About National Exchange Club
About Exchange
Charles A. Berkey,
founder of Exchange |
| Charles A. Berkey is credited with the founding
of this great organization. At his suggestion, the name “Exchange”
was selected because the group wanted to exchange ideas and
information with like-minded individuals about how to better serve
their communities.
The first local
Exchange Club was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1911. 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, with nearly
28,000 members making a positive difference in their own communities
everyday.
We
are America's Service Club. 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, enhancing the lives of countless men, women and
children across the nation.
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. |
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Mission Statement
Exchange, America's Service Club, is
a group of men and women working together to make our communities better
places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community
Service, Youth Activities, and its national project, the Prevention of
Child Abuse.
Covenant of Service
(Adopted as the philosophy which characterizes an Exchangite)
Accepting the divine privilege of single and collective
responsibility as life’s noblest gift, I covenant with my fellow
Exchangites:
To consecrate my best energies to the uplifting of Social,
Religious, Political and Business ideals;
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 and respect law, to serve my fellowmen, and to uphold
the ideals and institutions of my Country;
To implant the life-giving, society-building spirit of Service
and Comradeship in my social and business relationships;
To serve in Unity with those seeking better conditions, better
understandings, and greater opportunities for all.
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STACY JOHNSON
PRESIDENT
201 PALM BOULEVARD
PO BOX 314
ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451
843.886.5224
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