* * * * * * * * * # # * * # # * * # # * * # # * * # # * * # # * * ### * CIRCLE K * ### * * # # * Thursday, January 6th, 2005 * # # * * # # * ~@~ Meeting Minutes ~@~ * # # * * # # * * # # * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER, President Lisa Slominski, 7:10pm II. WELCOME to everyone, especially guests Don Kossick and Bill Tasch from downtown Ann Arbor Kiwanis. Also welcome to our two guest speakers, Vidya Mahadevan from Dance Marathon and Julie Holbel from Students Against Violence Everywhere. III. DANCE MARATHON Dance Marathon needs our help! Vidya came to speak with us today at our meeting to tell us about the different ways Circle Kers could get involved with Dance Marathon this year. Not only do they need dancers to raise money, they also need Moralers to keep them on their feet. Check out their website at www.umdm.org for more information. IV. STUDENTS AGAINST VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE Julie spoke to us about her group S.A.V.E. which was actually started a few years back by someone in Circle K! The group works with elementary and middle school students on ways to reduce violence and resolve conflicts peacefully. You can check out their website at www.umich.edu/~umsave/. V. PENNY WAR We started a penny war today and the losing E-Board member gets a pie in the face! The way the war works is that there is a jar for each E-Board member and people can put money and loose change in the jars. Each penny counts for a point and every coin or bill put in that's not a penny is a negative point. The E-Board member with the most points at the end of the semester loses and gets a pie in the face by the member with the most service hours. VI. HOURS DATABASE The hours database is now online. Once you log into the website you can check your service hours by clicking on the Admin page then the "My Service Hours" at the bottom of the page. If you have any problems or questions, e-mail Eric at emachak@umich.edu. VII. POKER TOURNAMENT The Circle K Poker Tournament is on and scheduled for February 6th! Money raised will be going to Dance Marathon and top prizes will be around $500! To get in the poker mood we had a poker activity with members splitting into groups and getting dealt a poker hand. In order to trade in their cards for better ones the groups had to come up with answers to questions such as "What was the best thing about Circle K last semester?". Prizes of candy were awarded to the groups with the winning poker hand at the end of the round. VIII. PROJECTS ~@~ A Dream to End AIDS Dance ~@~ The Youth Senate for Ann Arbor is setting up a benefit dance for high school students to raise money for AIDS, and U of M Circle K is co-sponsoring the dance with them! There are three shifts for this project: Set-Up, Chaperoning, and Tear-Down. Details about each shift can be found on the website. We will meet in the Ballroom for this project. Questions? Contact Lisa at lslomins@umich.edu or Eric at emachak@umich.edu. ~@~Mentorship~@~ Every Friday afternoon, U of M Circle K'ers travel to Holmes Elementary School to visit their elementary school mentees. Through this mentorship project, volunteers are able to develop close relationships with at-risk children by engaging in fun activities such as crafts, sports, and reading books. This program is looking for new mentors for second semester. If you are interested in this project, please e-mail Justine at silverje@umich.edu for more details. IX. UPCOMING PROJECTS ~@~ Motor Meals .................. Sat. Jan. 8 10:30am-12:30pm ~@~ Riverview Nursing Home ....... Mon. Jan. 10 6:00pm-8:00pm ~@~ KidZone ...................... Mon. Jan. 10 3:30pm-6:00pm ~@~ A2 Kiwanis Meeting ........... Mon. Jan. 10 11:451m-1:30pm ~@~ K-Kids ....................... Wed. Jan. 12 3:25pm-6:45pm To learn more about these projects or sign up online, go to: http://www.umcirclek.org/calendar.php X. CLOSING Next week's meeting will be in the Henderson room of the Michigan League. After the meeting we went to watch the OC in Lindsay's dorm room. ---THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CIRCLE K--- * * * * * # # * MEETINGS: Thursdays, 7pm, Union * # # * "The greatest WEB PAGE: www.umcirclek.org * # # * service to E-MAIL: circlek@umich.edu * ### * yourself * # # * is service OFFICE: 4213 Michigan Union * # # * to others" HOURS: 2-5pm M-Th * # # * PHONE: 615-0523 * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The mission of the University of Michigan Circle K is to: Inspire and empower college students to develop a lifetime commitment to serving the community through a variety of projects, a plethora of leadership opportunities, and a dynamic social atmosphere while allowing members to be engaged in what is important to them. ~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~ OC ~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~ The OC is good at what it does but that does not include interesting me.