Service Fair Theme announced for ICON 2009

Each year there is a theme associated with the Service Fair. Last weekend, the CKI Board of Representatives voted on the proposed Service Fair theme, "Showcasing the Magic of Service". Birmingham, Alabama, is known as the Magic City. Everyone approved the proposed theme. More information will come out within the next two months on how you can take part in this year's Service Fair theme.

BWB and You!

Looking for a simple project for the end of the semester? Well look no further! Partner with Better World Books for a book drive. Its super simple and but has a great impact!

Here are some tips for working with BWB:

1. Check out http://www.betterworldbooks.com/Info-Book-Drives-for-Better-Lives-m-2.aspx
2. Research the different literacy partners http://www.betterworldbooks.com/Info-Literacy-Partners-m-41.aspx
3. Contact your school and/or local college bookstores to set your book drive drop off stations
4. Contact Better World Books at reusefirst@betterworldbooks.com
   
5. Sign up to start receiving all book drive materials.
6. Advertise your book drive; Fliers, Chalking on sidewalks, Writing on the chalkboards in the classrooms, put an ad in your schools newspaper, Leave table tents, etc.
7. Check bins once a day to collect books already donated. If leaving bins outside, place a trash bag at the bottom of the box, so that books will not get ruin from weather or place rocks so that the box will not blow away from wind.
8. Store books either in a storage unit or your apartment. This provides security of all books.
9. Host a packing party. While sorting the boxes, having some kind of entertainment makes the process go faster.
10. Scan books to sort what books are acceptable, $1 per Per scanned book ($1.25 per acceptable book is only if the club collects more than 1,000 acceptable books).
11. Schedule a pickup wherever the boxes are located.
12. Celebrate! Checks are sent out to the clubs, bi-annually.
    

How did you spend Kiwanis One Day?

CHECK OUT THE INTERACTIVE KIWANIS ONE DAY MAP:

SUBMIT YOUR STORY AND BE FEATURED ONLINE:

http://www.kiwanisone.org/Pages/Resources/default.aspx?PageID=284


♥ WHAT'D YOU DO FOR KIWANIS ONE DAY? ♥

No, you didn’t miss anything. Kiwanis One Day is still April 4. But we want you to start thinking about it now.

Why?

Because KIWANIS magazine wants to hear about what your club did—and your story might be published in the magazine or online. We figured that if you know what we need before the event, you’ll be better prepared to gather everything needed to help us tell your story.

To be considered for publication, we need your information—fast. Send us a quick wrap-up of your Kiwanis One Day event by April 10. Please wait until after the event is finished so we get an accurate account.

Start planning now and your club’s story might be shared with the world! Send us:

* Your club name
* Location of project
* Kiwanis One Day project highlights (What did you do? Why’d you do it?)
* How many members took part
* How many Kiwanis-family members (Service Leadership Programs members) took part with you
* What time of day your event took place
* Photos. Photos must show your members in action—not posed—and must be large in size. For best quality, set your camera on its largest image setting.
* Video. Prefer digital format.

On Call for the Future

Starting today, April 1st, and lasting until July 31st this service initiative focuses on children’s health and safety issues.

In the United States alone, nearly 8,000 children are killed and at least 50,000 are permanently disabled by preventable injuries each year. These injuries lead to 360,000 hospitalizations and 10.4 million emergency room visits annually. The major unintentional injury risk areas are:

• traffic injury
  
• fire and burns
• drowning
• poisoning
• choking
• falls

April 1 through July 31 is an important time to schedule educational projects focused on keeping children safe during their summer vacation, when they will likely be playing outside and may injure themselves. This also is a great way to keep Circle K clubs and members active while attending summer classes or while home on break. The range of health and safety risks is varied:

• gang violence
• accidental poisonings
• poor eating habits
• malnutrition and disease due to neglect
• children not wearing safety belts
• malfunctioning smoke detectors in the home
• bicycling without a helmet
• unfingerprinted children who are difficult to trace if missing
  

Even though the school year is starting to wind down for some of you dont forget about the service.

Interested in March of Dimes?

Hello!

Just as a reminder, the National Youth Council will be holding a conference call
for students interested in March for Babies. See below for more information!

March for Babies Call for Students

March 30, 9 pm EDT
1 800 411 7650
code 0820#

Want to share your best fundraiser? Looking for new ideas to recruit other
students to your team? Just curious as to what actually happens on March for
Babies day? Gear up for the big day in April! Join us on this call led by March
of Dimes National Youth Council members to chat with other students from across
the nation about the March of Dimes’ major event, March for Babies.

Regards,
Janice Lin

By the Numbers

As of 9:56am EST Better World Books has:

Funds Raised for Global Literacy:

$5,626,877.32

Books Saved From Landfills:

18,297,410

These numbers are constantly increasing. Have you contributed? Its really simple just contact BWB and make arrangements on your campus to hold a book drive. Not only will you be helping BWB, your home club and CKI as a whole but you will also help to fight illiteracy across the world. You can even select which of BWB literacy partners your books get donated to if you want to. Clubs will receive $0.50 US per acceptable book, $1.00 US for each pre-screened/acceptable book or $1.25 US for each pre-screened, acceptable book if more than 1,000 books are collected.

Collection/Dates: February 1 – July 31; August 1 – January 31. Books must be in the Better
World Books warehouse by January 31st and July 31st. Payments are sent bi-annually in September and February.

Working with BWB is simple and no cost to you or your club! It cant get much better than that!

Count Down to March of Babies begins

Hello!

Time is ticking down to the March for Babies, the largest annual fundraiser for the March of Dimes. I have heard that lots of Circle K's are participating this year, including my own! To help the members out there in preparation for the big day, I am forwarding on some information - please feel free to send this to your regions and districts!

The March of Dimes National Youth Council will be holding another March for Babies call on Monday, March 30 at 9 PM EST. There will also be an advisor call the next day at 9pm EST for Circle K advisors who wish to participate. To jump on either call, just dial: 1-800-411-7650, ext. 0820#. There will be some updates, youth-specific best practices, and a chance for questions and sharing.

For those who haven't registered yet, visit www.marchforbabies.org to set up your team. With over 900 walks taking place across the United States, there are plenty of options!

For Circle K's outside of the United States, you can join in on the celebration by fundraising and participating in advocacy and mission activities in your country. For more information on March of Dimes mission programming and how you can help, visit www.marchofdimes.com and www.marchofdimes.com/youth.

You can find additional materials and information about creating an Online Fundraising page, 'Where Your Money Goes,' March of Dimes logos and pictures, and widgets and badges for your e-mail and Facebook page at http://marchforbabies.org/spread_the_word.aspx. If you search for March of Dimes in youtube, you'll get access to some great videos about the organization, its mission and its volunteers to share with your Circle K as well!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. A strong partnership between the Circle K and the March of Dimes will go a long way in the fight to ensure that EVERY baby is born healthy. Will you be a champion for all babies?

Regards,

Janice Lin

0809 March of Dimes Service Ambassador