Last week we received a Public Education Initiatives Updates offered by Dr. Steve McIntosh and members of Interact leadership. Steve, pictured with Alex Chura, Interact President, Tejal Patel, Interact Vice President, and Jayne Klinker, Interact sponsor, offered a update and summary of the ways in which our partnership with public education makes a real difference in Southwest Florida. Alex, Tejal, and Jayne each presented and offered great insight and information.
Steve began his presentation by identifying the local projects that we support every year, namely Interact, Rotaract, I Like Me book program, Statewide Leadership Program, Student Teacher of the Month and the Estero High School Scholarship Program. The presentation then considered the fine work of the Estero High School Interact Club, now in its twelfth year. Steve paid special tribute to Jayne Klinker, the Interact sponsor. Not only is she very effective in that role, she was honored as the Estero High School Teacher of the Year.
Interact is the largest Club on the EHS campus, its members contributing approximately 700 community service hours. During 2008-2009 Interact participated in the following Service projects—Three Oaks Elementary Clean Up; Fort Myers Taste of the Town; Autism Walk; Taste of Bonita; Thanksgiving Community Outreach; EHS Angel Fund; Rotary Christmas Tree Sales; School Choice Open House; Gulf Coast Humane Society; I Like Me; Susan G Komen Race for the Cure and the Second Annual Rotary Run.
Thanks for a great and inspiring presentation.
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