Fort Pierce Exchange Club

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Fort Pierce Exchange Club
Meeting each Thursday at noon, Norris's Famous Place for Ribs, 6798 South US-1 Port St Lucie.
 

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                                        $2,100,000.00
raised for the Children of the Treasure Coast 
                   
 The Chili Cook-Off is not gone, its only on hiatus
 Until July 17, 2010
 
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.

The Fort Pierce Exchange Club Past Chili Cook-Off
An Historical Perspective
Prepared by Ray Isenburg/Charter Member
 
Editor's note- In 2007 the Cook-Off surpassed the 2 million dollar goal and continues to raise money after the 2008 Chili Cook-Off the Club presented the Cook-Off to the CASTLE

Initiated in July 1982, the Annual Chili Cook-Off has developed into a summer highlight for residents of the Treasure Coast. The event was actually conceived by a group of patrons who frequented the “Rodeo,” at the Holiday Inn, on Okeechobee Road, at the Turnpike Exit. Will Jansen, the manager of the Holiday Inn in 1982, just happened to be a member of the Fort Pierce Exchange Club and thought the Cook-Off would be an excellent fund raiser for the civic organization. In reality, any type of fund raiser would have been appreciated since the Fort Pierce club had established a rather dismal track record for generating revenue to fund a variety of worthwhile projects. The proposal to organize the Cook-Off coincided with a National Exchange Club initiative directed toward the prevention of child abuse (the project was referred to as SCAN representing Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect), and the local Exchange members quickly decided to earmark the funds raised to support the national project and help establish a Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse for the local community
 
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President 2009-2010
William (Bill) Foley
   See complete list of officers and members on the News & Views page
 
 
The Club mourns the loss of member and friend James TenEyck 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  For more information about Exchange Clubs visit:
National Exchange Club