For more than 40 years, men and women of the Tri-Cities area -- St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia -- have joined together to serve their communities by embracing the Tri-Cities Exchange Club's main missions -- Preventing Child Abuse, Patriotism, Youth Services and Community Initiatives.The Tri-Cities Exchange Club was chartered on a wintry January evening in 1979 at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, starting decades of devotion for improving the lives of children and reminding citizens of the value of the freedoms they enjoy.The Tri-Cities Exchange Club Foundation has donated money to numerous charitable organizations and causes through the years, staying focused on its main goals -- prevention of child abuse, promotion of patriotism and supporting community initiatives. The Foundation has, on average over the last few years, donated $20,000 per year to organizations who match our goals.