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Girls Raise Money to Prevent Other Children From Being
Abused or Neglected

Sarah Schaller and Casey Rice are both 10 years old and attend school in Rutherford County. They decided they would raise money by baking goodies like banana bread, orange cranberry bread, and frozen lemonade pie, and then selling those goodies to family and friends. Sarah and Casey did some research on the internet and in the telephone book, and chose the Exchange Club Family Center as the beneficiary of their efforts. In addition to baking the goodies themselves, contacting prospective customers, and delivering the finished products, the girls also researched child abuse prevention and hand-made menus with blue ribbons attached – the official ribbon of child abuse prevention.

Sarah and Casey worked tirelessly all summer, and on August 6, they proudly delivered their hard-earned proceeds to the Exchange Club Family Center. These two industrious, creative, and philanthropic little girls raised $575.00 for the prevention of child abuse during their summer vacation. It is hard to imagine a more touching scenario than children working so diligently to help other children. Sarah and Casey represent the best of what we can achieve when we work together for the benefit of others, and they serve as a lovely example of personal commitment and determination. They are a credit to their families and our community.

Bellevue Exchange Club Foundation Gives $5,000

On Monday, August 11, 2008, Dr. Sheri Weiner, President, of the Bellevue Exchange Club presented Executive Director, Todd Foster, with a check for $5,000. Todd expressed his sincere gratitude for the Bellevue Exchange Club’s ongoing support of the Family Center's child abuse prevention programs.

Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club Gives $7,500

On Thursday, June 19, 2008, Don Wright and Wayne Potter of the Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club presented Tonya Hobbs, Rutherford County Program Director with a check for $7,500 as proceeds from their Polar Bear Golf Tournament. Tonya expressed her sincere gratitude for the Noon Exchange Club's ongoing support of the Family Center.

Kappa Delta gives $13,953

Kappa Delta, Delta Pi Chapter - MTSU recently presented the Family Center in Murfreesboro with a check for $13,953 as proceeds from their annual Wing Fling held on April 19th. Nationwide, KDs host events, like the Wing Fling, to raise money for national and local child abuse prevention efforts.

Murfreesboro Evening Exchange Club gives $7,000

On April 15, 2008, Murfreesboro Evening Exchange Club's President, Rob Jacobs presented a check for $7,000 to Rutherford County Program Director, Tonya Hobbs. Ms. Hobbs expressed gratitude for the ongoing support and generosity of the Exchange Clubs. Since the inception of the Rutherford County Family Center almost twenty years ago, support from the Exchange Clubs has helped provide services that promote healthy, happy families in Rutherford County.

Exchange Club Family Center gratefully acknowledges support from the
following Wednesday’s Child sponsors:

Family Circle
AT&T
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Elcan
Guideposts

Circle of Love
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Baptist Healing Trust
Bryan Pendleton Swats & McAllister
Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC
First Horizon Insurance Group
Gaylord Entertainment
Genesco
HCA, Inc.
Kroger
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Jeanette C. Rudy

Friends
A. O. Smith Water Products Company
Central Parking
H. G. Hill Realty
Sommet Group

The Exchange Club of Nashville Gives $65,000 to Family Centerr

On October 30, Eleanor Willis, President of Exchange Club Charities, Inc., presented Todd Foster, Executive Director, with a check for $65,000. Todd thanked members of the Downtown Exchange Club for their continued support of the Family Center and our intervention programs to prevent child abuse and neglect.

 

South Nashville Exchange Club Gives $15,000

On Wednesday, August 8, 2007, members of the South Nashville Exchange Club met at the Family Center. At the end of the meeting, Ray Warren, Club Treasurer, presented Todd Foster, Executive Director, with a check for $15,000.

Donelson-Hermitage Evening Exchange Club Gives $1,000

Donelson-Hermitage Evening Exchange Club met at the Family Center on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. After the meeting, members presented the Center with a check for $1,000. The Club raised $800 as proceeds from their car wash and members, Julia and Gary Howell, gave $200.

Bellevue Exchange Club Gives $6,500

Charlie Tygard, Treasurer of the Bellevue Exchange Club stopped by the Family Center on July 26, 2007 and presented Executive Director, Todd Foster, with checks totaling $6,500.
 

Exchange Club Family Center of Nashville
Receives Accreditation
By The National Exchange Club Foundation

The National Exchange Club Foundation (NECF) recently accredited the Exchange Club Family Center of Nashville, Tennessee. The NECF coordinates the largest network of Parent Aide programs in the United States, with more than 100 sites throughout the country.  The Exchange Club Center was founded in 1985 with support from local Exchange Clubs, and has been providing Parent Aide services to families in the community for 27 years. Parent Aides are trained, professionally supervised individuals, volunteer or paid, who assist parents under stress and those whose children are at-risk of abuse or neglect.

The Exchange Club Center was accredited at the AAA level, the highest awarded, for compliance with its Standards of Operation and Practice. Accreditation demonstrates to funders and others that the organization is in compliance with national level criteria for quality programs and sound business practices. This accreditation reflects the center’s compliance in six areas: Commitment to Mission; Financial Resource Planning and Management; Human Resources; Networking Resources; Organizational Resources; and Program Practices.

Karen Rich Askew, Director of Child Abuse Prevention Services at NECF, states: “The Standards of Operation and Practice has been developed based on almost 30 years of observation of programs within our network. We believe they are state of the art and are pleased that the Exchange Club Center is a part of our network.”

Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club gives $16,000

Wayne Potter, President of the Mufreesboro Noon Exchange Club, presented a check for $15,000 to Carolyn Price, Associate Director of the Family Center on June 28, 2007 and the previous month, the Noon Club gave the Center a check for $1,000. Todd Foster, Executive Director, commented, “The Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club’s confidence is greatly appreciated and their generous gifts are vital to the success of the Family Center’s programs in Rutherford County.”