THE PNW POST August—September 2003 DATE EVENT 1-3 PNW Key Club Summer Board Meeting in Washougal, WA 2-6 Circle K International Board Training, Indianapolis, Indiana (Tentative) 14-17 86th PNW District Convention in Yakima, WA 22-24 PNW Circle K Summer Board Meeting in Seattle, WA DATE EVENT 1 Labor Day, USA—Kiwanis International Office Closed 5-7 Key Club Weekend in Milwaukie, OR 12-14 Leaderscape in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 19-21 Leaderscape in Fairhope, Alabama 27 Rosh Hashanah (starts the evening of the 26th) 27 Kid’s Day THE PNW POST AUGUST—SEPTEMBER 2003 SOMETHING McAllister. A big KUDOS to the A big thank you to Jen Cheng for FOR University of British Columbia, her efforts in coordinating the which sent FIVE attendees! Also PNW-end of International Con- EVERYONE! sending ICON attendees were vention. Jen, you are an inspira- • Calendar of Events Washington State, Gonzaga, tion to all of us, and you will be Eastern Washington, Western sorely missed on the board. We • Executive Board Washington, and University of hope that you will join us for Articles Puget Sound! upcoming District events, though! Speaking of which… • District Administrator The University of Victoria re- ceived 2nd place in the Single I feel good, ohhhhhhh, I feel so • Trivia by Lisa Service Award for their 'piggy good, uh! Hey, if you don't know bank' fundraising project for a that cheer, you better start prac- • District Board Meeting school in South Africa - con- ticing because you are going to Greetings, awesome Circle K'ers Notes gratulations, UVic! Also, you hear it a lot at... Fall Conference of the Pacific Northwest! may be aware by now that Stacey 2004! It's just around the corner • You’re Invited to How are you all doin'? I had a Grajczyk, PNW's 2003 Distin- November 7- 9 in Ellensburg, busy, but fulfilling summer, Fall Conference 2003! guished Club President, was WA. Chairperson Melissa Phil- watching so many projects come elected to the position of Interna- lips and her committee members • Lt. Governor Articles together. PNW CKI is impress- tional Trustee. She is one out of 9 are putting a great deal of time ing me on all levels - club offi- trustees, and will counsel 3 - 4 into preparing a memorable • Introducing COIN cers are getting their reports in districts of Circle K and serve on weekend of campfires, service on-time each month, the new • Recruitment and International committees. Con- projects, fun workshops, singing, website is up and running, and Retention gratulations, Stacey - you've and much more. Keep your eyes communication has been very made us proud. Next year, at the out for more details and put these effective. But I am especially • International International Convention in dates on your calendar!!! proud of PNW's representation at Convention Updates St.Louis, we will be able to see International Convention, July 2 - "Rebuild, Revive, Reunite" - the fruits of all the work you will 6, in Indianapolis, Indiana. We keep the dream alive, everyone! • International President, do this year. PNW, make sure had an attendance of 20, includ- See you soon! Dan Conrod you plan ahead to attend ICON ing our two enthusiastic District 2004! In Serdership, • Dues Money Fundrais- Administrators, Jim and Marj Rachelle Strawther ing • Club Articles • Spotlighting the New England District PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE AT WWW.PNWCIRCLEK.ORG Page 4 THE PNW POST Hello PNW SCHOOL FUNDS HOW TO BUILD A COMMUNITY Circle Kers! Description: Most schools offer funding for their student groups. Depend- “Turn off your TV * Leave your house * Know ing on the school, there may be an your neighbors * Greet people * Look up As promised application process or groups can when your walking * Sit on your stoop * Plant the Fundrais- apply for funding for individual flowers * Use your library * Play together * ing book will events, such as a single service pro- Buy from local merchants * Share what you ject or to send their members to have * Help a lost dog * Take children to the be out in Sep- FTC or convention. Check with park * Honor elders * Support neighborhood tember! Presi- your student government or stu- schools * Fix it even if you didn't break it * dents check dent activities office to take advan- Have pot lucks * Garden together * Pick up tage of this source of funding, litter * Read stories aloud * Dance in the your club streets * Talk to the mail carrier * Listen to mailboxes towards the end of Supplies: N/A the birds * Put up a swing * Help carry some- thing heavy * Barter for your goods * Start a Advertising: N/A September to receive your copy tradition * Ask a question * Hire young peo- of this awesome resource. As the To make it successful: Make sure ple for odd jobs * Organize a block party * school year draws nearer so does that your club is aware of the proc- Bake extra and share * Ask for help when ess and fill out an application which you need it * Open your shades * Sing to- FALL CONFERENCE! Most schools reflects the work the club contrib- gether * Share your skills * Take back the are great about donating money utes to the campus community. night * Turn the music up * Turn down the for Circle Kers to attend our con- music * Listen before you react to anger * $ Raised: Variable, depending on how Mediate a conflict * Seek to understand * ferences and conventions, so you established your club is on campus Learn from new and uncomfortable angles * might want to think ahead, and or the amount of involvement in campus activities. Know that no one is silent though many begin to plan out how much are not heard - - - Work to change this Remember that we are a part of a wonder- money you will need to ask for. *” ful community – the AMAZING Pacific Below is a sample from the up- Northwest District. I urge you to do every- coming fundraising book to help thing you can to make your community a Best luck with the upcoming school year and safe and exciting environment for all. your projects – I can’t wait to see you all at you get started collecting money Fall Conference! for our fabulous events! ~Becky D istrict Editor N otes Hello Circle K and Kiwanis Family! Jordanna for your help! I have been out a form and email it to me. Likewise, if In September, if everything goes busy indeed during you would like more or less copies of The well, you will be receiving a club and dis- these summer months. Post please fill out a form and return it to trict officer directory. Club Officers, I need I have been preparing me. You can find both of these forms on your help with this. If you could send me a booklet to be dis- our new website at www.pnwcirclek.org. an email with mailing addresses, phone tributed to the PNW numbers, email addresses, and birthdays Lastly, I would like to send out a Kiwanians at their for each of your officers I would be ex- HUGE thank you to everyone who sent me District Convention in tremely appreciative! articles for this edition of The PNW Post. August. This booklet Your articles are the heart and soul of the provides those Kiwanians that are unfamil- About a month ago I sent evalua- bulletin and I appreciate the time you took iar with our organization details about tion forms and need assessments to the in producing them! PNW Circle K and the steps needed to club officers. If you feel like there is some- charter a new Circle K club in an area near thing you would like to see in the next Catherine McInnes them. Thank you Leigh-Anne, Sara, and edition of The Post, please feel free to fill [email protected] August—September Page 5 Hello, all you great -Setting up recycling bins in your dorms and College Hours PNW Circle Ker’s! This halls. Western Washington Univ. 780 year’s gotten off to a -Canned food drives in a local neighborhood Eastern Washington Univ. 609 magnificent start. Don’t -Volunteering at festivals and concerts in your Univ. of Victoria 530 forget, Circle K is all area Gonzaga University 393 about getting out into Oregon State Univ. 322 Don’t forget that monthly reports are due the the community and Western Oregon Univ. 251 5th of every month, even during summer, to doing service. Here are Central Washington Univ. 245 myself, your LtG, and the Historian! If you some great projects that have been done by Seattle University 211 have any questions, concerns, ideas, or good clubs in the PNW: Univ. of Puget Sound 203 jokes, please email me at pnwsecre- -Tutoring kids at an elementary school [email protected]. I hope to hear often from Univ. of Washington 174 -Helping food banks cook and serve meals all you WONDERFUL secretaries! Here’s the Univ. of British Columbia 154 -Volunteering at a hospital to take care of sick service hours for each club to date. If you’re Univ. of Idaho 87 children not on this list, I don’t have any reports from Willamette U 81 -the Relay for Life, AIDS Walk, MS Walk, etc your club. Washington State U 47 -Planting trees and doing garden work at Linfield College 31 ~ Dev Nambi nearby park or your school’s campus Seattle Pacific University 12 Saint Martin’s College 5 WORDS OF WISDOM FROM OUR ADMINISTRATOR Congratulations to Stacey and her campaign provide service opportunities and increase team for making the PNW CKI look and your fun factor on campus.