SERVICE IS CONTAGIOUS.

Welcome to UCSD Circle K's official Tumblr page. We strive to help college and university students develop into responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service.

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Better late than never! For Watchful Wednesday, FiFun made this amazing infographier about the issue of hunger and food waste. It also educates us about Feeding America and its mission to combat this issue. You can challenge yourself to limiting your food waste by getting enough food you are sure you will finish. Alternatively, you can limit your budget and food waste by limiting your meals to under $10. https://www.instagram.com/p/BswSOwuAjgL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=105mubpguyyo8

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“Food insecurity is a critical issue where individuals lack consistent access to healthy and nutritious food and remain prevalent in virtually every community throughout the United States. Lack of nutrition is a large aspect of fold insecurity so nutritious foods are often the focus of rescuing.” This week is Feeding America Week so we will be making awareness posts throughout the week. :) Look at these healthy meals from some of our members! #FAWeek2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BspSKJbAsTt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o2ajr8706kcc

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Hope everyone enjoyed our events during our Winter Rush! It was great meeting some new faces and having fun altogether. If you couldn’t come out during the week, come out to our GBM tomorrow (1/14) at Center 119 :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsmTlYtACzd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u6lueqqrj2m6

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Member of the Month - Hanna Lam

[What/Who motivates you to keep coming out to Circle K?]

Anh, Maricris, Matthew, and Kylie motivates me to come out to Circle K. What motivates me is the feeling of joy by helping out people and see them grow and become impacted by what I am able to do for them. Also, I enjoy the people that volunteer with because I am able to talk to them and learn more information about how they see the world and apply that information into how I live. 

[What does Circle K mean to you?]

Circle K means a community where you are able to learn more about how you see the world by interacting with people and talking about anything in socials, helping and see change in the impact tat you do with the service you are involved in, and having leadership opportunities by being in different committees that you are able to grow from.

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Staff of Fellowship - Johnny Luong

[What is your Circle K family moment?]

My Circle K family moment was probably the Arts and Crafts bonding event with Koopa Troop because I was able to meet/become closer to other members of the fam while creating art and drinking boba. :) 

[What does Circle K mean to you?]

Circle K is a living, breathing thing in which its members give the organization a sense of livelihood through their acts of selflessness, kindness, and altruism via service for others and the community. It's truly a paradise where anyone who agrees with qualities is thoroughly welcome.

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Family Head Appreciation 2018 - Cassandra Puertas

Cassandra Puertas | 4th year | Muir | International Business | Hundred Acre Hood

[Why did you applied to be fam head?]

I wanted to create a fam named Hundred Acre Hood 

[How did being a family head influence you?]

I learned how to make basic graphics, so that our event pages would look cute lol I learned how to make basic graphics, so that our event pages would look cute lol 

[Describe your experience as a fam head]

I love seeing my fam bond and be happy with each other during our events :)

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Family Head Appreciation 2018 - Jay Wang

Jay Wang | 3rd year | Revelle | Math-CS | Koopa Troopa

[Why did you applied to be fam head?]

I applied to be a fam head because Circle K's families is where I found my place in during my first year at UCSD. From my time in Circle K, I came to understand how much of an positive impact the family can have on an individual's experience at UCSD. Because of that, I inspired to be a fam head, as I wanted to be a part of Circle K that creates that environment that is so vital to our member's experiences. 

[How did being a family head influence you?]

Being a family head definitely allow myself to be a better leader.  As fam heads are the driving force behind the family system, I learned to take on more responsibility as well as initiatives in order to organize the best events for our family members. 

[Tell us about the origin of your fam name]

The theme of the year was throwback, so we wanted to do something about Mario as he has been around for as long as we know. We decided to go with Koopa Troopa, one of bowser's turtle goon, because his name is hella catchy and goofy.

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Family Head Appreciation 2018 - Bill Hum

Bill Hum | 2nd year | Sixth College | Biochemistry - Cell Biology | gAang gAang

[Describe your experience as a fam head]

- lots of work / planning fall quarter but that was expected

- NMI was favorite part / planning gifts for everyone

- loved the fam events - specifically boiling crab, iron mountain, white elephant 

[How did being a family head influence you?]

helped bring me out a bit more socially ; basically trying to go and meet/break the ice with those i didn't know that well 

[Tell us about the origin of your fam name]

We wanted it avatar theme and tried to figure out a way to make the name "inclusive" in a way; gAang was a good pun and we took inspo from the "gAang gAang" phrase

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Big/Little Appreciation 2018 - Allan Le

[Describe your experience during Big/Little Reveal]

“ I was surprised that I had a sib :o and shook at the line name “

[What are some of your favorite things about your Big]

He's very easy to talk to to just about anything, and always down to grab food 

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Big/Little Appreciation 2018 - Bradley Ventayen

Big: Bradley Ventayen*    *Appreciating his littos

Littles: Bill Hum, Daphne Liu, Joanna Lam, Minghua Ong

[Describe your experience during Big/Little Reveal]

“ lmao I got Bitto chipotle and he shrieked in excitement. I also loved making the sweaters for my line WE SO KEWT UGHHH. We customized each one with patched according to what they liked/ defined them. It was sooper fun :)) “

[Tell us about your favorite memories with your Big/Littles]

“ one time Ditto attacc Bitto in the corner of my apt. i ddnt protecc bcuz it was funny :)) I tabled to Joanna about CKI for 1.5 hours cuz she wanted to hear more and more and more ;P Mingy ming supports me a lot so der lotta memories. “

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Big/Little Appreciation 2018 - Jovonne Lee

Big: Tiffany Nguyen

Little: Jovonne Lee*   *appreciating her Big

[Describe your experience during Reveal]

“I was pretty excited about it and it was the year we had this kind of confusing scavenger hunt. In the end, I wasn't sure if Tiffany was my real big or if she was just trolling me and my twin. I honestly didn't even know who she was at the time, because I had only met her once before haha. But it was still a great surprise!!” [Favorite memory with your Big?]

“One time I was having a quarter life crisis and didn't know what I wanted to do for my future, so I texted Tiffany about my problems. An hour or so later, we called me and asked if I wanted to hang out at her place to talk. We ended up hitting up McDonalds and chilled there for a bit before hanging out at her place. We talked a lot about our problems and she was super comforting and helpful. It was a small gesture, but it left such an impact on me. Another time, I got a text from her at like midnight and she was feeling kind of down. So I ran over to Sixth Market and bought two Gyu Don bowls and a Fo Reals milkshake and ubered to her apartment. We spent the night talking and happily eating our food. It was super random, but something that was really memorable to me.“

[What was the best thing your Big has ever gotten for you?]

“The best gift I've ever gotten from Tiffany is flowers and mochi ice cream. It wasn't the gift itself that was amazing, it was the time and effort she put into driving and giving them to me during finals season. I was having a pretty rough time around finals and it really cheered me up. So much love for Tiffany <3“

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STC 2018 Attendee: Weijin Xu

[What were some things you learned from today’s workshops?]

“I learned how to effectively plan my goals, how to communication and solve conflicts, as well as how to find and keep my motivation.”

[What food places do you recommend in the area?]

“ Raising Canes, Coco Ichibanya, Pepper Lunch, and Boiling Point. “

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STC 2018 Attendee: Allan Le

[What were some memorable moments at today’s STC?]

“The turnout to the district committees panel was overwhelming. Also Jack invading Desert Oasis' DCM to do the "awesomeness in your faces" cheer was endearing.“

[What food places in the area do you recommend?]

“ Coco Ichibanya, 7Leaves, Brodard, Hakata Ikkousha Ramen “

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STC 2018 Attendee: Kylie Tran

[What were some memorable moments at today’s STC?]

“My favorite workshop was the cheers/spirit workshop because it was a great end to the Conference. The hosts were hyped and brought great energy all throughout the workshop. I came out of the workshop super motivated to keep spirited all throughout my term, because the positivity and energy made me happy and I want to bring that to our club.”

[What food places do you recommend in the area?]

“ COCO ICHIBANYAAAAA, 7Leaves!!, Roasting Waters!!! “

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STC 2018 Attendee: Maricris Hernandez

[What were some memorable moments at today’s STC?]

“I really enjoyed seeing all the spirit all the clubs had and doing cheers for roll call. Also, studying and taking notes on cute slides and fun icebreakers for GBM haha Workshops were cool too, but long.”

[What food places do you recommend in the area?]

“ Coco's “

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STC 2018 Attendee: Vivian Du

[What were some things you learned from today’s workshops?]

“How to keep general members involved in the club, expectations/how to be a good aboard member, professional/business writing and how to make your writings or resume stand out.”

[What food places do you recommend in the area?]

“ cOcO IcHIbaNyA, Roasting Water”

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STC 2018 Attendee: Braelyn Joy Travis

[What were some things you learned from today’s workshops?]

“I asked the hosts and panelists my questions, like how to get more members to come to service.“

[What food places do you recommend in the area?”

“PEPPER LUNCH I TRIED IT FOR THE FIRST ITME IT WAS SO GOOD I GOT THE JUMBO BUT I WANTED MORE BC IT WAS SO GOOD.”