new club offers students the opportunity to serve
Circle K International (CKI) is a collegiate organization and sponsored program of Kiwanis International, a global volunteer organization. CKI offers students the opportunity to serve others, build relationships and become better leaders. A strong focus of the club is on helping children of all ages around the world. CKI has more than 12,500 members on more than 550 campuses around the world. Life University students can learn about ways to volunteer in the local community by getting involved with the new CKI club on campus.
Club President, Josh Pirini, describes the club’s purpose: “Kiwanis International allows you the opportunity to be a leader with other professionals and to provide serviceable acts in order to better serve the community that you may choose to practice in one day. During your tenure at Life University, CKI is a great way to serve yourself in spirit rather than the material values of life.”
Last quarter, the Life University CKI club helped pick up flags around the Marietta area after Memorial Day. The first weekend of summer quarter, students helped pick up trash around campus including the student parking lot, the gym parking lot and the area around the tree house. One of the five students who volunteered for the campus cleanup, Ryan Messina, explained what the experience meant to him: “The cleanup made me feel part of something bigger than just being a student; I felt part of the community. They say man is measured by his actions and I believe that the cleanup measured us all larger than Life.”
In the future, the club has plans to volunteer at a soup kitchen – date soon to be announced. The club meets Tuesdays at 11 in CUS room 206. For more information about Circle K visit www.circlek.org. For more information on the club contact llupo@student.life.edu or jpirini@student.life.edu. You can also visit the club on Facebook, by searching Life University Circle K International.
