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Mei Kuen Tran
UC Riverside
5th Annual Kids Rock Benefit Concert: Night with the
Stars is also known as K-Rock. K-Rock is a concert hosted
by Circle K at UCR to raise money for the Pediatric Trauma Program. I was so lucky to have been appointed the
first K-Rock Chair and have such a great committee to
contribute to K-Rock.
We started planning K-Rock about 8 months ago.
From the venue to the performers to the theme, we debated over countless ideas. There were many bumps in
the road, but we were able to over come it.
We had many talented performers, who were AJ Rafael, Albert Posis, afterschoolspecial (DANakaDAN), Not
So Sharp Acapella, 909 dance team, MaryKim & Sandrine, HMWK, Greg Newman, Aimee Pan, and Shawn
Barros. K-Rock was such a success due to the hard work
of K-Rock Committee. K-Rock raised over $2,735
and it had the most attendance ever!
One of our Circle K Alumni that
went to all 5 K-Rocks told me
that this was the best K-Rock
he’s been to. Another Circle
K Alumni told me that she
really liked the overall view
of the stage and the lighting. I can’t wait to see how
the next K-Rock turns out!
From
the
Kids Rock
Ben efitto
Concert
Pillow Fight
Pillows, Pajamas, and Hot
Models… what do all of
these have in common?
They were all present at
UCLA CKI’s Annual Pillow
Fight Fundraiser!
Every year UCLA Circle
K hosts a large scale pillow
fight while raising money for
a selected charity. This year, for
the second consecutive year, the
beneficiary for Pillow Fight was Alexandria
House. Alexandria House is a transitional home for women and children in Los Angeles.
This year the theme for the event was Mario. To fit
the theme there was many Mario character cut outs arranged throughout the room and a big decorated backdrop were participants could take pictures in front of.
Participants were also able to sign up on teams named
after Mario characters to compete for great prizes.
Amongst some of the prizes were gift cards to 800 Degrees, BJ’s, Starbuck, Fandango, and the grand prize was
tickets to Universal Studios Theme PARK!
We raised around 3,000$ and had about 300 attendees!
As the Pillow Fight Chair I was really pleased with how
the event turned out. I hope that next year’s event will be
just as amazing!
Prescilla Arellano
UC Los Angeles