Members of the Watauga Interact Club at their first meeting of 2022-23.
The Interact Club is a service oriented organization at Watauga High School. Members do many volunteer projects including multiple river clean-ups and volunteering at local places in Boone. The club motto is "service above self”, which truly shows the values of the club and what they stand for.
"As the president, I am in charge of trying to keep the club organized like trying to plan things, get people together for meetings, and get officers together," said Sophie Wampler, a senior and the 2022-2023 club president.
Despite the challenges of last year, the club saw success and students wanted to return to participate.
"Last year in the club I went to a lot of club meetings which were very organized, and there were a lot of volunteer and service project opportunities," said Natalie Fitch, sophomore, a is a second year Interact club member.
Fitch participated in a river clean-up during Youth Service Day, and she made cards for different organizations such as the Hospitality House.
In addition, the club participated in events such as volunteering at Bare Bones and serving at Operation Christmas Child. The club also hosted a Prom dress shop.
"People could come in and pick out a dress that we just had or people had donated before," said Wampler. "But it was free so anyone could come in and if the dress fit then they could just take it home."
This year, the club hopes to participate in Operation Christmas Child with Samaritan's Purse again, chop firewood with the Firewood Ministry, and help out with Youth Service Day. On top of that, the club has adopted a section of the Greenway.
"We have actually adopted part of the Greenway so that is our responsibility to keep it clean," Wampler states.
Above all, Interact is focused on serving others before themselves. But, Interact is also a great way to get volunteer hours for college and to pursue other interests you may have.
"Other students should join Interact because it is a great way to get volunteer hours and also be more involved and meet new people," said Fitch. "It is really fun and you can also get lots of scholarship opportunities and good opportunities for your future!"
If you are interested in joining you can contact the club on Instagram @watauga.interact.
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