Exchange Club is known nationally as America’s Service Club, and the National Exchange Club’s mission is inspiring communities to become better places to live. The Exchange Club of Kiawah-Seabrook carries that mission forward locally by strengthening families, building communities, and serving America through volunteer service, charitable giving, and community leadership. Founded in 1982, our club supports Johns Island and Wadmalaw Island while also welcoming members and supporters from Kiawah, Seabrook, and beyond. 

Our work is centered around four focus areas that guide how we serve, give, and lead in the community:

Child Abuse Prevention — supporting efforts that protect children, strengthen families, and help community partners recognize and respond when children are at risk.

Americanism — promoting pride in our country, respect for the American flag, and gratitude for those who serve. We take special pride in placing American flags in visible locations during patriotic holidays to honor South Carolina heroes lost in service to our country.

Community Service — helping meet real local needs through support for hunger relief, mentoring, community wellness, health access, and housing-related efforts.

Youth Programs — investing in young people through scholarships, school support, library resources, mentoring, and opportunities that expand confidence, character, and achievement.

Local fundraising creates local impact. Through our annual Handbook/Directory advertising program, tax-deductible gifts made through the Exchange Club Foundation, and other community fundraising efforts, we raise funds that are reinvested close to home. In 2025, the Exchange Club of Kiawah-Seabrook awarded $160,500 through grants, scholarships, Americanism initiatives, and the Angel Oak Award, and over the club’s history more than $2,000,000 has been invested in local charitable agencies and community programs serving Johns and Wadmalaw Islands.

Our giving is guided by a volunteer-led evaluation process. Club members serve on committees that review community needs, evaluate proposals, meet with organizations, and help direct support to schools, students, nonprofits, and service providers where it can do the most good. This hands-on approach helps ensure that both donated funds and volunteer effort create meaningful local results.

Membership is open to all who want to make a difference, not only residents of Kiawah and Seabrook. We gather regularly for fellowship, dinner meetings, and speaker programs featuring distinguished voices from the Charleston area, and our committees work throughout the year to turn mission into action. Everything we do is rooted in a simple belief: strong communities are built when neighbors come together in service.