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Official Newsletter of the Capital District of CKI
BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION!!
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 3 September 2012
The Capital Courier
Fall Membership Rally is right around the corner!
ICON/LSSP Recaps!!
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In This Issue…..
Continued
Sections
Message from the
Governor……..3
Kiwanis Family
Relations…….12
Message from the
Kiwanis
Governor…….12
Member Spotlight…16
DCKI Contact
Info………17
International Updates…………………………..4-5
ICON LSSP Recap………………………………..6-7
Spotlight on ELIMINATE: Governor’s Project….10
Fall Membership Rally………………………….…11
Dues Update……………………………………….14
Upcoming Events and Calendar………….14-15
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Capital ICON Attendees Masquerade!!
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Greetings Capital!
Can you believe the school year has
already started?!? It’s hard to believe
that in less than three weeks, fall se-
mester will be here. The end of sum-
mer and the beginning of the school
year can be a bittersweet time for
us—while the stresses of schoolwork
return, we are once again reunited
with our friends. Between new clas-
ses, new professors, and new room-
mates, it is also a time of great excite-
ment and uncertainty. Everything
seems windswept and falls into place
at the velocity of a leaf floating to
the ground.
During this hectic time of the year,
remember your Circle K family. Your
fellow club members shouldn’t be just
fellow club members—they are your
friends and partners in service. Don’t
get so caught up in the hustle and
bustle of everyday life that you forget
your camaraderie with your friends
and the service that unites you.
Throughout my college career, I have
found that oftentimes, attending a
CKI club meeting or participating in a
Saturday morning service project has
relieved me of situational stress; after-
wards, I am generally able to address
whatever the issue is with more clarity
and soundness of mind. This is one of
the unsung ways in which CKI mem-
bership can be mutually beneficial
for club, member, and community.
As another school year com-
mences, seize the day in bal-
ance. Take advantage of the
opportunities your club will pro-
vide you to serve, make friends,
earn scholarships, and develop
your leadership abilities, but do
not overwhelm yourself with so
many responsibilities that you
lose efficiency in your priorities.
Welcome new members into the
Circle K family and help them
become friends with other mem-
bers. Suggest service projects
and social events to help make
your club what you want it to be.
Openly share your CKI passion
with others—it is infectious. Most
importantly, remember to keep
calm and ELIMINATE. Enjoy read-
ing!
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n Service, Leadership, and Fel-
lowship,
Mikail Clark
Capital District CKI Governor
Message from the Governor
Email:
goveror@cdcki.org
Click the picture for a
link to Mikail’s personal
video message!
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International Updates!
Hello! My name is Josephine Lukito and I am hon-
ored to be serving you this year as your Circle K
International President. I have been a proud mem-
ber of CKI for four years, serving as a Lieutenant
Governor and, later, as the Immediate Past District
Governor to New York.
In Circle K International, the 2012-
2013 year brings a lot of new ex-
citing opportunities and ideas. As
an International Board, we hope to
continue the success of the 2011-
2012 and find new opportunities
to serve you. Our revived Ad-Hoc
SPICE Committee will find “hot”
ways to “spice” up your meetings,
while our CKI TV youtube channel
will provide your club with new
videos to promote CKI.
We hope to also strengthen the
leadership development of every level in CKI by
creating an all new Resource Library,,
Greetings from INTL Trustee
Rob Acerra Greetings Capital Crabs!
I am so excited, humbled, and honored to intro-
duce myself to you (once again, but now) as your
2012 – 2013 International Trustee to Subregion F.
For those of you that I have not had the honor of
meeting yet, I would like to give you a little back-
ground on me. I will be a Senior (Part Two) at Mon-
mouth University in West Long Branch, NJ in the
fall. I am a Social Work Major with a minor in Infor-
mation Technology. I will also be beginning my ninth
year in the Kiwanis Family in the fall. My previous
involvement in the Kiwanis Family includes serving
as the District Governor, District Treasurer, and
Convention Chairman for the New Jersey District
of CKI, I was also the charter club president and
club representative on the District Board for Mon-
mouth University.
This past February, I had the opportunity to visit
you Capital Crabs at your district convention in Ar-
lington, Virginia. I had such an amazing time getting
to know so many of you and see the great service
that each of you complete on a daily basis in and
around your college campuses.
I would be so happy to get to know each and every
one of you through online communications, forums,
chats, and district events. My role as your Trustee
will allow me to be your source of information re-
garding our individual Sub-Region and CKI as a
whole.
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Throughout this next year-. To stay in-
formed- join the CKI SUBREGION F
Facebook group! This group is updated
quite frequently and will keep you up to
date with coming happenings .
I encourage each of you to stay in touch
with me this year via my e-mail
(acerra.cki@gmail.com) or facebook
(facebook.com/robacerra)...Iam always
available to answer questions, get invited to
events, read an e-mail, or just talk. Please
feel free to add my to your club mailing list
or invite me to your club's facebook page. I
am also not a stranger to showing up to
many events around the subregion.
To conclude, I thank you all for your dedi-
cated service to CKI and thank you for
taking the time to read my article and the
entire Capital Courier. I hope to hear/meet
you all soon. Thanks again for all you do!
Yours in serving the children of the
world-
Rob Acerra
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Hello! My name is Josephine Lukito and I am hon-
ored to be serving you this year as your Circle K
International President. I have been a proud mem-
ber of CKI for four years, serving as a Lieutenant
Governor and, later, as the Immediate Past District
Governor to New York.
In Circle K International, the 2012-
2013 year brings a lot of new ex-
citing opportunities and ideas. As
an International Board, we hope to
continue the success of the 2011-
2012 and find new opportunities
to serve you. Our revived Ad-Hoc
SPICE Committee will find “hot”
ways to “spice” up your meetings,
while our CKI TV youtube channel
will provide your club with new
videos to promote CKI.
We hope to also strengthen the
leadership development of every level in CKI by
creating an all new Resource Library,,
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CKI September "FREE RICE" Subregion Competition!!!!
The International Board has noticed that many subregions are extremely competi-
tive...because of this monthly Subregion Competitions will be held with a specific
theme in mind each month. Obviously...Subregion F will take home the gold
month after month!! Since September is National Rice Month- Freerice.com will be
used for the September Competition.
The competition begins on Saturday, September 1st and runs through Sunday,
September 30th! Please be sure to promote to your membership at your first club
meetings and ensure that the most rice is donated through our CKISubre-
gionF account.
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Hello from INTL President Jo Lukito!!
a collection of district resources available on the
Circle K International Website.
To me, CKI is more than an organization, it’s a
family. I hope that, this
year, you will all join me
in making sure that Cir-
cle K International re-
mains the biggest, best
collegiate community
service organization in
the world!
Yours in Service, Leader-
ship, Fellowship & CKI
Love,
Josephine Lukito
2012-2013 International President
president@circlek.org
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All Around Capital
Do’s and Don’ts for the New School Year!
By: Bob E.C. Bison (official mascot of Howard University
As the new school year begins, I thought I’d share some special tips on how
to excel this school year!
DO: Be nice to freshman!
Remember that time you got lost on campus?! Well extend that olive
branch you wish you had! If you see a new comer looking lost, offer to
show them around campus and in-
vite them to your next CKI meeting.
DON’T: Procrastinate.
Instead of waiting until Tuesday
night to plan Wednesday’s CKI
meeting and write that seven-page
essay, plan out your week on Sun-
day afternoons. By planning early,
your week will be easy, breezy …
and beautiful!
DO: Branch Out.
Continue to make your club the best
Circle K club in the district, but don’t
forget everything else your campus
has to offer! From international
clubs to Greek organizations be sure
to branch out and truly experience
your university. You never know, you
may meet some potential CKI members!
DON’T: Forget that School Comes First!
Always remember you are a student and your studies come first! Be
sure to study before your CKI meetings and seek a tutor if you need ex-
tra help. Propose to your club that on a short meeting date you all
can have a mini-study session and help each other with homework!
I hope these tips will benefit you when the new school year starts! Continue
to spread the CKI word and come visit me, Bob E.C. Bison, at Howard Univer-
sity some time!
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Summer VTCKI Service!
A few members of the Virginia Tech Circle K stuck around
Blacksburg for the summer and have been working on continu-
ing to make a difference in the community. The local Lyric movie
Theater in Downtown Blacksburg is a nonprofit theater that serves
the community with very cheap movie showings (sometimes
even free) and all of their nightly box office and concession
stand workers are volunteers. VTCKI has had a partnership with
the Lyric for many years now to have
members sign up to help with them vol-
unteering shifts. This summer, Lacy Grind-
staff, Kevin Ryland, and Rob Kuczmarski
have been taking multiple shifts a week
to help fill the void in volunteers left when
a lot of other students who volunteer reg-
ularly went home for the summer. This has
been a great opportunity to not only par-
ticipate in service during the summer, but
to meet lots of people in the Blacksburg
community, both from people coming to
see movies at the theater and from meet-
ing the other volunteers. There is a lot of potential to spread
awareness about Circle K as well, and opportunities to try
and recruit members in some of the other student volun-
teers as well.
Additionally, the three of us (Kevin, Lacy, Rob) have start-
ed a new partnership for VTCKI this summer with Downtown
Blacksburg, another nonprofit organization in the commu-
nity that works to put on lots of great events and festivals
for Blacksburg residents in the
downtown area. VTCKI also re-
served a spot on campus to set up
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YOLO in NOLA: A Look at ICON and LSSP, Crab
Style!!! ICON
ICON was a blast. We elected a new
International Board, passed amend-
ments, and attended great work-
shops! Check out the quotes on the
page to see what you missed! Also
check out circlek.org to see all the
official business.
A smiling Steven Spriggs
saying "remember, not only
do you YOLO; you also
YODO" (YODO = You
only die once) - Kim Bond
I loved ICON! - Chel-
sea Stallworth Loved the Capital Dis-
trict Ghost Tour on
Bourbon Street!!- Nicole
Tardif and Amsley Pie-
tranton
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LSSP Hi Capital!
LSSP in the NOLA was a
great experience! My team
the “Rowdie Penguins” was as-
signed to projects sites at
Ronald McDonald House and
Habitat for Humanity. At the
Ronald McDonald House, the
Rowdie Penguins worked
alongside 2012-13 CKI Board
Counselor and Kiwanis Interna-
tional Trustee Jane Erickson.
Our team cleaned and orga-
nized the facility as well as
decorated for the Fourth of Ju-
ly! As an added bonus we had
the opportunity to cook dinner
for the residents. At Habitat for
Humanity the Rowdie Penguins
worked alongside other LSSP
teams in the New Orleans heat
at a build site. Many team
members spent the day paint-
ing the exterior of the house. It
was great to see the transfor-
mation of the property. LSSP fo-
cuses on the important tenet of
service that is the core of our
organization. See you at next
year’s LSSP in Vancouver!
-Natalie Szemetylo
GWU, Member and
District Committee Member
LSSP and ICON were wonder-
ful experiences. I'm so glad
that I got to meet so many
people who care about CKI!! -
Tameka Glover
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Kiwanis Family Relations
Message from the Kiwanis Governor-Elect Carolyn Richar
What a summer! I hope you all have had as much fun as I have so far this
summer! The heat has been a great excuse for Starbuck’s iced coffee and
lots and lots of ice cream! It was great fun to share New Orleans with the CKI
ICON and to see so many great Capital District CKI’ers take home awards
and honors (not to mention a few Bourbon Street souveniers!)
By the time you read this, many of you will be back on campus/in class with
fall just around the corner. I hope that each CKI club will have a full schedule
of service and fun planned. We know that the economic pressures so many
are facing are leading to more and more children living in poverty. It is now
estimated that at least 20% of children go to bed at night
without having had enough food that day – here in the
USA. As we work together to make the world a better
place – one child and one community at a time – please
remember the children who need your help for food, for tu-
toring, for play, for medical care, for a brighter tomorrow.
Thank you each for your dedication to the EliMiNaTe pro-
ject! I look forward to the “parade of checks” that will be
held at the CKI district convention next year. It is great to
work with you each to eliminate this terrible disease that kills
so many babies every year.
Please keep your sponsoring Kiwanis club in the loop about
your year of service – what projects we can join you at, what issues you are
having where we might be a resource – and how we
can get together sometimes just to have fun!
Let’s change our world together!
Carolyn Richar, CKI Has been and Kiwanis Governor
Elect
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Staying Connected to the Kiwanis Family By: Samah McGona
Our goal as a committee is to expand the interac-
tions between all members of the Capital District Ki-
wanis Family. With that in mind, here are some tips
on ways your CKI club can strengthen relations with
other branches of Kiwanis Family in your locality:
Create a Kiwanis Family Calendar Plan accordingly and ask your local Kiwanis, Key Club, Builders, K-Kids, and/or Ak-
tion Club to add their upcoming social and service events to one large Kiwanis Fam-
ily calendar. (You can do this every semester!)
The next step is to attend the meetings, service projects and social events on the
calendar. Send out reminders in advance and take the opportunity to truly get to
know the members of the other Kiwanis Family branches.
Coordinate a Networking Night and/0r Key to College Event
Key to College: Fall is when most high school students begin applying to schools
and truly thinking about college. Key to College is a great fall event that allows your
CKI club to interact with high school students and provide them with first hand infor-
mation about college life. Your local Kiwanis Club would be a helpful resource when
your club is planning this event and attendees could be recruited from your local Key
Club. More information can be found at http://www.circlek.org/Leadership/
KeyToCollege.aspx
Networking Night: Networking night is an event that allows your club members to inter-
act with your sponsoring/local Kiwanis club members. Recruit Kiwanians to share career
tips and various other real life skills with your club members. Who knows this event
could lead to internships or even jobs! Most importantly, Networking Night will help
your club members build their networking skills and bond with Kiwanians.
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DUES UPDATES!!
The international club fee will be $600 for four-year institutions with
student enrollments of 5,000 and more. The international club fee will
be $450 for two-year institutions and four-year institutions with fewer
than 5,000 students enrolled at the institution.
Current district dues are:
Capital District- $7
Eastern Canada District- $20 (Canadian Dollar)
New England- $6
New Jersey- $8
New York- $8
The minimum club membership is 15 members for four-year institutions
with student enrollments of 5,000 and more. The minimum club mem-
bership is 10 members for two-year institutions and four-year institu-
tions with fewer than 5,000 students enrolled at the institution.
Dues are paid by logging into the Membership Update Center online at
circlek.org. Your club should be send login information through your
faculty advisor during September. Contact Governor Mikail if this is not
the case.
District Events! Our district is the loving home to the Capital Crabs! To get to know each other a little better (since we are all over DC, MD, VA
and DE) we have special events you can attend! In October, get ready to retreat to the beautiful Front Royal, VA with trees as far as the eye can see! You and your friends who aren’t in CKI yet can come! So make sure you bring your roommate or BFF and learn leadership skills/attend informational work-
shops! We also have a District Large Scale Service Project (LSSP)/Total K Day which is open to members and non-members. This is a joint service project in November when all levels of Kiwanis participate. Location varies depending on the service project, in years past it has been held in Baltimore, MD and Fairfax, VA!
If you haven’t paid your club dues yet, do it ASAP! District Convention (DCON) is one event you don’t want to miss that is exclu-sively for CKI members! There are a variety of Circle K International, Leadership workshops as well as fun workshops like Yoga. It is held a February weekend and it’s the perfect time to show your capital spirit & obtain your well deserved club awards after a semes-
ter of hard work. In March, Spring Officer Training Conference is open to anyone that wants a leadership filled weekend with the upcoming club offic-
ers! This is the perfect event to plan your club’s future and get to know imminent board members!
International has its own events that we shouldn’t miss. International Convention (ICON)/Large Scale Service Project (LSSP) are In-ternational’s version of DCON! Members can attend in June to meet other CKI-er’s from all over the world. The location of both ICON/LSSP varies each year; in 2013 both events will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Leadership Academy is an-other international event that is open to everyone and held in July/August. Meet and make friends with people from all over the
world in Morgantown, Indiana! Want more CKI resources for your club? Email the Membership and Development Education Chair: mde@cdcki.org!
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Upcoming Events!
UMW Kickball Tournament
When: Sunday, September 30th at UMW, Ball Circle Time: 12:30 PM
UMW's CKI is having an Eliminate Kickball Tournament on September 30th at 1pm. A team of 6-9
people only costs $20. There will be free food and prizes to give away! It will be taking place on Ball
Circle and Jefferson Square. All proceeds are going to the Eliminate Project. If you are interested or
have any questions message me or email us a mwcirclek@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
District Large Scale Service Project (DLSSP)/ Total K Day When: November 3rd Where: James Madison University -Harrisonburg, VA (Go-Go Presidential!) Theme: The Amazing Race: ELIMINATE Edition
Description for DLSSP: Every year the district tries to hold a large scale service project. This year we will be having an Amazing Race competition. At each station, we will be completing ELIMINATE-themed service projects, like baby blankets or boo-boo bunnies. Description for Total K Day: Service and Fellowship with Key Club and Kiwanis! Fall Metro-RVA Divisional
When: Saturday, November 10th @ TBA-pm
Where: Richmond, VA
Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/363350553735781/.
Presidential Divisional Event
When: November 10th , 11AM –4PM Where: Shenandoah National Park
Find more info by emailing Tameka Glover at presidential-ltg@cdcki.org
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Spotlight on ELIMINATE
District Goal: For the Capital
District of CKI to raise $12,600 for
the Kiwanis ELIMINATE Project,
saving the lives of 7,000 mothers
as well as their future babies,
through district events and club
donations by March 31, 2013.
$12,600
Current District Total:
$5465.01
Governor’s Project: Flowers for
ELIMINATE!
Flowers for Eliminate is a great way to fundraise
and to raise awareness for the Elimi-
nate Project on your campus and in your com-
munity. The felt flowers can be sold for a small
nominal fee or given away for a small suggested
donation of your choice. They can be used as
corsages, hair accessories, for home decor, and
much more. The tissue paper flowers can be
placed on recruitment tables and in dining halls
to raise awareness for the project. An awareness
card should be tied around all flowers, and you
can always add information to the awareness
card about your club.
Email Governor Mikail Clark, governon@cdcki.org or Ed-
itor Catie Dugan, edi-
tor@cdcki.org for more flower
making instructions! Tissue paper flower - instructions
Cut about 20 circles out of the blue and cyan
tissue paper (note: circles should all be the
same size)
Use hole punch or scissors to create two holes
(about ¼” apart) in the center of the tissue
paper circles
Pull pipecleaner through the holes and wrap
the remainder around the “stem”
Gently pull up each circle to form a tissue pa-
per flower
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Call to FMR: Flying Into Service!!!
The Deets!!! When: Oct. 5-6, 2012 Where: 4-H Camp In Front Royal, VA
Cost: $35 Includes: 3 meals, workshop materials, lodging, t-
shirt and donation to Eliminate
Registration: https://fs6.formsite.com/CapitalCKI/form4/secure_index.html , regis-
ter by September 25 to reserve your spot!!
Description: Prepare to "Fly Into Service" with the Superhero themed
event. Proceeds of the event will be going to ELIMINATE Maternal and Neona-
tal Tetnus! The event will be catered by our lovely Capital District Kiwanians.
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Member Spotlight THIS COULD BE YOU!!! Clubs should submit members they want to feature by email-ing a blurb and picture of the member to editor@cdcki.org once a month! There were no entries submitted this month, so enter by October 8th for the next issue!
Member Spotlight: Lacy
Grindstaff, VTCKI
Nominated by: Rob Kuczamarski
Lacy is the Membership (& Executive) VP of
VTCKI. In July, fresh off coming back from
ICON, she had lots of new ideas for mem-
bership recruitment and other things be-
yond her position. During the summer, she
is working an 8-5 job Monday through Fri-
day, taking and teaching dance classes in Ro-
anoke three nights a week, and taking two
online classes including Anatomy. With all
this going on, she has still found time to vol-
unteer some of her time at the Lyric movie
theater. At least two or more nights a week,
she can be found in the box office selling
tickets or in the concession stand helping people with
their order. She has a friendly personality that immediate-
ly breaks the ice with any co-volunteer on a shift with her,
and she has pitched Circle K many times to students and
community members alike (VTCKI has two prospective
members for next year coming from meeting in the con-
cession stand alone, and the new partnership in service
we have with Downtown Blacksburg was formed by talk-
ing to another volunteer in the concession stand who
works with them). Despite being constantly busy this past
month, Lacy has still been thinking continuously of how
to make VTCKI bigger and better in the fall and has con-
tributed some great service to the club and the commu-
nity.
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Member Spotlight THIS COULD BE YOU!!! Clubs should submit members they want to feature by email-ing a blurb and picture of the member to editor@cdcki.org once a month! There were no entries submitted this month, so enter by October 8th for the next issue!
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Contact the 2012-2013 District Board
Governor Mikail Clark
governor@cdcki.org
Secretary-Treasurer Ben Durham
Sec-treas@cdcki.org
Editor Catie Dugan
editor@cdcki.org
Battlefield LTG Stephanie Areizaga
Battlefield-ltg@cdcki.org
Del-Mar LTG (VACANT)
Delmar-ltg@cdcki.org
Foothills LTG Chelsea Stallworth
Foothills-ltg@cdcki.org
Metro-Richmond LTG Heidi Imperio
Metrorichmond-ltg@cdcki.org
NoVa LTG Amsley Pietranton
nova-ltg@cdcki.org
Potomac LTG Janelle Hope
Potomac-ltg@cdcki.org
Presidential LTG Tameka Glover
Presidential-ltg@cdcki.org
Tidewater LTG Kimberly Bond
Tidewater-ltg@cdcki.org
District Administrator Jennifer Wolff
administrator@cdcki.org
Assistant District Administrator Derek Dupuis
Asst-administrator@cdcki.org
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