Key Club

Key Club Newsletter

Club Name: Key Club

Club Description: Key Club members are volunteers who raise funds for charitable organizations

Meeting Day/Time:

Key Club meeting dates (may change or add some dates to accommodate events):

Tuesdays at 3:05-3:30, in Ms. Squibb's Room: 9/13, 10/25, 11/8, 12/3, 1/17, 2/14, 3/7, 4/11 & 5/9

For information Join Canvas Group using the code BBWFKG or see Ms. Squibb or Ms. Colson.

Prerequisite for Membership: Open to all high school students

Sponsors: Ms. Sharon Squibb & Ms. Kristin Colson

2022-2023 Officers:

President: Sadiq Mohammed
Vice Presidents: Maggie Lawson
Secretary: Ella Barnett
Treasurer: Mustafa Atif
Editor: Jenna Underwood

President:

Primary contact with club Sponsor
Work closely with Sponsor and officers to plan and organize volunteer events, set goals and outreach, form committees
Communicate with club members
Attend officers meetings
Help form club committees

Vice President:

Support the President
Help set goals and outreach
Attend officers meetings
Help with forming club committees
Help recruit new members

Secretary

Maintain records
Take club meeting minutes
Prepare monthly reports to be filed with district
Coordinate club correspondence

Editor

Communicate with the club members and the community
Document club service and programming
Manage the club bulletin board, posters and announcements
Produce a monthly newsletter

Treasurer

Help sponsor with club finances
Research causes for club donations

To University School Key Club Members and Families

Re: Membership Dues

Dear Students:

Congratulations! You have joined one of the most important youth organizations in the world!

Did you know?

Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. As members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Clubbers build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Key Club has approximately 260,000 members in approximately 5,000 clubs. Key Club is represented in 37 countries. We are part of District 7 in the Kentucky/Tennessee Region: https://www.keyclub.org/

University School Key Club is a service club chartered and sponsored by Johnson City Kiwanis Club, whose mission is dedicated to helping the youth of Johnson City, TN through a variety of activities and monetary contributions throughout the year. We help them with many of these efforts, including Salvation Army Bell Ringing, Socks & PJs clothing drive, pancake breakfast.

Each year before December 1st, in order to remain clubs in good standing, all chartered Key Clubs are expected to submit dues from each member in the amount of $14.00 (International and District dues are each $7.00). (Please see the attached fact sheet about how dues are used.) So that Kiwanis Club can use ALL of their money toward helping disadvantaged area youth, I do not wish to ask them for assistance with student dues.

For your dues, members receive an official registered membership in Key Club, which is part of Kiwanis Club International (I enter your name on the website), a membership card with your id number, a pin, and mailings. Even if you have already received your card and pin, your annual dues allow you to remain an official member of Key Club International, the largest youth service program in the world.

Let’s do our best to get those dues in and help our membership grow! Please let me know if you have any questions. Any checks should be made out to University School Key Club.

Thank you.

Ms. Squibb, Club Sponsor

** Note. If you are unable to contribute dues, you may still participate in Key Club activities throughout the year, but I cannot officially register you with Kiwanis International and you will not receive membership cards and Key Club lapel pins (new members).

WHY ARE DUES IMPORTANT?

Many clubs and districts aren’t able to provide the large-scale benefits and support that you get from Key Club International. By paying international-level dues to Key Club, the following crucial resources are available for all members, advisors and clubs:

Membership materials such as cards and Key Club pins (for new members)
Resources for club building, chartering and member recruitment
District and club officer training materials
Support for districts and divisions
Official Key Club website and social media accounts
Weekly updates to Key Club members and advisors
Key Club magazine (mailed to schools in September)
Convention planning
District and club awards
Liability insurance
From resources and grants to training, dues help you get the most memorable, fun experience during your time in Key Club. Without paying dues club members are not eligible to go to DCON (District Convention)& ICON (International Convention) or run for office.

*The Key Club is sponsored by Johnson City Kiwanis Club

Key Club International Web Site Link

Principles of Key Club

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.

Motto

Caring Our Way of Life

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 to the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social contacts.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, 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 maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.