The Peninsula Networking Exchange Club’s membership includes women from Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown and Suffolk. Occupations of the members include business owners, educators, retirees and everything in between. The club is part of the National Exchange Club based in Toledo, Ohio and is one of many clubs in the Hampton Roads area. Winner of the Big E and National Service Project awards the clu
b is also part of the Virginia District Exchange Club. Activities the club has participated in include Tree Planting on the Colonial Parkway, Clean the Bay, International Children’s Festival aka Mosaic Festival, Tea Party at Girls Inc., monthly Bingo at Seton Manor and Adopt-A-Spot clean up in Buckroe. The group also sponsors a Student of the Month from local High Schools and several local After Prom parties. Peninsula Networking Exchange club has helped fund Mammograms for low income women, A Nights Welcome, American Diabetes Walk, Light up the Night for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Relay for Life. The focus areas for the club are Americanism, Crime and Fire Prevention, Community Service, Child Abuse Prevention, and Service to Senior Citizens and Youth. On the last Saturday in September (except the year Hurricane Isabel forced a delay) the Peninsula Networking Exchange Club has held its signature fundraiser “Basket Bingo”. Now in its 25th year, the one day event brings in enough money to fund all of the club’s charity work. Basket Bingo attendees play bingo to win
Longaberger Baskets®, Pottery and Wrought Iron accessories. Lunch is included and door prizes, Chinese auction, raffles and bake sale round out the day. Seating is limited to 200 guests and tickets are available from any club member. The Peninsula Networking Exchange Club meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at
Mama Rosa's Restaurant in Hampton and is always open to new members. For more information about the club, contact Bonnie Fedorchak at [email protected] or (757) 595-9950.
