{"id":10428,"date":"2020-03-05T11:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=10428"},"modified":"2020-07-14T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:19:18","slug":"transylvania-circle-k-chapter-recognized-for-wide-ranging-community-service-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/03\/transylvania-circle-k-chapter-recognized-for-wide-ranging-community-service-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania Circle K chapter recognized for wide-ranging community service projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Transy Circle K’s many projects include making Popsicle stick puzzles for sick children this past fall.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Transylvania University\u2019s chapter of Circle K International<\/a> this past weekend was recognized for its extensive efforts to serve the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At an annual district convention in Lexington, the group won 10 of the 17 awards given to chapters for club or individual achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These recognitions come on the heels of a Washington Monthly magazine ranking that includes Transylvania among the top 10 liberal arts colleges<\/a> in the nation for promoting public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transy Circle K\u2019s many recent projects<\/a> include preparing dinner at the Hope Center, which serves the local homeless population, and creating dog toys for the Humane Society. At the district convention, they made blankets and pillows for Ronald McDonald House Charities, a nonprofit that supports families of sick children \u2014 they also elected district board members and attended functions with CKI\u2019s parent organization, Kiwanis International. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past weekend was \u201can amazing time,\u201d said Makayla Dublin, president of Transy\u2019s Circle K chapter. \u201cWe were able to connect with others from our district, and we learned more about UNICEF\u2019s WASH project that CKI is raising money for.\u201d The project helps bring safe drinking water to developing nations like Haiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tevin\nMonroe, assistant\ndirector of campus and community engagement and staff adviser for the chapter,\nsaid, \u201cI am super-proud of Circle K and all the awards they brought home; it\nshows how successful they are as a club and how great they are at the work they\ndo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards for club achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n