EXIT Interact Interact is one of Rotary International s nine structured programs designed to help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process ID: 616250
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Interact
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Interact
Interact is one of Rotary International’s nine structured programs designed to help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.
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What is Interact?
Interact
is a service club for young people ages 12-18. Sponsored by local Rotary clubs, Interact clubs give young people an opportunity to participate in fun, meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills and meeting new friends.
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Interact Goals
Develop leadership skills and personal integrity.Demonstrate helpfulness and respect for others.
Understand the value of individual responsibility and hard work.Advance international understanding and goodwill.
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A Part of the Rotary Family
Interactors and Rotarians are partners in service. Rotarians mentor promising youth in their communities. Interactors bring new energy to a Rotary club, inspire fresh ideas for service, increase support of projects, and help develop future Rotarians.
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Interact History
Interact stands for international action.
The first club was chartered in 1962 at Melbourne High School, FL, USA.Today there are more than 9,000 clubs in over 110 countries with an estimated membership of 200,000 youth worldwide.
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About Interact
Sponsoring Rotary clubs provide support and guidance, but Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting.Club membership varies and can be single-gender or mixed-gender, large or small.
Members are drawn from one school’s student body or from several schools in the community.
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Program Guidelines
Interact clubs are encouraged toBe school-based or community-based.
Have a Rotarian adviser and a faculty adviser for school-based clubs.Meet at least twice a month. Interactors must attend 60% of regularly scheduled meetings.Require no financial support from the sponsoring Rotary club.
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Service Projects
Interactors carry out activities toBenefit schools and communities
Expand international understanding
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Service Projects
Popular projects include:
Fundraisers
Blood drives
Benefit concerts Clean-up campaigns Pen-pal exchangesVisits to nursing homes, orphanages, and homeless shelters
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How to Organize a Club
Form an Interact subcommittee.
Identify the membership base.Hold informational and organizational meetings.Complete the Interact Club Organization List. Submit the list to Rotary International
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Rotary Club Support
Successful ways to provide guidance:Invite Interactors to Rotary club meetings.
Create an annual Rotary-Interact service project.Assist in production of a Interact club bulletin.Help develop membership recruiting strategies.Establish a recognition program.Publicize activities to the community and the Rotary world.
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Interact Club Structure
The Interact board of directors is the club’
s governing body. It consists of the following elected officers:PresidentVice presidentSecretaryTreasurerOther officers as needed
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Interact Club Committees
The Interact club president appoints four standing committees to effectively help carry out the club
’s activitiesClub committeeFinance committeeService committeeInternational understanding committee
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District Structure
District Interact chairs are appointed to assist Rotary clubs as they administer, promote, publicize and oversee the activities of Interact clubs. Interact activities at the district level provide opportunities for
Joint projectsTraining new club officersSharing ideas for strengthening club service Promoting Interact extension into new areas
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World Interact Week
Every year, Interactors and Rotarians celebrate the charter of the first Interact club during the week of 5 November. Together they participate in a variety of activities to increase Interact awareness in their communities.
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Interact clubs
Allow Rotary’s new generations to be involved in community life and develop skills to become responsible and productive members of societyAre one of the most significant and fastest growing programs of Rotary service
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Resources
The following resources are available on the RI Web site:Interact section
Interact publicationsInteract staffRotary E-Learning Center
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