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Officers
President:
Kevin Skoog
President Elect:
Jake Lauritsen
Vice President:
Chris Heise
Past President:
Greg Mastrud
Treasurer:
Chad Rieth
Secretary:
Larry Lubben
Board Seat:
Bernie Dardis
Kevin Kragnes
Larry Weil
Website Administrator:
Larry Lubben
Exchange Activities
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Americanism
Our Club supports this National Program by handing out flags at the West Fest Parade each September. Last year, September 20, 2008, we had a beautiful day and handed out more than 3,000 flags to the kids and not so young kids. The members who handed out the flags were Kevin Kragnes, Jake Lauritsen, Lars Dyrdahl, Blaise Johnson, Chris McShane, Greg Mastrud, and Wally Fuchs. Special Thanks to Geri Dyrdahl and Sandy Fuchs who also helped. This year - 2009 - was also a beautiful day.
2009-10 Event Summary
November, observed nationally as One Nation Under God Month, is a special time of year when Exchangites join together to increase public appreciation of the important roles religious faith and freedom have played in our nation’s history. The West Fargo Exchange Club has a Noon Luncheon with a special guest speaker to focus on the importance of our freedoms.
2008-09 Event Summary
Community Service
Our Club delivers Meals On Wheels to our Senior Citizens on the First and Third Wednesdays of the month as a Community Service project. We meet at the West Fargo High Rise about 11:10am and pick up the meals and deliver for Route 5.
2008-09 Event Summary
2009-10 Event Summary 
Our club recognizes the contributions of our Senior Citizens to our communtity now and in the past. To show our thanks and appreciation, we provide a band to entertain them and serve a pie and ice cream social.
2008-09 Event Summary
As a Community Service project, our club helps the West Fargo High Rise deliver commodities to their residents. The commodities are dropped off at the High Rise facility every other month.
2008-09 Event Summary
2009-10 Event Summary
Our Club participates in this campaign by volunteering to Ring the Bell on a Saturday during the Christmas Season at the West Fargo Sunmart.
2008-09 Event Summary
Youth
As part of our committment to the Youth of our community, each month we recognize the West Fargo High School Student of the Month. The student and their partents are invited to a noon meeting as our guest. A member of the WFHS faculty is also our guest and they give us an update on the student. The SOM receives a plaque and are eligible to apply for a $1,000 scholarship and the recognition as Student Of The Year.
2008-09 Summary
2009-10 Summary
Each year we recognize one of the the nine West Fargo High School Students of the Month and also a Community High School student as our Students of the Year. Each Student of the Year receives a plaque and a $1,000 scholarship.
Project Summary
Child Abuse Prevention
On the 1st Tuesday of August, we participate in the National Night Out program by providing KidCare Kits for parents so they are able to have an identification packet for each of their children.
2008-09 Event Summary
Each year, our club purchases a supply of healthy snacks and delivers them to the elementary schools in West Fargo to allow the school staff to provide snacks to students who do not have them.
2009-10 Event Summary
Social / Inter-Club
This social event offers the opportunity for our members to meet each other and our spouses. Those attending also bring a gift that is given to charity such as toys for the Red River Children's Advocacy program or supplies for the YWCA.
2008-09 Event Summary
Each year, in the late summer or early fall, our club sponsors a Golf Outing as a social event for our members and members of other Exchange Clubs in the area. It is also open to guests and possible new members for our club. It is a fun event that the participants pay for and sponsors supply awards. Any remaining funds after the event are used for Donations to our community.
2009-10 Event Summary
Donations
Our club uses the funds raised with our Fun Night fund raising project to give back to the community. Each year we give over $25,000 in financial support to individuals or organizations in the community as well as other donations that our members generously give themselves such as the supplies for the YWCA. The members also support the community by the giving of their time and talents through the projects noted above.
2008-09 Summary
Cara Filler Donation 
Fund Raising
Our club has one primary Fund Raising event each year - A Fun Night. Thanks to the generocity of the businesses in our community, we receive donations of products and services that we raffle off to raise funds for the many projects we support financially. All of our members are involved in this fund raising event each year.
2008-09 Event Summary
This site is still under construction and we will add the other activities that our club participates in over the next few months.
