JANUARY 2005 Winter Wonderland at The U of A Circle K From the Office of the President: • UPCOMING EVENTS • Jan. 28, Ice Skating at Kent State, 7:30 PM • Jan. 29, DSP in Columbus, 7:30 AM-6:00 PM • Feb. 7-11, Governor’s Project Table, Student Union, 10 AM-2 PM • Feb. 9, Open House, 7 PM, Student Union 316 • Feb. 25-27, DCON, Radisson Hotel • April 1-2, SPOT, Delaware, Ohio. **If you have any ideas for service projects, socials, or Kiwanis Family events, please feel free to let Mark know at [email protected]** Hello Everyone!! Welcome back to the University of Akron. I hope all of you had a great winter break, and were able to rest for this semester. As many of you know, District Convention 2005 is right around the corner (February 25-27). I am ecstatic that our club will be hosting this enormous event. This of course means that we will need some extra efforts from all of our members to help Christina, the District Convention Chair, get ready for this action packed weekend. District Convention is a weekend filled with many events. There will be caucusing, many workshops, a tre- mendous awards ceremony, a dance, installation of new District Officers, a sincere farewell session, and many great opportunities to make lasting friendships with other Circle K’ers in the Ohio District. I would also like for each of you to keep spreading the word of how great Circle K really is, so we can get all the students that love community service as much as you do, to have the chance to join CKI here at the University of Akron. Remind your friends, roommates, and classmates about this dynamic student organization to try to get them to join. In addition, if you guys ever need help with anything, Circle K related, school related, or whatever, I am always here and willing to help with whatever you are in need of. Each of you is more than welcome to email me or call my cell phone. I am looking forward to having another great semester, with all of you. ~Mark Butzier EDITOR’S CORNER BY BRIDGET BUCHTEL Welcome Back!! As the Spring 05 semester begins, our Circle K Club is starting up the service, social, and district projects in full swing. I hope everyone is well on their way to achieving their thirty-five hours of service goal. Why stop at thirty-five? I challenge each and everyone of you to double the amount of service that you have earned so far. If you are interested in knowing how many service hours you have completed, go to the Circle K website at www3.uakron.edu/ kclub. Also, I hope everyone is excited that convention is less than a month away. Please offer any help to Christina so that The University of Akron can hold the best Convention the Ohio District has held yet! Email Christina at [email protected] to see what you can help with. Lastly, I encourage all members to submit articles to this great newsletter! Your views and opinions are critical to the success of the club. To submit articles please send them to me at [email protected]. WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE U OF A CIRCLE K PAGE 2 REGINA’S ROUTE Christina Adkins, Angela McDermitt, and I, all members of the Akron Circle K Club, braved the snowy weather one Saturday morning over Christmas break to help the people at the Ronald McDonald House take down Christmas decorations. Even though the weather was a little crappy and we were still on break from school, we all got out of bed that morning knowing that we were going to stand by our commitment of going and helping for a couple hours. As we stood at the front door, the people at the Ronald McDonald House greeted us with big smiles, and quickly showed us the dozens of doughnuts they bought for us thinking there were more to come. After waiting a couple minutes we decided to get started and then the rest would join in later. The older couple who were hosting showed us to the basement where we all grabbed empty boxes to bring upstairs and place in the various rooms of trees and decorations. By now it was doubtful anyone else was coming so we quickly started working together as a team on one room at a time. We definitely had other plans later on and didn’t want to be here all day. A couple hours had passed and I had to go, but Christina and Angela stayed for a little big longer and helped finish the rest. The good part was that we got to take doughnuts home because they ordered too many for the amount of people who were there to help, but the bad part was that we A word from the wise: NEVER eat yellow snow!! Dancin’ in Canton Every year for as long as I can remember, Walsh University holds their annual Dance Marathon in ultimate Circle K style: with fun, food, and fashion. This year’s event was no different. With their western theme, as well as numerous prizes and games to go along with the dancing, Circle K members from all over Northeast Ohio had the opportunity to have an amazing time all together. And of course, as in every other Walsh University event ever held, there were plenty of energy-boosting, extra sugary HUGS to quench everyone’s thirst. The best part of the Dance Marathon, though, is the service we all performed for a local child who needs our help. This year the club donated their proceeds from the dance admission to a boy named Patrick who is battling a rare form of cancer. The club also set out a banner for all of us in attendance to sign with encouraging words of welcome for Patrick and his family. We all wish Patrick the best. Be sure to make sure that you don’t miss next year’s Walsh Dance Marathon, usually held sometime in mid-November!!! ~Andrea Macy made a commitment as a club and didn’t fully follow through. Thank God for chairs and ladders though or the three shortest girls of the club (or close to it) would have had a harder time of completing this service project. The people at the Ronald McDonald House kept thanking us for being there and appreciated our big hearts in that we took the time to help them. I guess that just proves that big things come in small packages! ~Regina Tedrick Steph’s Scribbles Since service is our MAIN goal, I have been brainstorming who else our club could help. When I think of it, I remember my favorite charity, the Salvation Army. Ever since I was little I can remember putting my change into those red kettles. The Salvation Army is one of the most known offices because they go all over helping at all different disasters and also because of the red kettles at Christmas; however, as they say, "need knows no season." Although the holidays are when they receive most of their money, they need help all the time. While we also help them out, we too are guilty of only doing so at Christmas. So, why don't we help some more? I know that they help people in the armed services a lot and as stated, at disasters. Why not start a clothes drive, a change drive, or see if we could help the service men/women out a little? As fundraising chair, I would be open to any other suggestions, and perhaps we could help them out this semester. ~Steph Heston HEATHER’S HAPPENINGS This past November, a handful of members, got together to go and help the food bank, Harvest for Hunger. This organization has many volunteers come in to help them box food up or help put together bath toiletries for those families that are in need of this kind of stuff. Harvest for Hunger is an annual effort of Northeast Ohio's food banks that benefit the hungry in 19 counties and is one of the largest food and fund drives in the nation. The drive takes place each March. In 2004, Harvest for Hunger collected more than $1.9 million and 715,000 pounds of food from donors at area supermarkets, workplaces and schools. When we got there we first started by bagging up potatoes. We had four large bags, full of hundreds and hundreds of potatoes. We had to put in a specific amount of potatoes in each bag and it took about 2 to 3 hours to do. After that, half of us divided up and helped with putting cans in boxes and filling up bottles of soap. For those of us that boxed up the can, some of our hands smelled like bleach from having to clean the cans. Then for those who helped fill bottles up with soap had fun getting all messy. This whole process took us about four hours, but it was nice getting done and walking out of that building knowing that we helped more families get what they need. Hopefully we will have more people who can also have this feeling the next time we do this service. Please feel free to join us. Heather Kramp VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3 DIVISION RALLY AT JCU Recently, a Division Rally was held at The John Carroll University. The sponsors of the event were Lieutenant Governor Christi Esterly and the John Carroll University Circle K Club. The event was a blast due to the amount of things that there were to do for several different age groups. Since some of the guests that attended the rally were under the age of ten some activities were planned to be more to the liking of the younger children. The service project was a fun activity that offered the people of all age groups to get their hands messy in finger paint while designing unique versions of hand turkeys for children’s hospital. There were also many different kinds of foods that were offered by the Lieutenant Governor to make sandwiches and to have as tasty treats. Also, while the event unraveled and much fun was being had, the movie Muppet Treasure Island played in the background and was watched by some. As the afternoon wore on, it eventually became time for all to head outside and begin swinging away at a piñata. After several attempts by different members of different clubs it was finally cracked open and everyone scram- bled for the sweet goodness that fell upon the Earth. After the conclusion of the piñata session everyone filed back inside the warm building and continued to have fun. It was truly a wonderful experience for all involved. ~Steve Schwarten MY FAVORITE CIRCLE K MEMORY BY ERIC MCCLANAHAN Honestly, my favorite Circle K memory would have to be the Halloween social. The cost was a bit expensive, but the laughs were definitely worth it. I happened to be in the presence of one or two jittery individuals and it was rather humorous to see them get scared and scream. It was also fun to participate in frightening them by startling them when they least expected. Even more fun was the time I was startled myself and every- “Circle K International is college and university students who are responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to community service worldwide.” Many people may not be aware of this statement or what it means. This is the mission of Circle K International. Circle K is a way to show that you have a commitment to community service. You want to be of service to your college or university campus as well as the community. Circle K is an organization full of leaders. Each member is a leader in his or her own way. Whether by taking on a leadership role as an officer or during a service project, each person is a leader. Being a leader is an important thing. It’s not always easy to lead a large group through a project. Keep this mission statement in mind at the next project or meeting. It can be a way to help you become a leader or remember your commitment to community service. ~Christina Adkins one teased me for it. I guess in the scheme of things I was lucky because I was usually not the one targeted for being startled or scared (probably because I was big). Oh well. This is definitely something I would like to do again. Another word from the wise: Tongues stick to cold metal poles! Thank You Dear University of Akron Club Members, I want to thank you all so much for your unanimous endorsement for the office of District Governor. I am extremely honored and humbled to have your support, and I am looking forward to an incredible District Convention hosted by our amazing club! During DCON, I will be seeking to represent the entire of the Ohio District, but knowing that I have your support and encouragement in this endeavor is an amazing morale booster! You all are exemplary members of this organization, and I consider myself very lucky to have a home club that is so supportive and understanding. ~Andrea Macy New Year Horoscope Courtesy of Service Sam Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19 You just have to try everyone’s patience and opinions. You have to butt heads with anyone you feel you can push and why not, you’re the Ram. You got the head to do so. Sadly, in that hard head of yours, there isn’t much left for the proper brain capacity, but hey, you’re in college. Taurus (Bull): April 20–May 20 GRRR, YOU ARE THE BULL! YOU’RE TOUGH, BRUTAL, AND STRONG. YOU TAKE NO CRAP FROM ANYONE AND LOVE THE POWER YOU HAVE. Ouch! You stub your toe. It hurts; you cry the pain away hugging your teddy bear as you eat a carton of ice cream. Gemini (Twins): May 21–June 20 Where is your Twin today? You have been calm today and seem to be relaxed. You have no one fighting against you inside your head. This isn’t like you to sit and relax and not seem to have any fighting inside your head whether to have a burger or Sloppy Joes. What’s different? You say that your Twin is being shipped third class via UPS to the Antarctic? That’s why you’re so happy. Excellent work. Cancer (Crab): June 21–July 22 You are the crab but you’re also known to be sensitive. You listen to others and help them with your problems. They lean on you when they need a hand but what about you. Today, take a break from your caring side. If anyone needs help badly, do things the American way and charge a fee for every 5 minutes of your time. If they don’t like it, tell them you’ll be open for business on Monday and to take a number. Leo (Lion): July 23–Aug. 22 The Lion, King of the Pride. You are the leader of many and show the way through life, but little do you know. You’re lost. Turn around, go back to that gas station, and ask for directions and hopefully you’ll get back on track Buddy. Virgo (Virgin): Aug. 23–Sept. 22 The thing about your sign is the curse you carry with it. For every year, when your sign comes up, school begins. Why did you of all people have to get stuck with this curse? What can you do about this? You can’t change your birthday, can you? Or you can stand tall and remember, once you start to work, ALL signs gain your curse. So feel happy that you’ll know about the doom that plagues your sign Libra (Scales): Sept. 23–Oct. 22 No holidays are really during your sign. Labor Day is gone, Halloween isn’t there yet, and sure there is Columbus Day but what good does it do you? So today, even though your sign has been gone for a few months already, you will celebrate the time of your birth. Throw a party with other Libras and only eat food that comes from things with scales. Eat things like Snake Soup, Fish Chowder, and some plant that has scale like leaves. Have fun, party hard, for tomorrow you’ll eventually realize you just partied on a week night and have to work and/or go to class with a hangover and fish breath. Scorpio (Scorpion): Oct. 23–Nov. 21 You are the Scorpion; you have a tail with a deadly weapon at the end of it. Usually you use it to stab your enemies in the back. HA. Stabbing people in the back, that’s not you, or is it? Only you know the truth, but remember, you can always miss with your tail and stab yourself. Boy wouldn’t that put a dent in today’s wonderful events. Sagittarius (Archer): Nov. 22–Dec. 21 A poor old blind man asks you for directions. Being the helpful person you are, you raise your arm and point him in the direction he should go and say “That way!” and walk away. Shortly after you realize your stupidity and start to cry. Capricorn (Goat): Dec. 22–Jan. 19 Your sign has just left the astrological plain, you must feel terrible. Well, you should, you have about another year till you get to be on top again. So go find a dark corner of your room and wallow in self pity of the bad luck you have just received. HA HA HA. Aquarius (Water Bearer): Jan. 20–Feb. 18 You’re known as the Water Bearer, well then today you shall use your mystical powers and summon water out of metal. It might be cold at first so be careful and make sure it is the right temperature for you and your fellow signs. Pisces (Fish): Feb. 19–March 20 Fish are gullible, going after a piece of worm or some other animal on a metal hook. You see that ‘food’ and you think “FREE FOOD! ALL FOR ME!” You go after it and as you taste the fruit of your find, you find the hidden prize in all good things and get snagged up. Some one grabs you and uses you for their purposes. Remember to watch for the ‘hidden’ prize that come with all good things or you’ll end up battered in beer batter and served with fries while being washed down by a mug of Miller Genuine Draft. WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE U OF A CIRCLE K PAGE 6 Top Ten Tips for Time Management Nick Martin Circle K members…here’s tonight’s Top Ten list!! The category for tonight is Top Ten Things Circle K Members Could Do to Manage Their Time Better. Here we go… 10. Use a daily planner or calendar, so you don’t sign up for service projects that you will not be able to attend – and so you can attend all of the fun Circle K meetings! 9. Divide large projects into smaller steps, so you don’t get overwhelmed when you have to do everything all at once and start thinking “I have too much to do!” 8. Write a “to-do” list when you wake up in the morning or while you’re eating breakfast, so you don’t go to bed at night saying “I should have done that today!” 7. Establish your own personal deadlines for getting things done, so you don’t have someone telling you “Why didn’t you get this done on time when I needed it?” 6. Learn to say “I’m sorry, but I can’t” when someone asks you to do something when you really don’t have time, so you don’t end up thinking “Why did I tell him/her I could do this? I have too much other stuff to do!” 5. Be aware of your best time (early in the morning or late at night) when you are most alert and make plans to do stuff for classes and other things then, so you don’t start to think “Why am I doing this now?” and then begin to fall asleep! 4. Do work for your most difficult or boring class first – when you are the most energized, so you can start thinking “I’m glad I got that done! Now I can start doing all of the other things I wanted to get done today!” 3. Use the little bits of time (an hour between classes, waiting for clothes to get done in the washer/dryer, etc.) that you have during the day to get small things done, so you can make the most out of your time. 2. Be organized, so you don’t spend time trying to find things when you need them. …and the number one thing Circle K members can do to manage their time better… 1. Don’t waste more time! Start doing tips 2 through 10 NOW!! This is the definition of a service hour, as provided by Circle K International: A service hour is defined as any time spent on the following for a project officially sponsored by your Circle K club and/or district: • preparation/ planning for service project; • travel time to and/ or from the location of the site from your club • the physical work done performing the service project • clean up A service hour counts towards Circle K only when it does not also count for another organization. For example, if you are involved with a sorority on campus, and have to do a project with that organization, those hours cannot also count for Circle K. If you are doing a project on your own and it cannot count for another organization, you must do one of the following for it to count for Circle K: You must announce to the club that you will be participating in a service project, and invite interested members to help out; or You must represent yourself as a member of Circle K, so that the people who will benefit from your service know that you are doing so as a part of Circle K PAGE 7 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 WHO IS IN THE CIRCLE K FAMILY?? BY BRENT JAROSI As begins a new semester, so begins the attempt at learning something new. Not all of you are fully familiar with all of Circle K’s offerings. Though there are many good and helpful things Circle K offers to individuals. One specific thing is the K family. Before you get all confused about what I am about to talk about, let me briefly explain. K family is made up of 6 parts: Kiwanis, Circle K, Key Club, Builders Club, K-Kids, and Aktion Club. Each part serves as an important part to the organization. Firstly, Kiwanis is the oldest part of the K family and service as a world wide Service club for upstanding citizens in the community. These great people not only provide service for others, but they help mentor members of the other parts of K family and can be reliable resources when looking for jobs and opportunities in the future. The next part is Circle K which you are all a part of and should know a great deal about. The high school level branch is known as Key Club. Key Clubs are self run by the students who elect officers and are ultimately responsible for the club’s success or failure. This can be a great way to build great leadership and responsibility skills. However to help guide them along the way they are sponsored by a local Kiwanis Club to help guide them along their path. The next branch is known as Builders Club and this is for students between the ages of 12 and 15. This club is run by the School facilitator and a local Kiwanis Club. The main goals of this club are to help others, serve their school and community, and build a positive future for themselves. The next branch is K-Kids which servers for elementary students. This branch was first adopted in 1998 and is greatly expanding. It is Circle K’s goal to help sponsor a K-Kids club to help those very young students mature and develop their potential for leadership and service in the future. The last branch is Aktion Club which addresses the needs of citizens with disabilities. An Aktion Club is a community-service group of adults who are developmentally impaired. These six make up all the K family and show how it is made up to develop the very young all the way to adults fully and correctly. With this many branches the K Family can correctly accomplish this goal. Christmas Joy for Children’s Hospital from The University of Akron By Bridget Buchtel Each year Akron Children’s Hospital holds an annual Christmas Tree Festival. Various organizations and personal philanthropists fill out applications to sponsor a Christmas tree, miniature tree, or wreath. Some trees are decorated in the traditional red and green style while others are in other more creative themes. The University of Akron Circle K Club decided to sponsor a tree last year. Throughout the summer and fall lead decorator, Bridget Buchtel, prepared the tree skirt from a pattern and started designing the rest of the tree. President, Mark A. Butzier and Bridget spent numerous Fridays shopping for just the right components of the tree. Club members were urged to put in all their input in the designing of the tree. Many had great ideas that helped with the originality of the tree. After a club meeting, everyone stayed to decorate ornaments together. On November 16th, Bridget, Mark, Brent Jarosi, Steve Schwarten, and Ms. Cerrone set up the tree at Quaker Square Train Station. Our tree was entitled “Building the future with Bob the Builder.” The orange, yellow, and blue color themed tree is beautiful with measuring tapes as garland, construction cones and “Bob the Builder” ornaments, plastic tools covered in glitter, and six “Bob the Builder” ice pack heads that were placed on the tree, accented with yellow, blue, and orange bows and ribbons. Under the tree was a tree skirt with appliquéd “Bob the Builder” fabric and yellow ribbon to bring together the orange and blue colors. To top the whole tree off, a yellow hard hat was placed on top instead of an angel. The instant we began to decorate the tree, it became a hit with the other decorators because we weren’t even finished placing all the ornaments on the tree, when many of the other decorators from different groups made comments such as “that is a beautiful tree,” “what a great idea,” and “why didn’t I think of that.” Our tree was sold for $350.00 to be donated to the hospital fund. All in all, with the whole tree fest, our group helped the hospital raise $44,000.00. For those members who did not help with the preparation of the tree, our club also volunteered time on Sunday and Monday, November 21 and 22. Club members had the opportunity to guard trees, greet guests, hand out programs, dress as Christmas Trees and Spongebob Square Pants, and work the raffle table. The Tree Fest was one of the clubs most involved and beneficial projects of the semester. Adopt A Family By Mark Butzier In early December, Circle K was given the opportunity to Adopt-A-Family and purchase Christmas gifts that could be given to the family. Associated Student Government asked student organizations to participate in this activity and there would be awards for the “Most Creative,” “Most Heartfelt,” and “Best Decorated.” Circle K agreed to adopt a family and provide gifts for them for the holidays. ASG gave us a Wish List that the family made and we went shopping from that. The family consisted of a mother, a sixyear-old girl, a three-year-old boy, and an unborn baby that is due in March. We bought the boy two outfits, some insulated underwear, a little Etch A Sketch, and some Play Doh. We bought the girl two outfits, some socks and underwear, and a baby doll. For the unborn baby we made a fleece blanket, bought sleepers and some little booties. The mother really needed some pots and pans, so we bought a set for her, a can opener, some kitchen towels, three bath towels and washcloths, and an outfit for her. We then wrapped the presents after a meeting and turned them in at a reception that the families came to. There were refreshments, and punch for us and the families. Then after everyone arrived, ASG judged the presents and Circle K won the “Most Creative” award and we received a nice plaque for our efforts. The families were very grateful for our support. Meet the Member Name: Steph Heston Year: 4th Major: Social Work Minor: Child/Family Development Hometown: North Woodburg Favorite Color: Teal Favorite Quote: “Never fear the shadows, it simply means there is a light shining nearby.” Hobbies, talents, U of A Activities: crafts, music, writing What do you own that is special to you? ?? If you could spend the day with someone famous, who would it be? Rosa Parks What do you like best about CKI? Everything If you could relive one day over and over again, what would it be? Christmas 03 Tell us something no one knows about you. I collect humpback whales WE’RE ON THE WEB! WWW3.UAKRON.ED U/KCLUB Name: Nick Martin Year: 4th Major: Middle School Education Hometown: Barberton Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Quote: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” -JFK Hobbies, talents, U of A Activities: Watching classic tv, eating oatmeal, singing, Residence Hall activities, dancing What do you own that is special to you? My stuffed panda bear named Friendly, He’s just cute and I like pandas. If you could spend the day with someone famous, who would it be? Jimmy Carter What do you like best about CKI? CKI builds lasting friendships and makes a difference in the lives of others. CKI helps others grow into more beautiful flowers. If you could relive one day over and over again, what would it be? Hasn’t happened yet...the birth of my first child. Tell us something no one knows about you. When I was young, I had a cat named Noel and a dog named Ginger. I was born on Mickey Mouse’s 54th Birthday. MONTHLY MEMBER POLL “Relaxing, working (earning some much needed money), spending time with someone special!” -Mark A. Butzier “Relaxing, watching the aviator” -Nick Martin “Spending the New Year’s weekend with my beautiful girlfriend” -Kevin Freund “Spending time with family, getting some much needed rest and working a few more hours at work. Also, a time for reflection of the past year and looking forward to both the new year and semester.” -Don Barnett “New Year’s Weekend” -Elizabeth Hoge “Hanging out with friends.” -Regina Tedrick “Getting to see my big sister for the first time in about eight months since she was home for Easter.” -Matt Zvosec “Seeing people I don’t see that much.” -Maha Hatoum “Spending time with friends that I don’t see much.” -Steph Heston “Celebrating our first Christmas in our new house.” -Erin Adkins “The Sleep!!!!!” -Heather Kramp “Riding the four wheeler’s at Mark’s house ” -Bridget Buchtel Having a break from class. -Christina Adkins Going home to Texas. -Andrea Macy Catching up on sleep. -Angela Klein Seeing Ashlee Simpson getting booed at the Orange Bowl. -Eric McClanahan Wrapping gifts. -Brent Jarosi Watching the fireworks from my window after the ball dropped. -Steve Schwarten Spending the new year with my family and GREAT boyfriend. -Amy Cox “Catching up on much needed sleep.” -Jen Hahn “Seeing friends and family I haven’t seen in a while and making some extra money to fund these hardcore college parties” -Sam Lizewski “The presents; I love to see my son’s faces as they open them (not to mention I love to shop and wrap!) - Angela McDermitt
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