What is Key Club?
Key Club International is the oldest, largest, and most successful non-profit student-led organization for high school students. We teach and spread our core values through community service: caring, character-building, inclusiveness, and leadership which were adopted by our Key Club International Board in 2002.
Where is Key Club?
Key Club exists on more than 5,000 high school campuses in 30 countries
Pledge, Motto, & Objects of Key Club
Key Club 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.
Key Club Motto
The Key Club Motto is “Caring – Our way of Life.” Through Key Club’s work in the home, school, and community, Key Club members have learned that their organization is built around the concept of caring. With this concept as the foundation of the organization, Key Club will continue to be an effective and contributing organization in our schools and communities.
Objects of Key Club International
- 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 will make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
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.
Key Club Motto
The Key Club Motto is “Caring – Our way of Life.” Through Key Club’s work in the home, school, and community, Key Club members have learned that their organization is built around the concept of caring. With this concept as the foundation of the organization, Key Club will continue to be an effective and contributing organization in our schools and communities.
Objects of Key Club International
- To develop initiative and leadership
- To provide experience in living and working together
- To serve the school and community
- To prepare for useful citizenship
- To cooperate with the school principal
- To accept and promote the following ideals:
- 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 will make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kind of service projects can a Key Club undertake?
A: There is almost no limit to the scope and nature of Key Club service projects. The Key Club Web site, Key Club Magazine, and conventions all offer ideas for service opportunities. Better yet, begin by looking around your school for existing needs.
Q: Are there any minimums for involvement in a Key Club?
A: Many clubs utilize a point system in which members earn points for attending meetings and projects. The best rule of thumb is the 50-hour rule: Every Key Club member should be willing to undertake 50 hours of service each year. (Throughout the organization, more than 12 million service hours are produced annually.)
Q: My high school already has more than one service club. Why should we add a Key Club?
A: First, and most importantly, most high schools can only benefit by having more clubs provide positive service opportunities for students. Multiple service clubs can, when properly encouraged, produce a synergy of service to a school and community.
Second, Key Club is one of the few organizations that actually is a student-led organization from top to bottom. That means the members elect the officers and pay the dues. What better way to teach real responsibility?
Q: What’s the cost for chartering a new Key Club?
A: The lowest chartering fee for new Key Clubs is US $400 and must be paid at the time of chartering. This fee includes the membership pins, cards, handbooks, certificates. The $500 and $600 packages include a gavel & gong and/or club banner.
Q: How many members are needed to start a new Key Club?
A: Fifteen is all it takes; however, no more than one-half should be scheduled to graduate in the same year.
Q: The club membership form asks for member names and mailing addresses. Will Key Club sell or rent these to third parties?
A: Absolutely not! The membership database is for the exclusive use of Kiwanis International's Key Club Department and Key Club International. It will only be used to mail organization and benefit information to members under the control of Key Club and Kiwanis.
Q: Can an all-male or all-female club be chartered?
A: In an all-male or all-female school, this is permissible. In a co-ed enrollment, US and Canadian schools are at risk of being in violation of existing federal and state/provincial laws prohibiting discrimination based upon gender.
Q: How do I build a new Key Club?
A: With a Kiwanis club in your community, order a new-club-building kit from Key Club International.
Q: What is the Cali-Nev-Ha District Cheer?
A: From the East to the West! You know we're the best!
We're the District with the sting! And that's why we sing!
We're the BEES BUZZ BUZZ! We're the BEES BUZZ BUZZ!
It's all about the party hardy! CNH BEES!
A: There is almost no limit to the scope and nature of Key Club service projects. The Key Club Web site, Key Club Magazine, and conventions all offer ideas for service opportunities. Better yet, begin by looking around your school for existing needs.
Q: Are there any minimums for involvement in a Key Club?
A: Many clubs utilize a point system in which members earn points for attending meetings and projects. The best rule of thumb is the 50-hour rule: Every Key Club member should be willing to undertake 50 hours of service each year. (Throughout the organization, more than 12 million service hours are produced annually.)
Q: My high school already has more than one service club. Why should we add a Key Club?
A: First, and most importantly, most high schools can only benefit by having more clubs provide positive service opportunities for students. Multiple service clubs can, when properly encouraged, produce a synergy of service to a school and community.
Second, Key Club is one of the few organizations that actually is a student-led organization from top to bottom. That means the members elect the officers and pay the dues. What better way to teach real responsibility?
Q: What’s the cost for chartering a new Key Club?
A: The lowest chartering fee for new Key Clubs is US $400 and must be paid at the time of chartering. This fee includes the membership pins, cards, handbooks, certificates. The $500 and $600 packages include a gavel & gong and/or club banner.
Q: How many members are needed to start a new Key Club?
A: Fifteen is all it takes; however, no more than one-half should be scheduled to graduate in the same year.
Q: The club membership form asks for member names and mailing addresses. Will Key Club sell or rent these to third parties?
A: Absolutely not! The membership database is for the exclusive use of Kiwanis International's Key Club Department and Key Club International. It will only be used to mail organization and benefit information to members under the control of Key Club and Kiwanis.
Q: Can an all-male or all-female club be chartered?
A: In an all-male or all-female school, this is permissible. In a co-ed enrollment, US and Canadian schools are at risk of being in violation of existing federal and state/provincial laws prohibiting discrimination based upon gender.
Q: How do I build a new Key Club?
A: With a Kiwanis club in your community, order a new-club-building kit from Key Club International.
Q: What is the Cali-Nev-Ha District Cheer?
A: From the East to the West! You know we're the best!
We're the District with the sting! And that's why we sing!
We're the BEES BUZZ BUZZ! We're the BEES BUZZ BUZZ!
It's all about the party hardy! CNH BEES!
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