For the month of December, Interact teamed up with a local charity group, Mothers and Daughters Blessings, to collect sweatshirts for families living in Red Lake, MN. Many families there can’t afford to purchase clothing to stay warm in the winter. Interact members set up donation boxes and advertised the cause at Prior Lake High School, Hidden Oaks Middle School, Twin Oaks Middle School, Redtail Ridge Elementary, Jeffers Pond Elementary, Grainwood Elementary, WestWood Elementary, Five Hawks Elementary, Edgewood School/La Ola del Lago, Savage Public Library, Prior Lake Library, Kids’ Count Daycare, and Rocking Horse Ranch Daycare. In total we collected 605 sweatshirts and jackets, along with mittens, hats, and two other boxes of clothing. Thank you to all who donated!
Monday, January 1, 2018
Feed My Starving Children
On November 9th, Interact packed meals for Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. We had over 40 Interactors, parents, and chaperones participate and our session collectively packed 121 boxes. This was a great team bonding experience and we can't wait to come back to volunteer again!
Trunk-or-Treat
On Sunday, October 29th Interact hosted a Trunk-or-Treat event to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital treats children with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses regardless of the families’ ability to pay for treatment. This year, we collectively raised $615.66!
Friday, December 22, 2017
Gateway Park Clean-Up
On Tuesday, September 26th, Interact helped clean up Gateway Park in Prior Lake, MN. This year saw the biggest turn out yet! Thank you to all of the forty-two Interactors who volunteered as well as members from the Prior Lake Rotary Club! Afterwards, all members were invited to The Pointe, a local restaurant, for a team bonding pizza party.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Interact Rescue-Roundup Event
For the month of March, the Interact Club decided to participate in an event called Rescue-Roundup, which was a pet adoption event. A non-profit pet care and adoption organization asked us if we would be willing to make centerpiece displaying some of the potential dogs and cats that were available to be adopted. The Interact club agreed and dedicated a day in March to create these centerpieces.
With lots of teamwork and dedication, we were able to create quite a few visually appealing and suitable centerpieces for this event.
Thanks you to all who participated and came to this event it was much appreciated and needed!
Feed My Starving Children
For the month of February, the Interact Club participated in Feed My Starving Children. The club not only got its members to be involved, but many brought friends and family along as well to help. For those who aren't familiar with Feed My Starving Children, it is a Christian non-profit organization that coordinated the packaging and distribution of food to people, in developing nations. Founded in 1987, it has reached out to more than 70 countries.
Big thanks to everyone who helped out and was efficient and helpful tonight, it was much appreciated by everyone!
New Member Induction Event
In the month of January Rotary Advisors and Board Members decided to dedicate a specific night to a New Member Induction, where first time members of the club were recognized, rewarded, and able to meet and learn more about the Interact club and its mission locally, nationally, and globally.
We were all able to enjoy good food and company, conversing about new ideas of projects, being able to share a common goal of serving our community. The Interact Rotary was able to bring in a speaker from ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, dignity, and warmth to people affected by disaster worldwide, in order for people to get an idea of some of the upcoming projects our club would be involved with. The speaker brought in an actual ShelterBox and allowed some of our club members to get engaged and take a look at what they provide.
Thank you to all who came that night, it was much appreciated, and I hope you enjoyed and got a better understanding of what the Interact club is about.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Trunk-Or-Treat Event (October 30th - Jeffer's Pond Elementary, Prior Lake)
For the month of October, Interact members decided to take on the project of Trunk-Or-Treat. This project required the help of many volunteers, who decorated the trunks of their cars with a Halloween theme, designing it to their liking. Initially, members had gone around to local businesses, seeing if any would like to contribute towards the prizes for the winners of this event. A special thanks to Stem and Vines and Charlie’s on Prior Lake who donated, it was much appreciated!
The Trunk-Or-Treat went from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and although very cold, it was quite successful for the Interact club, given it was our first time putting on this event!
Thank you to all those who participated in Trunk-Or-Treat, helping our local community out, I know it was much appreciated! We raised $752 in donations, which went to St. Jude’s Hospital!
Thursday, October 20, 2016
With the help of our Rotary Adviser Susan Perez's suggestion,
Interact members decided that our September project this year would be on a local basis, in our community. For our Garden Project next to City Hall, Interact members pulled weeds, replaced soil, and replanted/ helped maintain the livelihood of the new plants, flowers, shrubs, etc.
To begin the project, members split up
into different duties and areas they would help cover. A total of 10 Interact members signed up
for the event, not including the Rotarian's, along with Susan Perez and Jennifer Deschaine.
Members met at City Hall at 5:00 P.M. and worked on restoring and cleaning up the gardens till 7:00 P.M.
Thank you to all those who participated in this event and helped our local community out, I know it was much appreciated!
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Year in Review: 2015-2016
Prior Lake High School Interact Club is officially two years old! This year has been monumental in regards to the amount of projects and events that the club has hosted and participated in. As the 2015-2016 school year comes to a close, this blog post is a review of what the club has done in a year.
Executive Board
President - Megan Hofslien
Vice President - Ben Ward
Secretary - Hannah Amundson
Treasurer - Jackie Welke
Communications Coordinator - Alyssa Wong
Exploratory Director - Kate Bickett
Staff Advisers
Mrs. Aikey
Ms. Madsen
Prior Lake Rotary Liaisons
Susan Perez
Jennifer Deshaine
Official Members
Hannah Amundson, Kate Bickett, Aleeky Hernandez, Connor Hofslien, Megan Hofslien, Tessa Jarvi, Milena Koops, Christina Laaiden, Anna Perez, Alyssa Ploof, Kalli Ploof, Marisa Popple, Sarah Scherer, Will Schult, Marco van Heteren-Freeze, Ben Ward, Jackie Welke, Alyssa Wong, Megan Zentner
October Project and Events
November Event
December Project
February Project and Events
March Events
May Project
On behalf of Prior Lake High School Interact Club, thank you for an amazing year!
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