service in seneca: issue 1
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Take a look at Seneca Division's first issue of Service in Seneca created by Lieutenant Governor, Terrell Merritt!TRANSCRIPT
Volume 1, Issue 1 April – June 2015
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Service in Seneca The official publication of the Seneca Division of
New York District of Circle K International
Long Island Lieutenant Governor Edgar Hu (left), University of Rochester member Herman Li (center), and Seneca Lieutenant Governor Terrell Merritt (right) present a Circle K workshop at the 2015 New York District Key Club Divisions 8, 8-A, & 11 training conference. (Credit: Edgar Hu)
Lieutenant Governor’s Message 3 Meet the Clubs 4 Service Spotlight 5 International Convention (CKIx) 2015 6 Contact Your Officers 7
Table of Contents
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Note: School names may be abbreviated in the newsletter as below.
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo University of Rochester U. of Rochester SUNY Brockport Brockport Rochester Institute of Technology RIT
Hello, everybody! For those of you who may not know, my name is Terrell Merritt and I have the distinct honor of serving the Seneca Division as its Lieutenant Governor for the 2015-2016 service year.
If you don’t know exactly who I am, I’m a rising second-year Computer Science major studying at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). I joined the Kiwanis family when I signed up for Key Club at the Bronx High School of Science in New York City back in 2011. The passion I developed there brought me to Circle K once I started school at RIT. I’m sorry in advance for the “city kid” behavior you might see me exhibit during the year.
A huge part of what I want to do this year as Lieutenant Governor is allow you all to be more aware of exactly what Circle K is and just how large it is. I hope that this newsletter can be a part of that effort. If you have any questions throughout the year, feel free to shoot me an email at [email protected] or message me on Facebook (my name is “Terrell F. Merritt”). I’m here for you this year, so take advantage whenever you can. Enjoy the rest of your summer and happy serving!
Yours in Service, Leadership, & Fellowship,
Terrell Frederick Merritt Seneca Division Lieutenant Governor
New York District of Circle K International
Lieutenant Governor’s Message
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Who are the clubs of the Seneca Division? Find out here and interact with them on social media! In later issues, this section will include updates from each club in the division. SUNY College at Geneseo Chartered December 7, 1966 Like them on Facebook! https://facebook.com/geneseocirclek University of Rochester Chartered March 29, 1988 Like them on Facebook! https://facebook.com/uofrcirclek SUNY Brockport Chartered September 29, 2007 Follow them on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Bport_CircleK Rochester Institute of Technology Chartered February 22, 2011 Like them on Facebook! https://facebook.com/ritcirclek Don’t forget to engage with the Seneca Division on social media
Join the Seneca Division’s Facebook group! https://facebook.com/groups/nyckiseneca Follow the Seneca Division on Twitter! https://twitter.com/NYCKISeneca
Meet the Clubs
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For this service spotlight, here are some events that our division’s clubs have done with other branches of the Kiwanis family.
During the month of April, the University of Rochester Circle K Club (URCKI) teamed up with the Brighton Kiwanis and Aktion Clubs to produce 60 fleece blankets for the Alternative for Battered Women (ABW) shelter. Children entering the domestic violence shelter with their mothers do not come with many belongings of their own. However, these blankets give them something comforting, cute, and their own, fitting for Rochester weather.
In May, some RIT Circle K members were able to help out the Henrietta Kiwanis Club in cleaning up a stretch of Lehigh Station Road. Despite the sun beaming down on us, we were able to clean up the entire section in an hour, in part because we had cleaned the road together before. It was a nice chance to catch up with one of the Kiwanis Clubs that support us. We look forward to coming out again!
Service Spotlight
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Alternative for Battered Women Shelter!Charles Hunter, Club President, University of Rochester!
Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on Lehigh Station Road Terrell Merritt, Lieutenant Governor, Rochester Institute of Technology
CKIx 2015, the Circle K International Convention and Large Scale Service Project, was hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana, the home of Kiwanis International’s headquarters. Highlights of this year’s convention include: celebrating 100 years of Kiwanis International, spending time with 3 other branches of the Kiwanis family, serving the Indianapolis community as if it were our own, attending fun and informative workshops, and getting to meet Circle K members from all around the world!
International Convention (CKIx) 2015
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“To soon-to-be-mine Seneca Division: You get to have
banners of your face plastered in the streets of Indianapolis. So come to next year’s ICON at
Toronto!”
Lieutenant Governor Edgar Hu (Stony Brook University)
“CKIx 2015 was literally a once in a lifetime experience for me! To be able to witness the
congregation of our Kiwanis family branches and meeting people from all over the world was truly a humbling experience. I made some pretty nifty friendships and can’t wait to see everyone again in Toronto, Canada at CKIx 2016!”
Lieutenant Governor Alex D. Nguyen (University of California, Irvine)
Terrell Merritt (left) and District Treasurer Josh Hill (right) of the
Seneca Division! (Credit: Edgar Hu)
Terrell Merritt (in green), Geneseo alumni Josephine Lukito (center), and other New York District members
sit for a caucusing session. (Credit: Alyssa Famolari)
As a student-led organization, Circle K has a number of officer positions organized by levels. Each officer is elected or appointed to best serve the members and other officers of the organization. If you ever have a question about your responsibilities, anything that will help your club grow, or what their role is in their current office, always feel welcomed to contact any relevant officer. For additional contact info, email Lieutenant Governor Terrell. Seneca Division Officers Lieutenant Governor Terrell Merritt [email protected] Geneseo Club President Megan Ehmann [email protected] U. of Rochester Club President Charles Hunter [email protected] Brockport Club President Mackenzie Gonnelly [email protected] RIT Club President Katey Sackett [email protected] New York District Board Governor Walaa Ahmed [email protected] Secretary Jerry Cimo [email protected] Treasurer Joshua Hill [email protected] Editor Alyssa Famolari [email protected] Executive Assistant Elizabeth McGuoirk [email protected] Administrator John Keegan [email protected] International Board President Racheile Ricklefs [email protected] Vice President Jessica Davis [email protected] Subregion F Trustee Vy Tran [email protected]
Contact Your Officers
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Thank you for reading! Look forward to the next issue for Summer updates, CKI 101, information
on our first district event of the year, and more!
Service in Seneca Terrell Frederick Merritt Alyssa Famolari Lieutenant Governor District Editor Thank you to the following individuals for your contributions to this issue: Charles Hunter, Edgar Hu, and Alex D. Nguyen. To contribute to the next issue of this newsletter, email Terrell at [email protected].
Circle K members from the California-Nevada-Hawai’i, Western Canada, and Capital Districts sit and eat with Terrell Merritt (in pink) during the Key Club and Circle K Alumni Luncheon at the Hard Rock Café. (Credit: Sara Louie)