On January 13th and 14th we had Interactors attend our District Wide Fundraiser Twice the Ice! We had a pretty good crowd at both places: 259 attendees at San Jose’s and 87 at Fremont’s, making a total of $692 for our International Project! Thank you to all who came!

HEY INTERACTORS!! As our first DISTRICT 5170 EVENT for 2012… get on layers and layers of warm clothes for ICE SKATING! Twice the Ice is back again, in two locations, two dates! Go to either or even both to meet Interactors from all over District 5170 and support our international project, FREE THE YOUTH. Let’s start off second semester strong!

Friday, January 13, 2012
7:30-9:30pm
Sharks Ice Arena @ SAN JOSE
1500 South 10th St
San Jose CA 95112

Saturday, January 14, 2012
7:45-9:45pm
Sharks Ice Arena @ FREMONT
44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd
Fremont CA 94538

TICKETS are $13 (including skates) and we make back $2 per price!
Bring a flier or tell them that you’re with Interact.

Link for the flyer:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2n0iko2.png

Invite your friends and hope to see you all there!

Questions, comments, concerns?
Email: Benjamin Shea or Stacy Ma at events@interact5170.org
or message us on facebook!

Here at Interact 5170, we believe in change, in freedom, in evolution.
We like to be bold and different. We like to think big, and dream bigger!

As if the revolutionary achievement of 2,400 Interactors at FLC wasn’t enough, we decided to do something even bigger.

Introducing, the first ever, Interact 5170 District Wide Day of Service!

On December 18th 2011, from 12 Morning to 12 Midnight, we are calling ALL Interactors, ALL Community Members, ALL Clubs, ALL Rotarians, ALL Communities to join us in SHARING INTERACT with our D5170 community by serving!

OUR GOAL

To have every Interactor dedicate their entire day to service, and serve AT LEAST 5.170 hours (5 hours & about 10 minutes)

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

1) JOIN IN
Invite all your friends, all your family, all your clubs, EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

2) FIND AN ACTIVITY
Contact your President, your Area Director, look at our list, go on Volunteer Match, or create your own! Find something to do to give back to your community.

3) SERVE YOUR 5.170 HOURS(+)
On event day, get out there and have fun! Bring friends and family, and inspire them to continue with goal!

4) RECORD
Take pictures of you and your friends doing your activity! Make sure you record how many hours you all served, and send both (photos & hour count) back to your Area Director!

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Need some service ideas?

Go to here or here.

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For more information please visit our facebook event (click on the flyer above!)

Thank you to all the Rotarians and advisors who came to our first annual Appreciation Dinner! Really Interact 5170 would not be where we are today without them We had a phenomenal performance by our very own Area 5 director Alex Qin,  amazing presentations by our International Coordinators, Corey and Will, and by our Community Service Coordinators Angela and Prerak; not to mention the area directors and everyone who made this dinner a success! I know Thanksgiving passed not too long ago, but still be thankful everyday for all our blessings and the people who have made an impact in our lives, Peace!

Ben

The Holidays are here! And we all know what that means :]

The red Starbucks cups are back with all the yummy holiday flavors, the strings of lights downtown and in neighborhoods dazzle, and scarves and beanies make a fashionable return. There’s that warm fuzzy feeling you get inside when you’re out chilling with friends, and everyone’s just in a merry mood. It’s a time to reflect and spread that cheer to the community. Around this time, especially during holiday breaks when my friends and I don’t have school, we make it a tradition to go to places like Feed the Hungry (which serves warm breakfast to the less fortunate), Christmas in the Parks* in downtown SJ (you get to shoot staple guns beautify the park AND see the whole result of a community’s efforts), and throw our own little cozy get-together. So put that holiday cheer to use! In these times, we could all use a smile, a helping hand, and that sense of community. Go out and serve breakfast to those who normally wouldn’t be able to afford one,  clean up your neighborhood, participate in a “Caroling for Cans,” …do SOMETHING to make this Holiday season a little more meaningful.

What have YOU done in your community today?

☮, ❤, and Interact!

Angela
P.S. It’d be so cool if you could incorporate this year’s Go-Green theme into your holiday adventures! Bring your own tumblr tumbler to Starbucks and save a paper cup; encourage recycling when you’re walking around at Christmas in the Parks. Every little bit helps.

*Christmas in the Parks is completely volunteer-run. Everything you see is donated, sponsored, or put together by the help of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, high school volunteers, and Interactors! Admission to the park is free. They’ve started an initiative to “Go Green” too;

-switched to LED lights, reduced energy consumption by 70 percent (if your family gets super into decorating with lights, maybe you can make the switch too!)

-currently working towards becoming a Zero Waste Event (properly dispose of your goodies, food, and trash at the park). They are a plastic-bag-free zone!

-find out about the Bright Green Tree Zone

Open November 25–January 1