Key Club 101 Caring – Our Way of Life

What Is Key Club?  Largest youth service-leadership program on earth, with over 260,000 members worldwide  Established in 1925 in Sacremento, CA  Devoted Key Clubbers nationwide give countless hours to betterment of home, school and community

Core Values  Character Building  Leadership  Caring  Inclusiveness  Motto: “Caring – Our Way of Life”

Key Club District Breakdown  30 Countries Worldwide  33 “Districts”  For instance, Illinois-Eastern Iowa is a District

Hierarchy of Key Club Leadership  International Pres.  International VP  International Board of Trustees  District Governor  District Exec. Officers (Secretary, etc.)  District Board of Trustees (Lt. Governors)  Club President  Club Exec. Officers (Secretary, Treasurer, VP)

What Can I Do As A Key Clubber? All Key Clubbers are valued for their service. As a member, you have the opportunity to attend/take part in:  Key Club DCON  Key Leader  Fall Leadership Rallies (you’re sitting in one right now!)  Bake sales for Spastics  Crush cans for ELIMINATE  Holding a District Office  Check out for many more creative fundraising ideashttp://keyclub.org/service/fund/fpi.aspx

I Want To Get Involved; Now What?  Fortunately, our District is pleased to offer a variety of beneficial leadership programs throughout the year. A few of these events are:  Key Club District Convention (Feb. 28 – Mar. 2, Springfield, IL)  Key Leader (April 25 – 27, East Bay Camp, Hudson, IL)  Key Club International Convention (July 2 - 6, Anaheim, CA)

Key Club Service Partners  What are Service Parters? o Corporations which we assist in fundraising goals  Children’s Miracle Network  Hershey’s Track and Field  March of Dimes  The ELIMINATE Project (UNICEF)

Illinois-Eastern Iowa Key Club District Project: Spastics Paralysis Research  For as old as time, our Key Club District Project has (and will continue to be) Spastics Paralysis Research.  Spastics Paralysis is a term for a combination of varying disabilities having to do with the CNS (Central Nervous System)  We as a District raise several thousand dollars a year to better research thanks to your support  Interested in donating? Build a club fundraiser OR donate here at your Fall Leadership Rally!  Want to learn more? Check out

Stay Key Club Tech-Savvy  Our District’s Facebook page is continuously updated with only the best current I-I Key Club Updates Facebook.com/iikeyclub -“Like” away!  Check out our District website, iikeyclub.org, for the latest I-I news all in one place  Key Club International’s website, keyclub.org, is full of mounds of useful contact information, resources and service projects for your club

Save the Date  Illinois-Eastern Iowa Key Club District Convention – Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL  Key Leader Weekend – April 25-27, 2014, East Bay Camp, Hudson, IL

Thank You For Attending!  All presentations, reminders, save-the-dates, as well as countless other useful resources are available on our District website, iikeyclub.org