Nicole Stephens (L)and her daughter Nathalie (C) were our guests and guest speaker at the Sept. 24th meeting. Nicole is the District 5750 Chair for Rotoract-Interact and is very involved in sponsoring new clubs in schools across the district. Nathalie is a Junior at OU and is President of the Rotoract there. Interact is for secondary students 12 to 18 years of age and Rotoract is for students and young professionals 18 to 30 who may not be ready to jump into a traditional Rotary Club, or due to lifestyle the younger Rotoract crowd is better suited to their needs. Both are fully recognized by Rotary but cannot exist without the support of a Rotary club sponsoring them, either as a charter or as a full sponsoring club. There are Interact and Rotoract clubs ready to start but needing the support of a qualifying Rotary club to begin the journey.
Since the creation of Rotoract in 1968, the organization has grown to over 10,900 clubs with well over 1/4 Million Rotoractors in 184 countries and counting.
Rotoract and Interact Clubs provide outlets to serve the community on a local level, Rotaract is for the individuals who want to develop leadership, presentation, or organization skills, and if they are into traveling and meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds, it’s a great opportunity.
For more information on both Rotoract and Interact, go to Rotary.org and search Rotoract or Interact.