| Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for
high school students. What makes Key Club so successful is the fact that
it is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving
others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members
build themselves as they build their schools and communities.
Today, Key Club exists on more than 5,000 high school campuses, primarily
in the United States and Canada. Growth efforts, however, have taken the
Key Club experience internationally to Canada, the Caribbean nations,
Central and South America, and most recently to Asia and Australia.
Key Club International is an organization of individual Key Clubs and
is funded by nominal dues paid by every member. Its officers are high
school leaders elected by the members at district and International conventions.
The organization offers a wide range of opportunities to its members:
- Leadership development
- Vocational guidance
- College scholarships
- Subscription to the KEYNOTER magazine
- Service-learning
- Personal enrichment
- Value-added member benefit programs
- Liability insurance coverage
Originally, Key Club adopted as its motto, “We Build,” the
same motto as its parent organization, Kiwanis International. In 1976,
the organization opted to change its motto to “Caring – Our
Way of Life” because these words more clearly conveyed members’
reasons for helping others. |
