August & September

2013

The T-O Today Put a little T-O in your day.

Texas-Oklahoma CKI in Summer

Table of Contents

Letter from the Editor

Hey T-O Circle Kers!

Welcome back!

It’s good to be back in the flow of Circle K!

I hope everyone had a great summer and

is ready to serve!

I’m super excited to serve alongside such a

wonderful district board for my favorite or-

ganization this year! It’s such an honor to

be surrounded with such service minded

individuals!

The T-O Today is a way for the whole dis-

trict to communicate and I need your help.

If you ever want to feature a cool service

project your club did, have a sponsoring

Kiwanian submit an article, or just send in

a photo or graphic promotional, please do!

I’m more than glad to feature outside work

from any Texas-Oklahoma member!

I can’t wait to begin

this year with you!

Briana Smith

District Public Relations &

Marketing Chair

editor@txokcki.org

Texas-Oklahoma District

Circle K International

Get to Know Your

District Board ………..1

Get to Know Your

District Board

Continued

………..2

Divisional Updates ………..3

Secretary &

Treasurer Updates ….…….4

Governor’s Update …….....5

Kiwanis Family

Update ………..6

What’s Happening

in T-O? ..……...7

T-O Takes Over

International

………...8

Get to Know Your District Board! Governor, Secretary, Treasurer & LTGs

Allison Prisco

Governor

Oklahoma State University

Studying Accounting

Senior

22 by Taylor Swift or Live While We’re

Young by One Direction would be my life

theme song. Makes me want to dance!

My favorite tenet of Circle K is service

because I love giving back to those in

need.

Maria Medina

South Texas LTG

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

If my good friends could describe me with

only one word, they would say I am giving.

Marcelo Urieta Bravo

Hill Country LTG

Austin Community College

Service is my favorite tenet of CKI because it

is the heart of this organization. Being

involved in small acts in my community

inspires me.

Cortney Ferris

Secretary

University of Texas at Austin

When I’m not doing CKI

things, I enjoy playing ten-

nis, photography, and most

of all, spending time with

my family and friends!

Gio Alanis

Treasurer

University of Texas at Austin

If my friends could describe

me with one word, it would

be LOUD!

Heidi Brooks

Oklahoma-Panhandle LTG

West Texas A&M University

My life theme song is Almost There from

Princess & the Frog. It’s the most

motivational thing in existence.

Joseph Lim

Red River Metro LTG

University of Texas at Dallas

My life theme song is Milkshake by Kelis.

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Get to Know Your District Board! Committee Chairs & Admins

Jennifer Kay Tuggle

Hinze

K-Family & Membership Co-Chair

Texas A&M University

A dream I have is to eventually

build a boarding school for or-

phans to help end the cycle of

poverty and human trafficking.

Shelby Honeycutt

South East Gulf Coast LTG

Texas A&M University

My favorite tenet of Circle K is

Leadership because without lead-

ers, we wouldn’t have people to

look up to.

Briana Smith

Public Relations & Marketing

Chair

West Texas A&M University

My favorite joke is, a guy went to

the zoo and there was only a

dog. It was a shih tzu.

Jose “Otto” Sanchez

District Events Co-Chair

Austin Community College

My favorite place to spend time

is outside of my childhood home.

Brian O’Hara

District Events Co-Chair

Texas A&M University

I have a special talent of being

able to tie a regular tie and make

it look like a bow tie!

Administrator

Carol Clyde

admincarol@txokcki.org

Administrator

Scott Kimball

adminscott@txokcki.org

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Divisional Updates

Stay connected!

Southeast/Gulf Coast

The Southeast/Gulf Coast Division is having a fantas-

tic CKI year thus far! With newly chartered University

of Houston CKI, SE/GC is now 4 chapters strong and

excelling in all areas of service, leadership and fel-

lowship. Our chapters are organizing several service

projects for the month to come, including a food

bank trip for UH and a card writing event at Texas

A&M. The SE/GC division is also gearing up for our

Fall Rally! With so many exciting events going on

throughout the division, members of SE/GC division

are ready to take on the CKI year head on!

- Allison Prisco

Red River-Metro

SMU, SWCC and UTD has had their first meetings

of the year! Over 20 people showed to each of

the school's meeting and we are excited for the

future ahead! I am also excited to announce that

I am looking into chartering a CKI in Eastfield

College with the White Rock Kiwanis Club. Lastly,

there will be a divisional Fall Rally on September

28th, 11am at UTD. There will be free lunch, and

t-shirt and raffle prizes!

- Joseph Lim

South Texas

South Texas Division is doing awesome. We are

looking forward to raising the most money for the

Eliminate Project :)! We will be having food drives

every month between all 3 chapters. Fall Rally will

be geared towards the STUFH project and Spring

Rally will be geared towards the Eliminate Project.

South Texas division plans to double their mem-

bership from last years number! We plan to be the

biggest it's ever been. We will also try to recharter

or charter another CKI in South Texas.

- Maria Medina

Oklahoma-Panhandle

Things have been going pretty slow for the OK-Pan

division this summer for the most part. However, OK-

Pan’s Fall Rally has officially been scheduled! It will

take place at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on September 21st. For our service project,

we are going to do a “river float” where we clean up the river while floating on rafts. It will be a fantastic event,

and I encourage everyone who is able to, to attend. It will be an unforgettable day full of service, friends, and fun.

Other happenings in OK-Pan include a new chapter on the horizon and sending one of our own, Sarah Cloeter, to

Leadership Academy 2013! While I haven’t spoken with Sarah directly, I think it’s safe to say that she had a phe-

nomenal time. Hope to see you all at Fall Retreat (November 8th - 10th) if not before. Love you guys! <3

- Heidi Brooks

Hill Country

With just four months into the 2013-2014 CKI year, I

am beyond impressed by the passion, dedication, and

commitment to CKI shown by the Hill Country Division.

As of July 7, 2013, we have 3 active chapters. Those

chapters include Austin Community College, Southwest-

ern University, and The University of Texas at Austin.

The President of St. Edward’s University CKI is currently

gathering the necessary information to re-charter this

chapter. I will be working with them very closely so we

can have them back on our CKI family!

The Hill Country Division has accumulated a total of 479

hours and 30 minutes of service to our community. We

have also participated in 18 Inter-Chapters and 7 Kiwa-

nis Family Relations Events.

- Marcelo Urieta Bravo

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Secretary & Treasurer Updates Handy Reminders & Helpful Tricks

Hello Mighty T-O!

Coco here to update you all on the status

of the District in terms of reaching our goals!

At the District Board Trainer, we established

a few goals that were submitted to interna-

tional. It is my hope that you will do every-

thing in your power to help us achieve

these goals. In order to increase transparen-

cy within all levels of the District, I will be giv-

ing updates on these goals in every T-O To-

day! Without further adieu, the status of

each goal! *Keep in mind that these num-

bers reflect all data reported on the April to

August Secretary Monthly Report Forms

(SMRFs)*

Service Hours: 1,092 hours submitted out of

a 10,000 hour goal

Interchapter: 23 events reported out of a 75

events goal

K-Fam Hours: 51 hours reported out of a 200

hour goal

Keep up the wonderful work, and don’t for-

get to submit ALL service hours to your sec-

retaries! Without the dedication of our

members, T-O won’t be

able to reach our goals!

Keep on Rockin’!

Cortney Ferris

Circle K International Dues

DEADLINES are as follows:

October 1st: Club dues are payable.

November 1st: Deadline for Early Bird Dues (This is the

date to shoot for in sending in your chapter dues.)

November 30th: Postmark for dues. If dues are paid by

this deadline, the chapter status is active.

On/After December 1st*: Chapters who did not pay

for at least 15 members become "past due" and are

not in good standing with Circle K International.

Please see me for more information, and a further ex-

planation if needed.

How much are dues?

International Dues (annual payment per club):

-Four-year institutions with more than 5,000 students:

$600

-Four-year institutions with less than 5,000 students:

$450

District Dues (per member):

-Texas-Oklahoma: $12

My goal for this upcoming year is to have 50% of the

chapters pay Early bird and 75% of the chapters pay

On time.

Treasurer Resources:

Detailed Treasurer's Tricks about dues, fundraising, and

benefits of being a CKI Member

have been sent out!!

Gio Alanis

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Governor’s Update LSSP & ICON Recapped!

Hello T-O!

My name is Allison Prisco, and I have the distinct honor of serving as the district governor of the Mighty Texas

-Oklahoma District! My year so far has been filled with great adventures and awesome travels! This summer,

I attended the 2013 Large Scale Service Project and International Convention in Vancouver, B.C. and got to

meet and reconnect with several friends of mine from all across Circle K International! I’m here to give a little

recap of what happened, and I hope this article, as well as first hand stories from those members you know

that attended this year, will get you excited and ready to attend next year’s LSSP and ICON!

Large Scale Service Project, known to most Circle K members as LSSP, is a three day event where CKI’ers go

out to different service projects and give back to the host city. In Vancouver, attendees participated in a vari-

ety of projects! The project that made the most impact, and was easily everyone’s favorite project, was build-

ing two brand new playgrounds from the ground up! The Sir Wilfred Laurier Elementary School and Annex

received brand new playgrounds, thanks to Habitat Systems and Landscape Structures Inc., the new Kiwanis

Vision Partner. LSSP was also a great time to bond with members all across CKI. In all, over 160 members of

CKI participated in the event that produced over 2,400 total service hours over the course of three days.

At ICON,CKI members browsed through the exhibit hall full of vendors, attended Kiwanis opening session and

closing session, and heard from several well-known and inspirational speakers. Representatives from all

across CKI voiced their opinions on several bylaw amendments and the voting of our new international board.

Members also attended educational workshops and forums to learn more about CKI. The week gave us a

chance to bond as districts and members, including special district dinners, walking back and forth between

the convention center and the hotel, and several late-night hangouts and walks around Vancouver to enjoy

the nightlife...or just to find a midnight snack.

Overall, the attendees at LSSP and ICON this year had an amazing time enjoying the sights, sounds and

smells of Vancouver, even if there was a little rain; our spirits weren’t dampened! With the excitement of

LSSP and ICON behind us, CKI is well on its way to having an amazing and spectacular year! I hope to see

you all next year in Nashville, Tennessee for the 59th Annual International Convention and the 14th Annual

Large Scale Service Project, June 17-22, 2014! Serving in this capacity has been a wonderful experience so

far, and I’m excited for you all to start getting involved with your individual chapters. The district board and I

have been preparing some really exciting events for you to come and interact with

members of the entire Texas-Oklahoma District. I look forward to meeting you this

year! Until then, I leave you all with warm wishes for a successful CKI year full of

service, leadership, and fellowship!

Your Friend,

Allison Prisco

2013-2014 Texas-Oklahoma District Governor 5

Kiwanis Family Update Discover what the K-Family is all about!

Are you a graduating senior that has loved Key Club? Do you want to get

plugged into the largest collegiate service organization? Do you want to have an

amazing support group during college? If you answered yes to any of these, fill out this

form and we'll get you plugged in right away: FLIP 2013

Circle K International is a great organization to be part of during your collegiate

years. We have numerous socials throughout each semester, volunteer around our lo-

cal communities and have a blast doing it! From Divisional Rallies to District & Interna-

tional Convention, you will definitely want to be involved in Circle K!

I will start sending out emails in August to inform you about the Circle K Interna-

tional Chapter at the college you will be attending this Fall. So stay tuned!!

Hope you are having an amazing summer and we hope to see you at Fall Retreat!!

Jennifer Kay Tuggle Hinze

Kiwanis Family Relations

& Membership Development Chair

kfamily@txokcki.org

University of Te

xas at Austin

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What’s Happening in T-O? Check out the upcoming events and what other CKI’ers are doing!

Eight members of the WTAMU CKI Chapter helped their spon-

soring Amarillo Downtown Kiwanis club put out American Flags on

Labor Day. The Kiwanis members put out 1900 American flags on

five holidays as their major fund raiser. The six members helping in

the afternoon made it possible to take in the flags without having to

double up on routes for which the Kiwanis members were very

grateful! Here is a picture of some of the CKI members.

The WTAMU Chapter will be doing small service projects

every second week and will be serving a meal at the Faith City Mis-

sion in Amarillo as their next service project.

- John Miller Kiwanis Advisor for WTAMU

West Texas A&M University

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T-O Takes Over International Check out what T-O is doing Internationally!

A Mighty T-O Congratulations to:

Jonathan Lacaba– Subregion D Representative & Membership and

Marketing Committee Chairman

Heidi Brooks– Better World Books Service Ambassador

Cortney Ferris– The Six Cents Initiative Service Ambassador

Allison Prisco– Awards Task-Force Secretary

Sanjuana Zavala– Membership and Marketing Committee Member

Gio Alanis– LSSP Fellowship Committee Member

Jennifer Kay Tuggle Hinze– ELIMINATE SLP Subcommittee Representative

We are all so excited to see what you all will bring to Circle K on the

International level representing Texas-Oklahoma!

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