Membership Fact Sheet

Membership in the Exchange Club can be a very rewarding experience.  We often get questions about what that membership entails.  Below is a summary of what Exchange Club Member offers:

• ORGANIZATION
  • K-S chapter founded 1982, about 105 members
  • Part of National club founded 1911, 700 local clubs, 25,000 members

• PROGRAMS OF SERVICE
  • Community Service (hunger relief, health)
  • Child Abuse Prevention
  • Youth and Education
  • Americanism (flag displays)

• FUND RAISING
  • Net advertising revenues from Handbook
  • Exchange Club Foundation – tax exempt donations
  • Share of profits from Bohicket Marina 5K/10K race
  • For 2018/19 provided $150K in grants to charities serving Johns and Wadmalaw Islands

• DINNER MEETINGS
  • Normally 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays each month
  • Held at Seabrook Island Club or Turtle Point Club (Kiawah)
  • Four meetings skipped each year — 1^st Wednesdays of January and July and two others

• SOCIAL EVENTS
  • Angel Oak Award Dinner
  • CSO concerts with dinner and group bus
  • Golf outing
  • Christmas social

• DUES AND FEES
  • $200 per quarter – includes meals at regular meetings plus National and District fees
  • Drink charges at meetings are approximately ½ price
  • Guest dinners are $40, except for first meeting of prospective member

• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Handbook ad sales, related layout and distribution tasks
  • Committee work with the four Programs of Service
  • Club publicity
  • Support club administrative committees (Treasurer, Secretary, Membership, Speaker Bureau, Website, etc.)
  • Place and retrieve flags at holidays