James Madison University Circle K International
October Edition
Volume 2 Issue 6
Maddie’s Moose Tracks
Just a few more weeks of the semester.... you can do it!
“Get to Know Me”
Be sure to email all volunteer hours to Carly Starke, our club secretary jmucki.secretary@gmail .com
Club meetings are MANDATORY and are held every Monday at 7pm in Taylor 404. If you cannot make a meeting, email Emily Benusa at jmucki.president@gmai l.com
A message from CKI Fellowship VP Catie Mathers
Hi everyone! My name is Catie Mathers, and I’m your Fellowship Vice President. I’ve been a member of Circle K since my Freshman year, and I was in Key Club for two years. As Fellowship VP, I get to create and organize all the fun activities that truly help make us into a family. My duties are creating an in-house social and an out-house social each month, coming up with ice breakers for our meetings, and running our Bigs and Littles program. Circle K is one of my favorite things about JMU; every member is a shining example of what it means to be a Duke, and I am humbled to be able to serve you all.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
Sarah Kraska – 4th
Amanda Dodge – 13th
Lauren Pitek – 8th
Kelsie Whalen – 15th
Valarie Hayes – 20th Kaylie Etheridge – 25th
Kenny Gordon – 26th Morgan Ewing – 28th Ambria Martin – 30th
S E R V I C E
PB&J SANDWICHES, 10/07/13 At the club meeting on October 7th, JMU CKIers made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to donate to the local food shelter. This wasn’t any old average PB&J sandwich making day, however. It was an intense competition! All the members were split up into two teams to see who could make it through an entire loaf of bread first. No sloppiness was accepted because board members had to inspect every sandwich before it could be placed into a baggie. After laughs and hard work, team 1 was the winner! Every winning member was awarded 5 extra points towards the CKI point system. But don’t worry; team two earned an hour of service for being great sports as well! In the end, it’s not really about who wins, but rather about how happy the people eating our delicious sandwiches will be. Great job Circle K!
Kaylie Etheridge
FOOD BAGS, 10/18/13
Earlier this month, a group of us got together at Blue Ridge Hall in order to prepare food bags for elementary school children. The bags get donated to the children who get reduced cost lunches throughout the week due to their family’s economic situations. The food bags we make ensure they will have something to eat over the weekends when school doesn’t provide their meals. The project is great as it allows us as a group to work together in a type of assembly line to make as many bags as we can in an hour. This time we were able to make over 120 bags for the kids. It is one of my favorite projects we do as it directly helps the kids of Harrisonburg to live a better life.
Rebecca Aaron
FIRST FRIDAY FREE, 10/04/13
Volunteering at the Explore More Museum in downtown Harrisonburg was a unique experience. The museum itself is really neat and full of different academic resources including toys, maps, props books, and more. As volunteers, we simply helped out with crafts, answered questions, and cleaned up toys. I enjoyed interacting with the children and families that were passing through. The coolest part of the day was when I was sitting by a giant map of the world that had pictures of the flags of countries, and a boy came up to me saying he wanted to learn. I helped him locate countries and match them up with the correct flag. Since I am studying education, this was something really beneficial to participate in! Allison Kaye
ELIMINATE ZUMBATHON
What better way is there to help mothers and their babies than by hosting a Zumbathon? On a cold Saturday evening th (October 12 to be exact), several ladies and gentlemen moved their bodies to help eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus. For two straight hours we danced to fun-filled Zumba routines led by our very own club secretary, Carly Starke! As an organization, we bonded, burned calories, and benefited mothers and their future children. For not being an avid exerciser, two hours seemed like a long time for me to be working out, but Carly kept everyone on their feet and moving for a good cause. Laura Blades
Induction Ceremony, by Emily Benusa This was uncharted territory. Because the semester flew by so fast, we almost missed a crucial part of our club: membership appreciation and recognition! These college students have taken time out of their busy schedule to join a club and service their new community. They deserve to be recognized and know that we appreciate them joining us!! Saturday, October 26th we held our very first annual membership inductions. With pumpkins, pine cones, paper leaves in place, we were ready to welcome our members. Members, parents, friends, and even Kiwanians showed up with big smiles and food to share. Heather Howell, our executive VP, had some great opening remarks reminding us all about our motto, “Live to serve, love to serve.” She then turned it over to Christine to introduce our honored guests and Kiwanians. Dennis Baugh, the Kiwanis LTG, was our keynote speaker and shared some insight with us about continuing our Kiwanis lifestyle and investing in the Eliminate fund. Becca and Carly, our service VP and secretary, shared some of the activities that we have been participating in this year. After all that, we got the amazing chance to induct all of our present members. With certificates, CKI pins, and T-shirt pins, they all promised to honor and uphold the objectives of CKI International. Finally were my closing remarks. I wanted to make sure the members knew not only my investment in this club, but that I truly am so excited to have them here. I hope that you all had an amazing time at membership inductions; I look forward to our future service work together!
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, and More PUMPKINS
October’s social was at a pumpkin patch! We drove over to Back Home on the Farm on Sunday, October 13th. We arrived at approximately 11:00AM only to find out it didn’t open until later that afternoon. After sitting in the parking lot for a little while deciding what to do, one of the owners came out and said we could come in. We got our own personal tractor ride and didn’t have any wait to buy pumpkins! Everyone picked out one or two perfect pumpkins to bring home and decorate at the meeting on Monday.
Kelsie Whalen
FINAL NOTES
F E L L O W S H I P As a board, we have come up with themes to focus our attention on each month. The list includes: November - The Hungry January - Homeless February - Eliminate March - Babies :) We already hosted a ZUMBA-THON for our Eliminate but get excited for our upcoming Valentine's Day
Project, Dance!
Remember our weekly service events! Gus Bus – Contact dudanv@jmu.edu Keister Walks – Every Friday Box Tops – 10=1hr Pop Tops – 20=1hr
CKI’s District Event will be held in Washington DC on November 9th from 12pm3pm. Register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W5F3P5K - Hope to see you all there!
On February 14th from 7:30pm-10:30pm, we will be holding a Dance to Eliminate! Not only can you have a fun night on Valentine’s Day, but you can
CKI OFFICERS President : Emily Benusa jmucki.president@gmail.com
save a baby’s life in the process. Stay tuned for more information.
Executive Vice President : Heather Howell jmucki.executivevp@gmail.com Secretary : Carly Starke jmucki.secretary@gmail.com
A minimum of nine service hours are required for the semester. Check out the club website’s point system at http://jmucki.weebly.com/index.html for Upcoming Community Service Opportunities! exact details.
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Stone Spring Elementary Fun Day - November 9th, 11am-3pm - Contact merebc@gmail.com
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Salvation Army Bell Ringing - November 9th, 4pm-6pm
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Blood Drive - November 12th, 11am-4pm - CCM House (1052 South Main Street)
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Literacy Nights - November 12th and November 19th, 6pm-8pm - Spotswood Elementary School; you can volunteer one night or both nights!
Treasurer : Cate Sumerlin jmucki.treasurer@gmail.com
Service Vice President : Rebecca Aaron jmucki.servicevp@gmail.com Kiwanis Family VP : Christine Pellack jmucki.kfamilyvp@gmail.com Fellowship Vice President : Catie Mathers jmucki.fellowshipvp@gmail.com
Fellowship
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Letters for Soldiers - Last day to turn in cards is November 8th by noon in the club mailbox (8182) - 2 cards = 1 hour
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Canned Food Drive - Last day to donate is November 11th - 3 cans = 1 hr (up to 9 cans for 3 hrs); money is also accepted ($3=1 hr)
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Virginia Tech Formal - November 16th, 7:30pm
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Breakfast with Santa at UVA - December 1st
Editor : Kaylie Etheridge
jmucki.editor@gmail.com
Historian : Amanda Ivey jmucki.historian@gmail.com
Email Emily Benusa at jmucki.president@gmail.com to sign up for events!
Have your own events you want to get hours for? Email Carly Starke at jmucki.secretary@gmail.com and she will announce it at the meetings.
Remember to find us on Facebook at JMU Circle K International, follow us on Twitter @ JMU_CKI, and visit our new website jmucki.weebly.com
September’s Member of the Month!
KRISTEN GREINER Year: Freshman