 Workers at a church in Conklin just as they were gathering materials for the project. |
 Two CKI members cleaning a garden. |
 CKI members moving piping and tubing from the house and backyard to the front yard for disposal. In this project, they also helped take down a patio, cleaned up the entire back yard and helped haul a lot of large objects that the residents could not do themselves. |
 Two groups after helping clean up the backyard of a home. |
The New York District of Circle K sponsored its third annual Large Scale Service Project Sept. 30-Oct 1 in the Binghamton area. There were 63 Circle K members from 13 clubs participating, making this year's event the largest to date.
During the weekend, CKI members participated in a variety of community service projects, many related to the relief efforts after the flooding in the Binghamton area. Some clubs were sent to break down walls in a water-damaged home; others helped clean front laws or removed debris or water-damaged furniture.
In addition to disaster relief, some CKI members helped at a local food pantry, at a horse stable, painted and decorated a wall, and helped out at a clothing bank.
More than 550 hours of service was performed during the weekend, and more than $100 was raised for Project Eliminate.
(Posted October 10, 2011)
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