Circle K club wins Single Service Award

Molly Reese
Staff Writer
Mar. 11, 2004, Page 1

Last weekend, the Doane College Circle K Club won an award during the Nebraska-Iowa District Convention, showcasing their dedication to serving the youth of Crete.
Circle K International is an organization that focuses on service, aiding communities and children across the globe.
The club, chartered last March, won the first place Single Service Award for its 7th and 8th grade Youth Night.
The activity was developed by the current executive board, and took place in December of 2003.
This single service event took 96 hours to plan, set up and conduct.
Crete area youth were invited to Butler gym for several hours of music, swimming, games and food.
“The kids all had something to do,” Circle K President, senior Andrew Wiemer said. “You could see it in their faces. They were having fun.”
For members, this type of interaction is the greatest part of Circle K.
“We make a difference in their lives,” said Circle K President-Elect sophomore Samantha Whaley. “It’s really rewarding.”
The three-day District Convention was held in Omaha.
Awards were given, members attended workshops, and had a chance to participate in a service project, junior Carla Brown said.
Individual members received various awards, but the greatest was the Single Service Award.
“It was great that a club not even one year old made such an impact on the Nebraska-Iowa District,” Wiemer said. “It just goes to show in the following year, we’ll be a very strong club.”
The Doane College Chapter of Circle K participates in numerous service projects each semester.
These projects include canned food drives, providing Valentines to residents at Garden Square in Crete, roadside clean-up with the Crete Kiwanis club and sponsoring students through an Adopt-a-School drive.
“Circle K benefits not only the community as a whole, but the students within the community our club serves,” Wiemer said. “It is a positive presence that we’ve brought to the campus and city of Crete.”
Circle K is an internationally recognized organization and students will have long-term benefits from being members, Wiemer said.
“We encourage students to enhance their leadership development,” he said. “Students should become involved early in their college career and take it to an international level.”
Circle K is a sponsored program of Kiwanis International, and is open to all students who wish to learn about leadership and make friends while helping children.
It is also part of Circle K International, the international group of Circle K clubs.
Plans are being made for another youth night, Wiemer said.
President-Elect Whaley is looking forward to the next year.
“I think we will have a really strong club. The board of officers is really strong,” she said. “We will be a success.”
For more information on Circle K, visit the Circle K International website at www.circlek.org/circlek/.