UF CKI: Gator K-Munication April 2019 (Volume 11, Issue 1)

Gator K-Munication University of Florida Circle K International Volume 11 Issue 1

Table of Contents

4-7 Events 8 What’s Going On 9 Fun Stuff 10 Member Spotlights

Table of Contents

3 Monthly Welcome

11 Seniors’Last Words 12-13 Shout outs

What is Gator K-Munication?

Here you’ll see what UF CKI has done the past month, what’s to come, learn about our members and what’s going on in the community around us.

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Contributors: Sofia Lanza Marissa Rivers

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MONTHLY WELCOME

Monthly Welcome

Hello everyone and welcome to my first newsletter. I’m Tori, your editor for the ‘19-’20 year. Each newsletter, I’ll be asking a board member to submit a monthly welcome. This issue is the first of what I hope will be an incredible way for me to give back to the organization I’ve come to appreciate so much. Enjoy!

April Tunes Here are some relaxing tunes to enjoy while you take a break from studying and eat a snack.

Beyond - Leon Bridges Morning Breeze - Juke Ross Running Thru 3AM - Aeris Roves Fine Lines - Jorja Smith Uno Dos - ¿Teo? ft. Jaden Smith Oh Devil - Electric Guest

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Events

EVENTS: WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO

We went undefeated for the sand volleyball season!

New E-Board took over April 1.

Littles met their Bigs April 3.

Our new committee chairs were announced April 10.

We pied the new and old E-board April 17.

Here’s what happened this month in UF CKI. Find the board member: Somewhere in this newsletter, a a picture of a board member is hidden.....

Go find it!

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Events

March 31 Over 30 CKI members traveled to St. Augustine for a day of service and fellowship. We started off with a trash cleanup by Vilano Bridge and ventured downtown to explore.

April 13 & 20 We went to the beautiful Kanapaha Botanical Gardens to help spread mulch, trim roots and swing like Tarzan from the trees.

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Events

CKI Picture Day was the first week of April, where we offered free headshots for our members.

From Rojanne’s play in the park, Jessie T’s bowling to Sofia’s Circle K, we had a blast celebrating the seniors’ time in CKI. We won the Gator Connect Award at the Student Involvment Awards, which exemplifies our efforts to promote an inclusive environment!

DID YOU KNOW? CKIx is June 26-29 in Orlando!

Meet CKI’ers from around the world.

Registration April 20-May 24 is $300.

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Events

April 11 Good luck posters for finals We gathered at the trusty Reitz Union to make uplifting signs for students to see during finals week.

April 14 Retirement Home for Horses We cleaned up horse pastures to make sure the beauties wouldn’t injure themselves.

Afterward, we got to feed them carrots.

April 17 Pie the E-Board This fundraiser allowed members to pie to new and outgoing E-Board with a plate full of shaving cream and a single blueberry.

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What’s Going On?

WHAT’S GOING ON?

Here’s what happened this month and in Gainesville and around the world. We also look at important deadlines and events for the following month.

THIS MONTH - APRIL

Page by Marissa Rivers

1st picture of a black hole Games of Thrones Season 8 premiered on HBO Beyoncé dropped a documentary and live album on Netlfix 15 - Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris had caught on fire Lori Loughlin (Aunt Becky) pleaded “not guilty” to charges from the college admission scandal 21 - Sri Lanka experienced a series of terrorist attacks on Easter 27 - CKI Banquet @ the Reitz

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NEXT MONTH - MAY

Gator Stompin’ - 2 University-Wide Commencement - 4 Met Gala - 6 Rolling Loud Music Festival - 10-12 Summer A/C Classes Begin - 13 Cannes Film Festival - 15-23 Newberry Watermelon Festival –18

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Fun Stuff

FUN STUFF Here you can relax from all that reading you just did. Let me know what else you’d like to see in the newsletter (;

Trivia Time:

Riddles:

1. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? 2. What can fill an entire room without taking up any space?

1. Who is in the cover photo?

2. What was Jessie T’s senior social?

3. Where did we clean up trash in St. Augustine?

4. Who contributed to this newsletter?

Word Scramble:

1. ANREPESTDLII 4. ANOHMPCIS 2. PNDORYALGU 5. OWHLKATNA 3. TENUAQB 6. AHPAKANA Keep up with us over the summer UF Circle K @ufcirclek International ufcki.org This photo is from the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon service event on April 6.

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Member Spotlights

Maddie Fry Madeline “Maddie” Fry is our Lietenant Governor for the ‘19-’20 CKI year. Here she gives some advice: “Start working on things ahead of time. I don’t know how many essays written at 3am it will take for me to fully get this message, but hopefully one day I will learn.”

Fast Facts Major: Computer science, minor: linguistics “I’d like to go into artificial intelligence in the future!”

Favorite tenet: fellowship Favorite CKI memory: the after-meeting boba socials from last semester What she’s watching on Hulu: Brooklyn 99

MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS Erick Ojeda

Erick joined the UF CKI family this spring.

Here he talks about his passion for service: “I feel that we can make everyone happy and build strong relationships for others.

Service develops an increasing sense of social responsibility and helps people find their passion of interest while serving in the community.

Fast Facts Major: horticultural biology Favorite tenet: service Favorite CKI memory: LTC His go-to snack: Oats ‘n’ Honey bars and Reese’s

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Seniors’ Last Words

SENIORS’ LAST WORDS

We asked our graduating CKI members to give one word to sum up their college experience.

Page by Sofia Lanza

Sofia Lanza “Growth”

Rojanne Agustin Jessica Papagno “Knowledge” “#blessednotstressed”

Jessica Torres “Generosity”

Aaron Raspler “Awesome!”

Kayla Montero “Nuts”

Maggie Milewski “heartfelt”

Lauren Day “Enlightenment”

Vanessa Romero “Tragic”

Emma-Louise Austin-Datta “Procrastination”

Emily Kent “Growth”

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Shout outs

SHOUT OUTS

What’s a shout out, you ask?

It’s a way to show your appreciation for anything!

Shout out your bestie, your dog, that one sandwich you ate last Sunday that you’re still thinking about. Whatever really.

Send in your shout outs over summer at ufcki.org (; SHOUT OUT TO IAN FOR LEADING THE MOST INCREDIBLE CKI LEAD TEAM IN HISTORY - Ravi Kohli Shout out to my big for taking my professional head-shot! - Sharina Shout out to all the amazing new committee chairs! We are so excited to see what you have in store next year! - The E-Board Shout out to D’Amour for being so on top of planning for banquet Shout out to weird conversations and Zaxby’s

Shout out to Plant Sale gang aka Perry, Sarah, Kiran, Sharina, Azhar and D’Amour Page 12

Shout out to everyone who wished me a happy birthday and participated in my birthday one second!! - Zack James-Bond and Christina y’all are going to rock socials next year!

- Kayla Thanks to the past and current E-board for suffering pies to the face so we can raise $$$ - Perry Gator K-Munication

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Shout out to the new committee chairs! I’m excited to serve with y’all! - (imagine the cowboy emoji) Shout out to Payton for a fun Kahoot game - 3rd place Thanks Mary for a fun Universal trip! You Rock - Kayla Shout out to everyone who carried my textbook!!! (Y’all know who you are) - Zack Shout out to our webmaster for putting in so much time and effort on the website!

Shout out to banquet Shout out to all the new committee chairs!

I can’t wait to work with all you next year :) - Marissa

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Shout out to Veer for reaching his fundraising goal!

Perry that icebreaker was amazing Shout out to miss Sofia Inez Lanza for being such a great friend over these past three years. - Ricky Tom Thank you Lauren and Emily for being my Hip Hop Fitness gal pals - Kayla Thanks Marissa, Tyler, and Sharina for pooling $$$ w/ me and helping me pie Tori!

- Perry Shout out to Kayla and Jessie T for killing it with the socials this semester!

Shout out to Tori for making such a great newsletter!

Shout out to Ian for being an awesome rower!

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Shout outs

Shout out to Kahoot! Thanks Payton Thank you to Lauren for her incredible work with Alligator Pals and for always maintaining a positive attitude. - Ian Shout out to the graduating seniors!

Shout out to Tyler for taking me to McDonalds Shout out to Alexis A. for trying to help with my car :) - Sharina Shout out to my co-chair Zack.

So excited for what’s to come!

- Sharina Shout out to the new eboard for killing it! - everyone Shout out to all of the graduating seniors! YOU DID IT!!

Shout out to my little, Jessica!!

Shout out to Sophia.

Larkyn and Marie! Please don’t leave :( - Kayla @All Jackbox monsters, it’s been real Shout out to deanna for giving me money for happy cents!

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Shout outs

We finally made fam dinner happen :) @Emma and Zack - Kayla Shout out to Perry for bringing a fun and positive energy to the meetings Shout out to everyone in CKI! You all are stars - Patrick

Shout out to the new e-board!

I’m so excited for what y’all have in store! D’Amour Shout out to Alyssa for driving me to Walmart!

Shout out to Sofia.

Thank you Tori for giving me the chance to see 21 Savage!!

- Marissa Shout out to zack! happy birthday :) - Vanessa Congrats to the new committee chairs!!! - D’Amour

Shout out to my amazing and graduating co, Jessica! Love ya!

- Kayla Shout out to the new Editor and her first newsletter! She’s amazing!

- D’Amour Shout out to Eric’s dance moves :D - Marissa Happy Birth Month Zack!!

Seniors I’m going to miss you. But the world needs to see how talented y’all are.

Shout out to Patrick.

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Thank you to the ‘18-’19 UF CKI E-Board and committee chairs! You made this a purposeful and memorable year.

UF Circle K @ufcirclek International ufcki.org