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Exchange
What
is Exchange?
Exchange
is an all-volunteer, national service organization for men and women who
want to serve their community, develop leadership skills and enjoy new
friendships. Exchange is made up of nearly 1,000 clubs and 33,000
members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. 
Exchange
is known to millions as America's Service Club, and with good reason.
From our organization's earliest days, Exchange Clubs have been
unselfishly serving their communities and improving the quality of life.
The diverse array of Exchange- sponsored programs and projects has made
a considerable impact on America thus enhancing the lives of countless
men, women and children across the nation.
Why
join Exchange?
To
help us build a better America, and in so doing, bring out the best in
yourself. Exchange helps members to develop leadership, networking, and
organizational skills that contribute to success in business, family and
personal endeavors. More importantly, Exchange provides members with the
opportunity to share their time and talents to help others whether by
reaching out to an abused child who needs love and affection... helping
to organize a community crime prevention program ...or wielding rakes in
a clean-up project. Through these and many other positive,
public-spirited projects, Exchangites are making a real difference in
cities and towns across America.
History
The
first local Exchange Club was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1911.
Charles A. Berkey
is the man who is credited with the founding of this great organization.
The second was the Exchange Club of Toledo, Ohio formed in 1913.
Subsequently, two others were organized in Grand Rapids, Michigan and
Cleveland, Ohio. These four clubs were the first to be chartered by The
National Exchange Club after it was organized as a nonprofit,
educational organization in 1917. Since then hundreds of clubs have been
chartered in the United States and Puerto Rico. The National Exchange
Club headquarters is located in Toledo, Ohio. Our chief objective is to
help Exchange Clubs realize their full potential of community service.
What
do Exchange Clubs do?
Clubs
sponsor a wide range of activities to improve our communities, help the
disadvantaged and encourage good American citizenship. The principal
areas of Exchange's National Program of Service
are Youth, Americanism and Community Service, with Child Abuse
Prevention emphasized as the national project. Members also initiate
activities to meet unique local needs. This may be anything from raising
funds for the homeless to building and staffing a sheltered workshop for
the disabled.
THE
EXCHANGE CLUB COVENANT OF SERVICE
Adopted as the
philosophy which characterizes an Exchangite
Accepting
Accepting the divine privilege of single and collective responsibility
as life’s noblest gift, I covenant with my fellow Exchangites:
To consecrate To consecrate my best energies to the
uplifting of Social, Religious, Political and Business ideals;
To discharge To discharge the debt I owe to those of
high and low estate who have served and sacrificed that the heritage of
American citizenship might be mine;
To honor To honor and respect law, to serve my
fellowmen, and to uphold the ideals and institutions of my Country;
To implant To implant the life-giving,
society-building spirit of Service and Comradeship in my social and
business relationships;
To serve To serve in Unity with those seeking better
conditions, better understandings, and greater opportunities for all.
Additional information
If you are interested in helping us build a better America, contact
us by E-Mail at
info@pompanoexchangeclub.com |
