1. Rotaract & Interact

2. Interact

3. What is Interact?
Service Club for young men & women between years old that follows a similar model of our Rotary Clubs
Individual Rotary Clubs sponsor clubs and offer guidance and support, thus becoming “partners in service” and are key members of the family of Rotary

4. Rotaract
Aim To Be Exceptional

5. What is Rotaract?
Service Club for young men & women between years old that follows a similar model of our Rotary Clubs
Membership totals over 184,000 in more than 8,000 clubs worldwide
It is a self-governing and self-supporting club that is typically tied or hosted by a Rotary Club
They can be university or community based
Individual Rotary Clubs sponsor clubs and offer guidance and support, thus becoming “partners in service” and are key members of the family of Rotary

6. University Rotaract in District 7570
Virginia Tech JMU Ferrum Liberty King College Northeast Tennesse Virginia Highlands CC
Roanoke College Shenandoah VMI Washington & Lee Averett Bluefield College

7. Community Based Rotaract in District 7570
Dan River Regional
Riverview Youth Build

8. How Do You Get a Club Started?
Do your research
is your club prepared for the responsibilities of being a sponsor club?
Identify Potential Rotaractors
Current & former Rotary Youth Exchange Students, Interactors, RYLA participants and Rotary Foundation alumni
Sons & daughters or other family members of your membership
Employees & interns who work with Rotarians
Participants in young adult progarms at community centers, places of worship, health clubs, etc.
As the Faculty member who had volunteered to be the faculty advisor for suggestions

9. How Do You Get a Club Started?
Invite prospective members to an informational meeting
Rotaract Committee members from your club
Your sponsor Rotary Club President
District Rotaract Chair and District Rotaract Representative
Faculty Advisor/Club Advisor
Rotaractors from nearby clubs who can share their experiences and answer question

10. Rotaractors’ Role
Learn university protocols for starting a new club and follow those protocols
Hold organizational meetings
Complete organizational paperwork
Plan an inaugural cermony once they receive their charter from RI

11. What does your club need to do to help the Rotaract Club Succeed?
Be sure to involve them in your club projects
Invite them to your meetings
Help them with their projects when possible
Off occasional financial support to their projects
Remember they are part of the Family of Rotary
Offer moral support and advise with projects when asked

12. What do you get out of it? New energy and enthusiasm for projects
Potential new members
Help with your community projects
Fellowship and friendship with Rotaractors
Parternships with a variety of projects (both yours and theirs)

13. To contact me: Lora Gordon gordon.lora@gmail.com 540-731-4556
Questions?
To contact me: Lora Gordon