
Exchange
club is an all volunteer, national service organization for men and women
who want to serve their community develop leadership skills and enjoy
friendships. Exchange is made up of nearly 1,000 clubs and 30,000 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 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.
SPECIAL NEWS:
Our 12th Annual Adopt-A-Teacher a Great Success!
On October 16, 2008, at the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
meeting, $11,500 was awarded to 29 new elementary
school teachers representing 19 different schools. Since the
inception of Adopt-A-Teacher in 1997, over $100,000 has been
awarded to new teachers to help them purchase start-up materials for
their classrooms. This year's teachers and their schools were:
Marissa D’Albor
(Audubon), Elsa VanHove and Tyquencia Vessel (Brookstown),
Angela Bowlin (Buchanan), Kashanna Bridges (Capitol),
Juliette Wells and Megan Almand (Cedarcrest-Southmoor),
Andree Williams (Dalton), Chrystal Williams and
Dulicisma De Guzman(Delmont), Anderson Briggs (Glen
Oaks), Sabrina Dixon, Emily Johnson, Kendra Justice, and
Mary Lemoine (Highland), Dennis Parker (LaBelle Aire),
Renee Williams (LaSalle), Branden Pellissier and
Jessica Cook (Magnolia Woods), Julie David (Melrose),
Karin Rittvo (Merrydale), Sara Covino, Chandle Carpenter
and Gabriel Surface (Scotlandville), Ellen Johnson and
Nicholas Phelps (Shenandoah), Ginger Deroche (Southdowns),
Jennifer Taulli-Link (Westdale) and Kaleisha London (Winborne).
Dixon
and Covino were adopted by the East Baton Rouge Lions Club;
Wells and VanHove by the Baton Rouge Area Society of
Psychologists.

Teachers
who attended the EBR School Board Meeting
Front
row: Sabrina Dixon, Sara Covino, Juliette Wells and Kaleisha
London.
Back row : Kendra Justice, Ellen Johnson, Renee Williams, Dennis
Parker, and Chrystal Williams.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
East Baton Rouge Lions Club
Neighbors Federal Credit Union
Louisiana Lottery Corporation Gage Telephone
Systems
Lofton Staffing Services
American Society for Training & Development
Janet Barnes
South Baton Rouge Kiwanis Club
Accu Tech Computer Services Baton Rouge Area Society
of Psychologists
Louisiana Companies
Louisiana Education Loan Authority
Dr. Brenda Dawson
Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge
Dr. Christine Angelloz
Bob Lamb
Gee McGee RE/MAX First Gulf South
Technology Solutions
Hancock Bank
Horizon Wealth Management
HR Solutions
Dr. Richard Flicker
Dr. Kelly Paulk Ray
Safeguard Promotions and Printing
Janet Marquette
Pathway Planning Group
Nadine & Scott Couper
Kathy Hoffpauir
Judy Trahan
Dr. Murelle Harrison
Sandy Mizell, R.N.
Dr. Lynn Schechter