1. Rotary Youth Services
Interact Club

2. Starting a Club
Step One

3. Why Start an Interact Club?

4. Building a Great Club
Step Two

5. Consistent Meeting Times
High school students are busy. Pick a time that allows for other activities

7. Find an Awesome Faculty Advisor!

8. Send Kids to RYLA!!!

9. Recruiting Club Members
Find Niches
Club Fairs
CLUB FAIRS

10. Activities
Step Three

11. Plan the Year Kick-off party “The Big List”
Track successes and celebrate
Support Senior Projects

13. Leadership Structure President Vice President Membership Secretary
Technology
Events Coordinator
Faculty
Advisor
Sponsoring
Rotarians

14. Get Everyone Involved Small Groups
Experiences Members Coupled with “Newbies”

15. Every Club Has Its Ups and Downs
Step Four

16. Four Stages of Teamwork
Relationships are well understood in the team
Commitment to team goals
Begins to work, optimizing team process
Team is committed to performing well
Team runs well with little oversight
Purpose is clear, but team relationships are blurry
Conflicts can arise when the expectations and desires of various individuals conflict.
High level of guidance needed from manager
Individual roles are unclear
Process usually not well established
Feelings of excitement but also anxiety
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing

17. Celebrate the Wins

18. Relating to Rotary
Step Five

19. Pick Awesome Advisors and Engage Others

20. Working Hand In Hand Annual Meetings
Have Interactors plan an annual Rotary meeting in which they report to the club

21. Combined projects Plan and work on joint projects—big and small
Interactors aren’t Free labor!
Use volunteer opportunities as learning experiences

22. Consider a Leadership Workshop
Make Your Mark Leadership Workshop
Future Area Workshops?

23. The Adult / Teenager Relationship
Learn their names
Learn their skills
Tap them on the shoulder
Mentor, Encourage, Acknowledge

24. Goals For Interact ….AND SOME AMAZING YOUNG FRIENDS FOR LIFE
Service minded youth
Future Rotaract and Rotary members
Resume building
Good World Citizens
Leadership development
….AND SOME AMAZING YOUNG FRIENDS FOR LIFE