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2. INTERACT District 9690 Assembly Presentation Roger Vince

3. What is Interact? Interact is an international organization that fosters leadership and responsible citizenship and promotes international understanding and peace

4. The Club The name was created by combining the words "international" and "action." Interact is a service club for young people ages 14-18. Clubs take a variety of forms, both single-gender and mixed as well as large and small. The membership base of a club can be drawn from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools from the same community.

5. Rotary Involvement Interact clubs are sponsored by Rotary clubs as a program of Rotary International. Rotary clubs provide guidance and inspiration. Interact clubs are self-governing and self- supporting.

6. Nature of a Club Be school-based or community-based; Have a Rotarian adviser and a faculty adviser for school-based clubs; Meet at least twice a month. Interactors must attend 60% of regularly scheduled meetings; Require no financial support from the sponsoring Rotary club.

7. Resources Brochure as a handout Hard copies of brochure 600/EN and handbook 654/EN are available at RI Parramatta Office 2 nd Floor 100 George St, Parramatta telephone 9635 3537 Downloadable copies from RI website http://www.rotary.org click on the “students and Youth” tab then click on Interact then look at the links under related documents http://www.rotary.org District Committee: Chairperson, contact me, rogervince@bigpond.com rogervince@bigpond.com Slide Show / talk online at www.strathfieldrotary.org.au scroll to the interact link (note: brochure and handbook are also available at this website)www.strathfieldrotary.org.au