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About Us
The
first 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 club was the Exchange Club of Toledo, Ohio formed
in 1913. Subsequently, two other 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. Its
chief objective is to help Exchange Clubs realize their full potential for
community service. The Exchange Club of Baton Rouge was chartered on August
29, 1996
Exchange Club Mission
Statement
Exchange, America’s Service Club, is a group of men and women working to
make our communities better places to live through programs of service in
Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and its national project,
Prevention of Child Abuse.
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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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