I. October 29, 2003

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A. Attendance

26 members, 1 advisors and 1 guests. Also see the Attendance Excel File, a copy of which is on file with the minutes.

Welcome and Call to Order

President Nesbit called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm.

The Pledge of Allegiance, Circle K Pledge and Motto were recited.

Officers, Advisors, Guest Introduction, and Committee Chair report

Treasurer Divjak reported that the Kiwanis club has agreed to continue paying half of the dues, so they will be $17.50 for any new members addivjak@wisc.edu

Secretary Johnson passed around attendance and the service binder, attendance, and a rough draft of the directory for people to add information and correct what is already there. mljohnson9@wisc.edu

Vice President Fitzgerald distributed the newsletter for this month. mkfitzgerald@wisc.edu

President Nesbit discussed Governor Justin Hahns Snuggles project which involves making/donating blankets for animals. If you make a blanket, you can count that as service hours! If you have anything to donate, bring it to the meetings and we will keep them in the office until we turn them in.

B. Kiwanis: Shelley invited everyone to the Kiwanis meeting this Monday at 11:30 at the United Methodist Church. They will be inducted new members as well as having committee reports.

C. Eight members who were included in the raffle didnt receive their prize yet. If that is youvisit Andrea to get a cool Circle K logo prize!!

D. Thank you notes for Janet and Doug Caves are being circulated for everyone to sign during the meeting.

E. October Member of the Month is Mai Vuecongratulations on having a ton of service hours already!!

F. Fundraising: Even though the hockey concessions fell through, our club has another opportunity to earn some cash! The downtown Kiwanis Club will be staffing the ice cream stand at mens basketball games and we will be helping out on weeks they dont have enough volunteers. Megan is attending an orientation at the Kohl Center tomorrow at 6pmif you would like to go along, email her at mkfitzgerald@ wisc.edu

III. Old Business

a Cookies for Wilmar

We baked lots of chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies to take to Wilmar on Friday afternoon at 4:30 at Katy and Kellys apartment. Katy, Kelly, Missy, Andrea, and Matt had a great time making(and eating) the dough!!

b. Make a Difference Day Events

On October 25, our club participated in a full day of service as a part of national make a difference day. The day started off at Troy Gardens from 9-12 where six club members planted seeds for a prairie. After that, Katy, Andrea, and Matt went Trick or Treating for Hunger from 1-4 in Shorewood Hills. They collected enough food to fill Andreas trunk and back seat. Andrea will be taking the food to Second Harvest on Friday morning. If anyone is able to go along, let her know.

c. Capital Division Service Project

The capital division service project was on Sunday, October 26^th from 9:30 until 1 in Platteville. 22 Circle Kers from six colleges attended. They painted a shed as well as cleaned and organized inside the thrift shop.

d. Easter Seals Telethon

The easter seals telethon was held from 3-6 pm on Sunday, October 26^th. 17 members worked the phone bank and were aired on Fox 47! Megan and Angela both placed winning bids on weekend getaways!!

IV. Current Business

a. Little Things Month

October is Little Things Month. You should have received an email from Andrea that lists the little thing that should be done for each day. Otherwise, she will have copies at next weeks meeting. For everyday that you complete the little thing, you receive 5 minutes of service. So keep track of it and record all the fun little things you have done at the end of the month!

b. Halloween at the Zoo

Halloween at the Zoo is a great service project. We get to dress up and be the characters in a Haunted Maze at Henry Vilas Zoo. It is a lot of fun, and there are shifts available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 31-Nov.2 from 9-4. Megan has already sent the numbers to her contact at the zoo. If you are still interested in participating, email Megan at mkfitzgerald@wisc.edu

c. YWCA weekly events

Our club will be staffing the resource room at the YWCA on Monday from 6-7:30, and Thursday from 6-8. Katy passed around a sign up sheet for upcoming days. Also, every night the YWCA runs kids programs and they could really use help on Thursday nights with their Fun With Science program. Email Katy if you want more information on this.

VI. New Business

a. Member Induction Ceremony and Social: Will be on Wednesday, November 12 instead of a regular club meeting. We will be going to Chuck E Cheese. It is $6 per person for 2 slices of pizza, soda, and 20 tokens. Monica suggested the great idea of pooling tickets and trying to get a toy to donate to the YWCA, so anyone who is interested can get in on that as well. It should be a lot of fun, so hopefully everyone will attend!!

b. Kiwanis Meetings: Lunch and Speaker

Andrea is attending the Kiwanis meeting this Monday. If you are interested in going along from 11:30 until about 1, contact her for more information. It is a great way to get to know the Kiwanis members, get a free lunch, and hear an interesting speaker.

c. UW-Waukeshas Circle K Coat Drive

UW Waukesha is holding a coat drive until Dec 1 and hopes to collect 25 jackets of any type from each campus in the district. If you have any used coats to donate, bring them to a meeting and Andrea will collect them.

d. Holiday Embrace 2004

The Holiday Embrace will be held in Gurnee, IL on Sat Jan 3, 2004. This is a fun dinner and dance put on by the Illinois-Easter Iowa District. There will be music, silent auction, a raffle and much more. The cost is $35 for dinner and dance or $20 for the dance. All proceeds support the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation. If interested, you must register by Dec 2.

VI. Member Questions about events or anything?

K-Family Chair, Monica announced that she would like to meet after todays meeting to discuss a few things.

Guest, Lindsey Baldwin from the Madison West Kiwanis announced that they will be holding a pancake breakfast this Sunday from 8:30 until 1 at Shorewood High School. It only costs 4.50 for all you can eat pancakes, and helps to support the club in their service projects throughout the year.

VII. Happy Thoughts/Question of the Week

Todays we went for tradition with Happy Thoughts!

Money in the Happy Thoughts jar goes to the Tomorrow Fund.

IX. Adjournment

Ms.Nesbit adjourned the meeting at 7:43 pm

Next meeting is on November 5!!

Respectfully submitted,

Missy Johnson

Secretary

University of Wisconsin-Madison