Behind Circle K International Behind Circle K International Welcome to the wonderful world of Circle K International! As an organization, CKI (Circle K International) is the largest community service organization at the collegiate and university levels. Each CKI club is sponsored by a Kiwanis Club; clubs which also sponsor Key Club in high schools. CKI promotes are community service, leadership development, and friendship. Blending service and leadership training, CKI offers students the opportunity to meet other college and university students around the world. As a selfgoverning organization, CKI clubs elect their own officers, conduct their own meetings, and plan their own service projects. This high degree of autonomy allows for a unique service experience driven entirely by the members for the members. Let’s start with a few basics of CKI, the largest collegiate service organization in the world. • Circle K International’s Vision: Working together to become a future focused, member-oriented organization that reaches out to the entire Kiwanis Family, all by being transparent, accountable, timely, and efficient. • Circle K International’s motto is “Live to Serve, Love to Serve”, a phrase deeply rooted by our three tenets: fellowship, leadership, and service. • Circle K International ‘s 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.” • Circle K International is led by students, for students, from the club level, to an international board. Annually, CKI holds a large scale service project and convention for members around the globe to gather and connect, while developing leadership skills and serving together. Similar to the Key Leader program, Circle K International also hosts a Leadership Academy where members can apply to attend a week-long retreat to learn the framework of servant leadership. • Like Key Club, Circle K is split into different districts, each with their own boards and conventions. Our home district is California-Nevada-Hawaii, also known as the CNH District; the largest Circle K district in the world.
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