Temple Circle K

Welcome to the first issue of

Rocky‟s Report! Here at Temple University

we have a very special little mascot — a

stuffed red panda named Rocky, and in his

name we bring you the latest

news about Temple Univer-

sity Circle K. Circle K is a

global organization con-

nected with groups like Key

Club at the high school level

and Kiwanis at the adult

level, as well as many other

branches for all ages. The

mission statement for Circle

K International is to “develop university

students into a global network of responsi-

ble citizens and leaders with a lifelong

commitment to service.” This isn‟t your

ordinary community service club. Circle K is

part of a grand family of some of the

county‟s most dedicated volunteers. At

Temple, we are part of the Pennsylvania

Liberty District which allows us to network

with many of the colleges in Philadelphia

and its surrounding areas. We hold weekly

meetings for club members to

discuss the many events that

we do. We work with organi-

zations like Philabundance and

Books through Bars, among

many other local service or-

ganizations. I personally want

to welcome you to into the

Circle K family here at

Temple University and ensure

you that this year will be full of some of

the most unique opportunities to make a

difference.

Yours in friendship and service, Mariza Esperanza

Temple University Circle K Editor

FreshServe took place on the Sun-

day during Temple‟s Welcome Week. Our

president, Lauren Gess co-lead a group of

about thirty students of all years to clear

a lot at the corner of Jefferson and 26th

street. Sarah Gierhart and Grace Oey were

there to give Lauren a little Circle K sup-

port. Other participants included a dance

troupe, RA's from 1940, and many new

Temple Owls. Together we cut and pulled

weeds, tore down crawling vines, picked up

garbage and took some lovely photos which

are now on Temple Circle K's face-

book. However, the Temple students were-

n‟t alone because there was a little extra

help from some neighbors. Mack, a North

Philadelphia resident helped us the entire

time. He warned us about poisonous plants,

cut down the tree branches and organized

work flow, all the while dressed in a bike

suit because he did not have time to

change; that‟s dedication! We had boat-

loads of fun, so come out next year and

join us!!

Story by: Grace Oey

FreshServe 2010

WELCOME TO TEMPLE CIRCLE K!

September 2010

Volume 1, Issue 1

ROCKY’S REPORT

Inside this issue:

President and

Vice President

2

Secretary and

Treasurer

3

Fundraisign Chair

and Editor

4

District Officers 5

Calendar of Events 6

ING Marathon 6

Temple University

Circke K

Special points of in-

terest:

Welcome to Circle K!

FreshServe 2010 —

students and clubs help

clean up Philadelphia

“Meet the Officers”

Bios

ING Marathon 2010 —

Circle K volunteers at

the annual half-marathon

NAME: Lauren Gess

MAJOR: Health Information

Management

HOMETOWN: Endwell, NY

INTERESTS: Volunteering, volleyball,

basketball, softball (almost every sport...),

going to the movies, putting honey mustard

on every food, traveling

JOB DESCRIPTION: The President of

Circle K is in charge of running officer and

club meetings, delegating duties to other

officers, and keeping them well informed. I

also send emails and reminders about

meetings and community service projects,

coordinate projects, and make sure things

run smoothly.

What made you join Circle K?: I believe

community service is very important. There are a lot of people and organizations that need

people like us to help out and work hard for a good cause.

What interests you about Circle K?: We are a very diverse group of Temple students

that come together frequently to serve

others. We have so much fun doing service

projects together and have created a

'family' over the past few years.

What do you like most about Circle K?:

I like Circle K because it is exactly about

the 3 Tenants : Leadership, Fellowship,

Service. There are many opportunities to

become a leader, whether it is becoming an

officer or chair, or running a service event.

Every meeting allows for fellowship be-

tween other students interested in service.

District events bring PA Circle K clubs to-

gether-- so there are opportunities to

meet Circle K members from other schools

throughout PA. We do a TON of commu-

nity service through weekly events and

larger weekend service projects.

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PRESIDENT:

NAME: Grace Oey

MAJOR: Double Major in Environmental

Science and Anthropology

HOMETOWN: Princeton Junction, NJ

INTERESTS: Scuba diving, snowboard-

ing, reading, watching stuff

JOB DESCRIPTION: The VP is in charge

of finding service projects and helping the

president run the day to day workings of

the club.

What made you join Circle K?: Meryl

What interests you about Circle K?: I

really like doing service projects with other

people who are equally enthusiastic about

helping others.

What do you like most about Circle K?: I

love the people, and I have a great time

whenever I'm with the other club mem-

bers. It doesn't matter where we are. —

although, there is something about sorting

bread at Philabundance that is indescriba-

bly fun.

VICE PRESIDENT:

“The smallest

act of kindness

is worth more

than the

greatest

intention”

~Oscar Wilde

MEET THE OFFICERS!

NAME: Sarah Gierhart

MAJOR: Public Health

HOMETOWN: State College, PA

Interests: music, piano, CIRCLE K,

sports, basketball, running, rowing

JOB DESCRIPTION: As secretary,

I keep track of all the service hours

and makes sure you get credit for

being a good person!

What made you join Circle K?: I

was a part of Key Club in high school

and thought that giving back to the

city would be a great college experi-

ence. Plus, it's something that gets

you off campus and more involved in

the real world.

What interests you about Circle K?:

Working at the marathons, eating at

the fundraisers (I love food), Phila-

bundance, volunteering and because

I‟m around the coolest people ever.

What do you like most about Circle

K?: I love that we do so many pro-

jects. I love being involved in the city

and making it look a little nicer and I

absolutely love the variety of the

projects we do. There‟s a little

SECRETARY:

“It’s easy to

make a buck.

It’s a lot

tougher to

make a

difference.”

~Tom Brokaw

Volume 1, Issue 1

TREASURER:

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something for everyone and every

kind of job in Philadelphia.

NAME: Meryl Paul

MAJOR: Biology, with a minor in So-

ciology and Spanish

HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, PA

INTERESTS: Traveling, cooking,

learning new things, occasionally hy-

perventilating, sharing good times

with great people

JOB DESCRIPTION: The treasurer

keeps track of the club‟s funds, col-

lects dues, and keeps our activities

within budget!

What made you join Circle K?: Do-

ing service with fun, committed, like-

minded individuals in a structured man-

ner made more sense than wandering

around on my own.


Our mascot Rocky!


K?: We volunteer at marathons before

the sun comes up, watch energetic five

year-olds dance better than we ever

will, bake cookies for Ronald McDonald

House while occasionally munching on a

few, and sell late-night grilled cheese

sandwiches to party-goers. What's not

to love?

What do you

like most about

Circle K?: I like

Circle K because

it's given me the

special experi-

ences like

DCON, where I

get to spend a

whole weekend

learning about

what other clubs

are doing and I

get to see the

friends I've

made at past

DCONs. One of my best memories is

driving for 8 hours to DCON in Erie.

Everyone always complains about this

one, but I really like road trips and

I got to meet some great people that

I never would have had the chance

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to otherwise. We got

really close on the bus

ride and it definitely

made us so much

closer!

What made you join

Circle K?: I joined Circle

K after 4 years of serving

with the William Tennent

High School Key Club! My

favorite things about

Circle K are, travelling to

DCON, making amazing

friends, helping the Phila-

delphia community, and

making a huge difference!

What interests you most about Circle

K?: It's a great blend of service, leader-

ship, and fellowship, which means that we

serve together, we have so many chances

to hold positions and chair events, and we

get to make amazing best friends!

FUNDRAISING CHAIR:

NAME: Ashley Anderson

MAJOR: Senior Communications and

Public Relations

HOMETOWN: Warminster, PA

INTERESTS: I love knitting, baking,

shopping, talking too much, dancing

randomly, and of course doing lots of

service! My favorites foods are any-

thing with mushrooms, and anything my

my mom makes. I currently work at

the Execute Office of the President

(Ann Weaver Hart is Temple's current

President!) and I also serve on the Hil-

lel Executive Board and as the Treas-

urer of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority.

JOB DESCRIPTION: I am currently

serving my third year as the club's

Fundraising Chair. I hold events and

develop fundraisers so that the club

can afford to visit state-wide events

like InterPACK and DCON.

EDITOR:

NAME: Mariza Esperanza

MAJOR: Biophysics

HOMETOWN: Hainesport, NJ

INTERESTS: Reading series

books, watching movies, watermel-

ons, and going to A LOT of concerts

JOB DESCRIPTION: I‟m in charge

of creating the Temple University

Circle K newsletter Rocky‟s Report!

My other responsibilities are to

manage the website and take pic-

tures at events.

What do you like most about Cir-

cle K?: I really love having the op-

portunity to attend some of the

most unique service projects in

Philadelphia. Every person in Circle

K has the greatest heart and I‟m

privileged to spend my time making

a difference with them.

What made you join Circle K?:

Sarah Gierhart, actually. Not only did she

recruit me but she nominated me to fill the

position of editor, and look where I ended

up!


There is such a variety of projects that it

is almost impossible to not find a service

event that you like. Circle K basically

keeps you busy having fun with your

friends and helping other people; it‟s per-

fect! There are so many opportunities to

travel around the district and see a lot of

things that you would otherwise miss out

on. It truly is a special organization.

yet! There's something special about

a person who bypasses all the other

organizations and devote themselves

to this one - you know it when you see

it!


K?: Circle K is unlike any other or-

ganization in that it emphasizes all

the things that makes helping others

so great. Of course there's the ser-

vice component and all the learning

that goes along with it, but there are

also the leadership skills that we

build and the friends that we make.

You can't go to a Circle K meeting,

project, or event without seeing all of

these aspects so perfectly inter-

twined!

JOB DESCRIPTION: As the Pennsyl-

vania District Governor, I am the

Chief Executive Officer for the

Pennsylvania District.

What made you join Circle K?:Some

time ago when I was in high school I

stumbled upon an organization called

Key Club because my history teacher

promised extra credit to the stu-

dents that joined the group he ad-

vised. Not knowing anything about

the Kiwanis Family and caring little to

nothing about community service, Key

Club opened my eyes to the impor-

tance of caring for others. I knew I

wasn't done when I got to college, so

I built a Circle K at my old school

USP. When I transferred to Temple,

I joined here, too!


I think it's amazing that you can al-

ways pick out a Circle K'er in the

crowd, even if they haven't joined

TEMPLE’S OWN — DISTRICT GOVERNOR

“There’s something special about a person who bypasses all other organizations and devote themselves

to this one.” ~Richelle Pittella

Circle K is a billion times more fun...

and I am not just saying that!


I really like seeing the impact that a

few hours of volunteering each week

can have on the community! We really

have made some great connections

with different organizations through-

out the Philadelphia area!


K?: What other organization gives

you the chance to be in Erie one

weekend, Harrisburg on a Wednesday

morning, and then be back in Philly

that night for a Kiwanis meeting?!

NAME: Audra Kelly

MAJOR: Finance

HOMETOWN: Cranberry Twp, PA

INTERESTS: Reading, listening to

my lime green iPod mini, volunteering

(obviously), making delicious food

dishes, and MegaBus-ing.

JOB DESCRIPTOON: The District

Secretary is responsible for doing

things like keeping track of service

hours for the district PACK and pre-

paring minutes of District Board

Meetings.

What made you join Circle K?: I

was in Key Club and I loved it, but

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TEMPLE’S OWN — DISTRICT SECRETARTY

NAME: Richelle Pittella

MAJOR: Business with an Entrepre-

neurship concentration

HOMETOWN: Norristown (soon to

be Valley Forge), PA

INTERESTS: Animals, purple, es-

presso, smiling

1755 N. 13th Street #157

Philadelphia, PA 19122-6011

Howard Gittis Student Center

Office #347 in The Village

Temple University

Circle K

there too, as well as an army of UPS

trucks. The empty trucks would soon

be filled with loads of running gear

that the marathon participants

checked-in before the start of the

race. Two volunteers and a driver

“It‟s „refreshing‟ waking up at

4:30 in the morning,” said Amelia

Hock, a junior, as she met up with

other Circle K members on the morn-

ing of the of the ING Half-Marathon.

On Septemer 19, a dozen volunteers

from Temple University‟s Circle K

made their way to the Philadelphia

Museum of Art to volunteer their

services at this annual Philadelphia

event. After donning our bright or-

ange t-shirts, we worked in the pre-

dawn chill to set up the gear-check in

for the runners. There were other

community service organizations

worked together to ensure that no

runner‟s possessions were misplaced.

After organizing the bags in

preparation for the runner‟s return ,

we had a quick bite and raided ING of

their free orange giveaways.

Throughout the day, many of the run-

ners and their family members

thanked us for our time and service.

Junior classman, Jodi-Ann Lewis pro-

claimed, “You get so inspired seeing

people of different ages running the

marathon.” Overall, it was another

Saturday well-spent with Circle K!

Mariza Esperanza

Temple University Circle K Editor

Phone: 609-870-1868

E-mail: [email protected]

ING MARATHON

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 UC Kiwanis

Scavenger Hunt

3

Kidney Walk

4

5 Officer Mtg

Philabundance

6 Career Wardrobe

Philmont

7 MTG

Trevor’s Place

8

Caring Center

9

North Philly Clean-up

10 11 12 Officer Mtg

Books Through Bars

13 Career Wardrobe

14 MTG

Trevor’s Place

15

Caring Center

16

Philly Cares Day

Spaghetti Dinner

17

AIDS

walk

18 Qdoba

Fundraiser

19 Officer Mtg

Philabundance

20 Career Wardrobe

Philmont Kiwanis

21 MTG

Trevor’s Place

22 23

InterPACK

24 25 26 Officer Mtg

Books Through Bars

27 Career Wardrobe

28 MTG

Trevor’s Place

29

Caring Center

30

31

October 2010

Schedule of Events

MTG — General club meeting to

discuss events. Includes a mini-

service project

Philabundance — Help sort food for

distribution throughout Philadelphia

Books Through Bars — Pack books

to send to prisoners

Philmont Kiwanis — Dinner with our

local Kiwanis sponsor

Trevor‟s Place — Babysit kids at a

homeless shelter while their moth-

ers take wellness classes

Caring Center — Volunteer at a local

day-care center

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