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2014. 09.01
Governors Remarks
Summer Edition
Hello Carolinas District!

I hope all of your summers were full of fun and
relaxation, and I hope you are ready for another semester
full of service! Summer was a perfect opportunity to get
together with your Board of Officers to plan for this year,
but don't worry- it's not too late! It is prime time for
recruitment season, so be sure to prepare your CKI pickup lines to get more members! Get involved with your
school's involvement fair and don't be afraid to canvas
around your school with CKI freebies! Our District goal
is 425 members, so every member counts.
I encourage you all to take note of our District events for
the fall semester and put them on your club's calendar!
They are as follows: Fall District Large Scale Service
Project: September 12-14, 2014 at the Boys and Girls
Homes of Lake Waccamaw, Fall Call/Fall Rally :
October 10-12, 2014 at Carowinds Campground,
Kiwanis Family Conference: November 7-9, 2014 at the
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, North
Carolina. Each of these events are a great opportunity
to see what CKI and the Kiwanis Family are all aboutand to see our three tenets (Service, Leadership, and
Fellowship) in action!
In this Issue:
>Governor............................2
>E- Board.............................3
>LTGs/ Chairs...................4
>My CKIx Experiences.....5-7
>Service Spotlight............8
Our committees are working harder than ever to serve

you and provide you with useful resources, so be sure to
check your e-mail often. If you have any suggestions as >Upcoming events................9
to any resources you'd like to see, you can always e-mail
me!
I know all of you are going to do great things in the name
of service this semester! If there are any questions at any
time, please do not hesitate to e-mail or call me.
Thank you for choosing CKI and I hope to see all of you
at Lake Waccamaw September 12-14, 2014.
Ashley Synger
Carolinas District Governor of Circle K International
[email protected]
A word from the Executive Board

Governor
Secretary
Ashley Synger
Dawn Miller
Hello Carolinas
District!
I hope all of
your summers
were full of fun and relaxation, and
I hope you are ready for another
semester full of service! Thank you
for choosing CKI and I hope to
see all of you at Lake Waccamaw
September 12-14, 2014.
Hello Carolinas District! I

hope your all of your classes
are going wonderfully! This
semester my biggest wish to all of our
members is the take the 20% challenge
by raising individual club membership
by 20%! Also, if anyone needs anything
at all, especially during this dues season,
DO NOT hesitate
to contact!
Hey guys! I hope

everyone had an
exciting, as well as
relaxing summer
and I hope
everyone is energized and ready to start the
semester with a bang! I know it may get
really busy and stressful during this time
because of fall recruitment, but just
remember that your district board is here
to help. As always, if anyone has any
questions for me, please dont
hesitate to contact me!
Hello Circle Kers,

Hope everyone had an
enjoyable and restful summer.
Are you ready to go back to study
and service? My answer is Yes!!!
If you are reading this, hope you are
enjoying the bulletin so far! Wish you all
have a great new semester! See you guys
at DLSSP!
Camille Tyler
Yolanda Qiu
Treasure
Bulletin
Editor
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A word from the LTGs/Chairs
Katie Musselman- Blue-ridge LTG:

Hey Carolinas District! I hope you all had a fantastic summer. As much as I love summer, I'm
excited to get the new semester off to a great start, and I hope you guys are as excited as I am! I
wanted to wish you all good luck in your classes, along with your CKI positions! I hope to see
everyone at DLSSP! Have a great semester!
April Harper-Membership Development and Education Chair:

Hello Carolinas District, I hope you all had a wonderful summer. Are you all ready to go back to
school? As you go back to school I hope all of you are as excited and pumped for this semester as I
am. I hope all of you have a great start and most of all a successfulsemester!
Meagan Robichaud-Triad LTG:

Hello Circle K'ers! I hope everyone has had a great summer and is ready to make this semester
of service even better than the last. There is no better time than the beginning of the school year
for recruitment and new service opportunities, so let's make sure we get off to a great start this
semester!
Amy Brown- Service Chair:

I hope that every member, new and old, will make lifelong friends and memories throughout the
year. And that a love for service grows ever stronger through all the work done together!
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My CKIx Experience!
My name is Rodney Cline and I had the chance to attend CKIx in Nashville
TN this year. I also got the chance to serve as a group leader for the Largescale service project (LSSP) portion of the event. So
while
everyone else was still packing I was in Nashville early
setting up for the event. During the LSSP portion
of the event my group, which was named "The
Only Ten-I-See," got the chance to help clean
a nature trail and also clean one of
Nashville's many beautiful parks. During the LSSP part I
was given the chance to meet people all the way from
Jamaica to Western Canada, and participated in a
fundraiser where I ate baby food to raise money for
ELMINATE. After the LSSP portion ended, the
convention portion began. It was slam packed
which a bunch of information and politics. For
example, we learned proper etiquette for business
settings and everyday life. We also learned about
Up With People,
our new service
partner. Don't forget
the fun of House of
Delegates! I had the chance
to bond with members of the
Carolinas District and do what our district
does best- HAVE FUN! From meeting
Brendon Urie and other members from Panic!
At The Disco and TV star Lucy Hale, to staying up late and
going to Jack In The Box at 3am to get food and water so
we wouldn't have
to pay $7.00 at the hotel. This was my third International
Convention and I had just as much fun (if not more fun) than my past two years in New Orleans
and Vancouver. I look forward to my last one in Indianapolis next year and hope to see all of you
guys there!
My CKIx Experience!
Eva Crowder
Game time!
We
are
Carolinas!
"My experience from CKIx was one of the best experiences I' ve had in my entire life. In fact, it was
the highlight of my summer. Several days before this event was set to kick off, I was very excited but
I didn' t know what to expect at the same time. I assumed that Large Scale Service Project was a
lot similar to DLSSP, and I thought that International Convention was a lot similar to District
Convention. As I later found out, neither International event was entirely like the ones on
the district level. During the LSSP portion of that week, we were dispersed in different
parts of Tennessee, and each of us were given a variety of different tasks. My most
favorite project involved wood work, an experience that was entirely new for me.
At the hotel, we were voluntarily given several service projects to work on by our
own choice. This also gave us additional time to fellowship with other people.
It was awesome meeting, interacting, and working with other CKI members
on an international level. Whenever CKI reunited as a whole group, the
activities that followed involved everyone' s participation, energy,
and CKI spirit. These activities included competitive social games,
chanting, and even square dancing. During the ICON portion of
that week, the event was mostly professional from that point on.
We attended CKI workshops, caucuses, House of Delegates,
ate an etiquette lunch, and later attended the CKIx talent
show. The experience was topped off with dancing and
donations. Throughout that week, we were given
multiple opportunities to donate to different
charities as well. Furthermore, I obtained a lot
of information that I plan to pass along to my
home club and plan to use in everyday life.
We were given adequate information
about the importance of teamwork,
how to enhance our social skills,
and how to network. My CKIx
experience is one of my
most memorable ones,
and I look forward to
attending next year' s
as well."
My CKIx Experience!
Hey Carolinas District!
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Dawn Miller and I am
your Carolinas District Secretary. A little bit about me: I am a senior in Human
Biology at North Carolina State University. With the upcoming school year,
I will be going on my fourth year in Circle K, and I have absolutely enjoyed
every single minute of it! This past June, I had the privilege of attending Circle
K' s 59th Annual International Convention in Nashville, TN. The event was
titled CKIx; a six-day volunteer and social experience that was jam packed
with activities encompassing the 3 tenets of CKI that we all know so well:
service, leadership, and fellowship.
LSSP was likely my favorite part of CKIx. I got to bond with CKI
members from various colleges and universities in the US and Canada. We
all grew so close in two short days and I very much look forward to seeing
them next year. Fun fact: At the end of LSSP, the attendees of CKIx as a whole
completed more than 3,800 service hours. That' s about 14 hours of service
per member! In addition to service, attendees raised more than $1,000 during CKIx
for The Eliminate Project, the initiative involving all branches of the Kiwanis family to
"eliminate" maternal neonatal tetanus from numerous third world countries.
As a delegate at the convention, I also had the privilege of participating in House
of Delegates, which is where delegates from CKI clubs all over the world vote on proposed amendments to the
International Bylaws as well as elect of the 2014-2015 International Board of Officers. I very much enjoyed listening
to the opinions and ideas presented by Circle K' ers from various districts when discussing and voting on proposed
amendments. House of Delegates was where our individual voices could be heard when in comes to building and
growing this organization that we all love so dearly. It showed me that we all have an individual voice that deserves
to be heard. It was also proof that each and every single one of us is crucial in helping Circle K International progress
and flourish as a whole.
All in all, CKIx was a fantastic experience that any Circle K' er could benefit from. I met and bonded with
so many people from all walks of life and I' m so blessed to have had the opportunity to participate in this event.
I learned that CKI is so much bigger than I had imagined. I not only recommend that every member reading this
should go, but I urgenoBEG for you to go! Next year, at CKIx 2015 in Indianapolis, IN, CKI will be celebrating
the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International, so I expect the convention to be even more epic than the last! I
cannot wait to experience CKIx again and I hope to see you all there!
Service Project Spotlight!

"Hickory Soup Kitchen"
Serving at the Hickory Soup Kitchen was the service project
during the CKI Summer Leadership Retreat in June.
Most of the members had never been to
a soup kitchen, so this was a unique
unnerving project for them. They were surprised at
the number of children who were there for the noon
meal. Several of the clients hugged and thanked our
members which brought tears to their eyes. Needless
to say the Hickory Soup Kitchen will be on the list of
regular service projects for the CVCC CKI.
Aaron Moser, President, commented,
I have been helping at the Hickory Soup Kitchen through my church, and
now it's great to get the chance with my school club as well. Volunteers get the
chance to serve food, clean up afterwards, and just give a welcoming greeting to those who come
to the soup kitchen. I love being able to help in any way I can with the soup kitchen because it is
direct involvement with those who need our help in the community. It's a great feeling when you
realize just how a little help that you give to people can go a long way in their life and make their day
brighter.
Upcoming Events
Are you ready to have an Amazing time with friends while
doing community service?
If you answered Yes! Don' t miss out, come join us at our
annual Fall District at Large Scale Service Project (DLSSP)!
This September 12-14th at Lake Waccamaw.
The best part is that it is FREE of Charge!
So, dont hesitate any longer and
Register Today!
Check more details on:
http://carolinascki.org/fall-dlssp-atlake-waccamaw/

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Summer Edition

Hello Carolinas District!

Our committees are working harder than ever to serve

A word from the Executive Board

September 12-14, 2014.

Hello Carolinas District! I

Hey guys! I hope

Hello Circle Kers,

A word from the LTGs/Chairs

Katie Musselman- Blue-ridge LTG:

April Harper-Membership Development and Education Chair:

Meagan Robichaud-Triad LTG:

Amy Brown- Service Chair:

Service Project Spotlight!

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