Richland County School District Two: DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH ROTARY CLUB OF FOREST ACRES TO FIGHT HUNGER

Press release from Richland County School District Two:

11/30/2021

Richland School District Two announces that the Richland Northeast High School Interact Club is teaming up with its Rotary International Sponsor Club, the Rotary Club of Forest Acres, for a large-scale community service project event in partnership with Rise Against Hunger. The students alongside the Rotary Club members will assemble over 13,000 meal packages for distribution to those in need. The student Interact Club is led by teacher Jeremy Ludemann, who facilitates community action projects and other events for student learning and leadership. Interact Clubs bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self, the Rotary International motto. The event will take place on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Richland Northeast High School Auxiliary Gymnasium at 7500 Brookfield Road in Columbia. Setup begins at 9 a.m. Student Interact Clubs are a subsidiary of Rotary International and are sponsored by local Rotary Clubs. Interact Club members connect with leaders in the community and around the world to: The Richland Northeast High School Interact Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Forest Acres. The current club president is Dr. Arlene Bakutes. Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030.

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