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Students from USF Sarasota-Manatee Circle K International Club Receive First Place Award for Best Service Project

(Sarasota, FL November 2, 2005) – The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Circle K International (CKI) Club received first place for the Single Service Project Award at the 50^th Annual Circle K International Convention held in Greensboro, NC.  

The project, which raised over $12,000, was headed up by USF Sarasota-Manatee CKI member Becky Jetter. The winning project was a spaghetti dinner held last November in honor of a local Ringling School of Art & Design student Nikki Kremmer, who had recently been diagnosed with leukemia and was preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Jetter found out about Kremmer’s situation while talking to someone at a wedding. Jetter took the initiative and organized the fundraiser to help defray Kremmer’s growing medical costs.  

“All of the money raised went directly to help a young member of our community battling a terrible disease,” said Jetter. 

Local businesses donated all of the food, door prizes and supplies for the event. Tickets were sold to students, CKI club members, community residents, friends and family, and Kiwanis club members. Circle K members from USF, the University of Tampa and Ringling School of Art & Design bought tickets. More than 300 people showed up to offer support and even though they faced a 30-minute wait, members of the community lined up to enjoy a great dinner - complete with salad, bread, spaghetti, baked ziti, pizza and dessert.  

USF Sarasota-Manatee is an upper-level campus for those with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree who are interested in getting a baccalaureate or master’s degree, professional certification, or continuing education credit. The regional campus offers the prestige of a national Research 1 university with the convenience of a hometown campus, including classes in south Sarasota County at the Manatee Community College Venice site.