The Bath High School Interact Club continues to log lots of service hours here in our community as the school year rolls along!
Recently, several of our club members volunteered to help out at the Lima Family Promise Dinner. The students all said they had a great time assisting at this event. A few members said they were really touched by their interactions with families and children.
We also volunteered our time at the 2020 WBL H.S. Wrestling Tournament which was held at Bath. We conducted various duties throughout this long and busy day. The coaches and organizers were really thankful we were there.
On Sunday, March 8th, we met at the Bath Twp. Fire station for a few hours to make cards for local kids who have been diagnosed with pediatric cancer. They will be mailed to their homes
to help brighten their day. This was led by BHS freshman, and Interact Club member, Lauren Cunningham, herself a cancer survivor.
Saturday, March 14th is our annual Father Daughter Dance. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We currently fund two $500 scholarships for graduating Interact members. This is a lot of work, but a very fun event. We do all of the planning, decorating, and advertising. During the dance its “all hands on deck” to take admission at the door, coordinate the refreshments, chaperone the dancers, make sure they all get photos taken, and then clean it all up when it’s over! By the end of the night we are very exhausted, but happy to put on this exciting dance for our community. Seeing these little girls all dressed up with their dads by their side is really special.
On Friday, March 20th we are helping with the Bath Elementary Spring Arts Festival by serving the spaghetti dinners. On Thursday, April 16th we are heading to the Bath H.S. Talent Show to cheer on the many talented kids in our school!
Then on Monday, April 20th we are supporting the Bath H.S. Boys Baseball team. We plan to make signs and bring all of our school spirit along with us.
On Saturday, May 2nd we will support the Bath H.S. Girls Softball team at their home game. We will cheer our Bath Wildcats and Wildkittens on to victory! Not a lot of students attend these games, so we want to show them that they have our support. (Every team deserves a cheering crowd!)
On Thursday, April 23rd we are volunteering to help with the STREAM event in the middle school at Bath. STREAM stands for “Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, and Mathematics”. We have been asked to assist the students at the many stations set up at the event.
We will be up early on Saturday, April 25th for the annual Ottawa River Clean Up. Beth Seibert has designated an area in for us right here in Bath Township. (We encourage the Rotarians to join us in this important effort!)
A huge project takes place on Thursday, May 7th. This is the semi-annual Mock Crash for Junior and Seniors. We will be doing all of the planning for this event as well as “starring” in the crash. We hope to teach our fellow students about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. This is a very powerful and impactful project.
Another exciting item to report is that sophomore Interact Club member, Kalie Kitchen, who serves as club treasurer, will be recognized at the 2020 Jefferson Awards Ceremony for her work with our club. Kalie has led the club in total volunteer hours for the last two years. Congratulations Kalie!
Finally, on Monday, May 11th we plan to see all of you at the Interact Club Pinning Ceremony during the Rotary meeting! The year is flying by and we continue to be focused on “Service Above Self!”
