COMMUNITY SERVICE
Exchange Clubs works in conjunction with local organizations to focus
their efforts where their communities' needs are the greatest. We have
devoted countless hours sponsoring cultural programs and other events
and have provided millions of dollars for scholarships, equipment and
other needs, all for the benefit or improvement of our communities.
At the Exchange Club of West Chester some of our Community Service
activities include:
Adopt a Highway - This activity involves keeping a
2-mile section of a major highway clean, and we have done it for years.
The Exchange Club Family Center -- The Family
Center's mission is to prevent instances of child
abuse and neglect in Chester County through education and community
awareness, while promoting the well being of families and individuals.
It works in concert with all Exchange Clubs across the country in this
endeavor by recruiting and training volunteer parent aides who work
directly with families dealing with those issues.
Salvation
Army Support - Prior to each Thanksgiving the community's service
clubs, including Exchange, perform an extensive food drive
throughout the West Chester area which includes, but is not limited
to, meat, fish, pasta & pasta sauce, canned vegetables, juice and
paper products. The purpose of the drive is to stock the Salvation Army's
food pantry and to provide food to needy families during the holiday
season and throughout the coming year.
In
addition, members from Exchange and other area civic and church organizations
volunteer as bell ringers in support of the Salvation
Army's end-of-the-year kettle fund raising efforts. This bell ringing
campaign provides more than half of the Salvation Army's annual budget,
by funding programs such as support shelters, meals, toys, after school
activities and emergency assistance.
