UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world . ~ Anne Frank
The new board at the University of New Mexico CKI is eager and excited to begin the new year ! We started off the year with Service Week at UNM . During Service Week , we conducted many projects with several preferred charities . We sold syringes filled with blue Jell-O at our “ Shots for Shots ” event to benefit the Eliminate Project . We also conducted a food drive to raise awareness for STUFH , and then we donated the items to local food banks . Our last service project on the UNM campus was giving out bagels with information about March of Dimes while raising donations for the New Mexico chapter . We ended service week by volunteering at a local “ Blues and Barbeque ” event to benefit the art and after school programs at a local elementary school .
Throughout the week we asked our club members and the UNM community to answer the question : “ What does service mean to you ?” Some of our memorable responses were “ Service means developing my abilities and the abilities of all people ,” “ Spreading hope ,” and “ Personal time investment in communal growth .” This project was just the beginning of the decided theme for the new UNM CKI year , Inspire Service . We aim to inspire the love of serving others into both the CKI club members and others in our community ! During the future months we will strive to inspire excitement about service through a variety of projects that our members are interested in . In the coming year we will strive to imprint a lasting love for service that will stay with our members through their entire lives .
During the next CKI year we also aim to bring our club members closer together . We will host socials regularly to build fellowship among our members . Though service projects build community within the club , it is also important to hold events in a social setting where it is easy to relax and get to know each other ! Fellowship is an important aspect of Circle K International , and so we plan to emphasize it through the coming year . These past few weeks have already been actionpacked and enjoyable , and we are positive that the rest of the year will follow in suit ! We as a board are eager to inspire service , inspire fellowship and inspire change throughout the upcoming CKI year !
-Lydia Kifner
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