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Volume 21 Issue 8 February 2015
Official Bulletin of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District
Circle of Sharing
Winter Weekend Getaway
CKIx Sneak Peak
Page 5
K-Kids
Page 6
CKI Leadership Academy
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Table of Contents
District Board Chair Positions.………………...……….Page 3-4
Kiwanis’ 100th Birthday/CKIx Sneak Peek...…………Page 5
K-Kids…………………………………………......…………….Page 6
Ahrens’ Alcove: DCON………………..…………...…….Page 7-9
Winter Weekend Getaway…………………..................Page 10
WUM Service Week……….…………………………….....Page 11
Divergent Faction Initiations………....……………..Page 12-13
CKI Leadership Academy……………….….………........Page 14
Edgewood College Highlight……………….……………..Page 15
Happygrams………………………………………………..Page 16-17
District Goal Progress...……………….…………………...Page 18
Letter from the Editor………………………………………Page 19
2014-2015 District Board Directory……………………..Page 20
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The next Circle of Sharing will be published March 15th, 2015. Please contact Editor, Marissa Blackmore ([email protected]), to be featured in the
next bulletin.
District Board Chair Positions
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Greetings WUM!
As we near even closer to convention and the end of our Circle K year
together, I hope that you begin to reflect on the impact that you’ve made
on your campus and your community. I hope that you’ve seen leadership
within yourself, that you’ve shared your talents and that you’ve seen
where and how you can make a difference. With that being said, I
sincerely hope that you have considered joining the district board and
taking this district to a new level. Below is a description of each of the chair
positions available that need the kind of leadership that you have! So
when applications for these positions are available, don’t hesitate to
apply!
Awards, Regulations, and History Chair: This position demands
organization! Not only would you be responsible for policy and bylaws, but
you be the master of Robert’s Rules and creator of district awards. For
more information, contact Kayla Ahrens at [email protected]
Kiwanis Family and Outreach Chair: Love the K-Family? Then this is perfect
for you! You’ll organize district wide Kiwanis Family events and create
resources that connect the branch of the Kiwanis Family together. For
more information, contact Monica Wang at [email protected]
By: Teasha Kirkwood, District Governor
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Our Circle K Family History
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Membership, Development, and Growth Chair: Recruitment and retention
are the keys to increase our district membership. Through hosting webinars to
creating resources for clubs this position does a variety of tasks to grow the
membership! For more information, contact Jordan Grapentine at
District Convention Chair: From choosing a theme to creating programs, as
convention chair you get to plan all of the ins and outs of convention! If you
want to plan our district celebration then this is perfect for you! For more
information, contact Samantha Robinson at
Service Chair: Service its what we love to do, and being the service chair you
would get to specialize in all things service! From creating service projects at
district event to assisting clubs create fun and new service projects you get to
do it all! For more information, contact Matthew Bowe at
Special Events Chair: Our Fall and Spring membership events don’t plan
themselves, it takes time, energy, and a great Pinterest board to make it all
come together. If you enjoy MAC and Spring Fling and would like to plan
them then this is the perfect position for you! For more information, contact
either of the Co-Special Event Chairs, Lizzy Johnson at
[email protected] or Emily Krueger at
District Board Chair Positions
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Kiwanians from around the world gathered in Detroit to celebrate 100 years of Kiwanis with the anniversary celebration of the Kiwanis Club of Detroit, the first Kiwanis club. Four hundred Kiwanians and friends packed the Detroit Historical Museum on Friday night to see the Kiwanis Centennial Exhibit and to witness the unveiling of the restored Historical Marker.
Saturday night was a real party! A very important message from Kiwanis International President Dr. John Button about the significance of Kiwanis today, and an inspirational address from Drew Dudley on leadership were part of the dinner program. The huge birthday cake was a big hit for photo ops, as was the Historical Marker. Kiwanians and guests also applauded the mini-documentary “A portrait of Kiwanis”, which premiered in Detroit. The Kiwanis Club of Detroit’s silent auction raised a little over US$8,000 for the Eliminate Project. To top the night off, the band was fantastic. Fifty Amp Fuse had the ballroom rocking and the dance floor was full.
Kiwanis clubs around the world are holding club celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis and will be doing so throughout the year. Circle K, along with Key Club and Aktion Club, will be joining in the Kiwanis International Convention to celebrate this June in Indianapolis, IN. This is the first time that all the international conventions will be held at the same time and it is going to be a
great time. Along with all the service, Circle K elections, and celebration of accomplishments that are part of the CKIx (Circle K International Convention) Circle K members will join in the Kiwanis convention opening and closing sessions, workshops, as well as what will undoubtedly be a giant pancake lunch. So take this chance to be part of what is sure to be a historic event. Convention registration information can be found at http://www.circlek.org/ckix
Happy 100th Birthday, Kiwanis! By: Janet Degroot
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This branch of Kiwanis encompasses elementary school
children, grades 4 through 5. K-Kids strive to live by their
4 core values:
character building, leadership, inclusiveness, and caring.
Their motto is as follows:
As a K-Kid,
I promise to serve my neighborhood and my school;
I will show respect toward my environment;
and I will try to make the world a better place in which
to live.
Membership in K-Kids reaches over 33,000 worldwide.
These members are spread across 1,100 clubs in
8 nations.
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Ahrens’ Alcove: District Convention Elections
One of the most fun things about DCON (besides finding out all of the award winners) is
getting to elect our new district officers. For those of you that are planning to run, here
are a few basic things that you need to know.
Nominations
Nominations will open on Friday night during opening ceremonies. This is your first
opportunity to nominate. Teasha will go through, asking for nominations position by
position. When you hear the position you would like to run for (or the person you are
nominating is running for), simply stand up and proceed to the microphone and recite
the following (don’t worry, this will be posted by the microphone):
“I (your name) of the Circle K club of (school) nominate (their name) of the Circle
K Club of (school) for the position of (position).
This needs to be followed by a second-er:
“I (your name) of the Circle K club of (school) second the nomination of (their
name) of the Circle K Club of (school) for the position of (position).
The nominated individual will then be asked they he/she accepts the nomination. They
need to stand and do so.
Nominations will also take place on Saturday afternoon during the Kiwanis Family
Luncheon.
Nomination Hints:
* Figure out who is going to nominate and second the nomination before Teasha asks.
* Try to have members from different schools nominate and second you.
* A current district board member CANNOT nominate or second.
Caucusing
All candidates for officer positions are allowed to speak during divisional caucus
meetings. Lieutenant Governor candidates will address their respective divisions which
includes a speech and talking time. Executive candidates will speak to each division –
speech and question time included in both. Be prepared for anything (including
dancing).
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District Convention Elections
Campaign Material
If you wish to post campaign material in the motel, they must be hung with
blue painters tape and approved by Janet at the Candidates Meeting prior to
the start of convention. Each candidate is only allowed 10 8 ½” x 11” posters
to be displayed at the hotel.
Fliers or literature that candidates plan to distribute may not exceed 8 1/2 “ x
14” in size.
*The election committee (headed and chosen by yours truly – ARH Chair,
Kayla Ahrens) reserves the right to disallow any campaign material they deem
inappropriate.
Elections
LTGs will be elected by their respective divisions after the second round of
caucusing on Saturday.
Voting for Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Bulletin Editor will be elected
at House of Delegates on Saturday afternoon. All candidates will be allowed
two minutes to address the House of Delegates before voting takes place.
If you have any questions, contact: Kayla Ahrens – [email protected].
Good luck!
Ahrens’ Alcove
Sergeant at Arms & Delegate Information
With DCON creeping closer, there are a few things each President needs to do.
Sent in an email, you should have received a Delegate form as well as a form
for Sergeant at Arms. Please fill those out and bring them to District
Convention. Below is a description for each position.
Each club at DCON has 2 delegates which are responsible for voting on behalf
of their club. They will need to check in before House of Delegates to receive
their ticket during the credentials check-in.
Sergeant at Arms are responsible for keeping things in order - from watching
the doors during caucusing to collecting meal tickets and so on. They are
assigned a task at the sergeant at arms meeting before convention starts. Each
club is asked to have two people to do this job.
Just ask the members you have going who wants to do what and fill out the
forms Kayla sent. The member numbers can be found on the membership
update center.
If you have questions, contact Kayla Ahrens — [email protected].
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By: Jordan Grapentine
The weekend of January 16th , WUM members took a trip to Escanaba, Michigan for two days of service and fellowship. On Friday, we spent the night catching up with each other and meeting new people, especially members from Bay College. On Saturday we played a game of Capture the Flag in the snow
before eating lunch and starting service projects. We split up into two groups; one group volunteered at the library to read to children during their story hour. Another group went to a women’s shelter and organized a storage closet and a few of their rooms. After that, many of us went swimming in the pool and hot tub, and played water games until dinner. After that, the group went ice -skating where a few of us took a few
falls with pride (but continued skating!). We went back to the hotel, drank hot chocolate, and played mafia where the mafia won at least three times in a row!
Overall, it was a great weekend with a lot of time to socialize and get to know each other. If you didn’t attend this year, definitely consider attending next year.
Winter Weekend Getaway
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WUM Service Week
To celebrate service and District Convention, the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District of
Circle K International is celebrating a Service Week, similar to International’s. The goal
is to get SERVE (BINGO)! Now, it does not matter which bingo that you get. It can be
five across, five down, five diagonally, four corners, alphabet letters, postage stamp,
blackout, or any other type. When you complete one of these squares, sign (preferably
an advisor) and date. Then, bring your completed bingo sheet to District Convention.
This task will be counted toward your club’s engagement for the Spirit Award.
If you have any questions, please email the WUM Service Chair, Matt, at
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DISTRICT CONVENTION: DIVERGENT FACTIONS
If you are interested in taking your aptitude test today, email
DCON Chair Samantha Robinson at
[email protected] and she will go over the aptitude
test with you as well as your results!
ABNEGATION FACTION INITIATION: The initiates, who will spend thirty days
performing community service before they can
become full members, sit side by side on a bench while
one of the older members reads the Abnegation
manifesto. Then all of the older members wash the
initiates feet. They all share a meal, each person serving
food to the person on his left.
ERUDITE FACTION
INITIATION: Mostly unknown, but they most likely study,
and take rigorous tests. It is also stated by Therese that
there is an initiation intelligence test that, if not passed,
results in one becoming factionless. Each of the initiates
selects and is trained in a certain subject of expertise in
Erudite.
AMITY FACTION
INITIATION: Like Erudite, very little knowledge of
Amity's initiation process is given away in the books. From
what we can gather, though, it involves fruit-picking
and singing songs.
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CANDOR FACTION
INITIATION: initiates must take lie detector tests all day,
every day. During the final test initiates get "truth serum"
and must sit in front of everyone as they ask questions.
They believe if you reveal all of your secrets, you'll have
no desire to lie about anything, ever again because the
worst is already in the open.
DAUNTLESS FACTION
INITIATION: Taken very seriously. Transfer initiates have
to jump out of the moving train that is transporting them
to Dauntless HQ, & onto the roof of a building. They must
then jump off a seven-story building without knowing
what lies at the bottom.
The initiates are separated during the first stage of
initiation. The Dauntless born are trained by Lauren, and the transfers
are trained by Four and Eric. Initiates all sleep in one room (girls & boys).
3 stages of initiation:
1. Physical- initiates learn how to fight and are pitted against each
other to prove what they have learned. Scored based on their victories
and losses.
2. Emotional- initiates are put into a simulation where they face their
fears. They are not aware it is only a simulation, and have to calm
themselves to get out. (The Divergent seem to have a knack for this
stage, as they are aware it is not real.)
3. Mental- initiates are put into their fear landscapes, which reaches for
every fear within the person subjected to it and creates a simulation in
which they must face each one. This time, they are aware that it is not
real. Those not in the top 5 of each initiation class typically end up as
guards. Those not in the top 10 end up factionless.
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CKI Leadership
Academy July 26th through July 31st, 2015
Waycross Camp & Conference Center in Morgantown, Indiana
This is a six day event that focuses on servant based
leadership. Members will develop leadership skills in a
way beyond any other leadership conference or
camp you have ever attended! This is an amazing
opportunity for the WUM district to create driven club
presidents and emerging leaders for our organization
of Circle K. Attendees will experience exploration,
engagement, and evolvement all in the short time
period of 6 days. All members from any Circle K club
are welcome and encouraged to attend.
There is a $195 registration fee. Transportation to
Indianapolis is an additional cost. CKI will provide
transportation for the Indianapolis airport to
Morgantown.
Don’t let this deter you, however! Speak with your
sponsoring Kiwanis club or College Student
Government for financial assistance. Applications for
Leadership Academy will be accepted through July
6th. You may find the online application HERE.
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EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 14-15 Executive Board
President: Mandy Gallo
Year in school: Sophomore Major: Art Therapy “I chose to join Circle K because, I believe that helping out those in need is extremely important. There was a time in my life when I was on the other side of the spectrum and I remember how grateful I was for receiving help. I felt that it was time for me to start giving back by helping others.”
Vice President: Megan Kneiser
Year in school: Sophomore Major: Nursing “I have always loved to serve and give back to others, I was Vice President of my high school Key Club and think that Circle K is one of the best ways to get involved!!”
Treasurer: Kelly Moran
Year in school: Sophomore Major: Nursing “Volunteering is a passion of mine.”
Secretary: Megan Meffert Year in school: Sophomore Major: Nursing “I love to volunteer and want to help people.”
Club Bulletin Editor: Katie Rickert Year in school: Freshman Major: Spanish Education and Teaching ESL “I decided to join Circle K because I had a very positive experience with Key Club in high school. I love service, I have learned so much from it, and I think volunteering in one's community is extremely important. Circle K offered a great way to both get involved with service in Madison, and meet new people.”
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HAPPYGRAMS
Ashley Defazio
Thank you for being a friend.
Travis Ibinger, Edgewood College
It's always great working with you. You're a great guy and a valuable member
to your club, division, and district.
All WUM Club Presidents
Thank you club presidents for getting your awards in on time! Also a huge shout
out to those that helped complete the award forms! Can't wait for DCON!
Emily Zeman, UW-Milwaukee
I am so happy that you're the UWM club president! I am so proud of everything
you have done for your club. Thank you for everything that you do!
New 2015-2016 UW-Madison Board
I am so excited for the newly
elected UW-Madison board!
Looking forward to seeing what
great things you all are going to
accomplish this coming year!
Lizzy Johnson & Emily Krueger,
UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater
Thanks to Lizzy and Emily for all of their
help and support as I've been getting
acquainted with my new position! You
guys rock!
Megan Laufenberg, Edgewood College
You're always so support and nice, thanks
for everything that you do!
Members of WUM
Can't wait to see all of your
beautiful faces at District
Convention and to dance to
some Beyonce of course!
Love,
Teasha
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WUM Club Presidents
Thank you for all of your hard work! Beyoncé loves you all dearly and
appreciate everything that you do.
Bay College Circle K
Congrats to turning in your paperwork!!! Can't wait to see you at DCON
#BayVasion
UW-LaCrosse Executive Board
It is great that you are attending
district convention! Hope you are
ready for a WUMderful Circle K
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Sean Nauss, Bay College
As the club president, Sean works extremely
hard to make his club thrive. He is so kind,
compassionate, and caring. We love you
Sean!
Tina Ignasiak, UW-Madison
I'm SOOO happy that you ran
for club secretary and got
elected! I've seen so much
leadership potential in you as
long as I have known you. You
and the other board members
are going to rock it!
Mandy Gallo, Edgewood College
Congratulations on your re-election!! I am so
lucky and excited to work with you again this
year!!! I know you'll take our club to new
heights and continue to lead with example!!
Our club is so lucky to have you!!
-Megan K
HAPPYGRAMS
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Goal: 725 Members
Progress: 470 Members 65% of Goal
Goal: $10,000 toward ELIMINATE
Progress: $5,968.51 49% of Goal
Goal: $7,500 toward Preferred Charities
Progress: $1,016.23 13% of Goal
Goal: 1,200 Kiwanis Family Hours
Progress: 580 Hours 48% of Goal
Goal: 14,500 Service Hours
Progress: 8,649 Hours 60% of Goal
Goal: 50 Winter Weekend Getaway Attendees
Attendance: 20 Attendees 40% of Goal
District Goal Progress
Letter from the Editor
Dearest WUM Members,
DCON is only two weeks away! If you have not yet registered for District Convention, please
do so VERY soon! As you may have noticed from the past several bulletins, our theme is Divergent. I
think this can be seen as a very meaningful theme for Circle K. While we all have our strengths in
certain areas, in the end, we ultimately hold a divergent array of strengths. We can use these strengths
to donate our time and talent to others by volunteering. Together as clubs, divisions, and as a district,
we present the world with such a wide variety skills to use for the greater good. At this year’s District
Convention, members and clubs all over Wisconsin-Upper Michigan will be recognized for these
talents and hard work. I highly encourage everyone to attend!
I will keep this month’s message short—I certainly have much to do in very little time (as do
you, I’m sure). I will leave you with this quote:
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I
stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good
Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this
man, what will happen to him?” --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Always remember to take a moment to help others. Have a great week!
Yours in Service,
Marissa Blackmore
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Volume 21 Issue 1 April 2014
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District board Directory
District Governor Teasha Kirkwood Alverno College [email protected] 815-501-1746 District Secretary Megan Laufenberg Edgewood College [email protected] 608-438-8136 District Treasurer Sara Hujar Northern Michigan University [email protected] 607-242-1744 District Bulletin Editor Marissa Blackmore Edgewood College [email protected] 920-904-5703 Capital Lieutenant Governor Five Yang UW-Madison [email protected] 920-277-0904 Chippewa Lieutenant Governor Kirstie Polzin UW-Eau Claire [email protected] 715-212-5871 Lakes Lieutenant Governor Taylor Moret UW-Oshkosh [email protected] 608-412-3518
Metro-Southeast Lieutenant Governor Jim Tammen Marquette University [email protected] 815-601-6032 Superior Lieutenant Governor Sean Kenny Northern Michigan University [email protected] 906-399-7819 Awards, Regulation, and History Chair Kayla Ahrens UW-Platteville [email protected] 920-810-3772 District Convention Chair Samantha Robinson Alverno College [email protected] 262-945-4832 Eliminate Project Coordinator Casey Scheibengraber Alverno College [email protected] 414-520-0103 Kiwanis Family & Outreach Chair Monica Wang UW-Madison [email protected] 608-239-5707 Membership Development & Growth Chair Jordan Grapentine UW-Green Bay [email protected] 920-209-5090
Service Chair Matthew Bowe UW-Eau Claire [email protected] 715-933-2404 Special Events Co-Chair Emily Krueger UW-Whitewater [email protected] 414-213-6860 Special Events Co-Chair Lizzy Johnson UW-Oshkosh [email protected] 608-354-5584 Assistant Special Events Chair Stephanie Van Kampen UW-Madison [email protected] 262-510-9257 Webmaster Connor Sawyers UW-Madison [email protected] 608-228-8597
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