Interact - Trip to Nicaragua

On March 24, Samantha Chase, Heather's daughter, told Chester Rotary members about her 10 days in Nicaragua helping build water towers. She was one of thirteen from the Interact Program coordinated by Macy Lawrence in Woodstock. Samantha became the official "plumber" as they erected prefab towers for the tanks.
 
"I wanted to go so I could give something back to the world," Samantha said. "It was a cultural shock—the Nicaraguans were always hugging you." The best place to eat was at the chicken lady's, a street vendor. Activities she enjoyed during her visit were the beaches, snorkeling, watching reefs being built by others, and seeing the world's second-largest statue of Jesus Christ.
 
Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 12 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.