Southwest Sun September/October 2012

In this issue! Page 3 Membership Update Center

Page 4-5 District Updates

Page 7 Serving the Dead Survival Kit

Page 9 CKI Lesson

Page 16 Service

Hour Holla

Page 17 Trick or

Treat for UNICEF

Volume 1 Issue 4 September/October 2012

Cover photo courtesy of Circle K International, Flickr

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BRAAAINZZ!!!!!

…………….I mean, Hello Mighty Southwest District! I cannot wait to fight for survival with all of you at

Fall Rally in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. As your club preps for the trip to NM don’t forget to look at

your packing list and survival guides. These guides can be found on SWCKI.ORG or in this issue of the

Southwest Sun.

Now down to business! I wanted to remind all club officers that the New Membership Update Center is

now open. The MUC is how CKI Clubs pay their one time $600 fee and their $8 per member dues. This

is immensely important for club treasures, secretaries, and presidents because not doing so will result in

your club becoming delinquent and in “Bad Standing”. For more information go to circlek.org/MUC or

contact District Treasurer Kelsae Pederson.

Once again I am really excited to see all of you at The Serving Dead: Fall Rally 2012! We will have many

international guests there and we want to show them how MIGHTY we really are. Looking forward to

seeing governors, trustees and the CKI International Vice President!

Omar Perez

Southwest District Governor 2012-2013

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Hello CKI’ers,

It is that time of year again when Club Membership Updates and International Dues are due. This will give you, the

member, and insight of how our club functions. Secretaries should handout and collect member information and

use the NEW Membership Update Center to update membership at the International level. With a completed list of

members the treasure will then send a check and roster to International. The breakdown of dues are as follows:

Each CKI club in a nation with a per capita gross national income of US $10,000 and from a 4 year institute

with an enrollment of over 5,000 students shall pay an annual fee of US $600.

Each CKI club from a nation with a per capita gross national income of US $10,000 and from a 2-4 year

institute or a 4 year institution with an enrollment of less than 5,000 students shall pay an annual fee of US

$450.

Each Circle K club in a nation with a per capita gross national income of less than US $10,000 shall pay dues of

US $150.

If you have questions about how much your club will have to pay please contact the SWD CKI Treasurer Kelsae

[email protected].

Membership Update Center: Open for Usage The Membership Update Center is now officially open for use! Thank you everyone for being so patient with the additional time lapse. Club faculty advisors and club secretaries have been given access to the Membership Update Center, since they maintain club rosters. If they cannot access the Membership Update Center or have problems, please email the Membership Service Office at [email protected] or call 1.800.549.2647. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact them. To access the site, please click [here] For a basic tutorial, please click [here]

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Submitted by: Kevin Wright, Arizona Lieutenant Governor As Past President of NAU CKI for the 2011-2012 academic year, the club participated in a Bone Marrow Registration Drive to raise awareness around campus for those suffering from leukemia, and are in need of a bone marrow transplant, and to help a student that attended a university in California named Janet. The drive was held at NAU last year, during the spring semester. Over the course of a few months, she had over 20,000 registered donors. This was bittersweet because, with all those registered donors, not one match was found for Janet. Everyone continued to fight for Janet , so she could follow her dreams of becoming a teacher and assist her with her service movement, Project Michelle, which was dedicated in memory of her friend Michelle Maykin. Janet had been fighting leukemia for three years at this time, yet always kept a positive attitude. Luckily enough, she was able to find a match and went through the transplant procedure in late August. On Janet’s Facebook page Helping Janet Find Her Perfect Match you would find updates and photos of her progress. Janet’s transplant procedure was scheduled for September 5th. A week later, her page announced that Janet passed away September 12. Collections were held and donations were obtained in order for Janet to have an appropriate funeral service. Her services were on October 6th in Dublin, California.

To learn more about Bone Marrow Drives or to host your own please visit DKMS Photo Courtesy of : Helping Janet Find Her Perfect Match

DKMS Bone Marrow Drive Update

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New Mexico, El Paso Division Submitted by: Katie Merrill , New Mexico, Texas Lieutenant Governor Hello Southwest District! I hope you are all having a successful fall semester. If it is anything like mine, its probably very busy. Here is what’s going on in New Mexico! At Eastern New Mexico University, they are very busy planning their spaghetti dinner on November 15th, where they will raise money for both their club and the Eliminate Project. They just participated in an event called Rock Awareness, which is a health fair where they handed out information about ELIMINATE and March of Dimes. The University of New Mexico has been very busy volunteering! Last month they participated in Zozobra, volunteered during Fall Frenzy (a campus-wide clean up for Homecoming), and volunteered at a local elderly home. On October 26th they will be participating in Make a Difference Day with Cloud Dancers an organization that teaches mentally and physically disabled children to ride horses. Western New Mexico University has officially been recognized by the university!! The officers were officially installed during the Kiwanis Installation of Officers of Service Learning Programs, and also provided the program handouts, decorations and desserts at the event. Western has adopted a Terrific Kids program New Mexico State University took part in the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Walk where they raised money and brought awareness to breast cancer. They will be involved in NMSU’s Halloween Howl, a carnival for kids to

September Service Hours Submitted by: Jeanette Flores Hello SWD, I just wanted to take the time to say how great every club has started off the new school year. It’s time to pick up the pace and organize the calendar to add more fun and awesome service projects! I believe some great ideas to get more of your club unified is to have a social of some kind. Take the time to rent a movie and eat some yummy snacks. It’s nice to get to know one another and really see what you’re dedicated and willing to invest your time in to help others. By doing something like this not only do you get to share more ways to help out your community but you also get to do it with some awesome friends. Keep pushing those students to fill out their hours so they can be recognized at the end of the years. Happy October!

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Soles with Soul

Submitted by Rebecca Holub, NAU President NAU CKI has been reborn over the past few years. As CKI continues to grow, so does their projects. This year NAU Circle K has participated in various projects such as Adopt an Avenue, and local community projects such as the Bonito Garden. One that stands out over the rest is a project that NAU CKI will be participating in during the month of October. NAU Circle K is volunteering for Soles with Soul. This is a 5K event that is taking place on the NAU campus. Runners and walkers of the event register for fifteen dollars and all of the proceeds go to Streetlight USA, an organization based in Phoenix. Their main goal is to provide resources and shelter to young girls, ages 11-17, who are survivors of human trafficking. NAU CKI will be assisting with everything from set up of the event, encouraging the runners/walkers, and cleaning up after the event. By helping with this project Circle K will help make the experience the best it can be for participants as a way to say thank you for donating to the cause. NAU Circle K is excited about this project because it is something that is rally common, and because Arizona is a state with high numbers of people being affected by human trafficking everyday. NAU CKI has a large number of members interested and that believe in this cause.

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Celebrating 25 years of Women in Kiwanis Submitted by Rose Ann Dodson The face of Kiwanis International changed forever in the summer of 1987 when delegates at the 72nd annual convention voted to allow women to join the organization. It was a historic vote that changed everything. Women have added a welcome point of view to our clubs. They have become leaders and very willing workers in our many public service activities and programs. First months— more than 3,000 women joined By September 1988— 8,500 women had joined By 1994— 40,00 women were serving as Kiwanis By 1997— 49,00 women made up nearly 15% of the total membership Today, women make up 26% of the total membership And in the Southwest District women make up 35.4% of the membership! Greetings Southwest District Circle K Members!! What an honor it is to serve as your 2012-2013 Governor Elect of the Southwest District. I’m so excited to get to meet and work with more of our Kiwanis Family. My focus is to “Grow our Kiwanis Family”. That includes increasing our membership but also growing closer as a Kiwanis Family. I look forward to bringing Circle K, Key Clubs, Builder’s Clubs, K-Kids, Aktion Clubs and Kiwanis Clubs closer together. We are close to launching our new website www.OurKiwanisFamily.com. With your help we will bring members of the Southwest District together. We have a calendar we can use to see all of the activities going on in our district. What we need is regular communication on upcoming events. We also have sections of the website dedicated to sharing service projects and fundraising efforts with other members. It is also a way to solicit participation in your activities. We need your articles and pictures to keep the website alive with current events, so start sending them today! So a little about my history with Kiwanis, I’ve been involved with Kiwanis for 8 years and have focused much of my energy during that time on the training portion of Kiwanis. I’m a Kiwanis International Certified Instructor and have taught at clubs, divisions, district and international conventions and conferences. I’ve served as a Distinguished President and Distinguished Lt. Governor as well of many other offices and committees. I’m the Chief Operating Officer at OakCraft where I have worked for 18 years. Our goal at OakCraft is to craft elegant cabinetry for homeowners to enjoy. My husband Bo is also a Kiwanian. He is a lot of fun and loves to serve. He works for the Department of Energy as a foreman that oversees the construction and maintenance of huge power lines. We have two boys Jack 10 and Keelan 14. We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve you and this amazing organization!! I’m looking forward to attending the Fall Rally October 19-21 at Kamp Kiwanis and hope to see many of you there! Let’s stay in touch!! Windy Mortensen, Southwest District Kiwanis 2012-2013 Governor Elect

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Welcome to the CKI Family WNMU Submitted by Serina Pack, WNMU President WNMU CKI is off to a great start this fall after going through a great leadership training this past summer with Governor Omar. We have received our student government club recognition just recently, after a lengthy process, and we are excited to get to recruiting; however, waiting for that approval didn’t stop us from being involved in several activities this fall. We have enjoyed working with the Kiwanis Club of Silver City by attending their regular meetings and assisting them with several of their functions. This included helping with their district meeting by decorating and making cakes for dessert to assisting with their area Installation of 2012-2013 officer’s banquet. CKI helped with set-up, decorations, cakes and the program booklet. It was a fabulous evening where all the Kiwanis Service Leadership Program organizations installed their officers. We were also installed as an officer team: Serina Pack, President; Brandon Cook, Vice President; Lacey Oldham, Secretary; and Robert Pack, Treasurer. Our sponsor Dr. Cline attended and also recognized were Lori Bonomo, our Kiwanis Club of Silver City Advisor, and Bob Carson, CKI Southwest District Administrator. We are also proud to be working with the Terrific Kids program of Jose Barrios as one of our projects. This fall we look forward to attending Fall Rally as an officer team, recruiting many new members, and getting involved in service work around the community. As apart of homecoming weekend, President– Serina Pack, offered her “For the Love of Art and Read for Joy” program to 18 Girl Scouts in the community combining a passion of reading with art and motivating children to be excited about reading. The art was then displayed in a Columbus day art show in downtown Silver City, where literature was also available about CKI. On game day; CKI assisted the Kiwanis Club of Silver city in their fundraiser and serving steak lunches to WNMU alumni. Overall, WNMU CKI is off to a great start and we are appreciative of all the help we have been given.

Photo Courtesy of Sirina Pack, WNMU CKI Board

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SERVICE

FELLOWSHIP

LEADERSHIP

Submitted by Kelsey Vishaway, UNM Secretary Cloud Dancers of the Southwest is a therapeutic horsemanship program that teaches individuals with various types of disabilities to ride horses. Our riders range in age from 5 years old through adulthood and work with a certified instructor as well as volunteers to groom and tack their horse in addition to learning fundamental horseback riding skills. From March through November riders work to gain independence and confidence through building relationships with the volunteers and instructors they work with. Parents and family members are encouraged to help promote confidence in their riders as well as provide support and reassurance during lessons. Members of UNM CKI work with Cloud Dancers as an annual service project. Members volunteer during lessons to assist riders in a variety of ways. CKI members help the riders tack and prepare their horse for the lesson when the riders are able to help each individual complete activities to the best of their ability. Our members lead horses during the lessons, help ensure rider safety, and demonstrate how to perform tasks. Members also help care for the horses several times a day. Our involvement in the program continues as we organize fundraisers as well as manage social networks for Cloud Dancers. Each season ends with a rider fun day that allows riders to show off their new talents and celebrate their accomplishments and new friendships. For more information about Cloud Dancers of the Southwest or ways to volunteer, visit CloudDancersOfTheSouthwest.org or like us on Facebook. Photo courtesy of Cloud Dancer Facebook

Riding with Service LEADERSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

SERVICE

October CKI Webinars

* Time 10pm-11m EDT

How to Spice up your General Meetings October 28, 2012 A club’s meeting is one of the most important events a club has giving a prospective or current member the knowledge they need, provide them motivation to go to events, and allow them to connect with oth-er members of the club. Come learn expert tips about how to spice up your meetings to help recruit, retain, and educate members about your club. Committee members will be going over subjects such as *Theme Meetings *Member Involvement *Effective Agendas And much more.

Click here to reserve your seat

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Submitted by: John McMullen, UA President This year, the University of Arizona CKI has decided to partner up with Beads of Courage. The purpose of Beads of Courage is to combine arts-and-crafts with nursing, providing a child with a chronic disorder with a bead to mark each phase of their treatment. This non-profit started off as a PhD dissertation, and with the help of Kiwanis, it has become an international organization. Our club has the amazing opportunity to help out with this organization because their international headquarters is located in Tucson. Not only od we help out at their events, we also have turned one meeting every month into a Beads of Courage event where we package beads that will be sent out to any number of hospitals. Our club has thoroughly enjoyed these events and we plan to continue to work closely with them this year.

Making Healing Happen, One Bead at a Time

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“Service Partners” now “Preferred Charities”

Submitted by: Nicole Martinez- SWD Service Committee Chair Kiwanis International has recently replaced the term “Service Partner” for “Preferred Charity” to refer to the organizations which the Kiwanis Family supports through promotions, fundraising, and service projects. In return, Kiwanis is also recognized as a Preferred Charity and receives credit for their support. To be a Kiwanis International (KI) Preferred Charity and organization must be non-profit and aim to “Serve the Children of the World”. Better World Books had been a service partner in the past but is no longer a Preferred Charity because the organization is for profit. However, Kiwanis Family organizations may still use Better World Books to help raise money for The Eliminate Project. KI Preferred Charities include March of Dimes, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Boys and Girls Club of Canada and America, and Boy Scouts of America. Circle K has also adopted Students Team up To Fight Hunger (STUFH) as a Preferred Charity. Boys and Girls Club of America and Boys and Girls Club of Canada: provides a safe place for children and facilitates learning that will help foster growth. The Boys and Girls Club’s support all children and provides an enriched environment. Boy Scouts of America: a program that encourages young people in physical fitness, and trains them in responsibility and lasting leadership skills. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals: Fundraises and financially supports children and their families in battles against all sorts of disease and ailments. March of Dimes: provides awareness, prevention, and financial support for treatment of premature births. UNICEF: helps support the children of the world by providing sustainable and emergency aid- “work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path” STUFH: aims to increase food gathering on college campuses to donate to the less fortunate.

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SWD CKI Alumni: Angela Keen

Each month the Southwest Sun will highlight not only a current CKI member but also a past member. If you know of any CKI members or alumni please send nominations to SWD Editor Elissia Torres. Nominations include members name, CKI club, a short biography and contact information Southwest Sun (SWS): Tell us a little about yourself Angela Keen (AK): My name is Angela Keen, I am 24 years old. I am blessed that I have found ways to use my passion to serve my community and the world. SWS: What CKI Club were you from? AK: I was a member of ENMU CKI from Portales, New Mexico SWS: How many years have you been in the Kiwanis Family, what parts of Kiwanis? AK: I have been a part of the Kiwanis Family since I was 9 years old. I started in EJ K-kids, then went to Santa Fe High School Key Club continued to ENMU CKI and I finishing off my journeys as a Down Town Santa Fe Kiwanis member. SWS: How do you incorporate the CKI tenants of Service, Leadership and Fellowship in your daily life? AK: I have always used the Kiwanis tenants of service every time I see a human that is in need; even if its only sitting next to a girl at my college who is crying or working at non-profits to better our world. SWS: Why did you choose to join Kiwanis immediately after graduating from college? AK: I decided to join Kiwanis immediately after college because no matter how old you are it is still your duty to help. I have learned from my mentor Ray Valdez, since I was in Key Club that we help because we care. I have always cared so it was a no brainer to join Kiwanis and continue caring. SWS: What are the benefits and challenges of becoming a member of Kiwanis, being you are one of the youngest members? AK: It is a challenge being on of the youngest members of Kiwanis. They often treat me as a Key Clubber instead of an equal. Due to my experience in the Kiwanis Family I am very well spoken and a strong women. So this passion is what believe has helped me gain strength in the club; because I don have Kiwanis Family experiences I do seem to be expected to do more. It is defiantly different than CKI or Key Club but I do enjoy the challenge. I believe if it wasn’t for CKI, I would be overwhelmed. However I do think joining straight out of college was very helpful. I am blessed to be a part of this family that is constantly saving our world. Thank you for being my mothers and sisters.

Does your Club have a Senior graduating in December? If so don’t forget to submit their photo and a short bio for the Southwest Sun

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Announcements The Southwest Sun is the official publication of the Southwest District Circle K International! The Southwest Sun is here for you, CKI members, alumni and Kiwanis

Family alike please feel free to submit articles to the Southwest Sun. Member Highlight: Do you have a club member that is going above and

beyond their duties, had success in their education, joined an honor society, or has a really cool life! Highlight your members successes in and outside of Kiwanis in the Southwest Sun! Send a brief biography and members contact information to SWD Bulletin Editor, Elissia Torres

All content for the Southwest Sun is due to your Southwest District

Bulletin Editor by the 5th of the month! All articles are subject to editing. The Southwest Sun will be distributed on the 15th of the month of publication.

Please submit all content to Elissia, [email protected] You can subscribe to the Southwest Sun and be the first to read the Southwest Sun. To subscribe please click here and follow the link

The September/October Southwest Sun will be distributed November15th

How have you Eliminated

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Congratulations Omar for receiving Distinguished Sec-retary at ICON

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SERVICE HOUR HOLLA

Total district hours completed since April 1684.33 Total district hours completed for the month of September 520.25 hours ASU club with the most service hours in September 276.5 hours Members with the most service hours for September NAU– Kevin,12 hours ASU– Erin Lin, 23 hours UA—Lauren Vigil, 25 hours ENMU—Meghan Pearce, Aidan Holmes, Jimmy Ray Tibbs, 12 hours each UNM– Vonia Adams, 8 hours

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Trick or Treat for UNICEF Final Words….From the Administrator

Submitted by: Bob Carson, SWD Administrator I remember hearing, and saying, those words at Halloween when I was a kid. As a Boy Scout I was among hundreds of children helping raise money to help other kids around the world. Key Club has been an official partner with UNICEF since 1994, raising more than $5 million dollars to support IDD worldwide, HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya, teen centers in Uruguay and now The Eliminate Project. CKI fully supports this program and you, too can Trick or Treat for UNICEF at Halloween.

“Trick or treat” has become the most popular celebration in America, but how did it start? The best clue comes from the Middle, or the Dark Ages, when the Catholic church approved the act of “souling”. This event devised so that beggars could go around asking for food, usually barley or oat cakes, in exchange for prayers. The Catholic church said the prayers were a bit extra for “insurance” that a dead person’s spirit would be given entry into heaven. Soul Cake day is no longer a common practice in England, but it is still rather popular in Scotland and Ireland and from this, it is believed, the concept of trick or treat arose.

Trick or treating didn’t start in American until sometime in the early part of the 20th century. It was first found in magazines and papers in the latter part of the 1930’s. Throughout the 1940’s trick or treat started to get into full swing due to many of the children’s books and TV shows. In 1952, Walt Disney permanently burned it into the minds and hearts of America when is cartoon, Trick or Treat debuted. And then Trick of Treat of UNICEF started in 1950.

Have a Safe, Fun, and Scary Halloween 2012 and remember to Trick or Treat for UNICEF!

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Southwest District Administrators &Associate Administrators

Bob Carson CKI Administrator [email protected] Rose Anne Dodson District Executive Director [email protected] Ron Smith Assistant Administrator [email protected]

C.K. Liu Arizona State [email protected] Jim Lee Eastern New Mexico [email protected] Bert Benedick New Mexico State [email protected]

Michael Iafrato Northern Arizona [email protected] Betty Misch University of Arizona [email protected] Lori Ann Bonomo Western New Mexico [email protected]

Southwest District Board Omar Perez [email protected] Governor Jeanette Flores [email protected] Secretary Kelsae Pederson [email protected] Treasurer Elissia Torres [email protected] Bulletin Editor Katie Merrill [email protected] Lieutenant Governor New Mexico/Texas Kevin Wright [email protected] Lieutenant Governor Arizona

SWD CKI Presidents

www.swcki.org www.circlek.org

John McMullen University of Arizona [email protected]

Erin Lin Arizona State University [email protected] Inactive Cochise Community College Meghan Pearce Eastern New Mexico University [email protected]

Vonia Adams University of New Mexico [email protected] Varayini Pankayatselvan New Mexico State University [email protected] Rebecca Holub Northern Arizona University [email protected] Inactive University of Texas at El Paso Serina Lee Pack Western New Mexico University [email protected]