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Volume 47, Issue 1
by: Tiffany Campbell
As a recent graduate, CKIx marked an end to my
journey through CKI. However, that end was with an
exclamation point rather than a period!
vention. There were other opportunities as well. For
instance, I had the opportunity to reconnect with
my Leadership Academy Class from last year. We
bonded through Ethiopian food and running back
CKIx is Circle K’s annual international convention.
to the Convention Centre to make it back in time for
There were 20 of us from the Florida district (12 being the House of Delegates lolz. Then there were smaller
from UCF) that traveled for the convention this year. opportunities. Like watching our district governor
CKIx is a culmination of the Large Scale Service Pro- prank fellow CKI-ers during down time. Fellowship is
ject (LSSP) and the actual convention. This year CKIx one of the easiest tenets for CKI-ers because it haptook place between June 22-26th in Toronto, Cana- pened everywhere! From the hotel shuttle to the serda. The LSSP committee, featuring two of our disvice fair. I met so many new people that I hope to
trict’s own Shannon Feeney and Garrett Thompson, keep in touch with.
did a wonderful job in planning and executing the
convention. The convention truly embodied all the
For the last tenet, leadership, that was covered
tenets of Circle K International: Service, Fellowship,
through House of Delegates and the Workshop. Goand Leadership.
ing to be honest, I skipped the workshops in lieu of
being a tourist. However, there were a few workI had the opportunity to serve as a team leader for
shops I definitely regret missing! House of Delegates
CKIx 2016. Upon registration, everyone was divided
was a whole another story. There was melodrama,
into different Alice and Wonderland theme-based
betrayal, and victory all within one day of House of
teams. The teams allowed CKI-ers to interact with
Delegates. If you are a Shonda Rhimes fan, then
others from different districts, subregions, and even
House of Delegates is definitely up your alley. This is
countries. So cool, right?! We spent half the conven- the day we elected our new wonderful International
tion with our teams and performed a full day of ser- board and voted on amendments.
vice with them. My LSSP team worked with Habitat
This was my first and last CKIx. I am so glad I had the
for Humanity. We geared up with our steel-toed
opportunity to attend and it truly captured what it
boots and got to WERK! Service is honestly the best
means to be a part of Circle K International. If you
icebreaker. By the end of the day we all bonded.
did not have the chance to go this year, well you
My team loved me and I them❤️ ❤️ ❤️ !!!
better saddle up and attend convention in San An(Although, I am obviously a biased source.)
tonio, Texas next June!
Fellowship came in so many different opportunities.
There was the obvious fellowship we had with our
teams during the first night of ice-breakers and the
actual Fellowship night on the second day of con-
Check out this fun recap, created by another irrelevant Francheska Aristy: https://youtu.be/
HhQyirMcBWo
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