Circle K International
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meeting Minutes
I. January 21, 2004
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A. Attendance
23 members, 2 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 7:01 pm.
The Pledge of Allegiance, Circle K Pledge and Motto were recited.
Officers, Advisors, Guest Introduction, and Committee Chair report
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Treasurer Divjak announced that she is collecting money for the t-shirts. addivjak@wisc.edu
Secretary Johnson sent around service binder and attendance. mljohnson9@wisc.edu
Vice President Fitzgerald mkfitzgerald@wisc.edu
-Sent around a sign up for club t-shirts for $10. The money is due Feb 11 to Angela. Checks can be made out to UW Madison Circle K. The t-shirt design is off of an old circle k shirt from the early 90s. The club voted on whether they wanted black or white t-shirts and black won! Megan will check if they can make the screenprinting work out so we can have black t-shirts and a normal looking cow.
President Nesbit alnesbit@wisc.edu
-Andrea has membership cards and International Member Booklets. See her to get yours!
-We all sang Happy Birthday to Monica, Sarah, and Stan who all celebrated birthdays over the break.
-strong semester of service: we have 1322.35 service hours so far for the yearkeep up the good work! Our goal for the year was 2400, if we cant make that, we will at least try to make it to our total from last year, which was 1999.75 hours!
B. Kiwanis: Shelly and Stan were both in attendance. Kiwanis meetings are every Monday from 11:45-1 at First Methodist Church. Any club member is welcome to attend any of these meetings and get to know our great sponsoring Kiwanis Club!
III. Old Business
a. Holiday Embrace
This dinner and dance was held in Illinois over break. Stan went, and he had a great time!
b. Trip to Topeka, KS
Monica, Sarah, Katy, and Kelly took a road trip down to Topeka to visit Janet and reclaim out mascot. They had a good time, even though there is nothing to do in Kansas in the middle of winter, they made the best of it and went shopping.
IV. Current Business
a. Basketball Game Concessions
We need two volunteers to work at every home basketball game. If you are signed up for a game, please make sure you attend or contact someone to make sure there is a substitute. To sign up, contact Rose, rlcywinski@wisc.edu. There are a few games left that need people to attend, including Wed. Feb 4 and Sat. Feb. 14. If you are available to help at any of these, let Rose know. Also, there was a clarification made at the meeting. The money raised goes directly into our administrative account which is one of two accounts the club has. The other is a service account which is used to pay for service projects. Because the money we raise is going to administrative and will not be used in future service hours, the time at basketball games does not count as service hours. However, it does count as fundraising hours, so you can still put these in the binder to be counted. And remember, even though it isnt service, the help your help is still needed, so if you are available, the club appreciates your time!!
b. Welcome Back Social-Ice Skating at the Shell and Pizza!!
On Sunday, January 25, we will be having a club social! We will be meeting at Union South at 1:45 and then walking over to the Shell to ice skate. Afterwards, we will be going for pizza at Rocky Roccocos on Regent. Feel free to bring a friend along to the social!
c. Capital Division Rally
LTG Monica will be hosting a rally at UW Platteville on Saturday, Jan 31. It will consist of making fleece blankets for LT Governors Cuddles Project. The blankets will be donated to humane societies for abandoned animals. There will also be a workshop to rate your leadership style as well as a fun social, possibly sledding if weather permits!! The rally will be in the afternoon at 1, let Andrea know if you are interested in attending, there are already a few cars going, so it will be easy to find a ride!
h. Winter Weekend Getaway
Winter Weekend Getaway is a district event up in Houghton Michiganat MTU. IT is Feb 13-14 and costs $20, which included meals and a cool t-shirt. Friday night is just a fun K-Family bonding night and Saturday involves a ton of winter funincluding snowshoeing, skiing, ice skating, etc. If you arent into winter sports, there is other stuff to do as well
g. UW-Oshkosh Charter Party
UW-Oshkosh will be hosting a Charter Party on Saturday, February 21. It will be a dinner from 6-8pmthe cost is 10-15 dollars. If you are interested in going, you have to RSVP by Friday, Feb 6. Andrea and Kelly are planning on attending, so let them know if you want to go. They are trying to get 4 people to attend so it will count as an interclub (which occurs when four or more people from one club attend another clubs activities..it works with both other circle ks as well as other members of the k family)
V. New Business
a. Wil-mar Neighborhood Center
The Kiwanis Club prepares and serves lunch at this neighborhood center on 953 Jenifer St. They can always use
Our help with the preparations and serving, so if you are interested in going, contact Monica at masiebers@wisc.edu. Also, we will be baking cookies at Kelly and Katys apartment on Friday at 4:30. Feel free to stop by if you are interested in helping out. They live in apartment 305 in the roundhouse, which is the large round building right on the beginning of Langdon, you cant miss it!!
b. Student Org Fair
The Spring Student Org Fair will be held on Thursday, Jan 29 in the Great Hall Memorial Union. Set-up starts at 4:30 and the fair goes until about 8. This event drew a ton of members in the fall and we hope it will do the same this semester. If you are interested in helping to recruit new members, plan on coming to the org fair!
c. Kites on Ice
Kites on Ice takes place on Lake Mendota from Friday Feb 6 through the 8. There are a number of volunteer opportunites available throughout the weekend. All volunteers receive a t-shirt, hot chocolate, and a hotdog. Visit the website at www.madfest.org for more information and to register for a shift. When you enter the Kites on Ice portion of the website, there is an option on the side panel that says want to volunteer? Just click that and you will be taken to a form to register. The person to contact for information is Morgan at 850-4900 or email at globalcelebrations@tds.net.
d. RSVP bilingual bookwork and Puppet show
RSVP is a group of retirees who put on puppet shows for elementary schoolers around the area. At the end of the show, they send a book home with each child. This group could use our help to make their books bilingual by putting stickers in them with the Spanish translation on them. Look for this activity at an upcoming meeting! Also, they could use volunteers to actually be in the puppet show. To do this you must make a 7 week commitment to a shift on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 8:45-11:15 or 12:15-2:45. If you are interested, email Andrea for information on who to contact.
e. Bucky Books Fundraiser
Coming up in February, we will be selling Bucky Books for $35 each. The club makes $10 profit for every book sold!
f. Club officer nominations
In four weeks, we will be having club officer nominations. If you are considering running for a position, you can get a booklet explaining all the positions from andrea. However, the best way to get a feel for what each board position entails is to talk to the current officers. So feel free to shoot any of us and email or talk to us at the meetings, we would love to tell you exactly what we do and how much time we put in.
VI. District Convention!! (Wisconsin-Upper Michigan) March 19-21.
This weekend represents the culmination of a year in Circle K. It is a ton of fun and a great way to meet other Circle Kers. The weekend involves games and fun, as well as some business. The task of convention is to vote for new district officers and to give out awards for the past year.
WHERE: Wintergreen Resort, Wisconsin Dells
THEME: Service Olympics
COST: Registration is $65. Kiwanis has provided $780 which will be divided amongst all those who attend. Each hotel room houses four people and costs $25.93 per person per night.
The deadline to register at the $65 rate is January 31.
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VI. Member Questions about events or anything?
Scholarships online www.circlek.org
There are a number of scholarships available through Circle K. There will be an info session about these scholarships after the January 21 meeting
Movie Night
Social Chair Kelly Vis announced a movie night at her and Katys apartment on Friday, Jan 30 for anyone who is interested in hanging out and watching a movie!
Madison West Kiwanis
They will be getting together a mailer for the Easter Seals next Wednesday at 5:30. If you are interested in helping out, contact Monica
VII. Happy Thoughts/Question of the Week
What was the highlight of your break?
Money in the Happy Thoughts jar goes to the Tomorrow Fund.
IX. Adjournment
Ms.Nesbit adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm
The next meeting will be on Jan. 28
February 4 will be out kick-off meeting for the new semester. Cake will be served again, so bring your friends and tell everyone how much fun Circle K is!!
Respectfully submitted,
Missy Johnson
Secretary
University of Wisconsin-Madison
