Bridging

On the morning of Saturday, May 21st, a couple Interact members helped out Prior Lake Rotary with the annual Bridging furniture drive. According to Bridging's website, "Through the effective reuse of donated items, we improve lives by providing quality furniture and household goods to those transitioning out of homelessness and poverty." This is such a wonderful organization to truly demonstrate "service above self."

Pictured from left to right: Aleeky Hernandez, Paul Perez, and Anna Perez.

2016-2017 Board Members

Thursday, May 5th, was election day for Interact Club. Congratulations to all of our new board members who will be serving as leaders of the club next school year. It will be a wonderful experience!

President: Kalli Ploof

Vice President: Christina Laridaen

Communications Coordinator: Alyssa Ploof

Secretary: Sarah Scherer

Treasurer: To be determined next fall.

Pictured from left to right: Alyssa Ploof, Sarah Scherer, Kalli Ploof, and Christina Laridaen

Prior Lake Rotary Donation

At the Prior Lake Rotary meeting on Wednesday, April 6th, Prior Lake High School Interact Club president, Megan Hofslien, accepted a check for the club's volunteer work at the Mardi Gras Gala in February. This check will be used toward Interact Club's final project of the year of raising awareness for homelessness. 

Pictured from left to right: Susan Perez, Megan Hofslien, and Bill Schult

Thank you Prior Lake Rotary for this generous donation! Interact Club truly enjoyed volunteering at the Mardi Gras Gala!

New Member Recognition 2016

During the morning meeting on Thursday, March 10th, new Prior Lake Interact Club members were recognized and inducted. New members for the 2015-2016 school year are Aleeky Hernandez, Marco van Heteren-Freeze, Connor Hofslien, Milena Koops, Christina Laridaen, Alyssa Ploof, Kalli Ploof, Marisa Popple, and Megan Zentner. 

Pictured from left to right: Alyssa Ploof, Kalli Ploof, Milena Koops, Connor Hofslien, and Susan Perez

Prior Lake Interact Club is beyond grateful for all the new members! The year has been amazing so far, and we are all looking forward to finishing the year off strongly.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids

At the morning member meeting on Thursday, February 19th, Interact members spent time making cards for hospitalized children. The cards incorporated motivational encouragement, colorful drawings, and demonstrated the admiration all these children deserve. Special thank you to the organization, Cards for Hospitalized Kids, for providing an opportunity to provide hope and joy to brave, commendable children.

Sew-A-Thon

On Wednesday, February 10th, Interact members met with Judy Johnson to participate in a Sew-A-Thon. Judy Johnson holds this event to sew feminine hygiene products for women of poverty-stricken countries. Many young girls in these countries are unable to attend school and work during their menstrual cycle. Judy strives to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy and allow these young girls to go to school by creating reusable feminine hygiene kits. Each kit includes a drawstring bag, plastic ziplock bags for storage and cleaning, a bar of soap, eight washable pads, two shields to hold the pads, and panties.

Interact members helped with stringing bags, sewing patterns, and cutting fabric. This was a very eye-opening experience for all the members. As Judy said, "This is a human issue, not just a woman's issue." We are all very grateful for the chance to help a wonderful cause. Thank you Judy for sharing this amazing opportunity. 

Mardi Gras Gala 2016

Interact Club had the opportunity to volunteer at Prior Lake Rotary's 2016 Mardi Gras Gala on Saturday, February 6th. Members helped out with registration, silent auction, and the cork pull. It was a very fun night filled with laughter and memories! 

Thank you Prior Lake Rotary for a wonderful time!