[District Board] Help getting new members

[Eric Hotchkiss]

Hello Everybody,

I have in recent been reading your last two emails.  Recruitment has  
always been hard for Circle K.  I will be the first to admit that with  
SO many community service organizations in the world deciding on which  
one to join and be
cumbersome and for a college student trying to market community  
service can be a hard thing to do for the average student.

My best suggestions for you are as follows:

As a college student we are always looking for professional  
development and networking.  Play off the fact that what better  
professional development then Circle K.  Also, think of all of the  
networking you are doing as a CKI member. Not just with other colleges  
and other college students but with the thousands of Kiwanis members  
we are connected to through the Kiwanis Family.  They all have had or  
are currently employed and most of them know people that can help with  
jobs later on in life.

Check out the benefits section on the CKI website.  They are linked as  
follows: CKI Benefits Link

Also, in an effort to go green for most college campuses try just  
walking up to people and get to know them.  You do not have to market  
CKI to them, make them relate to CKI.  For example, if you talk to an  
Education major, talk to them about the work we do with Key Club,  
Builders Clubs and K-Kids.  Tell them about service projects with the  
Boys and Girls Clubs, with after school programs.  Make CKI related to  
them, you do not have to make them relate to CKI.  The statistics on  
on signs on campus is that only 20% of the student leaders...STUDENT  
LEADERS...read posted signs.  If you feel like your campus fits into  
this statistic try again talking to people.  Spend 15 mins before a  
meeting night and see if you can find people to pop into your meeting  
that is happening right now!  Everybody I am sure has friends that are  
still not in CKI.  Try and recruit them as potential members, if they  
are your friends most likely you already share many common things with  
them and CKI can be one of those things.

I want to wish you the best of luck building your clubs and please let  
me know if I can help in anyway.

Eric L. Hotchkiss, International Representative
Circle K International  |  www.circlek.org

Sub Region F - Capital, New England, New Jersey and New York
EricHCKI at gmail.com  |  315-573-5113  |  AIM: RepEricCKI
"Choose your attitude"




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