WI-UP District of National Exchange Club
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Welcome to the Wisconsin-Upper Peninsula District of the National Exchange Club!

National Mission Statement:

 

Exchange, America's Premier Service Club, working to make our communities better places to live.

 

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.

 

 

 

The Exchange Idea

The Exchange Club was started in Detroit in 1896 to allow business people to meet and "exchange" ideas. Exchange is the second oldest service organization in the United States. It has nothing to do with bartering.

The original purpose and early project was to help establish airports for national defense. As the Club grew and evolved, so did its purpose: the focus now is the prevention of child abuse.

The Exchange Club was the first to admit women voluntarily as equal members and sponsored the first Women¹s Air Derby.

The Club was one of only a handful of service organizations to be recognized by President H.W. Bush in 1989. It has been called America¹s Service Club. There are no authorized foreign Exchange affiliates.

Besides being dedicated to the national purpose of prevention of child abuse, the Club stands for patriotism. Every Club begins its meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance and displays the United States Flag. It was Exchange members who started National Crime Prevention Week.

Exchange is not all work and no play: an integral part of the Club is the social aspect. Club members like to get together to have a good time. None of the funds raised for charitable purposes, however, are ever used for social purposes: members pay their own way for social events!

National Exchange Club Site:

www.nationalexchangeclub.org

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