The Harrison College Key Club

The Harrison College Key Club is a non-profit service organisation whose aim is to involve youth in a number of activities geared to develop initiative, leadership and interest in community service. The meaning of Key is "Kiwanis Educate Youth" but the Keyclubbers educate themselves by using their aforementioned initiative and leadership skills. Very suitably, the club's motto is "Caring - Our Way of Life" and particular emphasis is placed on service to the home, school, community, nation and above all else God.

Origins

The Key Club International was formed in 1925 in Sacremento, California. However, the Harrison College Key Club was only formed in 1990 by a group of keen students and staff members. The Harrison College Key Club with its sixty members have won numerous awards including Key Club of the Year in its district, the Eight Flags District. The club can also boast of having the Eight Flags District Lieutenant Governor for two years running as well as other District Board Members.

Club Projects

With a portion of the Key Club Pledge being to build the home, school and community, the Harrison College Key Club has undertaken projects such as environmental clean-ups (including the school's surroundings), nursing and children's homes' projects and fundraising for research and treatment facilities for Cancer, Lupus and AIDS. The Key Club has also participated in the international war against Iodine Deficiency Disease. The goal of Key Club is to eradicate IDD by the twenty-first century.

Highlights of the Club for 1997-1998

December 1997

On December 20th the Harrison College Key Club hosted the 1997 Kolij Queens Contest. The profit raised from the contest was donated to charitable organisations and the Nightengale's Children's home. Some $1000.00 was raised!

On December 29th the Key Club members visited a children's home with donations and other giftes for the children.

January 1998

January 18th the members visited a nursing home.

February 1998

On February 16th the Key Club hosted a "Bake-Off" for members of the school. Monetary prizes were awarded for the Best Cake and Best Cookies.

April 1998

The Key Club collected food items for the AIDS victims.

May 1998

On May 8th the Key Club teamed up with the Wesley Hall Builder's Club as part of their aim to interact with younger members of the K-family.

Later in the month the Key Club presented corsages to three "Most-Motherly" figures in the school's teaching staff. All female teachers where eligible for the contest.

September 1998

On September 19th some Key Clubbers participated in the island wide beach clean-up.

On the 23rd the club members spent the afternoon at Nightengale's Children's Home. It was an enjoyable afternoon of games and food

October 1998

The Key Clubbers cleaned up the Guidence Councellor's Office (which is a bigger task than it sounds like!)

The Club held a special church service at the Calvary Moravian Church later in the month.

On the 24th Club members participated in a beach clean-up.

All of the funds raised throughout the month from ice-cream sales and cake sales were donated to the Victor Ramkissoon Fund. Victor Ramkissoon is a deaf mute boy and funds are being raised to offset the cost of an operation which will enable him to hear and speak.

November 1998

On the 7th some of the club members joined the sponsored walk for Iodine Deficiency Disease.

On November 21st the members visited the Christ Church District Hospital.

On November 29th the Club members once again vistied the Nightengale's Children's Home.

For more information on the worldwide association of the Key Club, please feel free to visit their website at www.keyclub.org