About Exchange

Charles A. Berkey is credited with founding 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 US and Puerto Rico, with nearly 28,000 members making a positive difference in their own communities everyday.

Exhange Program of Service - Exchange Clubs sponsor a wide variety of activities primarily focused around the Exchange Program of Service, which includes Chid Abuse Prevention, community service, youth and Americanism.  Improving communities, helping the disadvantaged and encouraging good American citizenship is what Exchange is all about.  Collectively, Exchange Clubs donate millions of dollars and countless hours of volunteer service to better their communities each year.

Our club, the Exchange Club of Greater Durham, was chartered on September 19th, 1981.

Meetings are held on the first through fourth Thursdays of each month at 1 PM at the Croasdaile Country Club.

Map to Croasdaile Country Club

Our Mission:

Exchange is a group of men and women working to make America a better place to live through one national project, Prevention of Child Abuse, and other community service projects.