Brightly colored posters featuring the popular film "The Princess Bride" have gone up across campus to advertise a movie night fundraiser and the small but dedicated organization behind the event hopes for a big turnout.

Circle K is an on-campus service organization run by students and sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Kiwanis Club that raises money for the Eliminate Project, a charity devoted to ending neonatal and maternal tetanus.

"It's definitely a deadly thing that people in this country don't necessarily realize," said Circle K faculty adviser Allie Wisker.

The event will feature a movie, board games, a silent auction and snacks for a small entrance fee, all of which will go to the charity.

"It's a fundraiser to raise awareness and pay for shots," Wisker said.

According to the Eliminate Project official website, more than 60,000 newborns die from tetanus every year as well as many mothers. The disease causes convulsion in infants as well as pain and sensitivity to light and touch. The project estimates it will take $110 million to provide vaccines to 100 million mothers. Circle K is hosting their fundraiser in the hope of contributing to that $110 million.

While the event is their main focus for the semester, Circle K does more than just raise money.

"We do a ton of volunteer work both on and off campus. It's kind of an all-encompassing service organization," Wisker said.

The group recently volunteered at the local the food bank, and contributed to trick-or-treating for UNICEF in October, which provides water, healthcare, and education to students around the world.

Even with only 10 members, Circle K strives to help their community in any way they can.

"The members that we have are very devoted," Wisker said.

Their dedication to service shows in the amount of work they do. With no required service hours, Circle K members serve for the sake of helping others, whether it be on campus, in Cape Girardeau, or internationally.

"Our main aim is community service," student president Kelli Mitchell said.

While the group mostly works with local organizations in Cape Girardeau, they are trying to look for ways to get more involved on campus and with other service organizations.Toward the beginning of the semester, the group hosted an event at Parker Field on campus to promote the organization and hopes to have similar events in the future, as well as service projects on campus.

"We haven't done much on campus just yet, but we hope to," Mitchell said.

The group is open to all students. Anyone interested in getting involved with Circle K can attend one of their meetings, which are held every other Monday at 5 p.m. in the University Center and are announced on Southeast Portal.

The Eliminate Project movie night will be held on Nov. 16 at noon in the UC Redhawks room. Admission will be $3 in advance and $4 at the door. Students who want to purchase tickets or who want more information on Circle K can contact Kelli Mitchell at ckicape@gmail.com.