Circle K International Inc

TO DEVELOP COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INTO A GLOBAL NETWORK OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND LEADERS WITH A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT - A MAJOR FOCUS OF CIRCLE K (CKI) IS LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR COLLEGE-AGED ADULTS. THROUGH THE MANY EFFORTS OF STAFF, THE TRAINING MEETINGS, AND THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PRODUCED, COLLEGE-AGED ADULTS ARE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN LIFE-LONG SERVICE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. MEMBERS OF CKI LEARN SUCH SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS, PERFORMING COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES THROUGH THEIR LOCAL CKI CLUB, LEADING THE ORGANIZATION ON A MEMBER-ELECTED BOARD, WORKING AS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL CKI CLUBS, WORKING WITH OTHER ADULTS IN SPONSORING KIWANIS CLUBS, AND RECEIVING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. MANY MATERIALS AND EDUCATION MEETINGS HELP TO WALK STUDENTS THROUGH THE STEPS OF SERVICE LEADERSHIP IN ORDER TO ENVISION, ENLIST, EMBODY, EMPOWER, EVALUATE, AND ENCOURAGE. STUDENTS LEARN THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS BASED ON SERVANT LEADERSHIP, WHICH REQUIRES LEADERS TO PUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS FIRST, AND TO REALIZE THAT NO MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A TITLE, THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE WORLD. MANY CKI PROGRAMS TAKE MEMBERS OF CKI THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE PROJECTS TOGETHER - GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER SERVICE-MINDED ADULTS. IN ADDITION, MATERIALS PROVIDED ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST ITS MEMBER IN CLUB ADMINISTRATION, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT - THUS ENHANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - THE ANNUAL CKI CONVENTION TAKES PLACE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 300 YOUNG ADULTS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE TO LEARN SERVICE AND SOCIAL SKILLS FROM OTHER MEMBERS. IT ALLOWS THE MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE FROM OTHER CITIES, STATES, AND COUNTRIES WITHIN THE CKI ORGANIZATION, TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR AND TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE SERVICE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION. WORKSHOPS AND OTHER TRAINING SESSIONS ARE CONDUCTED TO TRAIN THE MEMBERS ON SERVICE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION (BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES) IS ELECTED DURING THIS ANNUAL MEETING AND LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS TAKE PLACE TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS ARE IN TUNE WITH TODAY'S COLLEGIATE ORGANIZATION. A MAJOR ACTIVITY DURING THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IS THE LARGE SCALE SERVICE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN ACTUAL HANDS-ON SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE CITY WHERE THE ANNUAL CONVENTION IS HOSTED. THE EVENT PROMOTES THE ORGANIZATION AND ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO GIVE BACK NEARLY 3,800 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO GAIN VALUABLE SERVICE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, NO CIRLE K CONVENTION WAS HELD IN 2020-21.