Hasani OWU: Living the life at a District Convention

I was out of the OWU environment and I enjoyed another stay in a hotel. This time, I was in the Marriott in Dublin right by the Tuttle Crossing shopping center. I had never been to Tuttle Crossing so seeing the area was a new experience for me. I arrived at the hotel around 5 pm last Friday and I stayed at the Marriott until Sunday afternoon.
The occasion you ask?? Well, I was at the Marriott in Dublin for the Ohio District Circle K District Convention. This year, Ohio Wesleyan had the distinct honor to host the District Convention. This meant that I was heavily involved in the program. I helped set up the beginning of the welcome program and I was elected a delegate for the most important House of Delegates, which decides what changes need to be addressed and voted through to take effect. I spent a good amount of the weekend looking at the changes in the District's structure for its events.
The rooms were comfortable but I did not get to see much of it because I was in the sessions for most of the day. I did not get much sleep while I was there; I was doing a service project one night and working on homework the other night. I woke up around 7 am each day to work out and to get breakfast on Saturday before the general session. I did not go to any of the workshops because I was catching up on work and looking at the items we were to discuss at the House of Delegates.
One of the favorite things I liked about Circle K District Convention besides the open interaction with people in other Ohio Circle K group was the Banquet Saturday night. There is such a sense of camaraderie between everyone and the food was excellent. The Banquet also had an awards ceremony to it- I loved seeing people earn their awards as I know that they worked hard to earn these awards. The keynote speaker, our own Megan Evans, was funny and inspirational at the podium, making for a most interesting speech. Afterwards, I headed up to the District Board's suite and chatted with the board and our International Sub-Region E representative, Christa Fry. I got to chug some hugs and below in one of the pictures is the start of a devastating trend of chugging sugary deliciousness. I finished off the night putting down 12 eight ounce hugs. By the end of my devastation, I was full and ready for bed (it was around 2 am when I finished).
I would like to thank Kristen Lear, our District Convention Chair, for enduring eighteen months of planning and getting everything ready for us in the Ohio District and for never wavering from your passion. You have done us all proud and I am happy to be your fellow OWU Circle K'er. You did your thing last week out there and made it look so easy. I cannot wait to work with you again.
Okay. The rest is explained through the pictures of the bottom of this page. Enjoy.