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Interact
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Interact
Interact is one of Rotary Internationals nine
structured programs designed to help clubs and
districts achieve their service goals in their own
communities and in communities abroad, fosteringfellowship and goodwill in the process.
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What is Interact?
Interact is a service club for
young people ages 14-18.
Sponsored by local Rotary
clubs, Interact clubs giveyoung people an
opportunity to participate in
fun, meaningful service
projects while developingleadership 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 Rotariansare partners in service.
Rotarians mentor
promising youth in their
communities. Interactorsbring 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 forinternational action.
The first club waschartered in 1962 atMelbourne HighSchool, FL, USA.
Today there are morethan 11,400 clubs inover 125 countries withan estimatedmembership of 250,000youth 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-genderor mixed-gender, large or small.
Members are drawn from one schools student body
or from several schools in the community.
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Program Guidelines
Interact clubs are encouraged to
Be 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 sponsoringRotary club.
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Service Projects
Interactors carry out activities to
Benefit 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 exchanges
Visits to nursinghomes, orphanages,
and homeless shelters
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How to Organize a Club
1. Form an Interact
subcommittee.
2. Identify the membership
base.3. Hold informational and
organizational meetings.
4. Complete the
Interact Club Organizatio .
5. 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 theRotary world.
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Interact Club Structure
The Interact board of directors is the clubs
governing body. It consists of the following
elected officers:
President Vice president
Secretary
Treasurer Other officers as needed
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Interact Club Committees
The Interact club president appoints four standing
committees to effectively help carry out the clubs
activities
Club committee
Finance committee
Service committee
International 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 projects
Training new club officers
Sharing 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 theircommunities.
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Participate
Interact clubs Allow Rotarys new
generations to beinvolved in community
life and develop skills tobecome responsible andproductive members ofsociety
Are one of the mostsignificant and fastestgrowing programs ofRotary service
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Resources
The following resources are available on the RI
Web site:
Interact section
Interact Brochure Interact Handbook
Interact staff e-mail
Rotary E-Learning Center
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