Project Scorecard 2010-2011
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August |
Arts, Beats, & Eats |
Many long hours of parking fee collection later. . . . total of $350 for Kiva.org!! |
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Sept. |
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Welcome to our eight new students from Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Ukraine, and Viet Nam! |
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Sept. |
Foreign Exchange Reception |
A great time with our new students! Food, strange music, bad jokes, snappy pics, and some special guests! Thanks to all for coming! |
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Sept. |
Membership Drive at Raven Rally |
A big list of new members! Stay connected with our email fan-outs and Facebook group! |
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Sept. |
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$400 raised for Affirmations of Detroit! Special thanks to Mayor Ellison for his kind donation to our team! |
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Sept. |
Rotary Knock It Out of Park Event |
Several Interact attended! Emma and Kate presented Kiva as part of opening plenary! Great ideas from many projects! And we added $85 to Kiva, bringing our total to $1200 in loans! |
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Oct. |
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Every Friday! |
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Oct. |
Halloween Scavenger Hunt |
A fun afternoon of clues, costumes, and chaos! No cheating! |
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Oct.-Nov. |
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Thanks to everyone who helped! Over $900 raised, penny by penny! |
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Jan. |
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Five of RO Interact gather ideas with dozens of others at Huron High School. And we will host the event next year! |
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Feb. |
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38 students, 11 chaperons, and 6500 cypress trees planted in the NOLA wetlands. Congratulations to all! |
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Mar. |
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Children managed and more funds raised for Kiva.org! Great food, Keller! |
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Mar. |
Hunger Banquet |
Nearly $100 raised for OxFam! Intimate gathering, but great discussion! |
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Apr. |
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Thousands of dollars made for the Rotary Scholarship; a long day of auction prizes, big fish, and elbow-rubbing! |
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Blessings in a Backpack; EMagine Preview! |
We raised $300 in ticket sales to support ROHS students! |
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Courtyard Work |
Holding the wild weeds at bay! |
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May |
Refugee Awareness Project |
Storming the classrooms and digging through packs, begging for coins, our cast of refugees talked to hundreds of students about the global problem and raised over $100 for Freedom House Detroit! |
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May |
Box City Homeless Project |
30 students sleep in cardboard outside ROMS and raise over $1500 for South Oakland Shelter and Japanese tsunami victims (Red Cross) |
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May |
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Angelica returns from RYLA and sings its praises: international networking, fun projects, and new friends! |
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Joplin Disaster Relief Trip |
28 students work five days on five homes in Joplin, Missouri. A powerful experience for all involved. Thank you, National Relief Network! |
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Next fall, then! | |
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Project Scorecard 2009-2010
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1. August |
Dream Cruise Water Drive |
InterAct sold over $300 of cold water to raise money for water filters in Honduras! Hot day! |
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2. Sept. |
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Welcome to ROHS for our seven exchange students from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea and our two new residents from Mexico and the Philippines! |
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3. Sept. |
Foreign Exchange Reception |
The welcome continues! Thanks to administrators, staff, and students who attended! |
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4. Sept. |
Membership Drive at Raven Rally |
Almost 100 new members signed up! Welcome aboard! |
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5. Sept. |
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A dozen of us painted great t-shirts and spread the word: "Personally and politically, peace is better!" |
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6. Oct. |
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Winterizing our courtyard in preparation for spring planting continues while the weather holds--Thursdays after school! |
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7. Oct. |
Winona LaDuke Presentation |
Great talk about building a democracy which is truly multi-cultural from a Green Party VP candidate and environmentalist. |
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8. Oct. |
Fall Fix-Up in Oak Park |
InterAct scores an "Oops," with only a couple of members coming out to help the elderly. Thanks to those who participated! |
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9. Oct.-Nov. |
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InterAct sent over $1200 to Haiti through UNICEF! |
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10. Dec. |
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We raised another $150 for Kiva.org from our Leon & Lulu's fundraiser.! |
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11. Jan. |
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Projects Discussed and Long-Term Plan Begun... |
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12. Jan. |
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Seven RO Interactors networked and developed projects with other schools! |
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13. Feb. |
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Cancelled by school district this year. |
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14. Feb. |
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Nearly $500 raised for the hungry in Haiti through Oxfam America! |
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15. Apr. |
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Our volunteers helped make this year's auction a success! |
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16. May |
Box City Homeless Project |
Over $1750 raised for South Oakland Shelter and OxFam America's Haiti Homeless Project! |
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17. May |
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Keara and Keila spent a weekend in Guelph, Ontario to learn leadership skills and network with other Interact leaders from around the country! |
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Project Scorecard 2008-2009
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Exchange Student Reception |
Sept |
Howdy! |
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Membership Drive |
Sept |
Outrageously Successful, 120 & growing! |
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Voter Registration |
Sept |
12 new voters in Michigan! |
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Political Campaign Volunteerism |
Sept |
Republicans never responded: :(
Democrats recruited a dozen! |
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Military Recruitment Opt-Out |
Sept |
6 students at ROHS will not have their personal information released to the military. |
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Kiva.org Microloans |
Sept |
Bowlathon raised $675 for programs! Special thanks to Lily's Seafood for a $100 donation! |
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UNICEF |
Oct |
Over $1700 raised! |
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Courtyard Rejuvenation |
Oct |
1/2-way emptied; we'll add design plans over the winter! |
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"Trouble the Water" |
Nov |
What a great film! Thanks to all who came! |
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Secret Santa Breakfast |
Dec |
Thanks for the festive scene for our staff! |
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Jan |
Over $320 raised for Oxfam! |
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Interact Day |
Jan |
Seven of us got charged up networking with Interact clubs from around the area! |
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Alternative February Break |
Feb |
72 travelers; 5 days of work; fifteen sites; 50 hours of labor and sweat; an amazing trip for all! |
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Livonia Peace Conference |
Mar |
Great speakers on the environment and social justice, how to make peace in the world. Inspiring! |
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Water Filters for the World |
Mar |
$230 raised = 23 families will now have clean water! |
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Cranbrook Ecology Days Spring Break Volunteerism |
Apr |
We taught kids about pond animals and helped them with leaf projects! |
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Day of Silence |
Apr |
Awareness raised, but quietly. |
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Mulch-Out! @ ROHS |
Apr |
Courtyard work! Shed assembled, lawnmower assembled; one duck nest discovered |
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CROP Walk May 3 |
May |
$570 raised to fight poverty locally and around the country! |
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Courtyard Rejuvenation Part II |
May |
Work continues, but there's much to get done: make this a multi-year project! |
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RYLA Leadership Conference |
May |
Keara, Sierra, Anna, and Eva represented ROHS to the world! Thank you! |
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Michigan Policy Summit |
May |
Oops! Maybe next year! |
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Rotary Auction |
May |
Thanks to all who helped Rotary raise thousands of dollars for scholarship funds! |
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Locker Clean-out --> Honduras! |
June |
20 boxes stuffed with school supplies are heading for Develop Africa |
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