Thank you for coming to our meeting this week! Please read on for club updates.
New Information:
Info/Updates:
- District Scholarships: Due Feb 18
- For all listed, you must be a dues-paid member
- You CAN submit virtually by emailing Sarah Roush
- $500 or $1000 scholarships
- More info here
- Requirements:
- Application form
- 1 letter of recommendation (Kiwanis advisor, Faculty advisor, professor)
- Faculty Advisor: Michele Brown (brown.1112@osu.edu)
- Kiwanis Advisor: Pat Derr (patderr1@gmail.com)
- 1 letter of recommendation from a fellow Circle K member
- Essay
- Official documents
- 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
Meeting Activity:
- During this week’s meeting, we played trivia with the Kiwanians!
Past Week:
- Thank you to everyone who helped with the produce drop, Cupid’s Workshop, and Meals on Wheels!
Upcoming Events:
- All our sign-ups for this week are in the form in your email, so please be sure to fill it out by Wednesday, February 16 (even if you cannot attend the events)
- Don’t worry about how to get to these events! You can indicate whether or not you need a ride in the sign-up form.
- Kiwanis Meeting at 7 PM on Wednesday, Feb 16
- Zoom bingo
- Random Acts of Kindness Day any time 7-10 AM on Thursday, Feb 17
- Kindness card distribution (location TBD after sign-up)
- Produce Drop from 2:30-5:30 PM on Thursday, Feb 17
- Tuttle Park
- Community Buddy Box Packing from 6-7 PM on Thursday, Feb 17
- 460 Schrock Road, Columbus, OH 43229
- Furniture Bank sorting donations from 1-4 PM on Monday, Feb 21
- 2165 Morse Rd
- Dance Concert in Sullivant Hall ACCAD Feb 24-26
- Reserve tickets for free (link in sign-up)
- CKI Alumni Society Virtual Cooking: 6 PM on Monday, Feb 28
- Home cooked meals on a budget
- Register via Zoom registration link in email
- Grocery list will be sent out closer to the event if you register for the Zoom
- Service Extravaganza from 10 AM-2 PM on Sunday, March 6
- at the Red Cross
- District Convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 19-20
- Estimated cost without assistance from the club/district is $125
- Registration deadline of Feb 23 to coordinate hotel room with club members
- Final deadline for event registration: Mar 1
- Recognition Dinner from 5-7 PM on Sunday, April 10
- CKI Alumni Society Virtual Cooking: 6 PM on Monday, Feb 28
- Home cooked meals on a budget
- Register via Zoom registration link in your email
- Grocery list will be sent out closer to the event if you register for the Zoom
- Club Retreat: April 1-3
- $5 for overnight fellowship, service, and leadership retreat
- If this is too much of a financial burden, please let one of the officers know. We will work it out!
- Location: Camp Hugh Taylor
- $5 for overnight fellowship, service, and leadership retreat
- Summer volunteer: Monday, June 13
- Time: flexible based on who signs up
- Need a primary person to teach kids about the value of community service/what it means/why we do it
- Ideally have a group of volunteers to lead some activities to learn about service
- Saint Joseph Montessori School (Short North)
- 933 Hamlet St.
- Let Vivian know via the sign-up by 2/16
Next Week:
- 6-7 PM on Sunday, February 20
- Student-Alumni Council Room
Past Information:
- District board: DCON and running for District positions
- 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
- If you have any questions, feel free to contact Allison (riverhills@ohiocki.org) or Hannah (secretary@ohiocki.org)
- More info: https://ohiocki.org/dcon/
- 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 January service hours at the form in your email
- Red Cross Individual Volunteer:
- 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.