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2024 COTC VP Training

Second in Command on the CKI Ship

Presented By:

Garden LTG – Shayna Achamizo

Seabreeze LTG – Kenny Nguyen

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01

Meet Your 2024-25 LTGS

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Duties And Responsibilities

03

Committee Chairs

04

Event Planning Tips & Tricks

05

Icebreaker Activity

Table of Contents

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1. Meet Your LTGs

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2024-2025 Garden LTG

Major: Public Health w/CHE

Minor: Spanish (still can’t write accents)

Favorite Service Project: ACRM

Past CKI Leadership:

  • District (Con/Con & Fundraising Committee Member ‘23 -‘24)
  • ACCC (President ‘22-’23, Secretary ‘22)

Hobbies: Watching anime and yapping

Fun Fact: I’ve seen Mitski, Cavetown, and Grant Perez. Saving for Laufey!

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Shayna Achamizo

Stockton University

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2024-2025 Seabreeze LTG

Major: Chemistry

Favorite Service Project: TCNJ PB&J

Past CKI Leadership:

  • District (Con/Con Committee Member �‘23 -‘24)

Hobbies: Writing, reading, learning languages, annoying people

Fun Fact: I have been a nerd my whole life (I did not write this)

Kenny Nguyen

Rutgers University

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Now… Who are YOU?

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Name — Pronouns — College — Major

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Goal for the year OR

Something you are looking forward to in the New Service Year

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Fun Fact OR Picture of a pet

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2. Duties And Responsibilities

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Chief Officer's Code

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  • Step Up When the President is Out of Commission
  • Supervisor of Club Committee Chairs
  • Be a Leader and Encourage Others to be Leaders

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Chief Officer's Responsibilities

  • Weekly
    • Support Your Ship
      • Attend Weekly Club Meetings
    • Connect with Club Committee Chairs
      • Have Weekly/Biweekly Check-ins
      • Note any Progress and Challenges Faced
      • Get Feedback
    • All Crew Mates are Important
      • Keep Them in the Loop!
  • Monthly
    • Attend Monthly E-Board Meetings
      • Inform about Club Committee Progress to E-Board
    • Host and Attend Monthly Committee Chair Meetings
      • Report Committee Meeting Minutes to Secretary

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Chief Officer's Responsibilities (Cont.)

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  • Annual
    • Help Your Captain Out
      • Step Up as Leader When President is Absent
    • Recruit and Retain Crew Mates
      • What Makes Your Crew Mates Stay?
      • Hear Your Crew Mates Experiences and Criticisms
    • Be the Leader You Want to Be
    • Train Next Vice President about Your Position
      • Tips and Tricks as Vice President
      • Lessons Learned as Vice President
      • Potential Goals for Successor
    • Be a Resource to Your Mates
      • Familiarize With Each Position’s Responsibilities
      • Support Your Mates in Need

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3. Committee Chairs

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Keep Constant Communication

Create GroupMe chats for your committee chairs with your E-board

Periodically reach out to them to check-in on how they are doing with tasks and planning.

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Reaching out to them Bi-Weekly is suggested

Managing Your Crew

You’ll mostly be working with E-board and looking after your Committee Chairs.

Vice President

Committee Chair

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Managing Your Crew: Google Drive Tips!

To help your committee chairs stay organized consider creating a task list.

This can be simple or complex. Here are some District examples and how:

Smart Chips in Google Drive:

  • Insert → Smart Chips → Select Chip
  • Shortcut: Type @

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More Google Drive Tips!

Google Docs Checklist:

  • Select Checklist Menu �→ Choose Either Option

Google Sheets Checkbox:

  • Insert → Checkbox

Google Dropdown:

  • Insert → Dropdown → Edit

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EVEN MORE Google Tips!

Feedback Forms

Using Google Forms is a great way to get feedback from Club Committee Chairs and general members about check-ins, events, projects, and how you’re doing!

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Communicate important issues to your President and/or LTG!

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What is the Role of Your Committee?

In charge of their respective committee

Point of contact and resource for information regarding their area of jurisdiction

Helps plan events or assists with anything the club needs

You can assign tasks to committee chairs to help with club events or management

Communicates with the Vice President if they need any help

Should really be working with the Vice President providing updates on their plans and tasks.

Gauge club member interest and input as they see fit

Social Event: Ask members what would they want to do?

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What Committee Chairs Can You Have?

K-Fam/Alumni

Plan and attend inter-club activities with the members of the Kiwanis family and keep in contact with our sponsoring Kiwanis clubs.

Scrapbook

Design and put together a scrapbook that will be judged for an award at DCON, and complete the end-of-the-year appreciation videos

Service

Plan two Service-a-Thons, assist with any large-scale on-campus events, and run a weekly service project.

Embrace Kids

Coordinate Embrace Kids events with club members, maintain communication with the foundation and families, and organize club events with our RU4KIDS patient.

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Recruitment

Come up with methods of recruiting and educating members about Circle K and the tenets of leadership, service, and fellowship.

All Up To You!

You can have as many chairs as you want. These are some examples from our clubs. You can add any you think your club needs!

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4. Event Planning Tips & Tricks

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The Event Framework

  • The Idea
    • Type of Event
    • Finding Interest
  • The Scheduling
    • Where to Host → Inside/Outside?
    • When to Host → Rain Date? Check Academic Calendar?
    • Who can Help and Attend
    • External Factors → Weather & Campus Events
  • The Execution
    • Supplies and Budget
    • Plan in Advance
    • Power of Communication

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  • Allocating Funds with E-board Trio
    • President
    • Vice President
    • Treasurer
  • Student Government Association Funding
  • Kiwanis Clubs
  • Interclub Connections

Battle of the Budget Cruising to Success

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Working With Your E-Board

Jack of all Trades: Able to take any place if needed to help with planning, organizing, and budgeting

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Helping Treasurer with the budgeting

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Helping the President or Secretary with

contacting people for booking spaces

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Helping the Editor promote an event

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Leading the event in place of President

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Summer 2024

Fall 2024

Winter 2025

Spring 2025

  • K-Fam Picnic
  • Recruitment Fairs
  • Divisional Rally
  • INSIGHT 2024
  • Winter Leadership Conference
  • K-Fam Prom
  • Recruitment Fairs
  • District Large Scale Service Project
  • DCON 2025
  • End of Service Year

Scope of Service Year

Make sure to recruit and welcome members all year-round!

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GOT ANY QUESTIONS?

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5. Icebreaker Activity: Ship Building!

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You Have 3 Minutes! GO!!!

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THANK YOU!

Shayna Achamizo: shaynaachamizo.cki@gmail.com

Kenny Nguyen: kennynguyen.cki@gmail.com

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