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Circling the Empire

“Developing college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and lead-

ers with a lifelong commitment to service” - Circle K Mission Statement

This copy of the “Circling the Empire” was made by the hard work of the 2012-2013 New

York District Board! Please do not duplicate illegally! Thank You!

Editor’s Word

About the Circling the Empire!

About Circle K International

About the Kiwanis Family

Preferred Charities

Update on District Goals

Governor’s Welcome

Resources Available

The District Board and Committee Chairs

Divisional Spotlights

ICON 2013 Promotion

Upcoming District Events

Kiwanis Advisors

Reminders

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor’s Wor Editor’s Word

Hello Mighty New York District!

Hi Again! It’s Jensen, your district editor! I hope everyone had a restful and fun winter break! While you prepare for the upcoming semester, remember to stay healthy and have fun! This copy of the Circling the Empire contains updates on the district, resources for members, and information on upcoming events with the district. Some important things include information on DCON, awards, and ICON. Feel free to take advantage of all the material in here. Any question can and should be addressed to me or any member on the district board. Thanks for reading this copy of the Circling the Empire! It took a lot of effort from the entire district. This is CTE 2 of 4! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns. Thank You! As always, live, love, and dance! (forwards or backwards)

Jensen Cheong District Editor

New York District of Circle K International

About the Circling the Empire!

Welcome to the Circling the Empire!

We hope that you can use this resource to contact people from all over the district.

This newsletter includes the contact information of all executive officers, committee

chairs, and club officers. All information are up to date as of the date indicated at the bot-

tom of this page!

We would like to also emphasize that the maintenance of this resource is dependent

on the entire district. Please inform us of any chances in contact information! These small

changes will eventually be useful in many tasks performed by members all over the district.

This newsletter should be useful in planning out interclub events and joint service

projects! If there is ever a question, feel free to contact anyone on the board as each mem-

ber can answer your questions. In the case they cannot, they can forward you to the right

person to help!

For those who are unfamiliar to Circle K International and the Kiwanis family, the

next two pages will be of utmost importance! Feel free to read them and also visit us

online at www.circlek.org and www.kiwanis.org

Thank you for using this resource!

2012-2013 District Board

New York District of Circle K International

About New York Circle K International

Circle K International (CKI) is the premier collegiate and university community service,

leadership development, and friendship organization in the world. With more than 12,600 mem-

bers in 17 nations, CKI is making a positive impact on the world every day.

Circle K clubs are organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or university

campus. CKI is a self-governing organization and elects its own officers, conducts its own meet-

ings, and determines its own service activities.

CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to meet oth-

er college students around the world. Projects such as the Six Cents Initiative, CKI’s Internation-

al fundraiser that aims to provide water to the 2.2 billion children worldwide who lack safe

drinking water, bring CKI members together to make a difference in the world.

http://www.circlek.org/AboutUs.aspx

About the Kiwanis Family

The Kiwanis Family Circle K International is just one part of the Kiwanis family of service organizations. Kiwanis International, Key Club Internation-al, Builders Club, Kiwanis Kids, and Aktion Club also are branch-es of our family. Adult and youth members form one of the largest and most effective service organizations in the world. Developing and maintaining good relationships between each branch of the Kiwanis family, as it is popularly known, should be one of the primary objectives of each individual Kiwanis family club and district. We all share a common goal: service. By working together, we can collectively increase the amount of lives we touch through service.

Kiwanis International Established in 1915, Kiwanis International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Kiwanis’ primary focus is chil-dren. The major emphasis program of Kiwanis International is Young Children: Priority One. This program addresses the needs of children prenatal through age five. Kiwanis International and Kiwanis-family clubs, through a partnership with UNICEF, have greatly contributed to the eradication of iodine deficiency disor-ders worldwide and recently embarked on The Eliminate Project to tackle is the issue of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus. A great distinction of Kiwanis International among professional service clubs is its sponsored organizations and programs—the Kiwanis family!

Key Club International Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students worldwide. This student-led organization teaches leadership through service to others. Every day, Key Club members carry out the motto “Caring: Our Way of Life.” Each Key Club has the autonomy to select its own service projects. However, clubs unite in service under the banner of the Key Club Interna-tional Major Emphasis Program, Children: Their Future, Our Focus. The program emphasizes specific areas of child growth, including personal development and social interaction.

Builders Club Builders Club is the largest community-service program for junior and middle school students worldwide. Its goal is to develop lead-ership qualities in young people through experiences in volunteer service. A local Kiwanis club sponsors each Builders Club. Builders Club operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Builders Club’s objectives are to: provide opportunities for working together in service to school and com-munity; develop leadership potential; foster the development of a strong moral character; and encourage loyalty to school, communi-ty, and nation.

Kiwanis Kids Kiwanis Kids is the fastest growing service club for elementary stu-dents. The program focuses on character education as well as expo-sure to the concepts of community service and serving learning. Kiwanis Kids is a student-led community service organization that operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. A Kiwanis club sponsors each Kiwanis Kids club. Kiwanis Kids objectives are to: provide opportunities for working together in service to school and community; develop leadership potential; foster and develop a strong moral character; and encour-age loyalty to school, community, and nation.

Aktion Club Aktion Club is a community-service organization for adults who live with a disability. Aktion Club members strive to return to their communities the benefits, help, and caring they have re-ceived, as well as develop important skills in the process. http://www.circlek.org/Fellowship/K-Family.aspx

Preferred Charaties

Circle K International is proud of its partnerships with March of Dimes, UNICEF, Better World

Books and Students Team Up to Fight Hunger (STUFH). By working with these powerful organiza-

tions, CKI members are able to help more children.

Preferred Charities? What happened to International Service Partners?

Nothing! Just because the name changed doesn’t mean the charities did. Circle K is proud to be partnered with March of Dimes, UNICEF, and STUFH. Descriptions for each organization is on this page.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organi-zation for pregnancy and baby health. March of Dimes was founded in 1938 by Franklin D. Roose-velt, but was originally known as the National Foun-dation for Infantile Paralysis. The March of Dimes Mission is “To improve the health of babies by pre-venting birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.”

Students Team Up to Fight Hunger (STUFH) is dedicated to linking food banks with local colleges and universities for two purposes: to collect food for those who need it most and to raise awareness of these needs upon the local student population. The main focus of STUFH comes at the end of a school year, when students move out of apart-ments and dorms. Rather than discarding unopened non-perishable foodstuffs into trash bins as they leave, STUFH supplies food bins for students to donate these unwanted items. Since the program began in 1999 at Cornell Univer-sity, more than 1 million pounds of foodstuffs have been raised for food banks to feed the hungry. It is the mission of STUFH to increase this gathering of food at college campuses throughout the country, which will link the hearts and souls of college students with their less fortu-nate hungry neighbors.

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, was created after World War II to provide emergency aid to children in Europe and Asia. Today, UNICEF works in more than 150 countries and territories—supported entirely with voluntary contributions. Across the globe, wherever vulnerable children are struggling to survive, UNICEF is there with medi-cine, vaccines, clean water, and nutrition. Whatever vital help struggling children need, UNICEF will supply. Over the years, UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organi-zation in the world. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s mission through education, ad-vocacy, and fundraising in the United States.

Update on District Goals

At the very beginning of the service year, the district board reached an agreement on several goals for the district. This includes service hours, membership, new clubs, report submissions, fundraising for service or-ganizations such as NY Kiwanis Foundation, and the district projects. Here are the progress numbers!

As of December 2012:

Service Hours — 22,262.5 hours 70%

Membership — 1,173 23%

New Clubs — 6 0

MRF Submission — 95% 98%

The EliMiNaTe project — $12,000 71%

How we can improve!

1. We’re on track to crack 100% and beyond for service hours! Keep up the good work!

2. Get your dues in! I know we have more than 23% of our members goal. Ask District Treasurer Christo-pher Godshall for help if necessary. We can reach 100%

3. Is there a college near you without a Circle K? See if there’s interest to begin one!

4. District Secretary Kat Graves expect 100% from everyone! Make the green smiley smile more!

5. Good job on fundraising for ELIMINATE. Keep up the good work and we’ll crack 100% in no time!

Other Numbers!

Governor’s Project — 440 hours

NYCKI Salutes Our Soldiers — 238 hours

NY Kiwanis Foundation — 276 hours

Governor’s Welcome

Hey there Might New York District!

My name is Corey Oses and I am honored to introduce myself as your

2012-2013 New York District Governor! With the first third of the year be-

hind us, I can say that we have had one of the most exciting starts to the ser-

vice year that this district has experienced in a while! With our Immediate Past

Distinguished Governor, Josephine Lukito, elected International President,

and not to mention fourteen separate international recognitions, our district is

quickly developing into one of the strongest in the world! Through the leader-

ship, dedication, and most certainly the service of our membership, that is,

each and every one of you, our district will only continue to grow mightier!

As our focus remains centered on service, I challenge you to reach out and meet new members. Step out

of your comfort zone and introduce yourself to new students on your campus, members from nearby clubs, and

even Circle K’ers from around the state. Make an effort to get your club members to district functions like the

District Large Scale Service Project coming up in early October. Believe me when I say, you will be pleasantly

surprise with how many like-minded individuals you will find in this organization. Join in this district’s move-

ment toward developing a community.

Yours in Service, Leadership, and Fellowship,

Corey Oses

Resources Available

Many members are concerned that resources seem to be all over the place. So this page will be dedicated to

listing many resources and useful things!

1. Christopher Godshall: If you still have trouble with membership center or dues, please contact Chris ASAP.

2. NYCKI Directory: The directory can be accessed through your lieutenant governor. It lists the most updated

contact information for all officers in the district.

3. Awards Packet: The 2012-2013 NYCKI Awards Packet has been released and can be accessed at http://

tinyurl.com/nyckiawards13 . Everyone should apply for awards! There are over 20 different awards to apply for

and possibly win. WORKING ON THE AWARDS EARLY IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Any questions

can be directed to any member of the district board.

4. 2013 Circle K scholarship: The scholarship is an award worth $4500. Deadline is March 1st, 2013. More in-

formation and application can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/nyckischolar13 .

5. NYCKI Club Officers Facebook Group: Club officers! Make sure to join the group at http://tinyurl.com/

NYCKIclubofficers .

6. Officer Resources: Any training material, template, sample work can be found through our district board

members. We have access to material published through international. If you have not already found some,

please contact your respective executive board members. That’s Corey Oses for Presidents and Vice-Presidents.

Kat Graves for Secretaries. Chris Godshall for Treasurers. Jensen Cheong for Editors.

Hope this helps!

The Executive Board

District Governor

Corey Oses Cornell University

53 Martin Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

[email protected] | (201) 674-1407

District Secretary

Kathryn Graves Adelphi University

2577 Central Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510


District Treasurer

Christopher Godshall Columbia University

313 Lincoln Court, Brick, NJ 08724


District Editor

Jensen Cheong Cornell University

57-46 79th Street, Middle Village, NY 11379


The Lieutenant Governors

Capital

Shane Stuart SUNY Albany

17 Fairway Lane, Schnectady, NY 12304


Central Lakes

Stephanie Robillard SUNY Brockport

32 English Station Road, Rochester, NY 14616


Empire

Kelly Chan Queens College

33-30 147th Place, Flushing, NY 11354


Hudson Valley

Christine Retta SUNY New Paltz

464 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501


Liberty

Nancy Zhang Columbia University

711 W. 171st Street Apt. 53, New York, NY 10032


The Lieutenant Governors

Long Island

Patrick Bell LIU-Post

37 Mayflower Lane, Rochester, MA 02770


Northern

Alexis Werchowski Clarkson University

120 Oklahoma Avenue, Oriskany, NY 13424


Southern Tier

Elissa Prout Cornell University

12 Robin Lane, Troy, NY 12180


Western

Euna Kim University at Buffalo

6700 192nd Street Apt. 1600, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365


The Committee Chairs

Name School E-mail Committee Katrina Smith Elmira College [email protected] Alumni Relations

Dylan Gross Five Towns College [email protected] Club Building

Christopher Godshall Columbia University [email protected] Fundraising

Jia Shi Adelphi University [email protected] Marketing and K-Family Relations

Matthew Murray LIU-Post [email protected] Membership Development and Education

Rebecca Zell Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [email protected] Awards

Lauren Sacks Adelphi University [email protected] District Large Scale Service Project

Kelvin Resurreccion SUNY New Paltz [email protected] New York Speaking Conference

Emma Reed Adelphi University [email protected] District Convention

Stephanie Iacona LIU-Post [email protected] Laws and Regulations

Josephine Lukito SUNY Geneseo [email protected] On to International

Stephanie Salina Wagner College [email protected] Service Initiative

Chelsea Wilson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [email protected] Sunshine

Hans Butler SUNY Potsdam [email protected] Sunshine

Susan Kim Syracuse University [email protected] Technology

Useful Listservs!

Presidents: [email protected] / nyckipresidents

Secretaries: [email protected] / nyckisecretaries

Treasurers: [email protected] / nyckitreasurers

Editors: [email protected] / nyckieditors

mailto:[email protected]





Hello Mighty New York District!

The Empire Division would like to welcome you. After the completion of the first half of the 2012-2013 service year, we are proud to announce that we have exceeded 1,000 service hours! We have had the opportunity to work with members from all over the division and we invite to continue joining us for the remainder of the year. Since the beginning of the service year, the Empire division has been planning “Empire Body, Mind and Service” which will be a blend of a Zumba and yoga event. The event has been scheduled for March 2nd, from 11:30AM-5:00PM at Bayside High School. All the funds raised will go towards our divisional project, the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease (KPLD) foundation. The day after, March 3rd, we are planning a fellowship day in New York City and finishing the day off with a restaurant fundraiser for KPLD. Each divisional meeting we have been donating “Happy Change” towards KPLD. Recently, Empire has attended DLSSP, volunteered in Light the Night, walked in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, cooked at the Ronald McDonald House, supported Adelphi CKI’s Murder Mystery and many more events. Queens College planned an incredibly successful Halloween themed fundraiser for The Eliminate Project, raising $191.18! We have also supported all of our sponsoring Kiwanis clubs, for Queens Col-lege’s sponsor, Glendale Kiwanis, we worked in their community garden, for St. John’s sponsor, Maspeth Kiwanis, we collected for their electronics drive, for Vaughn’s sponsor, LaGuardia Kiwanis, we ran at the Wounded Warrior 5K. We are expecting to grow even stronger from here and we can’t wait to have everyone join us!

Yours in Service, Leadership and Fellowship,

Kelly Chan

Empire Division LTG


Hello New York District! I'd like to spotlight SUNY New Paltz's Special Olympics Walk on Saturday, October 14. The club raised over $600 for Special Olympics. That was after a six month planning effort. The day was filled with fun and games to raise funds for Special Olympics. SUNY New Paltz also hosted the NY Speaking Conference! I plan on making my division even more awesome: We're thinking of chartering at Columbia-Greene Community College, and I'm also actively seeking ways to get both clubs involved on the division level. Good Job everyone! Hudson Valley Lieutenant Governor Christine Retta

Central Lakes is going strong! After our September divisional, we allotted for a river otter to be our division’s new adorable mascot. Each club has been working hard to follow uphold the tenants of fellowship, leadership, and of course, service. At the College at Brockport, members spent two weeks working with the Brockport Kiwanis at their Mystery Theatre. SUNY Geneseo students helped their Kiwanis club with their semi-annual antique show; their big-gest fundraiser of the year! The alumni ball at RIT was helped put together by their Circle K club and they had a pumpkin painting social. Syracuse University did a joint event called “Impact Week” – a whole week dedicated to ser-vice projects! The members at the University of Rochester club co-sponsored with another campus group to help set up and provide activities for children in the Rochester area for a Halloween party. Last but certainly not least, the stu-dents at Utica College have raised money for the postage to send troops Christmas presents, volunteered to be actors at a haunted house, and attended walks for Down Syndrome and Breast Cancer. All this and much more to come!

Central Lakes Lieutenant Governor Stephanie Robillard

As Northern Division LTG, I am member of the Clarkson University Circle K. Prior to my involvement in Northern, I attempted a charter at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y. and was involved for four years in New York's Division 19 Key Clubs, serving as secretary, and then president, of the Oriskany Key Club under the guidance of the Westmoreland Kiwanis. One of my biggest goals this year is to overcome the geographic isolation of the Northern Division. I would also like to sponsor inter-club activities to promote unity within the division, as the local colleges are very competitive and this can sometimes prove a challenge. (Especially during hockey season!)


Hello All!

Desperate to know all of the goings on in the Capital Division? Well I do not blame you. This is an exciting

time to be in the Capital Division as our clubs go about doing all of their incredible amounts of service for our local

community. With ever increasing member participation and caring, the members of the capital division are complet-

ing countless hours of service at the Regional Food Bank, The WYCA and Josephs House. As we continue to do

our service to our local communities our clubs have taken a broader perspective as well, clubs like Russell Sage have

adopted children in foreign countries and UAlbany has worked tirelessly to fight world hunger through the Six

Cents Initiative. As this semester comes to a close be on the lookout for RPI’s annual Apple Pie bake sale or Russell

Sages annual Truffle sale! Moreover, if your looking to have a great time and benefit the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma

Center of Albany, come to the Capital-Hudson Valley (CAPSON) combined divisional December 1 in New Paltz,

you will have a blast I promise.

I am incredibly proud of the members of the Capital Division. Every day and in every way they prove to me

that with a little kindness and a little attention, major changes can take place in your local community. Mother The-

resa once said, “It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them,” and I would

like to thank the clubs of the Capital Division for truly embodying these principals.

Later Hosen

Shane Stuart

The Southern Tier is 5 clubs strong and all working toward the goal of 4000 service hours by DCON 2013!

I am proud to say that with service hours from April-September reported we currently stand at 3116 service hours,

77.9% of our goal. At this rate we could surpass our goal by 50%! Great Job Southern Tier!

On Saturday, October 27th Elmira College kindly hosted the first Divisional/Division Event. We started with lunch and a meeting at Elmira and then helped at a Halloween Party at Bethany Village, a retirement commu-nity. The employees’ children were able to go trick-or-treating through the buildings and the residents were so excit-ed to give out candy to the kids. Members from 3 of the 5 clubs in the Southern Tier were present and we had a great time getting to know everyone while serving the community. Special thanks to Amanda Hart-Hempstead, President of Elmira College for making the arrangements.

Southern Tier Lieutenant Governor Elissa Prout

As always, send me your spotlights and news! My e-mail is [email protected]

Conventions Promotion

51st Annual NYCKI District Convention

REGISTRATION FORM FOUND HERE: http://tinyurl.com/nydconreg2013

Host Club Application and Guide Found here: http://tinyurl.com/nydconhc2013

Join us for our 51st Annual New York District Convention in Albany, New York! This district-wide event serves

to celebrate the end of the service year and prepare us for what lies ahead! With an opportunity to hon-

or the accomplishments of all our mighty clubs, training the incoming class of club officers, congregate

together in the House of Delegates to handle official district matters, and elect our new district officers,

you certainly won’t want to miss this jam-packed weekend! Here are the event details:

What: 51st Annual District Convention

Where: Albany, New York

When: March 22-24, 2013

Details: Please plan to arrive Friday afternoon and stay through Sunday af-

ternoon. We will be staying at the Hotel Albany.

Registration: Registration form can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/nydconreg2013. Please send your registra-

tion form and check (payable to the New York District, Circle K International) to Rich Hall by March 1st.

We are excited to announce that the theme for the weekend is “Fairy Tales”. Are you ready to share your

club’s tales of service and philanthropy to the rest of the district? In correspondence with the theme, we

are looking for one special club to help us create an environment conducive to storytelling. Please refer

to our Host Club Application and Guide for more information on this incredible opportunity to serve the

district!

LSSP AND ICON 2013

Interested in representing our district at the INTER-

NATION level? Join us as we travel to VANCOU-

VER, CANADA this summer for the Large Scale

Service Project (LSSP is a half-week service pro-

ject joining clubs from all over the world to bene-

fit the community of Vancouver) and Internation-

al Convention (ICON similar to District Conven-

tion, but BIGGER). Here are some details:

LSSP: June 23-26, 2013

ICON: June 26-30, 2013

LSSP: June 23-26, 2013

Registration fees and deadlines

US$100 Early bird registration deadline (through 4/1)

US$140 Regular registration (April 2- May 15)

US$180 Late/on-site registration* (After May 15)

ICON: June 26-30, 2013

Registration fees and deadlines

US$185 Early bird registration deadline (through 4/1)

US$225 Regular registration (April 2- May 15)

US$250 Late/on-site registration* (After May 15)

http://tinyurl.com/nydconreg2013

http://tinyurl.com/nydconhc2013

http://tinyurl.com/nydconreg2013

Upcoming District Events

Queens College CKI The Eliminate Show Date: February 21, 2013

Location: Queens, NY

Details: See Kelly Chan


Queens College CKI Dine to Donate Date: February 28, 2013

Location: Queens, NY

Details: See Kelly Chan


NYCKI DCON Date: March 22 — March 24, 2013

Location: Albany, NY

Details: See Page 19. Please register on time!

Want to see your event here? E-mail Jensen about it!

The Kiwanis Advisors

Reminders

Assistant District Administrator

Rich Hall


Alison Mandel


Greg Faulkner

District Administrator

John Keegan

Reminders...

Continue to send in member and club spotlights to your LTG and District Editor Jensen

([email protected]). This includes literature and media!

Training packets are available!

Keep submitting club status reports and other important documentation. Contact District Secretary Kat

Graves for help.

Start planning for awards and DCON.

Start thinking about ICON 2013 in Vancouver!

Good Luck! ^.^

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