circling the empire issue 2
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Welcome to the second issue of the official New York District publication!TRANSCRIPT
District Bulletin Editor Holy Jia-ai Cheong
Issue 2
December 2014
New York District of Circle K International
Table of Contents
1. Letter from the Editor
2. District Board 2014-2015
3. DCON & Awards
4. Past Events
5. Reminders
6. Contact Information
7. Did you know?
Letter from the Editor Hello Mighty New York District,
Happy holidays y’all! Wishing you all the best and cheers to a
happy new year! Welcome 2015!
Speaking of the new year, the end of the 2014-2015 service year is
quickly approaching. What does this mean? It means a big
Circle K event is in preparation! Yes! The 53rd Annual District
Convention, hunger games themed! More information on DCON will be in this
newsletter so keep reading.
This is the second issue of Circling the Empire. Two more will come in February and
around DCON (March). I wish to include farewells from the district board and to
highlight our service year’s accomplishments! In this publication you will find a recap
of events and important information from the district. This newsletter serves as
another source of information. I ask that you distribute this publication to your
members so they can learn what the district and their fellow CKIers have been up to.
Remember to subscribe to our emails and if you have any questions, do not hesitate
to contact us!
Yours in Service, Leadership, and Fellowship,
Holy Cheong
2014-2015 New York District Bulletin Editor
2014 — 2015
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
Capital Division
Lieutenant Governor
Elizabeth McGuoirk
Empire Division
Lieutenant Governor
Richard Kim
Western Division
Lieutenant Governor
Barry Lee
Northern Division
Lieutenant Governor
Annina Quarantello
Long Island Division
Lieutenant Governor
Stephanie Iacona
Southern Tier Division
Lieutenant Governor
Becky Hopkins
Seneca Division
Lieutenant Governor
Josh Hill
New York District Board
Alumni & Kiwanis
Relations Chair
Jeffrey Cheng
Awards &
Workshops Chair
Jeanie Huang
Club Building
Zone 1 Chair
Yancy Carrasco
Club Building
Zone 2 Chair
Jenifer Pereira
Club Building
Zone 3 Chair
Kaleigh Anderson
District Large Scale
Service Project Chair
Carlos Morales
International
Initiatives Chair
Nihar Suthar
Marketing &
Resources Chair
Tina Lee
Conferences &
Conventions Chair
Richard Kim
District
Convention Chair
Alyssa Famolari
Technology
Chair
Jerry Cimo
NYCKI
Projects Chair
Karthy Chandra
New York
Speaking Chair
Susan Xiong
Regional Training
Conferences Chair
Sean Coyle
On to International
Convention Chair
Kelly Chan
District Convention
The District Convention is a celebration of the service year’s
achievements and members! In other words, a weekend of fun,
fellowship, service, and leadership development! This year, the theme
for DCON is hunger games so bring your best costume and may the
odds be ever in your favor!
For information on DCON: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/
APPLY to present a workshop: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/apply/
APPLY to be a host club: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/apply/
REGISTER FOR DCON: http://dcon.nycirclek.org/register/
Please contact the respective officers on the website for any questions
you may have!!
Awards
At DCON, awards are presented to clubs and individuals who have
gone above and beyond their respective duties. We highly recommend
clubs and members to apply! All applications except for the awards
that are submitted at DCON are available below. Awards are due
February 1, 2015.
CLICK HERE FOR THE AWARDS FOLDER.
In this folder you will find the following:
Executive Board Awards
Individual Awards
Recognition Program for Distinguished Member Award
Tiered Awards
Total Achievement Award
K-Family Picnic
Past Events
We had over 60 attendees at the picnic from seven Circle
K clubs, ten Key Clubs, and one Kiwanis Club. We
raised a total of $374 for the Eliminate Project. Activities included prom
dressing, whip/shaving cream to the face, ninja, cookie eating with the face,
and avoiding the bees in the park. Thank you to everyone who came out!
This year, DLSSP was
held at Kamp Kiwanis
with over 80 attendees.
At DLSSP, CKI clubs
from across the state get together for a weekend
and volunteer together at large service projects
organized by the district. DLSSP is a great way for
members to get a chance to meet, network, and make
friends with Circle-K members from colleges and
universities all around New York State. This year,
despite the cold and rainy weather, CKIers came
together to repaint cabins, clean the
pond, organize books, and prepare the
camp in any way possible for future
campers.
DLSSP
Past Events
District Large Scale Service Project
Past Events
NY Speaking is the NY district’s annual fall conference. It is held
at the Lakeside Georgian Resort. Each year, we bring professional
and leadership development workshops to members of the district
led by fellow Circle K members. Along with these workshops are
fun ice breakers and games! Throughout the event, there are teams
competing for points and prizes!
NY Speaking
Newsletters Editors please email me your newsletter! I’d love to look over them.
Here are some newsletters from our fellow Circle K editors!
Adelphi University Circle K Editor Christine Chin
Binghamton University Circle K Editor Alyssa Famolari
Elmira College Circle K Editor Michaela Johnson
Rochester Institute of Technology Circle K Editor Benjamin Lane
SUNY New Paltz Circle K Editor Eloise Pillarella
In addition, check out Governor Renee’s Butterfly Effect newsletter!
The Butterfly Effect
And the first issue of Circling the Empire!
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Reminders
Governor’s Project
Reminders
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 organization 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.
~ Governor Renee Girard ~
Please send all donations to:
It’s My Heart Inc.
1304 Langham Creek #235
Houston, Texas 77084
Reporting: Report your funds raised on your MRF
For more information visit: http://www.itsmyheart.org/
Small Hands, Big Future
Social Media
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.
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Instagram
Reminders
Contact Information
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]
District Executive Assistant Melissa Keem [email protected]
Lieutenant Governors
Capital Division Elizabeth McGuoirk [email protected]
Empire Division Richard Kim [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]
Northern Division Annina Quarantello [email protected]
Seneca Division Josh Hill [email protected]
Southern Tier Division Becky Hopkins [email protected]
Western Division Barry Lee [email protected]
District Administrator
John Keegan
Assistant
District Administrator
Greg Faulkner
Assistant
District Administrator
Rich Hall
Assistant
District Administrator
Alison Mandel
Kiwanis Advisors
Do you know…?
CKI Pledge
I pledge to uphold the Objects of Circle K International, to
foster compassion and goodwill toward others through service
and leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all
people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of
mankind’s potential.
CKI Motto
Live to Serve, Love to Serve
CKI Tenets
Service ● Leadership ● Fellowship
