All about Interact

+ WHAT'S IN A NAME? "Interact" is a combination of the words "international" and "action." clubs as a program of Rotary International.

+ PURPOSE: To foster leadership and citizenship skills among young people of secondary school age.

+ SUPPORT: Interact clubs are sponsored by local Rotary

+ REQUIREMENTS: An Interact club must complete at least one community service project and one project promoting international understanding each year.

+ HISTORY: The first Interact club was established by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Fla., USA, in 1962. Two months hater, an Interact club began in Tanjore, India, the first outside the United States.

+ BOTTOM LINE: There now are 198,191 Interactors helping their communities in 8,617 clubs in 110 countries.*

*30 June 2002 figures.

As part of our involvement with youth programs, Two Rivers Rotary sponsor the Interact Club at Washington High School. The club provides an opportunity for high school students to get in the habit of service to others while in high school and to learn leadership and responsible citizenship that promotes international understanding and peace. Club projects are sponsoring a child in the Philippines by contributing $340 annually to the Christian Children’s Fund, scholarships for local Seniors, co-sponsoring a blood drive and assisting the Rotary club with projects. For more information contact Dick Nitsch