
Though I am sad that this is my last couple weeks of being District Governor, I know Ashton and his Executive Team will make this next year of Interact great! They are all full of passion and interest for Interact and Rotary.
I would also like to thank my Executive Team and Assistant Governors. They worked hard to make this year to be the best Interact year yet! My Executive Team (Asa Marette and Anna Kuzminsky) and I were able to plan an incredible retreat, where the new Assistant Governors were able to learn about their duties, eat s’mores, and act in skits. This is where we also introduced the first ever Team Leaders to help their AGs in the areas (East Valley, West Valley, and Outlying Areas). This retreat made it possible for the Interact District Council to host a great Fall Leadership Conference in Wickenburg and Interact District Conference in Waddell!
This was also an exciting year for Interact as a whole. We were able to introduce the expansion of our Crutches 4 Africa and Ambassador program by adding a team to be sent to Central Mexico to hand out mobility devices! We were able to do this, because of the help of all the Rotary and Interact clubs that successfully collected mobility devices. We were also able to sponsor the new JR RYLA, a great camp to help introduce Jr. High students to the wonders of Interact, Rotary, and leadership. Sadly, because of COVID-19, both of these events have had to be postponed. However, they have been planned, with key players recruited; and we are excited to start these next summer!