Outstanding Club of the Month - November

Hey New York!

I just wanted to announce our Outstanding Club of the Month for November. The winner is the Circle K of Adelphi University! Congratulations!

-Governor Michael

New York Speaking - The Packing List is Online!

Call to New York Speaking!

New York Speaking - Food Drive and School Spirit Raffle!

Tip Me: 10 service projects to do at meetings

One of the best parts of Circle K International is making friends through performing service. Try out some of these funky and fun service projects at your next meeting. It’ll help engage new members by showing them the joy of service, spice up your meetings and get some extra hours in.

1. Puff paint socks—Decorate the soles of socks with puff paint to create safety grips. Give them to senior citizens in nursing homes.
2. Warm blankets—Make homemade fleece blankets by tying the ends of long yards of fleece together. Donate them to your local neonatal intensive care unit waiting room.
3. Letters from home—Write thank you letters and cards to soldiers overseas.
4. Coloring books—Create coloring books by drawing shapes and objects on white paper with black markers. Donate them to your local library or daycare center.
5. Peanut butter jelly time—Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to donate to your local food pantry or neighborhood center.
6. Make a child smile—Visit www.makeachildsmile.org to find terminally ill children who could use a smile or two. Create cards for them during your club meetings.
7. Keep warm—Host a “learn how to knit” session for your club and make scarves, hats and mittens to keep children warm this winter.
8. Door stoppers—Paint holiday themed door stoppers to give to your local nursing home or hospital.
9. Pillow hugs—Decorate plain white pillow cases with sunshine and flowers for your local hospital or kid’s camp.
10. Craft dough—Make and mix homemade modeling clay and donate it to your campus day care center or children’s library.

Source: Service Committee Chairwoman Kristen Reed

October "Michael's Memo"

Hey NYCKI!

Click here to download the seventh issue of my monthly publication, "Michael's Memo".

Thanks!

-Governor Michael

Register for New York Speaking Today!

A message from New York District Conferences & Conventions Co-Chair Carolyn Frantz:

Hey NYCKI!

As we move through October, it's almost time for our annual fall conference: New York Speaking! From October 30th to November 1st, Circle Kers from across the state of NY will gather together in Lake George, NY to celebrate Circle K! It's a chance to celebrate the hard work and service that you are all doing, receive valuable information about members and clubs, meet members from all over the state, impress others with your karaoke skills, dress up for a "Masqu-arrr-ade Ball", receive awards, and have an awesome time! This year's theme is "A Service Life for Me", so pull out your best pirate costume!

For those of you who haven't attended a NYCKI convention before, I can assure you that it's an experience you don't want to miss! Take advantage of this opportunity and join us for the weekend. You won't regret it!

Ready to register? Click here to download the registration packet!

Need further information? Contact your Conferences and Conventions Co-Chairs:
Maggie: mbryant10@elmira.edu
Carolyn: frantz.nycki@gmail.com

We'll be happy to answer your questions!

Hope to see you all there!

Carolyn Frantz
Conferences & Conventions Co-Chair

New York Speaking Awards Applications!

Please see below for a message from New York District Awards Chair Jennifer Yong:

Hey New York District!

The Awards Packet for NY Speaking may be downloaded (in Microsoft Word and PDF format) by clicking the links at the bottom of this message. I encourage you all to nominate anyone you know who fulfills the criteria listed for each award!

This is a great opportunity to recognize your members – for all of their dedication, commitment, and service to Circle K. Without them and the work of all your officers, Circle K would not exist. So again, please encourage your officers and members to submit nominations and to try their best to attend New York Speaking, which will take place on Friday, October 30th – Sunday, November 1st. The weekend will be filled with a variety of workshops for officers and members and LOTS of FUN for Halloween.

Awards will be presented at NY Speaking and it will be nice if members from all over the District could see the winning individuals. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me via e-mail xJennifer.Yong@gmail.com. I hope to see you all there and I look forward to reading all of your submissions!

Yours in Service,
Jennifer Yong
Awards Committee Chair

[New York Speaking Awards Packet - Microsoft Word]
[New York Speaking Awards Packet - PDF]

Outstanding Club of the Month - October

Hey NYCKI!

I am happy to announce that the Circle K of Brooklyn College has been selected as the Outstanding Club of the Month for October. Congratulations to President Liana and her club!
If you would like to nominate your club or any other club in our district to be recognized as the November Outstanding Club of the Month, please send me the nomination by October 27th. The application can be downloaded here.

-Governor Michael

Brand New NYCKI Membership Handbook!

New to Circle K? Looking for some more information? Want some information on what the New York District is up to this year? Check out the brand new Membership Handbook put out by 2009-2010 NYCKI Membership Development & Education Committee by clicking here!

-Governor Michael

KPTC Presentation from the Service Leadership Committee