November 2008

Dear Exchange Club Leaders/Exchange Club Center Directors,

At our national convention in St. Louis, Missouri, your National Exchange Club Foundation held our 9^th Annual Gala…For the Children. This event raises money in support of Exchange’s Program of Service. This year’s event was well attended, and we anticipate the Gala will continue to provide resources for worthwhile projects.  

As a way of returning these funds back to our membership and centers, the Foundation is offering four $500 grants.

• Two grants will be awarded to Exchange Clubs to be used for charitable or educational programs in your community.
• Two grants will be awarded to Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers to be used in addressing challenges to eliminate child abuse and strengthen centers. Such projects may include development or acquisition of program evaluation tools to demonstrate the effectiveness of their Parent Aide program, or to address other compelling program needs.

Click here (word file) for the Grant Application Form. Please fill it out completely and mail or fax it to Debbie Baldwin, Foundation Office Manager. Applications must be received by December 8, 2008.  Winners will be announced at Exchange’s Mid-Winter Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

On behalf of the National Exchange Club Foundation’s Board of Trustees, thank you for all of your support of Exchange’s Program of Service and our National Project, Child Abuse Prevention.

Yours in Exchange,

J. Michael Jernigan

President