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Southwest Sun January 2015

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In this Issue… DCON 2015 p. 3 DCON FAQ p. 5 Special Thanks p. 6 Meet Windy! p. 7 CKI X p. 8 Benefits of Dues p. 9 Members of p. 10 the Month January at a Glance p. 11 Mark Your Calendar p. 11 Contact Us p. 12

Here comes DCON! Way to kick off 2015 with a BANG Southwest! You all did an amazing amount of service in your communities. As you know, 2015 District Convention is just a few short weeks away. This issue contains information about registration, running for office, what to expect from DCON, and more! I also am looing for a creative and involved successor, so please email me if you are curious or even remotely interested in the position. You can find my contact information on page 12!

Keep Shining Southwest, Ava Red SWD Bulletin Editor

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February 27th is just a few short weeks away and you don’t want to miss out on a great time in Albuquerque! We already have 50 people registered and we would love to see even more. Registration is now $105. Reminders: • YOU MUST HAVE ID to participate in service projects! • Don’t forget to bring a create basket to auction for

ELIMINATE. Links: • Registration: http://www.swcki.org/events/dcon/dcon-

registration-form • Candidate packet and award

packet: http://www.swcki.org/events/dcon • Potential Candidate information:

http://www.swcki.org/downloads/PotentialDistrictCandidatesUpdated.pdf

• Packing List: http://www.swcki.org/events/dcon/dcon-documents/dcon-packing-list

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Schedule of Events

Friday, February 27th, 2015

6:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Check In 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. No-Sew Blankets 10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Fellowship 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Opening Session Saturday, February 28th, 2015

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Service 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Kiwanis Family Luncheon 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. No-Sew Blankets 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Workshops

• House of Delegate Standing Rules* • Fundraising Workshop

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Workshops

• President • Vice President • Secretary • Treasurer • Bulletin Editor • Service Ideas

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Suit Up 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Caucus* 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Free Time 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. House of Delegates I* 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Governor’s Awards Banquet Sunday, March 1st, 2015

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. House of Delegates II* (if needed) 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Closing Session 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Pass-Down Meeting *Mandatory for Delegates Highlighted Times Indicate Business Dress Code Pass-Down Meeting is required for all newly elected District Officers  

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• It is my first DCON. What should I expect?

District Convention is just the right combination of business, service, and fun! We have workshops, elections, service, awards dinner, and a murder mystery event after dinner. Things will start at 10 PM on Friday.

• What should I wear?

On the first night, clubs generally wear their club shirts. Bring some service clothes for the projects on Saturday. There are occasions where you will need to wear business or business casual. Delegates must wear business to House of Delegates. Here is a link to a very good guide if you are not sure what that means: http://blog.attend.com/decoding-the-dress-code-how-to-dress-for-an-event . There are more specifics on the Packing List link on page 3.

• What is our service project going to be?

There are 2 projects: Roadrunner Food Bank or Albuquerque Storehouse. They are both food banks, but the storehouse also does clothes. We will also be doing no sew projects throughout the weekend.

• I want to run for district office. Where do I start?

The first thing you can do is create your info flyer. This basically tells people about you, why they should vote for you, it can include a pic, etc. We give this info out to the delegates at House of Delegates. At the Potential Candidate Information link on page 3, there is information about your speech and the time limits. You will need someone to nominate you and second that when the floor is open for the position you want. Read up on the link (pg. 3) and if you still have questions, contact either Taylor Engleman or Katie Merrill (pg. 9).

DCON Frequently Asked Questions

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Southwest District CKI would like to give a

Special Thanks to

Valley of the Sun and

Scottsdale McCormick for their generous donations in support

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Meet Windy!

Along with all the other exciting things that are coming with DCON, we will also be welcoming our new Administrator: Windy Zachek. Windy was born in Silver City, New Mexico and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She completed her BA in Psychology and MA in Guidance Counseling at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. She is the CEO of Oakcraft and has been in Kiwanis for 15 years. Everyone who meets Windy loves and admires her for her contagious smile and pure kindness . We are very lucky to have Windy with us in 2015!  

My favorite part of Kiwanis

is seeing amazing young

people (like you) evolve into shining

stars!  

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NAU: Ashleigh Papscun She does so much for the community. She is involved with Relay for Life and had over 10 hours in one day!  

GCU: David Hall David Hall is our member of the month for January because he stepped up to the plate when our club was in need of a new vice president. He has shown awesome leadership skills, and he is working very hard to fulfill his duties as a VP!

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UA: Marisela De La Ossa  

Members of the Month

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January at a Glance Way to start out with a bang Southwest! Here are our stats this month: Active Members: 115 New Members: 9 Service Hours: 425. 02 *The club with highest total hours this month is GCU*

Mark Your Calendars!

•February 27th: DCON! •June 23rd: CKI X

oFor more information and registration: http://www.circlek.org/Leadership/Conventions/InternationalConvention/CKIx15.aspx

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Katie Merrill Governor katherine.merrill@enmu.edu

Lydia Kifner Secretary lhkifner@unm.edu Rosie Garay Treasurer/ ELIMINATE Chair rgaray@unm.edu

Ava Red Bulletin Editor swdbulletin@gmail.com Chelsea Fox Kachina Division LTG cjf87@nau.edu Eric Andrews Baja Division LTG eandrews17@email.arizona.edu Serina Pack Rio Grande Division LTG serinapack@gmail.com Heidy Ramirez Zia Division LTG hramirez@unm.edu

Contact Us!

Taylor Engleman Events Chair

tenglema@unm.edu

Eliana Lauren Otero-Bell

Recruitment & Retention Chair

eoterobell@unm.edu

Morgan Preston Laws and Regulations

Chair morganpreston@unm.edu

Andrew Lee

K-Family Relations Chair alee.cki@gmail.com

Josh McGuire

Service Chair propresenter96@gmail.com

Craig Bowman

Technology Chair cb885@nau.edu

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