Volume 21 Issue 5 October 2014

Service Saturday at Camp Wawbeek

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

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Governor’s Project

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District Convention Theme

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Official Bulletin of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District

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Table of Contents Membership Awareness Conference Moments.……………….Page 3

Key Club……………………………………………………………….Page 4-5

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF……………….………………………Page 6-7

The Literacy Project...…………………………..…..…………….Page 8-9

Club Socials…………………………………………....…………..….Page 10

New Board Member Introductions...................................Page 11

Ahrens’ Awards Alcove……...………………………………....Page 12-13

Service Saturday at Camp Wawbeek……...….…………...……Page 14

Kiwanis Family Service Day….……………………….…….…....Page 15

District Convention: Divergent………………..……………..Page 16-17

Milwaukee School of Engineering Highlight….……….…….Page 18

UW-Madison Highlight……………...…………………………….Page 19

Happygrams……………………..……………….………………..Page 20-21

District Goal Progress...……………….…….………..…………...Page 22

Letter from the Editor……………………...………………………Page 23

2014-2015 District Board Directory………………...…………..Page 24

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Membership Awareness Conference Moments

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1925: The first Key Club formed

in Sacramento,

California by two Kiwanis

members, who were also

high school

administrators.

1943: Delegates formally vote to form

the International Association of

Key Clubs, electing Malcolm

Lewis the first president.

1952: The 1,000th club is formed in December.

1967: The first Key Club outside the United States and Canada is

chartered, at Nassau, Bahamas.

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1977: Female students are allowed to be a part of Key Club.

1991: Michelle McMillen becomes the first female

member to be elected Key Club president.

Today: Key Club exists in

30 countries, with membership of over 250,000

in over 5,000 clubs.

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1.Decide with your club what kind

of fundraiser you’ll do.

2. Order your collection boxes.

3. Collect donations.

4. Fill out the gift form and submit it with your club’s

donations.

5. Celebrate! You’re helping save moms and

babies.

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Ask a local pumpkin patch whether your club can set up a

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF booth to solicit donations. Hand out

an educational flier or brochure about The Eliminate Project

to people who stop by.

Host a blood drive, and commit your club to donating

US$1.80 for every student who donates blood.

Host a costume contest. Participants pay $2 to enter. The

winner gets a Halloween-themed prize package.

Have you been to your sponsoring Kiwanis club’s meeting this

month? Show up in costume and trick-or-treat for UNICEF.

***All money raised will go toward

The Eliminate Project.***

:Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus is easily

preventable. $1.80 will vaccinate one

woman of childbearing age and will

ultimately save lives.

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Every year a Governor selects an area of

focus that she/he would like to make a difference

in. This year for my Governor’s project, I am

focusing on multiple types literacy and ways

members can do service to combat illiteracy in

their communities.

When I was first thinking of a Governor’s project I did not have

much direction or many ideas, but then I talked with an education student

and it all became clear. When I was talking with my friend in education,

what really sparked my interest in literacy, was when she told me about

the storytime she had with her 2nd grade students. Instantly, I

remembered many occasions when I was read to as a child and it brought

back fond memories. This was how I selected literacy as my project.

In doing some preliminary research, I found out that literacy affects

us all in many different ways. For instance, someone who is illiterate has a

higher chance of going to prison or has a higher chance of not going to

high school. Facts like this inspired me and this project. On the following

page, you will find some ways that you can combat illiteracy through the

service that you do.

A Message from the Gov:

The Literacy Project

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Get a Reading Buddy: At some elementary schools you can partner

with kindergartners and first graders as a reading buddy. Encourage the

students to also read to you as well. You can also do this in nursing

homes!

Library Nights: Partner with your local library to host a library night.

This gives you and your club the opportunity to get young children

excited about going to the library and the many resources available.

Tutoring: There are many people whom English is their second

language. Promote speaking literacy by helping them become more

confident speaking the English language.

Little Free Library: Work with your sponsoring

or local Kiwanis, Key Club, or clubs in your

division to create a library for your community.

There are costs involved with this project therefore,

you might want to consider applying for the

Tomorrow Fund Grant or fund raising.

Make a Book: Create a book for children in hospitals or elderly

adults in nursing homes. You might want to include some blank pages for

coloring and an inspiring message to brighten their day.

Other Student Organizations: Many

campuses have a student organization for

education students, you might want to partner

together to do a large school wide service

project.

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Club Socials By: Jordan Grapentine & Ashley DeFazio

With fellowship being one of the three tenets of Circle K, socials are a must to having a

successful year. Every club is different and you need to take that into account when planning social

events. The key to a good social is to be able to have fun with it.

The first thing you may want to consider is the location. Open areas with relaxed settings tend

to be more inviting. This allows people to mingle and socialize amongst one another without feeling

confined to one are if you were to hold a social event in a classroom. Another thing you will want to

keep in mind is if this event will have a theme or main event. A purpose to the social will help to

ensure that attendees put their time to good use. If you are having a problem drawing a crowd

offering free food and drinks or a prize of some sort may give people that extra incentive they need.

Not every social event needs to be this planned out; it can be as simple as going somewhere as

a group or even watching a movie. The point is to get to know everyone and enjoy each other’s

company. The possibilities can be endless, just be sure to have fun. Here are some suggestions:

1. Theme meetings (mustache, holiday, costume, etc.)

2. NachOrdinary meetings (everyone brings one ingredient to make nachos)

3. Break the Ice (meetings with ice breakers and games)

4. Service/Social (bring small service projects, food, games)

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New Board Member Introductions

Name: Five Yang

Position: Capital Lieutenant Governor

University: UW-Madison

Year in school: Junior

Major: Political Science & Social Welfare

Favorite Service Project: Shelter from the Storm (dog walking)

Why I love Circle K: I love everything that this organization stands for! The

service that we provide throughout our district is so awesome. Best of all, all

the members in our district are friendly and wonderful!

Position Goals: I would like to have more inter-club interactions, increase

membership education, and the promote the governor’s project in the

Capital Division. We have so many hardworking and dedicated members in

our division so I know this will not be a problem at all!

Name: Lia Slepicka

Position: Southeast LTG

University: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Year in school: Senior

Major: Health and Physical Educaton

Favorite CKI event: DCON, International Convention, and Leadership

Academy

Why I love Circle K: All the service projects that we do to give back to

the communities and also for the friendships that are formed.

Position Goal: To get to know my clubs better and to get each club

more involved.

Name: Connor Sawyers

Position: District Webmaster

University: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Year in School: Freshman

Major: International Business and Marketing

Favorite Service Project: Helping out at the local food pantry in Stoughton

Why I joined Circle K: I joined Circle K because it was a way for me to

continue my passion to serve with an organization that I already loved.

Moving within the Kiwanis Family from Key Club to Circle K was just the

natural progression.

Position Goals: Improve the readability of the website, allow for a more

user friendly interface, provide more and keep resources continually

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Ahrens’ Awards Alcove

As we look back into the

award alcove, we have

more hints for filling out the

awards. Now that each club

has the award forms, it is

never too late to start!

Below are a few hints for

some of the trickier awards.

The club achievement award is the most

prestigious award that the district gives out.

Clubs that earn this award contributes

significantly to its campus, community, and

Circle K members. The winning club

consistently demonstrates outstanding

efforts in Circle K's three emphasis areas of

service, leadership, and fellowship. My hint

for this award is to start early. It

is a longer award form and

can be tedious at times.

Type out your essays and

try to do a few of them a

day so that you are not

overwhelmed.

The Club

Achievement

Award

Interaction between your

Circle K club and your Kiwanis

Family is essential and it is

never too late to start. K-Family

relations includes attending each

other’s meetings, educating each other about

your clubs, and assisting at each other’s projects.

Start planning together now and send personal

invitations enough in advance so that each of

the clubs have time to talk about your event.

Outstanding

Kiwanis Family

Relations

Award

Your sponsoring

Kiwanis club is almost

like a parent – there to

guide and mentor your

club to help make a

difference in this world. Outstanding support

comes in more ways than just through

monetary support. Give your Kiwanis clubs

plenty of opportunity to do partake in

events that you are having. If you do not get

a response, keep sending info their way and

eventually they will respond. Let those

relationships develop so that a Kiwanian

can see you around town and call you by

your name.

Outstanding

Kiwanis

Support

Award

Interaction between your

Circle K club and your Kiwanis

Family is essential and it is

never too late to start. K-Family

relations includes attending each

other’s meetings, educating each other about

your clubs, and assisting at each other’s projects.

Start planning together now and send personal

invitations enough in advance so that each of

the clubs have time to talk about your event.

Outstanding

Kiwanis Family

Relations

Award

The official forms were given

to club presidents at MAC,

are available as a Google

Doc and can be emailed if

needed. Any event held be-

tween April 1st, 2014 and

January 20th, 2015 is eligible.

The awards must be post-

marked by January 20th,

2015. If you have any ques-

tions, please contact me at

kahrens44@gmail.com. I

challenge each club to sub-

mit at least one award.

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UW-Platteville started 'Service

Saturday' about 3 years ago and it

has blossomed into an event that

we always look forward to. This

time, we were lucky enough to

have our friends from UW-Oshkosh

join us. Because camp is always in

need of help, we journeyed there to lend a

hand. We started out taking a tractor ride from Respite

Camp to the wood pile where we stacked the trailer

with cut wood to be placed at two different camp sites.

After the trailer was stacked, we dropped it off at the

first pit down a beautiful board walk surrounded by jaw

dropping scenery. After the last little bit of wood was

dropped off at the second site, we moved on to

winterizing the 2 sandboxes which included weeding,

picking up the toys and cleaning out some pine

needles. After that, we walked around the edges of the

parking lot at Respite Camp tidied it up by clearing

back the bushes and little trees, pulling weeds and just

giving it an overall good appearance. After all of that

work, we stopped at

our favorite Denny's

(because that is a must

when you are at camp)

and enjoyed ourselves

lunch and a milkshake.

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Service Saturday @ Camp Wawbeek

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Circle K Divergence

In a land where being different makes you dangerous, fitting

in is the key to survival, but what if you were born to stand

out? This year’s District Convention will be taking place in Eau

Claire, Wisconsin and convention will be about more than

celebration of our district but also of ourselves. Learn what

kind of leader you are and how that is important when serving

others. Find out what it means to have a faction of peers, but

more than anything you will see what a world with standout

(divergent) people can accomplish. And finally, always

remember, you don’t have to be just one thing!

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What is Divergent and why is it the theme for DCON?

Divergent is a book series and movie about a teenage girl named Beatrice,

growing up in a city where categorization becomes their way of life. From

the moment you are born, you are categorized by the family you are born

into, and when you turn 16 it becomes your choice. Your faction is your

family and defines how you should act in all areas of life. Beatrice quickly

finds out that she wasn’t meant to fit this mold, and that she is a threat to her

people’s way of life by simply being more than a category. It isn’t often that

we get the opportunity to learn more about ourselves and our strengths and

weaknesses, but at DCON this year we will be getting this opportunity.

Recognizing what makes us different and how we can apply that in our lives

is very important, but don’t ever forget, you do not have to be categorized!

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* Charter Date: June 22, 1961 * Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee * Awards: Outstanding New Club Member (2013/14), Outstanding Club Member Award (2012/13), Robert S. Wilson Single Service Award (2012/13) * Annual/popular events: Meaningful Makeover (Salvation Army), gaming fundraiser for Child’s Play, holiday goodie bags for Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and a local women’s shelter. * Local organizations: Habitat for Humanity, Summerfield Meal Program, Mitchell Manor

President:

Hannah Torvick

Year: Junior

Major: Electrical

Engineering

Vice President:

Michael Prochaska

Year: Junior

Major: Architectural

Engineering

* Charter Date: June 22, 1961 * Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee * Awards: Outstanding New Club Member (2013/14), Outstanding Club Member Award (2012/13), Robert S. Wilson Single Service Award (2012/13) * Annual/popular events: Meaningful Makeover (Salvation Army), gaming fundraiser for Child’s Play, holiday goodie bags for Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and a local women’s shelter. * Local organizations: Habitat for Humanity, Summerfield Meal Program, Mitchell Manor 18

Secretary:

Heather Dotson

Year: Sophomore

Major: Electrical

Engineering

Treasurer:

John Ohme

Year: Senior Major:

Mechanical

Engineering

Bulletin Editor:

Kevin Brockman

Year: Junior Major:

Biomedical

Engineering

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UW-Madison

Charter Date:

September 29, 1982

Sponsoring Kiwanis

Club:

Downtown Madison

Annual Events:

-Big Ten

Food Fight -Shake,

Rattle, and Roll

Organizations:

-River Food Pantry

-Shelter from the Storm

Rescue -Adult Role Models in Science

Name: Rachael Mogck

Year: Junior

Major: Strategic Communications and

Political Science

Position: President

Favorite Service Project: Adult Role Models in

Science

Name: Stephanie Van Kampen

Year: Junior

Major: Industrial & Systems Engineering

Position: Vice President

Favorite Service Project: Shelter from the Storm Pet

Rescue

Name: Taylor Shuster

Year: Senior

Major: Kinesiology

Position: Treasurer

Favorite Service Project: The River Food Pantry

Name: Dayna Wimann

Year: Sophomore

Major: Marketing

Position: Secretary

Favorite Service Project: Dog Walking

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WUM HAPPYGRAMS

Kiwanis Young Professionals of

Madison

Congratulations on chartering!

We're so happy for you all and

excited to start working together.

:)

Amy Wilson, UW-

Madison

You are one of the

friendliest people I

know. I'm so proud of

the leader you're

already becoming,

and I can't wait to see

what you will

accomplish in the years

to come!

Ben Teich, Marquette

University

Team Blue 4 life! So great

seeing you at the K-Family

Baseball Game!! Keep up

the great work at MU :)

Emily Kunst, UW-Green

Bay

Emily, you're an

awesome president!

Kayla Ahrens & Josie Mackai , UW-Platteville & UW-Oshkosh

Props for an awesome interclub at Camp Wawbeek!

Five Yang, UW-Madison

SO PROUD OF YOU! Way to

represent your club and

division!

Megan Laufenberg,

Edgewood College

You're a wonderful

District Secretary! You do

a great job on

continuously trying to

make the MRF easier on

for us to complete.

Thank you for everything

that you do.

Ashley DeFazio

Ashley, is a great member,

person, and friend. I'm glad I

met her!

Taylor Shuster, UW-Madison

Way to keep organized when

you were collecting all of those

per member fees at the meeting

last week! It's not always easy

when people are throwing

money at you, but you make it

work ;)

Brad, Chippewa Division

Hey Brad, Glad you came to

MAC. I hope you had fun!

Sean Nauss, Bay Cliff College

I'm not sure how you got to

pie that many people in the

face at MAC this past

weekend, but thanks for

being a good sport and not

getting it in my hair!

Five Yang, UW-Madison

For stepping up to be the Capital

LTG. Willing to serve and help out

in anyway that he can! He is willing

to learn, grow and connect with

those know matter what it takes

and how hard things are. He is an

amazing leader!

WUM HAPPYGRAMS

Jordan Grapentine, UW-Green Bay

She's amazing and no one can argue with

that.

Rachael Mogck, UW-Madison

She has done a great job leading the club through our first month of school and

both motivating and encouraging board members, all while managing the

Journalism school and everything else on her plate!

Janet DeGroot, Berlin

Kiwanis

Janet, you are so

awesome! And I really

appreciate everything

that you do!

Meghan Smith, UW-LaCrosse

Meghan Smith helped at Be the Match

Event on campus, and spread such a great

positive attitude! She is jumping right in with

Circle K and showed interest in Camp

Wawbeek:) Hopefully you will all meet this

bright girl at MAC

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Ashley DeFazio

P-Vegas misses

you. Come visit us

soon. Please =(

Sara Hujar, NMU

Sara, words can not describe how grateful

we all are for having you. You are the pillar

that keeps our club sturdy! -Silence Dogood.

Devin Rothson, UW-Oshkosh

Thanks so much for coming to MAC! I

thought your club skit was really funny!

Lia Slepicka, UW-Whitewater

Lia, I am so proud of you for stepping up into

the position of Southeast Lieutenant

Governor. I loved seeing you grow as a

leader and Circle K member in your home

club and cannot wait to see how much you

do for the Southeast division this rest of this

year.

Riley, Chippewa Division

Props to you for those awesome pancakes

at MAC! See you at KFSD!

Sean Nauss, Bay Cliff College

It was WUMderful to meet you at MAC!

Hope you had a great time and are

excited to get Bay College going :)

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Goal: 725 Members

Progress: 30 Members 4% of Goal

Goal: $10,000 toward ELIMINATE

Progress: $4,331.14 43% of Goal

Goal: $5,500 toward Camp Wawbeek

Progress: $1,638.19 (Since Spring Fling) 30% of Goal

Goal: 150 MAC Attendees

Final Count: 84 Attendees 56% of Goal

Goal: 14,500 Service Hours

Progress: 4,412 Hours 30% of Goal

Goal: 250 Kiwanis Family Baseball Game Attendees

Progress: 167 Attendees 67% of Goal

District Goal Progress

It’s a new year!

Get your per

member fees in!

Letter from the Editor

Dearest WUM Members,

It was so great seeing so many of you at the

Membership Awareness Conference this past weekend! I

had a blast, and I hope you enjoyed your experience there

too. (I was even pied in the face for a good cause, which a

lot of the Edgewood members seemed to enjoy…) If you

missed this event, I would highly encourage you to attend

our spring version of this event, “Spring Fling.” My favorite part about these events is that

we have the opportunity to serve Camp Wawbeek, both in service and with our donations as

well. Camp Wawbeek holds a very special place in my heart. I had the privileged opportunity

to work there previously, and it is an experience I will never forget. It truly is a magical place

for both campers and staff. To this day, I try and give back to camp whenever I can. If you

have any questions about camp or the work that Circle K does there in the fall and spring,

please do not hesitate to ask me!

On that note, I hope each and every one of you take a moment to appreciate this

beautiful fall weather. Get outside and serve your community!

Yours in Service,

Marissa Blackmore

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Volume 21 Issue 1 April 2014

District Governor Teasha Kirkwood Alverno College teasha.kirkwood.cki@gmail.com 815-501-1746 District Secretary Megan Laufenberg Edgewood College mlaufenberg49@gmail.com 608-438-8136 District Treasurer Sara Hujar Northern Michigan University sarahujar@gmail.com 607-242-1744 District Bulletin Editor Marissa Blackmore Edgewood College marissabmore@gmail.com 920-904-5703 Capital Lieutenant Governor Five Yang UW-Madison fiveyang01@gmail.com 920-277-0904 Chippewa Lieutenant Governor Kirstie Polzin UW-Eau Claire polzinkk.cki@gmail.com 715-212-5871 Lakes Lieutenant Governor Taylor Moret UW-Oshkosh lakesltg@gmail.com 608-412-3518

Metro Lieutenant Governor Jim Tammen Marquette University jdtammen@gmail.com 815-601-6032 Southeast Lieutenant Governor Lia Slepicka UW-Whitewater liaslepicka@gmail.com 708-203-9336 Superior Lieutenant Governor Sean Kenny Northern Michigan University superiorltg@gmail.com 906-399-7819 Awards, Regulation, and History Chair Kayla Ahrens UW-Platteville kaherns44@gmail.com 920-810-3772 District Convention Chair Samantha Robinson Alverno College samantha.robinson.cki@gmail.com 262-945-4832 Eliminate Project Coordinator Casey Scheibengraber Alverno College scheibcf@gmail.com 414-520-0103 Kiwanis Family & Outreach Chair Monica Wang UW-Madison monica.wang23@gmail.com 608-239-5707

Membership Development & Growth Chair Jordan Grapentine UW-Green Bay jordan.grapentine.cki@gmail.com 920-209-5090 Service Chair Matthew Bowe UW-Eau Claire matt26bowe@gmail.com 715-933-2404 Special Events Co-Chair Emily Krueger UW-Whitewater kruegerwumcki@gmail.com 414-213-6860 Special Events Co-Chair Lizzy Johnson UW-Oshkosh ljohnsonwumcki@gmail.com 608-354-5584 Webmaster Connor Sawyers UW-Madison connor.sawyers@gmail.com 608-228-8597

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