The governors arrived on Thursday afternoon and were given the opportunity to bond and get to know one another until the administrators came in on Friday. We sat through sessions on everything one could possibly want to know about CKI, from how to sets goals to filling out monthly reports to the different extensions in the International Office to call if you have a question.
On Friday afternoon we headed off to Washington University in St. Louis, where ICON (International Convention) will be held this summer for a tour. This is the first year, in a long time, that ICON will be held at a college/university. During our tours we were able to see where everything was going to take place for the convention.
When we got back to the hotel there was free time until the administrators all arrived. After dinner we had more sessions on our roles and responsibilities as governors and administrators. For free time that evening we paired up and had a wii bowling tournament!
Saturday morning had even more workshops (I know! there were a lot of them). After lunch we divided up into subregions and participated in service projects for Kiwanis One Day. Our subregion made neck pillows to go onto hospital carts for parents to use at a local children's hospital. During that time we talked about what all we wanted to see our subregion accomplish this year. Afterwards I sat down and talked with our District Administrator Tom on a game plan for the year. We devised some good plans on strengthening our district and helping the struggling clubs.
The entire evening was free time to hang with the governors and administrators. The Alabama advisor was nice enough to give a few of us a lift to the St. Louis Arch. It wouldn't have been a trip to St. Louis without seeing it! It was so beautiful seeing it at night. After taking numerous pictures we headed back to the hotel, switched around a few people, and then went to Steak and Shake for a late night snack.
On Sunday there was a farewell breakfast and then we sadly had to say our goodbyes to everyone. I stuck around until that evening and toured around St. Louis with Susan, a past Carolinas Circle Ker!
My absolute favorite part of the entire weekend was the ability to bond with not only all of the other governors, but especially those in our subregion. Our subregion consists of the Alabama, Carolinas, Eastern Canada and the Caribbean, Florida, and Georgia Districts! We are all super excited to be working together and have tons of ideas to make our subregion be the best one there is!
On Friday afternoon we headed off to Washington University in St. Louis, where ICON (International Convention) will be held this summer for a tour. This is the first year, in a long time, that ICON will be held at a college/university. During our tours we were able to see where everything was going to take place for the convention.
Saturday morning had even more workshops (I know! there were a lot of them). After lunch we divided up into subregions and participated in service projects for Kiwanis One Day. Our subregion made neck pillows to go onto hospital carts for parents to use at a local children's hospital. During that time we talked about what all we wanted to see our subregion accomplish this year. Afterwards I sat down and talked with our District Administrator Tom on a game plan for the year. We devised some good plans on strengthening our district and helping the struggling clubs.
The entire evening was free time to hang with the governors and administrators. The Alabama advisor was nice enough to give a few of us a lift to the St. Louis Arch. It wouldn't have been a trip to St. Louis without seeing it! It was so beautiful seeing it at night. After taking numerous pictures we headed back to the hotel, switched around a few people, and then went to Steak and Shake for a late night snack.
