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The purpose of Interact Club is to provide opportunities for young people to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding. The club meets once every two weeks. Each Interact club must undertake one community and one international project each year. The Interact club raises it's own funds and creates and fulfills it's own projects. Interactors conduct projects to give their members the oppourtunity to: | |||||||||||||||||||
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-be constructive in his personal,community and school life -develop the leadership abilities of their members in practical situations |
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The projects must be ensured that they meet the following requirements : | |||||||||||||||||||
-address real needs that exist in the community or school -the costs of the projects are kept within club budget -draw a high level of participation among the Interactors -carried out in accordance with the standard Interact policy |
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Interact Club projects cover an amazingly wide scope, below are examples of activities and projects engaged in by Interact Club categorized into various standing committees generally. | |||||||||||||||||||
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International Service | |||||||||||||||||||
-"Adoption" of and aid to specific abroad. -Brother-sister club relationships(involving many-sided correspondence, exchange of books,magazines,tape recordings,photographs,artwork,etc. and exchange of members). -Correspondence and exchange of articles -Displays or exhibits on international themes. -Donations to needy persons abroad (books,food,clothing,CARE packages) -Events involving international visitors (banquet,party,dance,lecture,film,etc.) -Exchange of persons(may be one way only and involve only one person; usually from one month to a year). -Hospitality to visitors from other countries. -Model United Nations meeting or "Into their shoes" conference. -Tours and visits to other countries(usually involving a group of Interactors rather than an individual,with no long stays in one place). |
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School Service and Community Service | |||||||||||||||||||
-Assistance to adult organizations and charitable,educational or health institutions. -Awards to students or others for service,citizenship, scholarship,athletics,etc. -Blood donation campaigns and vaccination projects. -Citizenship campaigns(helping students or others to become better citizens). -Classes: swimming,language, first aid, music, etc.(organized by the Interact club) -Courtesy campaigns. -Cultural and scientific activities, campaigns, programmes, events,displays,exhibits. -Delinquency prevention(work with offenders,visit to institutions, etc.) -Disabled children and adults,assistance to or entertainment of (crippled,retarded,blind) -Donations of gifts or money to school or community to provice useful improvements. -Dropout programmes(to encourage and aid students to stay in school until graduation). -Drug abuse prevention campaign(to alert students to the hazards of using illicit drugs). -Employment(job placement,employment service, etc.) -Gardens and orchards(for ornamental or productive purposes) -Immunization campaigns(PolioPlus). -Juvenile jury(panels of students render advisory "verdicts" in cases involving minor law-breaking by juveniles). -Libraries and book banks(establishment,collection of volumes for,maintenance for benefit of needy students,donation to school or community, etc.) -Literacy campaigns. -Needy persons(assistance and/or cheer to;Christmas baskets,etc.) -Newcomers to community(welcoming and assistance to). -Occupational information(also called "Career Day" programme;often in cooperation with sponsoring Rotary club). -Parades(floats and other significant participation). -Physical construction or improvement of facilities in school or community(building of homes,schools,parks,playground, roads,etc. cleanup,painting,rebuilding,landscaping,tree planting, repairing, mowing, raking, shoveling, etc.) -Publications(club bulletins,newspapers, literacy magazines, directories, calendars, athletic schedules, etc.) -Puppet and other dramatic shows for school children. -Radio or television programmes(broadcast on a more or less regular basis). -Scholarship funds. -Senior citizens(work with and assistance to) -Trips and tours,other than international(to university campuses,plants and installations, places of scenic or historic interest,etc.) |
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Fund raising activities | |||||||||||||||||||
-Car washes. -Collection and resale of scrap metal and paper,old bottles,etc. -Events(shows,dances,concerts,lectures,films,tournaments, bazaars,etc.) -Raffles(where legal). -Sale of directories,programme book advertising,athletic schedules,school calendars,etc.;sale of magazine subscription of book covers,school emblems,license plates and other items. -Sale of food and beverages at events of all kinds,in school or community; operation of a snack bar or snack shop on campus -Work for pay at odd jobs,on a temporary basis,with earnings donated to the club treasury. (Some clubs auction the services of their members for a day,advertise the project as the Interact "slave day"). |