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Compiled by the

2010-2011

Kiwanis Family Relations Committee

of the

New York District of

Key Club International www.nydkc.org/kiwanis-family-relations

The 2010-2011

Kiwanis Family Relations Committee

of the New York District

of Key Club International

Lt. Governor Dylan Gross, Chair

Lt. Governors Anna Glessner,

Raven Zaidi, Roberto Cantos

& James Passarelli.

KK--KKIDSIDS K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for elementary stu-dents worldwide. These clubs are ideally suited for students in grades 1 through 5 (ages 6 to 12).

K-Kids is a "student-led" community-service organization, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body.

K-Kids clubs can also be established in a community-based organization. Such or-ganizations might include, but are not lim-ited to: community library, Boys Club, Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, or a church.

BBUILDERSUILDERS CCLUBLUB Builders Club is the largest service organi-zation for middle school and junior high students, with more than 40,000 members worldwide.

The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today, there are more than 1,200 clubs in Aruba, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Ja-maica, Korea, Martinique, Netherlands An-tilles, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.

KKEYEY CCLUBLUB Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school stu-dents. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. Members of the Kiwanis Interna-tional family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

Key Club has over 260,000 members, in more than 5,000 in 30 countries.

CCIRCLEIRCLE KK Circle K International (CKI) is the premier collegiate and university community ser-vice, leadership development and friend-ship organization in the world. With more than 12,600 members in 17 nations, CKI is making a positive impact on the world every day. CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportu-nity to meet other college students around the world. Projects such as the Six Cents Initiative, CKI’s International fundraiser that aims to provide water to the 2.2 billion children worldwide who lack safe drinking water, bring CKI members together to make a difference in the world.

AAKTIONKTION CCLUBLUB Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 9,000 members worldwide.

Aktion Clubs draw members from various organizations that support individuals with disabilities, as well as other community pro-grams. Aktion clubs can also be established at churches, libraries, YMCAs, lodges or similar facilities. A Kiwanis club, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, serves as the club’s sponsor.

KKIWANISIWANIS Kiwanis International is a global organiza-tion of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis and its youth-oriented Ser-vice Leadership Programs serve communi-ties in more than 80 countries and geo-graphic areas. Founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, Ki-wanis International now comprises 600,000 members — men, women boys and girls — worldwide.