OH HEY CIRCLE K

Upcoming Events:

Children's Institute BINGO -- Thursday 12/3, meet at 6:20 PM

Interested in getting away from studying to help some children somemoney? Come play BINGO with children atthe Children's institute! The childrenlove playing (and especially winning) BINGO once a month and really appreciateour help…if you are interested in coming, let Courtney know!

Nursing Home BINGO – Sunday 11/22, meet at 12:30 PM (until about 3:30)

Come out and help the residents at Charles Morris nursing home win some"money" (monopoly money for their snack bar) at BINGO this Sunday! They really enjoy playing BINGO and arealways very appreciative of our help…If you would like an opportunity to helpsome senior citizens for an afternoon, please let Courtney know!

Service in Da' Burgh – Friday 12/4 7PM-Saturday 12/5 8AM

Service in Da' Burgh is finally here!!! This is our large scale service project where we will be doing servicefrom 7PM Friday to 8 AM on Saturday (that is right, no sleep!!) If you have signed up and are coming, we willbe carpooling to the site at 5:45, 6:30, and 7 PM. ContactCourtney or Alex to let them know what time you can come.

This is a great opportunity to get lots of service hours as well asmeet many other Circle K members from across the state! If you are interestedin helping to prepare for and/or go to Service in Da' Burgh, please letCourtney know! The cost will be $10which will cover pizza, snacks, coffee, breakfast, and a sweet T-shirt!!!

Hi Circle K,

For those who were unable to make the meeting or are looking for more information about the events, here are the minutes:

Upcoming Events:

KICO (Keep it Clean Oakland) General Litter Pick Up-Saturday, 11/21, meet at 9:45 AM

This Saturday we will be making Oakland sparkle! If you are interested in picking up some trash to help out the environment and make Pittsburgh a nicer place to live, please let Courtney know!

Nursing Home BINGO – Sunday 11/22, meet at 12:30 PM (until about 3:30)

Come out and help the residents at Charles Morris Nursing Home win some "money" (monopoly money for their snack bar) at BINGO this Sunday! They really enjoy playing BINGO and are always very appreciative of our help…If you would like an opportunity to help some senior citizens for an afternoon, please let Courtney know!

If you are interested in any of these projects, please contact Courtney (cem43@pitt.edu)!

***Unless otherwise noted, all projects will meet on the 5^th side of the Union***

T-Shirts

If you ordered a T-shirt and have not yet paid/picked it up, please contact Lauren (cost: $10 per shirt) ASAP!

DUES-CONTACT DAVE NOW

To gain all of the benefits of being in Circle K, there is an annual dues payment of $37. Paying dues gives you an opportunity to access scholarships and to gain awards and recognition for all of your service hours. Dave will be collecting dues by cash or check (made out to Dave Roduit).

Service in Da' Burgh

Keep your calendars open for Friday 12/4-Saturday 12/5 for Service in Da' Burgh. This is our large scale service project where we will be doing service from 8 PM Friday to 8 AM on Saturday (that is right, no sleep!!) This is a great opportunity to get lots of service hours as well as meet many other Circle K members from across the state! If you are interested in helping to prepare for and/or go to Service in Da' Burgh, please let Courtney know!

AWESOME!!!!

Awesome job to everyone who helped out at the Food bank and KICO and to those who attended Gobble Gobble!

What's up Next!!

Flyering/chalking --wednesday October 28...Meet at 7pm

Freaky 5k---Saturday October 31st, meet at 8am

REMEMBER!!

MAX AND ERMA FUND RAISER THIS THURSDAY!!

Grab a flyer, and a bunch of friends, and help raise money for our club!

One flyer per receipt!!!

Anyone who would like to donate food and clothing drive,

Bring your stuff in the meeting before Interpack!!!

"There is no higher religion than human service.

To work for the common good is the greatest creed."

-Woodrow Wilson

Happening this week

This week the

YOU RULE RULER

goes to

ELIZABETH!

AWESOME JOB!

Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank Distribution, Thursday 10/22 Meet at 3:30
IUP’s GOBBLE GOBBLE – Friday—Saturday 8pm-11am. Meet at 6
KICO clean-up lawn St Greenway—Saturday 10/24 10-1..Meet at 9:40
Freaky 5k party hosting—Saturday 10/31 meet at 8am

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
This Sunday 10/25 2-4pm Room 548

Also, Dues reminder.
*Paying your dues gives you many opportunities.
*Receive awards and recognition for your service hours
*Apply for scholarships
*Add Circle K to your resume
*Be eligible for an officer position in our club, district or international level

SO PAY YOUR DUES (37$)J by Tuesday November 17^th.

Good job for everyone who helped out with last week’s events.
Have a good week!

“Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly

rewarding day!”

-William Arthur Ward

CRAZY week!

Hey everyone! Awesome Job this week!!!

Let see what's up for this week.

Science 2009 10/14 shifts 10-3

Family House 10/14 meet at 4:45

Project Pull Out--Saturday 10/17 meet at 8:45

Family House Bingo 10/18 1:45..MEET AT 1

Gobble Gobble, fri-Sat 10/23-24 8pm-11am, 8 dollars!!

---Help support IUP Circle K

Interpack--Fri-sun 11/15-17

New member orientation 10/25

"Service to others is the rent you

pay for your room here on earth"

-Muhammad Ali

A flash into the next few weeks!

one word... A-VENT!!!

Carnegie Melon, Duquesne, Pitt-Oakland and PItt-Greensburg all got together last sunday for a day filled icebreakers and service projects. Thanks to everyone who made it.

Also this past week, was cleaning up a block in oakland and children's institute Bingo.

BINGO---you won yourself some service!!

BIG thanks to all our Circle K members for attending this weeks events.

Fact of the week. LE-ROY the Rabbit

is Circle K's MASCOT (SPREAD IT)

What's coming up!

Max and Erma's fundraiser --Thursday 10/29

INTERPACK --11/13-11/15

Feel good friends -- Thursday 10/8 shifts from 10:30-3:30

Pumpkinfest Set up --Friday 10/9 meet at 4:45 at the Union

Pumpkin fest--Saturday 10/10 shifts 9-12, 12-5, 4:45-6:30- MEET 45 min prior to shift

Caitlin smiles -- Sunday 10/11 Posvar 12pm

A-VENT 2--10/17 --at the pittsburgh ZOO!

Remember, new member orientation is

SEE YOU ALL THERE :)

“We are not put on earth for ourselves,

but are placed here for each other.

If you are there always for others,

then in time of need,

someone will be there for you.”

-Jeff Warner

HOLA!

Congrats to everyone and their hard work this past week with the

FOOD BANK, GREAT RACE EXPO, and THE GREAT RACE.

What's up this week!

Children's Institute Bingo--Thursday 10/1, meet at 6:20pm

Adopt a Block--Saturday 10/3, meet at 9:45am

A-Vent--Sunday 10/4 meet at 10am, 11-3

Pumpkinfest--Saturday 10/10, 3 shifts 9-12, 12-5, 4:45-6:30

"You must be the change

you wish to see in the world"

-Mahatma Gandhi

Hey Ckerrrrs!

Wanna know what you missed this week?

--check it out

Volleyball:
Wednesdays and thursday nights ---time's not available yet.

Fundraisers:
1. T-shirts
We REALLY want to get sweet t-shirts for Circle K --we need your ideas,

Decide what YOU will be wearing.

2. Max and Erma's
In the near future, we will be handing out flyers for Max and Erma's (a restaurant in Shadyside) to advertise for people to go there on a particular day. Max and Erma's has agreed to give our club 20% of the total purchases for that day…more information will come soon!

Think about what committee you might want to join for next week. Basically pick your favorite officer and just go hang out with them ;) haha jk!

Upcoming Events:

Feel Good Friends-Thursday 9/17, 10:30 AM-3:30 PM
One Thursday each month, we will help "Feel Good," a non-profit organization geared towards ending world hunger, sell grilled cheese in the Union. You can sign up for one-hour slots, but only 2 people can work each hour…if you are interested but don't get a slot, try again next month!

WQED-Thursday 9/17, 7:30-11:30 PM
Sign-up to answer telephones from individuals making donations to the radio station WQED (we will even be on TV!). You can sign-up in one-hour increments; we will meet at the Union and walk over together.

G-20 Southside Clean up-Saturday 9/19, meet at 9:30 AM
In preparation for G-20 coming to Pittsburgh, we want the city to look "spick and span". So, if you are interested in helping clean up the city in preparation for the arrival of 20 global leaders, come join us on Saturday morning!

Junior Great Race-Sunday 9/20, meet at 9:45 AM
This is the non-competitive, kid version of the "Great Race." We will be helping to serve refreshments to the participants until about 2 PM.

Great Race Packet Stuffing- Wednesday 9/23, meet at 2:30
This year, the Great race is expecting over 10,000 participants. We will be putting the great race packets together for the runners and walkers and should be done by 5 PM.

Great Race Set-up-Saturday 9/26, 11-3 and 3-5
Saturday will be the pre-registration and organizational set-up for the Great Race. With the G-20 right around this time, volunteers are especially needed to help. You can either sign up for one or both time slots.

Great Race-Sunday 9/27, meet at 6:30
Finally, the day of the race! The race starts at 8:30 AM and we will need to be there by 6:30 AM to help with refreshments and organization of the runners-we should be done by 10:30 AM (in time to go back to sleep for a few hours…).

Fact of the week:

Pitt-o Circle K has already earned 300 hours for the month of SEPTEMBER!!

AWESOME JOB guys!

What's coming up this week!

WQED PLEDGE DRIVE - saturday 9/10 2-6

JDRF Walk - Saturday 9/12 meet at 7am

G-20 KIKO - Saturday 9/12 meet at 9:40

Caitlin smiles - Sunday 9/13 meet at 2

WQUD pledge drive - sunday 9/13 1-6

Family Hours Dinner - Tuesday 9/15 meet at 4:45

Email an officer if you want to sign up

And remember if you can't make a project,

email one of the officers ASAP!

"Remember that the happiest people are

not those getting more, but those giving more"

--H. Jackson Brown Jr.

***Keep it up Circle-Kers!***

Here's the officers!

A lot was going on at tonight's meeting, So in case you couldn't remember the officer names.

Here we are! (left to right)

Dave, Lauren, Lisa, Courtney,

Whitney(me) and Alex :)

Contact us!

Dave (Treasurer) - dpr12@pitt.edu

Lauren (VP of membership) - llm26@pitt.edu

Lisa (Secretary) -lcb14@pitt.edu

Courtney (VP of Service) - cem43@pitt.edu

Whitney(Editor) - wds8@pitt.edu

--please note that I am no longer a brunette :)!

Alex (President) - aeh42@pitt.edu

WE WANT YOU!

Welcome new members! Tonight was the first meeting of the 09-2010 PITT-O Circle K! Our meeting started off at 9pm in David Lawrence and the turnout was AMAZING! Lots of interested new members. Some things we talked about. First off, Welcome! and if you love to volunteer and have fun, then you have found the right Service group! Secondly, several sign ups went around about the Juvenile diabetes walk, cleaning up oakland, children's institute bingo and more. If at any time you can not make it, PLEASE CONTACT AN OFFICER. My (whitney-editor) Email is wds8@pitt.edu. for example. Also, We meet in front of the STUDENT UNION as a group before EVERY project. Lastly, we want you all to have fun, and enjoy giving back to your community.

We hope to see you all either at our projects later this week or next week Tuesday at 9pm

in 205 David Laurence.

Hope everyone's first week back went GREAT!!!

SAVE THE DATES!

Here's just a quick flash--->forward to events later this semester.

Pitt circle K doesn't work by themselves as a group all the time, Sometimes we work with circle k members all around Pa. Some major meetings/events that are coming up include:

9/27- Allegheny Division Officer Council Meeting- Greensburg, PA
10/23-24- IUP's Gobble Gobble (LSSP)- Indiana, PA
11/13-15- Interpack- Hidden Valley, P

So save those dates and get PUMPED for SERVICE!!

What's up with Summer

Hey Everyone! Some people think that just because it's summer, It is time to just relax and do nothing. Well not for Pitt Oakland circle K members. Let's just take our President of Services, Courtney Matisko for example. To get a clear picture, I asked her to explain what exactly she did. Courtney said, This summer I am working on making action packs for Christians in Pakistan. Christianity isn't the dominant (or even an accepted) form of religion, so Christians are pursecuted for showing their beliefs in a public setting. Because of this, most go into hiding to prevent from being arrested by the government and killed. Action packs are big bags that are filled with blankets, clothing, soap, etc. for the families that are in hiding in Pakistan. The packs are filled by the public and then shipped to a loading site where helicoptors fly over Pakistan and air drop them to the families in need. I have been making home-made blankets for my action packs and using other store-bought items. I also volunteer for a 12-hour monthly event at a local soup kitchen helping to pass out food to homeless/needy people in my area. This soup kitchen event is held by my church, which also owns its own second-hand store (like a goodwill, but everything is free) where people can come in and find things that they need, but don't have."

She's not the only one whose been servicing this summer! Our very own President of Pitt Oakland circle K Alex Hirschberg. He said, "What i basically do is volunteer for a rescue squad once a week for 10.5 hours and once every three weekends for the same amount of time. So when people in my town call 9-1-1 I help treat them/ take them to the hospital. etc."

Way to go Guys!

HOW TO GET INVOLVED!!!

Courtney and Alex are only two members of our club who are dedicated to servicing! If you want to get involved with service projects or become a member of PITT OAKLAND Circle K, then e-mail me the Editor (Whitney) at wds8pitt.edu. Our meetings are Tuesday nights at 9. A place and time has not been decided yet.

End of the year!

Hey Everyone! The end of the year is near. Pitt-O is on its last week of classes and more week of finals after that. But just because we are done at PITT, does NOT mean we are done with SERVICE. During finals week you can contact our former- president Justin Aaron about some awesome service opportunity. Also, if your in the area this summer, every Thursday head on over to the childrens' institute for BINGO! AND Earth/Arbor Day Celebration is Monday 4/20 – Friday 4/24.

While at home, email your service hours to Lisa Boudemen so she can keep track of your success. Have a wonderful summer and keep up the good work PITT- O
And the same goes for all you other Circle-Kers!
Quick reminder for all you new officers. SPOT is Sunday April 26th.
See all of your smiling faces and get ready for the new year.

Be careful, your picture could be caught on PITT-O's picture of the month. Keep checking to see if your smiling face is posted. :)

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible."
-Arthur C. Clarke

Go beyond your limits, experience the impossible!

Greetings from Whitney!

Hey Guys! This is my first post as Editor of Pitt-O Circle K! Above are the amazing Dcon attendees looking their best representing the University of Pittsburgh Circle K.

New Editor!

Now that District Convention '09 has come and gone, it's time for my reign as editor to end! Whitney will be taking over now and I know she'll do a fantastic job keeping up the website. She usually has a camera glued to her hand, so expect lots of photos!

Good luck Whitney!

New Member Spotlight: March

Spring Break Service

Manage to be more constructive than me over spring break? (It wouldn't take much...I spent most of mine on the couch watching Bravo.) If you did any kind of volunteer work, let Secretary Jaclyn know so she can give you credit! Tell her at our meeting tomorrow, or email her at jbrucker@pitt.edu

09-10 Officers!

Congratulations to our fantastic new set of officers! This year's elections had a lot of tough competition (hence the two hour meeting... again, thanks to everyone who stuck it out!) but our elected six will surely lead Pitt Circle K to another great year. Good job guys!

Your 2009-2010 Exec Board is:

President: Alex Hirschberg

VP of Membership: Lauren MacAleer

VP of Service: Courtney Matisko

Secretary: Lisa Boudeman

Treasurer: Dave Roduit

Editor: Whitney Riddell

Announcing the new DSP!

All year our club has been focusing on "Going Green." Why? Not because it's the latest trend or simply because it's a good thing to do (although those are good reasons too) but because it was the Pennsylvania District Service Project. Each year the district picks a different cause to center around.

Recently the 2009-2010 project was selected, thanks to everyone who voted on pacircle.org. Here's a summary of the new focus, courtesy of the district website.

Helping the Homeless puts an emphasis on the problem of homelessness in our communities. This is becoming increasingly more important as the economic times continue to prove difficult for many people. There are also tons of projects that can be done to work towards this DSP including: assisting at homeless shelters and soup kitchens, holding supply drives, and doing adopt-a-family activities around the holidays.

We'll be getting lots more information about Helping the Homeless at District Convention, so stay tuned!

District Convention

Looks like fun, right? Well catch your own glimpse of District Convention this year and join the club as we venture to Erie, PA March 27-29. 

The weekend will be packed with service and leadership events, as well as the opportunity to meet people from all over the state. Expect the usual crazy shenanigans that Pitt-Oakland gets itself into...

We'll be giving you more details about DCON at upcoming meetings, so stay tuned! This is NOT a weekend you want to miss!

Scrapbook

Just a quick reminder--if anyone has photos or mementos from ANY Circle K events this year, send them my way! I'm slowly starting to assemble our scrapbook and want to be sure to include everything.

Also, if you're interested in helping out with the scrapbook's construction--let me know!

Free Starbucks!

Calling all caffeine addicts! Starbucks is giving away a free tall coffee to anyone who pledges 5 volunteer hours starting January 21st. 

Visit pledge5.starbucks.com/# for all the details.

Also, for coffee lovers looking to go green, Starbucks will take $0.10 off your beverage price if you bring in your own mug.