  key club international is the oldest and largest service program for high school students.key club - frequently asked questions it is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through helping. key club international is a part of the kiwanis international family of service-leadership programs. many local key clubs are sponsored by a local kiwanis club. the organization was started by california state commissioner of schools albert c. olney, and vocational education teacher frank c. vincent, who together worked to establish the first key club at sacramento high school in california, on may 7, 1925. female students were first admitted in 1977, ten years before women were admitted to the sponsoring organization, kiwanis international. ==activities== key club tries to offer a range of services to its members: leadership development, study-abroad opportunities, vocational guidance, college scholarships, a subscription to the key club magazine, and liability insurance. in 2002 key club officially adopted "caring, character building, inclusiveness, and leadership" as the core values of the organization. ===theme of the major emphasis===  at key club international's first convention in 1946, the organization was given the responsibility of instituting a program that would bring together all key club's direct members' efforts and energies into an area that would truly make an international impact. this tradition is still followed through the development of the major emphasis and its theme. "children: their future, our focus" is key club international's major emphasis theme. officially, any project conducted b
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