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Hello Everyone! I am Ben Duran, the Missouri-Arkansas Key Club District Governor.  I am a junior in St. Louis, Missouri.  I became involved in Key Club because of my sister, Trish.  She told me how much fun and exciting it was to be District Secretary.  When I attended the 2008-2009 District Convention I learned how much time Key Clubbers donate to service projects in Missouri and Arkansas.  I was amazed at the wonderful people doing these service projects in both states.  This solidified my decision to run for lieutenant governor.  My vision for the Missouri-Arkansas District and my plan for my Key Club career immediately expanded.  Since then, I served as the 2009-2010 lieutenant governor for Division 20, and was elected the District Governor for 2010-2011 at the 2010 District Leadership Conference. One thing I learned from club visits is the lack of knowledge about the structure and work of the larger Key Club organization.  Some clubs have difficulty receiving information and knowing how to use it once they receive it.  Since then, I have challenged myself to improve the education of the lieutenant governors and their ability to get information to the clubs in their division.  I also plan to prepare them to the point that they will have fewer problems answering questions presented by advisors and presidents of clubs.  I am excited to get the ball rolling for all my lieutenant governors.  Thank you for your time, and I hope to see all of you at Key Club International Convention on July 7-11. Yours in Service, Ben Duran, Mo-Ark District Governor

Key Club International is a self-governing organization that elects its own officers, determines its own service activities and establishes its own dues structure.

Key Club International is an organization comprised of individual Key Clubs and is funded by nominal dues paid by every member. Its officers are high school leaders, who are elected by the members at district and international conventions.

Structure

International

Key Club International encompasses all clubs within the group's 33 organized districts and in countries that are not included in any specific district. Key Club International is led by the International Board, which is comprised of the International president, International vice president and 11 international trustees, all students and active Key Club members.

District

A district is normally defined by state or nation and tends to match a similar Kiwanis district. Each district is chaired by a governor, who is elected by delegates at the annual district convention.

Division

Each district is divided into territories called divisions, which are made up of various clubs. Each division has a lieutenant governor, a student leader who carries out the district's policies and provides support to the clubs.

Club

Key Clubs are established in a high school or equivalent institution. A community-based club also may be chartered. Elected officers are president, one or more vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, editor and one director from each class.

Governance

Bylaws

The international, district and club levels operate under a set of bylaws that spell out their respective policies. You can find the International Bylaws in the Key Club Guidebook, the official guide for Key Club, which is distributed every spring to each club.