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With eleven charter members, the first Key Club meeting was officially held on May 7, 1925, at Sacramento High School. High school administrators and Sacramento Kiwanis Club members, Albert C. Olney and Frank C. Vincent approached the  Board of Education with a proposal to instill a Kiwanis club dedicated to providing vocational guidance- practical or firsthand skills that help a person master a trade or a job; open first to only high school boys. 

 

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The Junior service club, Key Club became a space where those who serviced their school and prompt school spirit club, also referred to as the school’s  “key boys” would host weekly lunch meetings with talks from Kiwanians. As such,  Key Club members also attended Kiwanis meetings as guests of the club to further manifest a bridge with the community’s youth, and with the business and professional men of the community. 

 

As the club began leading and parking in service activities, it expanded its club, and became a complete service organization for the whole school, welcoming all genders. Soon, Key Club would sprout in other schools across the state, that wanted to enact service-led clubs that ameliorated their school and communities. Eventually, the club’s organization allowed, Florida to become the first established Key Club District in 1946.

 

Today key club has found itself in the hearts of thousands across 38+ countries. It is found in almost 5,000 high school campuses, primarily in the United States and Canada. Key club counties to promote service and leadership, through it's four core values: leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness. 

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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 world, and to combat all forces that tend to undermine these institutions.

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