k-fam corner circle k international
Table of Contents
circle k basics
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service
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page 4
leadership
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transitioning from key club to circle k
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testimonials
fellowship
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Big and little program
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BASICS ABOUT CKI
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CIRC LE K BASICS
CKI (Circle K International) is an organization at the collegiate and university levels. Each CKI club is sponsored by a Kiwanis club, who also sponsor Key Club at the high school level. The main focus of CKI is to promote community service, leadership development, as well as fellowship and friendship. CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to meet other college students around the world.
MISSION
Developing college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service.
TENETS
SERVICE LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
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TESTIMONIALS ADAM MADAMBA | CLUB MEMBER | UN LAS VEGAS Circle K is a completely different experience as a next step in the Kiwanis Family. Getting involved can make your college experience depending on what you're looking for or what college you end up at. You're seen as an adult now - older, more freedom, more opportunity. Experience new meaningful experiences of giving to others, the journey of becoming a better leader, and the comradery of a new family. If you're looking for service, leadership, and fellowship, the Kiwanis Family is waiting to welcome you again with open arms.
JEREMY ALCANTRA | PARADISE DIVISION CRAFTSMAN | CSUSM Coming into college I felt really lost, and not sure what I wanted to do, but the CKI family took me in with open arms and the people that I've met and became friends with are some of the greatest, kindest, and passionate individuals I have ever met. It's so amazing to see how the close the bonds are between people and it truly showed one of the greatest things you can get out of CKI, which is the relationships you establish with people. I'm part of the DLT for my division and it's been such a great pleasure getting to know people all around our division and people from others.
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TESTIMONIALS JAMES LUONG | CLUB MEMBER | UC RIVERSIDE College is for sure the place to grow as a person. And Circle K was definitely another outlet for this growth. It pushed me to my best, and to bring the best out of others. My latest CKI moment has been at K-Rock, the benefit concert we throw, where I sang and played guitar on one of AJ Rafael’s songs TO AJ HIMSELF! One thing led to another and he asked me to do a duet with him on stage! I can now say I sang, “She Was Mine,” with AJ Rafael, thank to CKI.
JAMES SHOUNG | VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION | UNLV We promote service, leadership, and fellowship of course, but I like to emphasize the memories and experiences that we all face together as a club. CKI really made me enjoy my college life and I don't regret a moment of it. The people I meet, the things I see, they shaped who I am today.
HORACE TSAI | CLUB MEMBER | UC IRVINE [The best part about CKI is] how close you get with people though your family and the service you all do.
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service
come for the service
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AMANDA MAI | CLUB SECRETARY | UC RIVERSIDE My most memorable service moment was at last year's Elementary School Beautification Project! So for this particular service event, I remember showing up early in the morning at this elementary school. Everything was super bland because all the walls around the classrooms and the entire playground was painted in one color. Our task was to paint the entire playground and around the walls of the classrooms to bring the school to life! At the end of the service, all of the walls and the entire playground was completely covered in bright colors! I felt really accomplished and happy because we spent several hours there and the work really showed up in the end. Everyone at the service was having a great time together painting, singing, and working together and I felt really happy to be there! It felt nice to be able to do something like this for these kids and I was excited for them to go back to school on Monday to see their new playground and school.
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leadership aspire for leadership
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UCR CKI Club Board 2015/2016 & 2016/2017 Elects
NICOLE BRIGOLA | MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION COMMITTEE | UN LAS VEGAS Serving on this committee has helped me find the meaning of leadership by meeting people in my committee who share similar values to me in terms of Circle K-related aspects as well as life. In addition, I've had the opportunity to learn about different clubs and how they run things depending on their member dynamics, which helped me understand what can work and why those aspects work for those clubs. As a leader, I've grown to understand that there will be times where things don't go to plan and that I should think of different scenarios in order to deal with the change. In addition, I've learned that if I want to make a change, I shouldn't stop trying.
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fellowship stay for the Fellowship
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KRISTY DAI | CLUB MEMBER | UC RIVERSIDE From the very beginning, I felt the feeling of family. I never felt this kind of inclusiveness before where everyone was your friend. Everyone loves and accepts you. They are so excited to learn more about you and they really want to be your friend. I know in Key Club we stressed the word “Ohana.” I thought I knew what Ohana was but CKI is a whole new level of Ohana. Everyday with your fellow members is a good day. You'll never be alone. It means being able to e in somewhere you know you are wanted and needed. Fellowship means creating that feeling of family.
DOMINIC NGUYEN | IP SOCIAL AND SPIRIT CHAIR | UCR I met lifelong friends, and I know that I'll always have a home to come back to. It's a wonderful feeling and I only hope people have the same experience in CKI when they stick it out in our club. (Fun Fact: Dominic won the 2014 Fellowship of the Year Award!)
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the transition from kci to cki 12
member accounts ERICA APOSTOLOS (IP D6S LTG) CLUB MEMBER | UC RIVERSIDE CKI has weekly meetings too with themes that most people dress up to, which is different than the regular lunch meetings most schools have in Key Club. I think my favorite thing about CKI rn is the Big/Little program because once you get a big (and in my case, I got a twin too), you are a part of this entire family line. I am already really close to my family and hey just make the socials and services so much fun. I can look to them for any kind of help and support. Or reminders about events and stuff like that. Unfortunately, I am not as involved in CKI as I would like to be right now, but from what I have gained from the events I have gone to, CKI has been really fun!
ANGELA LAGRADA (IP RANCHO VERDE PRESIDENT) | CLUB MEMBER | CSU FULLERTON Well Key Club definitely set me up with a really great foundation in service and leadership, but with Circle K, it's more of developing those qualities. Honestly, Circle K has been the bulk of my growth in Kiwanis. I’ve learned so much about myself and my interests and strengths, and the older members are also there to help guide you through your first years of college!
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BIG AND LITTLE PROGRAM 14
BIGS (MENTORS) ROBERTO REA | VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION | UCR I have loved being a big and mentor to members in our club. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was that it doesn't matter how great I am, if there is nobody else left to take over after I leave. That’s why mentorship is important. It is my goal to make sure the generation after mine is better and stronger than mine. I like to think I thought them how to be good members and to always appreciate our club along with its great members.
SEAN ADVERSALO | CLUB MEMBER | UC RIVERSIDE As a Big, I find myself as a mentorship figure to new members. For me, my goal for my littles was to involve them into Circle K by pushing them into services, fundraisers, and other events. From freshman year to the present, I’ve grown a lot from the relationships and chances I’ve gained from this club. I wanted to emulate the same experience I had as a little and give them the opportunity to grow as people. Not only that, but I wanted to also be someone who would be there for them, give them advice, and ease the transition from high school to college.
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LITTLES (MENTEES) ALYSSA ALEGRE | D6S DNE I may not be in college yet, but as a high school senior, the Kiwanis Shadowing Program (also a Big/Little system) has definitely gotten me more comfortable with the idea of college. My Big, Sean Adversalo, has helped me realize that college is a journey and in the end, all things will eventually come together the way they’re supposed to be. Throughout the time he’s been my Big, he’s always given me monumental pieces of advice that I keep very close to my heart. Sean always inspires me to keep going when I’m stressed and hit a low point, and it’s that support system that I am incredibly thankful for. My Grand Big (my Big’s mentor), Roberto Rea, has also helped me get excited to do more in my journey in the Kiwanis Family. Roberto taught me the true meaning of what it means to be a part of K-Fam, and seeing some of the hard work he’s done (my first hand experience being Key to College 2015) has me inspired to create publications like this as an effort to work more with my Kiwanis Family and bring all these branches closer together.
ALAN BAEZ | D6S SPIRIT COORDINATOR Through the time I spent talking to my Circle K sensei, I learned that anyone can make a great experience out of Circle K whether they were in Key Club, prior or not. Any has the power the volunteer and anyone can see how great of a feeling volunteer grants you. I met and spoke with my sensei at Conclave and right off the bat he made it seem like college became a comfortable environment sooner because of the people he met through Circle K.
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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!
live to serve love to serve
INTERNATIONAL: circlek.org | CNH: cnhcirclek.org