Are you Del'AWARE'? - April 2014

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In this issue:

Eliminate Update 1

Blue Hen Meal Project

and Current President

Farewell

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Club Events and

Calendar

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Meet the New Officers

and Who’s in the Spot

Light?

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SOTC2014 7

The Procrastinator! 8

This past year, we put a lot of our focus on raising money for our current district project, the Eliminate Project. If you haven’t heard

by now, the Eliminate Project is a global campaign to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus from the world. MNT is a deadly

disease that takes the lives of mothers and their newborns each day. The good news is that the disease is easily preventable with

a vaccine that will protect a mother and her future babies. The

vaccine is only $1.80, so we are working to raise enough money to provide vaccines all around the world to rid this horrible

disease. Last year, we held kiosks in our Student Center, the big hub on campus, trying to spread awareness about the project. We

had our main Eliminate Fundraiser in October, where we sold handmade can-tab bracelets and provided some delicious UDairy

ice cream from our school’s very own creamery! It was a big hit, and we raised over $160. For this upcoming spring, we plan on

holding more kiosks and fundraisers, including blue bagels at Newark Deli and Bagels on Main Street. So University of Delaware

CKI-ers, keep an eye out for more fundraisers coming up!

El iminate Update By Mea

University of Delaware Circle K Newsletter

April Issue Volume 1, Issue 1

Scooping ice

cream from our

very own UDairy!

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On Tuesday, March 18,th I had the opportunity to attend UD’s very own

“Blue Hen Meal Project” service event hosted at Hillel. The main goal of the event was to prepare a meal and dessert to donate to Jewish Family Services, which

aims to provide nutritional meals for seniors and the chronically ill in the Wilming-ton area. There were three main activities going on during the event. Some peo-

ple made cards that would be included with the meal wishing the recipient well and letting them know we are thinking about them. Another group was in charge

of packaging the dessert and side dish while the rest of volunteers attacked cook-ing the main dish: tuna casserole. After preparing four giant aluminum tins full of

casserole, we formed an assembly line and made individual plates of food that could easily be frozen, delivered, and then quickly re-heated. Overall, I had a

wonderful experience! The group of volunteers were both energetic and enthusias-tic. Time flew by, and by the end of the two hours we had prepared almost 70 in-

dividual meals that were later picked up and delivered to those in need.

Blue Hen Meal Project

By Katy Mennicken

By the end of the two hours we had prepared

almost 70 individual meals that were later

picked up and delivered to those in need.

“I would like to thank everyone who have been a part of Circle K

this past year. Being president has been a great experience, and I am so thankful that I got the chance to do it. This past year we

have participated in many service projects, such as Newark Manor Nursing Home, A.I. Dupont Children’s Hospital, Freedom Hills Rid-

ing Club, and many more. On top of that we held a fundraiser for the Eliminate Project, which was very successful in raising aware-

ness. The board and I would not have been able to do any of this without the support and dedication of the members, so I would like

to acknowledge those who supported out club in any way. I will miss serving you as the president, but I’m looking forward to tak-

ing on my new role as lieutenant governor and to another great year for CKI!”

-Sara Case

Farewell From Our Current President

Sara Case “Live to Serve, Love to Serve”

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Events Coming Up This Month

Crafting at the A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital- Members of Circle K plan and complete a children's craft at the Child Life Program Activity Center. We assist the child life specialists

by encouraging play and self-expression activities such as drawing or painting. Upcoming dates: 4/11, 4/25, 5/9 and 5/15.

Newark Manor Nursing Home- Members of Circle K interact and play bingo with the nursing home residents. We also volunteer at seasonal and yearly events throughout the year. Up-

coming dates: every Saturday. Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Center- Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Center offers

horseback riding lessons to physical and mentally disabled children and adults. Freedom Hills is also the first service organization Circle K has partnered with at the University of

Delaware that involves animals. This program will be offering pony rides at the community Easter Egg Hunt located at their local church. Members of Circle K will be cleaning and bri-

dling the horses, as well as leading the horses during the ride. Upcoming date: 4/19. Freedom Hills is also hosting a Family Day at the Farm event, allowing volunteers to face

paint, serve food, and monitor the pony rides. Upcoming date: 4/27.

Ronald McDonald 5K Run/Walk- Members of Circle K will attend this run to support the Ronald McDonald Houses, mobile care units, and Ronald McDonald scholarships. Upcoming

date: 4/19. Relay for Life 5K- Relay for Life is a 24-hour event to raise funds and awareness about can-

cer, as well as to honor those affected by cancer. It will take place at the Newark High School. Our Kiwanis Family will also be hosting a pancake and coffee break at the end of

the event. Upcoming date: 4/26.

Up Coming Events

Service Projects and Calendar for

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Say Hello to our New

Board Officers!

Our New CKI President

Richard Gallo

Hello fellow CKI-ers, my name is Richard Gallo, and I will be

serving as your president for the 2014-15 year starting on

April 1st. I am looking forward to serving alongside all of you

and getting to know each of you. A little bit about myself is

that I am a sophomore pursuing an English major with an ad-

vertising minor. Two of my favorite things to do on campus

are drink coffee and do yoga so if you ever want to join, do

not hesitate to ask! Also if you see me on campus, be sure to

say hi. I have been working closely with the board for the up-

coming year as well as the committee chairs to ensure an

even more spectacular year than this one has been. I will also

be distributing surveys at an upcoming meeting to see more

of what you all want to see happen this year. I cannot to see

what we can all accomplish in the upcoming year!

Vice President: Madeline Nelson

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Human Services

Favorite Part of Circle K: Getting to know people that I

might not have otherwise. Our members are ridiculously fun

people and I learn so much from everyone that we volunteer

with.

Email: [email protected]

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Grade: Sophomore

Major: Environmental Science

Favorite part of Circle K: Being able to get involved in

various volunteer opportunities in the local community as

well as helping with an international cause through the

Eliminate project.

Email: [email protected]

Treasurer: Kara Grubb

Editor: Maria Pugliese

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Exercise Science

Favorite Part of Circle K: Being able to give back to the

community and establishing friendships with people within

and outside the club though our CK events.

Email: [email protected]

Secretary: Ali Laurence

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Exercise Science

Favorite part of Circle K: Going to A.I. DuPont and volun-

teerin with the children there because you can see how happy

it makes them. I also love all the people in the club and getting

to know new people.

Email: [email protected]

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VP of Service: Melanie Cordovi

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Nursing

Favorite part of Circle K: I love going to the service event at AI

DuPont. Getting to spend time with the children really makes me real-

ize how much I truly want to be a nurse one day.

DCON/Awards Chair: Jacqueline Hausner

Member of the Month!

Alicia Walls

Who’s Under the SPOT LIGHT?

We want to recognize new member, Alicia Walls, for her volunteer work

and dedication to our club! Keep up the good work!

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Human Services Major with a minor in Spanish, Edu-

cational Studies, and Psychology

Favorite Part of Circle K: I get to help organize and go on

service trips where I can see kids and adults being positively

impacted as a result of my volunteering.

Email: [email protected]

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SOTC2014 Spring Officer Training Conference

Fredericksburg, VA

So what have the new officers been up to?

In March, the new club officers attended the 2014 Spring

Officer Training Conference in Fredericksburg VA. Here,

they learned the roles of their positions along with ways to

improve the club and become leaders not only in the club

but in the community.

We worked on our

communication

skills by explaining

how to draw a picture

to an officer without

telling them what the

picture was.

We got some interesting drawings that did

not match the picture!

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The Procrastinator!

Sudoku CKI FUN FACT

CKI boasts a membership of more than 12,600

collegians on more than 500 campuses worldwide.

Jokes

because we love making people smile :)

Category: Animals

Q: What do you call a sleeping bull?

A: A bull-dozer

Q: What did the farmer call the cow that had no

milk?

A: An udder failure.

Q: Why are teddy bears never hungry?

A: They are always stuffed!

Q: What do you get from a pampered cow?

BUZZFEEDS FOR YOUR PROCASINATORS

Ones that are guaranteed to make you happy :) http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-35-happiest-things-that-have-ever-happened

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-happiest-facts-of-all-time

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremybender/scientific-steps-to-being-happier

We are this excited that

SPRING is in the air!