T-GIVIES!

Events happening this week:

Wednesday (11/17)
oFamily House Dinner 4:45-7PM
We will be making dinner for families who have someone in the hospital.

Thursday (11/18)
oSCSC Hunger Banquet, Nov. 18 7:45-9PM, WPU Ballroom
There will be food, a speaker, and OCC credit for attendance. If you would like to attend, register at scschungerbanquetpitt.eventbrite.com. Please bring a canned good with you to support the food bank.

Tuesday (11/23)
oFood Bank Mass Distribution 3:45-8:30PM
For anyone who is sticking around campus on Tuesday this is a really rewarding event to attend in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Meet outside the Bigelow Blvd. entrance to Soldiers and Sailors garage for this event. (This is where the bus leaves from.)

SERVICE IN DA BURGH
DEC. 3-4 on campus
Our LSSP (large-scale service project) is fast approaching. This night will be filled with great service and fun. We hope you all will attend. Registration is $10at the door to cover the cost of food and t-shirts. If you haven’t signed up KrisAnne needs to know you’re coming by tomorrow afternoon.


T-SHIRTS!!!
T-shirts will be in this week for all dues paying members. If you would like to pick up your t-shirt before Thanksgiving break Paul will be in the Union near the information desk on the main floor on Thursday from 2-4PM and Friday from 1-3PM.

WHILE YOUR ARE HOME OVER THANKSGIVING…
I have started preparation for our yearly scrapbook. The theme is the baby book of Circle K, going from a baby all the way to college. If you have any stickers or paper at home that you would like to donate to our scrapbook it would be appreciated.

Hunger Banquet!

Hey Guys! Courtney in conjunction with the Student Volunteer Outreach and the Student Community Service Council (SCSC) are hosting a Hunger Banquet on Thursday, November 18th from 7:45-9PM to educate students about world hunger and hunger in Pittsburgh during an interactive dinner.

There will be guest speakers from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talk about the effects of hunger in Pittsburgh and we will be presenting them with a donation of canned goods for their warehouse.

There is food, OCC credit, great speakers and it's FREE! All that is asked is that you bring some canned goods to donate to the food bank and sign up using this link:

http://scschungerbanquetpitt.eventbrite.com/

Last week of October!

Events happening this week:

Thursday (10/28)
oFood Bank Mass Distribution, 3:30-8PM

Friday (10/29)
oYMCA Halloween Carnival, 2:45-6PM (Please wear a Halloween color. For those of you that don’t know what a Halloween color is pick orange or black.)

Saturday (10/30)
oFreaky 5K Set-up, 7-11:30 AM

ROSE SALE
We are having a rose sale this week to raise money for our club. If you would like to help us table email Paul to sign up for a time slot. If you are unable to help table, please stop by and get a rose to support the club.

Thursday, October 28 from 9AM -3PM & Friday, October 29 from 9AM–2PM
Posvar Hall Near Einstein’s Bagels
Single rose- $2
Dozen- $20


Some of our members are also involved in the Colleges Against Cancer group. They are having an event this week that supports Pitt’s Relay for Life.
Bowling for Boobs
Wednesday, October 27 7-10 PM @ Pittsburgh Athletic Association
Cost $5

First Meeting of October!

Events happening this week:

Wednesday (10/6) 4:30-6 PM
Caitlin Smiles Craft Bags- We will be bagging up the cards and items we’ve made to send to kids in the hospital.

Thursday (10/7) 5:45-8PM
Children’s Institute Bingo- Be sure to bring your Pitt ID.

Thursday (10/7) and Friday (10/8)
Sign up for any time between 8 AM- 8 PM.
Science 2010- We will be helping with registration. This event is in alumni hall and you go on your own.

Saturday (10/9) 9:30-4 PM
Three Rivers Division Fall Rally- We will be trail cleaning at a park in Butler PA with other CK clubs in our division.

Sunday (10/10) 11:30 AM- 5 PM
Pumpkin Fest Rain Date- Because our Fall Rally is on the actual date of Pumpkin Fest we are unable to attend, but if it happens to rain we will attend the rain date on Sunday. Let us know if you would like to help out. Sarah will know on Friday if it has been changed.

Week of the Great Race!

Thursday (9/23)
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
This event will go from 3:30-8:30 PM.

Friday (9/24)
Great Race Packet Pick-up.
There are two times available to help out:
9:30-11:30 AM
2:30-4:30 PM

Saturday (9/25)
Great Race Finish Line Set-up.
This event will go from 10:30 AM-1:30 PM.

Sunday (9/26)
Great Race Finish Line.
This event will go from 6:30 AM-12:00 PM.

Forms for InterPack are due by next meeting Tuesday 9/28.

This Week and Beyond!

*THIS WEEK*

Wednesday (9/15)

• Family House, we’ll be making dinner for the families that stay here while they have someone in the hospital. Meet @ 4:45 PM.

Thursday (9/16)

• Pitt Volleyball Game and Spirit Contest (White Out). Come help us try and win some funds for our club. Meet @ 6:15 PM

Sunday (9/19)

• Jr. Great Race, we’ll be handing out refreshments. Meet @ 9:30 AM – Ends @ 2 pm. Bring your Pitt ID we’ll be taking the bus.

Tuesday (9/21)

• Great Race Packet Stuffing. Meet @ 2:30 PM – Ends around 5 PM. Bring your Pitt ID we’ll be taking the bus.

*BEYOND*

New Member Orientation
This Saturday 9/18/10
William Pitt Union Rm 527
1-3 PM
This event is for freshman and upper classmen that are new to Circle K. We’ll have snacks and a game to help you learn more about Circle K. If attending and have not sign up RSVP ASAP.

· InterPACK
Friday Oct. 22- Sunday Oct. 24
This is an overnight service camping trip for all Circle K Clubs in PA.
Sign-up forms can be picked up at any meeting and are attached to this email. They are due in 2 weeks.
·

Pitt Make a Difference Day
Saturday Oct. 16
This is a big service event for the entire University to take part in.
Use this link to sign up <http://www.pitt.edu/~pmadd>. Select Circle K as the organization you’ll be going with.

Events Happening this week!!!

THURSDAY (9/9) - Sickle Cell Awareness Day Training for Sunday’s event. Meet @ 4:45 PM.

FRIDAY (9/10) - JDRF Walk in Schenley Park Set-up. Meet @ 4:30 PM.

SATURDAY (9/11) - JDRF Walk in Schenley Park. We will be working food stations and kids games. We’re not taking part in the walk but helping run it. Meet @ 7:15... AM.

SUNDAY (9/12) - Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day @ Kennywood Park. This event requires the training taking place on Thursday. Meet @ 8:10 AM.

Social this week: ULTIMATE FRISBEE!!! Friday 6 pm

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR!

Events happening this week:

THURSDAY
o Children’s Institute Bingo (7-8:30 pm) – Meet at 6:20 pm and don’t forget your Pitt ID!!

FRIDAY
o Flyering (3-4 pm) – Meet at 3 pm to help us spread the word about Circle K

SATURDAY
o Oakland Trash Pick-Up (10-11 am) – Meet at 9:50 am to help us clean up the streets
o Motor “Sickle” Ride (9-4 pm) – Meet at 8:45 am

SUNDAY
o Nursing Home Bingo (1:30-3:30 pm) – Meet at 12:45 pm and don’t forget your Pitt ID!!

***ALL EVENTS WILL MEET ON THE FIFTH AVE. SIDE OF THE WILLIAM PITT UNION.


Make sure to keep in mind these larger upcoming events!

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund) Walk in Schenley Park
Friday Sept. 10th and Saturday Sept. 11th

New Member Orientation- Saturday Sept. 18th

InterPACK- Friday Oct. 22- Sunday Oct. 24

Last Meeting!!

Fact of the Week: Curious George is Pitt Oakland Circle K's Mascot!
--He will be returning next semester so keep a look out around campus!!!

Happening this Week:

*Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank -- Thursday 4/22
Meet at Soldiers and Sailors 3:30 PM and be back by 8:30 PM
Help package and run food items at the Food Bank!

* KICO Panther Hollow Extravaganza -- Saturday 4/24
Meet at the Union 8:45 PM and be back by 1 PM
Help out... plant trees, build trail and clean up some garbage!

The U Rule Ruler when to Alex for his great work at Global Links.Make sure you keep guard of it for the whole summer and bring it back for the first meeting next year!!!

~Make sure to come check out our table at the activities fair, the Sunday before classes start!
--If you would like to help out let any one of the board members know
Courtney Matisko (President) cem43@pitt.edu
KrisAnne Miley (VP Membership) krm59@pitt.edu
Sarah Smith (VP Service) sks50@pitt.edu
Paul Mason (Treasurer) pbm7@pitt.edu
Cara Levesque (Secretary) cml65@pitt.edu
Julia Glick (Editor) jmg156@pitt.edu

~**Make sure to report all summer hours to Cara Levesque (secretary)**~
Summer hours cou nt towards awards for the next year!

Our Last Lap

The end of the year banquet this week was a major hit! From everyone's "Most likely to" awards, to speeches from past and present presidents, the pining of the new officers and the presentation of gifts to the old officers and the graduating seniors. It was a great night had by all!


Coming up this week:

Global Links: This Thursday, contact Sarah Smith (sks50@pitt.edu) if you are interested in going.

SOCIAL!! Next week before our final meeting we will be meeting at Ritas at 8pm to enjoy some italian ice and chat with some friends. Meet at Ritas!!

**Congrats to the old board on a year well done!!
***Good luck to the graduates in all of their future plans!!!!

Get Pumped

First off Congrats to Melissa for winning the U Rule Ruler this week for her great effort at Family House!

**No formal meeting next week 4/13. Instead we will be having an End of the Year Banquet at 9p at Fuel and Fuddle **

Coming up this week...
Feel Good Friends- Thursday 4/8Come make gourmet grill cheese sandwiches at Nordy' Place in the lower level of the Union. All proceeds benefit the hunger project. Sign up for 1 hour time slots between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.

Relay For Life- Friday 4/9If you're on the team for Relay please email Alex Hirshberg (aeh42@pitt.edu) for details regarding when and where to meet, how long you're expected to be there etc.
**Remember its survivor themed!**

Adopt-a- Block- Saturday 4/10 Help us keep the streets of Oakland clean by donating an hour of your time to pick up trash that liters our streets. Plus this week is Appreciation Breakfast.Meet at the Union at 9:45 AM. Be back by 11 AM.

Nursing Home Bingo- Sunday 4/11Brighten the day of an elderly friend by helping them with some hard-core competitive Bingo. Those Grandmas and Grandpas want their money!! Meet at the Union at 12:45AM. Be back around 3:30 PM

If you would still like to attend the End of the Year Banquet and have not signed up, please e-mail Courtney (cem43@pitt.edu) by this Friday! Also please let Courtney know if you no longer plan on attending and had originally signed up.

Hola Amigos!

First of all I would like to say what a great job Whitney did this year as Editor of Cirlle K. The website, facebook page, newsletters and scrapbook were all amazing! I'm so glad to be filling in her shoes for the next school year!

For this week:
1) Children's institue bingo! One of my favorite activities, come o...ut and play bingo with the children on Thursday. Meet at the union at 6:20

2) Family House Dinner! Walk over to McKee and prepare a delicious dinner for the families. Meet at the union at 4:45pm.

~Don't forget to keep fundraising for Relay for Life, coming up on April 9th~

**Sign-ups for the transitional banquet at Fuel and Fuddle will be at the meeting next week. The dinner is April 13th at 9pm!**

Adios!

Hey Everyone!

Happening this week

***Thursday 3/25--- Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank meet at the Soldiers and Sailors side of Bigelow at 3:30pm be back by 8:30
-Come help hand out food or carry groceries to people's cars and most likely hear a good story or two.

~~~~DCON~~~~~
For those of you who signed up! We will be meeting at the Union on Friday at 2:00pm to make our way to Allentown. Make sure you check out the dress code so you are prepared! Also MAKE SURE to bring come awesome "Decades" clothes for Friday night!

Other News

****Relay for Life: April 9-10, 5:00pm to 8:30am
-Don't forget to sign up if you haven't already at www.pittrelayforlife.org/paupitt
-And Keep up the fundraising

P.s This will be my last post as editor. Welcome Julia!!

She will be your new amazing Editor and keep you all in tune with

what's going on at PITT-O Circle K :)

*!*!*!This week!*!*!*

Feel Good Friends TOMORROW Thursday March 18th Sign Up for
1hour shifts. Help our friends at Feel Good make grilled
cheese to raise money for the Hunger Project!

Adopt a Block Saturday Match 20th Meet 9:45 at the Union
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NEW 2010-11 board

PRESIDENT - COURTNEY MATISKO

VP OF MEMBERSHIP - KrisAnne Miley

VP OF SERVICE - SARAH SMITH

SECRETARY - CARA LEVESQUE

TREASURER - PAUL MASON

EDITOR - JULIA GLICK

CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!

P.S DCON IN A WEEEEEEEK :D :D

Hello CK'ers!

First I just want to inform you all It's almost Spring Break and you know what that means???? DCON is that much closer DUH!

Congrats to Hannah for getting the You Rule Ruler for attending the food bank!!!


Happening this Week!

***** Children's Institute Bingo--Thursday 3/4 meet at 6:20 back by 8:30
Come to the Children's Institute and help the kids win some change playing some BINGO!

Other News:

*****Relay for Life!!!!!
---April 9/10 on the Cathedral Lawn 5pm-8am
---Sign up for the team at (www.relayforlife.org/paupitt)
---Join the team and Start Fundraising

*****DCON! March 26-28 in Allentown PA
---Paper work and Money were due tonight. However if you are still interested in attending contact Alex (aeh42@pitt.edu)

***** Second Night of Nominations
-Alex Hirschberg opened the floor for nominations, second by Sarah Smith
-Julia Glick was nominated by Whitney Riddell for Editor, second by Alex Hirschberg. Julia accepted the nomination.
-KrisAnne Miley was nominated by Whitney Riddell for VP of Membership, second by Alex Hirschberg. KrisAnne accepted the nomination.
-KrisAnne Miley was nominated by Alex Hirschberg for Secretary, second by Sarah Smith. KrisAnne accepted the nomination.
-Julia Glick was nominated by Courtney Matisko for VP of Membership, second by Feng Guo. Julia accepted the nomination.
-Alex Hirschberg motioned to close the floor, second by Brett Foley.

*****Nominations so far.
-President
*Alex Murdoch
*Courtney Matisko

-Vice President of Membership
*Adam Pawlush
*KrisAnne Miley
*Julia Glick

-Vice President of Service
*Sarah Smith

-Secretary
*Cara Levesque
*Megan Breinlinger
*KrisAnne Miley

-Treasurer
*Lutong Yang
*Paul Mason

-Editor
*Hannah DeCleene
*Brett Foley
*Julia Glick

********PLEASE REMEMBER ELECTIONS ARE MARCH 16TH**************

If you have outside hours please contact Lauren (llm26@pitt.edu)

If you want to participate in any service projects contact Courtney (cem43@pitt.edu)

If you have any questions in general don't hesitate to ask one of the officers.
-Alex Hirschberg(President)-aeh42@pitt.edu
-Courtney Matisko(VP of Service- cem43@pitt.edu
-Dave Roduit(Treasurer)- dpr12@pitt.edu
-Lauren McAleer (VP of Membership) - llm26@pitt.edu
-Whitney Riddell (Editor)- wds8@pitt.edu

Service is NOW or NEVER!!

Upcoming Events:

Children's Institute BINGO-

Thursday 2/4, meet at 6:20 PM

On Thursday, we will be helping the kids at the Children's Institute win some money!! The first Thursday of each month is Kiwanis family BINGO—a great opportunity to help the Children take a break from "real life" and play some BINGO. This is a very rewarding experience—if you are interested, let Courtney know!

National Wear Red Day-

Friday 2/5, meet at 11:45 AM at Cathedral Commons

Friday, we will be handing out small pamphlets and bookmarks to make the University of Pittsburgh students aware of the prevalence of heart disease in Women. We will meet at 11:45 at the Cathedral Commons, and will hand out the items until 1:45 (or whenever the supplies run out). If you are interested in helping out with this great campaign, let Courtney know A.S.A.P.

KICO Adopt-A-Block

Saturday 2/6, meet at the 9:45

Where can you find a complete wardrobe and a case of beer cans for free? That's right! Keep it Clean Oakland! On Saturday, we will once again be picking up trash along the Louisa Street stairwell…you don't want miss this unique opportunity to find some treasures! If interested, let Courtney know.

Tabling – Valentine's Day Fundraiser—

Thursday 2/11; Friday 2/12

Next Thursday and Friday, we will be tabling in towers lobby and selling little Valentine's Day goody bags to raise money for Circle K. If you are interested, contact Dave for more information.

***District Convention—

March 26-28; Allentown PA***

District Convention is a weekend filled with meeting members from other clubs, learning more about Circle K, and finding a closer connection with the values that Circle K is built upon. If you are interested in a fun weekend spent with others who share your passions and/or are interested in becoming an officer in the future, I highly recommend keeping this weekend free in your planner! We will have more information in the next few weeks, but if you have any questions, contact Justin Aaron jra22@pitt.edu or any of the officers.

Relay for Life—April 9-10

This year we would like to put a team together for the Relay For Life, an event which raises money for the American Cancer Society. The Relay will be a 24 hour team "relay" from April 9-10—we will need to have at least one person from our team who is walking on the track for the entire time. If you are interested in participating, please sign up at www.relayforlife.org/paupitt. The registration fee is only $5, but will increase as we get closer to Relay, so please sign up ASAP.

A Special thanks to Sheenus Sehgal of the East Liberty Kiwanis for attending our meeting this week! We really appreciate your dedication to all branches of the Kiwanis Family!

Vote for next year's District Service Project – pacircleK.org!

WELCOME BACK!!!

For those who were unable to make the meeting or are looking for more information about the events, here are the minutes (this week is a little light so you can ease back into the swing of things!):

Upcoming Events:

Global Links—Thursday 1/14, meet at 4:40, should be back by 8:15

Thousands of pounds of unused medical supplies are discarded into landfills every year while millions of people are receiving inadequate healthcare because they cannot afford proper treatment. If you would like to alleviate both of these issues, join us on Thursday to help repackage extra medical supplies to send abroad! Sorting through medical supplies is interesting and fun…and you will help the quality of life of many around the world!

Social Events

In the near future, we would like to have a social event where members can just hang out and get to know each other better. I would really like your input on what type of event you would each be most interested in. At the last meeting, bowling, dinner, and ice skating were all popular choices; if you are interested in any of these or have another idea, please let me know!

Outside Hours

If you have been volunteering in any activity outside of "Circle K projects," please e-mail me (Lisa) so that I can record your hours. If you have any questions about what an outside hour is, please let me know.

T-Shirts

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

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***