Builders Clubs are the Intermediate (Junior High) School affiliate of Kiwanis.  They began in 1975 and today serve as a bridge between the elementary school level K-Kids and senior high school KEY Clubs in the Kiwanis movement. There are presently over 2,000 Builder's Clubs with 40,000 members worldwide.  Although usually affiliated with a specific public or private school there are also community based Builder's Clubs sponsored by churches, libraries, YMCA  groups, and/or lodges in conjunction with local Kiwanis Clubs.

Builders Clubs typically participate in service projects in conjunction with local Kiwanis, Key and Circle K Kiwanis affiliates, although they can operate on their own.  Some typical projects include:

• Providing a recycling collection point
• Organizing canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters
• Adopting a resident at a local senior citizens home
• Raising money for new playground/computer equipment
• Tutoring special needs students
• Assisting in RIF (Reading is Fundamental) projects
• Raising money for  local hospitals

Rosemead Kiwanis presently sponsors a Builders Club at Muscatel Intermediate School. There have also historically been  Builder's Clubs at Garvey and Temple Intermediate schools in Rosemead. However, students graduating from these schools primarily go to San Gabriel High Schools and are linked to Key Clubs there.  For this reason the San Gabriel Kiwanis Club for many years handled sponsorship of these clubs, which have become inactive. Efforts are now being made by the RKC to revive them.

Further information about Builder's Clubs can be found on their main website http://www.buildersclub.org/