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 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, as well as Amanda
          from Phi Sigma Pi and April from the Arboretum.
 
 
 III.   PHI SIGMA PI SPEAKER
          Phi Sigma Pi is a co-ed national honors fraternity. They
          are looking to organize a 5K run with other service groups
          on campus to raise money for "Hole in the Wall" camps, a
          network of camps across the country for disadvantaged youth.
          Besides participating as a runner in the event you can help
          out by signing up for one of the two projects we are doing
          with the event. The run is on Saturday April 16, and you can
          find more information about the projects on the calendar at
          www.umcirclek.org


 IV.    SOCIAL ISSUE OF THE MONTH SPEAKER
          Nichols Arboretum is over 100 years old. In the past,
          species of plants not native to Michigan were purposely
          brought in from around the world in the mistaken belief
          that it would make the Arb a better place. The reality is
          that these invasive plants are harming the natural ecosystem
          and efforts must be made to remove them. Circle K helped
          with this effort by providing volunteers on Saturday to
          clear away some of these invasive plants.

 
V.     CIRCLE K WORKSHOPS
          In an effort to be a little more productive at our meetings,
          we had some workshops on various issues facing the club.
          There were two rotations so members had the option of going
          to two of the four topics being discussed. The topics were:
          SORDA and the website, Sweatshirt design, Business cards for
          Circle K with a one sentence description, and an overview of
          some service hour statistics for our club.
 
  
VI.    UPCOMING PROJECTS
          ><) Washtenaw Literacy ............ Wed. Apr. 6 6:30pm-8:45pm
          ><) Tiny Tots ..................... Fri. Apr. 8 9:00am-11:00am
          ><) Motor Meals ................... Sat. Apr. 9 10:30am-12:30pm
          ><) Hands on Museum ............... Sat. Apr. 9 Varies
          ><) Books for Kids ................ Sat. Apr. 9 8:00am-3:00pm


        To learn more about these projects or sign up online, go to

                     http://www.umcirclek.org/calendar.php
 
VII.   CLOSING
          Don’t forget that Installations is this Thursday!!!
     
 
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          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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<)><)><)><)><)><)Tear Gas><)><)><)><)><)><)
I got tear-gassed on Saturday night at MSU for doing nothing at all. Then again later
while standing on my friend's lawn with about four or five other people. It was pretty
awesome.

Exactly who is disturbing the peace here?