FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:   August 19, 2008

To: News Directors, Assignment Editor

From:  Michelle Mazzei, Communications Director, the National Exchange Club, 800/924-2643, mmazzei@nationalexchangeclub.org, Web site: www.nationalexchangeclub.org

Kenosha Resident Elected National Exchange Club Regional Vice President

B.L. “Lou” Molitor was elected regional vice president, region 3 of The National Exchange Club at the organization’s national convention in Portland, Oregon. He is president of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate Chambers, the Waukegan Chamber of Commerce, the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Molitor has been a member of Exchange since 1991. He served as club president-elect, club president, board of directors and treasurer. Molitor served as trainer for club officers and leadership training. He helped organize the Lake County Exchange Clubs Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse. A volunteer field representative, Molitor helped build four new clubs. He has received many awards at the club and district level including Distinguished District President.

Active in his community, Molitor is a safety instructor for the American Red Cross and the recipient of its Certificate of Recognition for Extraordinary Personal Action. He is a member of the United Way of Lake County.

Molitor earned his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Marquette University; and his MBA, from Cardinal Stritch University. He and his wife Patti have two children.

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. To date, the National Exchange Club’s efforts have helped more than 1.3 million children and 545,000 families break the cycle of child abuse through its network of 116 child abuse prevention centers.

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