Michigan District of Key Club International

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General Key Club Questions

What is Key Club?
An international high school community service organization. Key Club is the oldest organization of its kind, with 5000 clubs in dozens of countries. More than 10 million service hours are performed annually by Key Clubbers.

What are the Key Club Core Values?
Caring, Character Building, Leadership, and Inclusiveness.

What is the Key Club motto?
"Caring-- Our Way of Life."

What is the 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.

What is the Key Club vision?
To develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service.

What are the objects of Key Club International?

• 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.

What kind of service projects can a Key Club undertake?
There is almost no limit to the scope and nature of Key Club service projects. The Key Club Web site, KEYNOTER magazine, and conventions all offer ideas for service opportunities. Better yet, begin by looking around your school for existing needs. Also, check out the Projects Page.

Are there any minimums for involvement in a Key Club?
No. However, many clubs utilize a point system in which members earn points for attending meetings and projects. The best rule of thumb is the 50-hour rule: Every Key Club member should be willing to undertake 50 hours of service each year.

My high school already has more than one service club. Why should we add a Key Club?
First, and most importantly, most high schools can only benefit by having more clubs provide positive service opportunities for students. Multiple service clubs can, when properly encouraged, produce a synergy of service to a school and community. Second, Key Club is one of the few organizations that actually is a student-led organization from top to bottom. That means the members elect the officers and pay the dues. What better way to teach real responsibility?

What's the cost for chartering a new Key Club?
The chartering fee for new Key Clubs is US$600 and must be paid at the time of chartering. This fee includes the membership pins, cards, handbooks, certificates, a gong, gavel, and banner.

How many members are needed to start a new Key Club?
Fifteen is all it takes; however, no more than one-half should be scheduled to graduate in the same year.

The club membership form asks for member names and mailing addresses. Will Key Club sell or rent these to other parties?
Absolutely not! The membership database is for the exclusive use of Kiwanis International’s Key Club Department and Key Club International. It will only be used to mail organization and benefit information to members under the control of Key Club and Kiwanis.

Can an all-male or all-female club be chartered?
In an all-male or all-female school, this is permissible. In a co-ed enrollment, US and Canadian schools are at risk of being in violation of existing federal and state/provincial laws prohibiting discrimination based upon gender.

How do I build a new Key Club?
With a Kiwanis club in you community, order a new-club-building kit from Key Club International.

What do all of those acronyms mean?

• DCON: District Convention
• ICON: International Convention
• LeadCON: Leadership Conference
• YOF: Youth Opportunities Fund
• MEP: Major Emphasis Project
• MoD: March of Dimes
• TOT for UNICEF: Trick or Treat for the United Nations Childrens Fund
• CMN: Children's Miracle Network
• BCM: Board Council Meeting (Officers, Committee Chairs, etc.)
• OCM: Officer Council Meeting
• PCM: President Council Meeting
• VFW: Veteran's of Foreign Wars
• LTG: Lieutenant Governor
• IP: Immediate Past OR International President (depending on context)
• BE: Bulletin Editor
• D_____: District, i.e. DSec=District Secretary
• SOAP: Sponsored Organizations and Programs

What is the KEYNOTER?
The KeyNoter is the International Key Club magazine. It comes by mail every other month and by email the other months. Check out the Key Club International website for more information.

Michigan District Questions

Who are the Michigan District Board members?
A list of the current members of the District Board, along with contact information, can be found at the following link: District Board Contact Information

How many clubs are there in the Michigan District?
As of now, 115 and counting! The "Mighty" Michigan District covers the entire of the lower peninsula and the east half of the upper peninsula.

What should I do if I want to fill in a position or run for one next year?
Talk to the District Administrator, Greg Smith, or the District Governor, Stephanie LaRue if you want to fill in an open position. If you want to run for a position next year, talk to the person who is currently filling in that position to see what the job entails! Contact information for all these people can be found at the District Contact Page (mentioned above).

What is the Michigan Cheer?
Lead :M-I
Group: PUMP IT UP, PUMP IT UP!
Lead: C-H-I
Group: SHAKE THAT THANG!
Lead: G-A-N
Group: WHAT'S THAT SPELL?
Lead: MICHIGAN!
Group: HEY, HEY, WE'RE MICHIGAN!
Lead: Hey Michigan?
Group: HEY WHAT?
Lead: Hey Michigan?
Group: HEY WHAT?
Lead: Show us how you shake that thang!
Group:


What's with "Hey_________, how do you feel?"
This is a traditional Key Club greeting and chant to get people hyped up. Here's how it goes:
Person 1: Hey, ________________, how do you feel?
Person 2: I feel good! Oh, I feel so good, UGH!
Make sure to really give an energetic, "UGH!"

When and where is DCON 2008?
April 11-13th in Midland, Michigan!

What is the Wolverine Key?
The Michigan District publication. This is made by our District Bulletin Editor. Every club should receive one quarterly. Here is a chance to showcase some of the great projects and fundraisers your club has been involved in! To submit an article, e-mail the District Bulletin Editor.