Service Leadership Programs

Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs are leadership and character-building programs hosted in a school or community agency and often sponsored by a Kiwanis club or another civic organization. Service Leadership Programs have existed since the first Key Club was founded in 1925.  Since then, millions of students have been inspired to lead lives of service and significance through programs for all ages.

Circle K Club

Circle K International (CKI) is the premier collegiate and university community service, leadership development, and friendship organization in the world. Circle K clubs are organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or university campus. CKI is a self-governing organization and elects its own officers, conducts its own meetings, and determines its own service activities. CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to meet other college students around the world

Key Club

Key Club International, the largest high school service organization in the world, is an international student-led organization which empowers its members to lead and serve by cultivating leadership skills, developing friendships, and performing community service. Key Club members have a passion for helping others and gain leadership skills they will carry with them for a lifetime. 

The Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club is actively involved in two Key Clubs, and is hoping to establish more in the future.

  • Bucks County Technical Key Club
  • Harry S. Truman Key Club

Key Club members in the past have helped our club with various activities, such as cleanup of the Violetwood Park, packing race bags for the Sesame Street Classic, and helping with water distribution at the race.  Other service activities included making holiday bags for the homeless shelter, decorating socks for pediatric patients, helping with crafts and singing holiday songs at a local nursing home.

Builders Club

Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school students (ages 12-14), and is student led. Community based Builders Clubs may also be established at community facilities such as churches and libraries.

Kiwanis Kids

Kiwanis Kids includes three programs for elementary school students between the ages of 6-12. In each program, the lessons of leadership and self-development are introduced through learning to plan,setting goals, working with others, and celebrating successes. The programs are broken into three components: service, character education and academic achievement.

Aktion Club

Aktion Club is the only community service club for adults living with disabilities. Aktion Club allows members to develop initiative and leadership skills in serving their communities while enabling their integration into society. Aktion Club originated in Florida in 1987 and was adopted as an official sponsored program of Kiwanis International in 2000.

Other Kiwanis Initiatives

Terrific Kids

Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self esteem, and perseverance. “Terrific” is an acronym for Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly. Inquisitive, and Capable.

BUG

Bring Up Grades, or ‘BUG’, is a program designed to provide recognition to students who raise their grades into an acceptable range and maintain or continue to raise them from one grade period to the next. Recognition includes being placed on the school’s BUG Honor Roll, a pizza, ice cream or other food-themed party, and presentation of certificates and buttons.

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