Key Club International is the oldest, largest, and most successful non-profit student-led organization for high school students. Our organization was the inspired vision of 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. They sought to encourage wholesome youth activities and community service in a school where destructive clubs negatively impacting the school population.
Fourteen years later marked the birth of the first Key Club district, Florida, and from that point on, Key Club kept on growing, achieving the "international" designation in 1943 and forming the Cali-Nev-Ha District in 1947. Twenty years later, the first Key Club outside the United States and Canada was established in the Bahamas.
Female students were first admitted into Key Club in 1977, ten years before women were admitted to Kiwanis International, our sponsoring organization. Female representation continued to grow with the first female district governors being elected in 1979 and first female international president in 1991.
Since its inception, Key Club International has continued to support global crises around the world: in 1998, Key Club raised $1.2 million to fight iodine deficiency disorders, and in 2008, Key Club raised over $1.3 million to combat HIV/AIDS in Swaziland.
Today, Key Club exists on almost 5,000 high school campuses, 35 different countries, primarily in the United States and Canada. It has continued to grow internationally to the Caribbean nations, Central and South America, and most recently to Asia and Australia. With over 12 million hours of community service a year, Key Club International is an organization comprised of multi-state districts, divisions, and individual Key Clubs on high school campuses around the world. Our organization is funded by nominal dues paid by every member, as well as generous contributions by Kiwanis International to fund service-leadership training programs. Key Club’s district & international officers are high school leaders elected by the members at district and international conventions. Our community-service organization offers a wide range of opportunities to its members, such as by supporting our International Service Partners March of Dimes (funds research to reduce premature births), UNICEF (works to overcome poverty, violence, discrimination, and disease that afflict children around the world), and Children’s Miracle Network (raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals).
Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Visit Key Club International for information on the structure of Key Club International.
Our California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District is made up of 17 regions and 79 proud divisions! Below you can find a list of all the divisions and their respective clubs.
Region 1
DIVISION 11
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DIVISION 21
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DIVISION 31
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DIVISION 37 EAST
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DIVISION 37 NORTH
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DIVISION 37 SOUTH
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DIVISION 37 WEST
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Region 3
DIVISION 4 CENTRAL
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DIVISION 4 EAST
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DIVISION 4 NORTH
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DIVISION 4 SOUTH
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DIVISION 4 WEST
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DIVISION 30 NORTH
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DIVISION 30 SOUTH
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Region 4
DIVISION 36 EAST
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DIVISION 36 WEST
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DIVISION 36 NORTH
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DIVISION 47
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Region 5
DIVISION 28 EAST
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DIVISION 28 NORTH
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DIVISION 28 SOUTH
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DIVISION 28 WEST
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Region 6
DIVISION 23
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DIVISION 45
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Region 7
DIVISION 3 NORTH
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DIVISION 3 SOUTH
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DIVISION 16 OASIS
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DIVISION 16 EAST
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DIVISION 16 NORTH
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DIVISION 16 SOUTH
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DIVISION 16 WEST
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Region 8
DIVISION 13 NORTH
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DIVISION 13 SOUTH
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DIVISION 13 WEST
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DIVISION 19 NORTH
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DIVISION 19 SOUTH
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Region 9
DIVISION 2 NORTH
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DIVISION 2 SOUTH
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DIVISION 8
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DIVISION 26 NORTH
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DIVISION 26 SOUTH
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Region 10
DIVISION 42 EAST
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DIVISION 42 WEST
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DIVISION 24/29
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Region 11
DIVISION 18
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DIVISION 33
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Region 12
DIVISION 5 NORTH
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DIVISION 5 SOUTH
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DIVISION 46 NORTH
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DIVISION 46 SOUTH
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Region 13
DIVISION 10 NORTH
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DIVISION 10 SOUTH
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DIVISION 15 EAST
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DIVISION 15 NORTH
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DIVISION 15 SOUTH
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DIVISION 15 WEST
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DIVISION 35 EAST
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DIVISION 35 WEST
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Region 14
DIVISION 14
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DIVISION 39
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Region 15
DIVISION 20
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DIVISION 32
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Region 16
DIVISION 7 NORTH
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DIVISION 7 SOUTH
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DIVISION 7 WEST
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DIVISION 27 NORTH
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DIVISION 27 SOUTH
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DIVISION 44 NORTH
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DIVISION 44 SOUTH
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DIVISION 44 WEST
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Region 17
DIVISION 12 EAST
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DIVISION 12 SOUTH
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DIVISION 12 WEST
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DIVISION 34 NORTH
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DIVISION 34 SOUTH
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DIVISION 43
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Region 18
DIVISION 22 HIKINA
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DIVISION 22 KOMOHANA
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DIVISION 22 MAKAI
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We do not make keys, but we open doors to service, leadership, and family! We are... The OLDEST, LARGEST, and MOST SUCCESSFUL non-profit student-led organization for high school students! Through community service, we teach and spread our core values:
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Funded by our nominal dues paid by every member and generous contributions by our parent organization Kiwanis International, we launch service, fundraising, and leadership-building initiatives for high schoolers across the globe. Not only do we provide service for our community, we also support our partnered charities such as:
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In addition to our continuous community service, we also hold many leadership and spirit building events throughout the year, such as:
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Check out the Key Club 101 Guide or the Key Club International website for more information! |