What is CKI? Circle K International (CKI) is the premiere
university service organization in the world sponsored by Kiwanis
International. With clubs on more than 500 campuses globally,
programming is based upon the tenets of service, leadership and
fellowship, with service being the most important of the three. The
Mission of CKI is to develop college and university students into a
global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong
commitment to service.
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What is CKI? The Vision of CKI is to be the leading global
community-service organization on college and university campuses
that enriches the world one member, one child and one community at
a time. CKI is a student-led organization. Currently, CKI consists
of 30 districts, one district-in-formation, and seven sub- regions
in 17 nations across the world.
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Strategic plan Guiding document for development of CKI and CKI
programs. All board decisions are based on this plan. The current
plan is for 2007- 2011. The plan has five goal areas each with a
set of priorities: Strategically market CKI internally and
externally to effectively increase awareness of organization.
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Strategic plan Improve member satisfaction and meet their
expectations. Create and deliver high-quality leadership
development programs and opportunities Strengthen organizational
structure to build, support and sustain strong, effective CKI
clubs. Identify global differences and limitations in order to
expand existing programs and services.
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Tomorrow Fund grant The Tomorrow Fund, housed in the Kiwanis
International Foundation, is an endowment account intended to
further the purpose of Circle K International. The fund has reached
endowment and stands at US$207,842 as of January 31, 2008. A grant
program has been developed to help fund Circle K club and district
service projects that address important needs in their communities
and campuses.
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Tomorrow Fund grant Since the fund reached its endowment in
2005, 41 grants have been made for a total of US$22,923. Donations
can be made to the Tomorrow Fund directly, or through
Carthage-Pullman Society memberships, for a minimum donation of
US$250 or Sapphire Circle Honorary memberships, for a minimum
donation made in honor of someone of US$1,000.
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Partnership: Six Cents 70% of the earth is covered in water,
the same as the human body. To live healthily, human beings must
consume 1.52 liters per day of water each day. 97.5% of all the
water on earth is salt water, and 2% is frozen in icebergs and
glaciers, or hidden in aquifers, leaving only.5% of all the earths
water available for drinking.
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Partnership: Six Cents Drinking safe water is fundamental to
human life. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation, combined
with poor hygiene, contribute to the deaths of more than 1.5
million children under the age of five die from diarrhea each year.
With the help of an inexpensive mixture of sugar, salt and water
known as oral rehydration salts (ORS). ORS are the simplest, most
effective and cheapest way to keep children alive during severe
episodes of dehydration.
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Partnership: Six Cents One sachet of ORS only costs US$0.06
cents. All donations should be mailed to: U.S. Fund for UNICEF, 333
East 38th Street, New York, New York 10016. Checks are to be made
payable to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the word WATER should be in
the memo field to ensure proper processing.
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Partnership: Better World Books CKI is proud to partner with
Better World Books to help break the cycle of poverty through
education and literacy. Better World Books supports the National
Center for Family Literacy by their Book Drives for Better Lives
Program. 34 million people in the United States cannot read or
write. Education and Literacy bring dignity and hope to
others.
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Partnership: Better World Books How it works: Better World
Books sends collection and shipping boxes, posters, and tape to
your CKI club. There is no cost to the chapter to participate. CKI
clubs promote the drive on campus, and place collection bins in
strategic locations. CKI members collect and ship the books. Better
World Books pays for the shipping.
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Partnership: Better World Books To date, Better World Books has
converted more than 11 million donated books into $4.5 million in
funding for literacy and education. In the process, weve also
diverted more than 6,000 tons of books from landfills. Resources
available: www.betterworld.com
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Partnership: March of Dimes The mission of the March of Dimes
is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth, and infant morality. The mission is achieved
through research, community services, education and advocacy. 1 in
8 babies is born premature. Preterm birth is one occurring before
the 37 th week of pregnancy.
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Partnership: March of Dimes What can Circle K International do
to help? Participate in Prematurity Awareness month ( April) and
day (November 12 th ). Help the babies at neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs) by collecting books, donating cameras and film,
making blankets, or volunteering to assist in sibling hours.
Educate teens using the new teen-2- teen series.
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Partnership: March of Dimes What can Circle K International do
to help? Provide folic acid education by passing out orange juice
on campus while informing students about the importance of folic
acid for women of childbearing years to reduce the chance of birth
defects. March for Babies teams March of Dimes resources:
www.marchofdimes.com/youth
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Partnership: Students Team up to Fight Hunger Students Team Up
to Fight Hunger (STUFH) is a nation-wide food drive organization
which partners colleges and universities with their local food bank
to raise food for the hungry in their local community. There are
families going hungry in every college community and they
desperately need a helping hand. Your college campus is a natural
source for food drives and volunteers and CKI clubs are the perfect
answer to their pleas for help.
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Partnership: Students Team up to Fight Hunger How can you help?
Here are four simple steps you would need to take to feed the
hungry in your local college area: Get permission from your school
to place empty food drive bins around campus. Advertise the food
drive. Conduct the drive- help food bank place bins and pick up
once the drive is complete. Coordinate with your local food bank to
arrange a drop off time.
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Partnership: Students Team up to Fight Hunger Each pound of
food raised represents a meal, and last year alone over one million
pounds was raised by 75 colleges. Imagine how people could be fed
with the participation of 500 Circle K clubs. Simply contact Dan
Kahn at [email protected] to join forces and help feed the hungry in
your area. [email protected]
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Leadership Academy Open to all CKI members who want to grow
their leadership abilities. The 2010 event is May 14-19 and runs a
full six days of intense leadership development at Waycross Camp in
southern Indiana Students must be nominated by their district
administrator to attend
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Leadership Academy The curriculum for this program combines
Brendon Burchards E6 Framework with the Kiwanis Key Leader program
Students are lead by two lead facilitators and then each small
group of 12 has a volunteer neighborhood facilitator. These adults
help guide students through the self-discovery program There only
cost to attend this event is the cost of transportation
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Resources The CKI Series: online resourcesexample topics:
Charter Presentation, CKI Sponsorship, Kiwanis Family Relations,
Applying for an Employee Identification Number (Tax ID). Posters,
and brochures for recruitment and marketing.
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Resources Marketing & PR GuideA guide to help your club
understand how to increase the recognition and understanding of CKI
so that members and clubs can serve their communities. Kiwanis
Sponsorship Resource GuideA guide for sponsoring Kiwanis Clubs
about their roles and responsibilities to CKI clubs.
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Resources Advisors Guide How to guide, FAQs, finance,
liability. Club Officer Guideonline resourcesA guide for club
presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers,
secretary/treasurers and bulletin editors on their duties to their
CKI clubs.
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Visual elements used to communicate consistent message about
CKI. Helps to make CKI a household name. Elements are used in all
forms of communication: Web, brochures, fliers, etc. Previously
every club, member, district and the international office has
mismatched promotional pieces. Public did not know we were all from
the same organization. Graphic standards
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Use the CKI Logo and word mark to brand our name. Fonts : Goudy
Old Style for body and Century Gothic for headers. Use any other
fonts to add creative accents. Colorsfull color. Megaphoneshould
always be on the front cover or front of whatever is being
produced. Graphic standards are available online at
www.circlek.org/templates Graphic Standards
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Club status Club dues are payable October 1. When a club pays
dues for the minimum based on school enrollment (20 member minimum
for 4-year institutions with 1,000+ enrollment, 15 member minimum
for 2-year institutions or 4-years with fewer than 1,000 students)
by November 30, the club status is active.
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Club status When a club does not pay any dues by November 30,
on December 1 the club status changes to suspended. A club is put
on retained status when the club pays for less than the minimum
amount due. A club on retained status can move back to active
status with a payment of dues for at least the minimum.
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Club status A club on Inactive Status can move back to Active
Status with a payment of dues for at least the minimum and a US$100
reactivation fee. Clubs are put on Inactive Status if no dues
payment is made at all on October 1 of the following year.
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Ten steps to CKI chartering Step 1: Select the
college/university you wish to build a Circle K club on. Step 2:
Order a New Club Building Kit #1 from the International Office
(800-KIWANIS, ext. 411). Step 3: Secure a Sponsoring Kiwanis Club
within the area of the college/university. Step 4: Meet with the
school Student Activities Director to discuss the proposed Circle K
club. Step 5: Secure a Faculty Advisor. A teacher or school
employee who is a member of the Sponsoring Kiwanis club can be a
good selection, but should not be the same person as the Kiwanis
advisor.
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Ten steps to chartering Step 6: Order the New Club Building Kit
#2 from the International Office (800-KIWANIS, ext. 411). Step 7:
Recruit members. Remember that membership is open to any student
who is interested in community service. Step 8: Organize a Circle K
club meeting to adopt the clubs bylaws and elect the charter
officers and directors. Step 9: Charter the Circle K club following
the instructions in the New Club Building Kit #2. Step 10: Launch
the Circle K club by scheduling regular monthly meetings or
semimonthly meetings.