Circling the Empire Issue 2

New York District of Circle K International

December 2014

Issue 2

District Bulletin Editor Holy Jia-ai Cheong

Table of Contents 1. Letter from the Editor

2. District Board 2014-2015 3. DCON & Awards 4. Past Events 5. Reminders 6. Contact Information 7. Did you know?

Letter from the Editor Hello Mighty New York District, Happy holidays y’all! Wishing you all the best and cheers to a happy new year! Welcome 2015!

Speaking of the new year, the end of the 2014-2015 service year is quickly approaching. What does this mean? It means a big Circle K event is in preparation! Yes! The 53rd Annual District Convention, hunger games themed! More information on DCON will be in this newsletter so keep reading.

This is the second issue of Circling the Empire. Two more will come in February and around DCON (March). I wish to include farewells from the district board and to highlight our service year’s accomplishments! In this publication you will find a recap of events and important information from the district. This newsletter serves as another source of information. I ask that you distribute this publication to your members so they can learn what the district and their fellow CKIers have been up to.

Remember to subscribe to our emails and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

Yours in Service, Leadership, and Fellowship, Holy Cheong 2014-2015 New York District Bulletin Editor holy.cheong@nycirclek.org

2014 — 2015

Governor RenĂŠe Girard

Capital Division Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth McGuoirk

Long Island Division Lieutenant Governor Stephanie Iacona

Secretary Brian Kenny

Empire Division Lieutenant Governor Richard Kim

Northern Division Lieutenant Governor Annina Quarantello

Treasurer Walaa Ahmed

Editor Holy Cheong

Hudson Valley Division Iroquois Division Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor Luisanna Sosa Amna Kamil

Seneca Division Lieutenant Governor Josh Hill

Executive Assistant Missy Keem

Liberty Division Lieutenant Governor Cecilia Kang

Southern Tier Division Western Division Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor Becky Hopkins Barry Lee

New York District Board

Alumni & Kiwanis Relations Chair Jeffrey Cheng

Awards & Workshops Chair Jeanie Huang

Club Building Zone 1 Chair Yancy Carrasco

Conferences & Conventions Chair Richard Kim

District Convention Chair Alyssa Famolari

District Large Scale Service Project Chair Carlos Morales

New York Speaking Chair Susan Xiong

NYCKI Projects Chair Karthy Chandra

On to International Convention Chair Kelly Chan

Club Building Zone 2 Chair Jenifer Pereira

International Initiatives Chair Nihar Suthar

Regional Training Conferences Chair Sean Coyle

Club Building Zone 3 Chair Kaleigh Anderson

Marketing & Resources Chair Tina Lee

Technology Chair Jerry Cimo

District Convention

The District Convention is a celebration of the service year’s achievements and members! In other words, a weekend of fun, fellowship, service, and leadership development! This year, the theme for DCON is hunger games so bring your best costume and may the odds be ever in your favor!

For information on DCON: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/ APPLY to present a workshop: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/apply/ APPLY to be a host club: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/apply/ REGISTER FOR DCON: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/register/ Please contact the respective officers on the website for any questions you may have!!

Awards At DCON, awards are presented to clubs and individuals who have gone above and beyond their respective duties. We highly recommend clubs and members to apply! All applications except for the awards that are submitted at DCON are available below. Awards are due February 1, 2015.

CLICK HERE FOR THE AWARDS FOLDER. In this folder you will find the following: Executive Board Awards Individual Awards Recognition Program for Distinguished Member Award Tiered Awards Total Achievement Award

Past Events

K-Family Picnic We had over 60 attendees at the picnic from seven Circle K clubs, ten Key Clubs, and one Kiwanis Club. We raised a total of $374 for the Eliminate Project. Activities included prom dressing, whip/shaving cream to the face, ninja, cookie eating with the face, and avoiding the bees in the park. Thank you to everyone who came out!

Past Events

DLSSP District Large Scale Service Project This year, DLSSP was held at Kamp Kiwanis with over 80 attendees.

At DLSSP, CKI clubs from across the state get together for a weekend and volunteer together at large service projects organized by the district. DLSSP is a great way for members to get a chance to meet, network, and make friends with Circle-K members from colleges and universities all around New York State. This year, despite the cold and rainy weather, CKIers came together to repaint cabins, clean the pond, organize books, and prepare the camp in any way possible for future campers.

Past Events

NY Speaking NY Speaking is the NY district’s annual fall conference. It is held at the Lakeside Georgian Resort. Each year, we bring professional and leadership development workshops to members of the district led by fellow Circle K members. Along with these workshops are fun ice breakers and games! Throughout the event, there are teams competing for points and prizes!

Reminders

Newsletters Editors please email me your newsletter! I’d love to look over them.

Here are some newsletters from our fellow Circle K editors!

Adelphi University Circle K Editor Christine Chin Binghamton University Circle K Editor Alyssa Famolari Elmira College Circle K Editor Michaela Johnson Rochester Institute of Technology Circle K Editor Benjamin Lane SUNY New Paltz Circle K Editor Eloise Pillarella In addition, check out Governor Renee’s Butterfly Effect newsletter!

The Butterfly Effect And the first issue of Circling the Empire!

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Reminders

Governor’s Project

Small Hands, Big Future

The Governor’s Project this year is called Small Hands, Big Future. It challenges the Circle K members of the New York District to do service for children. In addition, I am asking that fall funds raised for the Governor’s Project go to It’s My Heart, an organization that aids children with congenital heart disease and their families. My brother has congenital heart disease, so this is a cause very close to me. Additionally, I hope that through the Governor’s project Circle K clubs will be participate in more service with their local Kiwanis clubs since Kiwanis’ main focus is helping children. ~ Governor Renee Girard ~ Please send all donations to: It’s My Heart Inc.

1304 Langham Creek #235 Houston, Texas 77084 Reporting: Report your funds raised on your MRF For more information visit: http://www.itsmyheart.org/

Reminders

Social Media

The district website, www.nycirclek.org contains extremely important information and resources. Here you can subscribe to official updates/emails from the district. In addition, you can find the 2014-2015 directory with contact information of Circle K officers from every division.

Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

Contact Information Kiwanis Advisors

District Administrator John Keegan

Assistant District Administrator Greg Faulkner

Assistant District Administrator Rich Hall

Assistant District Administrator Alison Mandel

Executive Board District Governor Renee Girard District Secretary Brian Kenny District Treasurer Walaa Ahmed District Editor Holy Cheong District Executive Assistant Melissa Keem

Renee.girard@nycirclek.org Brian.kenny@nycirclek.org Walaa.ahmed@nycirclek.org Holy.cheong@nycirclek.org Missy.keem@nycirclek.org

Lieutenant Governors Capital Division Elizabeth McGuoirk Empire Division Richard Kim Hudson Valley Division Luisanna Sosa Iroquois Division Amna Kamil Liberty Division Cecilia Kang Long Island Division Stephanie Iacona Northern Division Annina Quarantello Seneca Division Josh Hill Southern Tier Division Becky Hopkins Western Division Barry Lee

Elizabeth.mcguoirk@nycirclek.org Richard.kim@nycirclek.org Luisanna.sosa@nycirclek.org Amna.kamil@nycirclek.org Cecilia.kang@nycirclek.org Stephanie.iacona@nycirclek.org Annina.quarantello@nycirclek.org Josh.hill@nycirclek.org Becky.hopkins@nycirclek.org Barry.lee@nycirclek.org

Do you know…?

CKI Pledge 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.

CKI Motto

Live to Serve, Love to Serve CKI Tenets Service ● Leadership ● Fellowship