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.