UNM CKI December Newsletter

UNM CKI November/December Newsletter As school very quickly is coming to an end, we would like to say thank you to all our members for sticking it out! Although we haven’t had too many projects due to school and vacations, we are more than ready to have a busy year.

Hopefully everyone is getting ready for finals week and studying hard. We wish you luck! Don’t forget that this is the time of year where giving your time is welcome the most thanks to the approaching holidays!!

Upcoming events: • Salvation Army (ringing bells): Dec. 6th and 13th • Hanging of the Greens: Dec. 5th • Meeting: Dec. 2nd (7pm in Mirage-Thunderbird)

Thanksgiving Fun Facts: • In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.

• Although thanksgiving is widely considered and American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.

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Project Share

Six nights a week, hungry and homeless people come to Project Share for their evening meals.

Our 127-230 guests include children, families, women and men who share our dinner table and receive hot nutritious meals.

Each person receives a hearty welcome at the door and a full meal served buffet style. They often visit with family members and friends while eating. There are always clean restrooms and personal hygiene items if needed.

These hungry people receive the best home cooking in town in a safe & family friendly environment. They always find a hot meal including a main dish, vegetables, salad and dessert. About 40 of our guests often line up for second helpings of food—so we know the meals are great.

We were once again able to help out at Project Share. Since it is such a popular place to do service, we hope that we can show up there more often.

Thanks again to all of those who showed up to Project Share to donate your time!!

With good solid food in their stomachs and our supportive environment, our guests can better address their concerns towards creating sustainable life decisions such as housing, jobs, and health care needs.

We are only part of the solution. We collaborate with other local agencies to provide a wide variety of services.

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Hanging of the Greens On December 5th, UNM CKI will once again be joining in on one of UNM’s winter traditions. Starting at 5 o’clock, UNM CKI will help fill and light hundreds of luminarias to display around campus. Not only will we be able to lie out the luminarias our own way, but we will also walk around campus to see what the other clubs have done!!

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Salvation Army (Ringing Bells) This year we have planned two dates where we can help the Salvation Army raise money! On Dec. 6th and Dec. 13, from 2:207:20, we will be at the Smiths on the corner of Yale and Coal.

Remember that there is still time to sign up if you haven’t done so already!!!

As the fall semester co mes to an end, we wou ld lik e to remind everyo ne to check their emails for an u pdate in meeting times! Have a wo nderful break , and see you next year!!!

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