Question 1

WHAT IS KEY CLUB? DO YOU MAKE KEYS THERE?

Accepted Answer

No, we don't make keys but we do open doors... to opportunities! KEY Club stands for Kiwanis Educates Youth, and we are a service and leadership club. You can learn more about Key Club here!

Question 2

HOW DO I JOIN KEY CLUB?

Accepted Answer

We only allow members to join during the beginning of the school year because member dues are required to be turned into our District Board and International Board at that time.
 
Unfortunately, application for the 2018-19 school year is closed. Try again next year!

Question 3

I AM A CURRENT SENIOR, AM I ALLOWED TO JOIN KEY CLUB?"

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately no. The Executive Board came to this decision because in the past, seniors who joined Key Club their senior years never completed the requirement of hours and/or attended any volunteer events or meetings.

Question 4

I AM A TRANSFER STUDENT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL AND WAS PART OF THE KEY CLUB AT MY OLD SCHOOL. WHAT DO I DO?

Accepted Answer

Please email ghhskey@gmail.com ASAP. You will not need to go through our membership application process as you are already a member of Key Club International.

Question 5

ARE MEETINGS MANDATORY? DO I HAVE TO EMAIL BEFOREHAND IF I CAN'T MAKE IT TO A MEETING?

Accepted Answer

Meetings are MANDATORY. Please email your class representatives (found here) if you cannot attend a meeting. You will receive 1 in-club hour for every general meeting you attend!

Question 6

I'M NOT GETTING EMAILS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Accepted Answer

First, check your spam folder. If you are still not receiving any emails, please email us ASAP at ghhskey@gmail.com.

Question 7

HOW MANY HOURS AM I REQUIRED TO COMPLETE?

Accepted Answer

For the 2024-2025 school year, a total of 25 hours per semester is required to remain a member of Key Club. This consists of at least 15 in-club hours and at most 10 out-of-club hours.
 
In-Club Hours are from volunteer events that are organized by Green Hope Key Club, so simply, the events that you get emails about from Green Hope Key Club will count towards in-club hours. 
 
Out-of-Club Hours are from whatever volunteering that you do outside of Key Club. These must be approved by class representative and must be recorded via an out-of-club hours form. If you are part of a team or another school club (athletic, performance, or academic), you can automatically count 3. Out-of-Club Hours are not required if you get all 25 through In-Club Hours.

Question 8

CAN I COUNT [APES HOURS, NHS HOURS, BETA CLUB HOURS, ETC] FOR OUT-OF CLUB KEY CLUB HOURS?"

Accepted Answer

No. We do not allow hours to be counted if they are already counted somewhere else.

Question 9

HOW DO OUT-OF-CLUB HOURS WORK?

Accepted Answer

Out-of-Club Hours are from whatever volunteering that you do outside of Key Club. These must be approved by class representative and must be recorded via an out-of-club hours form (found here). In you are unsure if your out-of-club event will be approved by a class representative, please email your class representative with a description of the events before the event occurs. 
 
You may not duplicated hours done for another club, such as Beta Club, National Honors Society, or Cary Teen Council. There is a limit of 6 religiously-affiliated hours and a limit of 3 hours per project except religiously-affiliated events. (This limit pertains to volunteer events that occur on one day. If you volunteer at the library once a week, you may count each of those instances as their own.)
 
If you are part of a team or another school club (athletic, performance, or academic), you can automatically count 3 (but still turn in the out-of-club hours form for it). You can get a maximum of 3 out-of-club hours for one school sport team per semester and 3 out-of-club hours for one school club per semester. You may not count multiple sports or multiple clubs per semester. 
 
Out-of-Club Hours are not required if you get all 25 through In-Club and K-Family Hours.

Question 10

WHERE IS THE OUT-OF-CLUB HOURS FORM? WHERE IS THE HOURS LOG?

Accepted Answer

HERE. (Under the Member Tab, click Resources)

Question 11

HOW MANY HOURS DO I HAVE?

Accepted Answer

Find out here! Please understand that sometimes the website may not be completely up to date, so don't freak out and bombard your class representatives with emails. However, if you still have concerns, feel free to email them.

Question 12

WHEN ARE HOURS DUE?

Accepted Answer

Hours for first semester are due January 26. Please make sure you fill out and turn in an hours log to your class representative (blank forms can be found here).

Question 13

HOW DO I KNOW WHICH EVENTS ARE K-FAMILY?

Accepted Answer

If volunteer events are K-Family, then it should be highlighted in the email. However, generally, if you see another Key Club at an event or our Kiwanis Club members are attending an event, then it is a K-Family event.

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