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M E S S A G E HANANO YAMAZAKI
Thank you for bestowing upon me the honor of being your 2017-2018 Fresh Off the Board, President. I am deeply honored to be able to serve my legendary board and club members. This term, I would like to focus on those with intellectual and developmental disorders as part of our DSI. One of our DFI's this year is American Suicide Prevention Program which is a topic that really hits home. I believe that our club
can bring to the table amazing ideas and accomplishments that would make a meaningful impact. I would like to leave behind a well-established club and a good foundation for the board next term. My number one goal is to create an environment where people can grow into a better versionof themselves and to foster good will towards others without expectation of anything in return. My second goal is to make sure that every member has some sort of mentor or mentee in the club that they can support and be supported. Some of my expectations for this club is for the members to have fun and enjoy being part of CKI.
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CSUSM Circle k + district
Hello friends! I am the Governor of our California-Nevada-Hawaii District. I work with the Lieutenant Governors and District Committee chairs to run all of the functions of the District this term. I hope that in these next four months of the terms, those of you who are interested in becoming more active in our organization are comfortable with reaching out to me as a resource of help. Hopefully when your new officers come around, you will be prepared and motivated to lead your club to newer heights! Have a great Spring recruitment and go to DCON!
LAWRENCE SAHAGUN
Aloha! My name is Jesus, also known as G-Bus, and I’m your ‘17’18 Paradise Division Lieutenant JESUS AGULILAR Governor! Lieutenant Governors oversee and advise clubs within their division. For me, I over the San Diego CKI clubs of CSUSM, Palomar, Grossmont, SDSU, and UCSD. As well as the Hawai’i CKI clubs of HPU, UH Hilo, UH Manoa, and UH Maui College. I’m a fourth year at San Diego State University studying Recreation and Tourism Management with an emphasis in Sustainable Tourism and with a minor in sustainability. My main goals as lieutenant governor include increasing interaction with the other Kiwanis family branches and increasing overall service. I think I was successful in building a strong foundation with the key club lieutenant governors and Kiwanis lieutenant governors so that we can collaborate in the future. And as for service, I’m currently in the process of planning a service marathon for the spring semester! So lookout for that! It’s been exciting getting to know all the new members and if we haven’t gotten to know each other yet, I hope to know you soon! Good luck on finals and have a happy holidays!
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DISTRICT FUNDRAISING
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THEY ARE THE 3 CAUSES THAT THE CNH DISTRICT OF CIRCLE K SUPPORT THROUGH FUNDRAISING! THESE 3 ARE THE PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM, AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND THE KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE.
P I H S R E D A E L
BOARD O Hanano yamazaki 3RD YEAR | PSYCHOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIQUE TALENT: I CAN PISS ANYONE OFF
justin cervantes 5TH YEAR | CRIMINOLOGY FAVORITE FOOD: JAPANESE CURRY
A nna pag uio 3rd YEAR | literature & writing unique talent: my brows can speak for themselves
Me ga n Trinh 3RD YEAR | HuMAN DEVELOPMENT FAVORITE FOOD: KOREAN BBQ
OFFICERS
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5th year major: business finance
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2nd year Major: pre-business administration Emphasis: management & organization
Favorite cki moment: gaining a whole lineage in under10 minutes
Unique talent: spelling
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Kathy ha
1st year Major: Pre-bussiness
Ana noyola
3rd YEAR Major: Kiniseology Minor: Biology & Chemisty
Favorite quote: be nice or go away
Favorite food: Fries
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Jessica Nguyen
2nd YEAR Major: chemistry Minor: cognitive science
Favorite food: Bun bo hue
Katelynn Lam
1st year Major: Criminology Minor: Biology favorite quote: win if you can, lose if you must, but never give up
WELCOME WEEK SEPTEMBER 11 - SEPTEMBER 15
WEEKS OF WELCOME IS PERSONALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS THAT CSUSM CKI HAS TO OFFER. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED ABOUT OUR CLUB TO HAVE A SMALL GLIMPSE OF WHAT A BIG WORLD CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL IS. WHAT I ALWAYS ENJOY MOST IS THE FELLOWSHIP ASPECT OF WEEKS OF WELCOME WHEN WE ATTEND EVENTS THAT ALLOW CURRENT MEMBERS, NEW MEMBERS, AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS TO INTERACT AND NETWORK. IT JUST REALLY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE EACH LITTLE BIT CKI HAS TO OFFER WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE LARGE COMMITMENTS!
- JEREMY ALCANTARA
CRAZY KOMPETITION FOR INFANTS
SATURDAY , OCTOBER 22
MY SECOND TIME AS A SPECTATOR INSTEAD FOR CKI SOUTH WAS ALMOST AS FUN AS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN IT FROM MY PREVIOUS TIME. I COULD HAVE SWORN MORE PEOPLE WENT THIS TIME AROUND. AND BEING WITHIN THAT ATMOSPHERE OF SERVICE AND FUN LOVING PEOPLE IS ALWAYS WORTH BEING THERE. I'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO BE A PARTICIPANT AGAIN NEXT TIME BECAUSE THAT'S THE VIBE CKI SOUTH GIVES YOU.
JAI LAZAR
FALL TRAINING
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Fall Training Conference has stood there, looming for two years now, waiting for my first arrival. I was able to be sponsored by my club to make this trip 400 miles north to Sonora. FTC felt like one of the longest days of my life. Due to some wild unseen circumstances my car arrived at 5 am, and I slept for about ten minutes in my cabin before registering. From there it was breakfast, opening sessions, workshops, and team activities! I loved the workshop selection! There were workshops covering topics from dancing to resumes to mental health. The
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Running for Office panel was my favorite. I also really enjoyed the team activities and getting to know CKI members from around the district! My team captain Jasmine Darling was excellent at giving us a great time. Sassy Snakes for the win! While participating in the activities. I also served as part of the Media Crew, helping record the various happenings. I loved getting to hang with my division and district friends, and I feel like Ive gotten much closer to them. The best part of the trip was seeing my club up on the big screen winning not one, but TWO fundraising awards for PTP and the sc American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! It was an enormous surprise that I got to witness firsthand! CSUSM's treasurer and fundraising chair (Anna and Ruby) made it all happen! Overall FTC was a wild experience (the theme was 'Into the Wild' if you havent picked up already). It provided a feeling of CKI that I may never experience again. Before I conclude, shoutout to UCSD for helping us drive up there! And another for Alyssa Quy for being on FTC Committee!
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C H I P FUNDRAISER OTLE AS THE PERSON CHAIRING THIS EVENT, I WAS AT CHIPOTLE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. OVERALL, I HAD AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR CLUB’S PRESIDENT HANANO AND K-FAM CHAIR JUSTIN. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE CHIPOTLE OFFERED US 50% BACK ON PROCEEDS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A GOOD AMOUNT TO GIVE BACK TO ONE OF OUR ORGANIZATION’S DFI’S: KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE. THIS DFI FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED OF TEMPORARY HOUSING. AS FUNDRAISING CHAIR IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE! TH
RUBY DEL CASTILLO
K E Y C L U B R T C + TAPIOCA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER KEY CLUB’S REGIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE, OR RTC FOR SHORT, HAD TAKEN PLACE ON CSUSM’S CAMPUS WITH CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL CHAPERONING THE EVENT. IT WAS A FUN-FILLED DAY IN WHICH KEY CLUBBERS FROM REGION 1 PARTOOK IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND THE MAKING OF NEW FRIENDS. RTC, ALTHOUGH AN EVENT MAINLY FOR KEY CLUBBERS, HAD SEEN MANY OTHER VARIOUS KIWANIS FAMILIES PRESENT. FROM KIWANIS, TO CIRCLE K, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BUILDERS CLUB, MANY INDIVIDUALS OF MANY AGES WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. THE MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AND PA INSTILL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL BENEFIT THESE STUDENTS WHEN THEY MOVE ONTO COLLEGE OR THROUGHOUT LIFE ALL WHILST HAVING A FUN TIME. AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A FUNDRAISER AT THE LOCAL BOBA SHOP WITH ALL OF ITS PROCEEDS GOING TO THE PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM! THE FUNDRAISER HAD SEEN GREAT SUCCESS WITH MANY OF RTC’S ATTENDEES STOPPING BY FOR A SMALL SNACK AND TASTY BEVERAGE. OVERALL, RTC WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT WITH PLENTY OF FUN EVENTS AND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. UNTIL NEXT TIME! WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE!
Justin cervantes
J A C K O’ S M A S H SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 TH JACK-O-SMASH WAS AN EVENT HOSTED BY THE POWAY KIWANIS THAT TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE POWAY SPORTSPLEX PARK LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT WHICH WAS A SMALL CARNIVAL ALL AT THE SAME TIME BEING A 5K RUN FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP. THE EVENT WAS VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT BECAUSE OF THE ROUTE THAT THE 5K RUN TOOK. THE RUN STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE PARK WHICH THEN ENDED AT THE VERY TOP TO ENSURE PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE WALKING THROUGHOUT THE PARK TO SEE THE OTHER ATTRACTIONS THAT THE EVENT HAD TO OFFER. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL HAD PARTNERED ALONGSIDE NOT ONLY THE POWAY KIWANIS, BUT THE OTHER KIWANIS FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE ATTENDANCE TO ADVERTISE THE ORGANIZATIONS. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL CHOSE TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THOSE WHO STOPPED BY OUR BOOTH ON PLAYGROUND SAFETY FOR CHILDREN. WE HAD MADE POSTERS ILLUSTRATING WHAT IS RIGHT FROM WRONG WHEN IT CAME TO PLAYGROUND RULES. THOSE WHO VISITED WERE GIVEN A PIECE OF CANDY AS A “THANK YOU!” FOR STOPPING BY! THE EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAD A TON OF FUN WHEN THEY WERE IN THE PARK THAT DAY.
- JUSTIN CERVANTES
W A L K N’ R O C K FOR AUTISM
SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 11
THE SECOND ANNUAL WALK 'N' ROCK FOR AUTISM WAS LOCATED AT CSU SAN MARCOS THIS YEAR WITH THEIR PASSIONATE SPIRIT TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR AUTISM SOCIETY. EVEN THOUGH THIS EVENT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING, CIRCLE K-ERS CHOOSE SERVICE OVER SLEEP! MAJORITY OF US CAME EARLY AT 5 AM IN THE MORNING TO HELP THE EVENT ORGANIZERS SET UP. TRUST ME, THERE WAS A LOT THAT NEEDED TO BE SET UP SO THEY WERE GRATEFUL THAT WE CAME SUPER EARLY. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MORE OF OUR CLUB CAME OUT TO SUPPORT. MAJORITY OF THE EVENT, WE WERE IN CHARGE OF THE SNACK STATION. IN EXCHANGE FOR A DRINK OR CHIPS, THEY WOULD GIVE US A TICKET. I FELT THAT THE MOST DIFFICULT PART WAS BREWING COFFEE. IT’S NOT HARD TO BREW COFFEE BUT WE REALISED THAT THE EXTENSION CORD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE GENERATOR WASN’T ON THE ENTIRE TIME! SADLY WE WEREN’T ABLE TO SERVE COFFEE BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WENT WELL. OVERALL, THIS EVENT WAS A GREAT TURN OUT!
- KATHY HA
PANDA EXPRESS FU ND RA IS ER
WE HAD A PANDA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER ON NOVEMBER 21, 2017. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDRAISER WAS TO RAISE MONEY FOR AMERICAN SUICIDE PREVENTION. I WENT WITH MY BIG, JUSTIN CERVANTES, AND MET WITH OTHER CIRCLE K MEMBERS AT THE EVENT. I BELIEVE IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF CIRCLE K AND ALSO SUPPORT A CAUSE!
-JESSICA NGUYEN
P A T ‘ S H O U S TE EV EN
PAT’S HOUSE 3 WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT THAT STEPPED AWAY FROM COMMON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. CSUSM CKI HAD A CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER ALONGSIDE THE SAN DIEGO MELEE COMMUNITY AND TRITON GAMING IN RUNNING A SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT AT UCSD IN THEIR PRICE CENTER. THE TOURNAMENT SPANNED FROM THE EAST AND WEST BALLROOMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ATTENDING. THIS EVENT WAS DEFINITELY A STEP AWAY FROM MOST CONVENTIONAL SERVICE EVENTS AS WE TOOK A STEP TOWARDS JUST HELPING OTHERS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL’S JOB AT THIS EVENT WAS TO MAKE SURE CHECK-IN RAN SMOOTHLY AS WELL AS HAVING FUN! MANY OF OUR MEMBERS EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND AROUND A LOT OF GOOD VIBES. ONE ADDED BENEFIT FROM THIS EVENT? FREE RED BULL AND JARRITOS! THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY RED BULL AND JARRITOS SO THERE WAS PLENTY OF DRINKS TO GO AROUND FOR EVERYONE. OUR CIRCLE K HAVE BEEN CRAVING SERVICE LATELY AND TO SHOW IT, WE ARE GOING OUT TO THOSE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED OF HELP!
-JUSTIN CERVANTES
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IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE I GET TO MEET AND BOND WITH NOT ONLY CIRCLE K MEMBERS, I ALSO GOT TO MEET PEOPLE FROM NEIGHBORING KEY CLUB'S AND EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET KIWANIANS AS WELL. THE ACTIVITIES WERE VERY FUN AND INTRIGUING BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO EVERY SINGLE PERSON PARTICIPATING GET REALLY COMPETITIVE, BUT WE ALSO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AS WELL. THIS IS A REALLY FUN EVENT AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY GAMES, MEET AND BOND WITH OTHER PEOPLE, OR SIMPLY TO JUST CHILL.
ALIJAY OMAR
MASQU ER AD E B ALL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AS A TRANSFER STUDENT, THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME JOINING CKI SO WHEN I HEARD ABOUT MBALL I HAD NO CLUE OR IDEA WHAT THE EVENT WAS BUT THE CLUB MEMBERS ENCOURAGED US TO GO TO BE INVOLVED AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. E HONESTLY, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS I DIDN'T U Q I R N A M A I ALIX WANT TO GO HOWEVER, I CHANGED MY MIND WHEN I SAW THE VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR AND FOUND OUT IT WAS GOING TO BE HELD IN A CRUISE SHIP. PREPARING FOR MBALL WAS FUN IT REMINDED ME OF WHEN I HAD PROM SO IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. THE FUN PART ABOUT PREPARING FOR MBALL WAS GETTING READY WITH MY FRIENDS. IN ALL, MBALL WAS FUN AND I WAS GLAD I WENT BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE WAS UNFORGETTABLE ESPECIALLY THE VIEW FROM THE CRUISE SHIP WAS SPECTACULAR NOT ONLY THAT BUT I MET NEW PEOPLE WHEN RIDING THE SHUTTLE BUS AND DURING THE EVENT ITSELF.
S E R E N I SOT CIA E AL WHAT'S A BETTER WAY TO WIND DOWN YOUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAN BOBA WITH FRIENDS? ON OCTOBER 25TH, WE DID EXACTLY THAT AT SERENITEA WHERE WE HAD A BLAST HANGING OUT AND PLAYING GAMES WITH OLD FRIENDS AND MEETING NEW ONES. FROM A FUN TIME PLAYING HEADS UP! TO AN IMPROMPTU PHOTO SHOOT IN FRONT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT'S HUGE MIRRORS, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME SIPPING BOBA AND CATCHING UP WITH EVERYONE. THERE'S REALLY NO BETTER WAY TO DE-STRESS FROM ALL THOSE MIDTERM PROJECTS, HOMEWORK, LIFE, AND WORK THAN CHATTING IT UP WITH CSUSM CIRCLE K FRIENDS. LOOKING BACK, I THINK THIS SOCIAL WAS A WONDER EVENT THAT GOT ME TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EVERYONE, EVEN THOSE I ALREADY KNEW. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME I MET MY CURRENT FAVORITE BOBA DRINK- COCONUT!
F R I E N D S G ISOC V I IAL NG EVEN THOUGH OUR FRIENDSGIVING SOCIAL WAS SMALL, IT WAS A HOMELY EVENT. THOSE WHO DID ATTEND THE SOCIAL HAD ALSO ATTENDED THE UCSD FUNDRAISING EVENT CALLED M-BALL. THIS IS THE REASON FOR 4 BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED CSUSM CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS TO BE SEATING AT DENNY'S AT 9PM. THE TIME SPENT AT DENNY'S WAS A TIME WELL-SPENT AS WE REMINISCED ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS COLLEGE YEAR, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN CKI AND JUST ABOUT OUR LIFE IN GENERAL. THOSE WHO DID ATTEND HAD A MINI PHOTOSHOOT AT HANANO'S HOME IN HER PIANO ROOM. IF YOU CAN GO TO THE FRIENDSGIVING SOCIAL NEXT YEAR, PLEASE DO!!!! ALSO COME OUT TO ANY OTHER EVENTS WE'LL BE HAVING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
HANANO YAMAZAKI
THANKS FOR READING