[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  TRIBUTE TO THE LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2001

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, as a former president of the Key 
Club in my hometown of Addison, Michigan, it gives me great pleasure to 
rise today to honor the members of the Lakeview/Urbandale Kiwanis Club 
in Battle Creek, Michigan and the over 40 students from Lakeview High 
School who will gather on May 22, 2001 to celebrate the chartering of 
the community's first Key Club.
  Key Club is an international service club for high school students 
which operates under the sponsorship of a local Kiwanis Club, and is 
designed to aid students in developing leadership skills, initiative 
and good citizenship through interaction with business and professional 
leaders in the community.
  The Key Club constitution promotes daily living of the Golden Rule in 
all human relationships; the adoption and application of higher 
standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social contacts and 
providing a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render 
unselfish service, and to build better communities.
  The history of Key Club dates to May of 1925 with the chartering of 
the first chapter at Sacramento High School in California by the 
Kiwanis Club of Sacramento. The club was originally formed to provide 
vocational guidance to young, high school males and to serve as an 
alternative to high school fraternities and secret organizations. 
Today, Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the 
country, with more than 200,000 members in over 4,500 clubs throughout 
North America, Europe and the Caribbean.
  The impeccable reputation of Kiwanis International is well documented 
and well deserved. Countless individuals worldwide have been assisted 
through the organization's commitment to community service and helping 
those in need. I am honored to recognize the members of the Lakeview/
Urbandale Kiwanis Club for tireless efforts on behalf of the greater 
Battle Creek area and for their willingness to serve as mentors and 
role models to area youth. I congratulate the Lakeview High School Key 
Club on the receipt of its charter and wish the group much success in 
its inaugural year.

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