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The rst question that any potential memberasks about Circle K is What is Circle K? Yes, ourorganization shares the same name as a convenientstore at gas stations, but it doesnt mean that we areall about snacks and drinks. Circle K International is theorganization that breathes lie into your college lieexperience and every current member encourages

you to be a part o this organization.

Circle K International was established in 1936 byyoung college men who were participating in a serviceproject, sponsored by a local Kiwanis Club. The idea ocommunity service sparked a revolution as it appealedand was accepted by collegiate students around theworld. Thus, Circle K International was born.

Today, Circle K International is present at over 500college campuses with over 12,500 members. CircleK has three tenets where members dedicate theirocus: Service, Leadership, and Fellowship. Thesethree tenets are the main denition o what CircleK is all about as every activity, service event, con-erence, or social, is geared towards these three te-

nets.

Orange Coast College Circle K International has45 members since last year, but we hope that thenumbers continue to rise. Reading about Circle K isinormative, but its not the right way to discover theclub. Get active, interact with members, and make aname or yoursel in an organization that wants youto live to serve, love to serve.

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Ahoy OCC Pirates!

How have you been? Lately, I have ound mysel missing your cpany so please be orewarned that I will be visiting your meetingsoon as I can! With that said, I hope you all had a antastic Sumand are now ready to hit the books once again. Over the past coo years, I have gotten to know the members o OCC CKI pretty whave seen your club grow rom a group o 10 to now the 2nd larclub in Magic Kingdom and I am so proud to be able to say that I around to see it happen. A little bit about mysel, lets see... I am a 4th year at Cal State Fullerton where I am majoring in Communtions with an emphasis in Advertising. I am a native Caliornian (and raised in Orange County). My avorite color is (surprise, supORANGE! :D I really love eating and hanging out with my riends. Summer now to an end, all we have to look orward is well.. THE ROF THE YEAR!! Haha, there is so much coming up or you all the couple months, so be ready or lots and lots o untimes and laug

Leading Service through FellowDann

Hello Orange Coast College Circle K!!!

Hopeully Ive got the chance to meet you but i not, Hello my name isPhillip Chow and I will be serving as your 2010-2011Magic Kingdom Lieutenant Governor! I am currently a junior at UCI and just like many o you, I also enjoyed doingservice in my High Schools Key Club. To give you an accelerateddenition o what I do or Circle K, I manage all o the Circle K clubsin Orange County (UC Irvine, Orange Coast College, Irvine ValleyCollege, Cal State Fullerton, Saddleback College, Whittier College andSanta Ana College) and I LOVE IT!! We call our AWESOME amily o

clubs The Magic Kingdom Division!! Throughout this next year, I willwork hard to unite our division through service events, team buildingactivities, CHEERS and social events!! So get ready or a GREAT YEARlled with lots o Service, Leadership, Fellowship and FUN!!!

In Spirited Everlasting Service,Phillip Chow

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HELLO EVERYBODY!I want to start out by saying it was great seeing so

many new and amiliar aces at our rst generalmeeting! At our rst event o the Fall Semester, we

raked in over 220+ community service hours injust 1 day! Thank you or those who came out andsupported all the dog surers and those who were

touched by leukemia and lymphoma support-ers! Are you interested in getting down and dirty,

having un and bonding with new people? Well,Crazy Kompetition or Inants South (CKI South)and Fall Training Conerence (FTC) are the two

places you would want to participate in! Sign upor both events through our online sign-ups on our

website or at our general meetings. Dont orgetthat our Annual Membership Fees are due no laterthan Tuesday, October 19! Ill see all o you around

school, at service events, and best o all, at CKISouth and FTC!


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Excited and energetic, on themorning o August 21st, 2010OCC Circle K and a bunch oother Circle K members romeach division all over Cal-Nev-Ha took part in a river cleanupin the outskirts o Reno, Ne-vada. Banded together, Circle Kpicked up anything rom trash,trails o ood, and various oth-er materials that didnt belongon the hiking trail. Each CircleK member received ree ecoriendly water bottles or their

service to the park. Whether itwas getting rid o weeds withshovels and hoes, every CircleK member had un enjoyingthe sights and sounds that na-ture had to oer. Sporting in awater spraying vest, Jonathan

SERVICE IN THE WILD!by Alan Chung

Junpradub helped wash thepark benches by spraying wa-ter in order to get rid o dirt andgravel embedded on the parkbenches. Several Circle K mem-bers decided to venture acrossthe river to look or adventurewhile collecting trash. Overall,the service project was a hugesuccess and aterwards every-one caravanned to Costco tobuy, eat, and prepare or Capi-tols Divisional Council Meetingat University o Nevada Reno.



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Despite only having two hours o sleep the night beore, I was still exciteto wake up and head over to the Boys & Girls Club or the much anticipateKellys Closet. As soon as I was paired with my little buddy, Jessicwe headed onto the bus. In no time, we were talking about our inte

ests and it turned out that we had a lot in common! Jessica was ecited to get new clothes or school and she denitely showed it oncwe got into the doors o Target. She led through the racks o cloting and picked almost everything she saw. She knew exactly whshe wanted and it was denitely hard keeping up with her! I ounmysel having to make sure that she didnt grab too many things due to o$101 budget. Toward the end o our shopping trip, I was getting extremeanxious. Jessica and I didnt even go to the dressing room yet! It was hectbut we managed to get into the dressing room. I tried helping Jessica in anway I couldwhether i it was helping her get a bigger size or taking all thclothes that she didnt want, I was running around Target like a mad persoAll in all, it was a great experience and I really do think that Jessica got somamazing clothes or the new school year. It was a successul event and I dbelieve that all the volunteers and participants had an amazing time.

READY, SET, SHOP AT KELLYS CLOSET!by Stephanie Nguye

Kellys Closet was the most rewarding yet stressul service project Ivdone all year. I had little sleep and it was going to be a long day. First wgetting everyone in the gym to play dodgeball until it was time to go. When was time, I had to assign partners- one volunteer with one Boys and Girls Clukid. It was dicult because I wanted to make sure that the partners were somwhat compatible at least. We got on the bus and went to Target, where they eus and led us out to shop. The initial shopping time o 45 minutes soon turned 2 hours and the walking soon turned to running. People raced across rom onend o Target to the other, trying to make use o every second. As I checked up opeople throughout the shopping time, some had a hard time and some breezethrough it. Aterwards, we went back to the Boys and Girls Club or our picnand activities! Seeing the smiles o both volunteers and shopping participanmade all the stress and hard work worthwhile. I had never elt so good abocommunity service.

STRESS AND DRESS OF KELLYS CLOSETby Kelly H

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Ater the August DCM, we all went to the Westminster CCenter to do some community service at the Taste o Westmster! At rst, Steph, Vincent and I thought our job- picking

trash- was the worst job out there. It actually gave us mexibility to go around and sample the ood than the otvolunteers who were stuck in one area. However, there wmoments when the amount o trash to be taken out becaquite overwhelming. Some o our trash bags leaked! Ater ting out the trash and washing our hands, we went around gting ree ood rom Baskin Robins, Outback Steakhouse, CreCorner, Zen Vegetarian Restaurant, Champagne Bakery amore! Everyone else had to pay $30. Towards the very endthe event, we had a mini dance party in ront o the stage athe singer said we wouldnt believe how much un hes havwith us. Theres nothing greater than to be able to help o

community than to have them appreciate us. All in all, it waterric event. The ood was great, the music was antastic, athe people were wonderul!

August DCM

July DCM

TASTE OF

by Kelly COMMUNITY SERVICE

That morning, I had overslept until 12PM and missedout on the 2nd Harvest Food Bank service project.Feeling bad or missing that project, I gured I shouldprobably drive mysel to San Juan Capistrano and heout with Special Camp. So I picked up Ruben, we gotthrough a toll road or the rst time, got lost in the lostreets, then eventually arrived at the private school.Our rst duty was to place literature at the correct sethen we went upstairs and decorated the balcony anthe end was minor nishing touches the coordinatorasked us to do. Ruben and I along with Berkeley members worked on the ace-painting booth where we mthe most wonderul kids and amilies. Ater eating adelicious meal, we ended the day taking down all thebeautiul sea-themed decorations and cleaned up. Thevent put into perspective what I think Circle K shoulbe about: having un while making a huge dierencesomeones lie. This event was nothing short o speci

SPECIAL CAMPby Kelly FOR KIDS



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Fall Training Conerence, also known as FTC, isa special event where members rom all overCaliornia-Nevada-Hawaii attend to camp outand learn! The un-lled weekend containsworkshops, campre skits, hikes, presentations,cheers, and even a dance!

When: Friday, November 5th, 2010 to Sunday,November 7th, 2010Where: Old Oak Ranch, Sonora, CA

Price:$105 due by October 5th, 2010$130 due by October 12th, 2010

Crazy Kompetition or Inants is an annualevent hosted by the CNH District in orderto raise money or Pediatric Trauma Pre-

vention! This event eatures Olympic stylecompetitive relays and mini-games! Join ateam, get spirited, and lets win or OrangeCoast College Circle K!

When: Saturday, October 16, 2010Where: Stanton Park, 11111 Cedar Street,Stanton, CA



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District Summer Service Social, or known as DSSS, is a Caliornia-NevaHawaii District sponsored event wclubs rom all the states meet at thecation o the Kiwanis District Convenor a weekend lled with service, socand more! This year, DSSS was helReno, Nevada. Its known as the The

gest Little City in the World! As my gro Circle K members arrived at DSSSwere already excited or the weekenwe checked into our hotel rooms atSilver Legacy Hotel. Day 1 includedlong road trip to Reno and just relaxinto our rooms or the very rst niDay 2 was when we begin our serlled weekend. Early in the morningalready began setting up the sales boor the convention since Circle K charge o selling the items. For dinwe had a eat-or-service at Qdoba wwas the equivalent o Chipotle in Cania. Same style o ood and same proo ordering. Circle K members ocand took over the entire restaurant night. Day 2 was very busy and bylooks o it, I cant wait to see even mDay 3 started bright and early sincewere participating in a park and rivertoration project! The river was absolubeautiul! Ater the clean-up, Circle K

a Costco trip to get ood beore Ctals DCM. We had so much un getsamples! I was ull right ater so I dieven eat lunch. Day 3 ended with Cirgoing to Circus Circus and playing alcarnival games! Day 4 was the Key tolege and closure o the event. Long sshort, I was so amazed rom everyththat happened and I loved that I new riends! DSSS was totally amaand I will go again next year! DSSS 20

QUICK RECAP OF DSSS!by Jonathan Cao-Nguye



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GET ACTIVE IN OUR CLUB AND PICK UP ACOMMITTEE APPLICATION!

- SCRAPBOOK COMMITTEE

- MD&E COMMITTEE

- KIWANIS FAMILYCOMMITTEE

- SERVICE COMMITTEE

- TECHNOLOGYCOMMITTEE

We currently have vecommittees that areopen. Choose acommittee to be a parto and share your ideasto make Circle K evenbetter!

Also, we are looking or applicants in becoming chairs. Positions that we haveavailable would be Fundraising Chair, Public Relations Chair, Spirit Chair, andHistorian Chair. Applications can be ound at the Orange Coast College CircleK website.

THEME:JOKERSIn case you havent gured it out, our 2010-2011 theme will beJokers! From t-shirts to websites, the theme o Jokers have spreadthroughout rapidly. Our theme will take over the Scrapbook as

it will be presented or award submission. You will see more Jok-ers throughout the entire year within our newsletters as Kelly Hodesigned several clip arts or this publication!

Jokers! Service with a smile. =)



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TOP FIVESCHOOL SUPPLIES

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CongratulationsStephanie Nguyenor such a GREATClub Rush!


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WHERE IN THE

WORLD?!

Pete Jr. loves to travel with his Circle Kamily and they take pictures everwherethey go. Pete traveled somewhere specialduring the summer! Where in the worldis he now?!

Enter this code at www.occcirclek.org in order to be en-tered into a special rafe drawing!

Code: SQZE2-SERVICE

ONLY AT THE HEALTH CENTER, where individual

beds, equipped with alarm clocks, are provided to

exhausted students.

ONLY AT THE STUDENT CENTER CAFE, where the

budget combo saved everyones lives, fnancially and

sel-satisactory

ONLY AT THE FACULTY HOUSE, where you can walk

through to refll your water bottles with rereshing

cold fltered water

Submit your own to Jonathan at [email protected]



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- Kiwanis IceCream- 2nd Sundays

- OC Food B- Beach Cle

Up

- CKI South- DCM

CHOC Walk Crop Hunger

Walk

FTC Payment Deadlines

Early Deadline is October 5th: $105Final Deadline is October 12th: $130You need to pay to reserve your spot inattending! Pay to Treasurer Vincent Vu!

AYSO PancaBreakast

OC ChildrensBook Festival

Saddleback Mtg Science Night Key Club RT

B&GC HalloweenCarnival

Pumpkin P

- General Mtg- FTC Early

- UCI Mtg

- General Mtg- FTC Final- UCI Mtg

- General Mtg- Member App

Deadline- UCI Mtg

- General Mtg- UCI Mtg

CSUF Mtg

CSUF Mtg

CSUF Mtg

CSUF Mtg

Saddleback Mtg

Saddleback Mtg

Saddleback Mtg

alloween

Columbas Day

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DEADLINES!****All events on this calen

dar are tentative! Reer to ouwebsite or our Vice President oService to get the nal details oall the events!*****

Membership Application Deadline

Deadline is October 19thMembership Applications must be turnedin by this deadline. Attach your applicationwith your membership ees and turn it in.

OCTOBER 2010



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CHRISTINE NGUYENPRESIDENT

[email protected]

RUBEN RUIZVICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION

[email protected]

CATHERINE TRANVICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICE

[email protected]

JONATHAN CAO-NGUYENSECRETARY

[email protected]

VINCENT VUTREASURER

[email protected]

KELLY HOKIWANIS FAMILY CHAIR

[email protected]

STEPHANIE NGUYENMD&E CHAIR

[email protected]

SHELBY PAISLEYSCRAPBOOK CHAIR

[email protected]

ALAN CHUNGTECHNOLOGY CHAIR

[email protected]

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE2701 Fairview Road,Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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