Exchange Club of Brunswick

About Us:

Mission

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.

History

The Exchange Club of Brunswick, Georgia was chartered in 1946 and is an affiliate of The National Exchange

Club.Our major fundraiser is the annual Brunswick Exchange Club Agricultural Fair. The proceeds from the fair support local

charities and organizations whose primary focus is serving the needs children and youth. Because of your support the Exchange

Club of Brunswick has donated over $1.0 million back into this community. The largest recipient is the Glynn County Schools'

Benevolent Fund that provides funding for School Social Workers to help children and families in need. Other recipients include

our local Boy's & Girl's Club, CASA, Shop With A Cop, CIA Sports Club, Cowboys and Roses and many others. The club also

purchases 75-80 new bicycles for under-privileged children in our community each December.

The Exchange Club honors our local police and firefignters through The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Awards and Firefighter of the Year Awards. We honor a Student of the Month from Brunswick High School and Glynn Academy and one student from each school receives a $1,000 scholarship and the title of Student of the Year. In our middle schools, we honor a student from each 8th grade team with the Young Citizenship Award that comes with a $100 award.

Meetings

The Club meets each Tuesday at Noon

Exchange Club Fairgrounds

101 Emory Dawson Road

Brunswick, GA 31520

Fairgrounds Rental Information

Contact Mac Burgess at mailto:bwkexchange@comcast.net

TEAM ROPING

Team roping is unique in that two cowboys work together for a shared time. The first cowboy, known as the “header”, ropes the steer either by the horns, around the neck, or “half head” which is one horn and the neck. After this catch is made, the header wraps his rope around the saddle horn, commonly known as dallying, and turns the steer in a wide arc to the left.

The second cowboy is known as the “heeler”. He trails along beside the steer until the header turns the steer, then moves in behind the steer and attempts to rope the back feet. If he only manages one hind foot, the team receives a five-second penalty. Time is stopped when both cowboys’ horses are facing each other.

CALF SCRAMBLE & GOLD RUSH

This is the time that all of the kids look forward to. At points during the Rodeo children will be called out to participate in the Calf Scramble (must sign up at the event) and the Gold Rush (Younger children will dig through hay to find treasure). Always the highlight of the show.

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