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   I.     CALL TO ORDER, President Nick Hoffman, 7:10 pm


   II.    WELCOME
            Welcome to everyone, especially our guest Don Kossick from Ann
            Arbor Downtown Kiwanis.


   III.   SOCIAL SUGGESTION BOX
            This week, the Membership Development Committee introduced us
            to the new Social Suggestion Box, where anyone can place ideas
            for Circle K socials.  If your social is picked, you will be
            entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize!


   IV.    FALL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE IN REVIEW
 	   Last weekend, six members of U-M Circle K traveled to Three
            Rivers, Michigan for the Michigan District's Fall Leadership
            Training Conference.  We had fun playing games like Survivor,
            attending forums on massaging and setting up large scale
            events, packaging meals for Children Against Hunger, throwing
            pies in our President's face, doing a low-ropes course, and
            meeting members of other Circle K clubs in our district.


   V.     SOCIAL ISSUE OF THE MONTH: HURRICANE KATRINA
            As a continuation of our Social Issue of the month programming,
            we did an activity called "Habitat House".  Some people were
            blindfolded and represented the volunteers after a disaster
            situation like Hurricane Katrina, while people who were not
            blindfolded but could not speak at all represented the people
            affected by such a disaster.  Everyone started out standing in
            a group with a piece of rope tangled around them.  The object
            was to untangle the rope and end up in a square with every
            person still holding on to a piece of the rope.  Afterwards, we
            reflected on the difficulties we had and how the principles we
            used in completing the activity related to the Hurricane
            Katrina relief efforts.


   VI.    SWEATSHIRT DESIGNING
 	   The Public Relations Committee is planning on getting
            sweatshirts made for our Circle K club.  We spent a portion of
            the meeting creating possible designs in groups of 4-5 and then
            presenting our ideas.  Everyone had a chance to cast their
            vote for the design they liked the best.


   VII.   UPCOMING PROJECTS
 	   Nick Hoffman told us about Eastern Michigan University Circle
            K's Inductions Ceremony on Monday evening.  The event is
            business casual and food will be provided.  Holly Templeton
            talked about the Neutral Zone's end of the year mailing, where
            you can stuff envelopes while eating pizza and watching movies!
            The Membership Development Committee had volunteers come up and
            do charades depicting the annual Circle K ski trip, which will
            take place in early January.  Finally, Stefanie Theis reminded
            us that this Saturday is the last opportunity to pass out
            Michigan Dailys outside of Michigan Stadium and be reimbursed
            for a portion of your dues.

            OTHER PROJECTS:
            Thanksgiving Progressive Party~~~~~Sun. Nov. 20 4:30pm-7:00pm
            Riverview Nursing Home~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mon. Nov. 21 6:00pm-8:00pm
            PROVIDES Care Package Making~~~~~~~Mon. Nov. 21 8:45pm-10:00pm

            To learn more about these projects and sign up online, go to:
            http://umcirclek.org/calendar.php


   VIII.  ADJOURNMENT
            Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting!  Afterwards we
            went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter.  There will be no
            meeting next week in observance of Thanksgiving.  Our next
            meeting will be Thursday, December 1st at 7:00 pm in the
            Anderson Room of the Michigan Union.


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