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The Interact Club |
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Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 14 - 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary Clubs, which provide support and guidance. However, Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting. The Peninsula Catholic High School Interact Club was chartered on August 1, 2005 and is sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Virginia Peninsula. The PCHS Interact Club will work as an active partner with, and be involved in, Peninsula Rotary’s projects. Each year the Interact Club will complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through projects, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs, in the process, Interactors gain leadership skills, learn the value of hard work and volunteerism and obtain an understanding of Rotary and its guiding principles of the 4-way Test. The PCHS Interact Club has already raised $1,000 to contribute to the Peninsula Rotary Club’s project in Costa Rica. This project involves making major improvements to The Carmen Lyra rural school in Alajuelita, Costa Rica. They have also partnered with Peninsula Rotarians to help ring the bell for the Salvation Army at Christmas. Interactors participate in Rotary Youth Leadership and often go on to become Rotary Youth Exchange students or Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars. As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with 200,000 youth in more than 8,700 clubs in some 110 countries, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. The PCHS Interact Club provides exciting and meaningful projects for its members and perpetuates Rotary’s mission. |
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