The Board of Directors and the Administration of The Children’s Home of Lubbock is pleased to announce the founding of The Key Club of The Children’s Home of Lubbock.

The Key Club is a group of friends who have committed to support the children financially each and every month. They recognize the value to the Home of loyal, consistent giving, matching the regular arrival of the monthly bills incurred by the cottage households who care so faithfully for the boys and girls.

The Club is called “The Key Club” because it symbolizes the five keys necessary to providing a solid foundation for the future of the youngsters who depend on us for help. The five keys are Family, Building, Commitment, Vision and Leadership.

Key: Family. This most basic of keys is symbolized in the giving circle named The Inez Baucum Family Circle. Members of this circle have committed to give $15 to $25 each month. Inez was the first social worker at The Children’s Home, coming to work in 1955 and finding adoptive homes for over 600 children in her tenure here. The Children’s Home of Lubbock is committed to providing families for children, whether in foster or adoptive homes or in our cottages.

Key: Building. The Building Key is given to members of The Floyd I. Stumbo Building Circle, those who have committed to give $38 per month. Floyd Stumbo, who was associated with the Home for 38 years before his "retirement" to The Children’s Home Foundation in 1995, oversaw tremendous growth and expansion of the Home’s facilities and programs. The Home continues to implement programs and therapies for children that will help them build a better life than has been possible for them in their past.

Key: Commitment. In 1953, John B. White left a secure job and future to tackle the challenge of building a children’s home where none had existed before. The John B. White Commitment Circle is comprised of members who honor Brother White’s commitment to giving himself away in service to others with gifts of $53 each month. Children who see the commitment to faith of the adults in their lives are better prepared to live a life of faith themselves.

Key: Vision. The vision for the Home’s very existence was provided by M. Norvel Young. Dr. Young believed strongly that people of God should see possibilities, not problems. Members of The Key Club who opt for the M. Norvel Young Circle commit to give $100 per month to help children see the possibilities in their future, not the problems of their past.

Key: Leadership. Friends of children who commit to gifts of $100 per month or more are members of The President’s Leadership Circle. It is imperative that children have solid leaders to guide them into the future.

The most indispensable key is you. You love children. You are willing to share with them. You have demonstrated your commitment to helping boys and girls who have no defender but The Children’s Home - and you have stated boldly, with your generosity, that you are on The Children’s Home team. Thank you for that. We prize your friendship.

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