About Key Club International

Key Club International is a high school service organization. The current Spanish Fork High School chapter of Key Club was founded in December 2004.

Below is some general information about Key Club International. For more information, you are referred to their website.

General Information

What is Key Club?

• Key Club International is the world's largest high school service organization
• Its purpose is to give service to the school and community
• The core values are leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness
• It is affiliated with Kiwanis International

• Key Club gives you opportunities to provide service, build character, and develop leadership
• Key Club International offers college scholarships that are exclusive to its membership
• As a dues-paying member, you will be registered with Key Club International and receive a pin and a subscription to the Key Club magazine

Motto

Caring -- Our Way of Life

Mission Statement

An international, student-led organization providing its members with opportunities to perform service, build character, and develop leadership.

Vision Statement

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

Core Values

• Character Building
• Leadership
• Inclusiveness
• Caring

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.

History

"Key Club began in 1925 in Sacramento, California, in order to provide an active, vocational guidance program for students. The attraction quickly caught on to join Key Club with the help of Kiwanians who visited the Sacramento Club and came away with the idea of introducing the high school service club to their communities. The idea spread quickly, and soon Key Clubs were forming all across the nation.

"Key Club International continues to grow rapidly. There are now clubs throughout the world, totaling over 240,000 members, 4,800 clubs, and 21 countries. In time, Key Club has grown to be the largest high school service organization in the world. Key Club International is truly a student led organization, with a Board of Trustees elected at International Conventions, and District Boards elected at District Conventions. Every year, two hundred or more new Key Clubs are built, however, emphasis is on commitment to improving existing clubs. With this criterion as a guide, Key Clubs can expect a steady, healthy growth for many years to come."

(From the Key Club International New Member Handbook, 2005.)