INTERACT 5170,
I am ecstatic hear that many clubs are doing can collection! Please weigh the can (in lbs and pictures of all your cans would also be cool) and then you can drop them off at one of the food shelters in the post below. There will also be a Community Service Submission sheet that club presidents will be responsible for filling out the amount of food donated (lbs), hours, and membership.
Peace out .
Alameda County Community Food Bank
7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621; (510) 635-FOOD (3663)
Project Outreach Inc & East Oakland Food Pantry
6629 Bancroft Ave, Oakland, CA 94605; (510) 382-1360
Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry
418 Junction Avenue, Livermore, California 94551; (925) 449-1664
Milpitas Food Pantry
196 S. Main Street Milpitas, CA 95035; (408) 946-5564
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
750 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125; (408) 266-8866
Sacred Heart Community Service
1381 South First St. San Jose, CA 95110; (408) 278-2160
Sunnyvale Community Services
725 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086; (408) 738-4321
Community Services Agency
204 Stierlin Rd., Mountain View, CA 94043; (650) 968-0836
Second Harvest Food Bank (Santa Cruz County)
800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville 95076; (831) 722-7110
Interact District 5170 unveils the Community Service Project for 2010 – 2011: Hunger Relief. Throughout the Bay Area, communities are inflicted with poverty and many families are forced to compromise their hunger in order to afford the necesities to live. However, Interact is here to help! Interact 5170 is the world’s largest and most renown Interact district with over 90 clubs and 5,000 members stretching across northern California. In 2009-10, Interact 5170 contributed more than 50,000 of volunteer hours towards community service and raised $75,000 for END POLIO NOW. This year, Interact plans to achieve 100,000 volunteer hours and raise $50,000 for Shelter Box. Interact plans to help end the suffering of families that are in need of food and shelter, not only Internationally, but also in the Community. Our Community and International Projects tie in with this year’s Rotary theme: Building Communities, Bridging Continents. Video Created by Victor Kwok, Digital Media Coordinator(A13). Starring Ryan Wang, Community Service Coordinator (A6) and Kevin Gao(A13).
And now what will you do?
.. for Interact?!
Then satisfy all your hunger needs at
Fall Leadership Conference at Monta Vista High School!(More information on the events page)
I hope to see YOU there because this is the first step to Changing the World. LET THE ENERGY SURGE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT!
HELLO INTERACT 5170!
I would like to present you guys with the first ever, district-wide community service event: Take Flight for Kids Festival!
When: Saturday, September 25th, 2010. (8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.)
Where: Reid Hillview Airport in San Jose (the airport next to EASTRIDGE)
2500 Cunningham Ave, San Jose,CA
Why: This festival is to inform the middle school students and families of Silicon Valley of the Science, Technology, Engineering education opportunities, community resources for families in need, and to promote Interact and Rotary throughout San Jose. There will be about 200 exhibits with hands-on activities for the students to learn about, and about 5,000 attendees expected, so you can imagine how busy it will be!
Volunteering: Please advertise this event to all your clubs and encourage others to go! A festival does not come often, and one this large where Interact receives this caliber of representation is a must. Have all of the volunteers register at http://www.takeflightforkids.com/volunteer.htm and please send me an email(communityservice@interact5170.org) if you are going so I can get a good number to report back to the coordinator. We will be recording your hours, so if you sign in with me, I will relay your information back to your area director and club president
“We may need some help on Friday afternoon (2pm – 7pm) , 9/24, with things at the airport if you have volunteers who might be able to help with that.”
Here is a brief agenda that is subject to change:
Preliminary Agenda (subject to change)
So I hope all of you guys are able to make it out there! More information can be found at http://www.takeflightforkids.com/ If you guys have any questions, feel free to just send me a message. REMEMBER TO REPRESENT INTERACT5170! Peace, Love, R.
