Meeting Recap January 31, 2021

Thanks to those of you who made it to this week’s meeting. We hope you’re staying warm this weekend! Please read on for our club updates:

New Information:

Meeting Activity: Service

• We brainstormed service projects for the semester. Meals on Wheels is a recurring event that you could get involved in if you are available (see the information below). Zooniverse events are also likely to appear during more club service meetings. Billy will send a poll out soon to find good times for service projects during the week.
• We discussed types of service:
  • Direct service: directly helps the intended audience
  • Indirect service: not coming into direct contact with the audience assisted (for example, by fundraising)
  • Advocacy: using your voice to speak up for others
    • Potential advocacy projects for our club could be: criminal defense, civil rights, body image
  • Research: finding new information

Upcoming Events:

• Elections: We will begin nominations for 2021-22 Circle K Officers at our next meeting on Sunday, February 7. You must be present at the meeting next week or the week after if you want to be nominated for an elected position of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, or Bulletin Editor (positions listed are in the order in which we will conduct elections). If you want to be nominated for more than one position, start by being nominated for the highest position you may want to hold. After nominations, you will give a short speech for the position you are running for before we vote. Feel free to contact any current officers with questions about their positions.
• Kiwanis Events:
  • Dinner with 12 Buckeyes: From 6-7pm on Monday, February 8, join Ohio State Circle K Alumni Society members on Zoom for a networking and social dinner together.
    • We have four more spots open. If you are interested, contact Vivian Corey.72 with your name, email, and major by Monday, February 1.
  • Next meeting: Join University Kiwanis for their next meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, February 3. There will be a guest speaker this week to talk about bullying prevention.
    • Zoom link
    • ID: 833 2050 2373
    • Password: 164079
• T-shirt Pick-up: If you paid dues, contact Alex Bryant.1692 to coordinate a time to pick up your CKI t-shirt.
• Meals on Wheels: Contact Austin Underwood.291 if you would like to deliver meals to the community at 10am on Sunday, February 14. He will bring Buckeye Donuts! If you are interested in long-term involvement in this project on the second Sunday of every month, please also contact Austin.
• COSI Service Project Potential: We are hoping to complete an in-person, COVID safe project with COSI packaging at-home science kits for kids learning from home. This can take place only on Thursdays (official date TBD).

Next Meeting:

• 6pm on Sunday, February 7
  • Zoom link: go.osu.edu/cki

Past Information:

• Children’s Hunger Alliance: If you signed up for the CHA project over break, please be sure to finish by Monday, February 8 and email your completed document to Jared.
• Circle K Alumni Society Scholarship: Instructions for completing this scholarship are linked here. Please be sure to do so by Monday, February 1 and contact Vivian Corey.72 if you need your club statistics.
• District Convention: DCON this year is February 26-28! This is a great event for networking, professional development, and service with members of the K-family. Find more information at this link, and register here by Wednesday, February 3 to guarantee a t-shirt.
  • If you know you need financial assistance to cover the registration fee, please contact any club officer.
  • If you are a dues-paid member, you are also eligible for the ODCKI scholarship found here and due by Wednesday, February 3.
• Kiwanis Events:
  • Special meeting: There will be a guest speaker from C-SPAN at 7pm on Wednesday, February 10.

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