Key club
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| Founded | 1925 |
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| Type | Service |
| Focus | Leadership, Character Building, Caring, and Inclusiveness |
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| Origins | Sacramento, California, USA |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Method | Community service |
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Members
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270,046 (2015) |
| Owner | Kiwanis International |
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Key people
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Devin Sun, President |
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Revenue
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US$4,114,151 (2011) |
| Slogan | Caring - Our Way of Life |
| Website | www.keyclub.org |
Devin Sun, President
Mary Grace Lewis, Vice President
Key Club International, founded in 1925, is the oldest and one of the largest service programs for high school students. Often referred to as simply Key Club, it is a student-led organization whose goal is to encourage leadership through servicing others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs. Many local Key Clubs are sponsored by a local Kiwanis club.
The organization was started by California State Commissioner of Schools Albert C. Olney, and vocational education teacher Frank C. Vincent, who together worked to establish the first Key Club at Sacramento High School in California, on May 7, 1925. Female students were first admitted in 1977, ten years before women were admitted to the sponsoring organization, Kiwanis International.
Key Club offers a range of services to its members: leadership development, study-abroad opportunities, vocational guidance, college scholarships, a subscription to the Key Club magazine, and liability insurance.
In 2002 Key Club officially adopted "caring, character building, inclusiveness, and leadership" as the core values of the organization.
At Key Club International's first convention in 1946, the organization was given the responsibility of instituting a program that would bring together all Key Club's direct members' efforts and energies into an area that would truly make an International impact. This tradition is still followed through the development of the Major Emphasis and its Theme.
"Children: Their Future, Our Focus" is Key Club International's Major Emphasis theme. Officially, any project conducted by members or clubs that serve needy children locally or globally is considered a project of the Major Emphasis. The three preferred charities of Key Club International are paramount to the organization's success in serving children. These are the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, March of Dimes, and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Key Clubs contribute to a global organizational total of more than 12 million hours of hands-on service and millions of dollars donated to the aforementioned partners and other programs.
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