Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people aged 12 to 18. Interact clubs are generally sponsored by a Rotary club or clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.
Each year, an Interact club completes at least two community service projects, one of which features international understanding and goodwill. Interact helps students develop leadership skills and personal integrity, demonstrate helpfulness and respect for others, understand the value of individual responsibility and hard work and advances international understanding and world peace.
Interact is one of the most significant and fastest growing programs in Rotary, with more than 20,372 clubs in 159 countries and geographical areas, and with more than 468,556 members.
District 6970 list of Interact clubs, schools and sponsors:
| Interact Club | School Sponsor | Sponsoring Rotary Club | Rotary Liaison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker High | Elisa Reagan Elisa.Reagan@Bakerk12.org | Baker County | Cindy Ray RayC@FFBF.com 904-259-9603 ext. 3892 |
| Bartram Trail | Shawna Hastings shawna.hastings@stjohns.k12.fl.us | St. Johns Rotary | Joe Grass noles94@bellsouth.net 904-703-5316 |
| Belleview | Jason Pfriender jason.pfriender@marion.k12.fl.us 352-216-6023 | Belleview | Terry Dickensheet tldickensheet@gmail.com 386-523-4154 |
| Bishop Kenny | Christine Keyser keyserc@bishopkenny.net | South Jacksonville | Hobart H Joost Jr. Hobart.joost@colliers.com 904-358-1206 |
| Bolles | Katherine Moody moodyk@bolles.org 904-256-5115 | Bolles | Marsha Peacock marshafp@bolles.org 904-307-5809 |
| Creekside | Pam Clukey pamela.Clukey@stjohns.k12.fl.us | Bartram Trail Rotary | Michael Andreoni michael.andreoni@capitalone.com 904-654-5602/904-295-7709 |
| Crescent City | Ronnie Pilcher tpilcher@my.putnamschools.org 386-698-1629 | Crescent City | Marry Ann Braddock braddock_m@yahoo.com 386-559-1503 |
| Deland High | Cindy Rosso clrosso@volusia.k12.fl.us 386-717-2281 | Deland Lunch Rotary | Keira Espada keiraespada717@hotmail.com 386-279-4849 |
| Deltona | Ms Meadows bemeadow@volusia.k12.fl.us | Debary Deltona Orange City | Debbie Wright / Shannon Finley mamaswright@gmail.com sfinley@JohnKnox.com 757-663-2725 |
| Douglas Anderson | Michael Steinhardt steinhardtm@duvalschools.org | Downtown Jacksonville | Margie Seaman margie@seamanrealty.com 904-201-3313 |
| Episcopal High | Elizabeth Hartman (904)887-5542 | San Marco | Chris Folds (904)742-6184 |
| Fernandina | Dawn Karpel karpelda@nassau.k12.fl.us 904-415-0483 | Fernandina Beach | Shannon Brown Califlmom@aol.com 904-583-1758 |
| First Coast | Lani Derby derby@duvalschools.org 904-708-1013 | ||
| Flagler Palm Coast | Pamela Vandercook vandercookp@flaglerschools.com 561-248-0162 | Flagler County | Maralee Walsh mwalsh9025@aol.com 914-512-1174 |
| Flemming Island | Samantha Watts/Arvilla Scureman arvilla.scureman@myoneclay.net 904-294-5517 | Flemming Island | Nonie Larson no_knee1@yahoo.com 904-509-0156 |
| Fletcher High | Sandy Simpson simpsons@duvalschools.org 904-874-0057 | Jacksonville Oceanside | William Miller& Gary Abbey wmillerjr@allstate.com&abbeycivil@comcast.net WM:904-403-7104 GA:904-616-4870 |
| Fletcher Middle | Amy Westerman albrittona@duvalschools.org 770-823-1107 | Jacksonville Oceanside | Judy Poppell jbpoppell@gmail.com 904-887-1508 |
| Gainesville High | Janine Plavac plavacjd@gm.sbac.edu 352-955-6707 ext. 277 | Gainesville Downtown | Diane Robar dimarier13@gmail.com 352-318-4917 |
| Interlachen | Andrew Tyson atyson@bellsouth.net 352-562-9174 | Interlachen and Lakes Area | Cindy Ramirez cindyramirez19@yahoo.com 386-538-6871 |
| Mainland | Michael Burton coachmikeeb@aim.com 386-846-4672 | Daytona Beach | Bill Anderson Rev190sl@gmail.com 386-795-2254 |
| Mandarin | Scott Price prices2@duvalschools.org 904-534-3911 | Mandarin | Craig Fertenbaugh craig.e.fertenbaugh@amph.com 904-535-3058 |
| Matanzas | Tom De Ceglie decegliet@flaglerschools.com 386-793-9211 | Flagler Beach | Sandra McDermott sandra@coast-title.com 386-931-1113 |
| Mayport Middle | Glenn Gallagher gallagherg@duvalschools.org | Jacksonville Oceanside | Judy Poppell jbpoppell@gmail.com 904-887-1508 |
| Nease High | Tara Cushman Tara.Cushman@stjohns.k12.fl.us 413-233-7363 | Ponte Vedra Bch Sunset | |
| Newberry High | Andrew Smith smithap@gm.sbac.edu | Gainesville Sunrise | Andrew Boyd drew@jeffersonmaxey.com 352-214-0358 |
| New Smyrna Beach | Mary Margaret Dykes mmdykes@volusia.k12.fl.us 386-451-1901 | Edgewater Rotary/NSB | Wendy Kocmond wendykocmund@yahoo.com 386-689-4523 |
| Oakleaf | Dunia Jean-Baptiste Dunia.JeanBaptiste@myoneclay.net | Orange Park Sunset | Keith Litterick klitterick@att.net |
| Palatka High | Palatka | Justin Powell jhowell08@yahoo.com |
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| Pedro Menendez | St. Augustine Beach | David Hartzel David_Hartzel@icloud.com |
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| Ponte Vedra | Samantha Rorabaugh Samantha.Rorabaugh@stjohns.k12.fl.us 904-432-5239 | Ponte Vedra Sunrise | Todd Hickey todd.hickey@marriott.com 321-354-5999 |
| Ridgeview High | Carolyn Holt carolyn.holt@myoneclay.net 904-232-5560 Rachel Ryan rachel.ryan@myoneclay.net | Orange Park Sunrise | Peter Denoncourt p.denon@icloud.com 904-589-0369 |
| River City Science Academy | Megan McCumber mmccumber@rivercityscience.org 904-609-2798 | Downtown Jacksonville | Sel Buyuksarac sel@rivercityscience.org 904-855-8010 ext.1133 |
| Spruce Creek | Ben Boyce bpboyce@volusia.k12.fl.us 386-872-1074 | Port Orange (South Daytona) | Kim Dillon kimberly.Dillion@suntrust.com 386-233-3056 |
| St. Augustine High | Suzanne Stauble suzanne.stauble@stjohns.k12.fl.us 904-540-2110 | St. Augustine | Phea Stark pjstark@yahoo.com 904-599-6237 |
| St Barnabas Episcopal | Kim Martin kmartin@sbesyes.org 386-734-3005 | Deland Rotary | Harlow Hyde hydes123@msn.com 386-748-2820 |
| St Johns Country Day School | Heather Velasco hvelasco@sjcds.net 904-504-6769 | Orange Park/ Fleming Island | OP: Mary Virginia Fisher mvfisher@sjcds.net 904-264-9572 FI: Nonie Larson no_knee1@yahoo.com 904-509-0156 |
| St. Joseph's Academy | Brianna Hart brianna.hart@sjaweb.org 904-540-9386 | St. Augustine Sunrise | Kathy Mignerey kathy.mignerey@stjohns.k12.fl.us or mignereyk@bellsouth.net 904-814-6158 |
| Terry Parker | Tom Richardson richardsont@duvalschools.org 904-673-2885 | Arlington | Chuck Gersbeck 904-881-2118 |
| Trilogy School | Kara Rowland karar@trilogyschool.org 352-231-1775 | Gainesville Tuesday Club | Susan Spain susanspain.rotary@gmail.com 352-538-2446 |
| Trinity Christian Academy | Pam Rutherford pamela.rutherford@tcadeltona.com 386-960-3963 | Debary Deltona Orange City | Karen Neher karen.neher@tcadeltona.com 386-789-4515 ext.153 |
| Lakke Butler-Union County Middle & High | Nancy Griffis griffisn@union.k12.fl.us 904-449-2760 | Lake Butler | Donna Harris ddharrisco@gmail.com 904-966-9381 |
| Vanguard | Ocala Sunset | Michelle Deluca michelledeluca0427@gmail.com |
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| West Port | Chad Myers chad.myers@marion.k12.fl.us 352-613-7203 | Ocala Southwest | Akhtar Aktaruzzaman aktaruzzaman2@gmail.com 973-951-8158 |
| Westside | Shelby Cunningham cunninghams@duvalschools.org | Westside Rotary | Vicky Zelen vicky@zelenrisk.com 904-504-4455 |
| Wolfson | Brandi Benga/ Jessica Fessenden farwellb@duvalschools.org fessendenj@duvalschools.org Jessica 904-739-5265 ext210 | Deerwood | Blake Menzel Blake.Menzel@fisglobal.com 904-451-0103 / 904-240-9248 |
| Yulee | George Lavino george.lavino@nassau.k12.fl.us 904-583-5916 | Fernandina Beach | George Lavino george.lavino@nassau.k12.fl.us 904-583-5916 |
Rotary Citation
Your Rotary, Rotaract, or Interact club can earn a Rotary Citation for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and your club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community.
Citation for Interact Clubs
Interact clubs that achieve the goals listed in the citation brochure by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation.
Only Interact clubs that are listed as active in Rotary International’s database can earn the citation. To confirm that your club is active, Rotarians can check the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations in Rotary Club Central.
All activities need to be completed by 15 August.
For Interact clubs with one sponsor Rotary club, the sponsor club’s president completes the online nomination form for the citation by 15 August. For Interact clubs with more than one sponsor club, Rotarians should submit only one nomination.
Resources and reference
- 2019-20 Rotary Citation brochure (includes goals for Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs) (PDF)
- 2019-20 Rotary Citation Achievement Guide (PDF)
- How to create a My Rotary account (PDF)
- How to Update Rotaract and Interact Club Information (PDF)
- Rotary Citation Discussion Group
Additional Interact resource materials
Interact Guide for Rotary Club Sponsors and Advisers 2019 (PDF)
Interact Faculty Guide
Incoming Officer Form
Interact Club Inauguration Ceremony (PDF)
Interact Club Officer Installation Ceremony
How to start an Interact Club
Interact Membership Application
Interact Organization List
Interact Handbook
Interact Citation Qualification Information
Interact Citation Achievement Guide 2018-19
Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs – Online Nomination Form
Important dates
Check the Rotary calendar for a list of observances and due dates. Here are just a few important dates for Interact clubs:
- August — Membership and New Club Development Month
- 7-13 October 2019 — Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week (celebrated Monday through Sunday during the week of 7 October)
- 24 October 2019 World Polio Day
- 4-10 November 2019 — World Interact Week (World Interact Week is celebrated Monday through Sunday during the week of 5 November, Interact’s anniversary) Learn more: Rotary World Interact Week
- 9 November 2019 — Rotary Day at the United Nations
- 1 December — Interact Video Awards submissions due
- May — Youth Service Month
- 15 August — Reports due for the Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs
- 11 September — Global Youth Service Day
Rotary International News
- Value of Rotary volunteering December 5, 2019
- The Sustainability Challenge November 25, 2019
- 6 humanitarians honored for their work with refugees November 12, 2019
- Hoops on the Hudson November 11, 2019
- World Polio Day cheers major achievements toward global polio eradication October 31, 2019
- Rotary provides millions in polio funding as wild poliovirus type 3 is eradicated October 30, 2019
- Join us for Rotary’s World Polio Day Online Global Update October 21, 2019
- The plus in PolioPlus October 21, 2019
- The price of polio October 21, 2019
- The Rotarian Conversation: Denis Mukwege October 21, 2019
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