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| IIn the Beginning....Interact, the Rotary youth program, was launched by the Rotary International Board of Directors in 1962. The first Interact club was established by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Florida. Interact clubs provide opportunities for boys and girls of secondary school age to work together in a world fellowship of service and international understanding. The term, Interact, is derived from "inter" for international, and "act" for action. Every Interact Club must be sponsored and supervised by a Rotary club and must plan annual projects of service to its school community and in the world. |
| Today...there are over 5,471 Interact clubs with more than 125,833 members in 93 countries. "Interactors" develop skills in leadership and attain practical experience in conducting service projects, thereby learning the satisfaction that comes from serving others. A major goal of Interact is to provide opportunities for young people to create greater understanding and goodwill youth throughout the world. |
| What's the Point?...The purpose of Interact is to provide opportunity for young people to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding. |
| The Goals of Interact are... 1. To recognize and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity. 2. To encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others. 3. To build respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual. 4. To create awareness of the importance of home and family. 5. To emphasize acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement, and group achievement. 6. To recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve society. 7. To provide opportunities for gaining increased knowledge and understanding of community, national, and world affairs. 8. To open avenues of personal and group action leading to the advancement of international understanding and goodwill toward all peoples. |
| The 4-Way Test...Of the Things We Think, Say or Do 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and better friendship? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary "4-Way Test". It has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways. |
| The Motto..."Service Above Self" |
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