Meeting Recap January 23, 2022

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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Double Good:
    • 8 AM Jan 24 to 8 AM Jan 28 (starts tomorrow)
    • Code: UTA GMO
    • Make your personal page!
    • Instructions here
    • Fundraising page here
  • Kiwanis meeting at 7 PM on Wednesday, Jan 26 on Zoom
  • 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:

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