!!

I hope everyone enjoyed their break from school. Because you know us Circle K’ers, Study hard and

Serve hard! Just because we were on break doesn’t mean we didn’t serve. This past break we were

able to help out with our annual service project “Go West”. It was amazing how Circle K’ers were able

to come together at a vital time to save the Rose Float Parade. This year the coordinators were in need

of volunteers and Circle K saved the year!!! I want to say that almost all the floats were done by our

Kiwanis family. It makes me so proud to watch on television to see our accomplishments rolling down

Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.

Like said before, Circle K’ers never sleep when it comes to serving the world. Some exciting events that I

am looking forward to are K-Rock!!!, District Large Scale Service Project and District Conventionnnn!!! If

you guys haven’t heard about K-rock yet, then you are in for a surprise. This benefit concert is our 4th

annual with brand new performances from our campus to stars all across California. Our District large

Scale Service Project (DLSSP) will be held in Saaannn Diegoooo. This event is soo big that it’s going to be

a weekend of events. This will allow all of you to serve with Circle K’ers all across California, Nevada and

Hawaii. And last but not least, DISTRICT CONVENTION!!!! This is our end of the Circle K year big bang.

There will be plenty of workshops, spirit and Circle K Love!!!

Also keep in mind that the Circle K year is about to end, and officer positions will be available for YOU to

take on. Be sure to talk to your officers if you have the slightest curiosity about a position. This will give

you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and network among the Kiwanis family. If you are

interested in a district position, please contact me about any questions you have and I will get back to

you in a timely matter.

If ever need anything please feel free to contact me.

I hope to hear and see you all soon!!!

<3 <3 <3

Steven Wang

Desert Oasis Lieutenant Governor

Circle K International, 2010-11

626-807-6814

Tutoring at Longfellow Elementary (Service) Mondays & Thursdays (4:30 – 6:00 PM, Rides depart from A&I Horseshoe at 4:15 PM) Each week, Circle K at UCR volunteers to help elementary school students with homework as a part of Longfellow’s afterschool program. Students from all grade levels attend, ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade. Their homework varies from math and language arts worksheets, social studies and science questions to reading and spelling, and others. The students love seeing familiar faces each week as you become not only their tutor, but a mentor and role model.

Soup Kitchen (Service) Wednesdays (5:00 – 7:00 PM, Rides depart from A&I Horseshoe at 4:45 PM) Every Wednesday, the First Congressional Church in Downtown Riverside opens its doors to serve a warm meal to over 200 guests. Not everyone is privileged with a meal on their table every day and these guests are certainly grateful for this event each week. Circle K at UCR volunteers to serve drinks, bread, salad, and desserts. We also stay after to help clean the tables, sweep the floors, wash dishes, and take out the trash. Without the volunteers, this event would not take place. Come serve at a wonderful event that provides a place of security and comfort to many.

Kiwanis Luncheon (Kiwanis Family) Thursdays (12:00 – 1:30 PM, Rides depart from A&I Horseshoe at 11:45 AM) Without the Kiwanis Club of Riverside, Circle K at UCR would not be able to exist. Kiwanis sponsors us and provides us guidance. They are our adult counterparts that, like us, also serve the community. This event that takes place every Thursday is their general meeting and there are amazing guest speakers each week with very informative presentations about the city, jobs opportunities, and much more. Come enjoy a complimentary lunch provided by our Kiwanians and learn about what the world has to offer. Dress code is business casual.

September 2010: Vincent Krupa. Vincent has

shown incredible dedication with helping with our

big Block Party fundraiser. Vincent continues to

show his dedication through his hard work and

effort to make sure set up & clean up run

smoothly and driving to events.

October 2010: Jimmy Lao. Not only has Jimmy Lao,

a recent transfer student and new member, been

attending weekly and weekend events, but he has

been coming to our board meetings as well. On top of

this, Jimmy also continuously aids us in different

areas. Particularly important recently, he has

volunteered to drive members to Fall Training

Conference in his car.

November 2010: Tiffany Por. Tiffany Por, a second

year and new member, is our November Member of

the Month. Although she is just starting out, she has

chaired several events - including a last minute one

during FTC when no one else was able to. During

our Service Insomnia, she chaired an additional two

and was also the member to acquire the most

service hours that weekend.

Fall Training Conference. The most anticipated event in the fall for UCR Circle K’ers.

Heading to FTC in Sonora, California takes ten hours, but the time goes by quickly when you start bonding

with the people in the car with you. Of course, it may sometimes take longer than that because of

unexpected car troubles or you may just end up getting lost simply trying to find this hidden town, but

that's all part of the Circle K adventure. As you head up the winding mountain road, the air is fresh and

clean and the sky above shines with millions of stars, something you would definitely not be able to see

in Riverside. As you approach the campsite, you see groups of people heading over to the cafeteria to

register or just mingling around the cabins and auditorium. The air outside is chilly, but the excitement is

palpable. After you finish registering, you head to your cabin and claim your bunk bed. FTC is notoriously

known for no sleep, and it's true. Most people fall asleep at two or three in the morning, and you usually

only get about four hours of sleep. Waking up in the morning and waiting in the breakfast line is when

the fun really begins. The cheers start, which inevitably get everyone pumped up for what’s to come. You

are assigned a group of people with whom you will be solving the mystery of the murder of the train

conductor, since this year’s FTC theme was Murder Mystery. After breakfast, you choose which

workshops you will attend. The workshops are filled with cheers and fun but there are also some that are

quite informative, especially if you want to be a board member. You get to meet an incredible amount of

new friends from all over California and other states, as well as your club Division. You see the first of the

mystery skits today, since your group has to make a decision on who the murderer is by the end of the

night. After dinner, we head over to the amphitheater to watch the skits from the individual schools. In

an FTC tradition, during or at the end of the skits, there was always a fun dance number. Fall Training

Conference was great fun and definitely worth the car trip. If you're looking to enhance your social and

leadership skills, or just have an all-around awesome time with other Circle K members, then FTC is an

event that you should definitely go to.

-Sandra Mateo

November 12, 2010 was a glamorous night for all UCR

Circle K’ers. It was a night of fun, food, laughter, games,

and service that awaited them inside the doors of John’s

Incredible Pizza. The new members began their journey,

after paying dues of course, outside of those doors,

mingling, and looking fabulous in their formal attire.

Once the doors opened, everyone scurried in, and fulfilled

the duty of helping our beloved club fundraiser. Armed

with their receipt and ready to go, new members, old

members, guests, and Steven Wang enjoyed exotic pizza

slices, different pastas, salads, fountain drinks, and

doughnut holes, yumm! Promptly at 7pm, our illustrious

president Jenny Cheung began what was a Fall Install full

of ice cream shout-outs, birthday frenzies, crazy

competitions, installation, and family bonding. After the

announcements, new members were excited to be placed

into their houses. The new members would be placed in

either Wario House lead by Jenny Cheung, Yoshi House

lead by Stephanie Rivera, Mario House lead by Ryan Lara,

Toad House Lead by Crista Cabahug, or Toadette House

lead by Elizabeth Huang. Each one would be called up,

receive a mysterious yellow box that contained the name

of their house, and then squeal in joy alongside their

house leader. Afterwards, It was Biggie/Minnie time, yes

the time where all the minnies (first time members) meet

their biggies (long term members). It was very touching to

see the bond and excitement each minnie and biggie

would make and had made in those moments. Then, it

was picture time! The talented one woman paparazzi lead

by Betty Chang got right to work in snapping pictures of

the houses, biggies, and minnies together. The night

ended with a house competition of who would collect the

most tickets. Congratulations to each and every single

new fall member. Let’s get ready to one up on service!

Frostbites Minnie & Biggie Social by Athena Motavvef

Imagine an array of dessert choices, from sorbets to sweet crepes. Next, picture the delicious toppings on the

crepes, the variety of colors in the sorbets, and the assortment of flavors in each. UCR Circle K members were able to

sample these sweets on Friday, October 22nd at the Frostbites Minnie and Biggie food social. The purpose of the

social was for the Biggies and Minnies to meet up and get to know each other better. The event was also a

fundraiser; 20% of the money they gave back was put towards waving the costs of Fall Training Conference. Overall,

the event seemed extremely successful. A good amount of people showed up, exemplified by the fact that we could

barely fit everyone inside the shop. In addition, everyone was friendly and anxious to meet each other.

Personally, I had a pleasurable time at the event. It was my first time ever really trying a crepe. My crepe consisted

of bananas and nutella, and it was amazingly mouth-watering. It was a little too mouth-watering in fact, as I almost

couldn’t finish it. Besides the scrumptious food, another great aspect of the event was meeting so many new people.

I had never met such a gigantic number of people in such a short amount of time. All the Biggies I had met that day

were extremely nice, and seemed really interested in getting to know all the Minnies. I was definitely happy to be a

part of Circle K on that day, and I’d like to thank Jackelyn Rivera for that. She did a really great job setting up this

wonderful event!

Trunk or Treat by Philip Nguyen It was an interesting afternoon at Riverside YMCA’s parking lot, as volunteers show off their Halloween spirit and transform their vehicles for the annual Trunk or Treat. The cars were decorated in ghastly fashion, with high hopes of luring in as many unsuspecting trick-or-treaters as they can. Baited with varieties of delectable confections, the creative attractions brought shrieks and laughs alike to whoever dares to take a piece. This year, Circle K arrived with over thirty helpers and managed to transform three cars into the creepiest candy bowls you have ever seen. Ryan Lara’s truckbed was renovated to accommodate a few buried “guests,” complete with fresh soil and gravestones. Susan Yang’s car was decked out with festive hand-drawn balloon ghosts and Halloween colored streamers. Kids of all ages happily filled their bags with candy from the cars without complaint – until they reached Steven Wang’s van. A dilapidated mini-van was transformed into a dark and creepy cavern, complete with a mysterious creature(s) lurking in the shadows. Trick-or-treaters were greeted by an eerie and strange hunchbacked man holding a lantern. He held out his hand, motioning people towards the bowl to take some candy. Throughout the night, onlookers were curious to see how a pint-sized bumblebee was able to enter and take candy without a hitch. Others were not as fortunate. One of the kids even went off about knowing our tricks, yet he still kept his distance (LOL). Eventually, all the cars were ravaged and the bowls were empty. The night was a success! Let’s hope we can do even better next year… although it’s hard to top Steven’s creepiness factor.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF!

Halloween is a holiday celebrated by children and adults in different ways. When we were younger, we would dress up

in costumes and go from door to door asking for candy. Then we start handing out candy to the little kids, but now we

do something a little different. On Halloween, instead of trick or treating for candy, we do it for UNICEF. UNICEF is an

organization that provides children with clean water and nutrition in other countries. It protects children from dying

from malnutrition and unsafe drinking water. So on this night, we go around a neighborhood asking for donations for

this charity. Every bit makes a difference. Just 7 cents can save a life by providing a child with oral rehydration salts.

So next year, when you go trick a treat, bring a UNICEF box with you, and help save lives. Or if you get change back

that just sits in your wallet or backpack, you can always donate to it at a Circle K meeting.

Masquerade Ball. The theme? Unmasking the Night. The

place? A ship called the Inspiration Hornblower in San

Diego, California. Masquerade ball, UC San Diego Circle

K's biggest event of the year, is a large fundraiser for the

Pediatric Trauma Prevention program (PTP) where they

raise tens of thousands of dollars each year. This year was

no different.

The drive to San Diego's bustling harbor was

mostly uneventful for the majority of us, and when I say

uneventful, I mean to say that one of our cars ended up in

Mexico. After their quick jaunt over the border, we all met

up on the pier, ready for the night and what would

become a night to remember. At approximately 12:30am,

after waiting in line for what seemed like an eternity,

boarding had started to take place, with us all going

through security (they were a bit brash, to be honest) and

onto the ship. The ship itself had 3 floors, an observation

deck, casino tables and karaoke on the second, and finally

a steaming hot dance floor on the 3rd. People dressed up

for the ball, and quite extravagantly as well. People were

scattered all over, some on the top deck, taking in the

views of the harbor and downtown San Diego, and others

on the lower decks playing cards or talking to their dates.

But the lower deck was where the action really took

place. It was the dance floor of course, with people

dancing, romantically or otherwise, and what the night

was about. Raffles took place throughout the night, with

people winning anything from amusement park tickets to

an iPod shuffle (one of our members, Priscilla Thai, won

that one!). All of those proceeds went towards PTP as

well. Nearing 3:30am the boat returned back to its dock

and we all departed and went to our respective meeting

places. Several hours pass, and we finally head home.

What we learned several days later was that UC San

Diego's Circle K raised an amazing $18,638.15 for PTP

after 1,131 hours of planning. A success I would say.

Consider the night; unmasked.

-Justin Dam

On the weekend of November 19-21, UCR Circle K put on its quarterly Service Insomnia, a

weekend of non-stop service! Our first event, where we made get-well cards for sick

children, started just after we returned from our Member of the Month dinner at Red

Robin.

At our subsequent events we wrote letters to soldiers, volunteered at the Spirit of the

Tribes 5K Run/Walk held on campus, made recycling containers, Super Mario dolls for PTP

(Pediatric Trauma Program), lanyards for breast cancer awareness, and baked goods for

soup kitchen. On Sunday afternoon, we put on out KICKS for Kids Dodgeball Tournament, in

which teams of five competed against each other for the win.

Unfortunately, the weather was not our best friend that weekend and we had to

cancel some events. Member Jason Hong said about Service Insomnia, “I thought it was

fun but I think the rain kind of messed things up.” Member Vincent Ng said his favorite

event was “making the lanyards because it was frustrating to point of giving up, but that

gave finishing one a sense of accomplishment.” Vice President of Administration Crista

Cabahug also said “My favorite event was the lanyard making.” Member Athena Motavvef

said her favorite event was “cardmaking for the sick children.” Not all members lost sleep

during this event, but those who did didn’t regret it, and everyone who attended had a

good overall experience. Vincent said “I didn’t lose much sleep because I could only attend

a few events due to school work” and “my overall experience is that it’s something that I

would have given more time if I could have because not only does it lead to many activities

that help many people, but you can have fun and earn many hours in just a few days.”

Athena said “I didn’t lose a lot of sleep over it because it was before my bedtime but it

was a lot of fun because I got to play with markers and crayons and gems and stickers

again and be a little kid and it was for a good cause. I would do it again.” Crista said “It was

definitely worth losing sleep over” and “It was fun to wake up to doing service and I had a

great time overall.” -By: Brian Lopez

Share Our Skills. Share Our Service. Share Our Strength

Jonathan Sinnot

As Service Insomnia Weekend for Fall Quarter 2010 comes to a close, all participating Circle K’ers find themselves enervated. Many members have stayed up all night partaking in service projects, to signify that “service never sleeps.”

Suddenly, members of Circle K find themselves invigorated. 6 teams of 5 meet up at the Riverside YMCA, preparing for battle. They meet up to duel in the most epic dodge ball tournament this side of the Mason-Dixon line: KICKS for Kids presents…Strength In Numbers. The tournament aimed to raise funds for Share Our Strength, which aims to end childhood hunger in the U.S. As teams Turbaconducks, Boo-yah!, Toadally Shmexy!, CH (Casey Hewson), MD, and Free Agents registered their teams to play in this tournament style face-off, spectators filled in the bleachers of the gymnasium. The first two teams line up on the baseline of the basketball court, anticipating the call. Once notified, the teams ran as fast as they can to the half court line to pick up dodge balls.

Spectators enjoyed some refreshments provided by an on-site snack bar ran by Fundraising Chair Ryan Vescera. The tourney was near the end, as the last two teams clashed head-to-head. Team Casey Hewson, led by Tiffany Estevez, Philip Ngyuen, Shawn Holloway Jr., Stephanie Rivera and Jackelyn Rivera, went up against Team MD, which was made up of Justin Dam, Kyle Higashida, Michael Vuong, Vivian Lam and William Duong.

After a close battle, Team Casey Hewson was crowned the victor, with Shawn Holloway Jr. being unanimously named Most Valuable Player. The spirit of the event lifted even the sleepiest Circle K members. Watching them compete with vigor and enthusiasm for such a great cause was rewarding. All of the teams efforts and spectators vivaciousness lead to a grand total of $88 raised for Share Our Strength. This was another prime example of how Circle K members share their services in order to raise funds and share them with noble fundraising initiatives.

Girl Scouts Believe in Girls Expo

By: Jason Hong

The Believe In Girls Girl Scout Expo took place on

\December 12th 2010 at the Palm Springs Convention

Center. Since this event was immediately after finals,

there was a good amount of people who attended the

event. The event was hosted by the Girl Scouts of San

Gorgonio and it featured dozens of vendors,

exhibitors, and booths to showcase different activities

for the hundreds of girl scouts from all over southern

California. The event also featured up and coming

television show stars from the Disney Channel and

Nickelodeon performing for the crowd while also

featuring other artists. Outside, there were fun

activities to keep attendees busy such as a rock

climbing wall, a jumper and a miniature petting zoo.

We volunteered at the event by providing security at

the door, both inside and outside, to keep everyone

safe as well as helping out with booths at the event.

Overall, the event was a success. Our volunteers had

a lot of fun helping and I’m sure that the people who

attended the event were pleased to have us there

volunteering and watching out for their scouts.

Longfellow Elementary Holiday Event

By Crista Cabahug

On December 17, the Kiwanis Club of Riverside

and UCR Circle K International paired up along with

many other volunteers to create holiday food boxes

for families at Longfellow Elementary school. We had

several boxes aligned as we all worked together to fill

them up with basic Holiday dinner necessities.

Donations we received to give them were canned food

items, juice boxes, cereal, and things of that sort. The

Kiwanis went out themselves and got each of the

families bags of beans, pasta, pasta sauce, and rice.

Not only did they supply varieties of dry food but they

also gave each family a whole chicken and a bag of

potatoes! One of my favorite things about this event

was that people of all generations were working

together for a good cause. There were children who

were still in grade school, UCR college students, and

Kiwanians. Despite the age gaps, we all still had the

same goal in helping out the families in need. Another

great thing about the event was passing out the boxes

to the families. Though it was raining when we were

distributing them, we still had a good turnout. The

families were so thankful and we seemed to have

made a big difference in their Holidays. This Holiday

event truly gave each of our volunteers one of the

best gifts of all; the gift of giving.

Rose Float Decorating with Kiwanis family Division 6 Pasadena, Ca

It was a very early and rainy morning, but somehow we all managed to be on time more

or less. We were fortunate enough to have a few members out from Vegas! First, we waited

in a tent for instruction and a few of us helped unload boxes for the snack stand. While

waiting we got to socialize with other volunteers ranging in age, as well as with other Kiwanis

family members like, the current Kiwanis Lt. Governor of Division 6, Paul Wilkinson. Then we

were given the rundown of the do’s and don’t’s. Next, we were taken to the huge warehouse

where several floats were being constructed. Everyone was very busy and focused and it was

quite noisy. We met our chief lead Ed and his assistant Jessica of the Rose Bowl float.

Martin, Crista, and I started off blending up flower petals, while the others either cut dried

flowers or began working directly on the float. Later, after flower cutting, I got the

opportunity to cover one of the giant roses on the Rose Bowl float in the flower shavings

we’d made earlier. It is so messy! By the end of the day my hands were covered in dried glue

and my clothes in flower dust. We worked with many different types of flowers and seeds,

even using cinnamon powder. Our Kiwanis were so sweet to provide snacks like water and Cliff

Bars for us. We had an amazingly fast DCM during our lunch break. We did our D.O. Be Quiet

Cheer as the ice breaker, which silenced the entire group surrounding us and ending in a roar

of clapping. <3 Overall, it rained all day and we worked from 8am – 5pm with the exclusion of

lunch and we ended the event with a Division 6 group picture. It was very rewarding to work

diligently all day and actually see progress and an artistic creation rather than some shabby

canvas and wire caging. Afterward, most of us went to Luigi Ortega’s. The food was good, the

conversation was better, and if you’re ever there, do press the button in the bathroom!

By: Casey Hewson

Name: Crista Cabahug Major:Biological Sciences Favorite CKI memory: District Convention 2010 <33 What CKI means to you: CKI gave me friends, leadership skills, and a family ;p A lot of my life lessons have been learned through this club and I wouldn't trade any experience for the world >.< What defines you: Red Hair >.< What is your guilty pleasure: Avatar: The last airbender Hidden talents: Playing the flute :) Musical preference: All, Classical Music when I'm stressed and studying <3 Favorite Mario character, or if you could be a mario character who would you be and why?: Princess Peach because I would end up saving myself and show women everywhere you don't need a man to come and save you ;D

Name:Jennifer Afana

Major:Psychology

Favorite CKI Memory:There are so many i don't know if i can have a

favorite.

Guilty Pleasure: hanging out with my friends when i should be

studying, and Chocolate :d

Hidden Talents: I can make a cool squirrel voice and speak Arabic

fluently

Musical preference: I live every kind of music but my absolute

favorite is Alternative

My favotire mario character is Yoshi, but if i had to be a mario

character I would probably be Boo because it would be toadaly

awesome to go through walls!

Name: Terri Liaw Major: Liberal Studies

Favorite CKI memory: CKI South 2009. It was the first major event I attended and it was so much fun! I got to meet many new people and it was a whole day of laughs and awesomeness. What CKI means to you: Family and friends. People who I can go for help and people who I can rely on :D Plans for upcoming year as [your position]: Table more often and not get sick >< What defines you: Happy? LOL I don't know xD What is your guilty pleasure: omg I have too many Hidden talents: ahaha none at the moment. Musical preference: Everything! Favorite Mario character, or if you could be a mario character who would you be and why?: Yoshi because he's green and a dinosaur :D

Meet Your Board Members

To my minnies Tiffany Yip and

Amina Bermani you guys are

awesome! :)

Jackelyn

To my minnie, Mei Kuen: You are seriously like the cutest girl ever! I`m so happy to have met you and have the good luck to be your biggie. I totally love that you like arts&crafts! I`m sorry you can`t make it to meetings this quarter but I`ll try my best to see you as much as possible! (: Family business planning! :D