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Caring - Our Way Of Living
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 Key Club 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. 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.