| Event |
Type of Event |
Description |
| Adopt-a-Block Clean-up |
Service Project |
Our club has roughly two blocks that we adopted. We go pick up garbage and clean this area once a month to help make the community a more cleanly place. |
| Bell-ringing for Salvation Army |
Service Project |
We will ring the bells during the holiday season to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s efforts. |
| Bingo |
Service Project |
We play bingo with residents at local nursing homes such as Sauer Memorial. |
| Bluff Hike |
Social Event |
We may take a hike up the bluffs as a club! |
| Christmas Caroling |
Service Project |
We sing Christmas carols at the local nursing homes. |
| Christmas Tree Decorating |
Service Project |
This is another event at the nursing homes. |
| Circle K Caravan |
Large Scale Service Project |
We will be going on a club retreat where we will travel to Milwaukee for a weekend and complete various service projects along the way. |
| Club Fair |
Recruitment |
We will have a table at the Club Fair to inform potential members about our club, what we do, and how much fun it is! J |
| Coin War for UNICEF |
Service Project |
We host a campus-wide coin war to raise funds for UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and its “Six Cents Initiative.” |
| COMPASS Fall Festival Dance |
Service Project |
We will be co-sponsoring this dance for adults with disabilities in our community. |
| DCON (District Convention) |
Convention/Conference |
This convention is a District-wide event where Circle K members from all over Minnesota and the Dakotas gather to complete service projects and learn more about Circle K. |
| Divisional Rally |
Convention/Conference |
This is similar to DCON, but on a smaller scale. Instead of Circle K members gathering from the entire District, only members from our Division (smaller) will be there. |
| End-of-the-Year Grill-out |
Social Event |
The club gets together at the end of the year for a grill-out. We play outdoor games, have trivia with prizes, and just bond after a wonderful year. |
| Fashion Show at Watkins Manor |
Service Project |
We put on a “Past, Present, and Future” fashion show at the local Assisted Living home, as they enjoy seeing students from their community. |
| Flippin’ for Books |
Service Project |
We helped our supporting Kiwanis group distribute books to young children to help promote childhood literacy. |
| FLTC (Fall Leadership Training Conference) |
Convention/Conference |
This is our first District event of the year. Similar to DCON, Circle K members from all over our District will gather to complete a few service projects, gain and enhance leadership skills, and meet/bond with other people who share our interest in service. |
| Habitat for Humanity Dumpster Diversion |
Service Project |
We will help collect reusable items from college students at the end of each semester. This way, items that are salvageable can be donated to people who really need them. |
| Halloween Carnival at Sauer |
Service Project |
We helped the nursing home residents pass out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. |
| Holiday Decorating at Lake Winona Manor |
Service Project |
We will be putting up holiday decorations to help brighten the lives of the nursing home residents. |
| Holiday Wish-List |
Large Scale Service Project |
We will be purchasing holiday gifts for residents at the Lake Winona Manor Nursing Home who don’t really have any family to celebrate the holidays with. This way, they can get the one gift that they really want, and they will know that there are people who care about them, even if we’re not family. |
| Hot cocoa/cider sale |
Fundraiser |
We will be selling hot chocolate and hot apple cider during one of the winter months as a smaller fundraiser |
| Humane Society Work |
Service Project |
We will be helping with a wine tasting event that they use as a promotional event. We will also have other projects through the Humane Society, but plans are not finalized. |
| Ice Cream Social |
Social Event/Recruitment |
This is our annual recruitment social where we potential members can enjoy free ice cream and games while learning more about Circle K. |
| ICON (International Convention) |
Convention/Conference |
This event is similar to DCON, but it is at the International level. At this event, Circle K members gather from all over the WORLD to learn about Circle K, how we can make our clubs better, and how we can be better leaders in our communities! |
| “Kick-Off Car Wash” |
Fundraiser |
This is our first fundraiser of the year. We will wash cars on a donation basis and use the funds for future service projects and other expenses. |
| Kids Against Hunger |
Large Scale Service Project |
We helped with this project in Stewartville last year, where we packaged meals and sent them to families in Africa who don’t have enough money and/or sanitary facilities to adequately feed themselves. Our hope is to bring this project to Winona as an annual Large Scale Service Project. |
| Lewis House |
Service Project |
We may plan a few activities with this Children’s Hospital in the cities. More details to come! |
| Mr. WSU Competition |
Social Event/Service Project |
Each club can have one male member represent them in the Mr. WSU talent and beauty competition. It is meant to be a comical event, and all the proceeds go toward a non-profit organization of the Dance Society’s choosing, as they are the host club. |
| Pancake Breakfast |
Fundraiser |
We will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast at Rock Solid Youth Center to help both of our organizations raise funds to put toward other service projects. This will be open to the community and will hopefully be a very successful fundraiser. |
| Parks and Recreation Youth Programs |
Service Project |
We will be helping with many programs through the Parks and Recreation youth program this year. More details to come! |
| Pen-pals Program |
Service Project |
We will be writing back and forth to children at the local elementary schools. More details to come! |
| Pizza and Game Night |
Social Event |
We will get together sometime during the first semester for a pizza dinner and an evening full of games. |
| Rake leaves for Elder Network |
Service Project |
We will be raking leaves for clients of the Elder Network who aren’t really able to rake their lawns by themselves. |
| Relay for Life |
Service Project/Social Event |
This is a campus-wide event that usually occurs at the end of April and is hosted by the Colleges Against Cancer club on campus. Each team or club raises funds for the American Cancer Society before the event. The event itself is a continuous walking event with games, prizes, live music, and more! Last year, our club was the top fundraising team of all WSU campus organizations! |
| Scrapbooking for DCON |
Social Event |
Each Circle K club in the District can submit a club scrapbook for the District Convention Scrapbook Contest. Anyone who would like to work on this can help compile the scrapbook before DCON. |
| Soup Kitchens |
Service Project |
We hope to help out at a soup kitchen in LaCrosse. More details to come. |
| Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF |
Service Project |
We trick-or-treat for money rather than candy, and we donate the funds to UNICEF. |
