About Us

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 800 clubs and more than 25,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee is a local affiliate of the National Exchange Club chartering in October 1985.

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. 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.

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, Community Service and our national project, Child Abuse Prevention. 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.

Why Join Exchange?

To help build a better America, and in doing so, bring out the best in yourself. Exchange helps members 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 or organizing 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. More reasons to join
the National Exchange Club.

History 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 community?s 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.

Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee, PO Box 494, Gurnee, IL 60031

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~About Us~

What Is Exchange?

What Do Exchange Clubs Do?

Why Join Exchange?

History Of Exchange

BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

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~About Us~

What Is Exchange?

What Do Exchange Clubs Do?

Why Join Exchange?

History Of Exchange

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF
DIRECTORS