Students Present to Kiwanis Club Two St. Peter Cathedral School students made a presentation on August 21, 2009 to the Kiwanis Club in Erie, PA. They described the activities which the school has undertaken over the last year. Their presentation received a standing ovation. Congratulations! Builders Club provides a way to form sound, personal values based on experiences in meaningful community-service activities. The members learn by doing. They learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. But the most important lesson they learn is that individuals working together can and do make a difference to the world around them. St. Peter Cathedral School is the only Parochial grade-school in the area to host a Kiwanis Builders Club.

Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school and junior high students, with more than 40,000 members worldwide.

The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today, there are more than 1,200 clubs in Aruba, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.

Builders Club is a “student-led” community service organization that operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Community-based Builders Clubs can also be established at churches, libraries, YMCAs, lodges, or similar facilities. A Kiwanis club, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, serves as the club’s sponsor.

Builders Club is structured only on the local club level but is supported by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides programs, literature, and opportunities to relate to teenagers from countries worldwide.