Key Club International

Mission Statement
Key Club is an international student-led organization
which provides its members with opportunities to
provide service, build character and develop leadership.

Vision
To develop competent, capable, and caring leaders
through the vehicle of service.

Core Values
The core values of Key Club International are
leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness.

Pledge
I pledge, on my honor,
to uphold the Objects of Key Club International;
to build my home, school and community;
to serve my nation and God;
and combat all forces which tend
to undermine these institutions.

Motto
Caring, Our Way of Life

Objects

• To develop initiative and leadership.
• To provide experience in living and working together.
• To serve the school and community.
• To cooperate with the school principal.
• To prepare for useful citizenship.
• To accept and promote the following ideals:
  • To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
  • To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
  • To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social contacts.
  • To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
  • To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service, and to build better communities.
  • To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.

Basic KCI History

• Key Club was founded in May 1925 at Sacramento High School in California by the Kiwanis Club of Sacramento
• Originally a fraternity-combating vocational guidance program, Key Club would become a service club patterned after Kiwanis.
• Kiwanians sponsored more Key Clubs with the aid of supportive principals and school boards. In 15 years, there were 50 clubs across the United States.
• In 1939, Florida formed the first Key Club District. In 1946, Key Club became an international organization.
• Key Club continues to grow rapidly. Every year, 200+ new Key Clubs are added to this fast growing organization. There are now over 250,000 Key Clubbers in 28 nations receiving training in leadership and service, making Key Club International the largest high school service organization in the world!

Kiwanis Family

The KEY in Key Club stands for Kiwanis Educated Youth. Key Club is the high school branch of the Kiwanis Family. In the CNH district, there are TEN branches of the Kiwanis Family!

• K-Kids - Elementary School
• Terrific Kids - Elementary School
• BUG (Bring UP Grades) - Elementary School
• Builders Club - Middle School
• Key Club International - High School
• CNH Kiwins - High School, formerly for girls
• Circle K International - College
• Aktion Club - Disabled Citizens
• Kiwanis Junior - Young Adults in Europe
• Kiwanis International - Adults