On Saturday, November 7th, almost 200 students from 14 different schools came together to “Interact” at Twinsburg High School for this year’s annual Interaction Conference! Students had the opportunity to learn about the youth opportunities available in our Rotary district, including Rotary Youth Exchange, RYLA, and the 4-Way Test Speech Contest. The morning featured breakout sessions where students participated in idea sharing, leadership games, and a service project think-tank.
As part of the breakout sessions, each student made a birthday party kit for children in need. We made 175 kits that will be distributed throughout our Rotary district to Children Services agencies and local food banks.
At the end of the day, students shared ideas for a district-wide service project that all Interact clubs throughout Northeast Ohio will work on until we come together again in April for the culmination of this project. Students came prepared with many ideas and organizations worthy of our support, and after presentations and some debate, students voted to support Humble Design out of Solon Ohio. Humble Design is a non profit organization who “transform lives by furnishing homes for families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness and into stable housing.” We will continue to update Rotarians on how to support this project throughout the rest of the Rotary year!
Thank you to everyone who supported this conference, and a special thank you was earned by the Twinsburg Interact club, their advisors, and the Twinsburg Rotarians who came together to help make this event a resounding success for our Interact students. Happy World Interact week!