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I.     CALL TO ORDER, President Stefanie Theis, 7:10pm


II.    WELCOME to everyone, especially guests Don Kossick and Bill
         Tasch from the Ann Arbor Downtown Kiwanis and Steve Crompton
         from Dance Marathon.


III.   HAPPY CENTS
         Happy Cents is a segment of the meeting when anyone can
         deposit change into our special "Jaria Jar" and have the
         opportunity to share something that makes them happy. This
         week, we heard that Whitney and the Fundraising Committee
         raised over $700 from the Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser to
         benefit Mott Children's Hospital, Stefanie spent three days
         in Chicago with other Circle K-ers and had an awesome time,
         Kelly is excited to be back, Don is thankful that so many
         Circle K-ers helped out at the Kiwanis Holiday Sale, Chris
         had fun on the ski trip, Kristin made it to the meeting in
         time for the Birthday Competition, Jessica is happy to see
         everyone after break, and Phillip is excited about all the
         amazing things we are going to accomplish this semester.


IV.    MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
         The members of the month for January are:

              <> Shreyance Mandaliya
              <> Laura Grai

         Congratulations!


V.     PROJECTS IN REVIEW
         Mary Lemmer, Gina Werner, and Stephanie Upplegger talked
         about having a good time on the Ski Trip despite the warmer
         weather and lack of snow. Phillip told us about the
         interesting people at Sciencepalooza, including one mom who
         ate a biodegradable packing peanut despite Phillip's warning
         that they may not be edible.


VI.    BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
         Every month we have a friendly competition to recognize
         birthdays, and this competition celebrated January and July
         birthdays. Contestants were shown pictures of various places
         on campus, and the person to guess the most locations correct
         was the winner. Congratulations to Stefanie Theis for winning
         this one!


VII.   SIM ACTIVITY
         The focus of this month's social issue is disabilities, so
         to start off we heard a few facts and learned about the
         purpose of Dance Marathon from Steve Crompton. Circle K is
         entering Dance Marathon as an organization, so e-mail
         Stefanie Theis by January 19th if you'd like to join. After
         Steve's talk, we did an activity to illustrate some of the
         obstacles of various disabilities.


VIII.  UPCOMING PROJECTS
         LovePit, hosted by MSU, is coming up January 20th. Peace
         Neighborhood Center needs tutors who can make a weekly
         commitment Tuesday evenings. There are a number of PR events
         this week for the Winter Mass Meeting, and Chris is in the
         process of setting up a Snow Removal Squad for the elderly.

        OTHER PROJECTS:
          <> Wheelchair Hockey Game.........Sat. Jan. 13 1:15pm-4:00pm
          <> Humane Society.................Sat. Jan. 13 10:45a-1:15pm
          <> Riverview Nursing Home.........Mon. Jan. 15 6:00pm-8:00pm
          <> Sequoia Place Computer Help....Tue. Jan. 16 6:00pm-8:00pm
          <> Huron High School Tutoring.....Wed. Jan. 17 2:30pm-4:00pm
          <> K-Kids Activities..............Fri. Jan. 19 12:00a-1:30pm


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

                    http://www.umcirclek.org/calendar.php


IX.    ADJOURNMENT
         Thank you to everyone who came tonight! After the meeting we
         helped PR for the Winter Mass Meeting. Join us for next week's
         meeting in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union.


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