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THE SOUTHWEST SUN The Official Newsletter of the Southwest CKI District

Volume 2 Issue 6 September 2013

Southwest District

Andrew Lee Governor’s Project 2013-2014

Serving the Students of the Southwest

CKI clubs should visit their local elementary school and identify a need by September.

With permission from the principal and the benefitting department faculty, CKI clubs should fulfill that need. Example projects could include: a book drive, clothing drive,

school supplies drive, reading program (Serina Pack’s Tomorrow Fund project), school repairs, gardening, planting trees, or donating scooter boards (Governor Lee’s Eagle

Scout Project). The diversity of the schools will determine their needs, but these are some ideas that clubs could suggest. In addition, use this opportunity to connect with

local Key Clubs and Kiwanis Clubs! Start a Terrific Kids or K-Kids together! If money is an issue, apply for grants such as the Disney Friends of Change, Youth Services America, or

CKI Tomorrow Fund. CKI clubs should aim to complete at least one project for a school. However, the more

the better! Please be sure to document the club projects through hours and photographs! They will be displayed at District Convention and your CKI clubs will be recognized for

their great efforts!

This is a wonderful way to give back to your communities. Contact your old elementary schools and visit past teachers! Let them know what you’ve done after elementary

school, let them know about the impact you’ve had in your communities, and let them know how much they’ve influenced you to be the amazing individuals you are today, all

while Serving the Students of the Southwest!

Please do not hesitate to contact your Lieutenant Governors or Governor Lee (alee.cki@gmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns!

Happy Serving!

Southwest CKI

In continuing with his Eagle Scout Project and combining it with Kiwanis’ motto of

“Serving the Children of the World”, Andrew Lee’s Governor’s Project is aimed

at elementary schools, “Serving the Students of the Southwest”. Many schools

are receiving less funding, creating unmet needs. As members of the Kiwanis

Family, it is our duty to do our best to

fulfill those needs!

In this issue:

District Update .. 3

Spot Light ........ 3

STUFH ............. 4

Pencées ........... 5

Challenge ......... 5 UofA ................ 6

ENMU .............. 7

Trivia ............... 7

Service Flyers ... 8

Rep. Visit ......... 9 #Choose CKI .... 9

Rep. Visit ....... 10

Calendar ............ 11

It is my pleasure to announce that Fall Rally will be almost half

price from last year, at a mere $35 for the whole weekend. For

newcomers, this will be one of the most memorable weekends of your

life. You’ll get a glimpse of how big Circle K really is, bond with Circle

K’ers from other clubs in your team, and have a great time doing

some silly and awesome stuff with everyone. For Fall Rally veterans,

this will be just as exciting as last year. We’ll be keeping some of the

classic activities, while spicing it up with our new team-building low-

ropes course at Kamp Kiwanis. Register now! Forms are due on

September 27th! Bring your superhero/villain swag or something to

make yourself stand out. For example, if I brought my ukulele, I could

be Ukulele Man. It’s going to be a SUPER time at Fall Rally this year.

I’ll see you there, Service League.

Now, I am equally excited to announce my Governor’s Project:

Serving the Students of the Southwest! This sounds an awful lot like

Kiwanis’s “Serving the Children of the World”, doesn’t it? In keeping

with Kiwanis and drawing from my Eagle Scout Project, which involved

helping three elementary schools, my governor’s project is to

essentially fulfill a need at your local elementary school. What you do

is entirely up to you and the school! Read my handout! Clubs will be

recognized at DCON, so get started, impact the Students of the

Southwest, and make your club stand out!

Thanks,

Governor Andrew

Check out the Fall Rally Southwest Sun!

Southwest CKI’ers,

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LEADERSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

SERVICE

Member

Spotlight

Every month we will

recognize (a)

member(s) who have

gone above and beyond

in their Leadership,

Fellowship, and Service

skills throughout the

District. This month we

would like to recognize:

Cristy Solis (UofA) Melissa Spector (UofA)

Thank you for your

dedication to making

our community a better

place!

-Southwest District Board

Kachina Division Update

And

Treasurer Update

The Kachina division CKI'ers are

busy, busy, busy!

Club Leadership Education

(CLE) went great at ASU! Officers

had the chance to sit down and

strategize how they would tackle their

goals for the year, setting goals such

as completing 1,000 hours of service

for the year. ASU kicked the year off

with a week of socials leading up to

their first meeting. They held

barbeques, a movie night, frozen

yogurt night, board game night, and

A night to hang out and play some

volleyball. ASU has even got one of

their first service projects

accomplished, alongside the

Downtown Scottsdale's Young Professionals club, CKI'ers volunteered at a food and clothing bank.

CKI'ers at NAU are busy planning out their year, kicking off the year with

service projects with Habitat for Humanity, fundraising events. This month one of

NAU CKI Member's Allyson Furey has made the outstanding decision to become a

big sister of Big Brother's Big Sister's of Flagstaff! Congratulations, Allyson!

Great work Kachina division!

Yours in service,

Perla De Los Angeles

Hello, I hope you all are saving up for Fall Rally! It may seem like that Circle K

is an expensive organization times, but don't forget that all the time and effort you put into this organization will be given back! In order to be financially savvy, it is suggested that you come up with a plan. First and

foremost, keep in mind of all the events you would like to attend such as Fall Rally, District Convention, and even International Convention.

Consider the cost of transportation, hotel, food, and souvenirs. Once you have done this, you can develop your own personal budget just for CKI! Don't forget about the 3 in 1 method where you can try asking

your home club and sponsoring Kiwanis Club for a third of the cost and then fundraise or save up the rest. Be on the lookout for your Club

Treasurers to introduce something brand new to keep track of fundraising efforts done by you as an individual. This new system is meant to develop more financial stability for individuals that really want

to go to district events. I am always willing to exchange ideas for those that are looking to attend district events, so please do not hesitate to

contact me at kwright.swdcki@gmail.com. Kevin Wright

Southwest District Treasurer

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Students Team Up to Fight Hunger, or STUFH, is a national non-profit

organization whose purpose is to provide food to those in need of it. STUFH focuses on the collection of food on college campuses. CKI has teamed up

with STUFH to help achieve this very goal. There are many ways to contribute to the organization including, volunteering at your local food

bank or soup kitchen, growing a garden and donating the produce to the local soup kitchen, and of course constructing a food drive. Many clubs

have taken part in CANpetitions such as Castle of Cans or CANstructions. Other schools have done "skip a meal" in which the money they save is

donated to their local food bank. The possibilities are endless.

For more ideas and to learn more about the CKI and STUFH partnership, please watch these great videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f78jcLaGV04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2AnWf-wS3g

Bellow: Members of the Southwest District CKI participate in a Food Bank service project

at District Convention 2013!

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Member

Challenge:

Do you want

some CKI

merchandise?

Here is what you have to do:

1. Dress up for

Halloween

2. Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF

3. Take a Picture

4. Submit Picture by

November 10th to

southwestsuncki@gmail.com

All participants will be

featured in the November

issue and on the SWD

Facebook page. Voting will

take place from November

11th to November 30

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Pensées… from the CKI Administrator

Scare up some funds and fun this Halloween by participating

in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. It’s a great opportunity to collect donations instead of candy or to bring

club members together for a fabulous event or party. All money collected by

Kiwanis-family members through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF will once again

support The Eliminate Project and help save moms and babies.

Did you know? A proud participant in Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF since 1994, The K-Family has raised more than US$6 million for child survival and

development programs around the world—from efforts to eliminate iodine

deficiency disorder to HIV/AIDS initiatives in Kenya and Swaziland. Starting in

2012 Key Club joined other Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs to Trick-or-

Treat for UNICEF to raise money for The Eliminate Project.

You could raise funds door-to-door, host a trunk-or-treat, zombie walk, horror

fest, pumpkin smash, “Twilight” dance, haunted house or even an old-fashioned

pumpkin pie baking (or eating) contest…or come up with your own idea!

HOW TO TAKE PART The process is easy! You can participate in five simple steps: Decide with your club what kind of fundraiser you’ll do.

Order your collection boxes.

Collect donations.

Fill out the gift form and submit it with your club’s donations.

Celebrate! You’re helping save moms and babies.

Where to send funds Once you’ve collected all of your donations, send a check or money order (made

payable to the Kiwanis International Foundation) and your completed gift form

to:

The Eliminate Project: Campaign Office

Kiwanis International Foundation

3636 Woodview Trace

Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA

ATTN: Trick-or-Treat

Be sure to write your club name or club number on the memo line

of the check and send an email to Pearla, our SWD CKI Eliminate Ambassador.

It’s important to send your check directly to the Kiwanis International Foundation

so we can keep track of all funds raised by Kiwanis-family clubs. Together,

Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs like yours plan to raise US$7 million of the

total US$110 million Kiwanis will raise by 2015 for The Eliminate Project.

This year, the Service Leadership Program goal is to beat last year’s Trick-or-

Treat total and raise more than US$1 million. We need help from you and your

club!

Recognition and resources BANNER PATCHES Clubs that raise and submit more than US$250 by December 31, 2013, will

receive a special banner patch. So don’t forget to send in the funds you raise by

the deadline!

Learn about additional recognition items at:

http://www.circlek.org/Resources/Service/UNICEFResources.aspx 5

The University of Arizona Circle K International Club

has kicked off the year with a great start, filled with many

new faces, dedicated CKI veterans, fun socials, and

exciting projects for our members. We have participated in

a variety of local service projects this month including the

JC Penny Shopping Spree, volunteering for the Tucson

Community Food Bank, Ben’s Bells, and Ronald McDonald

House.

At the JC Penny Shopping Spree, members partnered with

children from our community. With $100 provided by

Kiwanis for each child, members helped buy back-to-school

clothes and shoes for the kids. The children were

extremely happy to go back to school in style, feeling

happy and confident and knowing someone cares for them.

At the Tucson Community Food Bank, members

helped package canned and dry foods for the less fortunate

in Tucson. The boxes of food we create are used as

supplemental packages for a family’s household. Each time

we volunteer at the food bank, we package enough food to

support thousands of families in our area.

Ben’s Bells Project, a local non-profit organization in

Tucson, is dedicated to spreading kindness in the

community. The work of Ben’s Bells Project includes

making ceramic bells by hand and hanging them around

Tucson for people to pick up. When one finds a bell, he or

she does an act of kindness for someone else, keeping the

bell as a reminder to be kind, or passing it on to send the

message to someone else. Our members helped paint the

ceramic tokens and bells, preparing them to be sent out.

Arizona State University CKI Club joined us and we

exchanged club T-shirts to wear our common goal of

service with pride.

Lastly, our club worked with the Ronald McDonald

House. At the Ronald McDonald House, our volunteers

made a pasta lunch for those families staying at the house

while their child was in the hospital. Ronald McDonald

House is always a great project because our members can

directly see the impact they are making.

We began putting on mini-socials before every

meeting this semester. Some of these mini socials have

included meeting up to enjoy Eegees, a special Tucson

slushy, finding college landmarks in our school scavenger

hunt, and playing board games during a club game night.

These mini-socials have been a great way for members to

get to know one antother.

We look forward to an awesome semester of service

and fellowship as we continue to serve our community and

develop long-lasting relationships. Bear down!

Yours in Service,

Zachary Gastelum

U of A CKI Bulletin Editor 2013-2014

University of Arizona

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Trivia Questions

Each month there will be a section where you have a chance to be entered into a drawing for multiple Kiwanis Family memorabilia, gift cards, and other cool prizes! The drawing will happen at District Convention. If you can’t attend and are chosen for a prize we will mail one to you. Answer all three of the Trivia Question in a message to the SWS on Facebook by October 15th to be entered! The first person to respond will be entered to win a prize!

1. Little Red Riding Hood was called what in the original story by the Brothers Grimm?

2. Whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt?

3. What is the mission statement of Aktion club?

Congratulations to Perla for answering all three questions correctly!

This month we have not done anything with our preferred charities, though in

less than two weeks we will be hosting a kickball tournament to raise club funds

and funds for Eliminate! We are really looking forward to it and are very excited.

Since school started, our club has worked with Habitat for Humanity three times,

on different weekends, as well as promotional fairs on campus. We helped the

Habitat group in Clovis twice, first moving them into a new building for their

ReStore, then helping them tear down walls in preparation for renovations! After

that, we helped the group in Portales with installing sheet rock in a home they

are building, and with our help they got the entire ceiling put up in the house.

This weekend we are planning on going to our local fire department and washing

their trucks and helping them with their station. We are also planning several

projects for October, and are getting people excited for Fall Rally! We are really

hoping to get a bunch of people to go this year. (the first picture are installing the ceiling, the rest are from demolition)

Eastern New Mexico University

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#chooseCKI Official Visit of David Limjoco, CKI Trustee

Subregion B to CKI Rio Grande Division

Rio Grande Division was pleased to have a special visit by David Limjoco, who is one of eight

international trustees. He represents Subregion B. It is a

special honor to be able to host David’s visit. During his visit to

Rio Grande Division, it was filled around the clock with activities. When David stepped off the

airplane in El Paso, we were off to meet with Kiwanis members from

four different El Paso Kiwanis clubs and two Kiwanis Lt. Governors. Our purpose in

meeting in El Paso, was to work on formal plans to get a club

started again at UTEP. Thanks to all of these Kiwanians who truly do support CKI. Also, thanks to

Kiwanis incoming Lt. Governor, Mike Dallago, for driving us and

helping with this part of the visit and our next stop Las Cruces. We had an outstanding

dinner at historic La Posta built in 1840, in Old Mesilla, with Kiwanis

members from three different clubs from that area, the NMSU CKI Faculty advisor, NMSU CKI

President Mirabella Macias, and other CKI recruits and NMSU

members. The dinner honored our Trustee and also helped to strengthen our Kiwanis Family

Relations. Afterwards, we were off to a CLE training of officers at

NMSU. This was a great time to get to know CKI at NMSU and help them start their year!

The next morning we were off to the City of Rocks state park

on the way to Silver City where we had the chance to see and

climb on incredible volcanic rock formations formed over 30 million

years ago.

There are so many important choices to make in life and you've

all made the right choice to join CKI. Now

it's time to make sure that others choose CKI

too. This new CKI video explores how we bring service, leadership, and

fellowship together! Check out the new

video [HERE]! Also be sure to start

using #chooseCKI throughout social

media! It's a great way to spark conversation on why returning

members chose CKI and why new members

should too!

Check out the Southwest District on

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SWDCKI

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After that, we headed to visit WNMU. After a campus tour, we had an afternoon

filled with fun and service! Our service project was to help pack 270 backpacks

filled with food at the Volunteer Center. This helped to launch this year’s Alimento para el Nino food backpack program for

needy children in area schools. The program offers an opportunity for children

living in home situations where there is not enough food have much needed food to get through the weekend. CKI WNMU

Advisor, Lori Bonomo, with David Limjoco, and me, Serina Pack, were very happy to

spend our afternoon helping children. Afterward, it was off to a successful recruitment event for WNMU CKI on

campus. With pizza and friends coming together, the values of CKI were

discussed. WNMU CKI president, Kale Ghan, kicked off her year at this event.

The night was completed, when the President of WNMU, Dr. Shepard and his wife, joined WNMU CKI members,

members of Kiwanis Club of Silver City, and Bob Carson, Southwest District CKI

Administrator, at an historic location north of Silver City, Pinos Altos Restaurant and Opera House. CKI WNMU paused for a

moment for a photo opportunity on the 1803 stage inside the historic site as it

rained outside, before the farewell dinner to Rio Grande Division that honored David’s official visit. On Friday, I drove

David to Tucson for the rest of his visit to the Southwest District. What an incredible

time it was. Overall, David’s visit involved five universities, in three states, as he traveled over 600 miles by car. Thanks

David for coming. I hope it will be a time you will long remember.

Sincerely Submitted, Serina Pack – Lt. Governor Rio Grande

Division

David visiting UofA and ASU CKI’ers at the Beads of Courage workshop.

David’s Visit Continued

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www.circlek.org

Calendar of Events for October

District Directory:

Click on District Directory ↑

(above) to access contact info for the District Board, Administrators,

and the board members of each club.

To contact the Southwest Sun:

southwestsuncki@gmail.com

or

soutwest.sun.5@facebook.com

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HALLOWEEN!

Trick-or-Treat

for UNICEF

FALL RALLY

Pixar’s One Man Band http://youtu.be/wAAHB3uKJkE