circling the empire issue 1 2014
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Circling the Empire New York District of Circle K International
Issue 1 July 2014
Table of Contents 1. Letter from the Editor 3
2. Greetings from the Governor 4
3. Governor’s Project 5
4. District Board 6
5. Recent Events 8
6. Opportunities 10
7. Office Hours 11
8. Social Media 12
9. Questions? 14
10.Fun and Games 15
11. Contact Information 16
Hello New York District,
Welcome to the first issue of Circling the Empire for the 2014-2015 service year! It has been an
incredible experience so far serving as your bulletin editor and working with the district board. To
briefly introduce myself, I am a rising sophomore at Stony Brook University majoring in civil
engineering. I was in Key Club for four years and the first club I joined in college was Circle K.
In this publication you will find introductions, a recap of events, and important information from
the district. This newsletter serves as another source of information and also highlights the district’s
accomplishments. I ask that you distribute this publication to your members so they can learn what
the district and their fellow members have been up to.
In addition, after every event you attend, write about it and send it to me! Include your name,
division, club, and pictures. I want to share your service with the rest of the district. Let’s call it
service spotlight! I plan to publish four newsletters this service year so watch out!
If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Don’t forget to subscribe for updates and emails from the district.
Yours in Service, Leadership, and Fellowship
Holy Cheong
Letter from the Editor
LSSP 2014
Greetings from the Governor
Hello Mighty New York District,
Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Circling the Empire, the New York District’s official newsletter. I hope your summer
thus far has been filled with fun, sun, service, and fellowship. The highlight of my summer was attending the Circle K Interna-
tional Large Scale Service Project (LSSP) in Nashville, TN. I was assigned to the clean-up project at the Harpeth River and
was thrilled to have spent the day by the water. When we arrived, the man in charge of the project said, “Ok! We need one
group to clean IN the river and one group to clean along-side the river. Any volunteers?” No one raised their hand; so I
looked down at what I was wearing, decided it was time for new sneakers anyways, and volunteered as tribute. Slowly, more
people volunteered and our small band of river cleaners assembled! We swam around and found road signs, old boats, tables,
and nearly anything else you could think of that didn’t belong in a river. I had an awesome time getting to know other CKI
members and serving to better the river environment. Thus, I am challenging you, not to volunteer to swim in a river, but to
continue serving throughout the rest of the summer. Any service you do during the summer counts, whether it is on your own
or with Circle K. Email your club secretary to let them know what your hours for that particular month are and spread the
word that service doesn’t stop in the summer!
Yours in Service, Leadership, and Fellowship
Governor Renée
Governor’s Project
The Governor’s Project this year is called Small Hands, Big Future. It challenges the Circle K members of the New York District to do service for children. In addition, I am asking that fall funds raised for the Governor’s Project go to It’s My Heart, an organiza-tion that aids children with congenital heart disease and their families. My brother has congenital heart disease, so this is a cause very close to me. Additionally, I hope that through the Governor’s project Circle K clubs will be participate in more service with
their local Kiwanis clubs since Kiwanis’ main focus is helping children.
Please send all donations to:
It’s My Heart Inc.
1304 Langham Creek #235
Houston, Texas 77084
and report your funds raised on your MRF
http://www.itsmyheart.org/
2014-2015 New York District Board
Governor
Renée Girard
Secretary
Brian Kenny
Treasurer
Walaa Ahmed
Editor
Holy Cheong
Executive Assistant
Missy Keem
Hudson Valley Division
Lieutenant Governor
Luisanna Sosa
Iroquois Division
Lieutenant Governor
Amna Kamil
Liberty Division
Lieutenant Governor
Cecilia Kang
Southern Tier Division
Lieutenant Governor
Becky Hopkins
Western Division
Lieutenant Governor
Barry Lee
Capital Division
Lieutenant Governor
Elizabeth Mcguoirk
Long Island Division
Lieutenant Governor
Stephanie Iacona
Committee Chairs
Lieutenant Governor
Jeffrey Cheng Alumni and Kiwanis Relations
Jeanie Huang Awards and Workshops
Yancy Carrasco Club Building Zone 1
Jennifer Pereira Club Building Zone 2
Kaleigh Anderson Club Building Zone 3
Richard Kim Conferences and Conventions
Alyssa Famolari District Convention
Carlos Morales District Large
Scale Service Project
Nihar Suthar International Initiatives
Tina Lee Marketing and Resources
Susan Xiong New York Speaking
Karthy Chandra NYCKI Projects
Kelly Chan On to International
Convention
Sean Coyle President’s Summit
Jerry Cimo Technology
Recent Events
CKIx
Large Scale Service Project
The New York District was named a distinguished district of Circle K International for the 2013-2014 service year at CKIx in Nashville, Tennessee. Additionally, we were recognized as the district that raised the most for Eliminate. Adelphi Circle K was recognized as the club who donated the most to Eliminate. Raising over $12,000 for eliminate last year, the New York District donated 25% of Circle K Internation-als total amount for Eliminate for the 2013-2014 service year. A big congratulations to Alison Mandel for winning the Circle of Service Award & Eric Paul for winning the Outstanding Alumni Award! Also, congratulation to Kelly Chan for distinguished Governor,
Sharmila Samwaru for distinguished Secretary, Kristal for distinguished LTG, and Richard Kim for distinguished committee chair.
Having fun in Nashville, Tennessee!
O p p o r t u n i t i e s
New York District Committees:
Apply to be on district committees! This is where we plan events, promote the district, and
fundraise. Take this opportunity to do more for the district! For more information check
out the applications!
Con-Con Committee: CLICK HERE
Fin-Fun Committee: CLICK HERE
Multi-Media Committee: CLICK HERE Note: Make sure you download the file to fill out
and ignore the deadline.
Questions?
Con-Con: [email protected]
Fin-Fun: [email protected]
Multi-Media: [email protected]
O f f i c e H o u r s
Each district board member has office hours. They are usually one hour long and online
through anymeeting.com. These office hours are available for you to ask us questions you
may have or a time to get to know us better.
During the school year, starting
mid-August, an approved office hours
schedule will be posted on our
Facebook page and sent out in an
email. Reminders and links to join the
meeting will also be posted and sent
out. If you can not attend the meet-
ing, the board is available through
email and phone as well.
The district website, www.nycirclek.org contains extremely important information and resources. Here you can
subscribe to official updates/emails from the district. In addition, you can find the 2014-2015 directory with
contact information of Circle K officers from every division.
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Follow us on twitter! Here we
promote the New York
District. We also learn about
other members and clubs.
Twitter is filled with amazing
Circle K stories. If you have
an amazing event or memory,
tell us and we can share it!
Follow us on our new Instagram!
Our social media plan is to have
contests/projects using Insta-
gram. Starting September, we will
have a fellowship activity out. In
the meantime, submit any photos
relevant to Circle K! Send to:
Like us on Facebook! Here we
post everything. When we attend
district and international events
we post pictures, videos, and
updates from the event. This is
where you will always know
what’s up in the New York
District of Circle K International.
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In an effort to bring our district closer and more active, every month we will have a fellowship
activity or contest. An example of this is creating a Circle K banner for your school and sending it
to us. Prizes can range from CKI merchandise to eating with a district board member (we want to
be your friend!).
These fellowship activities will be sent in a form of a newsletter
(sneak preview on the right) to presidents and vice presidents
from our Executive Assistant Missy Keem. This will begin in
September when most semesters start.
If you have a great idea for a contest or activity that you
successfully did with your club, share it with us!
These activities will also help promote our district through
social media. Clubs who participate will have their photos or
names posted on all pages and
publications.
Spread the word and remember to follow
us!
Q u e s t i o n s?
Executive Board
District Governor Renee Girard [email protected]
District Secretary Brian Kenny [email protected]
District Treasurer Walaa Ahmed [email protected]
District Editor Holy Cheong [email protected]
Lieutenant Governors
Capital Division Elizabeth Mcguoirk [email protected]
Hudson Valley Division Luisanna Sosa [email protected]
Iroquois Division Amna Kamil [email protected]
Liberty Division Cecilia Kang [email protected]
Long Island Division Stephanie Iacona [email protected]
Southern Tier Division Becky Hopkins [email protected]
Western Division Barry Lee [email protected]
Fun and Games
Like jigsaw puzzles?
Try this: CIRCLE K PUZZLE
Where’s the photo from?
Send me your completed puzzle
and answer!
