I had an AMAZING time getting to know Calvin this week! =)
Unfortunately, it was extremely rainy this week so little cub Calvin had to stay home for several days! However, we did manage to overcome the horrible rainstorm and made it to the Hands-On-Science Planning Day last Friday! 
Calvin was super excited about all the cafeteria-stations projects we planned, but he especially loved the idea of "ice-cream making" station! He got so excited that he jumped up and down, demanding we make his favorite chocolate-flavored ice cream that day :)
Unfortunately, he got a little wet that day (the rain and the wind!) and caught a cold so could not accompany me to the DCON Swing Dance Practice, Scrapbook Workday, and Basketball Concessions the next day, but I did update him as soon as I got back!!!


Calvin congratulated me for chairing my first project!!! =P



Then on Tuesday, before the General Meeting, Calvin watched the newest episode of House (Season 7, Episode 15) with me! We had an awesome time and Calvin thought House and Cuddy were the cutest couple in the world! 

    I had a WONDERFUL and FANTASTIC time with Calvin and I'm going to miss him A LOT!

<3 Take good care of him!!

Joo Hee Park

I had an awesome time getting to meet Calvin this week! He came with me to turn in my application for Econ major, and gave me pointers on playing piano. Then he came with me to NEW MEMBER MIXER and we got to meet a lot of new people! I am going to miss Calvin a lot! 

- Henry

Omg... Calvin was so much fun this week! 
Right after the first meeting of the month, we danced the night away playing Just Dance at the game night! We spent the next few days keeping it low key and relaxing. But on Thursday, we went to committee meetings, and then took an adventure to Wal-Mart with JC, Diana, and Peter to get supplies for DLSSP!

    The next day we went to the Leadership Forum and got tons of info on how to be a leader in Circle K! Then a momentous event happened. I let Flo take care of Calvin for the night since she never was allowed to have him. She was officially Member of the Night. After a fun night with Flo, Calvin rested up for DLSSP! Day of DLSSP was so much fun! We played with tons of District members and kids at the AIDS Housing Alliance House. It was a great day! I am super excited to see who Calvin gets to hang out with next. 
I will miss you Calvin!

<3 Jeffrey Church

P.S.: Here are some pictures with Calvin!

Wow, this has been a great time with Calvin AGAIN!!!
I am so glad that I was able to hang out with Calvin the entire break, and so the adventure begins...
    Calvin and I were like peanut butter and jelly this time around as I took Calvin as many places as possible since the end of Thanksgiving Break.
Calvin was a huge encouragement during dead week. We decided to utilize our time extremely well by going to events like study-a-thon. Then Calvin though it would be good to de-stress before finals by going to Final Chill Night.






Enter the happiest time of the year, CHRISTMAS!! We started out the holiday season by spreading holiday cheer in the form of Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping. By the end of our many shifts, we became pro at wrapping, so much, that I bet Santa would start giving us calls to manage gift wrapping at his workshop.


One interesting side note, on our way to Barnes and Noble, I believe we ran into Calvin's long lost cousin Melvin. He lives in Emeryville and let's just say that he is a little stocky.

Now it was time for a Christmas adventure back at my hometown, which means a Hollywood Christmas Adventure is upon us. Calvin loved being in Hollywood, and I couldn't stop him from trying to get the autographs of various celebrities (he even almost pounced on Justin Timberlake at a celebrity basketball game).

Back at home the family loved him. He cooked many dishes with my mother (from wonton soup, to beef curry). My little sister, an aspiring veterinarian, even decided to give Calvin a check-up. Let's just say he was a little dirty (and I had the steamer to take care of that. 

After Christmas, it was time to GO WEST!!! Calvin had a fun time getting to meet with other CKI'ers all across the district during our interclubbing adventures. Calvin even met his counterpart at UCLA (TurKey - the Turtle Monkey hybrid).
Speaking of Interclubs, we both participated in the UCLA Pillow Fight where we were a part of a team led by Pikachu and Calvin dubbed "The Yellow Pikachus." Calvin and Pikachu were a formidable duo and no one should ever mess with them in a Pokemon Battle (The Roar-Thunderbolt combo attack is pretty impressive).


After the Hollywood adventure was over, it was time to head back home to Berkeley... This adventure was so much better than the last time (Calvin didn't even beat me up in the sparring match this time). I am a little sad that we can't hang out this close anymore, but I am happy that Calvin will now have the chance to meet many new members and have many new adventure with so many amazing people. Until next time Calvin. May you have the best 2011 ever!!!

Live Strong

(^_~)V

John M. Moore III

I was super happy I got Calvin over Thanksgiving break! Before we kicked off our fun weekend, we helped out at the Uhuru Collectibles, where we unpacked boxes and decorated the store. Then Calvin met my parents and my dog, Happy! I was so excited Calvin got to meet Happy! We had a great Thanksgiving dinner :) 

    We also went to San Francisco and got some black friday shopping done! We also went to the Golden Gate Bridge and took a lot of pictures!! Calvin also helped me buy a LOT of food at Costco, so I won't starve during Finals week! This weekend was an amazing weekend with Calvin and my family <3
I had so much fun going to a lot of places and eating yummy food! I'll definitely miss Calvin's company, but I hope he will have a lot of fun with the next Circle K'er!!

- Ayane Itamura

 I was super happily surprised when I found out that I would get to keep Calvin for the week. Unfortunately, I was not there to pick him up from the general meeting because I was studying for a midterm, but he told me he enjoyed his time with Sally lots until she handed him over to me on Thursday. After introducing him to my hall mates, I introduced him to my stuffed animals and they're all best friends now! Filmore Bear and Lebron the dog will definitely be missing Calvin. On Friday we went to the Bonfire rally!! He was amazed by how big the bonfire was. However, since it was raining, the bonfire was soon almost doused out and it turned freezing cold. His paws almost froze, but he was a very brave bear and I gave him some hot homemade milk tea to warm up. On Saturday, Calvin and I went to the Stanford game together!

Although we lost, Calvin commented on how wonderful Cal's band was and how they were a million times better than Stanford's band, which I wholeheartedly agree with. On sunday morning we went together to feed the homeless at St. Vincent de Paul's. However, the entire time he was stuffed into a drawer and was a little angry with me. But I made it up to him by taking him out to eat and hang out with my friends. 
  On Monday Calvin accompanied me to the Projects Committee where he enjoyed listening to everyone's ideas and laughing at everyone's jokes. 

And at the end of the meeting, there was leftover chocolate, which was given to Calvin to munch on. Hopefully Calvin will save some chocolate for the next person who gets to keep him for the week! I will miss him!

Love,

Sephanie Yu

My time with Calvin was short but sweet. :) On Friday, we went to Hands on Science and we created an awesome lesson plan for the kids at LeConte all about the stars and planets. I think it will be a lot of fun for them, especially the space mangers activity. Calvin is kind of jealous of them because he wants to be an awesome space explorer too, like Buzz Lightyear!
  On Saturday, Calvin and I slept in and then ate a delicious Clark Kerr Brunch before heading over to Concessions. Calvin was really excited to cheer on Cal and he was so happy when they made their first touchdown. Even though Cal didn't win, we still sold a lot of pretzels and churros and raised tons of money for charity.

  Right after Concessions we went to the Fenton's social and watched as Kay, Angie, Chris, Jeffrey, Katie, and Kathy took on the Fenton's Challenge. Calvin didn't know if he could thrust 3 lbs of ice cream, but I think with his BEAR appetite he can! There's always next year!
  Sunday, I was so tired that Calvin and I just spent the day napping, with a little time for homework there and there.
  Overall the week was a lot of fun filled with meaningful service, fun socials and good friends.

Love,

Sarah Reed