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CON CON C H R O N I C L E S
The Official Newsletter of the Conferences and Convention Committee
of the New York District of Circle K International
Lake George, New York
In a gentle way,
you can shake the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
CON CON C H R O N I C L E S
October 2014
[4]CON CON Update
[6] New York Speaking 2014
[7] District Convention 2015
[8] In Review: DLSSP, RTCs, K-
Family Picnic
[12] Contacts
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con con Conferences and Convention Committee Newsletter Report
Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Con-Con Chronicles Newsletter. Here are some updates for
you all and this newsletter will talk about our committee's progress and some of the district events
that have happened already and that will happen.
Here are the members of the New York District Con Con Committee:
Con-Con Chair: Richard Kim
Awards and Workshop Chair: Jeanie
Huang
Regional Training Conference Chair:
Sean Coyle
District Large Scale Service Proejct Chair:
Carlos Morales
New York Speaking Chair: Susan Xiong
District Convention Chair: Alyssa Famolari
Laws and Regulation Chair: Richa
Deshpande
Over the summer, Con-Con released the Con-Con Sub-Committee Chair Application and the fol-
lowing members have been appointed by Con-Con to take on the positions:
Registration Sub-Chair: Stephanie Iacona
Publicity Sub-Chair: Cecilia Kang
Sunshine and Spirit Sub-Chair: Amy Boglarski
The following board members are members of the committee as well:
District Governor Renee Girard
Hudson Valley Lieutenant Governor Luisanna Sosa
Lastly, the newest addition to the committee is the Hospitality and Transportation Sub-Chair
Nabiha Qudsi!
So far, we have had 2 district events with few Regional Training Conferences:
District Large Scale Service Project (DLSSP): this event was held September 12th-14th at Kamp
Kiwanis
We had 84 attendees that helped clean up the Kamp and help it get ready for the win-
ter
New York District Kiwanis Family Picnic: this event was held September 20th at Cunningham
Park in Queens, NY
At the Picnic, we were able to raise $372 for the Eliminate Project
We had over 60 attendees and we had 7 NYCKI Clubs represented
Western, Liberty, Empire, and Capital Divisions have held their regional training conferences
The remaining divisions will hold their events throughout October
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Awards: Con-Con has also been busy with working on the awards packet which will be released in waves.
This means that we will split up the awards packet and released them in sets so you are not over-
whelmed by a big packet and so you can work on the awards until the deadline which is Febru-
ary 7th. Most of the awards (except for Scrapbook Award and Newsletter Award) will be submit-
ted electronically with all rules and regulations will be released with the first wave of awards. Con-
Con has released the first award: Membership Recognition Program (MRP). The first wave of
awards contains the tiered awards to ask your Lieutenant Governor or contact Awards and Work-
shops Chair Jeanie Huang at [email protected].
New York Speaking (NYS): NYS is the next district event that will be held on November 7th-9th at the Georgian Lakeside Re-
sort in Lake George, NY. Con-Con has been busy planning this event and making sure everything
is ready for all the attendees when they arrive. The theme for NYS this year is NYCKI Sails Around
the World and there will be workshops and many activities for you all to participate to get to know
other members throughout the district! You all will be split up into teams led by district board
members where you and your team will compete against other teams throughout the weekend.
For New York Speaking, please do not forget to prepare a club banner, a club cheer, and bring
costumes for the "Dress Your President" Contest and club spirit raffle prizes! For more information,
email New York Speaking Chair Susan Xiong at [email protected].
Questions?
If you have any questions about district events or the progress of the
Con-Con Committee, please feel free to email Con-Con Chair Rich-
ard Kim at [email protected].
NEW YORK SPEAKING 2014
Circle K at the club level is wonderful. You go along week to week, attending meetings, serving your neighborhood, and befriending kind people who are passionate about service. Imagine this, but multiplied a dozen times over, on a larger scale, and over a longer period of time. That's what dis-trict events are like. If you have been to one before, then you know what I'm talking about. If you have-n't, then I invite you to keep on reading to get ex-cited about the next one that's coming up. In short, New York Speaking (NYS) is NY District Circle K's annual fall conference. However, New York Speaking is so much more than just a conference, just like District Large Scale Service Project (DLSSP) is more than just a service project, and District Convention (DCON) is more than just a convention. At New York Speaking, like at other district events, you will have the opportunity to meet Circle K members from other schools in the district. You'll be placed on a team with a mix of students from around the state, and your team will compete in various challenges throughout the
weekend, such as fellowship challenges, scavenger hunts, and workshop attendance. This year's conference theme is NYCKI Sails Around the World. We have combined a nautical theme with an around-the-world theme. There will be plenty of activities throughout the weekend that are inspired by this theme. On Saturday, we will have a day of workshops and a service fair. Work-shop categories include leadership skills, profes-sional development, and CKI skills. During the service fair, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the different organizations that NY Circle K supports. As you and your club begin to prepare for New York Speaking, remember to take pictures us-ing the hashtag #NYS2014! We want pictures of everything - from filling out your registration forms, to creating sailor hats, to packing everyone into the car for the ride up. The weekend will be full of op-portunities to learn, grow, and just have fun! Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions at all.
LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
ny speaking
From March 20th to March 22nd, New York’s Circle K International District is going to have the most amazing convention known to man, District Convention. Only the nerds call it “District Convention” so, us cool kids like to refer to it as “DCON.” This convention is your chance to build up your leadership skills through multiple workshops, make some epic new friends, partici-pate in various service projects, and possibly be-come a part of the District Executive Board! This weekend in Albany is flawless fun full of fantastic knowledge. Wow, look at the alliteration. You are
essentially wined and dined while you become an even better Circle K member or future Kiwanian. This year’s theme is kept a secret until our New York Speaking Conference in Lake George on No-vember 7th! If you want to be in person to experi-ence the most kanyetastic reveal, registration for New York Speaking is open until October 15th. DCON is going to be amazing, exciting, and an event that Yeezus would be proud to attend, so grab your fellow members and get ready for it! If you’d like any more information, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]!
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District Large Scale Service Project — Experiences
“This District Large Scale Service Project was both my first DLSSP and my first Circle K event, and it was nothing short of the perfect way to be intro-duced to such an amazing organization. Only in an organization like CKI are you able to see a bunch of college students helping out at a place like Kamp Kiwanis in the middle of freezing rain on a Saturday afternoon and enjoying themselves while doing it. We were all able to come together in the name of service for others, I was able to make a bunch of new friends whom share a passion for service, and just knowing how much we as a group of around 90 people did for the Kamp made attending DLSSP well worth it.” -Terrell Frederick
“My name is Sadie A. Lincourt. I am a freshman at Clarkson University. I recently attended DLSSP with two other girls from my college's Circle K. I really enjoyed DLSSP. It was a completely new experience for me. I've done a lot of volunteer work in my past, but nothing quite like this. The weather was certainly not ideal, but I'm still glad I went. I was able to meet some really wonderful people, make a few new friends, and really give back to the commu-nity.” -Sadie Lincourt
“This year’s DLSSP was my first time at the event, and my first official event with Circle K, and it com-pletely exceeded my expectations. It was fun to meet many of the mem-bers from across New York and, al-though we did not have the best weather, closing up Kamp Kiwanis for the season was a great way to bond with old and new friends. I strongly encourage every Circle K member to attend next year’s DLSSP event!” -Joshua Hill
in review
RTC
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icle
by S
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oyle
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RTC
Ch
air
in review We have had quite a few RTCs in the past months. From
the RTC that took place at the University of Buffalo to the most
recent one at Marist in the Hudson Valley Division, these events
have been happening all over the division and have been work-
ing to educate our members about what CKI truly works to ac-
complish. Each RTC received attendance from many schools
and many people from each area and at these events bonded
as CKI members. Each RTC entailed valuable information that
was given to officers and even general members, and these
events had very positive reviews. I look forward to hearing about
the success we have with future RTCs.
The RTC in the Hudson Valley hosted by LTG Luisanna is an
example of how even doing a RTC locally can do amazing
things. It was held at Marist College and had both of the schools
in the division present them being Marist and SUNY New Paltz. As
SUNY New Paltz is my home club I was able to be in attendance
for this and what I experienced at this event was an atmosphere
of friendliness and learning. We started by having some small talk
then we split into groups. The first group was every member that
did not hold an elected position they went in a group to a room
where they were educated on CKI as an organization and then
went on to do service projects where they wrote letters to soldiers
and made bookmarks for kids. The other group was anyone who
held an elected position. They were split up with their counter-
parts from the opposing school and then these counterparts
worked together to learn from and teach the other in any way
that they could. This helped any e-board member that was un-
sure of their position or what to do learn and it also allowed e-
board members to share tricks with others in their division. The
whole experience was a great way for the division to grow to-
gether and become more connected.
While the RTCs which happened within a single Division
went well I can also say that RTCs that combined divisions went
well also. A prime example of this is the RTC that was held at NYU
which involved Liberty, empire, and long island Divisions. AT this
RTC 3 divisions met to learn about CKI and clear up any misun-
derstandings that were present. With members present from
each division we got to fellowship with new friends and got to be
reunited with old friends. The whole Event went on without a hitch
and each of the members learns about CKI and got to clear up
misunderstandings they had about certain things on the District
level. They had a good breakfast and had an easy time making
the event work well.
Overall the RTCs went on without any problems and
showed that even small gatherings can have big impacts.
RTC
s
Art
icle
by S
ea
n C
oyle
,
RTC
Ch
air
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in review On Saturday, September 20th, our district held our 4th Annual Ki-wanis Family Picnic at Cunningham Park in Queens, New York. This year, over 60 members from 7 Circle K clubs, 10 Key Clubs, and 1 Kiwanis club attended and we were fundrais-ing for the Eliminate Project. We wanted to make the event feel like an actual picnic so we encouraged atten-dees to bring their own lunch and snacks to eat and share with every-one. One highlight from the picnic was the Duct Tape Fashion Show. Each team had to make an outfit based on a given theme using duct tape and a garbage bag and the model will then walk down the run-way to show off their outfit to the audience and judges. For the first round, we had female models who had to show off the Best K-Family Spirit and the winner was none other than our District Editor, Holy Cheong! We had male models who had to be dressed in the Dream Prom Dress for the second round and Steven Jacoby, the Bayside Key Club faculty advisor, took the win for that round! The Board Auction was our last event for the picnic where Key Club and Circle K district officers were auctioned off to get pied. Our highest bid during the auction was $60 to pie Aaron Cheung, Division 11 Lieutenant Governor of New York District Key Club! With the picnic and the auction, we raised $374 for the Eliminate Project; that means we saved 207 babies!
(From left to right) Clifford Young (NYDKC Division 9 LtG), Timmy Zhu (Bronx Science Key Club VP), and Steven Jacoby (Bayside Key Club faculty advisor) are sporting the “Dream Prom Dress(es)” during the Duct Tape Fashion Show.
Kiwanis Family Picnic In Review
in review
Kiwanis Family Picnic Experiences Kiwanis Family Picnic Experiences
“It's always a pleasure to be surrounded by the K-Family! It was fantastic
to see so many old and new faces who have been in the K-Family for
years. Despite the ever so present bees, we had lots of fun showing off
our K-Family spirit with duck tape fashion and raising money for The Elimi-
nate Project from the no-hands cookie eating contest and pieing our
lovely officers. The long travel was worth the laughs and being around
such wonderful, caring people. “ - Sara Louie
“This was my second K-Family Picnic and this time I was involved with
planning it. One thing we did not foresee was the enormous amount of
bees in the park. They were all over our food, drinks, faces, etc. Regard-
less, we continued our activities and it was really fun. We had a duct
tape-trash bag fashion show and it was hilarious seeing the guys walk
down the ‘runway.’ Overall, I think this event was a great turnout and I
can't wait for the next one!” - Holy Cheong
“The K family picnic was a day filled with fun, fellowship and loads of
laughter. We participated in many games throughout the picnicand
were able to socialize with other branches of Kiwanis. The day was an
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Richard Kim, Con Con Committee Chair
Renee Girard, District Governor
Jeanie Huang, Awards and Workshops Chair
Sean Coyle, RTC Chair
Susan Xiong, New York Speaking Chair
Alyssa Famolari, District Convention Chair
Carlos Morales, DLSSP Chair
Becky Hopkins, LTG & Con-Con Member
Stephanie Iacona, LTG & Registration Sub Chair
Amy Boglarski, Spirit & Sunshine Sub Chair
Cecilia Kang, LTG & Publicity Sub Chair
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