citrus chronicle - Florida District of Circle K International
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citrus chronicle - Florida District of Circle K International
BUSINESS NAME CITRUS CHRONICLE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 S U M M E R E D I T I O N A U G U S T 2 0 0 8 Welcome to A New Year A Note from 1 Hola Amazing Citrus Division! the Editor Lady Governor 2 Kadie Hayward Club Spotlight: 2 Stetson News from 3 John Sullivan Club Spotlight: 4 UCF Citrus Contact 5 List Exec Board Contact List 6 My name is Maggie Gilson and I am the returning Lieutenant Governor for the Citrus division. The University of Central Florida is my home, where I am majoring in Political Science with an emphasis in pre-law. I have been a part of the K-family since 2005 and now I can’t think of anything else I would rat h e r spend my time doing. T h e friends you meet and the opportunities you come across are some of the great benefits of this wonderful organization. This is my second year as the Citrus Lt. Governor, and I have quite a plan for this division. My number one goal is to get all the existing clubs in good club standing, along with adding at least one new club. I have two divisional projects this year. One coincides with Governor Kadie’s literacy project, where we are collecting books to donate to youth organizations. dren of all ages off the street that have no where to live. My divisional project calls for clothes of any size, which will be donated to the children. So far the grand total donated is seven full trash bags. Please help out the Citrus Divisional Projects by donating any books and any clothes. The second project is a clothing drive to help this single lady in Port St John, who takes in chil- In friendship and service, Remember we are a team and inter-clubbing activities are the best way to be supportive of one another. I am happy to represent the Citrus Division and together Citrus is by far the best division! Maggie Gilson I want to give some personal shout outs to a few people who have helped me out over the summer. First off, I would like to thank Wade and Mamma Bethy for their mentorship, constant positive encouragement, for every time they go out of their way to make sure the CKIer’s are taken care of and for all the yummy snacks! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I would also like to thank Matthew Cantrall for tremendously helping out with the Southeastern University tabling. Look for an article next issue to hear about how successful tabling was. Lastly, Thank you Dr. Jenkins for being a key factor in the re-chartering of Stetson. PAGE 2 Introducing the Governess: Kadie Hayward Hey There CKI-ERS! I hope you all are finding your summer months treating you well! Make sure to relax, and enjoy them before they are all gone! This year is going to be a great one for all of us, and I expect GREAT things from the fabulous Citrus Division! This years theme is “Building Blocks; Foundations for Florida.” This theme ties in both my governor’s project as well as my goals for the year. I look forward to returning the focus of this organiza- tion back to you, the members. The governor’s project is a focus on literacy both in youth and in adults. The ability to read is one of the greatest gifts one can give to another and one that is truly the foundation of an individual’s education and future. It is a gift that we, as the Florida District, will give to those in need throughout Florida this coming year. If you are looking for Governor’s Project ideas, keep an eye out for some fabulous information from our Projects Chair! In the meantime, think about how you can get involved in tutoring in your local community. No age is off limits! You can get involved with schools, afterschool programs, or adult learning facilities. You can also get creative and promote literacy through book drives, book fairs, etc. Thank you for all that you do! I can’t wait to work with each of you throughout the upcoming year! What has Stetson Been Up To? Hello Everyone! My name is Rob Meuse and I am the new President of the Stetson CKI club. I am a senior accounting major from the Boston area. As a club, we are still in the process of receiving our charter, CITRUS CHRONICLE a process started by our old President, Michael Werner. Stetson Circle K ended the year off strong. Members helped serve breakfast early in the morning at a 5K run sponsored by Deland Kiwanis Club. We also held a very fun car wash that raised over $100 for a local school for children with autism. We also volunteered at the Junior Olympics along with the Deland Kiwanis Club and the Deland High School Key Club. The competitors were in the 4th and 5th grade. At Stetson, we are very eager to receive our charter and are looking forward to the upcoming year. I would invite you to share any questions, comments or thoughts with me at [email protected]. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3 News From John Sullivan Greetings, Citrus Division! work toward common goals. If there is one thing I can My name is John Sullivan, and I have the pleasure of serving as encourage you to do this year, it one of Florida CKI’s Assistant Ad- would be to take the time to attend events and meetings of other ministrators. CKI clubs in the Citrus Division, It took me some consider- and encourage them to come to able time to think of what I wanted your events. There is so much to share with all of you. Perhaps each club does that it unique, so the best message I can give you is much that each club can share with about tradition. The Citrus Divi- the others. Imagine if just two sion has long been one whose clubs clubs invited your club to a project are full of tradition. Back in my or meeting just once a month. time, it was UCF and Stetson, steal- That would be twenty four more ing each other’s gongs or gavels and events you could offer to your then getting the other club to come members over the course of a visit to retrieve the items. Now, year, events that you would not this sort of thing probably seems a have to plan, simply arrange to atlittle silly, but it all amounted to an tend. The opportunities to make understanding of a simple idea – a new friends, learn from each other, strong bond between clubs that and perform greater service are makes each individual club stronger. substantial. I urge each of you to All the little traditions were just an take advantage of what I perceive to be the excuse for the clubs to greatest get together, to enjoy each other’s company, to thing that being in CKI offers each and every member – the chance to work with fellow members, most of whom you never would have met otherwise, toward a common goal. The rewards you will reap from these efforts far exceed the work they entail. PAGE 4 Golden Days Drift Away… Bridget Hall It seems like it was just yesterday when the new board took their golden seat and began the golden journey of success for UCF CKI. Since then we have continued to travel down that path by remaining semi-active over the summer. We have our meetings on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm and at least 2 projects a week. We are also collecting books for all ages this summer until September 1, which marks the beginning of literacy month. We will be giving the books to local title 1 schools so if you have some, please donate them so a child can fully embrace their potential and READ! Also as you all may know we are selling raffle tickets for our Sizzling Summer Fundraiser. So if you have NEWSLETTER TITLE tickets sell them, if not then by them. We are raffling off 3 cruises and all proceeds will go towards ICON and the Mighty Mighty Florida District. Lately we have been attending Ice Cream Socials at Freshman Orientations to recruit new members into the Golden life of CKI. We have recruited quite a few Key Clubbers so hopefully they remain faithful to the K-Family and all that we stand for. Speaking of K-Family, we have been getting more acquainted with our local Kiwanis clubs by attending their meetings and projects. Just last week I and our club editor attended a Kiwanis DCM and it was so great to hear of their excitement for the upcoming year working with us as well as the other K-Family members. They will be having a garage sale next month to raise money for the K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, Aktion Club, and yes, the CKI clubs too. So if you have anything that you want to give away email us at [email protected]. These Golden Days of summer are drifting away but the memories of CKI will always stay. We are excited about what has been done and we look forward to the bright “Golden” journey ahead. We’re preparing for Kiwanis and Circle K ICON so hopefully we’ll see you there. Until then remember “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 5 20082008-2009 Amazing Citrus Division Contact List UCF: Stetson: President: Brea Howard [email protected] 941.724.0437 Vice President: Bridget Hall [email protected] 772.240.8681 Secretary: Cherice Roddy [email protected] 407-493-4974 Editor: Makeisha Brown [email protected] 863.327.7709 Kiwanis Advisor: Dr. Wright [email protected] 407-823-5083 President: Robert Meuse [email protected] 781.690.1926 Vice President: Michael Gonzalez [email protected] 817.675.5084 Secretary: Nicholas Savas [email protected] 386.341.0163 Treasurer: Brent Marshall [email protected] 386.216.0857 Editor: Megan Gagne [email protected] 561.385.1527 Kiwanis Advisor: Garth Jenkins 386.738.1993 Bethune Cookman: President: Sophia Smith 863-258-0481 [email protected] Vice President: Vantricia Thomas 404-909-0713 [email protected] Secretary: Jasmine Williams [email protected] 305-606-9696 Treasurer: Jarel Lawrence [email protected] 803-664-0018 Kiwanis Advisor: Mr. Ernest Hamilton 386.290.9535 [email protected] Faculty Advisor: Dr. Claudette McFadden [email protected] Florida International University: Bryan Tucker 845.594.4599 Florida Southern College: Student Government Rep: Donya-Faye Wix [email protected] Kiwanis Advisor: Rebecca Knowles [email protected] 863.398.0775 Faculty Advisor: Dr. S. Hedman Southeastern University: Campus Advisor: Dr. Bowlin Kiwanis Advisor: Matthew Cantrall 863.640.9062 Student Government Rep: Kirk Carey [email protected] Florida District Executive Board Governor Kadie Hayward 386.566.8364 [email protected] Citrus Lt. Governor Maggie Gilson 321.759.8129 [email protected] Secretary Sonia Gabrilovich 813.416.4223 [email protected] Evergold Lt. Governor Kamilah Harris 323.236.4417 [email protected] Treasurer Shannon Love 727.324.3434 love.cki@gmail. com Panhandle Lt. Governor Brian Rigney 941.447.7907 [email protected] Editor Timothy Wolfinger 941.266.1554 [email protected] Sunbelt Lt. Governor Sarah Strickland 561.762.7153 [email protected] ernor Citrus Lt. Gov UCF CKI e Gilson Maggie Mari .com iexo@yahoo xomissmagg 29 321.759.81 Suncoast Lt. Governor Krystal Waever 941.720.5798 [email protected] Suwannee Lt. Governor Lauren Furman 561.926.1755 [email protected]