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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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