The T-O Today - Volume 30, Issue 2

T-O TODAY

Official Newsletter of the Texas-Oklahoma District

Volume 30, Issue 2

TX-OK CKI District Board

OKLAHOMA / PANHANDLE Date: September 20 Host: Oklahoma City Univ.

Location: OKC, OK John Cano

Vacant

GOVERNOR

SECRETARY

Kris Robles

Jessica Burkemper

RED RIVER / METRO Date: October 4 Host: Texas Women’s Univ.

Location: Denton, TX TREASURER

Monica Caudillo LT. GOVERNOR

SE TX / GULF COAST

HILL COUNTRY Date: September 27 Host: St. Edward’s Univ.

Location: Austin, TX

SOUTH TEXAS Date: September 27 Host: Univ. of Texas-Pan American Location: Pharr, TX

SOUTH EAST TEXAS / GULF COAST Date: October 25 Host: Texas A&M Univ.

Location: College Station, TX

Ben Chadek

LT. GOVERNOR OK / PANHANDLE

Brittany Davis

Adam McEndree

HILL COUNTRY

RED RIVER / METRO

LT. GOVERNOR

LT. GOVERNOR

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On the Cover: Members of your 2008-2009 Texas-Oklahoma District Board celebrate one of the three tenets of Circle K: fellowship. Show your Circle K pride, participate & lead, volunteer & serve, take a friend & make new friends.

Submissions to the T-O TODAY should include the writer’s name, school or location, and Kiwanis-Family affiliation. They may be sent by e-mail to:

editor@txokcki.org.

Vacant

LT. GOVERNOR SOUTH TEXAS

EDITOR

Divisional Fall Rallies Texas-Oklahoma District Staff District Committee Chairs Letters Circle K Governor Circle K International President Kiwanis Governor-Elect Key Club Governor K-Family Updates CKI Did You Know?

District Board Updates Governor’s Project Governor’s Challege to Chapters ServiceNation Chapter Updates 2008 International Convention District Fall Retreat Movie Review: Dark Knight Book Review: Angela’s Ashes Music Review: The Red Album Sodoku Secret Squares Resources Quick Facts: By the Numbers

Table of Contents

Divisional Fall Rallies

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Megan Walker

COMMITTEE CHAIR EVENTS

Will Walker

COMMITTEE CHAIR MEMBERSHIP / K-FAMILY

Chris Konstantinidis Ad Hoc COMMITTEE WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

All submissions become property of the Texas-Oklahoma District of CKI and may be edited for length and clarity as needed.

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Welcome Back CKI Letters

TX-OK is destined for a successful year

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events, and identifying meaningful service opportunities can be found. The beginning of this year’s long session is the “Grand Opening” of the year as we begin to “Scale- Up the K” for a successful year like no other. Thank you for accepting the challenge of leadership, the reward “THE TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT is unique and I hope BOARD IS COMPLETELY COMMITTED you embrace all that this TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CHAPTERS opportunity has to offer.

ew leases are starting, dorms are opening, and classes have begun. Amidst this flurry of activity is the beginning of the greatest

amount of Circle K activity as members across the world plan new socials, recruit brand new members, AND WE WILL WORK TIRELESSLY and renew their lifelong TO OFFER ALL OF THE HELP AND commitment to service.

SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED.” It’s because of this that I refer to this time of the year as the real “grand opening” for CKI. Sure, elections of officers were held in the Spring, and chapters are active through the summer, but this is when the real action begins. For first time leaders this can be intimidating. The Texas-Oklahoma District Board is completely committed to the success of the chapters and we will work tirelessly to offer all of the help and support that is needed. There are ways, however, that can make leading a chapter of an international organization much easier.

Through member dues, the development of training and planning guides for all aspects of running a successful Circle K chapter are made available online. Inside these guides, a wealth of information on setting goals, planning

T-O Circle K Governor, John Cano

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t this past International Convention in Denver, I was elected as your new International President. My past in the Kiwanis Family is a lengthy one stemming back to being a Builders Club Vice President, Key Club District Governor, and more recently I served this past year as the CKI International Representative to Sub-region F. I am currently nineteen years old and a third year undergraduate student at the State University of New York at Potsdam majoring in Communication with minor studies in the French language.

While campaigning for the office of International President in Denver I made a sincere promise to bring our organization’s focus on the future and center back to what makes us so excellent, service.

In the coming months the board will sit down to create this year’s goals, expectations, and blueprint for success. I know I speak on behalf of the entire International Board when I say we are excited to hear your ideas and your vision to where you would like to see this organization steered. Why? Because you are the members that make this organization so strong and you are the members who give selflessly to our tenets to make the world a better place.

The International Board will be meeting September 4-9, 2008 in Indianapolis, IN. Please contact your International Representative

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Bonjour CKI’ers

Circle K International President, Kristen Reed

should you have questions, comments, or suggestions for this 2008-2009 year. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me. My email is president@circlek.org and my AOL screen name is “KristenCKI”. I look forward to a year of hard and persistent work with a goal of excellence to benefit our members and I’m excited to get the ball rollin’ for a better CKI! Changing the World Together,

Kristen M. Reed

International President Circle K International

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A Family Affair

Service Leadership Program

Letters

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he service projects performed by Kiwanians in this District are touching thousands of lives annually. If others in the community learn about or see what we do through service, they will be asking to be a part of this great service organization.

Some of the most exciting and inspiring members of the Kiwanis Family are the Service Leadership organizations: CKI, Key Club, Builders Club, K-Kids, and AKtion Club. Their energy and volunteerism is inspiring. I want to help them to grow, build more clubs, and be motivated to be future Kiwanians.

I hope you are as proud as I am to be a mem-

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y name is Krishna, I am a senior at Union High School in Tulsa, OK. I am honored to serve as the Key Club District Governor this year. Key Club has helped me grow as a leader, and now I have been blessed with the opportunity to give something back to this organization.

I look forward to strengthening our District through an increase in communication and an effort to work with the entire Kiwanis Family.

Most importantly, let us focus on service. I love service, and I definitely want to get involved with CKI! Serving others is my passion, and I am looking forward to sharing this passion with everyone in our mighty T-O District.

How would I like to get more Key Clubbers

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ber of the K-Family. As a dedicated Kiwanian, I am committed to bringing this great TexasOklahoma District to prominence through listening and sharing your ideas, sharing ways we can grow and uniting our Kiwanis Family members.

In Kiwanis service, Nancy Miller Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis Kiwanis Governor-Elect, Nancy Miller

into CKI? We can start by creating a presence.

I would love to see more CKI members at both District and local events. If there is a Key Club in your vicinity, you could bond through service.

Most high schoolers are both freaked out and excited about college, and you can help ease some of those worries by giving us an insider’s look! You could also invite Key Clubbers to your meetings. This way we can get taste of what you have to offer!

In Service, Krishna Suthar T-O Key Club

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Collaborate to facilitate young leaders s our generation is growing older and the next is becoming more technologically reliant, there is a need for today’s youth to gain the knowledge and core values of life at a younger age.

K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for elementary students worldwide. This exciting organization provides children with more opportunities than we had at their age by developing self-esteem, leadership skills, morals and standards, and respect for others.

After K-Kids they have a chance to go to the next level of Kiwanis; Builders Club, the largest service organization for middle school students.

The club provides students at a younger age to take the responsibility and make decisions in helping their communities and themselves to make right choices.

Terrific Kids and B.U.G. are both programs of these youth service organizations to help children improve their schoolwork, behavior, and relationships. Both reward students who achieve their goals, in

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addition to sponsoring clubs that help provide awards and set up events for the students that are involved.

If your Circle K is interested in co-sponsoring any of the above clubs with your local Kiwanis Club, contact your local club and inform them of your interest. For more information you can go to the K-Kids or Builders Club websites.

Submitted by:

Seth Wilhelm

Texas A&M University

www.kkids.org ♦ www.buildersclub.com August 2008

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Perspective service projects were still fun. Within my first year of membership, I proved my leadership potential as was elected vicepresident sophomore year, then served as president my last two years.

When college came and I took the next step in my life, it was an easy choice to join Circle K, the next step in the Kiwanis Family. In Circle K, I fully grasped how massive the Kiwanis Family was, but everyone still has the same simple passion to help others anyway possible. My service and leadership continue to grow, but a third aspect came in Circle K, fellowship.

Friendships were instantly made and these friends will continue to be in life even after my time in Circle K comes to a close. After Circle K what will I do next?

Join Kiwanis and help youth like they helped me through my life?

Definitely!

Submitted by:

Seth Wilhelm

Texas A&M University

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Sub-Region A Montana District Pacific Northwest District Utah-Idaho District Western Canada District

Regions of Circle K International

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oving through the K-Family has given me great opportunities and taught me much.

Each step of the way has opened new doors for me. It all started at the age of 11 when I joined an unfamiliar organization where the members actually had fun doing service. It was Builder’s Club: instantly I learned that service isn’t a chore or a punishment, but a way for me to give back to the community and have fun doing it. My leadership experience started when I was elected president. This was the first time in my life when I was in charge of something more than myself.

I took all the fun and experience I learned from Builder’s Club and joined the next level of the K-Family, Key Club.

This step opened my eyes to more complex service projects such as the Association of Retarded Citizens and Meals on Wheels. Though complex, these

Did you know...

Sub-Region B California-Nevada-Hawaii District Rocky Mountain District Southwest District Sub-Region C Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Indiana District Michigan District Minnesota-Dakotas District Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District Sub-Region D Kansas District Louisiana-Mississippi-W. Tennessee District Missouri-Arkansas District Nebraska-Iowa District Texas-Oklahoma District Sub-Region E Kentucky-Tennessee District Ohio District Pennsylvania District West Virginia District Sub-Region F Capital District New England District New Jersey District New York District Sub-Region G Alabama District Carolinas District Eastern Canada & Caribbean District Florida District Georgia District

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Members of Texas A&M University Circle K participate in Books for Africa.

Top 10 largest CKI clubs (by members)

1. Univ. of Michigan Michigan District (206) 2. DeVry Univ.

Florida District (114) 3. Univ. of California, Irvine California-Nevada-Hawaii District (106) 4. Univ. of California, Berkeley California-Nevada-Hawaii District (101) 5. Vanderbilt Univ.

Kentucky-Tennessee District (95) 6. Univ. of Florida Florida District (95) 7. Univ. of California, Davis California-Nevada-Hawaii District (94) 8. Duke Univ.

Carolinas District (88) 9. Univ. of California, San Diego California-Nevada-Hawaii District (85) 10. Univ. of Notre Dame Indiana District (84)

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Front Lines District board continues to work thru summer

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ummer Board Meeting was held July 11-13 in Bedford, TX. The board determined a new stucture for the Weekend Officer Workshop, reassigned divisions and approved the 08-09 committees.

Two WOWs will occur in the Spring, one in the North (Oklahoma/Panhandle, Red River/ Metro) and one in the South (Hill Country, Southeast Texas/Gulf Coast, South Texas).

Chapters are free to choose which location they prefer and may continue to place bids on hosting the event in their region.

The Panhandle Division was added to the Oklahoma Division and together are known as the Oklahoma/Panhandle Division.

Three Ad Hoc Committees have been determined for T-O: Promotions, Website Development and Newsletter Resources.

Governor Cano sets goal to serve 19 children

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ejoice Charity is a grassroots HIV project based in Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand, near the foot of the famous Doi Suthep Mountain and temple. Rejoice’s goal is to provide a much-needed medical and social support system to poor, ill and underprivileged people living in Chiang Mai’s villages and other peripheral communities throughout the province. The care programme addresses the diverse array of basic medical and social needs demonstrated by the men, women and children infected with, or affected by, HIV. We also aim to improve health standards through medical services, education and skills transfer.”

“We support people living with HIV to continue to work to provide for their family, and help orphaned children return to school to receive the education they need and deserve

in an environment of support, acceptance and encouragement. And we seek to help people break out of the vicious circle of poverty associated with this disease.”

For just $200 per year, a child affected by HIV can attend school with all of the necessary supplies and uniforms. Currently, there are over 130 children in need of such sponsorship.

The district goal is to sponsor 19 children, one for each active chapter in the district, by the 2009 District Convention so the children can start school in late April/early May. If each chapter can raise just $33 a month for six months we can reach our goal! More information from Rejoice Charity will come soon, but begin thinking of fundraising projects that can truly serve the children of the world.

www.rejoicethailand.org

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Submitted by:

Monica Caudillo

Texas A&M University

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T-O called to “Action” erviceNation is a campaign for a new America, an America where citizens unite and take responsibility for the nation’s future. An America that restores the great tradition of citizen service and honors the profound sacrifices made by so many Americans who have passed before, from the small band of founders to the millions who have fought for equality and justice at home, and defended our freedom abroad.

ServiceNation is about an America that is ruggedly idealistic, compassionate and, above all, committed to the idea of shared sacrifice in pursuit of America’s boldest promise: liberty and justice for all.

ServiceNation Summit will bring together leaders of all ages and from every sector of American life — from universities and foundations, to business and politics — to craft and endorse a Declaration Of Service that will: detail a strategy for using citizen service to target specific challenges from the high school dropout crisis to disaster response, and create meaningful opportunities for Americans to do some form of service at every age, from kindergarten through the retirement years.

The ultimate goal of the ServiceNation Summit and the Declaration of Service is to inspire a culture of service that engages one million Americans a year in full-time service by the year 2020. The success of ServiceNation

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Friend request: accepted “+1 friend request” Don’t deny it, every time

you log on to Facebook you get a jolt of excitement

from just those few words. You eagerly click to find out who wants to be your friend and you continue by sending a new wall post or message. Let’s take

that excitement of adding new friends and apply it to CKI. “+1 member request” should be on the imaginary wall for each member of CKI this fall

as you aim to double the service, double the fun.

Just think of what you can do with your two hands to change the world, now double it. Twice the service, twice the leadership, twice the fellowship.

My challenge to you this fall is to bring just one

friend into your chapter. There are service-minded individuals just like yourself out there, now we want to meet them!

Submitted by:

John Cano

University of Texas at Austin

depends upon the commitment, energy and vision of citizens who are ready to help lead America toward a new era of service.

This year the T-O CKI District will be partaking in the “Day of Action” on September 27. Locations in the district where there already is a planned event for “Day of Action” are Beaumont, Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Stillwater and Tulsa. Please visit www.servicenation.org for more details.

Submitted by:

Monica Caudillo

Texas A&M University

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Clubs in the making Texas-Oklahoma increases chapters, outreach across the District Oklahoma / Panhandle

Texas Tech University • Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: unknown • Status: Currently submitting all the proper paperwork and hopes to start signing members this semester South Texas University of Texas – Brownsville • Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: San Benito • Status: Have potential charter members, planning service projects and fundraisers for the fall and have been approved by the school

Red River / Metro

Texas Wesleyan University • Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: Poly-Wesleyan • Status: Approved on campus Southeast Texas / Gulf Coast Navarro College • Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: Corsicana • Status: Still in the developing stages University of Houston: • Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: unknown • Status: Over a year of planning, and a new, reliable, liaison between the school and the division

Cowboys look to expand service reach

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nother school year with Circle K is fast approaching. It is with great excitement that we plan to rally for service and fellowship at Oklahoma State. It is our hope to build on the promising growth of last year.

We have several continuing projects, including reading to preschoolers, cleaning our adopted street, making blankets to give to DHS and decorating the halls of the Renaissance Assisted Living Center. In addition we hope to continue to participate in our sponsoring Kiwanis Pancake Festival and OSU Relay for Life.

However, there are several new projects

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in our future. As was started at WOW, we will continue to sell pins for the Six Cents Initiative. Also, we look forward to being able to pass on Tequila wearing some cowboy pride at an interclub or rally as that means we have joined with friends not often visited. While our reading program is ready to go with the International Service Initiative, we hope to add in new programs to go along with the other directives: after school activities and teaching children about being safe and healthy. Finally, we hope to get connected with Stillwater High School’s Key Club!

Submitted by:

Whitney Hall

Oklahoma State University

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Convention Wrap UP

or a week and a half my entire life has centered on all things CKI. First, I attended the Large Scale Service Project, LSSP, and then moved on to the International Convention, ICON, both held in Denver, Colorado. While LSSP was probably the most tiring event I’ve ever done in CKI it was also one of the most rewarding.

The first two days we worked with the SalvationArmy doing various projects including unloading and sorting 14 huge trucks packed to the brim with everything imaginable people could donate. We also dismantled mattresses, our Immediate Past International President can do this in under 6 minutes, and worked at thrift stores around the Denver area cleaning and organizing their merchandise. Because our efforts, the Salvation Army was able to ship an extra 15,000 garments to thrift stores, unload approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise and dismantle 200 mattresses, saving $500 in dumping fees and generating $200 in recycling revenue.

The third day we worked for the Denver Rescue Mission building carnival games and packing 1600 backpacks for less fortunate children who otherwise wouldn’t have new school supplies for the upcoming year. This day was my favorite, it started at 7:20a.m. as we loaded the bus. Upon arrival we unloaded the supplies that would go into the backpacks then worked on compiling them. After that my team built a Plinko board, the Price is Right

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game with a chip that bounces down a slope and hopefully makes it into the slot with the most money. Using very vague instructions, lumber, various tools and some paint we managed to construct an Alpine Plinko game over six feet tall with the Abominal Snowman, a moose, and a skiing bear. It was amazing.

However the day didn’t end there. We moved a huge pile of sand to the other side of the complex so that the children who lived there would have a sandbox to play in. With 27 hours per person over the three days, we amassed a grand total of 4,644 hours of service.

ICON was just as rewarding and as intense but also included plenty of exciting experiences. Convention events included a service fair, scrapbook and t-shirt competitions, workshops and discussion groups. Elections were held and amendments affecting CKI were discussed and voted on. The best part though, was meeting people from around the world who shared the same passion for this organization and service: they made the event go from interesting to awesome. I met people from the Caribbean, Canada and nearly every state in the US. The House of Delegates was much more thrilling that I expected, every amendment was discussed and people were allowed to explain their positions, without too much arguing. In the end, my position changed on some of the amendments and overall I am happy with the outcome of the House.

Continued on page 12, “Eight members...”

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The Knight is always darkest before the dawn

Call to Convene District-wide fall retreat Are YOU ready for Fall Retreat? This year we’re taking it back to Camp Honey Creek in Hunt, Texas for a weekend full of fellowship and fun. From Friday, November 14th to Sunday, November 16th you’ll have the chance to hang out with your old CKI friends, make new friends, participate in a large-scale service project and fun group activities, and attend workshops. And, of course, you’ll get the chance to spend time outdoors on the archery range, canoeing, hiking, and more! During the weekend, we’ll also be raising money for the District Project, Rejoice Charity, so don’t forget personal and/or club donations. The District Board will provide you with more information on this project throughout the year.

Regular registration fees will be $85 if

post-marked by October 13th. After that, fees raise to $95. If those are scary prices for you, get involved with your sponsoring Kiwanis Club and ask them to sponsor members from your club who are planning to attend. Attend a weekly meeting—it never hurts to ask, and for most of you, you’ll get a free meal out of it! Speaking of food, your registration fees will cover all meals on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, and air-conditioned/heated barracks.

This will mark the end of this year’s district events… you won’t want to miss it! So get ready to sign-up, pack your bags, and we’ll see you at Camp Honey Creek!

Submitted by:

Megan Walker

West Texas A&M University

Eight members represent district at ICON While there we also elected the new International President and Vice President as well as some Sub Regional Representatives.

Sub Region D, of which Texas-Oklahoma is a member of, did not have anyone running at the time. Recently, T-O’s own Klint Neal was approved by the Sub-Region D Governors to serve as our International Representative.

Our new International President is Kristin Reed and our Vice President is Ricardo Torres. Both seem well qualified to take our organization to the next level.

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I will leave you the same way our Immediate Past International President left us, with what we need to do as members to improve our organization. She advises to simplify and focus on service, lead by inspiration, maximize service and fellowship, do not fear change, and use the talents of our members to better the organization.

Submitted by:

Brittany Davis

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n summer 2005 we got our first glimpse of a more realistic Batman in the movie, Batman Begins. Now three years later we have the much anticipated sequel, The Dark Knight. In the beginning of the movie, Gotham City is on the brink of being crime free, thanks to Bruce Wayne’s alter ego Batman (Christian Bale), as well as Gotham’s “white knight,” the newly elected district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). As Dent gains notoriety, Batman starts to see the kind of hero he should be in the new DA. Unfortunately, a psychotic anarchist, who calls himself the Joker (Heath Ledger), enters the scene and starts to create chaos on the streets of Gotham. With the

University of Texas at Austin

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aid of the valiant Lieutenant Gordon (Gary Oldman) and brilliant Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Batman and the new idealistic DA must bring the Joker to justice.

By far one of the best movies released in recent months, The Dark Knight, lives up to all the hype and anticipation felt by diehard comic fans and movie enthusiasts everywhere. The entire original cast lives up to the names made for themselves in the first installment, and Ledger gives an unbelievable performance as the Joker with the best portrayal of insanity since Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs.

Submitted by:

Ben Chadek

Oklahoma State University

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Music and Words A memoir of life, demonstration of perseverence

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veryone at one point or another has complained about their own life. Its an inevitable occurrence as we grow up, but we come to realize that its not about the hardships that life brings but about how we handle them and choose to move forward. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is a fantastic story about how one boy, faced with more than most of us can imagine, makes it through and grows from his experience. It is a heartwarming story told with humor and brute honesty

Sudoku The sodoku puzzle starts with some of the 81 squares already containing a number.

These numbers are called "givens". The goal of the game is simply to fill the puzzle so that every row, column and region contains the digits 1 through 9. Therefore each number from 1 to 9 only appears once in each of the 3 "directions" (row, column, region).

that evokes the voice of a child so truly that one can’t help but be drawn into his struggles and victories. Frank and his family’s struggle just to survive first in New York City then in the Irish city of Limmerick, with an alcoholic father who can’t keep a job and drinks away the little money he can scrape up. The story is Franks struggle to understand his life and keep his dream of returning to New York when life seems to be working against him. It is a great book rich in both language and story. I highly recommend it to all.

Submitted by: Brittany Davis

University of Texas at Austin

The Red Album shows musical talent

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or over a decade, Weezer has been putting out great summer songs, like “Surf Wax America,” “Island in the Sun,” and “Beverly Hills.” This February, Weezer released their sixth album, The Red Album, and it is just starting to pick up steam. These songs don’t immediately scream ‘summer anthem’ to me, but I think this is their best CD since The Green Album. If you decide to purchase this CD, definitely scrape up about 10 extra dollars and get the deluxe edition. It comes with four bonus songs, lyrics, pictures, and comments from the band. One of my favorite songs on the album is “Thought

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I Knew,” because the band members all switched rolls when recording, playing each other’s instruments. I think it is this ability to be versatile as musicians that has given them such staying power as one of the most listened to bands in the world for so long.

So give this album a listen…I promise it won’t disappoint!

Secret Squares The game can be played with 2 or more players. Take turns by connecting any two adjacent dots with a line. The object is to try and complete a box. If you connect two dots that completes a box, you put your initial in the box and take another turn. If you do not complete a box, the next person goes. You continue like this till all boxes have been completed. Once all boxes are complete, tally the score by giving 1 point for each completed box, or the points listed if you have one of the bonus objects in your box. The player with the most points wins.

The alien and the spider are worth 3 points.

The trophy and the money are worth 5 points.

The allusive spy is worth 10 points.

Submitted by:

Darcy Gustafson

Texas A&M University

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Resources

By the Numbers

A diverse membership, a diverse celebration

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ne of my promoted programs this year is the four week Diversity Program found in the International Diversity Manual. This program is exceptional because it gives chapters the ideas and strategies needed to expand and diversify chapter membership. This can result in new ideas, new and never before considered service opportunities, and of course new friends. One aspect of the program besides finding new projects to fit the theme of whatever kind of diversity you are promoting is the use of speakers during your meetings. These don’t

have to be boring at all! Your university may have a system where professors can be requested to speak for free. It wouldn’t hurt to ask a professor that you currently have either. This program presents an excellent opportunity to interact with other student groups and have a representative of their club come to your meeting. By branching out and exposing more people to the service we do, we can truly change the world and show others how we “Live to serve, Love to serve.”

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graduating Key Clubbers in 2008 from the Texas-Oklahoma District

Circle K members in the Texas-Oklahoma District as of July 2008

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John Cano

University of Texas at Austin

You can find it all on the internet

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ith the beginning of the semester you will find yourself faced with many new decisions. How long should we recruit, what kind of method will we use, do we need an induction, a banquet – how do I plan those?!

No worries! Circle K International has a proven record of effective club operation for over 50 years and through years of experience the best practices for Recruitment/Retention and Event Planning have been developed and compiled into two handy guides. Their names are simple enough: Club Manual Vol. 1 and Club Manual Vol. 2; but the amount of

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information within them is incredible! With these guides in hand, you and your board should have no trouble arranging things for the year and contributing to the success of CKI on your campus and in your community.

Club Manual Vol. 1: Recruitment/Retention http://community.kiwanisone.org/ media/p/2124.aspx Club Manual Vol. 2: Club Events http://community.kiwanisone.org/ media/p/2109.aspx

$3.95/gallon $2.84/gallon

Submitted by:

John Cano

University of Texas at Austin

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(Average price of gas in July 2008)

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Live to serve, Love to serve.

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