Fall Kronicle 2019

The

Kronicle

The official publication of the Georgia District of Circle K International

FALL 2019 EDITION

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Governor’s Letter Hello Georgia Circle K! I hope your fall semester has been going well so far! It’s been amazing hearing what y’all have been up to, from service projects to fundraising events. I’ve had the fortune to be able to visit some clubs as well. The most fascinating thing about making visits is getting to see how different club dynamics are from school to school. Each club builds its own family, and that’s a huge factor in why I love Circle K. Circle K has brought me my closest friends, ones that I can confide in and count on. I hope that no matter which club you’re in, you also get the chance to experience that!

On October 5, Georgia District Circle K had our District Day of Service in Jackson, GA. I was ecstatic to see how many clubs represented this year! This was our first district event of the year, and it was a great opportunity for clubs who had never been involved at the district level to meet other clubs and the district board. It was a beautiful location, and the district service chair Rylie did a phenomenal job in executing the event. I can’t wait to see everyone again in just a short time at Fall Membership Retreat!

In other exciting news, our district grew this semester! Without any further ado, I’d like to welcome Kennesaw State University to Georgia Circle K! Their recharter went through without too much trouble, and I’m so excited to see what the officer team at KSU will be able to accomplish this year.

The district board and I have been having a blast working to make this year great for Georgia Circle K! From interactive social media to our District Day of Service to divisional rallies, all of the district board members have been working hard to help our club officers and keep our members informed.

On the flip-side, without our clubs, we wouldn’t be able to reach our district goals! Make sure you’ve paid your club dues and to represent at our district events! The district wants your voice to be heard, and we want to be able to provide you with the most fulfilling Circle K experience we can.

Yours in service,

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Lucy Zheng

District Governor Georgia District Circle K Georgia Institute of Technology governor@georgiacirclek.org (912) 506 - 2716

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Table of Contents

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Governor’s Letter Letter from the Editor International President | International Trustee Georgia District Map | CKI Mission Divisional Updates District Day of Service Recap Fall Membership Retreat District Spotlights Elements of a Good Website Social Media Reminders Fundraising Ideas MCU Walk-Through Penny Wars Club Logo Design Contest K-Fam Konnection Out of District Travels Sister District Governor Introductions Service Partners District Board Contact Information

WORDS FROM

OUR LEADERS

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Letter from the Editor

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Hello Georgia District and Readers!

I hope everyone is doing well. I would like to start off by sharing my favorite experience so far during my term. One event I was able to attend this season was District Day of Service and I was blown away by how amazing it was. My favorite part of the event was meeting so many new and old faces and I hope to see everyone again at Fall Membership Retreat!

During the past couple of months, I have received a lot of positive feedback on the previous publication. With that being said, I am so excited to bring everyone the Fall 2019 Edition of the Kronicle.

This edition is filled with information on past and future district events, fundraising ideas for your club, introductions to our sister districts, and so much more. The district board has worked hard to give you amazing content to read about and we aim to make every edition better than the previous one.

Michelle Vo Bulletin Editor Georgia District Circle K editor@georgiacirclek.org

As stated in the previous Kronicle, my job is to create these publications for you to read. Therefore, if you have any suggestions/feedback on how I can improve the Kronicle or want to be included in future editions, don’t be afraid to reach out to me.

Don’t forget to share this edition and thanks for reading!

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Billy Hackett International President Circle K International bhackett.cki@gmail.com

ternational President

International Trustee

Hello Georgia CKI!

Hello Georgia CKI’ers!

I was recently traveling with your District Governor, Lucy, and, of course, Gacki the gecko!

Their collective energy as given me the boost that I needed at this critical point in the academic and CKI year, and I hope that you will have the opportunity to meet them at FMR this year!

It’s your international trustee Steve, here to give an update on what our international board is working on.

Last month was CKI Week, and it looks like all our prep work at the club, district, and international levels paid off. Throughout Georgia and our districts, many clubs participated in the events each day of the week. Your clubs however, also participated in a successful GACKI week.

This event is a first around the international community, so you all should be proud of how successful it was. I hope other districts take after the model you all set in the future.

While I am unfortunately unavailable to attend FMR this year, I send each of you— whether we have met yet or not— my love and support.

I strongly encourage you to attend, to meet likeminded people you never thought you’d have the opportunity to connect with and see everything that the Georgia District has to offer you!

Be sure that you are making use of resources available from CKI for you, to aid you as you aim to make a difference. Think about applying for a Tomorrow Fund grant to make the service project of your dreams a reality, and print out business cards (templates available at circlek. org) to give your club a more professional vibe! Don’t forget that everything you do should be done with growth in mind; how will this project encourage new members to stay in our club, or how will this allow us to bring prospective members into our family? Are you bringing new people to events or meetings each week? Growth is the ultimate goal this year, after all— let’s make it happen, together, so that we can make more of a difference than ever before!

On the administrative side of things, the international board has been working to craft templates for district and club strategic plans. We also have been working on ironing out the process to charter satellite clubs and moving the chartering system to a completely online system. Personally, I worked with the Georgia LTGs earlier this month to work on planning division events.

Steve Shaw International Trustee Circle K International steven.shaw@carolinascki.org

On the service side of things, October was Trick Or Treat for UNICEF! This program reoccurs every October and is well known throughout CKI. Resources are provided for CKI members to go door-to-door on Halloween with collection boxes to fundraise for UNICEF. All funds raised by CKI go towards the WASH project.

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GEORGIA DISTRICT UPDATES 8

Georgia District Map

16 CLUBS | 5 DIVISIONS | 1 DISTRICT

If you know of any college that is interested in building a Circle K Club, reach out to your division LTG or our governor Lucy Zheng if you are unsure who your LTG is.

Chloe Crumbley for MOUNTAINS Linda Qiu for METRO Trey Dolder for PERIMETER Leah Reiser for COASTAL Alyssa Adel for PLAINS

mountainsltg@georgiacirclek.​org metroltg@georgiacirclek.org perimeterltg@georgiacirclek.​org coastalltg@georgiacirclek.org plainsltg@georgiacirclek.org

Circle K International Mission Circle K International is college and university students who are responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to community service worldwide. Circle K inspires people to better our world.

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Divisional Updates From Our LTGS Linda Qiu, Metro LTG Division Goal: I want the 6 clubs within my division to know each other well and to interact with each other regularly through district events or separate interclubs.

Division Updates: • Lagrange College recently had an amazing no-slip sock service project.

• Georgia Tech has been very active with the weekly service event at the Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta and recently did a pie-in-face fundraiser on campus!

• Georgia State welcomes Daniel Alvarado as their new president and they are ready get to rolling!

• Emory had a successful first meeting and has a lot of exciting service projects planned, including at the community garden, the women’s community kitchen, and food-packing.

• University of West Georgia had a great meeting that educated their members on the role of Kiwanis within our organization and they’ve been volunteering with their local soup kitchen.

• Southern Crescent are working on having their first meeting soon.

Alyssa Adel, PLains LTG Division Goal: By the end of my term, my main goal for the Plains Division is to have a divisional rally. I also hope to get both clubs to come to Fall Membership Retreat and District Convention.

Division Update: • ABAC had a good showing at the District Day of Service! They are also brainstorming fundraising ideas for WASH and service opportunities to get their members more involved.

• At their last meeting, ABAC had a movie social where they celebrated the spooky season with Halloweentown! ABAC also had a service project recently where they gave candy out to children at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture!

• Welcome to the new club president of Valdosta State University, Josh Carll! He’s very excited to lead the club and start making an impact in the Valdosta community. One thing he’s looking forward to this semester is Fall Membership Retreat! The club is hard at work brainstorming for tabling ideas and ready to recruit in the spring!

• Valdosta is planning on tabling to recruit more members.

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Chloe Crumbley, Mountains LTG Division Goal: One of my goals for the division is to have at least 2 members attend FMR. I am also planning to get the ball rolling on reactivating the clubs in the division!

Division Update: • Reinhardt College tabled at their school’s recruitment fair and collected quite a few names. The Greater Cherokee Kiwanis Club attended this event and provided snacks for students.

• Dalton State College is preparing to present their club to their Student Government Association to become a registered student organization on the Dalton State campus. They also tabled at their school’s recruitment fair and attracted a number of students who signed up and expressed interest in joining, as well as running for an officer position.

• University of North Georgia is an up-and-coming club starting the process towards becoming chartered!

Trey Dolder, Perimeter LTG Division Goal: A major goal for these schools is to organize a division wide service project so that all three schools can combine their talent and knowledge to really do something special!

Division Updates: • Kennesaw has been founded! Over the past two months, the Perimeter Division has hit the ground running with very exciting recent developments in Kennesaw. They elected a promising group of students to be officers, who stepped up and took initiative in leading the newest Circle K club, which includes Jasmine Brown (VP), Chris Gold (Secretary), Raj Parekh (Treasurer) and Hyeran Park (President).

• UGA has set a staggering goal of raising $2000 for the WASH project.

• Oxford was able to appoint a full board of officer and continues to help their community better by conducting a variety of interesting service projects.

Leah Reiser, Coastal LTG Division Goal: A goal for the Coastal Division is to have the division complete 100 service hours by the end of December!

Division Updates: • Georgia Southern University recently had a volunteer opportunity to Safe Haven which is the local women’s and children’s shelter in Bulloch county and were able to help them with several tasks that needed to be done around the facility. The members of Georgia Southern volunteered every day for a week at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair with Statesboro Kiwanis!

• East Georgia State recently hosted a car wash to raise money for the Bahamas as they recover from the hurricane. They did a wonderful job with it! They also volunteered with during the Swainsboro Fall Festival by handing out popcorn and cotton candy.

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Looking Back at District Day of Service Thank you to everyone who came out to our District Day of Service at the High Falls State Park in Jackson, GA! We had over 60 members in attendance over four branches of the Kiwanis family: Builder’s Club, Key Club, Circle K, and Kiwanis! Together we helped clear debris and beautify two trails for the High Falls State Park. We enjoyed the beautiful park, completed service, made more Circle K friends, and wrapped up a couple of fun fundraising projects! We hope to see you next year!

I had so much fun at District Day of Service!

It was exciting to see everyone from all over the state come out, do service, and connect with each other.

Alyssa Adel District Day of Service was the perfect opportunity to engage in meaningful work and community building. More than anything, I enjoyed meeting fellow Circle K members whom I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of knowing if not for this event. I am proud of the work we accomplished together.

Anabel Alfonso DDoS was cool. At first, I thought it stood for distributed denial of service attach, which is what Dale Kolosna taught me in AP Computer Science Principles, but it was not that, so I was pleasantly surprised.

By SERVICE CHAIR Rylie Geohegan

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Katherine Lang

WHAT’S NEXT? Fall Membership Retreat Fall Membership Retreat is November 8 - 10, in Covington, Georgia.

It is a weekend packed with service project, workshops and getting to become good friends with Circle K members from all over the Georgia district and also from other districts as well! It is a fulfilling weekend, intended to make sure you’ve got everything you need to get your Circle K club running in full swing.

If you haven’t seen already, our theme this year is ‘Service in Neverland’! So get ready to experience service, leadership and a little bit of fellowship with your Circle K friends. Our very own Gacki Pan is excited to see you there!

By CONVENTIONS CHAIR Mina Jeong

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District SPOTLIGHTS Distinguished Member Hyeran Park Hyeran Park is a freshman serving as club president of our newly rechartered club Kennesaw State University! She has an incredible ability to take initiative and lead effectively. Starting a new club is not easy and it takes a lot of dedication, creativity, and strong leadership abilities, all of which she has. Not only has she been extremely enthusiastic about Circle K, with the help of her officers, Hyeran has already organized officer meetings, a general body meeting and even an inaugural service project volunteering with AMIS at a local church.

Distinguished Club East Georgia State College Shoutout to East Georgia State for the amount of service they have done these past couple of months. Some of their service projects include hosting a car wash to raise money for the Bahamas and helping with concessions at the Swainsboro Fall Festival.

In addition to volunteering, they also have had very successful recruitment sessions.

Congrats East Georgia State!

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IMPROVING YOUR CLUB

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Elements Of A Good Website Does your club have a website? Are you considering making a website for your club? Club websites are a convenient way to promote your club and display important information to your members. Here are some elements of a good website:

What is Circle K

Explain what Circle K is and what your club does. Make sure you make it clear that it’s not a gas station!

How to Join

Include information on what one must do to get involved with your club. (Tip: People are more likely to fill out an interest form than reach out through email.)

Events

Inform people about your club events. Give details about what the event is, when it is happening, where it will be held and any other important information. Many people find the inclusion of a calendar on the website to be helpful.

Contact Info

Make sure people who visit the club website have some way of reaching out to your club!

Need an example of a good website? Go to University of West Georgia’s, Georgia Tech’s or University of Georgia’s Circle K websites for inspiration! If you have any questions or want help making a club website, please contact Julia Tang at webmaster@georgiacirclek.org.

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By WEBMASTER Julia Tang

Social Media Reminders It’s finally fall and it’s time to spice up your social media campaigns! Here are 10 reminders to consider for your social media as we start heading into fall!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Create an Instagram account for your club if you haven’t already! It is one of the most important social media platforms to market your organization and it allows you to easily use pictures and videos to increase your presence on campus!

Post about upcoming events and meetings on your Instagram to remind your club members on what’s going on!

Using Canva is an easy app for you to make your social media posts whether it’s on Instagram or Facebook! Unfold is also a great app to make fun collages for your Instagram story!

Also, post recap photos from events that your club attended too! This is shows how active your club is in your community!

Be sure to stay active with your followers by frequently commenting and reposting in order to increase your engagement on social media!

When posting photos, use Instagram’s editing or other photo editing apps such as VSCO or Adobe Lightroom.

This is will be more appealing and eye catching to your followers!

Post about what your club is doing at the moment on your Instagram story whether it’s fundraising for the WASH Project or supporting the Governor’s Project by volunteering to food banks!

Make sure to tag our Instagram account (@georgiacki) on your stories so we can share how well your club is doing!

Don’t forget to use the fun editing tools on the Instagram Story such as GIFs, adding music, the countdown which can be used for registration deadlines, and the polls option!

Don’t forget to use hashtags when you post! Use #GACKI to be featured on the Georgia CKI account and #chooseCKI to get a chance to be featured on the Circle K International’s Instagram!

Help spread the word about your club on campus! If you have any questions, please contact Abbey May So at publicrelations@georgiacircle.org! Make sure to follow us on our Instagram and Facebook!

FOLLOW GEORGIA DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!

facebook.com/georgiacirclek/ instagram.com/georgiacki/ twitter.com/GeorgiaCKI

By PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Abbey May So

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Fundraising Ideas The WASH project is this year’s Georgia District fundraising initiative! Are you unsure of what you could do to raise money for WASH? Here are some ways to switch things up from your typical bake sale:

Stickers:

Design a cute sticker and sell them for a reasonable price (no more than $3 or $4 per sticker). The design could be related to the WASH project, your school, or Circle K! The ideas are endless and it’s really up to your creative ability!

Stickermule or Vistaprint are good affordable options to order custom stickers! Once you have the physical stock, you can sell them wherever you go; sell them to classmates, other clubs, or friends and family!

Friendship Bracelets:

Get some different colored strings and/or beads. Set up a table on campus somewhere and offer supplies and instructions to make friendship bracelets, charging ‘admission’ of a few dollars to let people make their own custom bracelet.

Supplies string scissors beads

Henna Tattoos:

Have some artistic club members? Offer to draw henna tattoos for people! Before the event, draft up some simple designs that every volunteer can replicate, and that donors can choose from!

Supplies henna tubes paper towels

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Pie in The Face:

Recruit some brave members in your club to be the ‘victims’.

You can use either shaving cream or whipped cream for the pies, charging per plate. Offer to send videos to anyone who can’t make it in person to pie someone! For an easier cleanup, wear trash bags as a poncho by ripping a hole in the bottom of a trash bag for your head.

Supplies shaving cream/whipped cream paper plates towel trash bags

Percentage Nights:

A lot of restaurants, from frozen yogurt to Chipotle to pizza places, host percentage nights where a portion of sales made one night will go towards an organization. Reach out to your local restaurants to see if they host such events. Make sure to promote all over social media and be present during the percentage night to encourage patrons to participate.

Car Wash:

Offer to wash people’s car for either a set price or ask for donations only. Set up on campus in a parking lot with high traffic, so that people can drop off their car to get washed while they go to class.

Supplies a hose buckets sponges towels automobile wash Find out more about the WASH project at circlek.org/wash.

By GOVERNOR Lucy Zheng

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Secretaries and Treasurers Things can go amuck when you can’t log into the MUC! Follow along at circlek.org/muc.

CLUB SECRETARIES: By now, you should be able to log into the MUC. You will need to access this website in order to update your roster and fill out your Club Monthly Reports (CMRs). This is an integral tool for your Circle K club as it allows the district and international board to track your club’s progress and give recognition or feedback!

1. Log in. If you are logging in for the first time and your account hasn’t been set up yet, click “Set your password here.” If you just forgot your password, click “Change the password.”

2. If you cannot log in or access the next page, email Amanda Lang at sectreas@georgiacirclek.org immediately with an explanation of the issue, your school, and position.

Once you have successfully logged in, follow these steps to update your roster: 1. Click the “Membership Update Cntr” on the left side of the page. Then, click the “Members” tab on the top to access your club’s roster. This is the most recent roster from last year.

2. Go through and update each member. First make sure to delete members who have already graduated or are no longer members of the club. You can do this by checking the “Delete” box on the right most column and then clicking the “Delete” button on top.

3. Next, double-check that the email addresses and graduation years for members is correct. Usually, you can check this by creating a form to collect member information. If something is incorrect, click the pencil button under the “Edit” column and fill in the correct fields.

4. Add members in. To do this, you can add them one by one by clicking the “Add New Member” button on the top or add them all together by clicking “Bulk Add Members.”

Note: As of November 1st, you should be finished with updating the roster because the treasurer will have already paid dues. However, your club should recruit members throughout the year, and you should update the roster continuously.

Here are the steps to fill out Club Monthly Reports (CMRs): 1. Click the “Monthly Report” tab on the left side of your screen.

2. Select the “2019 - 2020” year.

3. Choose the correct month by clicking on the pencil under the “Edit” column. Remember that club monthly reports are due the 5th of the following month. For example, the CMR for November will be due December 5th. The CMRs for each month consist of fairly straightforward questions to answer and should only take about 5 minutes to complete.

Keep in mind that if you miss a due date, that is okay! You can submit CMRs late as long as it is before February 21, 2020. You can also go back and edit any CMR whenever you need to.

Remember to fill out all CMRs (April 2019 – January 2020) to be eligible to apply for District Convention awards.

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MUC Walk-Through CLUB TREASURERS: You will be using the MUC to submit dues. The process is very simple!

1. Log in. If you are logging in for the first time and your account hasn’t been set up yet, click “Set your password here.” If you just forgot your password, click “Change the password.”

2. If you cannot log in or access the next page, email Amanda Lang at sectreas@georgiacirclek.org immediately with an explanation of the issue, your school, and position.

3. Once your club secretary has told you the roster is completely updated, you can proceed to pay dues.

4. Click the “Membership Update Cntr” tab on the left side of the page. Then click the “Members” tab on the top.

5. Click the blue button “Roster Complete – Print Invoice.” This should take you to pay dues to the district. The amount generated should be the number of members on the club roster multiplied by $12.

From there, you can pay by credit card (preferred) or check. Detailed instructions will be on this page for money submittal.

Note: Dues should have already been paid by November 1st!

GENERAL TIPS FOR TREASURERS AND SECRETARIES: »» Communicate well with your current and previous club president as well as past secretaries/treasurers to see what you may need to do differently this year. »» To be considered a club in good standing, your dues must have been submitted by November 1, 2019 and all Club Monthly Reports (April – January) completed by February 21, 2020. »» Do not hesitate to ask questions! Send Amanda Lang an email at sectreas@georgiacirclek.org.

By SECRETARY & TREASURER Amanda Lang

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PENNY WARS

Raising Money for WASH This year the Georgia District is raising money to support the WASH Project! WASH stands for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene and works to bring clean water and improved sanitation to people in need. CKI is partnering with UNICEF to focus all of our funds raised for WASH in Haiti. You can learn more by going to the following link: https://www.circlek.org/wash.

This year, the Georgia District has a goal to raise $3,500 by March 31, 2020. We decided a great way to fundraise for the WASH project is to participate in Penny Wars and Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF! This is when Circle K members go trick-or-treating for donations for the WASH project. Throughout October, we are also fundraising using donation boxes!

We can’t reach this goal without your help! Penny Wars is designed to instill a bit of friendly competition between our clubs. Each Circle K club in the Georgia District has been paired up with a rival club to fundraise against. Winners will be announced at the Fall Membership Retreat in November! Penny Wars runs from:

Any funds raised during this time will go towards your club’s Penny Wars total. The rivalries are listed below!

Georgia Tech Georgia Southern University Oxford College of Emory Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of West Georgia Southern Crescent Technical College Kennesaw State University Georgia College and State University

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VS VS VS VS VS VS VS VS

University of Georgia Georgia State University Emory University Valdosta State University LaGrange University Dalton State College University of North Georgia East Georgia State College

How it works: 1. Each club raises money for the WASH Project.

2. Each penny earned deducts 1 point to your opponent’s club.

3. Every other kind of money adds points to your club at face value.

Nickel: 5 points

Dime: 10 points

Quarter: 25 points

Dollar: 100 points 4. Check/Electronic Donations: positive points at face value 5. Presidents and treasurers will submit a Google Form that will serve as a progress check to see how much you raised so far.

These forms will be sent out monthly.

6. Fundraising for Penny Wars will run from September 16, 2019 through November 8, 2019. Any funds raised before this will still go towards WASH when you bring it to District Convention but will not be counted towards your club’s Penny Wars total.

7. All final totals of coins/money must be submitted by November 8th at midnight.

8. YOU CAN (and should) STILL FUNDRAISE FOR WASH AFTER PENNY WARS ENDS! 9. Submit all money raised during Penny Wars online at circlek.org/wash before November 25 and email the receipt to the district secretary-treasurer Amanda Lang at sectreas@georgiacirclek.org. Any future fundraised money should also be submitted online before arriving at District Convention.

10. Winners of each rivalry will be announced at Fall Membership Retreat, and an overall Penny Wars fundraising champion will also be announced at that time.

11. Be honest about how much you are raising!

By SERVICE CHAIR Rylie Geohegan

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Club Logo Design Contest Hello Circle K clubs! This year we are really focused on increasing membership and expanding the Circle K family! One of our district goals is to have 350 members by the end of the term. What’s the best way to increase membership? Through a little friendly competition!

Whichever club has the highest percent growth in membership by December 1st will get their own unique Circle K logo designed by Armando Acosta, our Membership Development and Education Chair!

Having socials is a great way to grow your club and retain members! Socials give members an opportunity to get know each other better!

Here are some ideas for socials: game night, movie night, bowling, roller-skating, potluck, etc.

Promotional material like flyers or stickers are a great way to get people familiar with Circle K! Utilize the recruitment flyers and other promotional material that we have on the district website (www.georgiacirclek.org)!

Here are some tips you can use to grow your club!

One of the easiest ways to grow your club is to bring a friend! People are more likely to join a club and be active if they are comfortable and familiar with the club members!

When trying to recruit people, don’t just explain what Circle K is, use your personal experience to really grab people’s attention! Tell them why you decided to join the club and share some of your experiences!

One of the things Armando does as MD&E Chair is make graphics for promotional material, social media posts, and our district website! Feel free to reach out to Armando at mde@georgiacirclek.org if you have any questions.

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By MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION CHAIR Armando Acosta

BEYOND THE DISTRICT

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K-Fam Konnection Words from our KIWANIS GOVERNOR....

I am Andy Pipkin, the Governor of Kiwanis for 2019-2020. I became a member of Kiwanis in 2000 and followed in my father’s footsteps as he had been a Kiwanian for 25 years.

Looking back on my years before I was involved in Kiwanis, I saw myself being involved with kids and youth in so many different ways. I was a youth director in a Baptist church for over twenty years and coached youth baseball for over twenty years. I was an advisor for an Explorer Scout group and worked with 4-H in several capacities. As an adult, I was on the board at Camp Fortson for many years and have always believed that youth today are far more advanced than ever before.

Attending the Circle K Convention is a tremendous experience and Kiwanians can take lessons from your excitement and your passion for what you believe in.

Each one of you have so much to offer and I am certain that the world is and will be a better place to live in because of how you have grown due to your experiences in Circle K. Your experiences in your college and your club have had a lasting impression on me and you have certainly taught me that the youth and young adults have been a great mentor to me.

Thank you for all you do.

Andy Pipkin Georgia District Governor Georgia District of Kiwanis dawgandkat94@gmail.com

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Out of District Travels From October 11-12, I attended Capital District Circle K’s Fall Membership Rally. It was a great time being leader of Team Broke, and I really enjoyed making Love Letters for Literacy kits. I also got to bust out my camera and capture a lot of moments at this special event.

Thank you to both the Capital and Carolinas districts for the opportunity to be team leaders, and the amazing experiences!

In October, I had the chance to visit my Circle K friends in Capital and Carolinas!

From October 16-18, I attended Carolinas District Circle K’s Fall Call Conference. I tried my best to get through the obstacle course, but alas didn’t get very far. I had so much fun leading District 2, and through a lot of trial and error figured out how to make origami cranes for the service project.

Gacki the Gecko, Georgia’s district mascot, also got reunited with Larry the Llama, Carolinas’ mascot!

By GOVERNOR Lucy Zheng

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Our Sister Districts

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My name is Mackenzie Steele and I am the Governor for the West Virginia District of Circle K International.

We are a small (but mighty) District, which currently consists of 5 clubs, but we are quickly growing! We have a District Board made up of 9 individuals who are extremely dedicated to the organization! Our District Project this year is called Denise’s Cancer Cause, which focuses on raising funds, awareness, and support for all those battling cancer and their families; the project was named by our District Project Chair in honor of his mother who passed away from breast cancer. We have already had our Fall Event, which was Rock and Roll themed, and are now in the steps of planning DCON! We are super excited to work with the Georgia District as a Sister District this year and cannot wait to get to know more about you all!

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Riki Sharma

Mackenzie Steele

West Virginia

Governor Introductions

New York

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Hello, Georgia Circle K’ers!

My name is Peony and I am part of the New York District of Circle K International. I am a Social Work student at Stony Brook University in New York. Being a part of Circle K has taught me how incredible it is to be able to share a love of service with people across the world!

That is what makes our organization so special, and what connects us to each other and to the communities we serve. Our District is incredibly excited to work with you all to share ideas and boost our service work.

Wishing you the absolute best with the rest of your service year!

Peony Tse

Greetings everyone! My name is Riki. I am serving as the Governor for Western Canada District and located in the northern city of Edmonton in Alberta. I have my beginnings with Kiwanis organization back in 2009, when I was part of the high school Key Club family. As I progressed to university, I was involved as a general member and eventually assumed the role of VicePresident at the University of Alberta CKI chapter. I am now involved with the Western Canada District Board for my second year! I am currently a first year medical student at the University of Alberta. Additionally, I am concurrently pursuing a Master degree in Public Health. Apart from educational objectives, I am an avid foodie and a social media enthusiast, who likes to post about my food and landscape captures. I am thrilled to be able to combine the community service aspect engrained from Kiwanis with my passion to serve for the well-being and health of communities. Looking forward to meet all of you future leaders!

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Service Partners International Preferred Charities The March of Dimes is a non-profit organization that leads the fight for the health of all moms and their babies by working to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Throughout the year, Circle K members raise money to support the March of Dimes.

In addition to collecting money, CKI members can participate in the annual March for Babies held in April.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is an organization that works to improve the lives of children in over 190 counties. Its main goal is to help children all over the world survive and reach their full potential by providing medicine, clean water, vaccines, and educational opportunities. CKI members work with UNICEF to support the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program in Haiti. This program works to provide access to safe drinking water and ways to separate human waste from contact with people, and basic toilets. It also nurtures good hygiene practice, especially with handwashing soap.

International Service Partners Better World Books is an online non-profit organization that uses books collected primarily through book drives and resells them online. Each time a book is purchased from their website, a book is donated to someone in need.

CKI members can get involved by visiting the Book Drive research center on the website and signing up to hold a book drive on their college campus.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity organization whose goal is to fund promising research to find cures to childhood cancers. The organization takes funds raised by their supporters and donates them to carefully selected research grants. CKI members can get involved by participating in the head shaving events. “Shavees” ask friends and family to make donations “on their head”. In return, they attend events to have their heads shaved in solidarity with kids fighting cancer.

Students Team Up to Fight Hunger (STUFH) is a national non-profit organization devoted to feeding the hungry, raising awareness among college students about food insecurity, and inspiring food drives at colleges around the country. CKI members can get involved by organizing food drives on their campus, donating time and/or money to local food backs, and grow their own food to donate to their local soup kitchen.

By SERVICE CHAIR Rylie Geohegan

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Reach Out To The DISTRICT BOARD Don’t be afraid to reach out to the District Board if you have any questions regarding the Georgia District of Circle K or suggestions on what we could do better!

GOVERNOR SECRETARY - TREASURER BULLETIN EDITOR

Lucy Zheng Amanda Lang Michelle Vo

governor@georgiacirclek.org sectreas@georgiacirclek.org editor@georgiacirclek.org

Lieutenant Governors COASTAL DIVISION LTG METRO DIVISION LTG MOUNTAINS DIVISION LTG PERIMETER DIVISION LTG PLAINS DIVISION LTG

Leah Reiser Linda Qiu Chloe Crumbley Trey Dolder Alyssa Adel

coastalltg@georgiacirclek.org metroltg@georgiacirclek.org mountainsltg@georgiacirclek.​org perimeterltg@georgiacirclek.​org plainsltg@georgiacirclek.org

Committee Chairs CONVENTIONS CHAIR MEMEBER DEV & ED CHAIR PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR SERVICE CHAIR WEBMASTER

Mina Jeong Armando Acosta Abbey May So Rylie Geohegan Julia Tang

conventions@georgiacirclek.​org mde@georgiacirclek.org publicrelations@georgiacirclek.org service@georgiacirclek.org webmaster@georgiacirclek.org

Administrators DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

Brent Leslie Virginia Braswell Anla Etheridge Stacey Fountain

administrator@georgiacirclek.​org virginia@georgiacirclek.org anla@georgiacirclek.org stacey@georgiacirclek.org

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