What is CKI? Circle K International (CKI) is the premiere university service organization in the world sponsored by Kiwanis International. With clubs on more than 450 campuses globally, programming is based upon the tenets of service, leadership and fellowship, with service being the most important of the three. The mission of CKI is to develop college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service.

What is CKI? The vision of CKI is to be the leading global community-service organization on college and university campuses that enriches the world one member, one child and one community at a time. CKI is a student-led organization. Currently, CKI consists of 30 districts, one district-in-formation, and seven sub- regions in 17 nations across the world.

Strategic plan Guiding document for development of CKI and CKI programs. All board decisions are based on this plan. The current plan is for The plan has five goal areas each with a set of priorities: 1.Strategically market CKI internally and externally to effectively increase awareness of organization. 2.Improve member satisfaction and meet their expectations. 3.Create and deliver high-quality leadership development programs and opportunities. 4.Strengthen organizational structure to build, support and sustain strong, effective CKI clubs. 5.Identify global differences and limitations in order to expand existing programs and services.

The service initiative of CKI was designed to educate all CKI members about the problems and issues that face children ages 6-13 worldwide. Through personal interaction and public awareness, we enable children to develop the skills and ideals necessary to be successful. Service initiative

After-school programs: Turn off TV, Turn on to Life – Circle K clubs should provide service to already established after-school programs, initiate their own long-term after-school program, or participate in after- school program projects throughout the year. Service initiative projects

Literacy: Open a Book, Show Them the World – Circle K clubs should become involved with improving the scholastic achievement of children. Health and Safety Issues: On Call for the Future – Circle K clubs should become involved in helping children take care of themselves. Service initiative projects

Community Service and Awareness Week Community Service and Awareness Week (CSAW) is designed to provide Circle K clubs one specific opportunity each year to put forth extra effort to support the projects and programs of the current service initiative. CSAW occurs annually during the first full week of February, and ends with International Service Day on Saturday.

Community Service and Awareness Week One goal is to heighten campus and community awareness of CKI and the service initiative. Another goal is to further educate club members on the service initiative, and motivate each member to become actively involved in related service activities. A final goal is to provide recognition for your club’s efforts by obtaining a Community Service and Awareness Week banner patch.

Tomorrow Fund grant The Tomorrow Fund, housed in the Kiwanis International Foundation, is an endowment account intended to further the purpose of CKI. The fund has reached endowment and stands at US$207,842 as of January 31, A grant program has been developed to help fund Circle K club and district service projects that address important needs in their communities and campuses.

Tomorrow Fund grant Since the fund reached its endowment in 2005, 41 grants have been made for a total of US$22,923. Donations can be made to the Tomorrow Fund directly, or through Carthage-Pullman Society memberships, for a minimum donation of US$250, or through Sapphire Circle Honorary memberships, for a minimum donation of US$1,000 made in honor of someone.

Partnerships: Six Cents 70% of the earth is covered in water, the same as the human body. To live healthily, human beings must consume 1.5–2 liters of water each day. 97.5% of all the water on earth is salt water, and 2% is frozen in icebergs and glaciers, or hidden in aquifers, leaving only.5% of all the earth’s water available for drinking.

Partnerships: Six Cents Drinking safe water is fundamental to human life. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation, combined with poor hygiene, contribute to the deaths of more than 1.5 million children under the age of five who die from diarrhea each year. Oral rehydration salts (ORS), an inexpensive mixture of sugar, salt and water, are the simplest, most effective and cheapest way to keep children alive during severe episodes of dehydration.

Partnerships: Six Cents Cost of one sachet of ORS = six cents (US$0.06) All donations should be mailed to: U.S. Fund for UNICEF 333 East 38th Street New York, New York Checks made payable to: U.S. Fund for UNICEF with the word WATER in the memo field to ensure proper processing

Partnerships: Better World Books CKI is proud to partner with Better World Books to help break the cycle of poverty through education and literacy. Better World Books supports the National Center for Family Literacy by their Book Drives for Better Lives Program. 34 million people in the United States cannot read or write. Education and literacy bring dignity and hope to others.

Partnerships: Better World Books How it works: Better World Books sends collection and shipping boxes, posters and tape to your CKI club. There is no cost to the chapter to participate. CKI clubs promote the drive on campus and place collection bins in strategic locations. CKI members collect and ship the books. Better World Books pays for the shipping.

Partnerships: Better World Books To date, Better World Books has converted more than 11 million donated books into $4.5 million in funding for literacy and education. In the process, we’ve also diverted more than 6,000 tons of books from landfills. Resources available:

Partnerships: March of Dimes The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant morality. The mission is achieved through research, community services, education and advocacy. One in 8 babies is born premature. A premature birth occurs before the 37 th week of pregnancy.

Partnerships: March of Dimes What can CKI do to help? Participate in Prematurity Awareness Month (April) and Day (November 12 th ). Help the babies at Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) by collecting books, donating cameras and film, making blankets or volunteering to assist in Sibling Hours. Educate teens using the new teen-2-teen series.

Partnerships: March of Dimes What can CKI do to help? Provide folic acid education: Pass out orange juice on campus while informing students about the importance of folic acid for women of childbearing years to reduce the chance of birth defects. Form March for Babies teams. Use other March of Dimes resources: marchofdimes.com/youth.

Partnerships: Students Team Up to Fight Hunger Students Team Up to Fight Hunger (STUFH) is a nationwide food drive organization which partners colleges and universities with their local food bank to raise food for the hungry in their local community. There are families going hungry in every college community and they desperately need a helping hand. Your college campus is a natural source for food drives and volunteers and CKI clubs are the perfect answer to their pleas for help.

Partnerships: Students Team up to Fight Hunger How can you help? Here are four simple steps you would need to take to feed the hungry in your local college area: 1.Get permission from your school to place food drive bins around the campus. 2.Coordinate with your local food bank to arrange a drop-off time. 3.Advertise the food drive. 4.Conduct the drive, emptying bins regularly and picking them up once the drive is complete.

Partnerships: Students Team Up to Fight Hunger Each pound of food raised represents a meal, and last year alone over one million pounds was raised by 75 colleges. Imagine how many people could be fed with the participation of 450 Circle K clubs. Simply contact Dan Kahn at to join forces and help feed the hungry in your area.

Leadership Academy Open to all CKI members who want to grow their leadership abilities. The 2009 event is May and runs a full six days of intense leadership development at Waycross camp in southern Indiana. Students must be nominated by their district administrator to attend.

Leadership Academy The curriculum for this program combines Brendon Burchard’s E6 Framework with the Kiwanis Key Leader program. Students are led by two lead facilitators and then each small group of 12 has a volunteer neighborhood facilitator. These adults help guide students through the self-discovery program. The only cost to attend this event is the cost of transportation.

Resources The CKI Series online resources, sample topics: –charter presentation –CKI sponsorship –Kiwanis-family relations –applying for an Employee Identification Number (Tax ID) Posters and brochures for recruitment and marketing

Resources Marketing & PR Guide: –A guide to help your club understand how to increase the recognition and understanding of CKI so that members and clubs can serve their communities Kiwanis Sponsorship Resource Guide: –A guide for sponsoring Kiwanis clubs about their roles and responsibilities to CKI clubs

Resources Advisors Guide: –How to guide, FAQs, finance, liability Club Officer Guide and online resources: –A guide for club presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, secretary/treasurers, and bulletin editors on their duties to their CKI clubs

Visual elements used to communicate consistent message about CKI and help to make CKI a household name. Elements are used in all forms of communication: Web, brochures, fliers, etc. Previously every club, member, district and the International office has mismatched promotional pieces. Public did not know we were all from the same organization. Graphic standards

The CKI logo and word mark should be used to brand our name. Fonts: Goudy Old Style for body and Century Gothic for headers. Use any other fonts to add creative accents. Colors should be full color. Megaphone should always be on the front of whatever is being produced. Graphic standards are available online at Graphic standards

Club status Club dues are payable October 1. When a club pays dues for the minimum based on school enrollment by November 30, the club status is active. Minimums based on school enrollment: –20 member minimum for 4-year institutions with 1,000+ enrollment, OR –15 member minimum for 2-year or 4-year institutions with fewer than 1,000 students

Club status When a club does not pay any dues by November 30, on December 1 the club status changes to suspended. A club is put on retained status when the club pays for less than the minimum amount due. A club on retained status can move back to active status with a payment of dues for at least the minimum.

Club status A club on inactive status can move back to active status with a payment of dues for at least the minimum and a US$100 reactivation fee. Clubs are put on inactive status if no dues payment is made at all on October 1 of the following year.

Ten steps to CKI chartering Step 1: Select the college/university where you wish to build a Circle K club. Step 2: Order a New Club Building Kit #1 from the International Office (800-KIWANIS, ext. 411). Step 3: Secure a sponsoring Kiwanis Club near the college/university. Step 4: Meet with the school student activities director to discuss the proposed Circle K club. Step 5: Secure a faculty advisor. A teacher or school employee who is a member of the sponsoring Kiwanis club can be a good selection, but should not be the same person as the Kiwanis advisor.

Ten steps to chartering Step 6: Order the New Club Building Kit #2 from the International Office (800-KIWANIS, ext. 411). Step 7: Recruit members. Remember that membership is open to any student who is interested in community service. Step 8: Organize a Circle K club meeting to adopt the club’s bylaws and elect the charter officers and directors. Step 9: Charter the Circle K club following the instructions in the New Club Building Kit #2. Step 10: Launch the Circle K club by scheduling regular monthly meetings or semimonthly meetings.