New Generations - * Interact Programs

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 • Objectives       • Scholarships       • Officers       • Dues

Interact District Chairman

Susan Marttala,  marttalas@blomand.net

Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages 12-18.

The program gives its members (Interactors) an opportunity to participate in meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills,meeting new friends and having fun.

Through Interact, thousands of dollars and man-hours are spent furthering the ideal of Service Above Self. Click the underlined link to go to the Rotary International Interact website pages where you'll find more information, training materials and forms.

The district Interact conference in March is the highlight of the year and a time for clubs to come together and celebrate the accomplishment of Interact objectives: 

1. Recognize and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity.
2. Encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others.
3. Create an awareness of the importance of home and family.
4. Build respect for the rights of others based on recognition of the worth of each individual.
5. Emphasize acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement and group achievement.
6. Recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve society.
7. Open avenues of personal and group action leading to the advancement of international understanding and goodwill toward all peoples.

Scholarships

District 6780 honors Interactors with Bomar Foundation Scholarships and the Fred Brown Interact Award of Merit. Click the underlined links to view the procedures that establish the scholarships. 

Click here to download the scholarship applications (look for the links near the bottom of the list of forms). Applicants should attach the following to their applications:

·       Documentation of Academic Performance

·       Sponsoring Rotary Club Endorsement Letter

·       High School Administration Endorsement Letter

·       Record of Interact Club Participation and Leadership

In addition, the James L. Lacy Scholarship is awarded based on the composition of a 200-word-or-less essay written at the annual Interact conference. Click here for more information on this scholarship (look for the link at the bottom of the list of forms). 

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Officers

DISTRICT INTERACT OFFICERS FOR 2011-2012
POSITION	OFFICER	SPONSORING CLUB
District Representative	Lindsey Knoer, Huntland	Winchester
District Vice Representative	McKenzie Sullivan, Lafayette	Lafayette
District Secretary	Larissa Gholston, Whitwell	South Pittsburg
District Historian	Braden Wahl, Silverdale	Hamilton Place, Chattanooga
District Members-at-Large	Diamondie Wilson, Shelbyville Central    Will Marttala, McMinnville   Jake Thomas	Shelbyville   McMinnville Noon/Bkft    Cascade
Club Cluster Representatives
Northeast	Taylor Clabo, Pigeon Forge	Pigeon Forge
Northwest	Tyler Kemp, Lafayette	Lafayette
Southeast	Sandy Ha, Cleveland	Cleveland
Southwest     Middle School	Ashley Johnson, Webb Bell Buckle   Lilly Marttala, Warren County Middle School   Katie Tubb, Warren County Middle School	Shelbyville     McMinnville Noon/Bkft     McMinnville Noon/Bkft

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DUES

District club dues are one dollar ($1.00) per member of your Interact Club. These dues are used to offset the cost of postage, printing, and other district support activities.