| Key Club 101 |
| This is the place where you can find all those interesting/informative/crazy Key Club facts. For District Facts click here for Key ClubTimeline click here 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: "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. 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 the material values in life, To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships, spotrsmanship, and social contacts, To develop, by precet and example, a more intelligent, aggresive, 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 maintaing the sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will. Official Colors (and what they stand for): Blue- unwavering character White- purity Gold- service Major Emphasis Program: "Children: Their future, Our Focus." Total Number of Members in Key Club: 320,000 Number of Districts: 32 Number of Clubs: 4,700 + Number of Countries: 21 History: Key Club was started in May 1925 in Sacramento, California by 11 charter members who were all men. Key Club was an all men club until 1977. For more in depth history of Key Club click here Keynoter: Official magazine for Key Club; started May 1946 K-Family Tree: K-Kids (for elementary students) Builders Club (for junior high students) Key Club (for High School students) Circle K (for college students) Kiwanis (for adults) Aktion Club (for adults with disabilities) Kiwanis Family Mottos: Key Club: "Caring- Our Way of Life" Aktion: "Where caring has no disabilities" Golden K: "Caring in Golden Years" Every other family member has the motto: "We Build" Famous Key Clubbers: Steve Young, Bill Clinton, Joe Namath, Elvis Presley, Tom Cruise, Howard Stern |