Thursday, June 26, 2008
Happy Birthday Long!

Everyone,

If you happen to see Long Nguyen anywhere, please hit him for his birthday. What? That's tradition, right? And do it for our board members ...

so if there are 21 of us ... and Long is 20 now ...

21 x 20 = 420 punches.

And that includes hitting yourself Long.

Welcome to the District Board Familia. Richard Kong is the Godfather, and Maria Turcios is his wife. She's got that El Salvadorian mafia blood on her.



Happy Birthday! posted by Chris Plasterer at 6:04 PM 2 Comments

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Open Committee Position

Hello Cal-Nev-Ha,

We have one position open left on the District Convention Committee. If you are good technology and are a handy dandy guy, please apply to become the Audio/Visual Chair! We definitely need one as we lack tech savvy people on the committee. If you are interested, send me an application at dcon@cnhcirclek.org

I look forward to reading your applications!

-Richard posted by Ted at 1:36 AM 0 Comments

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Sunny's Summer Scrapbook

Hi everyone! Here is the long awaited Sunburst titled "Sunny's Summer Scrapbook". Please enjoy it and also send your feedback to editor@cnhcirclek.org. Tell me what you would like to see in the next issue of the Sunburst and what you liked/didn't like about this issue. I look forward to hearing from you. Happy reading!


posted by Sunny at 12:17 PM 0 Comments

Saturday, June 14, 2008
CNH Cheermaster

Hey All!

Do you love to stand in the middle of a crowd and perform one one of your club cheers? Maybe wish that other clubs had the same opportunity? Well here is your chance, with the new position of CNH Cheermaster!

What exactly does a CNH Cheermaster do? Well here are some of the responsibilities:

• Attain and account for one (1) cheer from each club and create a document for reference.
• As requested, facilitate and manage spirit competitions during District Events, as advised by the District Governor.
• Remain in constant communication by reporting activities to the District Governor in a timely manner.
• Advise and assist clubs from all over the California-Nevada-Hawaii District in establishing cheers and unity within their respective clubs.
• Representing the District Board in good taste, and following all guidelines as outlined in the District Bylaws.
• Help create and establish new cheers on the District level.
• Be willing to help with tasks that are not directly related to the Cheermaster position.
  

Still want to be a cheermaster? Download the application HERE. And email them to governor@cnhcirclek.org

Thanks for stepping up, and make sure to let me know HOW YOU FEEL about this!

posted by Sunny at 7:55 PM 0 Comments

Much More Than a Gas Station.

Dear Member,


What's in a name?

To Circle K International, it's simply:

"Live to serve. Love to serve."

There are many organizations out there that serve the community, but none can ever promote the three tenets that not only make a difference to our community, but also make a difference in our personal development as college students.

Think about it. We serve our communities, local churches, and so many other organizations. We do it selflessly, because we know that its not about what we do personally. It's not like we need another line on our resume to tell ourselves we are making a positive difference. But personally, we know that in the future, we will always have the incentive to help some woman load her groceries in her car, an urge to slap the person littering their bottle on the sidewalk.

With leadership, though we aspire (some of us) to take on additional responsibilities in this organization, there are more important lessons and concepts we learn from these opportunities. Imagine your ability to function in the real world, as an employee in the workplace. To be able to make decisions on your own, not requiring a lot of help and "hand-holding", and taking personal initiative to complete your objectives you have set out to do. These are all things you can you learn and adopt as leaders in this organization. The reward can be much more than a plaque or pat on the back. These opportunities are truly life-long tools.

And with fellowship ... this is probably the only organization that can cost us an arm and a leg at times and still put a smile on our faces. The networking, the friendships you attain will truly live on throughout the rest of your life. Other organizations have their annual convention internationally, and its fun to meet the rest of them. But Cal-Nev-Ha, this year we are planning to hold 7 District Events. That is seven opportunities to meet with the rest of your Circle K friends, and serve and be leaders, role models, and in some cases, somebody's hero.


So the next time someone asks you, "Isn't Circle K that Gas Station?" I want you to sit them down, and look at them long and hard for what they just said. DON'T HIT THEM, I know its an impulse. Just take a deep breath, and look them right in the eye, and say:

"It's more than just a name, that much, I can tell ya." And let the 2 hour discussion of your love and dedication to our organization begin.


With Love,


posted by Chris Plasterer at 8:48 AM 0 Comments

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
FTC Casting Call!

You can still be apart of the 2008 Fall Training Conference Committee! Don’t miss this chance to be a part of one of the largest events of the year! Take a glimpse at what it’s like on the district level, get recognized at FTC! This will be the event to remember, don’t miss out!

Open position(s):

Workshops -- Responsibilities include obtaining member feedback to improve the workshops offered, proposing a list of workshop topics with presenters, developing the workshop matrix (schedule), as well as identifying any other items that may be needed by presenters such as audio-visual equipment, flipcharts, markers, etc.

If interested please email Monica Alegre at ftc@cnhcirclek.org for more information.

posted by Monica at 6:00 PM 0 Comments

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Wow!

Hey everyone!!!

Did you know that from March to May, Cal-Nev-Ha has done over approximately 22,000 service hours? In just 3 months, we've helped the homeless, mentored children, cleaned up the environment, worked with our communities and campuses, and so much more! That's AMAZING! Keep it up :) Just because it's summer doesn't mean Cal-Nev-Ha Circle K takes a vacation- we can just go to the beach more and play!

The Numbers (Subject to Revision):
22,582.48 Service Hours
$999.72 reported for PTP
$2,613.29 reported for UNICEF
$461.69 reported for Captain Planet
$4074.50 (total) reported that's raised for our DFIs

Just because the money's been reported doesn't mean it's been turned in- so please turn it in! posted by Alex at 5:35 PM 0 Comments

Friday, June 6, 2008
Graduating Seniors

Hello graduating Circle K seniors,

My name is Peter Yu formerly of UC Irvine Circle K and currently a California Young Professionals Kiwanian. I want to tell you guys about CAYP Kiwanis and personal reasons of how this organization helped me. We are a state wide Kiwanis club that was formed by past Circle K'ers and alumni that wished to join a Kiwanis club but are not able to join traditional clubs which tend to meet for several hours during the day. Our club meets every other Sunday via phone conferences which makes it very flexible for young people like ourselves to attend whether we're at home or out at dinner. We also have various in person Happy Hour meetings usually on weekdays after work. The most important thing to convey is that membership is FREE for any graduating Circle K member and all you have to do is send the application form attached and email it back to me.

Personally, after Circle K I still had a large number of my close friends in the organization, but it was weird being the old guy who showed up to events with no real affiliation to club. Being a CAYP Kiwanian allowed me to attend events as a Kiwanis Family member without having that awkward sense of, "what's that guy still doing here?" I know being in CAYP has helped me find a balance between my work and community service adn transition into the "real world".

I think this club's a great fit for many Circle K Alumni out there and all I ask is that you pass this along to anyone you might think is interested. You can contact me at petercyu@gmail.com so please feel free to have anyone contact with questions or if you just wanna talk.

Our website address is http://www.caypkiwanis.org/ if you want to find out more information about our events and meetings.
posted by Sunny at 7:10 PM 0 Comments

Club Awards @ ICON

I've been getting a lot of concerned emails about the due dates, and how it made completely no sense and was unfair. So I spoke to the Circle K International Specialist.

I understand just as much as you do about the short notice, I was surprised as well. And also, having June 15th be on a Sunday too did not help. So I gave her a call.

She has informed me that there is a typo in the awards. The due date is not June 15th. It is July 15th OR on-site. If you do not turn in your awards by July 15th, they will be due on-site. I have asked the CKI Specialist to change the awards packet as necessary. There will be no penalty for turning in awards on-site.

I really do apologize for the go-around with this, I will stay up tonight if there are any changes, and inform you as needed.

To summarize:

Club awards due ON SITE or JULY 15th
Ignore the due date on the club awards packet online

If there are any more questions, please hit me up on AIM or call me! posted by Sunny at 6:55 PM 0 Comments

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Golden Gate Interclubbing!

Holler! So the Golden Gate has been up to some crazy service and interclubs since school ended for me! Thanks to the help and motivation from my buddies Vijay Suzuki & Peter Le from UC Berkeley Circle K the Golden Gate Division was able to share MANY days and events together!
posted by Cheriz Cajita at 3:13 AM 0 Comments

Monday, June 2, 2008
Summertime

Hey CNH:

Summer is here, and I can always tell when summer has arrived because my inbox starts getting more and more full, containing email after email of interested high school seniors who happened to visit our website and are eager to find out more about circle k at their prospective college.

You know, college can be rough on some of us, and lately many of us are starting to get a little homesick, eager to see their families for the summer. But imagine these excited yet scared high school seniors. We have all been there, and we've all had those same jitters.

But we had circle k. And there were people there to help us feel at home.

So this summer, I urge you all to enjoy wherever home is, and remember when you are back on campus there are going to be many freshman who need us to calm their jitters. They will all come with ideas and motivation to make our district better than ever.

It's amazing how one person, just one, has the power to move and motivate a club. And from there a division and finally a district. Always remember that each and every one of you have a say in how we can make our district better. But even more important, you have the chance to bring in our future club chairs, presidents, and even governors this upcoming fall. As UCSD would probably say, let's infect our newest freshmen with that "Circle K Disease".

Continue to serve and fundraise all summer to hit our goal of 80,000 service hours and 35,000 dollars to our three fundraising initiatives. Let's be the difference in young people's lives. Let's change the world for the better, together.

Chris posted by Chris Plasterer at 8:37 AM 1 Comments