Service-Leadership Programs
Our club sponsors the Circle K International Chapter of The University of Texas at Austin. Circle
K International, or CKI, is the largest collegiate service organization in of its
kind in the world, and the UT CKI is one of its finest chapters. From reading
to children to helping at nursing homes, UT CKI is constantly involved in
community service. The chapter also promotes fellowship by holding a variety of
socials, and interacts with the K-Family at-large through interclubs and joint
service project and socials with Kiwanis clubs, other CKI chapters, and Key
Clubs. UT CKI's big event, its annual Chili Cook-off, brings members of the
K-Family together for food and fellowship, all while raising money for the Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, a local affiliate of the Children's
Miracle Network.
As sponsors, the University Area Kiwanis supports
the UT CKI chapter and its members in a number of ways, including: partial
funding for CKI members' registration fees for Fall Retreat, District
Convention, and International Convention; full funding for CKI officers'
registration fees to Weekend Officer Workshop; training for new CKI officers;
free lunch for CKI members who attend our meetings; club representation at all
CKI meetings; and much more. As a result, University Area Kiwanis and its members who serve
as advisors to the CKI chapter have received numerous awards at the annual
Texas-Oklahoma District CKI Convention.