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What is the Tomorrow Fund? Do you know about the Tomorrow Fund? The Tomorrow Fund is all about “utilizing the interest earned and helping CKI clubs and districts serve the world through grants for service opportunities.” You know, like a sort of scholarship/grant to support CKI clubs and their service projects. An Update with Our International Service Partners Did you participate in Trick-or-Treat with UNICEF during this month of October? We sure hope so! Throughout this Hallowfilled month, participants were encouraged to collect donations for UNICEF in little boxes by going trick-or-treating (or some other way!). All the money raised would help UNICEF provide clean water, nutrition, education and more to millions of kids in need around the world. The fund is established through a portion of CKI member dues, direct donations, the donation of Carthage-Pullman Society memberships and the donation of Sapphire Circle honoraries. Clubs may request funding assistance from US$200 to US$2,000. Tomorrow Fund applications must be received to the Kiwanis International Office by December 1. Applications must be submitted to the Youth Funds Specialist at Kiwanis International, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268. For more information on the the Tomorrow Fund, including the application, you can go to www.circlek.org and search Tomorrow Fund. Good luck! As a part of their 75th anniversary activities, March of Dimes is petitioning to Light the White House in Purple on January 3, 2013, as a symbol of hope for families whose children are born too soon. Their goal is to secure 25,000 signatures by November 16. Sign the petition today by visiting the following link: http://bit.ly/ marchofdimes75 Taste of Westminster: Delicious Way to Begin Samer Khan Irvine Valley College a Year of Service T ?his past August, many Circle K members from UCI, CSUF, IVC, and other schools enthusiastically gathered at the Taste of Westminster festival for an evening of service and fun! Being a large group of volunteers, we were divided and assigned to various tasks. Some sold tickets, friends and I helped clean up garbage, and others tended to the needs of vendors throughout the evening. Since there was quite an abundance of volunteers at the event, we also got some time to explore the festival and actually get a taste of Westminster. IVC Secretary, Marlene Smith, and I tried samples from local Italian, Mexican, Asian, and Indian restaurants, which was very enjoyable. In addition to the eating, I also got to meet Carol, a Westminster Kiwanian. While working the ticket booth with her, I learned that Carol lived in Westminster for forty years and has been a Kiwanian for most of that time. I was impressed by how well known she was by the locals and she seemed to thoroughly enjoy the event. It was also really inspiring for me to see how much others respected her, not only as a Kiwanian, but also as someone who has been so involved in her com- munity for a long time. After my shift at the ticket booth, I joined the other Circle K members for photo booth pictures and more food! Then at the end of the night, we helped tear down the festival and clean up the booths. Overall, Taste of Westminster was a successful event. It was very memorable for me, because I got to spend much more time with Circle K members from other schools too. With such a great event to start off the year, I look forward to serving with other Circle K clubs and meeting unique individuals, like Carol, at other events! 07