What is Interact?
Interact is a service and social club for young people ages 13-18. Each club is sponsored by a Rotary club, which guides the Interactors in developing local and international service projects. Interact derives its name from the words "international" and "action," reflecting the nature of an organization that exists in 110 countries and promotes active service at home and abroad. With almost 200,000 members and more than 8,600 clubs worldwide, Interact provides a powerful force of youthful enthusiasm and energetIc service.
Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting, offering many opportunities for members to develop valuable leadership and teamwork skills. Each club carries out local service projects that benefit its community or school, such as fundraisers for a variety of causes, blood drives, benefit concerts, and visits to nursing homes, orphanages, and homeless shelters.
Being an Interactor
Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting, offering many opportunities for members to develop valuable leadership and teamwork skills. Each club carries out local service projects that benefit its community or school, such as fundraisers for a variety of causes, blood drives, benefit concerts, and visits to nursing homes, orphanages, and homeless shelters.
In addition to the rewards gained from helping others through service, Interactors have the opportunity to broaden their horizons by getting to know the variety of people they serve - the elderly, children with disabilities, the homeless, and many others throughout the community and develop a strong work ethic and sense of individual responsibility by organizing projects to improve the environment, eradicate polio, promote drug awareness, and address other community problems
Interactors also develop international service projects that expand their understanding of the world and promote goodwill and learn more about other cultures by communicating and working with Interactors abroad
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Interact is a great way to meet people and make new friends. Interactors organize dances, sporting events, and other activities as a way to raise funds and have fun at the same time. Working together on car washes, food drives, or clean-up campaigns, club members get to know each other better and build many lasting friendships. At Interact conferences for clubs in a specific area, members have a chance to expand their network of Interact friendships and share ideas for projects and other club activities.
Learn more about Interact:
Rotary International District 3300 - New Generations Chairman: Donny Kwa
Explore Interact at rotary.org
