Duke Circle K Old News

We hope that you're not forgetting to do service over the summer!

Welcome back to our lovely President Linda Li who was in Indiana for the CKI Leadership Academy!

Don't miss out registering for International Convention (ICON) HERE or Large Scale Service Project (LSSP) HERE.

For more information on either, please go to www.circlek.org/convention

Keep in mind that Duke Circle K WILL reimburse you a lot of it so please think about doing so ASAP because the deadline is June 1st!

Whoohoo for a service project during a meeting! Great job everyone on these wonderful cards =].

Don't miss out on the LAST club meeting of the semester tomorrow, Monday April 26 @ 9:00pm at Old Chem 116. We'll be munching on snacks, recognizing birthdays, saying our farewells, and filling out some useful evaluations so come one, come all!

Thanks to those of you who came out to the banquet on Thursday night. It was quite the beautiful affair and we had lots of fun and food!

Congratulations to all award winners as well!

Make sure to come out to Monday night's meeting on April 19th where we'll be making some cards for the Make-a-Child-Smile program to donate. Yay service projects at meetings! =]

Congratulations to those of you who played CKI Jeopardy and won! Good job to David Wang, Jie Wang, Alice Ji, Joanna Zhou, Mitu Yilma, Effie Kim, and Calvin Sheng - we hope you'll enjoy your new t-shirts.

This past Saturday was Duke's Relay for Life event and our club raised $911.50! Wow! We're still accepting donations toward our team though so please get people to click HERE to give s'more to help us reach our $1000 goal.

Let's give a round of applause to our top members of March in terms of service hours:
John Tran
Sasha McEwan
George Hernandez
Calvin Sheng
Robert Diep

Hope you didn't forget to RSVP for the banquet this Thursday! Come out to play CKI Jeopardy at tonight's meeting back in Old Chem 116 at 9pm!

There will be a multitude of service opportunities this weekend for you to come sign up for so see you there tonight.

Don't forget to vote for our Single Service Project - Cultural Convergence International - at Duke Change Works. We need your votes to make this HAPPEN!

A great start to CKI Service Week: a Six Cents presentation from the MD&E Chair Cynthia Wang, a Six Cents fundraiser, and fleece blankets for March of Dimes.
Join us on Friday at the Boys & Girls Club as we participate in the Service Initiative project with the kids there (we'll be decorating flower pots) and then on Saturday at either DLSSP or Relay for Life for Kiwanis One Day!

A video will go up about a week after CKI Service Week of all that Duke Circle K has done, and it will be sent to CKI International!

The club meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, April 6 in the Link Study Room 5 because of the NCAA Championship game because Duke > Butler + everyone. See you Tuesday night at 9pm!

Happy New Year to Circle K International!

Remember to come out to our next weekly club meeting on Monday, February 22nd! We will be celebrating Duke Circle K's birthday with yummy cake and refreshments!

Also, if you're interested in becoming a Committee Chair, please fill out this form by March 1st. To find out more information about the duties of Committee Chairs, you can find that here

Family point updates!

Congratulations to the following members for being the top 5 (9 because of an 8-way tie) members in service hours:

*January's Top 9 Members in Service Hours*
Felicia Arriaga

Vijay Ram

Calvin Sheng

Ali Taylor

Chanelle Croxton

Stephanie Villagra

Robert Diep

John Tran

Gene Eng

*FINAL January Family Points*
Cornucopia - 12.25

Lucky Day - 9.75

Mighty K Ducks - 7.5

Melange - 10.25

Pentagons - 13.25

Team Better Than You - 6

The Misfits - 8.75

Club Elections are coming up! Here is a timline of events:

January 25th - Q&A Session with Executive Board; vote on club proposed amendments
February 1st - Nominations for officers (nominees MUST be present to accept)

February 8th - Elections for officers (nominees MUST be present to deliver speech and answer questions)

February 15th - Elections' results announced; committee chair applications available

March 1st - Committee chair applications DUE

March 5th - Committee chair results announced

April 1st - 2010-2011 officer terms begin

Please keep these dates in mind if you are interested in running for a position. And don't forget to come out to our next weekly meeting on Monday, January 25th!

Thanks to all who came out to our first January meeting. A LOT of upcoming events and service projects were discussed, so check out the meeting minutes here to catch up!

UPDATED Family Points
Cornucopia - 35.25
Lucky Day - 37.75
Mighty K Ducks - 42.75
Melange - 28.75
Pentagons - 37.5
Team Better Than You - 25.25
The Misfits - 47

Thank you if you came out to the Inductions Ceremony and congratulations to all the new members! We had a successful fundraiser for The Dictionary Project; we raised $107!

As the semester is winding down, please make sure to take care of yourself! De-stress by volunteering with Circle K in the opportunities we have this week. Projects are always listed to the side of this homepage.

If you were interested in becoming a club or district officer, please click here for descriptions.


Also, congratulations to the following members for being the top 5 (6 because of a 4-way tie) members in service hours.

November's Top 6 Members in Service Hours
Minerva Thai
Calvin Sheng
Cynthia Wang
Mitu Yilma
Felicia Arriaga
LeJean Williams

FINAL November Family Points
Cornucopia - 17.75
Lucky Day - 20.75
Mighty K Ducks - 32.25
Melange - 18.25
Pentagons - 30.5
Team Better Than You - 17.25
The Misfits - 30.5

Don't forget to join the International reflector at http://groups.google.com/group/CircleKInternational.

No family opportunities for this week but enjoy your time home with your actual family!

Remember: Prizes for the top scoring Family and individual by April 1st are:
1. $20 Visa gift card/member of winning family

2. $100 to the winning family's charity of choice

3. $25 DukeStores gift card/member with the most points

More than 1,800 club pictures have been posted so check them out!

Family opportunities for this week!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY POINTS: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-22

.25 - 11/16 Club meeting

.5 - 11/19 Boys & Girls Club

      11/20 Boys & Girls Club

      11/21 Hillcrest Nursing Home

1 - 11/19 Boys & Girls Club w/ Key Club

      11/20 Ushering for Awaaz

      11/21 Ushering for Awaaz

      11/22 Nasher Family Day

*Contact MD&E Committee Chair Minerva Thai if you have any questions about above events.

Prizes for the top scoring Family and individual have been announced!
1. $20 visa gift card per member of the winning family

2. $100 to be donated to the winning family's charity of choice

3. $25 gift card to Duke stores for the member with the most points at the end of the year

Here is the Family scoreboard right now with the Pentagons in the lead and the Mighty K Ducks in second place:
Cornucopia: 10

Lucky Day: 19

Mighty K Ducks: 22.5

Melange: 10.75

Pentagons: 25

Team Better than You: 9.5

Misfits: 19.75

New Family events for the week!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY POINTS: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9-15

.25 - 11/9 Club meeting

.5 - 11/12 Boys & Girls Club

      11/13 Boys & Girls Club

      11/14 Hillcrest Nursing Home

1 - 11/13 Governors Project (service)

2 - 11/13 Governors Project (district)

*Contact MD&E Committee Chair Minerva Thai if you have any questions about above events.

The Family list can be downloaded from here, the scoring system can be found here, and you can verify your points from last week here.

Finally, come out to our next general body meeting on November 16th!

Here are the Family events for this week!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY POINTS: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2-8

.25 - 11/2 Club meeting

.5 - 11/5 Boys & Girls Club

      11/6 Boys & Girls Club

      11/7 Hillcrest Nursing Home

      11/7 Paintball Social

1 - 11/3 Kiwanis Pancake Sale

      11/4 Kiwanis Pancake Sale

3 - 11/3 Sub-Region G Online Chat (10pm at http://www.chatzy.com/110233700729 | password: goservice)

      11/4 International Online Chat (10pm at http://www.chatzy.com/148622162031 | password: ckiservice)

*Contact MD&E Committee Chair Minerva Thai if you have any questions about above events.

If you don't know which Family you are in, check out the list here. You can find out more about the scoring system here.

Last but not least, don't forget to come to our next weekly meeting on November 9th!

Come to our next meeting on November 2nd for free pizza, snacks, and refreshments! This will be the last meeting to turn in $20 dollars to reserve your spot in the upcoming Paintball Social on November 7th!

Update: Meeting minutes from every meeting this year have been uploaded! You can find them in the archives.

Make sure to come out to the next meeting on Monday, October 26 to hear guest speaker Doug Hodges talk about the Boys & Girls Club and the Big Brother/Big Sister program. Also, don't forget to join all the fantastic committees we've got. Contact information for the committee chairs are available under the Officers page as well as their profiles.

The Mission page has been updated to include Membership Benefits so check that out to see how much bang you get for your buck. Don't forget also to join the Facebook group!

Great turnout at Monday's meeting! Make sure to sign up for all the various projects this week and coming up. Congratulations to the newly appointed committee chairs:

Boys & Girls Club: Jimmy Han
DUHS: Calvin Sheng
Info/Tech: Meng Cao
Kiwanis Family: Alice Ji
Single Service: Felicia Arriaga & Stephanie Kenick
Social/Publicity: Mitu Yilma

Make sure to go to the meeting tomorrow (October 12th). It's the first one for October and will be loaded with food, a speaker, t-shirts, and fun! Bring your friends: Old Chem 116 from 9-10pm.

Over 400 photos from last semester have been added to the photo gallery, check them out! The photo gallery link in the menu now takes you directly to the photos, saving you a click =]

Meetings will be from 9-10pm on West Campus in Old Chem 116 from now on. Bring your membership applications and $20 dues please! Also, don't forget to sign up for committees =]. If you wanted to be a committee chair, applications are due on the 28th!

This week's meeting will be on Monday, September 14 from 9-10pm on West Campus in Old Chem 116. Please do not forget to bring your membership applications, and $20 dues. Those of you planning on going to Fall Rally need to bring your registration money because the deadline is TUESDAY! Thanks and see you all there =].

Great job to those members who raced the best during the icebreaker and won cool Circle K prizes! Make sure to keep those someplace safe but public so you can show off your Circle K spirit. Please utilize all the fabulous functions of this website to get in contact with the officers with any questions you have.

DLSSP Deadline is THIS Wednesday and Fall Rally's is next Tuesday. If you still want to sign up, contact Minerva Thai at mdt2(at)duke.edu.

Remember to bring $20 dues to the next meeting.

Fantastic first meeting everyone! More than 65 people showed up. Keep on bringing your friends - let them know what's great about Circle K!

Come check out the Circle K table at the Fall Student Activities Fair on Friday, August 28th from 5-7pm at East Campus Quad.

Also, congratulations to Duke Circle K for its amazing awards granted at International Convention. Check out the District Website to see what the rest of the District won!

Duke received:

Growth Enhances Membership (G.E.M.) Award, Emerald Division - 4th place
Single Service Award, Silver Division - 1st place
Club Achievement Award, Silver Division - 3rd place

Over 500 clubs in International and DUCK placed in 3 categories! Congratulations!

Check out the calendar for next semester's events!
Don't forget about LSSP and ICON!

End of Year Banquet: April 15th 7PM @ McClendon
April 13th Meeting Minutes
April 6th Meeting Minutes

March 30th Meeting Minutes
March 23rd Meeting Minutes
March 16th Meeting Minutes
March 2nd Meeting Minutes
March 2009 Newsletter

Next Meeting: March 2 (McClendon 2nd)
February 23rd Meeting Minutes

Next Meeting: February 23rd (McClendon 2nd)
February 16th Meeting Minutes
Committee Chair App

Next Meeting: February 16th (McClendon 2nd)
February 9th Meeting Minutes

Next Meeting: February 9th (McClendon 2nd)
February 2nd Meeting Minutes
February DUCK Newsletter

Rex Blood Drive SIGNUP - FEB 3 (Expired)
Next Meeting: February 2nd (McClendon 2nd)
January 26 Meeting Minutess

Even more pictures!
2008 New Member Inductions
2008 Santa Train Project
2008 Nov/Dec Miscellaneous

January 19th 2009 Meeting Minutes

Lots of pictures!
2008 Miscellaneous November
2008 Cimarron Latin Dance Night
2008 Capital Division Ice-Skating
2008 Fleece Blanket Making
2008 Painting a Brighter Picture
2008 Ronald McDonald House Brunch

Next Meeting: January 19th (McClendon 2nd)
01-12-2009 minutes
January 2009 Newsletter

Meeting Summary:
Minutes: 12-01-2008 (DOC)
New pictures coming soon!

Meeting Summary:
Minutes: 11-24-2008 (DOC)

Meeting Summary:
Service: Usual minus Ronald McDonald House
Minutes: 11-17-2008 (DOC)
Guest: Dale Gaddis (Duke alumna)
Mini-project: Canned food for Durham Rescue Mission

Meeting Summary:
Service: Usual (B&G: Wed-Fri, RMH: Fri , H4H: Sat)
Special: Santa Train project December 6th 5PM-9PM
Guest: Kiwanis club speaker (Dietz)
Mini-project: Make-a-Child-Smile cards

Lots of pictures!
2008 Unity in the Community Day
2008 Fall Fest (October)
2008 Capital Division Ice-Skating Social
2008 Spring District Large-Scale Service Project
2008 District Convention (February)

Next Meeting:
1. El Kilombo speaker
2. CKI Jeopardy!
East Campus: Monday 9PM @ White Lecture Hall!

This week's projects:
Boys and Girls Club, Wed-Fri 4:15PM-6:00PM
Wednesday is the special Halloween activity!
Ronald McDonald House, Friday 5:00PM-6:30PM
UNICEF dormstorming, T/W/Th (9PM T/W, 8PM Th)
Signup now!

Upcoming events:
B&G Halloween Activity Wednesday
Community Service Fair Wednesday 11:30-3:30
Rex Blood Drive - Wednesday Nov 5th

Updates coming soon:
1. Many more pictures!
2. New officer pages
3. New calendar
... and maybe even a chatbox!

This week's projects:
Boys and Girls Club, Wed-Fri 4:15PM-6:00PM
Ronald McDonald House, Friday 5:00PM-6:30PM
Habitat for Humanity, Sat 8AM-12PM
Signup now!

Upcoming events:
Circle K Bowling Social: Saturday 2PM-4PM
Kiwanis Social: Tuesday 5:30PM-7PM
Next Meeting:
1. Bring a Friend Day, Teach for America
2. October Birthdays!
West Campus: Monday 9PM @ McClendon 5!

Summary of what to expect at today's meeting:
Who: YOU
What: Circle K Meeting
Where: White Lecture Hall
When: 9pm on Monday, October 20th
Why: To do service, grab a UNICEF box, and be cool

Also, unless Eurotime strikes again Isaac falls asleep, the site should be updated with information from today's meeting by around midnight EST.

New pictures are up! Check out the photo gallery!

Also, meeting minutes for October 6, 2008 are now available.

Thanks to all who came out to our meeting tonight, and especially to Autumn for talking to us about the Heartland Hospice volunteer program.

This week we have the following projects available:
Boys and Girls Club, Wed-Fri 4:15PM-6:00PM
Ronald McDonald House, Friday 5:00PM-6:30PM
Habitat for Humanity, Sat 8AM-12PM/12PM-4PM

Upcoming events:
Kiwanis Luncheon - Monday 13th @ Noon
Unity in Community - Saturday 18th 9:30AM-3:30PM

As always, please use the project signup page to let Rob know you are interested.

Our October newsletter is now available! Download it now!

Other site updates are being worked on and will likely be completed this evening.

Check out some of our website improvements! The photo gallery has a new layout and the thumbnail size has been increased for easier browsing. Our frontpage photos have been updated to reflect the latest events, and are also available in the photo gallery.

Don't forget that we have a special BIRTHDAY meeting tomorrow night at 9PM in McClendon 5! Also, committee chairs are going to be announced!

Minerva, Rob, Isaac, and Jia are going to DLSSP in Lake Waccamaw, NC! We will have very limited Internet access (none?) while at DLSSP, so any contact between now and Sunday might take a few days to get a response.

We are raising funds for the Six Cents Initiative to provide clean drinking water and necessary supplies. Track our progress here!

Thanks to all who came out to our meeting tonight! We have the usual weekly projects available. Coming soon: the District Large-Scale Service Project at Lake Waccamaw, NC (September 19th-21st) and the Circle K Fall Rally! Also we are working on getting our Habitat projects set up again as well as tutoring with the Durham Nativity School, so stay tuned for details!

Sept 8th Meeting Minutes!

Weekly Projects! This week we have:
Boys and Girls Club (Wed-Fri) 4:15-6:00 PM
Ronald McDonald House (Fri) 5:00-6:00 PM

You can sign up using the online signup form here. There may be a few more projects that I missed, so email Rob if you want to ask.

September Newsletter! The DUCK September newsletter is now available!

Weekly Projects! This week we have:
Boys and Girls Club (Tues-Fri) 4:15-6:00 PM
Ronald McDonald House (Fri) 5:00-6:00 PM

You can sign up using the online signup form here.

Activities Fair! Come join Duke University Circle K at the Student Activites Fair on the East Campus Quad at 4PM! We'll be around until 6PM, so be sure to visit us if you're interested in learning more about Duke Circle K!

Access Restored Isaac is back at Duke and has temporarily "fixed" his Internet access problem until OIT can replace his ethernet jack. Updates that were put on hold due to access issues will be worked on once again.

Another Update Photo gallery software has been installed. Galleries are now accessible. The event calendar software is still undecided. The online project signup page beta and contact form pages are now *live*. Officer pages should be completed very soon.

Almost there... Most of the site is live and Isaac is working on getting everything else up and running. Photo galleries, interactive event calendar, the online project signup page and newsletter signup page are not *live* yet. Expect these features to come online over the next few days.

Site Mostly Complete Isaac is fine-tuning the design and is now working on migrating files and information from the old site to the new one. You can expect to see the site go live sometime in the coming week.

August Newsletter Available! August 2008 Newsletter available for download! We are very excited to welcome the incoming Duke freshmen!

New Domain Name DUCK has a new domain name! The new site should be accessible at www.dukecirclek.org within a few hours! You will be greeted with an "Under Construction" notice until the site is mostly complete.

Webhosting Secured Isaac has purchased webhosting space and bandwidth and will allocate a portion of it to the new, improved Duke University Circle K website.