Interact

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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,
  fostering fellowship 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 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 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 sponsoring
  Rotary 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 nursing homes, 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 Organization List.
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 the
  Rotary 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 their communities.

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Participate

• Interact clubs
• Allow Rotarys new generations to be involved in
  community life and develop skills to become
  responsible and productive members of society
• Are 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 publications
• Interact staff
• Rotary E-Learning Center

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