Key Club
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.
The Hackettstown High School Key Club organizes fundraising events whose
proceeds go to help needy families, individuals, and charitable
organizations. See your high school
guidance counselor for information on joining the Key Club at your school.
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