From Key Club International to Circle K International...(from high school to college)

Greeting's Mighty New York District!

My name is Kelly Chan and I, along withthe Marketing & K-Family Relations committeewould like to welcome you to the 2011-2012,CIRCLE K service year. That's right, you've made itout of high school and Key Club and into collegeand Circle K. Congratulations!

So as you're preparing and beginning yourcollege lives, you may be experiencing some sortof anxiety, excitement, nervousness and a wholebig mess of various emotions- do not fret, this iscompletely normal. I hope that this guide will helpyou as you are making this transition from high schoolto college and from Key Club International to CircleK International. Of course, as good or bad, helpfulor unhelpful this guide is, always remember that I,as well as all the other Circle K-er's in the New YorkDistrict (NYCKI) will be more than happy to talk to

(left to right): Kathryn Graves, Kelly Chan (myself), Suzy you about any questions you may have about Circle Rinaldi at our International Convention in Virginia Beach! K or about college in general so once again, welcome

and get ready for an AMAZING year!

Yours in NYCKI love,

Kely Chan Queens College CKI PresidentNYCKI Marketing & K-Family Relations Chair

Let's start by taking a few steps back, breathing and looking at some facts:

Key Club International vs. Circle K InternationalWho?: high school students Who?: college students# of members?: 250,000+ # of members?: 12,600+In how many nations?: 30 In how many nations?: 17

For the 2011-2012 Service Year...

NY District Key Club (NYDKC) vs. NY District Circle K (NYCKI)

# of divisions: 28 # of divisions: 8# of clubs: 250+ # of clubs: 29District Governor: Domenick Pesce District Governor: Josephine LukitoDistrict Treasurer: Emily Gicewicz District Treasurer: Corey OsesDistrict Secretary: Daniel Ivan Lin District Secretary: Samantha PontilloDistrict Editor: Amber Lee District Editor: Yvonne Cotterell

NYDKC Governor Domenick Pesce NYCKI Governor Jo Lukito

While you may have already forgotten the exact numbers, you may

have noticed one thing:

*the Circle K community is “smaller”

(in quantity but definitely not quality!)

Yes, Circle K International is only a fraction of Key Club International when it comes to its

number of nations, divisions, clubs and members but that does not mean that we do not hold

the same visions and dedication to service. In fact, a smaller organization and district should

be seen as a positive thing because it then allows us to grow that much closer to the ones that

are involved with our organization and our district. I am speaking by experience and I'm sure

that other Circle K-er's would tell you the same. Think about it- when you were in Key Club,

could you name all 28 Lieutenant Governor's in NYDKC?, the chances of you answering yes

is far less likely than asking a Circle K member to name all of NYCKI's LTG's.

NYDKC Leadership vs. NYCKI Leadership

District Executive Officers: District Executive Officers:

Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Governor, Secretary, Treasurer,

Editor, Webmaster, Executive Assistant Editor

Lieutenant Governors: Lieutenant Governors:

28 numbered divisions 8 named divisions

* LTG's generally have division positions * LTG's generally do not have

like EA,Secretary, Treasurer, etc.) divisional positions

District Committee Chairs: District Committee Chairs:

Open to LTG's only Open to all NON-District officers

Club level: Club level:

President, Vice President, Secretary, President, Vice President, Secretary,

Treasurer, Editor + committees Treasurer, Editor + committees

(committees vary by club) (committees vary by club)

Summary of Leadership Opportunities in CKI:

You may have noticed that overall, the leadership positions available in CKI are very similar

to those in KCI. In fact, there are only 3 slight differences:

1. NYCKI considers the district webmaster as a committee chair rather

than part of the district's executive board. In addition to differences in the executive

board, NYCKI does not have an executive assistant.

2. The general lack of divisional positions in Circle K. Because there are a lot less clubs

and the numbers in CKI are significantly smaller than in KCI, having divisional positions

are generally not necessary. However, since NYCKI is continuously growing, we may

need divisional positions in the future- it's all up to the LTG's and each individual division.

3. The committee chair positions in CKI are open to ALL members of the district, not just

the LTG's, like in Key Club. This gives the members more of an opportunity to be leaders

and part of the district board- we consider them to be “non-voting” members while the

executive board and LTG's are considered to be “voting board” members.

Some of NYCKI's“Dumbleboard” at

their summer

board meeting!

Let's discuss SERVICE!

No wait, before that, let's discuss

the main aspects of both branches

of the K-Family:

In Key Club, there were four

core values: leadership, character

building, caring and inclusiveness.

In Circle K, there are three tenets: service, leadership and fellowship.

While both branches of the K-Family does an immense and an outstanding amount of service, the

structure of service partners do vary slightly. The image on the upper-right is a representation of

6 out of 10 of NYDKC's district projects. In Circle K, we only have one district project which varies each

year. This year, our district project, Play it Safe, focuses on promoting safety.

Ready to hear some familiar words you have have heard from Key Club?

• The EliMiNaTe Project – this is a big one in Circle K as it is for

Key Club and Kiwanis. We, are a family are all working

together to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by 2015!

• Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center, Kamp Kiwanis and Kiwanis

Pediatric Lyme Disease – all three may sound familiar because

they are all Kiwanis sponsored charities which means that the

entire K-Family works together to work with them!

vs.

• First off, the name difference of Leadership Training Conference (LTC) versus CKI's District Convention

(DCON) is barely a change since LTC used to be called DCON two years ago!

• Something many of you Key Clubber's may enjoy is that the word purpling does NOT exist in Circle K

because we are no longer in high school. We are now adults.

• “It's almost 12AM, get to your room” - Sargent At Arms, will not happen. There is no curfew at Circle K

convention because once again, we are adults. This also means that we are allowed to leave and

go on a Denny's run at 2AM. It also includes being able to order Domino's at 2AM.

• “Go back up and change” - Sargent At Arms, will not be said because while there are dress codes

including business casual and business professional, we are all adults and it is no longer SAA's job to

tell us how to dress. If you come down in your pajamas, you will be left alone to look like a fool.

Wait! Here's the greatest thing about Circle K conventions...

We have TWO a year!

The first takes place at the end of October/beginning of November. This is called New York Speaking.

The second is the one you should be more familiar with, District Convention. NY Speaking is similar to

DCON in the sense that the whole district gets together, holds dinners, attends workshops and spend

the weekend together. It is pretty much DCON without the House of Delegates, caucus and the

inductions/installations.

Remember the big thing...

YOU ARE IN COLLEGE!You no longer have an advisor to rely on or a Kiwanis Committee

Representative (KCR) to drive you around when/if you become

Lieutenant Governor. You are now expected to be on your own.

On the plus side, you have a whole campus to work with. You

can now utilize your quad space on the grass to host events. You

can network with the other clubs on campus to collaborate and

host big events to raise lots of money for charities like The EliMiNaTe

Project! You most likely will have a “Student Union” building where

you can host a dance, talent show or musical event and have

people on campus come to it, even if you do choose to go to a

commuter's school- every college has something like that. A college

campus is it's own community, get involved with your campus as a

whole and know who and where to go for various things.

When planning events, also consider that everyone has a different

schedule. Not everyone has that 8AM/9AM to 2PM/3PM schedule

like we all generally had in high school. Some people take night

classes, others do day, some do mornings and there are some that

mix it up. Plan your events with a good mix of times so that everyone

can have the opportunity to be included.

Welcome to NYCKI and the 2011-2012

service year!