*Thank you Emily for typing this up!

Hello SIXERS! SPEND THE LAST DAY BEFORE YOUR WINTER BREAK AT INTERKEY’S DANCE ENTITLED LIKE A BLIZZARD! Interact Club is joining forces with Key Club! Come, meet, and dance with the two big community service clubs of your school. This semi formal dance features DJ SNARE. All proceeds will go to Interact’s Shelter Box Cause + Key Club’s PTP Cause.

WHO? This event is open to EVERYONE under the age limit of 18.

WHEN + WHERE? December 17, 2010 – the day we get off for break from 7 pm – 10 pm @ Mayfair Community Center (2039 Kammerer Ave., San Jose, CA 95116)

TICKETS? Tickets will not be sold at the door, pre sales ONLY. You can buy your tickets from any Interact/Key Club board member/officer. Tickets are ONLY $10! CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! REMEMBER, NO ID, NO ENTRY.

REMEMBER, BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE BEFORE WE RUN OUT!

Love, the Interact Officers <3

HELLO you _{Area 6} ^{Wintergreen Whales}!

In case you want to buy one of our oh-so amazing, simplistic, wintergreen, cool-feel shirts, here are the designs! You guys have probably seen these shirts publicized at your schools, so turn in $12 to your presidents! Do NOT be left out in A6! Thanks to those that have already bought t-shirts!

Fall Leadership Conference 2010-2011 – Area 6

It breaks my (I say the same for Julie, Raymond, Ryan and the rest of the seniors, as well) heart that this will be the last FLC that we get to be a part of, but honestly, it fills me with so much joy that I get to spend it with you Area 6 whales. All of you underclassmen out there, you guys are beasting it up this year, I haven’t seen spirit like that ever! So really you guys, keep on continuing what you’re doing, you inspire us :].

Upcoming Events/Updates

• Halloween Haunt @ CGA, 10/23 7pm-12am - Take on Area 6′s challenge and rite of passage by riding on Drop Zone and completing all 5 mazes before the night ends!

• Pins / Lanyards – We will be starting to sell NEW lanyards and pins very soon, so keep a lookout on updates for that!
• Charity Dinner Venues – Be on the lookout for venues for Charity Dinner! $500 budget, 200-300 capacity, stage, close-by kitchen, tables. Let’s brainstorm and try and finalize this at the next area meeting.
• Area Meeting @ Raymond’s House, 11/7 10:00am – 11:30am

- John

Thanks for those of you that came out to our first area community service event! We got a turnout of over 70 volunteers, not bad! Here are some photos of our event: Thanks to Alex Lieu, Jenny Tran, and other Interactors who took pics!

Set-Up!

Main Event!

Hope to see all of you Interactors at FLC!!

Hello Wintergreen Whales,

Please start registration for FLC, the BIGGEST rally that Interact has yearly!

Presidents: I have already sent out the registration form that needs to be completely filled out before FLC, but I will attach it once again. Spread the word of FLC to your clubs and get recruiting!

Secretaries: When making the spreadsheet for registration, please include your member’s name, ID, Grade, Phone Number, whether/whether not they paid the $10, whether/whether not they want spirit gear for $3, what kind of Togo’s sandwich they want (Beef/Veggies/Ham/Turkey), and WHO they were referred by.

Registration is CLOSED October 8th, 11:59:99PM.

Treasurers: You guys are in charge of keeping track of the money for FLC. Please make sure all of the members that are going at your school pay before FLC comes rolling by.

Other Officers / Board Members: You guys have one of the most important jobs: recruitment. This year, everyone is required to recruit at least 2 people from their clubs to go to FLC. Make it sound exciting when trying to get your members to go – it is the biggest event of the year, you will meet new people, gain new leadership skills, and plus, the International Project will be revealed! Lunch is provided, etc etc, you guys know what to do. :]

T-Shirts have come in! I will be sending out shirts to Mt. Pleasant and Milpitas High School. Piedmont and Independence, please start selling your shirts before FLC! They are $12 each!

Next Area Meeting: It will be on the 10th of October, from 10:00am-11:30am at Raymond Cheng’s awesome home once again.

I realize that a lot of people will be out studying for the SATs on the 3rd, which is why it is now moved to the 10th. Mt Pleasant, I know you guys cannot make this date, so we will fill you in. For everyone else, please reply if you CANNOT make this meeting, so that we can excuse you.

So in total, that is…
$10 for ticket
$3 for spirit gear
$12 for shirt

Make the investment, guys; it will be worth it year-long, and will produce lasting memories. You guys are all required to attend Fall Leadership Conference to represent your school and Area 6.

Let’s continue this year with a blast, Wintergreen Whales. :]

-John, Fly High Like A6

HELLO you _{Area 6} ^{Wintergreen Whales}!

Hey guys, just in case you’re interested / curious about what every school in our area is doing, here are ALL of the upcoming events since 9/18/10.

Upcoming Events:
Area 6
Day in the Park – It’s a fun day with live entertainment, free pumpkins for the kids, free BBQ. We also will have a free health fair with flu shots, dental check ups, blood pressure checking and much more. Interact booth! Diversity&Culture!
October 2nd, 7am-7pm

Independence High School
Craft Days – making crafts after-school to help with the Chinese Moon Festival
Every Friday and Saturday up until the 26th of September
Downtown Art Festival – a showing of artists’ innovative ideas of rebuilding the future in downtown, with “Drive in” films, do-it-yourself workshops, art
September 18th, 10am-10pm
District Event: Take Flight For Kids Festival
September 25th, 8am-4pm
Chinese Moon Festival – day where we provide entertainment for park-goers, and help kids make tons of crafts; business people set up tables to advertise what they do, and this event is sponsored by the city of San Jose – celebrating it with the spirit of the tiger
September 26th, 9am-7pm
Spirit of Japantown – Japantown Community Congress of San Jose (JCCsj) was created to continue the cultural and historical preservation of our 120 year-old, multi-ethnic Japantown. The JCCsj is composed of Japantown advocates, including representatives of major organizations, members-at-large, residents, businesses and property owners.
October 2nd, 7am-7pm
Fishing in the City – “The Interactors don’t have to know how to fish because we will teach them how. They have to be able to be a big brother or big sister to their third grader. It’s about the third grader. We are providing the third graders a special day and we need to be focused on our task.  Just think about the gift we will be giving to another human being.” – Nick Leon
October 2nd & 3rd – 6am-12pm
InterKey Dance – We only have three dances for the upcoming year: homecoming, Junior Prom, Senior Ball. Interact and Key Club at our school will be collaborating to plan a dance for our school .
December, time TBA

Piedmont Hills High School
Starting club on 9/22
District Event: Take Flight For Kids Festival
September 25th, 8am-4pm

Milpitas High School
Weller Elementary Back-to-School-Night – volunteers help on school at a back-to-school night, such as setting up tables and classrooms for the visiting parents
September 9th, 5pm-8pm
Alzheimer’s Disease Walk – Nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research — and it calls on people of all ages to take action in the fight. Year-round, our participants are leaders in the effort to defeat this devastating disease.
September 25th, 6:30am-3pm
RAFT – Volunteers organize and sort donated materials, assemble hands-on learning kits, provide support at special events, and serve as RAFT community ambassadors.
September 25th, 1pm-4pm

Mt. Pleasant High School
Seasonal blood drives
Fall, Winter, Spring
Light the Night Walk – Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations come together to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS’s) Light The Night Walk events and bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers.
October 23rd, 5pm-7pm

FLC Registration has begun! I will get that information out to you guys shortly! Get pumped and excited for the biggest Interact event of the year!