About Builders Club

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Created in 1975, Builders Club is the largest service leadership program for students  in middle years/middle school (typically 12-14 years old). In 21 countries around the world, the program has nearly 27,000 members in over 1,100 clubs.

Joining Builders Club means belonging to the Kiwanis family that engages more than 438,000 youth and adults globally from primary/elementary school through adulthood in service. Together, our family of clubs complete more than 240,000 service projects and raise almost US$340 million each year.

Builders Club is student-led. Each club has members, officers, committee chairs and adult advisors. Clubs are located in schools, youth organizations, libraries, community centers, and other places where youth meet. The host school or organization provides a meeting space and an adult advisor to guide students. A local Kiwanis club often sponsors a Builders Club, paying its fees and providing a volunteer Kiwanis advisor.

Builders Clubs follow the school/organization’s policies and Kiwanis International youth protection policies. The Kiwanis International staff — located in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. — provides club program materials, opportunities for awards and contest, and training and support for club advisors.

What Builders Club stands for

Mission

Builders Club is a global, student-led organization that provides members with learning and experiences to build character, contribute through service and develop leadership.

Motto

Building leaders

Pledge

I pledge on my honor to uphold the Objects of Builders Club. To better my school, my community, my world and myself. To aid those in need while enhancing leadership capabilities, and to encourage the fellowship of all.

Core values

LEARNING: Acquiring skills and knowledge to develop self-awareness and service leadership over time. INCLUSION: Accepting and welcoming the differences and perspectives of others.

Core values (continued)

COMMON GOOD: Committing to making the school and community better for all. SERVICE: Turning empathy into action that betters the community or the lives of others. LEADERSHIP: Listening, communicating, serving and guiding others effectively

Objects

To foster caring, empathy and good character in students. To develop students’ service and leadership skills. To provide opportunities for students to learn, engage, serve and lead to benefit school, community and world.

Growing service leaders

Preparing young people to be service leaders today and for a lifetime is the purpose of Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs. Builders Club gives students in their influential middle years a place to belong, learn about themselves, develop vital skills, and meaningfully improve their community.
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