Circle K International
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meeting Minutes
I. March 3, 2004
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A. Attendance
36 members, 3 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 7:07 pm.
The Pledge of Allegiance, Circle K Pledge and Motto were recited.
Introductions
A.
Treasurer Divjak had nothing to announce. addivjak@wisc.edu
Secretary Johnson passed around the attendance and service binder. Service hour total for since April is 2199 hours!! Good Work everyone, That means only 200 more hours to reach our service goal of 2400 for the year. mljohnson9@wisc.edu
Vice President Fitzgerald handed out t-shirts to those who ordered them. If you didnt order one, but are still interested, we have a number of extras, so talk Megan about buying one for $10. mkfitzgerald@wisc.edu
President Nesbit has back issues of the Circle K International Magazine. Also, there is a district board position openMembership Development and Growth Position. The majority of the work for this committee position takes place in the summer and fall. If you are interested, you can talk to Sarah Winchowky for more information, she held this position last year! alnesbit@wisc.edu
Kiwanis: Stan announced that the Downtown Kiwanis Club will be offering a scholarship to a member of our club! Look for more information on this exciting opportunity to come.
III. Club Officer Nominations
Treasurer: Krysten Dorman withdrew her nominationthere were no other nominations for the position, so the nominees will be Erica Garvey and Katie Hipke
Secretary: Krysten Dorman was nominated by Kari Dabbert and seconded by Kim Hancock. The other nominee for the position is Alex Means
Vice-President: Sarah Winchowky was nominated by Nicole Schulist and seconded by Kim Hancock. The other nominee is Julie Weidner
President: no new nominations. Katy Wheeler remains the only nominee
Each of the nominees was given two minutes to tell us about themselves, and then an additional two minutes to answer club questions before the club voted
IV. Old Business
a. New Aktion Club in Madison
Aktion Club is the branch of the K-Family for individuals with disabilities. They held their second meeting on Thursday, Feb 26 from 7-8:15pm. Monica attended and had a great time. They will have another meeting next Thursday.
b. Wilmar
We helped the Kiwanians serve lunch at the Wilmar Neighborhood Center on Sat, Feb 28 from 10:30 until 1. Krysten Dorman attended, and she had a great time!
c. Basketball Concessions
All the basketball games are over for the year. Thanks to everyone helped out!!
d. Even Start Dr Suess Birthday Party
A number of members performed the Sneetches skit for Even Start yesterday evening. They had a great time putting on the show for the kids.
V. Current Business
a. Bucky Book Fundraiser
Bucky Books are here! We will be selling Bucky Books for $35 dollars each. We have sold all of our books so far, but we will discuss next week whether we want to get some more. Our club gets $12 for each book sold. The money will go to the service account, so hours spent selling them can count as service hours.
b. WYSO Ushers
The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra is holding a concert at Mill Hall (at Humanities) on Saturday and Sunday March 6th and 7th. They need ushers on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon for four hour shifts. Each person will get paid $6/hour, which will go to the clubs service account. Currently all the shifts are filled for this event.
c. Middleton Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
Middleton Kiwanis will be hosting a pancake breakfast on Saturday March 6 from 7am-noon. The tickets are $4.50 per person. If you are interested in some yummy pancakes, stop on by. Andrea is considering attending, so if you are interested, let her know!
d. WPT Pledge Drive
On March 7 from 8:30 until 12:45 we are signed up for another shift at the Wisconsin Public Television Pledge Drive. This takes place right here on campus at Vilas Hall. We currently have ten people signed up already.
e. Tri K Service Day
Tri K Service Day will be held in Milwaukee on Sat. March 13. This event was a lot of fun last year, and is a great way to meet people from around the district. This is the first weekend of Spring Break, so if you are going to be in the Milwaukee area, you should check it out.
f. W-UM 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
g. Respite Camp Spring Carnival
Easter Seals respite camp will be holding a carnival for their campers on Sunday, March 28th and they need volunteers to come for the day to run the games. If you are interested, contact Megan
h. Park Brush Clean-up with Kiwanis and UW FFA
We will be doing a brush clean-up with the Kiwanis on Saturday April 3 from 9am until noon. Last year we all had a great time at McCarthy Park, so this will probably be a lot of fun as well.
i. Relay for Life
Relay for Life will be held at the Shell from Friday April 16th until Sat. April 17. This is an overnight event to raise money for cancer. We are looking at getting a team together, if you are interested, contact Megan.
j. International Convention and Large Scale Service Project (LSSP)
I-Con will be held in St. Louis from June 30-July 3rd. It includes workshops for members as well as fun dances and other activities. Registration is $150 plus hotel. There will be a district outing on June 29th. LSSP takes place before I-Con. This year the project will be refurnishing libraries in St. Louis. Look for more info on this coming up.
Andrea
VI. On-going Business
a. Reading Buddies at Mendota Elementary
Missy volunteers as a reading buddy every Tuesday afternoon. It is a lot of fun to read and do math with the kids at Mendota Elementary School and only takes about an hour and a half round trip! If you are interested, contact Missy, or Rosario Vela at rvela@madison.k12.wi.us or 204-7858
b. After School Programs at Midvale Elementary
Midvale Elementary is looking for volunteers to help on Tues, Wed, or Thursday from 3-5 with their after school programs. You would be working with K-2nd graders from now through mid May. The school is located on the bus line, so it shouldnt be too difficult to get there even if you dont have a car. If you are interested, let Andrea know.
c. Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
We are still collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House; however, there has been an unfortunate development. All the tabs we have collected so far were stolen from the office!! To make up for the stolen pop tabs (which actually only had a $3.00 monetary value) we have decided to donate $50 of the money we make from WYSO ushering to the Ronald McDonald House. The motion was made by Monica and seconded by Kim to donate all the WYSO money, the movement was then amended by Monica seconded by Alex Means to donate only $50 of the WYSO money. The club voted unanimously in favor of both the amendment and the movement.
d. Box Tops for Education
We have collected over 75 box tops so far which will be donated to Mendota Elementary School. Kim Hancock made a motion to donate them to Mendota and Katie Hipke seconded the motion. The club voted unanimously in favor of donating the tops to Mendota Elementary.
e. YWCA weekly events
We staff the resource room and have the opportunity to volunteer at other nightly events at the YWCA. If you are ever interested in volunteering there, contact Katy to find out what is available.
X. Member Questions about events or anything?
Kelly Vis is running for Capital Division LTG and requested our clubs endorsement. A club vote was taken, and it was decided that we would endorse her. Good Luck with your campaign.
ELECTION WINNERS!!
Treasurer: Katie Hipke
Secretary: Alex Means
V-P: Sarah Winchowky
Pres: Katy Wheeler
XI. Adjournment
Ms.Nesbit adjourned the meeting at 8:25 pm
The next meeting will be March 10 at 7 pm!
Respectfully submitted,
Missy Johnson
Secretary
University of Wisconsin-Madison
