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The plaque and grove of trees commemorate the organization of the Melbourne High School Key Club in March 1980 which was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Melbourne.
The first Key Club formed in 1925 in Sacramento, California, with 11 charter members. Key Club was the idea of two Sacramento Kiwanis Club members, Albert C. Olney and Frank C. Vincent, who also were high school administrators. They approached their Kiwanis club with the idea of starting a junior service club in the high school. It would resemble Kiwanis, have its own classifications based on school interests and hold luncheon meetings.
The club was comprised of the key boys in the school, willing to serve the school in any way possible and to create better school spirit. Thus, the club was dubbed Key Club. Soon, the club that started out as a vocational guidance program expanded to become a complete service organization for the whole school. It also offered a social aspect to balance its service activities. Today, Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students in the world.
Location
| Address: | Alexandra Avenue & Yarra Street, Main Yarra Trail, South Yarra, 3141 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.833947 Long: 144.993719 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 17th March, 1980 |
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Commemorating the organization of Melbourne High School Key Club
Foundation Members
J. Rewal President P. Hoh Secretary
A. Halford Vice President P. Dawson Treasurer
Axtens O Green A Medwin D
Gergen P Groves D Carey K
Chen J Hansen R Petousis T
Fraser B Hoyle M Russell M
Freshwater P Irving R Staiano L
Firminger R Johnston P Turnbull R
Frost C Kilby A Xidias A
Georgiou G Knight P
R. Schmidt Faculty advisor L. Barbers Principal
Sponsoring club Kiwanis Club of Melbourne Mid City
President : E. Maskiell
Sponsoring Youth Committee Chairman : P. Atkin
District Lieut. Governor : N. Roennfeldt
This plaque was unveiled and grove of trees dedicated by Kiwanis International President Mark Smith Jnr.
March - 17 - 1980
