WHAT IS KEY CLUB?

Key Club is the largest high school organization devoted to providing service to communities. Through our work, we gain experience in the areas of leadership, responsibility, and teamwork. Worldwide, there are 186,965 members, 4512 clubs, 31 districts, and participation in 19 countries. The first Key Club was sponsored in May 1925 at Sacramento High School in California by the Kiwanis club of Sacramento. The original concept was to develop a vocational guidance program aimed to combat the problems of student fraternities. From this evolved the idea of a service organization for the home, school and community. The idea slowly spread throughout the country and by 1939, Florida had a sufficient number of Key Clubs functioning to hold a state convention and form a district. Other districts followed Florida's lead, and finally in 1943, a national organization was started. In 1946 the first club in Canada was formed. Also, to establish a strong foundation, the Key Club International Constitution and Bylaws were adopted during that same year. In October of 1947, the California-Nevada-Hawaii District was formed and had its first convention the following year in Oakland, CA. As time passes, Key Club International continues to grow at an astounding rate. Today there are clubs in Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Taiwan, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States, Colombia, Bermuda, Panama, and New Caledonia.