Ingenious Ideas: December 2013

Doggie Chew Toys You will need: Old clothing, scissors.

Description: Turn old clothing into a doggie chew toy by cutting up the fabric into long 1 inch strips and braiding and/or knotting them together.

This is not a time consuming, it is easy to do, and inexpensive service project.

Bell ringers You will need: at least one member.

Description: This holiday season, sign up to help your local Salvation Army help the underprivileged members of your community. Contact a volunteer specialist at your local branch and pledge to spend a few hours out in the cold. After all, it could greatly change a life. This is a great Kiwanis family inter-club opportunity. Service Chair Victoria Byrd

The Ali D. Tabatabai Outstanding Club Vice President Award is presented to the Circle K Club Vice President who goes above and beyond in assistance to the club president, officers, and members and who excels in his or her responsibilities.

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Attend club member and board meetings Provide outstanding support to your club’s president, officers, and members Participate in club projects Attend district events Educate members about Circle K International Promote conventions and conferences within your club Attend your sponsoring Kiwanis Club meetings Attend other K Family meetings (e.g. Key Club) Be an enthusiastic and dedicated Circle K member!

Please note: All club monthly reports (CMRs) from April 2013 to January 2014 must be turned in to be eligible for this award.

*For more information, contact Awards chair Julie Meigs at awards@georgiacirclek.org. œ œ Awards Chair Julie Meigs

WHO AM I...OR FAMOUS PAIRS: The object of the game really simple and you can always change the name of famous person, to maybe something that relate to the club, but that should only be done when your members know more of what Circle K is.

Now, in this exercise, group members will be asked to identify the names of famous pairs or persons. The leader tapes the name of a famous person on the back of each participant. (i.e. Fred Flintstone, Will Smith, Queen Elizabeth, etc.) The group member is not to see who is taped to their back. Their task is to find out who they are. The participants’ roam around the room asking others yes/no questions. If the member receives a “yes” answer, they can continue to ask that individual questions until they receive a “no” answer. Then, they must continue on to ask someone else. When a group member figures out who they are, they take off the tag, put it on the front of their shirt, and write their own name on it. The member then can help other members find out who they are.

The exercise concludes when all members have discovered who they are. In the end, you can meet wonderful people, and understand how they think when trying to figure themselves out. Lt. Governor Christine Mayfield

College Campus Fundraisers The goal of recruitment is not only to increase the number of members in your club but also to raise awareness about your club and its activities. By making the students on your campus more aware of your club, the opportunities to attract more students to your club increases. Some great ways to generate awareness on your campus are chalking about your events, performing service projects on campus (i.e. making pb&j sandwiches), and participating in school fairs. Ultimately, by using these means to generate awareness on your campus, you can eliminate questions like “What is Circle K?” on your campus.

A number of communities host Polar Bear (or similar) plunges into frigid winter waters to support Special Olympics and other worthy causes. They are open to anyone willing to “bear” the elements for a good cause. The object is simple. Raise money then plunge into the cold water! The charities raise funds from entry fees, sponsorships and the sale of "Plunge" souvenirs.

The success of these events shows there are plenty of generous (and maybe crazy) people everywhere.

Lt. Governor Simi Oludare

More: You could call them a bunch of cold, calculating folks who care. Their mothers just call them "crazy." And they are increasing in number each year. Nearly naked souls run, walk and waddle across snow-covered Hampton Beach in Nashua, New Hampshire, in February for the Penguin Plunge to support Special Olympics.

...No, we are not a gas station.

But we are the largest student-led collegiate service organization in the

world!

Even More: The spirit of giving mixed with a brrrisk silliness on the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, boardwalk finds thousands of participants in the annual Lewes Polar Bear Plunge fund-raiser for Special Olympics. Participants strip down to bathing suits and trunks for a dash in and out of the ocean on a cold February day.œ

District Treasurer Virginia Byrd