Character and Leadership
Helping youth become responsible caring citizens and acquire skills for
participating in the democratic process is the main thrust of these programs.
They also develop leadership skills and provide opportunities for planning,
decision-making, contributing to Club and community, and celebrating our
national heritage.
TEENSupreme® Keystone Clubs
Keystone Clubs are chartered small group leadership development clubs for
young people ages 14-18. Keystoners elect officers, choose their own
activities and plan and implement community service projects. A national
charter entitles a Keystone Club to participate in regional and national
Keystone conferences. The TEENSupreme Keystone Club program is
sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation.
National TEENSupreme Keystone Conference
Keystone Club members from across the country gather in a different city
each year to develop leadership skills, exchange ideas, debate and discuss
current issues, and make friends. Each year, Keystoners select a national
project for local Keystone Clubs to complete. The combined action of
hundreds of local Keystone Clubs throughout the nation results in a project of
national significance. The National TEENSupreme Keystone Conference is
sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation.
National Youth of the Year
Sponsored by The Reader's Digest Foundation, the National Youth of the
Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and
community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual
life. Clubs select a Youth of the Year who receives a certificate and medallion
then enters state competition. State winners receive a plaque and enter the
regional competition. Regional winners receive a $5,000 scholarship and
enter a national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of
the Year receives an additional $10,000 scholarship and is installed by the
President of the United States.
Torch Club
This small-group leadership development program, sponsored by Staples, is
targeted to youngsters ages 11 to 13. Within some 700 Torch Clubs across
the country, members elect officers and plan and implement their own
activities and community service projects. Each Torch Club receives an official
charter from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
participating in the democratic process is the main thrust of these programs.
They also develop leadership skills and provide opportunities for planning,
decision-making, contributing to Club and community, and celebrating our
national heritage.
TEENSupreme® Keystone Clubs
Keystone Clubs are chartered small group leadership development clubs for
young people ages 14-18. Keystoners elect officers, choose their own
activities and plan and implement community service projects. A national
charter entitles a Keystone Club to participate in regional and national
Keystone conferences. The TEENSupreme Keystone Club program is
sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation.
National TEENSupreme Keystone Conference
Keystone Club members from across the country gather in a different city
each year to develop leadership skills, exchange ideas, debate and discuss
current issues, and make friends. Each year, Keystoners select a national
project for local Keystone Clubs to complete. The combined action of
hundreds of local Keystone Clubs throughout the nation results in a project of
national significance. The National TEENSupreme Keystone Conference is
sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation.
National Youth of the Year
Sponsored by The Reader's Digest Foundation, the National Youth of the
Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and
community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual
life. Clubs select a Youth of the Year who receives a certificate and medallion
then enters state competition. State winners receive a plaque and enter the
regional competition. Regional winners receive a $5,000 scholarship and
enter a national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of
the Year receives an additional $10,000 scholarship and is installed by the
President of the United States.
Torch Club
This small-group leadership development program, sponsored by Staples, is
targeted to youngsters ages 11 to 13. Within some 700 Torch Clubs across
the country, members elect officers and plan and implement their own
activities and community service projects. Each Torch Club receives an official
charter from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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