Key Club Service Initiative

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Key Club Service Initiative
www.keyclub.org Developing leaders through
service since 1925.
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what is the Major Emphasis Program?
A service program to bring together all Key Club
members to focus energies on making an
international impact benefiting children.
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Major Emphasis Program components

1. The Service Initiative.
2. Service Partnerships.
3. Participation in the program can be fulfilled
   when serving children by any means.

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what is the Service Initiative?

• Hands on service focusing on children.
• Changes every two years.
• Determined by community and global needs.
• Allows clubs of all sizes and from any country to
  participate.

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Key Club 2008-10 Service Initiative
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our objective

• Assisting five to nine year olds to overcome
  learning obstacles.
• Enabling these students to be successful and give
  back to their community.

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Live to Learn focus
Key Club members are serving primary school
children in three areas

• Improving grades.
• Giving back.
• Growing together.

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improving grades

• Mentoring, tutoring, and developing reading
  improvement programs will address a major
  education need in all communities.

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improving grades project ideas
Host a library card sign up campaign.
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improving grades project ideas

• Track a books travels
• BookCrossing.com - register a book.
• Set the book free to travel the world.
• Leave it on a park bench, at a coffee shop, at a
  hotel on vacation.
• Track the books journey.

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improving grades project ideas
Tutor or start a reading club.
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giving back

• Work with primary schools to coordinate service
  projects young students can participate in within
  their school. Mentor, role-model, and teach youth
  to be lifelong servant leaders.

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giving back project ideas
We got spirit, yes we do Conduct a year-round
program to promote school spirit and pride in the
primary school.
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giving back project ideas
Save the earth Set up a recycling program in the
primary school and educate about recycling and
about repurposing items.
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giving back project ideas
Step up and serve Make birthday or holiday cards
to donate to a retirement community.
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growing together

• By stimulating imagination and learning through
  creative crafts and drama, members spark growth
  and personal development in children.

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growing together project ideas
Crafts Teach a knitting class or host a knitting
club for young children in your community.
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growing together project ideas
Community kite day Build a kite and inspire
imagination.
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growing together project ideas
Theatre Volunteer at a childrens community
theatre or after school theatre program.
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program resources

• Major Emphasis Program CD
• Live to Learn video
• Live to Learn handout
• More projects ideas and web links at
  www.keyclub.org.

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www.keyclub.org Developing leaders through
service since 1925.