The Kiwanis Builder's Club of Snell Middle School was officially chartered during a special ceremony on Monday, March 30.

Snell Middle School CharterPictured from the Left: Back Row: Alma Carson (Kiwanis Southwest District K-Kids Adminstrator), Cindy Lee (Faculty Advisor), Danielle Trujillo, Samantha Trujillo, Jose Ruiz, Chantel Griggs, Craig Pfeifer (Kiwanis Club of Silver City President)

Front Row from Left: Keith Mohr, Ozzy Delgado, Desiree Sias, Gabriel Sedillos, Alize Arredondo, Courtney Cuellar, Rudy Madrid, Lori Bonomo (Kiwanis Southwest District Div 7 Lt. Governor), and Irene Carbajal (Kiwanis Advisor).

Not Pictured: Kiwanians, Kari Scullion, Jerry Friedler and Dotty Pfeifer

Builders Club is a student-led community service organization that operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. The Kiwanis Club of Silver City, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, is serving as the club's sponsor. Cindy Lee, an instrucor at Snell Middle School is serving as the Faculty Advisor, and Irene Carbjal (both Snell instructor and Kiwanian) is the Kiwanis Advisor.

The Builders Club Motto is "Buiding Leaders", with a vision to develop competent, capable,and caring leaders through the vehicle of service. Core values include; Character building: The ability to do the right thing, even when it might be the unpopular choice;Leadership: The ability to listen, in order to communicate, serve and guide others;Inclusiveness: Accepting and welcoming differences in other people, and Caring: The act of being concerned about or interested in other people or situations.

Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school and junior high students, with more than 45,000 members worldwide. The Kiwanis Club of Silver City also sponsors a Builders Club at La Plata Middle School.

Members learn to work together and develop servant-leaders skills as they serve their school and community. In partnership with UNICEF and March of Dimes, the clubs are able to expand their outreach to babies and children of the world.

The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today, there are more than 1,600 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 structured on the local club level but is supported by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides guidelines, programs, and opportunities to relate to teenagers from countries worldwide.

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