Outstanding Club of the Month - December

Hey New York!

Congratulations to the Circle K of RPI for being recognized as the Outstanding Club of the Month for December 2009. Keep up the great work!

-Governor Michael

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hey Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have an amazing day, and regardless of what you might have planned, I encourage you to keep in mind the words of W.J. Cameron: "Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action." Let's all do our best to keep these words in mind not just today, but every day.

-Governor Michael

Workshop Packets

Hey Everyone!

Technology Chair Jo will be uploading literature packets from the workshops at New York Speaking to the district website soon, but I thought I'd take this opportunity to share with you the packets for the two workshops I ran:

[Presidents' and Vice Presidents' Training Packet]

[Breaking the Ice and Building the Bond]

Thanks!

-Governor Michael

Board Appointments

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to quickly congratulate the two newest appointees to the District Board.

Alex Lin of University at Buffalo was confirmed as Western Division Lieutenant Governor at Tri-K Weekend this past Saturday.

In order to focus more heavily on NYCKI alumni outreach, I have appointed International Representative Kristen Reed to the position of Alumni Relations Ad-Hoc Chair.

Congratulations to Alex and Kristen!

At present, I am accepting letters of intent for the positions of Laws & Regulations Chair and Kiwanis Family Relations Chair. Please let me know if you are interested in applying or if you have any questions with regards to the requirements of these two chairmanships.

-Governor Michael

November "Michael's Memo"

Hey Everyone!

Please click here to check out the eighth issue of my monthly gubernatorial publication, "Michael's Memo"!

Inside, you will find information pertaining to:

• New York Speaking 2009
• District Convention 2010
• New District Officers
• Outstanding Club of the Month Award
• Outstanding Member and Officer Awards
• The Tomorrow Fund
• Club Status Information

Check it out, let me know what you think, and please let me know if you have any questions!

-Governor Michael

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following members of the New York District who were selected to serve on Circle K International Committees this year:

Matt Carney, Large Scale Service Project Committee (Logistics Chair)

Eric Hotchkiss, Corporate Sponsorship, Internship, & Scholarship Ad-Hoc Committee

Kristen Reed, Service Committee (Chair)

Rickie Santer, Awards Ad-Hoc Committee

Imran Yassin, Corporate Sponsorship, Internship, & Scholarship Ad-Hoc Committee

Michael Zebrowski, Awards Ad-Hoc Committee

In case you missed New York Speaking...

Hey New York!

I'd like to thank everyone who came to New York Speaking on the weekend of October 30th to November 1st and helped make it the success it was! I'm sure most of you have seen pictures of the weekend (and karaoke videos of a certain Immediate-Past International Officer serenading a certain Governor) as they gradually pop up on Facebook, but for those who missed it, here's a brief recap of what happened over the course of the weekend:

We collected around 40 food items for our food drive and collated storybooks and made friendship bracelets to distribute to hospitalized children. Thank you to everyone who took part in the service project!

Over the course of the weekend, the District Board elected three members to fill vacancies that had arisen. Please join me in welcoming the following members to the District Board:

• Conferences and Conventions Co-Chair Carolyn Frantz of University at Albany was appointed and confirmed as District Secretary.
• Please be sure to include Carolyn when you submit your MPRFs each month. Her email address is frantz.nycki@gmail.com.
• Brittney Fitzgerald of Elmira College was appointed and confirmed as District Editor.
• Please contact Brittney at brittney.nycki@gmail.com if you need any of your club's contact/officer information changed for the district's records. Please also contact her if there is anything you want highlighted in future editions of "Circling the Empire" (AKA "The CTE").
• Governor's Project Program Development Chair Alex Geroux of SUNY Potsdam was appointed and confirmed as Northern Division Lieutenant Governor.
• Alex will be serving as the representative from the clubs in the Northern Division to the District Board. If your club is part of the Northern Division, please be sure that you are in contact with Alex. Her email address is alexgerouxcki@gmail.com.

Congratulations to our newest additions to the board! We wish them all the best of luck in the months to come.

I would also like to extend my congratulations to our Outstanding Members and Officers that were recognized at New York Speaking:

Outstanding First Year Member Award:

Kathryn Graves - Adelphi University

Tamarah Louis - Stony Brook University

Theresa Phamduy - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Stephanie Wexler - SUNY New Paltz

Oustanding Returning Member Award:

Erin Miller - Rensselaer Polytechnic University

Bright Varghese - Stony Brook University

Outstanding Club Officer Awards:

Non-Traditional Officer Position - Webmaster - Sarah Boyd - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Committee Chair - Shirmela Rambally - Stony Brook University

Treasurer - Matthew Maran - Stony Brook University

Secretary - Rafaela Estrella - SUNY New Paltz

Vice President - Alexandra Reich - SUNY New Paltz

President - Jennifer Yong - Adelphi University

At District Convention 2010, we will again be accepting nominations for the Outstanding Officer Award, and we will again be putting out the application for Distinguished Member Recognition Program, which will be open to all members and officers in the district. Be on the lookout for how to apply at some point this winter!

If you were unable to come to New York Speaking, don't despair! You can still come to District Convention 2010 in the spring! In case you missed our call to DCON, the theme for District Convention 2010 is "Going Golden: A Solid Record of Service", in honor of 50 years of Service, Leadership, and Fellowship! Join us on the weekend of March 19th to 21st at the Crowne Plaza in Albany as we celebrate NYCKI's Golden Anniversary!

-Governor Michael