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New Way to Share Club Events! Amanda Jablonsky CMU District Liaison
CKI CHRONICLE A ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT PUBLICATION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS District Directory………….………..1
Relay for Life…………….…………2
Project Linus……………..…..….….3
Club Building………….….………..4
Executive Positions.....…………….5
District Convention…………….....6
Contact Us…………………………7
Thank you for supporting
the Rocky Mountain
District of CKI!
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The K-Family Relations committee has some exciting news to share! We have created two new ways for clubs and members to become more involved in our district. The first is a new district directory. The directory has listings of every CKI Club meeting time and location. Also included in the directory are Kiwanis Club meeting times and locations as well as local Key Clubs. Secondly, we have created and embedded a calendar on the district website. Club Presidents, Secretaries, and Board members will be able to add events to the calendar for all to see.
To access the calendar visit, www.rmdcki.org/calendar. For more information on how to embed your events in the calendar,
email Rebekah Romberg at [email protected].
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Colorado School of Mines’ Circle K International club is organizing a Relay for Life event on April 25th, 2014 at 6:00 PM at Colorado School of Mines- Kafadar Commons. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, and the money raised stays local to where the event was held. Relay events start in the evening and go until the early hours of the morning, following the idea that cancer never sleeps, so neither should we.
This will be the second Relay for Life event that Mines’ Circle K has organized. Last year, we had 174 participants from around the Golden area that raised a total of $10,382. We had kickboxing, Zumba, music, games, and more throughout the night. Even though last year’s Relay was held right after an April snow storm, all participants enjoyed the event, and
we are really excited for this year’s Relay!
Our goal is to raise more money and have more participants than last year! We would love for anyone in the Kiwanis family to form teams and come to the event! To register,
go to relayforlife.org/schoolofminesco. If you have any questions, please contact
[email protected]. We hope to see you
there!
RELAY FOR LIFE AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
By Leah Jaron
CSM Liaison
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District Convention for Rocky Mountain Circle K and the Kiwanis Midwinter Conference are rapidly approaching! Each conference is a time to catch up with old friends that you may not see very often, make new friends and to, perhaps, rekindle your love of service and help clubs better themselves. Each conference offers many helpful hints about ways to help clubs succeed. Perhaps your club is looking for a worthy cause to rally around? Each gathering hosts a variety of projects. For Circle K, however, one project stands out. The new district project for the Rocky Mountain District this
year is Project Linus.
Rocky Mountain Circle K has teamed up with Project Linus. Our goal? To make twenty-five donation-ready blankets during Circle K’s District Convention and the Kiwanis Midwinter Conference. The materials will be provided, but the labor will be needed. There will be a table open during the duration of District Convention and Midwinter for people to stop by and help to make blankets. The process is extremely simple. We will be making “tie blankets.” To make these types of blankets, volunteers can simply cut fringes around the edges of the blanket, cut a hole at the top of the fringe, and finally loop the fringe through the hole.
As the K Family Relations Chair, I look forward to our participation with Project Linus! If you will be attending either conference during the weekend of February 14th – 16th, I invite and encourage you to stop by the Project Linus table to help make a blanket that can change a child’s life.
Originating right here in the Rocky Mountain District in Colorado, Project Linus was founded in 1995 as a program to donate blankets to Denver's Rocky Mountain Children's Cancer Center. Since then, the project has only grown and now has chapters functioning all over the United States. The main purpose of the organization is to gather blankets to donate to children in need. To do this, Project Linus accepts blankest of all shapes, sizes, materials, and patterns.
Blankets to Change Lives
By Rebekah Romberg
K-Family Relations Chair
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What about starting a club? For some, undertaking the responsibility of starting and maintaining a Circle K at their school can be a daunting task. The public relations committee alongside the district board has come up with some tips on how to build your club and keep it going once it’s started.
The first thing that needs to be done is establish what Circle K is (“Isn’t that a gas station?”—No). What makes you want to start/join a Circle K club? This is an important question, and one that we all tend to overlook. Spend some time thinking about what makes you passionate, then advertise it!
CONCERED ABOUT KEEPING YOUR CLUB GOING?
By Aarica Walker District Bulletin Editor
Now it’s time to build up membership (and keep the members you have dedicated and interested). The district board has come up with several ideas that are simple, and useful for getting the word out there:
Chalking: decorate your school with fantastic works of chalk art advertising your club
Facebook: useful for advertising and communication with current members
Put on a social club meeting: part of Circle K is community and fellowship. Have a meeting entirely dedicated to building the teamwork and friendship that is vital to a successful club
Advertising in school or city newspapers or student radio
Work with local key clubs: high school is just a jump away from college, and those key clubbers will graduate eventually. Keep them in the K-family by keeping them in the loop at the college level too.
Partner with other groups on campus: often forming a community with other groups will lead to members of another club joining Circle K as well.
When in doubt, look it up on Circle K International’s website! CKI offers a wide variety of tools and resources for clubs looking to up their game a little. From project ideas to a step by step guide to chartering, they have it all. Find what you’ve been missing at
circlek.org. The public relations committee is also working on informational pamphlets on the same subjects you can look at or print, which will be made available on the Rocky Mountain District website:
rmdcki.org.
The most important thing to remember is not to let yourself get discouraged by membership struggles. There are many ways you can build and retain membership. Just remember what makes you passionate about service, and use that to your advantage.
Live to Serve, Love to Serve
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If you have any further questions about any of these officers do, either for voting purposes or because you are considering running for office, feel free to contact the current officers! Contact information can be found on the last page of this Chronicle or on our District Website at
rmdcki.org.
Yours in service,
Alyssa Smalley
Every year at District Convention, Circle K members gather for a weekend of fun and fellowship. One of the important aspects of that weekend is also electing the new executive board to lead the District for the following Circle K year. We encourage you all to be informed voters and know what each office position entails as these will be the individuals serving as the face for Circle K in the Rocky Mountain District.
*The District Governor oversees all activities of the District. He/She should build effective and open relationships with other members of the Board and of the District. He/She serves as a liaison to the International Board, communicating often with the Subregion B International Trustee and informing him/her on the standing and activities of the District, which are then communicated with International. The Governor appoints individuals to be chairs of the standing committees as well as any ad-hoc committees created during the term.
*The District Secretary is in charge of maintaining accurate records for the District, including but not limited to monthly report forms and minutes of District Board Meetings. He/She is the overseer of the technology aspects of the District. The Secretary should be knowledgeable of both the District and International Bylaws and Policy Codes and work to implement those in the District.
*The District Treasurer works to create a budget for the year of his/her term. He/She must be knowledgeable of the current financial standing of the District and strive towards improving the current conditions. He/She should be familiar with the Lucky 7 program and encourage clubs to implement it, as well as assisting clubs with fundraising in different dynamics if necessary. He/She is charged with communicating with club treasurers about the dues process and making sure clubs are turning in their dues. The Treasurer should also work closely with the Events Chair to create and maintain a feasible budget for District Convention.
District Board Elections
By Alyssa Smalley
District Governor
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What is community? Is it limited to a specific geographical area or can it be something greater? Is its dimension static or can it expand to fit new horizons as we grow and connect? Are we defined by our community or is it a bygone relic no longer relevant in the age of cyberspace?
I hope you believe community is still important in our lives because it is at the very heart of Circle K. Everything we do focuses on community: we encourage fellowship to build it up, foster leadership to prepare for its future, and dedicate ourselves in service to improve it. Circle K has become the leading service organization on college campuses because of its strong connection to community and it is as evident today as it ever has.
It is in this spirit that I cordially invite you to the 2014 Rocky Mountain District Convention Feb. 14-16. Convention is an exciting chance for you to meet other members from the rapidly growing Circle K community and make friendships that will last a lifetime. In celebrating community, we have made it our goal to provide convention with constructive leadership training, team building activities, inspirational testimonials, service projects, and club and individual awards, and, of course, a memorable weekend.
This year we also have the amazing opportunity to host representatives from Circle K International as both International President Daniel Tsang from Loyola University and Sub-Region B Trustee David Limjoco from UCLA will be attending.
We are looking forward to reminiscing and celebrating this past year of service and are even more excited to usher in all the possibilities for next year. It’s going to be a great weekend; the only thing missing is you!
District Convention registration will cover 5 meals, 2 nights stay, and a wicked t-shirt... and all of this for just $50! Being college students, even that can be difficult, but please don’t let money keep you from attending. If you need help raising money, please
contact me ASAP at [email protected].
But convention is fast approaching, and registration is
due by February 7th! To register, please go to http://www.rmdcki.org/district-convention or go to the Rocky Mountain District webpage to learn more about convention’s schedule.
Rocky Mountain District Convention By Andy Mckay
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CONTACT US The 2013-2014
Rocky Mountain Circle K District Board
Alyssa Smalley, Governor
Austin Good, Secretary
Michaela Robidoux, Treasurer
Aarica Walker, Bulletin Editor
Andy McKay, Events Chair
Rebekah Romberg, K-Family Relations
Chair
Allie Moe, CO Club Building Chair
Jan Brown Reed, Administrator
Amanda Jablonsky, CMU Liaison
Leah Jaron, CSM Liaison
Celena Evans-Walk, FRCC Liaison
Monica Bockman
David Limjoco, Subregion B Trustee
