Interact

	INTERACT

	HOW CAN WE HELP? Our Interact Society is a very active service organisation within the school. Its main aim and function is to make the learners aware of the need to be of service within the community. A wide spectrum of activities provides the learners with the opportunity to be of service in whichever field they choose. Projects range from assisting our parent club, the Rotary Club of Claremont, with the Argus Cycle Tour; assisting various charitable organisations with their street collections; collecting food and clothing for disaster-stricken areas; giving support to AIDS babies; providing support at the One-to-One day for the mentally challenged; visiting parents at the Maitland Cottage Home on a weekly basis - in a nutshell to be of service wherever and whenever the need arises. We believe that by helping others, we grow within ourselves and live up to the motto of our school - Disce Prodesse - to be of service! Welcome to all Interacters - 2007! We have a great year planned ahead with many exciting events. Our first event is the Bishops Fun Frenzy on 18 February. The “Ons Plek” Toiletry Drive will take place during the course of the year and we are still selling red bands to raise money for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Theatre Fund. To find out more, join us at second break on Tuesday, and after school on Wednesday - Julia Lee Update: 24 June 2007 The Interact Society would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Fikelele Rice Drive. We managed to obtain over 300 bags of rice which we delivered on 7 June to the Fikelele Children’s Home in Khayelitsha. Interact is grateful to all those who helped make this project a success. Update: 15 May 2007 Interact has had a change of plans regarding the Children 4 Children Campaign. We will now be collecting RICE instead of Formula until the end of May. Any monetary donations or contributions of rice are welcome. Interact would also like to thank all those who have already contributed. Keep up the good work! Update: 08 May 2007 Due to Sans Souci’s positive response to previous drives, we have once again been approached by NAPTOSA to become involved with the 2007 CHILDREN 4 CHILDREN Campaign. For the month of May the Interact Society will be collecting baby milk formula (Lactogen) for the Fikelela Children’s Organisation in Khayelitsha. It would be greatly appreciated if all girls and parents could contribute by donating formula or monetary contributions. Although this may seem like a small effort on our part, it is sure to make a great impact on others’ lives. Update: 25 April 2007 Last week was a very exciting week for Interact. On Wednesday afternoon we handed over the 8 boxes of toiletries which we had collected to “Ons Plek” in Woodstock. The girls greatly appreciated our donation and wish to thank everyone who contributed. We arranged a Trash and Treasure collection for the Sive Nathi Licenced Home for underprivileged children. We unfortunately only had 3 days, but managed to collect 5 boxes of toys, clothing, stationery, etc., on Thursday afternoon. Thank you to everyone who donated. On Friday night 10 of our girls met with Bishops Interact. We really had a good time – good food and good laughs - and we started planning future ventures with the Bishops Interact group. Update: 13 February 2007 Over the last year, we have been raising money by selling Red Cross Bands for the operating theatres of Red Cross Children's Hospital. They have been using outdated equipment for the past decade. Yet, with the outdated equipment, the doctors have saved many lives. They have been raising money in various ways, as well as receiving donations to try and raise enough money to revamp these theatres. Last week Interact handed over our donation of R4850.00! Red Cross is very grateful for our donation and although it is a drop in the ocean, it has brought them closer to their R50 million goal. Sans Souci girls will always be remembered as the school that helped to make a difference. Thank you to all big-hearted Sans Soucians who contributed. Update: 06 February 2007 After much suspense and postponement, Interact finally delivered the goods we bought for Ikhaya, Red Cross Mother’s Hostel, on Monday, 29 January 2007. They were thrilled to receive items like a microwave, bedding, curtains, towels, etc. These things may seem trivial to us, but it meant the world to the hard-working and dedicated staff at Red Cross. Thank you to everyone who contributed last year. Your help is much appreciated.

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