The Southwest Sun

The Southwest Sun

Large Scale Service Project: June 23-26 International Convention: June 26-30 Register for your Passport by May 1st!

“Kindness in words

creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking

creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving

creates love.”

–Lao Tzu

Volume 2 Issue 1 April 2013

The Official Newsletter of the Southwest CKI District

Hello, Southwest District of CKI!

In this issue!

Icon/Lssp ...................... 2 Governor Welcome ...... 3 Meet the board ............ 4 Member Spotlight ........ 4 Meet the NM Lt.gs ....... 5 Member Shout Out ...... 5 Meet the Az Lt.Gs ........ 6 UofA ............................. 7 Meet the Admin ........... 8 UNM ............................. 9

NAU ............................. 10

Western ...................... 11

Calendar .................... 12

3

My name is Andrew Lee and I am your 2013-2014 District Governor! First, please let me say how excited I am to serve and help all of you in your various service projects, fundraisers, and other endeavors. I look forward to meeting each of you and plan to visit each of your clubs throughout the year!

My biggest goal is to strengthen our existing clubs, in numbers and the amount of service we perform! One way I plan to do this is by organizing an Executive Board training retreat for the newly elected, 2013-2014 boards, as well as the 2012-2013 board, in order to facilitate the transition between leaders. In this program, I plan to focus on specific, job-related aspects that will truly be effective for the new year, rather than arbitrary leadership skills. This program is projected to happen this May, so please be aware of future announcements.

Last, here are a few facts about me! I attend Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, and am studying Aerospace Engineering. I received my Eagle Scout award in February 2012 and am still somewhat active as an adult leader in Boy Scouts. I do saber fencing, acrylic and oil painting, guitar (electric and acoustic, I can sing a little, too), ukulele, and I play videogames on my PS3 (mostly Nazi Zombies). I like to listen to “screamo” music as well as Matchbox Twenty. I am Chinese and can speak Cantonese as well as a little Spanish (AP Spanish 4 and I visited Madrid). Last, one of my favorite foods is spam musubi (it’s Hawaiian).

Again, I am very excited for the 2013-

2014 year and to work with the 2013-2014 SWD Executive Board, which consists of: Alex Martinez (Secretary), Kelsae Pederson (Bulletin Editor), Miles Glick (Baja Lt. Gov), Perla de los Angeles (Kachina Lt. Gov), Serina Pack (Rio Grande Lt. Gov), and Katie Merrill (Zia/Northern New Mexico Lt. Gov). If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or just want to chat, do not hesitate to contact me. Let’s make the most of this year!

Yours in service, leadership, and fellowship,

Andrew Lee 2013-2014 CKI Southwest District Governor Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University '16 (602) 828-9218 [email protected]

Do

Your

Best!

4 CKI < Southwest District > The Southwest Sun

LEADERSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

SERVICE

Member

Spotlight

Every month we will

recognize (a) member(s)

who have gone above

and beyond in their

Leadership, Fellowship,

and Service skills

throughout the District.

This month we would

like to recognize:

Johnny Jorquez -NAU

Eddie MacKay -UofA

Nicole Martinez -UNM

Thank you for your

dedication to making our

community a better

place!

-Southwest District

Board

Meet the Board:

District Secretary: Alex Martinez Arizona State University Email: [email protected]

District Bulletin Editor

Kelsae Pederson University of New Mexico Email: [email protected] About me: I am a senior at UNM majoring in History. I work at the Pool on campus as a Lifeguard and Swim Instructor. My favorite CKI moment so far has been going to New Orleans and working with Habitat for Humanity. It was an amazing feeling leaving NOLA, knowing that I had helped a family have a place to call home again. I’m looking forward to more moments like this as I continue my service in CKI!

District Treasurer Kevin Wright Northern Arizona State Email: About me: Even though I didn’t think I was going to be serving on the District Board, I am so excited to serves as your District Treasurer. I attend NAU and am currently studying a degree in Business Communications with emphasis in Information Systems with a minor in Sociology. I am your Immediate Past Lieutenant Governor of the Arizona Division and Dcon Chair. I will also be serving as your District Laws and Regulations Chair! This is my Senior year and I plan to make the absolute best of it, especially with CKI! I truly love what this organization has done for me from when I was just a member my freshman year to now serving on the District Board for a second time. After I graduate I will be going off to Graduate School to pursue a Master’s Degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education along with seeking membership to become a Kiwanian. As time progresses, I want to make sure everyone is aware of the fact that I am here to be a resource for your individual clubs in our district. I am always her to help because I simply live to serve and love to serve!

“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” -Unknown

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful

lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” –

Dr. Seuss

5

Meet the New Mexico Lieutenant Governors

Zia Lieutenant Governor Katie Merrill Eastern New Mexico State Email: [email protected] About me: Hello Mighty Southwest! This is Katie, the Zia division Lt. Governor. I am so excited to start this new year and to grow in service and leadership with all of you. I am passionate about service and will be here to answer any questions you all may have along the way. I attend Eastern New Mexico University as a Music Education Major. A few facts you may not know: I love animals and my best friend is my kitty, Mella, I have been in the Kiwanis family for 10 years, and I am 100% and completely in love with Jason Mraz. I cannot wait to get to know all of you better and I am so excited for the year. Good luck with then end of your semester and have a great summer!

Rio Grande Lieutenant Governor Serina Pack Western New Mexico University Email: [email protected] About me: I believe we each can make a positive difference every day. I believe CKI is one way to make a notable difference in the world and I am proud to me a member. I am extremely passionate about promoting reading literacy to elementary children, that is why I was compelled to apply and then honored to receive the CKI Tomorrow Fund grant. This month is a busy month implementing a reading and art literacy program in all the 4th grade classrooms in my school district with the help of youth mentors from Kiwanis SLPs. This work will culminated with art shows featuring children's art created out of reading workshops on Global Youth Service Day the last weekend of April. Other interests I have involve paint horses, art, reading/writing and, of course, service everyday. In addition to my interest in CKI, I am a Senator at WNMU, Honor's Club President, member of American Legion Auxiliary, Rainbow Girls, and BPA. I am feel very strongly about patriotism and honoring our military and veterans.

“Another year is fast approaching. Go be that starving

artist you’re afraid to be. Open up that journal and get

poetic finally. Volunteer. Suck it up and travel. You were

not born here to work and pay taxes. You were put here to

be part of a vast organism to explore and create. Stop

putting it off. The world has much more to offer than what’s

on 15 televisions at TGI Fridays. Take pictures. Scare

people. Shake up the scene. Be the change you want to see in the world.” ― Jason Mraz

"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Gandhi

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother Teresa

Member

Shout Out:

Meet the Arizona

Lieutenant Governors:

Kachina Lieutenant Governor Perla De Los Angeles Northern Arizona University [email protected] About me: My name is Perla De Los Angeles (Yes, that’s really my last name. No, I’m not from Los Angeles). I was born and raised in Surprise, Az., where I first became involved in the Kiwanis family, first through Builder’s Club and later Key Club. I am currently attending Northern Arizona University majoring in biomedical science with a minor in nutrition science. This year I will be serving as Lt. Governor for the Kachina Division. I’m looking forward to a great year of service! Perla De Los Angeles P.S. Antarctica is for penguins.

6 CKI < Southwest District > The Southwest Sun

Have something to say

about CKI? Have you

answered a question on

the Southwest Sun

Facebook page? This is

your shout out area! To

submit something to the

Member Shout Out

section please post or

send a message to the

Southwest Sun’s

Facebook page!

Baja Lieutenant Governor Miles Glick University of New Mexico Email: [email protected] About me: Hello Mighty Southwest District! My name is Miles Glick and I am serving as your Baja Division Lieutenant Governor for the 2013-2014 service-administrative year. The Kiwanis Family has always held a significant place in my heart and 2014 will mark my fourteenth year as a part of this wonderful organization. On top of volunteering with Circle K, I am passionate about playing and watching sports, especially tennis and snowboarding, traveling, hiking, listening to music, and spending time with my family and friends. I am from Southern California in a small city called Camarillo and I am a first year going into my second year student at the University of Arizona where I am double majoring in Business Management and Global Studies with a concentration in Global Political Economy and Development with a Minor in Spanish.

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never

know how soon it will be too late.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

University of Arizona

7

The University of Arizona Circle K International Club’s outstanding member for the month of March is Eddie MacKay. Eddie is a new member to the club this year and from the very beginning, he has shown his passion for serving others, has made a positive influence on other club members, and has stepped up the plate as a leader. Recently, Eddie has volunteered for the club’s bake sale fundraiser, the Beads of Courage “Dance Marathon,” and the U of A’s “Cats in the Community” project (his involvement in this event is even more spectacular because even though he could not find a ride to the event, he RAN to the event). Eddie goes above and beyond in his involvement with the club and the greater community. Without a doubt, Eddie is a well-rounded person who continually represents CKI’s club tenants, and we are happy to acknowledge Eddie as an outstanding member of our club! Club Update and Quick Glance at Plans for Next Year: Recently, the University of Arizona Circle K International Club has been very active in serving our community. At the beginning of this month, a group of our members volunteered at the Tucson Community Food Bank where we put together supplemental meal packages for families in need of the basic necessity many take for granted. This event always serves as a positive experience for our club. In addition, our club held a bake sale fundraiser at the university as well as participated in the “Dance Marathon” to raise money for Beads of Courage, an organization providing tangible signs of hope and accomplishment in the form of beads to children suffering from chronic illness. We will close up the month with volunteering at The Kiwanis Relays and a club social to acknowledge everyone’s effort throughout the year. With a new officer board fresh and ready for next year, plans are underway for the club next year. Among the greatest ideas we would like to pursue is creating CKI “families.” A CKI family will be a group of club members and an officer that will try to go to events as a family and bond as a team. As a club, it is important that every member grows in relationship with one another, and with CKI families, we hope that everyone in the club will become closer. Another idea for next year is to cooperate with local Key Clubs and Builder’s Clubs in working on team-building service projects, hopefully encouraging younger Kiwanis members to continue their journey with CKI in college as well as increase our involvement with the community. Our officer board is excited for making these changes and looks forward to another great year in service, leadership, and fellowship.

Meet the District Administrator

8 CKI < Southwest District > The Southwest Sun

Trivia Questions

Each month there will be a section where you have a chance to be entered into a drawing for multiple Kiwanis Family memorabilia and other prizes! The drawing will happen at District Convention. If you can’t attend and are chosen for a prize we will mail one to you. Answer all three of the Trivia Question in a message to the SWS on Facebook by May 22nd to be entered! The first two people to respond correctly will be entered.

1. In the Harry Potter film

franchise, what does the

Hogwarts motto "Draco

dormiens nunquam

titillandus" mean?

2. Who was president of the

U.S. when Uncle Sam first

got a beard?

T K-Family Trivia:

3. What is the Key Club

motto?

Southwest Sun Facebook

"The Modem Cowboy"

The District Administrator is the advisor and counselor

for CKI and serves as the liaison between CKI district

and the Southwest Kiwanis District. The DA works

directly with the CKI Governor and also with other

board members, committee chairs, club presidents and

members where helpful.

Your CKI administrator is a native of New Mexico,

born in Albuquerque, grew up in Alamogordo, and

graduated from Taos High School. His undergraduate

degree in philosophy, and is from St. John's College -

Santa Fe and he holds a MBA from Western New

Mexico University. Bob also has completed certificate

courses in financial marketing from Colorado

University and commercial lending from the University

of Oklahoma. He has a passion for education.

Bob is working on his fourth and last career as president

and co-owner of an insurance services business in

Silver City. He is a former retail store manager, banker

and CFO for a domestic violence shelter. For the past

ten years Bob has been a member of the faculty at

Western New Mexico University and teaches,

marketing, management, micro and macroeconomics.

Bob and his wife Alma live in Silver City and have

raised two boys; both now married, and have two

grandchildren. Bob and Alma are active Kiwanis

members, and Alma currently serves as Lt. Governor

for Division 7.

Bob joined the Kiwanis family as a junior at Taos High

School and served as Lt. Governor. Rejoining Kiwanis

again in 1996, Bob is the current president of the

Kiwanis Club of Silver City and has served twice as Lt.

Governor for division 7. He sits on the board of

directors for the Southwest District Foundation and is

the past chair for Key Leader.

"The Modem Cowboy" is a handle given to Bob

by his Father because of Bob's love of the

computers and his use of the Internet.

Contact info: [email protected]

575.590.7990.

The new board at the University of New Mexico CKI is eager and excited to begin the new year! We started off the year with Service Week at UNM. During Service Week, we conducted many projects with several preferred charities. We sold syringes filled with blue Jell-O at our “Shots for Shots” event to benefit the Eliminate Project. We also conducted a food drive to raise awareness for STUFH, and then we donated the items to local food banks. Our last service project on the UNM campus was giving out bagels with information about March of Dimes while raising donations for the New Mexico chapter. We ended service week by volunteering at a local “Blues and Barbeque” event to benefit the art and after school programs at a local elementary school. Throughout the week we asked our club members and the UNM community to answer the question: “What does service mean to you?” Some of our memorable responses were “Service means developing my abilities and the abilities of all people,” “Spreading hope,” and “Personal time investment in communal growth.” This project was just the beginning of the decided theme for the new UNM CKI year, Inspire Service. We aim to inspire the love of serving others into both the CKI club members and others in our community! During the future months we will strive to inspire excitement about service through a variety of projects that our members are interested in. In the coming year we will strive to imprint a lasting love for service that will stay with our members through their entire lives. During the next CKI year we also aim to bring our club members closer together. We will host socials regularly to build fellowship among our members. Though service projects build community within the club, it is also important to hold events in a social setting where it is easy to relax and get to know each other! Fellowship is an important aspect of Circle K International, and so we plan to emphasize it through the coming year. These past few weeks have already been action-packed and enjoyable, and we are positive that the rest of the year will follow in suit! We as a board are eager to inspire service, inspire fellowship and inspire change throughout the upcoming CKI year!

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

How wonderful it is that

nobody need wait a single

moment before starting to

improve the world.

~Anne Frank

9

Northern Arizona University

As the new NAU CKI President, I would like to provide more service project opportunities for our club because I believe it will build up various leadership roles and develop new relationships along the way. In addition, to encourage more members to attend leadership workshops that are provided around campus. My hope is that CKI members would apply the necessary leaderships skills into real world scenarios without doubting themselves a second. This way, it would assist them to prepare their futures as well as balancing the importance of other tasks like education. I remember when I became a new member of the CKI family and obtained a board position; the more involved I was in the organization by volunteering and was more motivated to obtain a higher leadership position. It is the greatest satisfaction to lead as the President for NAU CKI because the NAU club is a great group of individuals that I know will lead our club as positive remodels in our community and beyond the university level.

It is best to believe in quality over quantity. As we doubled our last year's total service hours from the last CKI year, this was a major accomplishment for our club. However, this year, I hope to see more members eyeing more into leadership positions in order to make a more positive impact in our community.

As part of the CKI pledge, "... to dedicate myself to the realization of

mankind’s potential." and "Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people."-John D. Rockefeller

There is a born leader in each of us, it is whether we show it upon others the person's possible strengths and know how to utilize them. As NAU CKI President, I hope to encourage current and upcoming new members to look beyond themselves and aim high in anything they desire to do. I would not have been in this situation thanks to one CKI President, who saw a potential in myself that I could be a good leader. For that I hope to pay it forward to the members of the club.

I look forward to working with the new board and to start networking with different organizations that NAU CKI can lend a helping hand to such as American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, Special Olympics, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and other local groups/projects.

District

Ramblings: District Board Meeting: The SWD board used Google+ hangout to conduct their first meeting!

Governor Andrew Attends GATC Andrew and Bob attended the Governor and Administrator Training Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Where they learned how to better serve you, and ummm…. Sumo wrestle????

Key Club District Dcon

Kelsae attended the Key Club District Convention where she was able to play Fairy Godmother and tell them that there is Happily Ever After Key Club!

10 CKI < Southwest District > The Southwest Sun

WNMU is still a new club getting underway, We look forward to the new school year and new year of CKI. We welcome our new vice-president, Carla Viejo Sanchez, to WNMU CKI. We may be small, but we work on great things. This past year, the four of us officers of WNMU CKI (Serina Pack-President; Brandon Cook-Vice President; Lacey Oldham-Secretary; and Robert Pack-Treasurer) have really enjoyed it. Fall Rally and DCON will certainly be highlights of our year, but also the service work we did. We are especially blessed by the support of Kiwanis Club of Silver City, our faculty sponsor-Dr. Cline, and our Kiwanis Advisor-Lori Bonomo.

The last two weeks of April, we are continuing our special service work that is being made possible by two grants earned: CKI Tomorrow Fund Grant and the Disney Friends of Change grants. Our work in focused on promoting reading to elementary students. We are expanding "For the Love of Art and Read for Joy" program to 4th grade students in the Silver Consolidated schools. We are hoping to offer this program to over 200 students and have many of their art pieces showcased in art shows in the community, creating awareness about the importance of reading. The art is being created from books being read in workshops with youth mentors, it is an exciting time that also involves Global Youth Service day the last weekend of April. The project is a very large project, but much work has already been completed and has been most rewarding

Western New Mexico University

11

12 www.circlek.org

Calendar of Events for May

Look for the Southwest Sun on Facebook!

Tag, post, and add as a friend for

district updates!

[email protected]

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Service, Leadership, Fellowship, CKI, Southwest

District Board Training

@ Kamp Kiwanis