Thank you for coming to our meeting this week! Please read on for club updates.
New Information:
Info/Updates:
- Scholarships: Due Feb 1
- For all listed, you must be a dues-paid member
- OSU Circle K Alumni Society Scholarship
- Contact Yu Ning Shiu.15 for club stats
- Info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T6ckvn2v9PmH_rBG4sYuNwg0Dk3sYDD0/view?usp=sharing
- Circle K International Scholarships
- Needs a letter of recommendation
- Info: https://www.kiwanis.org/childrens-fund/grants/scholarship-opportunities#circlek
- Scholarships: Due Feb 18
- For all listed, you must be a dues-paid member
- District
- $500 or $1000 scholarships
- More info here
- Requirements:
- Application form
- 1 letter of recommendation (Kiwanis advisor, Faculty advisor, professor)
- 1 letter of recommendation from a fellow Circle K member
- Essay
- Official documents
- Job Opportunities
- Kiwanis social media intern (apply by Jan 31)
- Spring, ends by May 31
- $500 scholarship compensation
- More info here
- Kiwanis archives intern (apply by Jan 31)
- Spring, ends by May 31
- $500 scholarship compensation
- More info here
- Tuttle Park Rec Center Staff
- Contact Tish with questions
- Contact info in email
- Help at Tuttle:
- Tues 12-4 PM
- Wed 12-8 PM anytime
- Thurs 4-8 PM
- Fri 4-8:30 PM
- Sat 10 AM-5 PM anytime
- Contact Tish with questions
- Kiwanis social media intern (apply by Jan 31)
- Elections
- Nominations: Sunday, February 20 and Sunday, February 27
- Elections: 6 PM on Sunday, March 6
- Positions (you must be a dues paid member):
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Bulletin Editor
- General Meeting Updates
- Jan 30 meeting on Zoom
- Starting February, we are switching back to in-person meetings! There will also be a Zoom during these meetings if you feel more comfortable attending our meetings virtually.
- You can get your club t-shirt when we are back in-person!
Meeting Activity:
- District board: DCON and running for District positions
- Hannah Riley, our district’s secretary-treasurer, and Allison Knowlton, this year’s DCON chair, came and talked to us about attending DCON and running for District positions this year!
- More info: https://ohiocki.org/dcon/
- Note: you cannot be an elected member of the OSU Circle K board and an elected district board member
- There will be a candidate’s forum on Zoom
- 6-7 PM on Saturday, January 29
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89752967877
- If you have any questions, feel free to contact Allison (riverhills@ohiocki.org) or Hannah (secretary@ohiocki.org)
- Hannah Riley, our district’s secretary-treasurer, and Allison Knowlton, this year’s DCON chair, came and talked to us about attending DCON and running for District positions this year!
- Cards
- We made encouraging cards during this meeting. Please bring the cards to the CKI office door by Friday, January 28 so we can mail them.
Past Week:
- Thank you to everyone who attended the Kiwanis meeting, volunteered at the Special Olympics basketball event, and made blankets for MLK Day!
Upcoming Events:
- Get your booster! ASAP
- More info here
- Double Good:
- Kiwanis meeting at 7 PM on Wednesday, Jan 26 on Zoom
- Zoom link here
- Spring Involvement Fair is online from January 17-31
- Dinner for 12 Buckeyes on Zoom from 6-7 PM on Monday, February 7
- Cupid’s Workshop at 1 PM on Saturday, February 12 at Tuttle Park
- Community Buddy Box Packing from 6-7 PM on Thursday, February 17 (we need a driver)
- 460 Schrock Road, Columbus, OH 43229
- Packing needs for students from 9-11 AM on Saturday, February 26
- 1509 Blatt Boulevard, Gahanna, OH
- Service Extravaganza from 10 AM-2 PM on Sunday, March 6
- District Convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 19-20
- Estimated cost without assistance from the club/district is $125
- We plan on supporting each dues-paid member who attends DCON by paying for about $50 of their DCON fee
- Recognition Dinner from 5-7 PM on Sunday, April 10
Next Week:
- Pat Henry will come talk to us about financial wellness
- 6 PM on Sunday, January 30
- Zoom: link coming soon!
Past Information:
- We talked about the Vizer app earlier this year. You can donate a meal for every 10,000 steps you take in a day!
- Learn more about this app at https://www.vizerapp.com/how-vizer-works
- Submit your December service hours at this form
- Red Cross Individual Volunteer:
- Leadership Opportunities:
- We are looking for members to join the Membership Committee
- Please see the events page of our website for the schedule of events for the spring: https://osucirclek.org/events/
- Together as Buckeyes Grant: If you need any financial assistance due to a hardship from COVID-19, please see the following grant information here.
- Please fill out a contact form if you are interested in receiving club information.
