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18 AUGUST 2012 district events Stefanie Chow UC San Diego Spring Training Conference (STC) South was undoubtedly an exciting and motivating (not to mention minion-ful) kick-off to the new Circle K year! A record-breaking 450+ Circle K’ers and Kiwanians gathered at Orange Coast College on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 to build leadership skills, network with other members, and support their divisions and District. The sunny weather and positive attitudes definitely contributed to how much information was absorbed in just one day! After reading through all the evaluation forms, I was proud knowing that members enjoyed the wide variety of workshops/panels and the knowledge that each host or panelist had to share. From learning about committees to learning how to plan a roadtrip, there was something for everyone at this District event! Of course, none of this would have been possible without the help of all my workshop/panel hosts, volunteers, and special helpers. Next to Orange Coast College, I believe that UC San Diego Circle K played the next most important role in making STC South a success! Sojeong Moon and Steven Nguyen were my dynamic duo in drawing the Despicable Me characters displayed ALL over the event, from the program to the room signs. Everyone loved how much the event matched the theme, and those two were the main reason why we had so many great images to show off! As for workshop and panel hosts, Roger Pan, Candace Chu, Kristine Le, Steven Nguyen, and Darren Syu were among the HIGHEST-RATED workshops and panels out of the fifty offered at STC South. Thank you SO much for all your hard work! And lastly, I really appreciate everyone who attended the event and showed their support to our Paradise Division and the CNH District. I hope you learned much from STC South and took back that information to share with others. For those who could not make it, there are still many District events in the future, so look forward to them. With all this experience and knowledge under our belts, let’s get even more involved and super pumped for the rest of the year!