Hello NJ Circle K!
A big part of the secretary’s job is to keep track of all the service being done by your club members. To be able to do so effectively, you must first understand what activities actually count as service hours.
In general, any voluntary activities or actions performed to benefit others, improve the community, or address societal needs without personal financial gain can count towards service hours.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Volunteering at a local shelter or food bank.
- Participating in environmental clean-up events.
- Tutoring or mentoring students.
- Organizing fundraising events for charities or community causes.
- Collecting and distributing donations (e.g., clothes, food, books).
- Raising awareness about social issues (e.g., through campaigns or events).
Additionally, each member can log a maximum of 100 administrative hours from time spent planning service events, attending meetings (committee, executive board, etc.), even serving in a leadership role within the CKI club (officer or committee chair) planning anything can all count as service hours!
Contrarily, a short list of things that do not count as service are:
- Social events that do not have a service component.
- General club meetings.
- Personal fundraising efforts that do not benefit a charitable organization or community cause.
- Paid work, even if it is in a service-oriented role.
Linked here is a temple spreadsheet you can use to track your club member’s service hours throughout the service year as well as a temple Google form that you can send out to your club members each month to report the service they have done—especially service they do outside out CKI.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at secretary@njcirclek.org!!
Sincerely,
Ojasvita Reddy
2024-2025 New Jersey District Secretary
