Central Bucks High School East Interact Club 2010-2011

sponsored by Doylestown Rotary Club

www.DoylestownRotary.org

Doylestown Rotary Club President, as of June 2010:

Mrs. Janet Mintzer, JMintzer@pearl-s-buck.org
(215) 249-0100 ext. 154

Rotary Liaison: Dan Green danielgreendds@verizon.net

CB East Faculty Advisor:

Parent Advisor: Mrs. Melissa Sandquist Sandquisthome@gmail.com, 215-794-7347

Motto: Service Above Self

Rotary International was the world's first service club organization. Rotary is a
worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community
leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service,
encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in
the world.

There are over 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As
signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary’s main objective is service — in the
community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

Interact is a service organization sponsored by Rotary clubs for youth ages 14-18. It has
more than 10,900 clubs in 121 countries. The CB East Interact Club is sponsored by
Doylestown Rotary Club. Each year, the CB East Interact Club organizes community
service activities, serving local, regional & international people in need. Through these
efforts, Interact Club members learn the importance of

• Developing leadership skills and personal integrity

• Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
• Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
• Advancing international understanding and goodwill

Meetings: at CB East, monthly on 2nd Tuesday, Room ??? – sign in on attendance

sheet, members must attend 60% of meetings.
Members should also check club bulletin board 1 x month, sign list & look
for new information or events announcements

Members: 75 students in 2009-2010

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CB East Interact Club Officers 2010-2011:
“Service Above Self”

President – Alayna Auerbach 609-651-7098 alaynaauerbach@gmail.com

215-794-4352

Vice Pres - Rachel Arrowood 215-794-2429 littlesis187@comcast.net

Lee Sandquist 215-794-7347 leesandquist@verizon.net

Secretary - Micaela James 215-794-3089 micaelajms@yahoo.com

Melanie Poff 215-490-2282 mepoff@gmail.com

Treasurer - Kurt Murray 215-230-0236 redsoxkam@verizon.net

12th grade reps –

Steve Priest 215-622-3175 jmpriest@comcast.net
Brittany Austin 267-249-7740 baustin27@mac.com

11th grade reps –

Jackie Rogers 215-620-0880 jacquelinejrog@gmail.com
Alex Tait 215-435-9351 alextait38@yahoo.com
Christina Guertler 215-589-0791 cmguertler303@aol.com

Parent Advisor –
Mrs. Melissa Sandquist 215-794-7347 sandquisthome@gmail.com

Doylestown Rotary Club Liaison –

Mr. Dan Green danielgreendds@verizon.net

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CB East Interact Club Activities & Contacts 2009 – 2010
Student Leadership, Co-Presidents:
Alayna Auerbach 215-794-4352 (New President)
Catrina Pinto 215-794-1238
Darby Breslow 215-359-5252
Jenna Worrell 215-766-2724
Kurt Murray 215-230-0236 (new Treasurer)
Lee Sandquist 215-794-7347 (new VP)
Nick Dau 215-794-3621
Rachel Arrowood 215-794-2429 (new VP)
Steve Priest 215-340-7773 (new 12th grade rep)

Monthly Service Activities organized by Interact Club volunteers,

began Sept 2009, will continue until June 2010:

Bucks County Housing Group, Thursday Activity Night for homeless children (Nick).
Kate Bianchini, BCHG Doylestown Shelter Manager, kbianchini@bchg.org
(215)345-1492, 470 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown

Aid For Friends, volunteers make casseroles, meals prepared for local shut-ins (Kurt).
Donna Line, Doylestown Presbyterian Church AFF coordinator,
thelines2@msn.com

Christ Home in Warrington, Thursday social hour with elderly residents & Saturday
activity time with foster children (ask Rachel).

Volunteer Activities 2009-2010 including contacts (Leader who organized event):

Sophomore Day Club Fair table for new member sign-ups, Sept 2009 (Catrina & Rachel)

Bake Sale at CB East Lunches to support Kiya Survivors, Peru Oct 2009 (Lee & Steve)
Kiyasurvivors.org, donations wired annually by Doylestown Presbyterian Church,
Contact church financial secretary Linda Meier, lindam@dtownpc.org

Pumpkinfest 2009 Volunteers to support Bucks County Council on Alcoholism & Drug
Dependence, held at Moravian Tile Works, Doylestown, Oct 2009 – Sat & Sun 12-9pm,
(Alayna), Beth Elliott – Volunteer Coordinator (215)489-6120 x 4, belliott@bccadd.org

Neighborhood Food Collection to support New Britain Food Larder, Nov 2009 (All)
Located at New Britain Baptist Church, Rte 202 & Tamemend Ave, New Britain
(215)345-9170, open Mon & Wed 9-12, 1-4

Volunteers set-up & clean up of Galaxy Art Show at County Courthouse to support
NOVA, Nov 2009 (ask Nick for contact)
Network of Victim Assistance, www.novabucks.org

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Family Resource Center volunteers at the Michener Art Museum, Nov 2009 (Mrs. S)

Gifts of Warmth, collection of scarves, hats & mittens for elementary school on Native
American reservation in New Mexico, Dec 2009 (Rachel & Catrina)
Americans for Native Americans speakers: Brian & Mary Lee Reiff,
bereiff@aol.com. ANA@BucksCoANA.org. Items sent to Wingate Elementary
School in Fort Wingate, NM. It is close to Gallup, NM, in the north western part
of New Mexico.

FedEx is our preference for large boxes - regular ground shipping. FedEx address
for them:

Wingate Elementary School

State Highway 400
Fort Wingate NM 87316

If you want to use the USPS, then the address is PO Box 1, instead of State
Highway 400.

Wingate Elementary is a boarding school for about 600 students, because most
live so far away (several hours). They stay overnight from Monday to Friday, and
then go home for the weekend. They just received a new school a few years ago.
They use to live in barracks, which were built during the nike site era. Almost all
students are in the "free lunch" program, so they are under federal income
guidelines.

Maasai Jewelry sale at CB East Lunches to support digging wells & educational
programs for Maasai people of Kenya, Dec 2009 (Darby & Jenna)
Phyllis Eckelmeyer, Masaai Cultural Exchange Project, silverj45@hotmail.com

Martin Luther King Day of Service volunteers in Doylestown projects, Jan 2010 (Alayna)
See listing for day’s events on CB Cares website, will give contacts at locations

Home renovation work for low income family in West Philadelphia with The Other
Carpenter, Jan 2010 (Kurt)
David Heaton, dtocarpenter@verizon.net – max 10 volunteers, take 15 names.
(267)284-0310, 4157 West Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Bake Sale at CB East Lunches to support A Woman’s Place, Feb 2010 (Darby), serving
victims of domestic abuse in Bucks County, www.awomansplace.org, (215)343-9241

Breakfast Bags made at March 9 meeting for elderly shut-ins of Doylestown, delivered
by Mrs. Sandquist to Aid For Friends, contact: Donna Line, Doylestown Presbyterian
Church AFF coordinator, thelines2@msn.com

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Bowl-A-Thon fund-raiser for Bucks County Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Interact teams,
March 21 (Catrina), BBBS of Bucks County, bbbsbc.org, 2875 York Rd, Jamison, PA
18929, (215)343-8260

Relay for Life at Tohickon Middle School, May 15, 12-10pm, various shifts for
volunteers, joint project with Key Club, (Jenna)

Maasai fund-raiser walk at Peace Valley, May 16, Interact team (Alayna), Phyllis
Eckelmeyer, Masaai Cultural Exchange Project, silverj45@hotmail.com

CEPAD, Nicaragua fund-raiser, May 16, car wash at Kidd Glove, Doylestown - all day
(Megan Starner for Team Nicaragua 2010)

Sunset Gap Clothing Drive, May 22, Interact volunteers (Steve)

Doylestown Presbyterian Church Mission Committee, call DPC office 215-348-
3531, for new Moderator’s name & number

Final Interact Club meeting for year, June 8

Annual Report to Doylestown Rotary Club on Wed June 9 Presentation by this year’s
leadership at Doylestown Country Club.

Guest Speakers 2009-2010:

Oct meeting presentation on Kiya Survivors, Peru (Lee)
Nov meeting presentation on Rotary exchange program by Miss Huskin
Dec meeting guest speakers from Americans for Native Americans, Mr & Mrs. Reiff
Feb meeting guest speaker from A Woman’s Place, Holly Mayberry (Darby)
May meeting guest speaker on Masaai Cultural Exchange Project, Mrs. Eckelmeyer

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Previous activities to resume next year if interested:

Monthly Bakesales to support various charities, request a regular day for Interact
like Key Club has.

Tshirt orders for club: include cost in annual Interact member dues & distribute at
October meeting. Contact Dennis Gillen at Budget Printing, Doylestown, (215)340-
1340, Dennis@budget.printingpa.com, $5.35 per shirt + tax for qty 100 or more.

Fund-raiser for ShelterBox, Rotary members started this organization. Emergency

shelter & supplies delivered to victims of natural disasters. Local contact: Bruce
Dearnley of Blue Bell Rotary Club, (215)837-0530, dearnley@aol.com. Shelterbox
USA, info@shelterboxusa.org

Rotary Day at the United Nations will be on Saturday, 6 November 2010, 8:00am
Registration, 9:30am - 4:00pm. ORGANIZE THIS EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.

Rotary and the United Nations have a long history of working together and sharing
similar visions for a more peaceful world. Rotary currently holds the highest
consultative status offered to a nongovernmental organization by the UN’s Economic and
Social Council, which oversees many specialized UN agencies. Rotary maintains and
furthers its relationship with a number of UN bodies, programs, commissions, and
agencies through its representative network . This network consists of RI representatives
to the United Nations and other organizations.

Learn more about Rotary’s local and international work through Rotary: Navigating the
Global Network .

Each year at Rotary UN Day, more than 1300 Rotarians including many Rotary
International Directors, Foundation Trustees, past Senior Leaders, and guests come
together at UN Headquarters in New York. The program is designed to inspire and
educate all participants as well as provide insight into the relationship between Rotary
and the United Nations. In the past, the day has been very successful and has sold out.

The day will begin at 9:30am and conclude by 4:00pm. Lunch will be in the UN
Cafeteria, overlooking the East River at 1:00pm.

Rotary Day at the United Nations includes a special program for youth. Youth will
have the opportunity to hear about a model UN program, the Shelter Box project,
some projects that Interact Clubs are working on, and an overview of the UN and
much more. Youth program is morning only. Youth are invited to attend the adult
sessions in the afternoon to learn about humanitarian projects worldwide sponsored
by Rotary.