CKI
at UVA Celebrates 45th Anniversary
by Jim Hart
More than 75 members of the K-Family gathered for an elegant
dinner in the Dome Room of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda in
the heart of the "academical
village" known now as the University of Virginia on November 15. The occasion marked
the 45th anniversary of the chartering of Circle K International
at UVA, which took place in May of 1963. Anniversary Committee
chair Libby Gilchrist-Thompson of Harrisonburg welcomed the
guests and referred everyone to the display of yearbooks,
scrapbooks, awards, the original charter, and other memorabilia
providing a glimpse at the remarkable past history of the
club. Current president of the sponsoring Kiwanis Club of
Charlottesville, Norman E. Gutzler, spoke words of greetings
and pledged the club's continued support for our college-age
service leaders. Brian L. Cofrancesco, current president
of CKI at UVA, read a special letter of greetings from John
W. Stallings, charter president, who said "Any time we can put aside the ego by serving others, the community and the world,
our spirit soars with an intrinsic joy." Showing collegial support by their attendance were many visiting members of
CKI from several colleges and universities in the Capital
District, including Capital District CKI Governor Heather
Waite from Virginia Tech, who made the key note speech and
then conducted an induction ceremony for new members of CKI
at UVA. Kelly Pilkerton of James Madison University, the
current Lieutenant Governor of CKI's Presidential Division,
performed a unique "reaffirmation" ceremony with the participation of all current members of CKI. The highlight
of the evening was a spectacular "Year in Review" slide show produced by Technology Committee Chair Darcy Mason. Octogenarian
Charlottesville Kiwanian, Bill Baddeley, remarked that
the slide show illustrated with pictures and music what
thousands
of words could never express--community service engaged
in by energetic college students is the most fun anyone
can
have doing good for the children of the world.
Fighting to Save Children in Africa
Recently
the Capital District Board of Trustees voted to discontinue
the printed version of the Capital Builder. This decision
comes on the heels of a recent survey to which many club
members responded with some excellent arguments both
for and against doing away with the Capital Builder...
