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22 AUGUST 2012 District Totals sunny's spotlights what is “sunny’s spotlights”? Sunny’s Spotlights is a corner where CNH recognizes the clubs that stand out and go above and beyond in the areas of service and fundraising. Stay tuned for the next issue to see if your school is featured! (as of August) Total Service Hours: 33,242.6 Total Kiwanis Family Events: 679 Total Interclub Events: 784 Total Members: 2582 Keep up the great work, CNH CKI! Service: UH Hilo Azhar Deen UC San Diego The University of Hawaii, Hilo has truly been a beacon of the Circle K tenets across the Pacific Ocean. Situated on the Big Island of Hawaii, these Circle K-ers exemplify that Paradise Ohana Spirit. With 29 dues paid members, UH Hilo is a pretty small club, but that doesn’t stop them from achieving gargantuan feats. In April they totaled 162 service hours; by June they had doubled that to 299 service hours. And in the the course of one month, by July that had doubled that again to 683 service hours. With a club size of 29, that amounts to approximately 23.5 service hours per member. To put that in perspective, the two strongest schools in Paradise have 10.4 (SDSU) and 14.7 (UCSD) ser- vice hours per member. Not only that, the club has strong relations with the Kiwanis Family in the area, from their own sponsoring Kiwanis club to other SLPs. The club even makes an effort to bring people together to video chat in at DCMs and other schools General Body Meetings. The club has a very social environment, often watching movies together as a club and discussing their social ramifications. This level of success would not have been possible without the leadership of President Francis Sakai-Kawada and his board. Each and every one of these members are on top of their work and enjoy it as well. For this reason, I would like to honorably recognize them for their efforts. The University of Hawaii, Hilo has certainly distinguished itself and is a pride of the Paradise Division. To find out more about Circle K at UH Hilo, visit https://www.facebook.com/ckiuhh. Fu ndraising: UC San Diego UCSD CKI ‘CARES’ about eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus! This year for our CARES campaign, we decided to sell bracelets and finals week ‘care’ packages to benefit one of our DFIs, UNICEF’s Project Eliminate. It was a great opportunity for fun, fellowship, and fundraising for our club. Spreading awareness to the campus about the Eliminate Project’s initiatives was also extremely rewarding. This year in support of the CARES initiative, we came up with two innovative ideas to educate people about the Eliminate Project while advocating a heart for service and showing our fellow UCSD students we care. The first of the two was our bracelet design, depicting the importance of protecting the bond between a mother and her child. Secondly, we wanted to show some love to our fellow colleagues by selling finals week ‘care’ packages stocked with lots of goodies—granola bars, candy, teabags, and nice notes!