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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 VOLUME III, ISSUE 1

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I pledge to uphold

the objects of Cir-

cle K Internation-

al. To foster com-

passion and good

will towards others

through service

and leadership, to

develop my abili-

ties and the abili-

ties of all people

and to dedicate

myself to the reali-

zation of man-

kinds potential.

Inside this

issue:

SERVICE 1-4

Member of

the month

5-6

Board bios 7-10

New! - senior

acknowledge-

ments

11

CALENDAR 12

Board con-

tacts

13

University of

Nevada, Reno message from the president

message from our ltg

Hello Reno! My name

is Erin Szelagowski and I am

your Capital Division Lieu-

tenant Governor for the 2011-

2012 year. Some of you may

not know what that means, so

in short it means I help all the

clubs within the Capital divi-

sion with any problems you

guys might have and I let you

know what is going on in the

district. The district is made

up of California, Nevada, and

Hawaii and we have that split

into 8 divisions. In Capital

division we have UN Reno,

UC Davis, Sacramento State,

TMCC, Sierra College, and

the University of the Pacific.

Some events we have

coming up as a division in-

clude; going to the chocolate

festival in San Francisco and

helping out at the San Francis-

co Zoo, and the last weekend

of September we will be go-

ing over to Sierra College and

helping them plant trees.

Since you won’t see

me as much this as in years

past here are a couple things

you need to know about me: I

graduated from UNR last

year, I am going to UC Davis

for my Masters degree in Fo-

rensic Science, I think choco-

late is a food group, I just re-

cently started reading Janet

Evanovich novels, my favor-

ite movie is Pay it Forward, I

love the song “All Star” by

Smash Mouth, I love to play

almost any sport, and I have

been in Circle K for 5 years

now. If you ever have any

questions about Circle K, or

just in general, feel free to

contact me at szela-

[email protected].

And just remember,

CAPITAL ROCKS!

Hi everybody, my name is Kaci Hartwick and I am the current Circle K President! Usually in these messages, peo-ple share things about them-selves, so here goes- I am a Pre-Nursing major, I was actually born in Kansas, and I love gi-raffes! As you will soon discov-er, Circle K is a great thing to be a part of. I hope you will take advantage of the numerous service events we have, along with our awesome leadership opportunities and fun social events as well. In case you did-n’t know, Circle K is the largest collegiate community service organization in the world! One thing that is so great about Cir-cle K is that anyone and every-

one is welcome to join, and by joining you will have so many great experiences and make countless friends. At this point I would also like to thank the entire Cir-cle K Board for all their hard work thus far (we’ve been at it since April!). Also, thank you to all of our returning members- don’t forget about our Member of the Month program by the way! I am so excited to meet everyone, and I truly hope that you will feel welcome when you come to Circle K. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, (anything!) please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thanks and here’s to a great year!

mailto:[email protected]



SERVICE WOLFPACK PRESS

SACRAMENTO HOMELESS

By Erika Mettke

On June 11, 2011, Univer-sity of Nevada, Reno Circle K and TMCC Circle K went to the Sparks Kiwanis’s grand opening of their new bike shop. Upon arrival, we swept the floor to remove any excess dust and hung up signs to prepare for the big day. After-wards, we hung up balloons (which popped very often) next to the signs outside and out on the bordering fence. Our president, Kaci Hartwick, got interviewed by Channel 2, which was very inter-esting. When the day picked up a bit, Circle K and TMCC were put in charge of games and books. A nun chuck game, jump ropes, a bean bag toss game, and hula hoops were set up for the kids. I

had fun with the hula hoops game, but was surprised by the young girl who could manage 5 hula hoops at once. After a while, we tried to teach our Vice President of Service, Cynthia Uba, how to bike. It was managed success-fully haha. Overall, the event was successful, and the Sparks Kiwanis were excited to have us there. I would real-ly recommend this event for other volunteers since there are bikes that need to be

tested (as long as a helmet is worn).

On May 21, 2011 I had the opportunity to volunteer at Homeless Connect in Sacramento. My job was to assist the home-less to the Housing Stations that was provided for them. It felt good to see many of the homeless get temporary or permanent housing. Many of the homeless walked out of Housing Station with a big smile on their face. I received so many words of appre-ciation that I felt like I was making a huge difference. To me this was one of the most meaningful service projects I have participat-ed in. I felt I was improving so many lives and was able to reach out to the homeless and give them hope.

Kiwanis bike shop

By Boris Zhang


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Slf weekend By Christine Bonuel

From June 3 to June 5, 2011, Circle K members from TMCC and from the University of Nevada, Reno attended the Service Leadership Fellowship weekend. It was three fun-filled days of events focused on the three tenants of Circle K. On the first day, we volunteered at the Special Olympics opening cere-mony and had a movie social. The second day, we timed the track & field events for the Spe-cial Olympics Summer Games at Mackay Stadium. Being a “time- stopper” was fun: waiting for the signal to start timing, watching for the exact time the athlete crossed the finish line, and cheer-ing for every single athlete. Two Circle K members, J.O. and Hay-

ley, even assisted a runner during the last lap of his two-mile run! The third day, we received lead-ership training from Lindsey, Carly, and Tom, advisors from the Kiwanis family. We did team-building exercises and brushed up on our knowledge of each board member’s duties. The Ki-wanis advisors also gave us ad-vice on how to deal with conflict within the club. Overall, SLF weekend was a great experience! I had a lot of fun, and it also pre-pared me for my chair position this upcoming year.

Corn dogs By Kaci Hartwick

How can I even begin to describe the Susanville Corndog event? Simply put, it is one of my favorite events, and I am so hap-py that it has become a yearly Circle K tradition. The event be-gins with a one and a half hour drive to Susanville, and from there we meet up at the Lassen County Fair. Once we enter the fair, we find the infamous corn-dog booth, which is run by the Kiwanis Club of Susanville.

The corndog booth is a small white trailer with two large windows and a few Kiwanis signs and logos. While the booth may be modest in appearance, the product that comes out of it cer-tainly is not. They don’t joke around on their sign that says, “World Famous Corndogs”. The-

se dogs are home made, and we got to learn the entire process.

F i r s t , you have to cook the hot dogs and m a k e

sure you stick them just right. After that, they are rolled in some dry batter and then dipped into the secret recipe batter. From there, it’s straight to the fryer, and then the little holders called boats.

As we mastered the cooking technique, we also had to become expert cashiers and soda fillers. Some people would come up to the window and order six corndogs to go, so there was-n’t much time to rest. The night

flew by as we served count l es s people and fried up an insane amount of corndogs.

I love this event because it defi-nitely keeps you on your toes, but I also love how we all worked together as a team. As “corny” as it sounds, you real-ly count on every single person in that tiny trailer to do their job right; other-wise you’re going to run into trouble. Even though it was stressful, it was great to hear the cooks in the back say good job to one another, or “I need five corndogs!” followed by, “Thanks, you’re awesome!” In conclusion, the Susanville Corndog event is definitely an event you cannot miss!


District summer service social (dsss) By Kristen VanCitters, Cynthia Uba, and Christine Bonuel

My favorite part about DSSS was meeting a ton of new Circle

K'ers! We rarely get to see the southern schools at events, pretty

much only at FTC and DCON, so meeting all of them was awesome!

DSSS was filled with opportunity to bond with other members over

service projects, laser tag, workshops, board games, and so much

more. We represented Nevada and Capital well and everyone was

very impressed that we made the trek down to So Cal!

My favorite part of DSSS was all of the social aspects of it.

One day we did a photo scavenger hunt at the Fashion Valley Mall.

My team, „Team Woo!”, won the first part of the challenge, but we

were unable to complete the second part: finding our District Gov.

Brett Butler who was hiding somewhere in the mall. Another one

of my favorite parts? Singing “I‟ll Make a Man out of You” to pass

the time during the service project in the Mission Valley Preserve.

The most shocking thing that happened, though? My ranking 3rd

out of 39 Circle K‟ers in laser tag, haha! It was lots of fun; I‟m

looking forward to our next district event!

We woke up pretty early on Saturday and all headed out

to an awesome service event, where we helped clear the path

leading to a preserve. This event demonstrated how amazing

at teamwork Circle K‟ers can really be. The most memorable

part of this day for me was presenting a workshop; it was

about being healthy and being a hardworking member of Cir-

cle K. It had a great turnout, people loved it! DSSS is one of my

favorite events ever.

your favorite part(s)

of dsss?

TURN TO P. 13 FOR MORE pictures from dsss!

WOLFPACK PRESS SERVICE


Member of the month

april

CHRISTINE BONUEL

HAYLEY DAVIS

PIERCE ROBLEDO

june

may

Something fun you did this summer: Going to Tahoe

like every other weekend and partying it up haha, tough

question.

Favorite music artist: Britney Spears

The best thing you could ever win (or you have ever

won) in a Circle K raffle is: I almost won a cute scarf but

my candy land will do

Something fun you did this summer: visited my extended family

in California

Favorite music artist: All Time Low

The best thing you could ever win (or you have ever won) in a

Circle K raffle is: Board games in general or a lifetime supply of

post-its

Something fun you did this summer: I had a chance

to go to the California State Fair in Sacramento. It was

ten times as big as the Susanville State Fair and I tried

Fried Oreo on A Stick.

Favorite music artist: Soulchild

The best thing you could ever win (or you have ever

won) in a Circle K raffle is: A date with Alex Kieu,

just kidding Rachel Sarah

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH

july

ERIN SZELAGOWSKI

Something fun you did this summer: Went to the

East Coast and saw spider man on Broadway.

Favorite music artist: Kelly Clarkson

The best thing you could ever win (or you have

ever won) in a Circle K raffle is: a Starbucks gift

card or anything chocolate.

Member of the month

august

RACHEL LANE

Something fun you did this summer:

This summer I was lucky enough to spend a lot of

time with my boyfriend Justin We went to visit San

Fransisco and spent a day at the Monterey Bay

Aquarium.

Favorite music artist: Hellogoodbye

The best thing you could ever win (or you have

ever won) in a Circle K raffle is:

The best thing I could ever win in a circle K raffle

would be a puppy with a year supplies of dog food

or free food.

WOLFPACK PRESS


Board bios

Kaci hartwick—president

Year and Major:

Sophomore, Pre-Nursing major

What is one of your main goals for Circle K for this year?

Above all else, I hope that everyone who comes to Circle K feels welcome

and comfortable here. Only with this unity we will be able to reach our

fullest potential and make a huge impact!

Which character from the movie "Madagascar" best fits your personal-

ity and why?

Melman the Giraffe of course! Besides being tall, Melman is just goofy-

you can't help but laugh at some of the things he says. Both of us are also

very organized :)

Rachel davis—vp of administration

Year and Major:

Senior, Elementary education major

What is one of your main goals for Circle K for this year? Main goal for CKI

this year would to be a close knit group while we are still expanding with new

members.

Which character from the movie "Madagascar" best fits your personality

and why?

I am most like Marty the Zebra from Madagascar because I am out there, loud,

and always trying to be the center of attention:) also zebra is my favorite animal

print!

Did you know?? -

our theme for this year is

“mad for service”!

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Nam hoang—

treasurer

Year and Major:

Junior in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


My main goal for Circle K this year is to keep a balance budget for

our club and have a lot of fun.

Which character from the movie "Madagascar" best fits your per-

sonality and why?

I feel very connected to King Julien because I like to move it move it.

Cynthia uba—vp of service

Year and Major:

Sophomore, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


My main goal for Circle K this year is to be able to achieve at

least 30 service hours for each member of Circle K .

Which character from the movie "Madagascar" best fits your person-

ality and why?

Gloria and I share a lot of characteristics, she and I are strong featured

women like the song on YouTube says we are both "big and chunky" lol.

We have a lot of style and pride that sometimes we let them get the best

of us. We like things to go our way and always have a way to manipulate

things to be in our favor. We also have some awesome dance moves that

can literally shake a setting. Most of all, we can have fun regardless of

the situation or the people involved :)

Alex kieu—secretary Year and Major:

I'm a fifth year and an accounting major. YAY NUMBERS!!!


member retention and getting members excited to attend

events! I hope that members will want to go to the events that

we are involved in and they enjoy the variety that we have. We

love service! As secretary of the club, I want to be able to pro-

vide my members with the number of their hours and get them to an MRP Status

(ask me what it is!!).

Which character from the movie "Madagascar" best fits your personality and

why?

Well, I am Alex the Lion! While in the movie he's cocky...I'd like to say I'm confident!

Plus-we have the same first name, which just makes things even cooler. He also ends

up liking sushi...which coincidentally my favorite food! But in all seriousness, we

share the same love of our own comfort zones but have the

ability to adapt to whatever is given to us.

WOLFPACK PRESS BOARD BIOS


noah mckay—k-kids Year and Major:

Senior, Philosophy

Name one or two Circle K events that you're most excited to attend this year.

K-kids and Concessions!

Favorite Harry Potter character and why?

McGonagall because she's a bamf

Jon west—membership development and

education

Year and Major:

6th year senior, International Business and Business Management

Name one or two Circle K events that you're most excited to attend

this year.

DCON and New Member Installation


Harry Potter—no reason

Christine bonuel—historian Year and Major:

Senior, Biology

Name one or two Circle K events that you're most excited to attend this

year.

FTC and DCON—haven‟t attended either, and they sound like a lot of fun!


Dobby, because he‟s very kind but also brave. He always fights for the right

cause.

Boris zhang—kiwanis family Year and Major:

Hey everyone, I'm a sophomore and my major is Chemistry.


For Circle K, I'm most excited to attend any of the training conferences whether

it's STC, FTC, and/or DCON!!!


My favorite Harry Potter character is Luna Lovegood. I just admire the character

whose always the odd one out.

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J.o. salva—spirit Year and Major:

Sophomore, Civil Engineering


DCON and FTC


Albus Dumbledore because he loves Harry Potter too.

And I love his awesome beard.

Erika mettka—relay for life Year and Major:

Junior, elementary education


Charity speed dating, air races


Hermione because she's brave

Victoria silva—technology Year and Major:

I am a Sophomore and my major is Wildlife Ecology and Conservation ^^


This year I am very excited since we have plans to work with the Humane Society.

As an animal activist, I enjoy anything that will prosper our animal population,

and enjoy my time spent with them ^^.


My favorite character has to be Professor Lupin, the once Defense Against the

Dark Arts Teacher and werewolf. Not only does he have

the ability to change into an animal (which is awesome),

he's a great guy and a great contributor to

Hector Mendoza—university connections Year and Major:

Senior, criminal justice and minoring in anthropology.

Name one or two Circle K events that you're most excited to attend this year:

I‟m excited about the river clean up and the events I have planned.


Hermione is my favorite because she always saves the day.

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To the Circle K graduates of Spring 2011:

Congratulations on all your success!

thank you for all that you’ve done

for this organization!

NEW! Senior Acknowledgements

In alphabetical order:

Rachel Lane, Laura Lord, Nick Saini,

Erin Szelagowski, and Lauren VanCitters

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September 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Bridesmaids

8PM

2

K-KIDS 12-

1PM

Club Fair 3-

7PM

3

Discovery Mu-

seum 10AM-

4PM

4 5 6

Food Bank

5:30-8PM, car-

pool 5PM

7

Meeting 7PM,

JCSU 422

8 9

K-KIDS 12-

1PM

Mafia with

Ambassadors

7PM

10

Adopt a Park

10AM-noon

BBQ & Water

Balloon Social

Noon-2

11 12

Arbor’s

Memory Care,

carpool at

5:30PM

13 14

Yogurt Beach

Fundraiser 3-

11PM

Meeting 7PM,

JCSU 422

15

St. Vincent’s

Pet Food Bag-

ging 5:30-

7:30PM, car-

pool 5:15PM

16

K-KIDS 12-

1PM

17

Homeless

Awareness &

Prevention Day

9AM-4PM

18

Scrapbooking

Social 2:30-

4PM, MIKC

402

19 20 21

Meeting 7PM,

JCSU 422

22

Circle K Info

Night 7-8PM,

JCSU 423

23

K-KIDS 12-

1PM

24

River Clean-Up

ALL DAY

25

Capital DCM

(time TBA)

26 27 28

Meeting 7PM,

JCSU 422

29 30

K-KIDS 12-

1PM

WOLFPACK PRESS CALENDAR


President:

Kaci Hartwick

(775) 240-7471

presi-

[email protected]

m

V.P. of

Administra-

tion:

Rachel Davis

vpad-

[email protected]

m

V.P. of Service:

Cynthia Uba

(702) 823-6201

vps-

ervice@nevadacki

.com

Treasurer:

Nam Hoang

(702) 302-6152

treasur-

[email protected]

Secretary:

Alex Kieu

(775)313-4948

secre-

[email protected]

om

K-Kids:

Noah McKay

(702) 423-4909

k-

[email protected]

m

Kiwanis Family:

Boris Zhang

(702) 768-3866

kiwanisfami-

[email protected]

Historian:

Christine

Bonuel

(702)768-7812

histori-

[email protected]

Membership De-

velopment &

Education:

Jon West

(775) 217-3223

member-

[email protected]

om

Relay for Life:

Erika Mettke

(702) 882-1860

relayfor-

[email protected]

m

Spirit:

J.O. Salva

(775) 338-6625

spir-

[email protected]

Technology:

Victoria Silva

(702) 374-2128

technolo-

[email protected]

University Con-

nections:

Hector

Mendoza

(775) 247-1178

university-

[email protected]

om

board contacts

Dsss

pictures

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