As many of you know, this year’s Large Scale Service Project will be integrated into our annual International Convention- culminating into the ultimate six day experience known as CKIx!

With that said, it is important to note that despite this change, the overall event will still very much remain service-oriented at its core, kicking the week off with many of the LSSP festivities we’ve come to know and love.

The following newsletter is meant to provide members with a brief teaser of what’s to come throughout the LSSP portion of CKIx. This includes a preliminary schedule of the week’s agenda, a variety of fun service projects we’ll be taking part in, and fellow-ship activities our LSSP committees have been hard at work planning over these past few months.

Please, take some time to read over the publication and learn more about what’s in store in just a few weeks! • Shivam Patel, LSSP Publicity & Marketing Committee

Tuesday June 17th:8am - 4pm

11am - 4:30pm

4:30 - 6:30pm

6:30 - 8pm

8:30 - 11:30pm

Wednesday June 18th:7 - 8:30pm

7:30 - 9:30am

8:30 - 9am

Participant Arrival/Hotel Check-in

In-House Service Projects

Dinner (on your own)

General Session Kick-Off

Evening Service Project

Breakfast

Registration

Transportation to Service Projects

Wednesday Cont...9am - 3:00pm

3:00 - 5:30pm

3:00 - 7pm

7 - 9:30pm

9:30 - 10:30pm

Thursday June 19th7 - 8:30pm

8:30 - 9am

9am - 4:30pm

Sunday June 19th8:30 - 11:30am

LSSP Service Projects

Convention Committee Meetings

Dinner (on your own)

LSSP Fellowship Session

Late night entertainment

Breakfast

Transportaiotn to service projects

LSSP Service Projects

Service on Sunday Oppurtunity

The LSSP Fellowship Sub-Committee is excit-ed for you to join us this year at CKIx! We have come up with various icebreakers and team building activities that you can expect to do with your LSSP teams. We’ve also planned many interactive activities for our fellowship night to celebrate our time in Nashville, com-monly referred to as ‘Music City.’

Finally, we hope to raise some money for The Eliminate Project with YOUR help. Our team leaders have volunteered to be auctioned off to eat oddly flavored baby food such as “Mac and Cheese and Vegetables” or “Chicken Gravy and Vegetables” to benefit The Eliminate Project. If you’d like to see your team leader eat these oddly flavored jars of baby food, bring some spare change and put it towards your favorite (or least favorite) team leader in Nashville! • Kelly Chan, LSSP Fellowship Committee

Project C.U.R.E (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) by as-sisting doctors and nurses with the necessary tools that they need to treat diseases, deliver vaccines, perform life-changing surgeries, and ensure safe birthchild. Circle K International members will assist by sorting medical sup-plies to be sent off to reach patients, families, and childrens in 130 countries.

The Nashville Zoo strives to inspire the culture and discovery of our natural world through conservation, innovation, and leadership. Circle K International Volunteers can help with construction tasks, mulching, animal enrichment creation, and other service project needed.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee is a youth devel-opment organization that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the youth within the community. Circle K International members will assist with the club as needed.

Nashville Rescue Mission seeks to help the homeless of Middile Ten-nessee by offering food, clothing and shelter to the homeless and recovery programs to those enslaved in life degrading problems. Circle K Internation-al members will be assisting in meal preparation, serving and clean-up.

Since 2004, The American Cancer Society's Memoral Foun-dation Hope Lodge in Nashville, Tennessee has offered solutions to cancer patients who must undergo treatment far from home. Circle K International members are helping out at the Help Lodge by painting, filing, cooking, hosting game day, interacting with the people who are staying there.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee's mission is to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in the community. Circle K International members will assist by organiz-ing food at their facility.

Take a look at some of the amazing service projects our team has planned this upcomcing LSSP! • Kevin Chiong, LSSP Service Committee

The Harpeth River State Park is one of Nashville's many iconic locations. We will be assisting in the general clean-up of this public area.

Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Art Museum’s mission is an historical landmark where beauty and excellence in art and horticulture stimulate the mind and nurture the spirit. Cir-cle K International members will assist by mulching and painting around the gardens.

McNeilly Infant & Toddler Center is one of the largest provid-ers of high quality, affordable early childhood education in Middle Tennessee. Circle K International members will assist with the children with classroom cars and hands on service.

FarmOne focuses on growing and harvesting produce by using sus-tainable growing methods with no use of synthetic chemicals. Circle K International members will assist by planting, weeding, carpentry projects and maintenance.

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nash-ville is to “keep families close” by providing essential resources and a “home away from home” for families of critically ill children receiving inpatient or outpatient medical care at Nashville area hospitals. Circle K International members will assist by preparing food for the children at the RMH and for their families.

Nashville Tools For Schools (“NTFS”), in partnership with Metro Nashville Public Schools and members of the community, exists to provide the best possible learning environment for young people and to demonstrate the community’s dedication to our educational system. Circle K International members will assist by building tools for schools to use such as furniture, shelves, etc.

The Nashville Public Librarby is another one of the town’s many iconic buildings. We will be assisting the library with any of their general needs thorughout the day, including shelf stocking, decoration, and general clean-up.

Soles4Souls is a global not-for-profit institution dedicated to fighting the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty. The organization advances its mission by collecting new and used shoes and clothes from individuals, schools, civic organizations and corporate partners, then distributing those shoes and clothes both via direct donations to people in need.

If you are coming to Nashville this June for CKIx, make sure to take some time to get to know the Music City!

There are plenty of attractions to see while you enjoy your stay at the Loews Van-derbilt Hotel. Feel like walking to a well-known place in Nashville? Walk about 5 blocks and you will get to Centennial Park, home of the iconic Parthenon. You can get access into this beautiful Parthenon that right in the middle of Centennial Park!

If you don’t want to do that, you can rent a bike at Centennial Park and take a nice bike ride around the area.

Another attraction option (which I highly suggest) requires you to take a taxi there. Make sure to have your taxi or car take you to the Adventure Science Center. Yes, this place may be for kids but I know college students will have fun here!

There are many different activities for you to play in. One of my favorites was going into the space exhibit, something you have to see for yourself...

...If you end up going here, make sure to bring your student ID because you get a discount!

Of course, you also have the option of heading downtown where there are plen-ty of exhibits, museums, and stores to check out. Please keep in mind it is a 30 minute walk or you can take a taxi down.

The downtown Nashville area is very busy, especially if there is a concert going on at The Ryman Auditorium or Convention Center. Keep your eyes peeled at all times, you might see someone famous! Nash-ville is the place to be this June, so join us at CKIx this summer! •

-Morgan FierroLSSP Chair

LSSP Chair, Morgan

Centennial Park

Ryman Auditorium

Hey Ya’ll! I am April Ford the host chair and I am so ex-cited to welcome you to Nashville! We have just a few teaser points for this great city and we have many more once you arrive. Hope to see you in June!

Some of the must see in Nashville include:

Country Music Hall of Fame: Country Music- the music that put Nashville on the map! It is located just a short drive from the Loews! Even if you are not a fan of country music- this place has something for everyone, it truly shows how music can shape a city! Admission rates for Country Music Hall of Fame is 24.99 and it is one of the best bargains in all of Nashville!

Belle Meade Planation is a historic southern planation that is located just 11 minutes from the Loews Hotel. Admis-sion rates for this awesome historic site is 16 dollars (USD) and it is well worth the price!

The Hermitage: the Home of President Andrew Jack-son, is the historic home site located about 20 minutes outside the city, but it well worth the pretty drive out there. Often times in Nashville you will hear things re-ferred to as “Old Hickory” and that was Jackson’s nick-name and if you visit his planation you will see why. Best part is that if you bring your convention name tag you will get 2 dollars of the general admission price of 19 dollars. Bring your walking shoes!

Two great restaurants that are located near our hotel is Jack’s BBQ which was awesome southern cooking and food! Hattie B’s Famous Hot Fried Chicken is also near and has been on the Trav-el Channel several times.

Host Club Rep, April