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KEY FACTS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS

International Facts

Circle K International was officially established on October 23, 1955. * It began accepting females in 1971.
Circle K clubs can be currently found in 11 countries: the USA, Canada, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, Barbados, Malaysia, Colombia, and St. Lucia.
The International Board is composed of 1 International President, 1 International Vice President, and 9 International Trustees.
There are 30 districts and approximately 11,000 members of Circle K International.

Alabama District Circle K Facts

The Alabama District was the 7th district formed in CKI.
It was established on June 30, 1958.
The University of Alabama was the first club built in the Alabama District in 1954.
Auburn University was the first club chartered in 1957.
The original five clubs of the Alabama District were: Auburn University, Southern Union State Junior College, the University of Alabama, the University of North Alabama, and Walker College.
The first governor of the Alabama District was Paul Osborne, Jr. from Walker College.
There have been two International Presidents from Alabama: John Hoyt Blaylock (1960-61) from University of Alabama and Randall Williams (1985-86) from Auburn University in Montgomery.
There are five divisions in the Alabama District: Vulcan (Birmingham Area), Valley (North Alabama), Capital (Southeast Alabama), Warrior (Central Alabama), and Gulf (Southeast Alabama).
The Alabama District board is made up of 1 governor, 1 secretary, 1 treasurer, 1 editor, and 5 lieutenant governors.

Circle K Terms

Circle K International (CKI) - the name of our organization
International - the entire organization, consisting of all 30 districts, approximately 550 clubs and 11,000 members
ADCKI - Alabama District Circle K
District - International is divided into "districts" similar to how the US is broken into states. The districts, however, are not always divided along state borders. A district board, with a governor at the helm, governs each district.
Brother District - 3 or 4 districts that are counseled by the same International Trustee. They change every year.
Sister District - 3 or 4 districts that are geographically close to one another. Our sister districts are Georgia, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee, and Kentucky-Tennessee.
Divisions - each district is broken down into divisions, equivalent to counties of a state. Each division has a lieutenant governor.
International Convention (ICON) - a convention held in August every year allowing members of Circle K from all over the world to gather and celebrate their year of service. The International President, International Vice President and the International Trustees are elected at this convention.
Membership Education Rally (MER) - an Alabama District conference held in the fall of every year. This conference is meant to educate new members on the purpose of Circle K and allow them to meet other CKI members throughout the district.
District Convention - a convention held in late winter / early spring to elect new District officers and to celebrate the accomplishments of the different clubs throughout the district.
Leadership Development Conference (LDC) - a conference held in late spring every year to train new club officers.
Service Initiative (SI) - the area in which Circle K focuses when doing service - this area is "Focusing on the Future of Children Ages 6 - 13."
Monthly Report (MR) - report filled out by the club secretary every month to update the district on the activities his/her club has participated in during that month. District Officers and Committee Chairs also do Monthly Reports for a similar reason.
K-Family - the members of the Kiwanis organization: Kiwanis, Key Club, Circle K, Builder's Club, K-Kids, and Aktion club.
Interclub - when at least 4 members of a K-family club attend an event with at least 4 other members of a different K-family club. For example, 5 members of UA's club do Salvation Army with 4 members of Shelton's club.

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