Interact Club Initiatives

Interact Club is an integral part of the school driven by an elected group of students and guided by Interact teacher facilitators. It's an extension of the Rotary club whose sole motto is "Service above self". With this objective, Interact club organizes a number of direct and indirect community service events through out the year that not only aim for community betterment but also inculcates in students humility and a sense of responsibility towards the society.

Walkathon

For the past 3 years, students, parents, and faculty from Pathways School, Noida have been participating in the CanSupport Walk for Life; Stride Against Cancer. This year 60 participants from across the school community participated. CanSupport is India's largest free home-based palliative care programmer, caring for over 2000 cancer patients at a time. Walk for Life is an annual walkathon organized by CanSupport in order to raise awareness about cancer in India and to show solidarity to those suffering from cancer.

Food-A-thon

For the past 5 years, Pathways students have been supporting the Delhi Food-a-thon campaign by partnering with Responsenet services. This food collection drive included donations of rice, lentils, cooking oil, flour and wheat. Pathways community came out in full support and donated range of food items for this noble cause. ResponseNet, Delhi Food Bank works on the fundamental need of food for children to help build a better future by ensuring children stay in schools, learn, play, stay healthy and safe.

ABHAR UTSAV

Abhar Utsav is an annual collection drive in which the Pathways community donates clothes, shawls, blankets, toys, and books which are then sold to the support staff at very affordable prices. The event is an opportunity for us to empower our support staff; the people who sincerely uphold our school by building a comfortable and secure environment. The entire Pathways community including parents, teachers and students are involved in this event from donations to collections to distribution.

Heats and Eats Sale

On 12th of February 2019, amidst the enthusiasm for the Sports Day competitions, house spirit and athletic events, the Interact Club organized a fundraiser aptly titled “The Heats and Eats Sale” in which they sold snacks and drinks which included nachos, brownies, iced tea, lemonade, cold coffee, and Pepsi all ranging between 30-70 rupees. Overall the sale was a success and all the members worked collaboratively in order to make the sale run smoothly. The club collected a total of about Rs 34,000/- to be used for supporting the various NGOs the school is associated with.

BLOOD DONATION

The blood drive is conducted under the supervision of the Rotary Blood Bank, the country’s largest most effective blood bank working to provide blood to those in need, in turn lessening the blood shortage predicament in India. The Rotary Blood Banks sets up voluntary donation drives in public gatherings, offices, and schools; such as Pathways. On 13th April 2019, Blood Donation Camp was held at Pathways School, Noida, in association with Rotary Blood bank. Overall the event was an immense success with a total of 56 donors! All the members of the Interact and representatives from the Rotary Blood Bank worked in unison in order to ensure the success of the event. From the blood collected in the event over 168 people’s lives will be affected.

CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL

Christmas Carnival is an annual fundraiser event organized by the Interact Club supported by the entire school community including support staff, faculty, parents and students. The money raised through Christmas Carnival is deposited into the Interact fund and used for the varied service initiatives that are taken up by the club through the year. This event was a huge success and the club managed to raise close to Rs. 3.5 lacs in year 2019 for the varied service initiatives.

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