Interact Club

Interact club works with Rotary to aid the community. The Rotary club defines themselves as, “an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world,” according to the International Rotary Club website. 

“So far we have done a quilt auction, river bed clean up, bell ringing for Salvation Army, and we shopped for a family in need,” Cross said. Cross feels empowered by her work because, “If I can help someone in any way even if it doesn’t benefit me and I can just put a smile on their face then I’ll be happy for the rest of the day.” 

According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor, people aged 16 to 24 are the least likely to volunteer.. However, both JOOI and Interact club show the contrary. Cross encourages her fellow peers to get involved because, “Some people might be like ‘oh community service how boring’ but it’s honestly really fun. You get to do good out of the goodness of your heart and make and hang out with friends along the way. I’d say that’s a win win for me.”

“To me community service means giving back. This is a really wonderful town and we’re fortunate to be a part of it, so I’m glad to be able to do anything I can to help this club.”

Linda Midkiff, Interact club advisor and rotary club representative.