Mission Statement
Exchange, America's Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and its national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse.
About The Exchange Club of Alton
The club meets every Thursday at 6:00pm at the VFW Hall off Alby.
4445 Alby Alton, IL 62002
The club supports local organizations that provides valuable service to our community such as the Alton Boys and Girls Club, the Oasis Woman’s Center, the Alton Volunteer Emergency Corps and others. The club also sponsors local youth sports teams and provides support to the local Girl Scout and Boy Scout councils. The club, many years ago, was also instrumental in raising funds for the Alton Police Department to purchase their first bullet proof vests. More recently helping the Alton Parks Department by being one of the six civic groups to have given the money to cover the deductible to replace stolen park bleachers.
In addition to raising funds for local causes, the club also donates time to organizations. The club has held events for members of the Alton Boys and Girls Club, as well as giving an annual Christmas party for a local shelter. In addition, the club marches in the Memorial Day parade handing out hundreds of flags to individuals along the parade route each year.
The club supports the area youth by running a scholarship program for local high school seniors. The ACE scholarship is awarded each year at a banquet honoring the winner(s). The club also recognizes the achievements of local high school athletes by holding an annual basketball banquet. The 2007 banquet will be the 62’nd annual event.
While the club name only includes Alton, we also serve other neighboring communities. These include Bethalto, Brighton, Cottage Hills, East Alton, Godfrey, Hartford, Jerseyville, Roxana, and Wood River.