C’RIBBEANVIEWS
The Official Bulletin Publication of the Caribbean District of Circle K International
DISTRICTGOALS 2024-2025
EVERYYEARATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHENEWCKIYEAR,THENEWLYAPPOINTEDBOARD PUBLISHESTHEGOALSFORTHEDISTRICT.THETIMELINETOCOMPLETETHESEGOALS RUNSFROMAPRIL1,2024TOMARCH31,2025,FORTHISCKIYEAR.
75,000 Servicehours
2,000
900
40 Members ActiveClubs
2,500
KiwanisFamilyRelations Hours InterclubbingHours
20 DLFCAttendees DCONAttendees CKIICON2025Attendees
150
100
THISWAS AMAZING
M E E T T H E D I S T R I C T C H A I R P E R S O N S
Dominic Nash Co-Chair- Service
Jonell Nelson Co-Chair- Service
Nashae Baker Kiwanis Family Relations
Daniela Downding Transport and Logistics
Tyese Graham Membership Development and Education
Alicia Brown Co-Chair- Fundraising, Marketing and Branding
Makaila Dixon Co-Chair- Fundraising, Marketing & Branding
M E E T T H E D I S T R I C T C H A I R P E R S O N S
Doyle Co-Chair- Public Relations, Media and Technology
Co-Chair- Public Relations, Media and Technology
Theodore
Jaiden Whyte
Wendy-Ann Ivey District Convention
Petrecia Morrison Governing Docs
Shazanae Barnes District Leadership Fall Conference
Samara Nurse District Development & Regional Integration
K’EDUCATION
CIRCLEKINTERNATIONALMEMBERSLOVETOSERVE,ANDGRANTSFROM THETOMORROWFUNDCANHELPTHEMDOJUSTTHAT.
CLUBSHAVETWOOPPORTUNITIESAYEARTOAPPLYFORGRANTSRANGING FROMUS$200TO$2,000TOHELPCONDUCTSERVICEPROJECTSTHAT CREATEAMEANINGFULIMPACTONTHEIRCAMPUSESANDIN COMMUNITIES.
GRANTAPPLICATIONPERIODSINCLUDE:
APRIL1TOJUNE1:GRANTSWILLBEAPPROVEDDURINGTHECIRCLEK INTERNATIONALBOARDOFTRUSTEESMEETINGTHATISHELDDURING THECKICONVENTION.
OCTOBER1TODECEMBER1:GRANTSWILLBEAPPROVEDDURINGTHE BOARDOFTRUSTEES’WINTERMEETING.
INRECENTYEARS,CLUBSHAVEUSEDGRANTSFORPROJECTSTHAT IMPROVETHELIVESOFSCHOOLCHILDREN,FAMILIESWITHOUTHOMES, CANCERPATIENTSANDPEOPLEWHOAREFOODINSECURE.CLUBSHAVE ALSORECEIVEDGRANTSTOPROMOTESUSTAINABLELIFESTYLESAND IMPROVETHEENVIRONMENT.
THETOMORROWFUNDISSUPPORTEDBYDIRECTDONATIONSAND DONATIONSFROMCARTHAGE-PULLMANSOCIETYMEMBERSHIPSAND SAPPHIRECIRCLEHONORARIES.ITISHELDWITHINTHEKIWANIS CHILDREN’SFUND.
GRANTBASICS
BEFOREYOUSTARTTHEAPPLICATIONPROCESS,ITISHELPFULTOGATHERTHE FOLLOWINGINFORMATION.
YOURMEMBERID#.NOTSURE?CONTACTKIWANISINTERNATIONAL MEMBERSERVICESATMEMBERSERVICES@KIWANIS.ORG. YOURCLUB’SKEYNUMBER.NOTSURE?CONTACTKIWANIS
INTERNATIONAL’SMEMBERSERVICESATMEMBERSERVICES@KIWANIS.ORG. THETELEPHONENUMBERANDEMAILADDRESSOFTHEKIWANIS/FACULTY ADVISORORDISTRICTADMINISTRATORWHOISDIRECTLYINVOLVEDIN THEPROJECT.
ABRIEFDESCRIPTIONOFTHEPROJECT. THEISSUEYOURPROJECTADDRESSES. WHENANDWHERETHEPROJECTWILLTAKEPLACEANDADETAILED PROJECTTIMELINE. HOWYOURPROJECTWILLMEASURABLYIMPROVETHECOMMUNITYAND CONTINUEITSIMPACTINTHELONGRUN. WHATPARTSOFYOURPROJECTREQUIREFUNDING. OTHERWAYSTHEPROJECTWILLBEFUNDED,INCLUDINGPARTNERS.
READYTOAPPLY?
TOBEGINANAPPLICATION,YOUMUSTFIRSTCREATEACLUBACCOUNTON FOUNDANT,OURNEWONLINEGRANT–MAKINGSYSTEM.
THISCANBEDONEFROMTHELOGONPAGEBYCLICKING“CREATENEW ACCOUNT.”ONCEYOURACCOUNTISCREATED,YOUCANLOGIN,THENCLICK ON“APPLY”ANDCHOOSEYOURAPPLICATIONLANGUAGEFROMTHE AVAILABLESELECTION.
ONCEYOURCLUBHASAFOUNDANTACCOUNT,YOUWILLUSETHEEXISTING LOGINCREDENTIALS.PLEASEDONOTCREATEANOTHERACCOUNTIFYOUR CLUBHASPREVIOUSLYAPPLIEDVIAFOUNDANT.
WATCHTHISVIDEOTOLEARNHOWTOCREATEANACCOUNTANDAPPLYFOR AGRANT.
QUESTIONS?
PLEASECONTACTUSATCIRCLEK@KIWANIS.ORG.
USETHEMEMBERSHIPUPDATECENTERREPEATEDLYTHROUGHOUTTHE YEAR,KEYPOINTSOBVIOUSLYBEDURINGTHEDUESSEASONANDATTHE BEGINNINGOFTHECKIYEAR. MEMBERSHIPUPDATECENTER
THEMEMBERSHIPUPDATECENTER(MUC)ISTHEONLINEPROGRAMUSEDBY KIWANISINTERNATIONALFORKIWANISCLUBSANDSERVICELEADERSHIP PROGRAMCLUBS(MAINLYCKIANDKEYCLUB)TOPAYDUES.THEWEBSITECAN BEACCESSEDONALLKIWANISFAMILYWEBSITES.
ACCESSINGTHEMEMBERSHIPUPDATECENTER
FOR NEW CLUBS OR CLUBS NEW TO THE SYSTEM, ACCESSING THE MUC HAS BEEN RELATIVELY DIFFICULT. HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION:
YOUMUSTREGISTERTHEEMAILPRIORTOACCESSINGTHEMEMBERSHIP UPDATE CENTER. YOU CAN DO SO BY CLICKING THIS LINK. YOU ONLY NEEDTOREGISTERONCE.
IF YOUR EMAIL IS ON FILE AS BEING "ACCESSIBLE" (I.E., YOUR EMAIL IS ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE), YOU WILL BE SENT AN EMAIL WITH FURTHERINSTRUCTIONS.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION, WORK WITH YOUR PAST CKI BOARD TO FIGURE OUT WHY. PERHAPS THEY HAVE NOT SWITCHED OVER THE INFORMATION, OR HAVE THE WRONG EMAIL ON FILE.
ADDITIONALLY,ASYOURFACULTYADVISORHASACONSTANTEMAIL,IT IS SAFER AND SMARTER TO USE AN ACCOUNT WITH THAT INFORMATION,ASOPPOSEDTOACHANGINGEMAIL. IF YOU ARE STILL UNABLE TO ACCESS THE MUC, CALL MEMBER SERVICES AT 1-800-KIWANIS OR EMAIL THEM. PLEASE RELAY THE EXACT ERROR YOUARERECIEVING.
ADDITIONALTIPS
ALWAYSUSEAPASSWORDTHATISSAFE(CHARACTERANDLETTERS).THIS PASSWORDSHOULDBEGIVENTOTHEFACULTYADVISORANDCLUB OFFICERS.
ONEEMAILCANONLYBEASSOCIATEDWITHONENAME(ANDVICEVERSA).IF "JOESMITH"WASAMEMBERANDALSOBECAMEATREASURER,HISEMAILON THEROSTERMUSTMATCHTHEEMAILASSOCIATEDTOHIMASANOFFICER.
PORTMORECOMMUNITYCOLLEGE
KIWANIANADVISORS
ICONRECAP
PROJECTIDEAS
ASERVICECLUBCANHAVEASIGNIFICANTIMPACTONITSCOMMUNITYBYENGAGINGIN PROJECTSTHATADDRESSVARIOUSNEEDSANDISSUES.HEREARESOMEIDEASTOCONSIDER:
COMMUNITYCLEAN-UPDAY:ORGANIZEADAYWHERECLUBMEMBERSCLEANUPLOCAL PARKS,STREETS,ORBEACHES.YOUCOULDPARTNERWITHLOCALGOVERNMENTOR ENVIRONMENTALGROUPSTOMAXIMIZEIMPACT.
FOODDRIVEANDPANTRYSUPPORT:COLLECTNON-PERISHABLEFOODITEMSANDDONATE THEMTOLOCALFOODBANKSORPANTRIES.YOUCOULDALSOORGANIZEACOMMUNITYMEAL ORCOOKINGCLASSFORTHOSEINNEED.
EDUCATIONALWORKSHOPS:HOSTWORKSHOPSORTUTORINGSESSIONSFORCHILDRENOR ADULTSONTOPICSLIKEFINANCIALLITERACY,COMPUTERSKILLS,ORLANGUAGELEARNING.
HEALTHANDWELLNESSFAIR:COORDINATEWITHLOCALHEALTHCAREPROVIDERSTOOFFER FREEHEALTHSCREENINGS,WELLNESSCHECKS,ANDFITNESSCLASSESTOTHECOMMUNITY.
CLOTHINGANDBLANKETDRIVE:COLLECTANDDISTRIBUTEGENTLYUSEDCLOTHING, BLANKETS,ANDWINTERGEARTOSHELTERSORLOW-INCOMEFAMILIES.
MENTORSHIPPROGRAM:CREATEAMENTORSHIPPROGRAMPAIRINGCLUBMEMBERSWITH YOUTHORINDIVIDUALSSEEKINGGUIDANCEINTHEIREDUCATIONORCAREERPATHS.
ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITYINITIATIVES:STARTARECYCLINGPROGRAM,PLANT TREES,ORCREATEACOMMUNITYGARDENTOPROMOTEENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY.
SENIOROUTREACH:ORGANIZEVISITSOREVENTSFORSENIORCITIZENSINNURSINGHOMES ORASSISTEDLIVINGFACILITIES.ACTIVITIESCOULDINCLUDEGAMES,CRAFTS,ORSIMPLY SPENDINGTIMECHATTING.
MEMEBERSHIPRETENTION
PERSONALIZEDCOMMUNICATION
SENDTAILOREDEMAILSANDMESSAGESBASEDONMEMBERS’INTERESTSAND ENGAGEMENTLEVELS. CREATESEGMENTEDLISTSFORTARGETEDCONTENTANDOFFERS.
FEEDBACKLOOPS
REGULARLYSURVEYMEMBERSTOGATHERFEEDBACKANDSUGGESTIONS. ACTONFEEDBACKTOSHOWMEMBERSTHATTHEIROPINIONSMATTER.
COMMUNITYBUILDING
FOSTERASENSEOFBELONGINGTHROUGHFORUMSORSOCIALMEDIAGROUPS. ENCOURAGEMEMBERSTOSHARETHEIREXPERIENCESANDCONNECT.
REGULARCHECK-INS
SCHEDULEPERIODICCHECK-INSWITHMEMBERSTOSEEHOWTHEY’REDOING ANDIFTHEYNEEDSUPPORT. USETHESEOPPORTUNITIESTOHIGHLIGHTNEWOFFERINGS.
RECOGNITIONPROGRAMS
HIGHLIGHTMEMBERACHIEVEMENTSTHROUGHNEWSLETTERSORSOCIAL MEDIASHOUT-OUTS. CONSIDERAN"MEMBEROFTHEMONTH"PROGRAMTOACKNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS.
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