Interact Club poster. Photo taken by Stefany Foley.
BY STEFANY FOLEY & EMRAUDE BONNET
The Interact Club is a nationwide club that reaches out to local volunteer organizations to see if they need any assistance with upcoming events.
The club also is connected with the rotary club in Malden, which is a club that’s purpose is to develop communities through fundraising and volunteer work. Caitlin Quinn, the club’s current advisor said, “the interact club is like the high school version of the rotary club.”
Quinn also explained that at the end of the year, they pick a charity that they donate funds to as a club. According to Quinn, fundraising is a big part of the interact club.
There are also many benefits for being a part of the club. Quinn stated, “you realize the needs in your community and you find a way to kind of fill those needs through hours of volunteer service.” She also stated that the club is “beneficial for those you are helping but beneficial for the students themselves who are doing the volunteering.”
There are two presidents of the club, Carl Foming and Jimmy Em. The club used to be run by Shannon Alexis, but is now ran by Caitlin Quinn. Quinn came in terms of advising last year.
Foming said that the interact club is “an important part of [his] high school career.” Foming also stated that, “[he] [finds] interacting with the community an important aspect of being a student.”
He feels that “there is no other more gratifying feeling than helping make people’s lives a little bit easier.” Foming also added that “the more members the better we can do at community service events.”
