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DCON Re-Cap: The Golden Underdog

Daniel Luong
Mar 28, 2016
3 min read

Photo taken by Andy Nguyen

The moment I entered District Convention it was about the excitement and the fear. I was excited because it meeting the whole family again: laughing, talking and, of course, obnoxious cheering. It was a huge festival filled with colorful spirit and the educational experience. I mentioned fear because it was the place of recognition. I know that the awards are just pieces of paper but, it is the self-acknowledgement that I needed. The reason why I needed this was because it was a long and hard journey for me as President of my own Circle K club. Previously, nobody wanted to be president and so I stepped up to take that position. I had so many hardships for a small school and there were hardly any general members interested in the club anymore. When I arrived at DCON it felt like tons of weight has been lifted from shoulders but I still had the ball chain dragging onto my ankles.

District Convention is full of knowledge whether you are at a workshop, caucusing or spending time with a Circle K member you have never talk to before or are catching up with. The connections you make are everlasting. It will never be over. At the end of the day however, the highlights are the awards that each club receives and I was dying to know whether my club is acknowledged or not. When I entered the banquet halls I was trembling from my knees all the way up to my hands. All the hard work that was put into the club… will my small club finally get the recognition it deserves? Well… it did. I was overjoyed that I almost ripped my attire. Seeing my club’s name up on the projector took off even more weight as well as seeing my board getting awarded too. It was that moment that everything that I have done and what my members had done was not in vain. All the sacrifices, all the struggles and all of the excuses to get off work to do CKI was worth it in the end. It is of course that we do CKI for the service, leadership and fellowship, but the DCON highlight made it more fulfilling and inspires clubs even more.

If you want to know how I felt, I felt as though the burden, my pain, the blood, sweat and tears that was bottled up finally released. No more did I need to feel the fear but only excitement bursting from my chest. I was able to cry and I did not have to hold it in anymore. I can let it all go and just drench my tissue box filled with tears. District Convention can make you feel that way because it is the end of the term of board members alike and it marks a new beginning. It was all thanks to my peers, my board, my division, the Fun-Sized group and my club. Without their contribution and opportunities I would have not develop myself as person nor would I would have had such a successful term. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart especially the CNH District Board, you the real MVPS.