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INTERACT CLUBS

INTERACT CLUBS 

The Rotary Club of Bridgeport is proud to be sponsors of two high school Interact Clubs:

The Interact Club of St. Johns Central High School "Irish" located in Bellaire OH was chartered in 2002 with 127 charter members. This is also quite an accomplish when the enrollment at that time was just over 225. The club has been very active in the community Bellaire by sponsoring Easter Egg hunts in the downtown park and volunteering at local nursing homes. They have also been very active with international projects. In 2005 they filled shoe boxes with school supplies that were taken on a medical mission to the Philippines and distributed to children there. Teacher and Rotarian Mike McFarland is the advisor for the club.

The Interact Club of Bridgeport High School "Bulldogs" in Bridgeport OH was chartered in 2009. Interact is the first community and international service club at the high school. Past President David Demarest made it his Presidential project during the Rotary year 2008-09 and got the process started. With the help of District New Generations Chair Roy Edge they met with potential advisors as well as with the Superintendent to start generating interest. In November of 2009, 65 students put their name of the Interact Charter Application and the Interact Club of Bridgeport High School began. Even before they were chartered, students participated in the annual Bridgeport Christmas Parade with Rotarians and have assisted in several fundraisers on their own and with the Bridgeport Rotary Club. Teacher and Rotarian Stephanie Mendelson is the advisor for Bridgeport.

During the Rotary Club's annual Installation Dinner, outgoing Interact officers and Board members from each Interact club are honored for their service.  The incoming officers and Board members are sworn in along side the Rotary club Officers. Below is the installation of the 2009-10 Interact Officers for both clubs. 

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What is Interact?

Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 14 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.

Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single gender or mixed, large or small. They can draw from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools in the same community.

Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of

As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Almost 200,000 young people are involved in Interact.

For more information about Rotary and Interact go to Rotary.org 

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