The Exchange Club of Dayton

On March 27, 1911, the National Exchange Club was founded for the purpose that professional men could exchange ideas and serve their community. The Dayton Chapter of the Exchange Club was started on April 11, 1919, then chartered on September 22, 1919. There are hundreds of Exchange Clubs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico with nearly 24,000 members. Thirty Exchange Clubs exist in Ohio. In 1985, the National Exchange Club started accepting female members.

Today, the Exchange Clubs are an all-volunteer, national service organization of professional men and women who strive to make communities better places through programs of service in youth activities, community service, and their national project, the prevention of child abuse. The Dayton Chapter still meets weekly and its non-profit foundation has donated over $300,000 to many organizations in the greater Dayton area since 1963. Sinclair Community College, University of Dayton, Wright State University and Wittenburg University are the four colleges that have benefited from scholarships set up by the Dayton Exchange Club.

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