Southwest Sun | January 2016

Southwest Sun JANUARY 2016

VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 10

TABLE OF CONTENTS A WORD FROM . . . . . . . . pg 3 PANCAKES. . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4 DCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5 TRUSTEE UPDATE . . . . . . . . .pg 6 SWD SHIRTS . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7 ELIMINATE . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8 SERVICE SCOOP . . . . . . . pg 9 MOTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 13 DCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 14 JANUARY . . . . . . . . . . pg 15 CALENDER . . . . . . . . . . . pg 15 CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . pg 16

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a word from your

BULLETIN EDITOR

Hey Southwest! So, our CKI year is slowly coming to a close, this being the last publication I’ll be posting as District Bulletin Editor! I hope you all had an amazing break, and are getting ready for convention season! With ours next week, Key Club’s in April, and Kiwanis’ in August, not to mention our own International Convention in Toronto, I forsee a whole lot of traveling these next few months. I hope you all will take the oppertunity to attend one (or all) of these events and support our K-Family with enthusiasm and kindness!

Our year doesn’t end with DCON, though! We have more amazing service projects and events these next few months, so hopefully you’ll find some more lives to save. I really enjoyed this year and creating these bulletins for you all, and I can’t wait to see what we do.

I look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Stay Spicy,

Banna Tesfay

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These pancakes have a purpose!

Mark you calenders! IHOP’s National Pancake Day is Tuseday, March 8! If your club has registered, you can volunteer at the IHOP nearest to your campus and connect with community members while collecting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Pick your shift and get to saving lives!

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Registration is out! Southwest District Circle K has opened its registration for District Convention!

When: February 26th -28th, 2016 Where: Hilton Tucson East Hotel The theme this year is Alice in Wonderland!

You can find the registration pack, hotel prices and information, awards and scholarship packets, and any other information for DCON on www.swcki.org/events/dcon

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Hey Southwest!

“Happy 2016, my Subregion family! A new year means new goals: January is what I like to call the kickoff to elections. Even though convention season has not quite started yet, January is the month where we begin to wonder what the next CKI term will bring us.

Speaking of next year's term, are you interested in running for International Office?

What about applying for International Committees this summer? And, let's not forget about attending CKIx 2016 in Toronto! Fear not, I've got your back. Just fill out my Office Hours Form and we can talk about whatever you want, whenever you want. I'm all yours! #TrusteeTravels Where's Jenny? The beginning of convention season is upon us and I cannot wait to celebrate with all of you! The next four months will eventually countdown to the end of the International term in Toronto this June, so I hope to see you all soon!�

Are you interested in attending CKIx 2016 this year in lovely Toronto, Canada? Would you like a free registration to convention?!

From now until April 1, 2016, Subregion B will be having it's second social media challenge of the year and one member will receive full early bird registration to CKIx 2016 (June 22-26)!

Qualifications: To be eligible to win you must have a valid passport or travelling visa and be a dues paid member of good standing from a club of good standing within a Subregion B district.

Challenge prompt: Best impersonation of any one member of the 2015-2016 Subregion B Leadership Team (that includes Tae Hyun Lim, Austin Good, Ava Red, and myself ) entered with the hashtags #subBEASTS and #CKIx16 will be entered to win. Submissions can be in either photo or video format. Please keep submissions appropriate + respectful or they will be removed. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! Best of luck to everyone!

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Jenny Park

Southwest CKI “Not Just A Gas Station� T-shirts!

Have you heard? Southwest CKI is selling limited edition t-shirts! Ever get tired of people getting this amazing service organization mixed with the kings of 79 cent Polar Pops? Well, worry no more!

Southwest CKI is selling these one-of-a-kind t-shirts for all members of the Kiwanis family (or possibly Circle K Gas Station enthusiasts) for only twelve dollars each! Want it shipped? We do that too, for only three dollars extra!

Designed and made by the Southwest District, you will never get a shirt like this anywhere else! So show your love for this amazing organization by ordering now! There are only a limited supply, and with already half sold out, you might want to act fast!

To order, click HERE! Accepted payment is Venmo.

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ELIMINATE CHALLENGE

GOVERNOR AVA HAS A CHALLENGE! Do you see these beautiful locks of hair right here? Here’s hoping they’ll be a cute bob by DCON, because Ava has a mission for this district! If we can raise $500 or more collectively for the Eliminate Project come District Convention, Governor Ava will cut off and donate her hair! That’s right, CUT IT ALL OFF. So get to thinking up great fundraising ideas, because you don’t want to miss this!

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SERVICE SCOOP Southwest District Circle K International

District Convention Hey Southwest, As many of you know D-Con is just around the corner! Hosted by University of Arizona, we are very excited to announce that for the district service project we will be hosting a Leading with Laughter Activity Fair! Noting that, we would absolutely LOVE to see you all there at the event. It is going to be a blast and definitely worth participating in!

February 2016

OUR PARTNERS UNICEF (Eliminate) March of Dimes Up With People Students Team Up To Fight Hunger Better World Books Leading with Laughter Contact Your Service Chairs Anika Faglie - Arizona (520)-220-6619 AnikaLynn247@live.com

Sab Moore - New Mexico (813)-731-5502 sabrinavmoore96@unm.edu

UA Spreads Kindness On January 30, University of Arizona CKI volunteered at a Ben’s Bells Studio in Tucson, AZ. Ben’s Bells works to promote a kindness throughout one’s community. U of A Circle K helped paint what will later become “Kindness Coins” to be spread around the community.

Great job UA!

Leading with Laughter Just a reminder that we are still hoping to see clubs throughout the district participate in this service initiative. Noting that, if your club needs anything to host a project or participate, please let us know as we would love to help out! If your club has already hosted an event, please send us the details as we would love to feature you in Service Scoop.

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Ava’s Eliminate Challenge

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Help Eliminate Tetanus As many of you know, Ava challenged us to raise $500 for Eliminate

by D-Con to chop off her hair! Luckily for us, we have already met that goal, meaning that in a couple of weeks, Ava’s luscious locks will exist no more! However, Eliminate still needs help. It only takes $1.80 to save a life so any bit of support is greatly appreciated! In the coming weeks, see about organizing a quick fundraiser to help us raise even MORE money for a truly worthy cause.

National Pancake Day On March 8, 2016, IHOP National Pancake Day will help raise funds

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for Children’s Miracle Network. CKI Clubs can support this endeavor by signing up to volunteer on this day.

It is going to be a great event and we would like to invite everybody in the district to sign up for this amazing opportunity for service!!!

March Is…

Service Success Stories Has your club participated in awesome service events recently? If yes, please share your stories with us! We love hearing about the amazing feats your clubs are accomplishing. Feel free to shoot us a picture and a short blurb about an event your school helped out in to be featured in Service Scoop!

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National Nutrition Month

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Multiple Sclerosis Education Month National Kidney Month

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MEMBERS OF THE MONTH NAU

Ashley Femrite

Ashley is our spectacular bulletin editor at NAU CKI. She is always attending meetings, service events and makes sure we have fun! She is always capturing pictures of our service events and making sure our club stays relevant on social media! Ashley has planned great socials for our members and has helped us bond as a club. She’s not only committed to our club and our members but has a creative mind and a kind heart. Her smile makes our club light up and she brings joy to everything she’s involved in!

Katie Mcannis

GCU

Over the past month Katie has taken the initiative to finalize the GCU CKI website, facilitate a successful valentine’s day fundraiser, and all of this in addition to her duties as the bulletin editor for the club. She’s an excellent member, officer, and is one of the individuals who make GCU CKI what it is today.

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Anika Fagile

This month Anika not only has shown exception by going to the most amount of service events and meetings but she has also gone to extra lengths in preparing for DCON in doing a lot more work for the club.

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JANUARY AT A

glance

Active Members: 196 Service Hours this month: 461.5 The club with the highest total hours this month: GCU!

MARK YOUR

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CKI DCON: February 26th-28th

CMN IHOP National Pancake Day: March 8 Key Club DCON: April 8th -10th CKIx 2016: June 22nd - 26th Leadership Academy Application Due: July 1st

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CONTACT THE BOARD AVA RED GOVERNOR avared.cki@gmail.com JOSHUA MCGUIRE SECRETARY/LAWS & REG CHAIR propresenter96@gmail.com

ANYSSA IWAMOTO TECHNOLOGY CHAIR akiwamot@asu.edu JARED LOVELETTE RECRUITMENT/RETENTMENT CHAIR jared.lovelette@enmu.edu

TALA SLYE TREASURER slye39@live.com

ELIANA BELL NM K-FAMILY CHAIR eoterobell@unm.edu

BANNA TESFAY BULLETIN EDITOR bt363@nau.edu

ANNA LEE AZ K-FAMILY CHAIR 213.anna@gmail.com

LAMONTE MCDUFFIE KACHINA DIVISION LTG montemyles@gmail.com AUBREY RENAKER BAJA DIVISION LTG aubreyrenaker@email.arizona.edu TAYLOR ENGLEMAN ZIA DIVISION LTG tenglema@unm.edu WINDY ZACHEK DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR wzachek@oakcraft.com

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SAB MOORE SERVICE CO-CHAIR sabrinavmoore96@unm.edu ANIKA FAGLIE SERVICE CO-CHAIR anikalynn247@live.com MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN DCON TASK FORCE CHAIR mzimmerman1@email.arizona.edu ELAINE WONG FALL RALLY TASK FORCE CHAIR swdfallrally@gmail.com

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