Doing good is the goal of the Seaton Interact Club, and the Vernon high school group has done just that with the help of their Kalamalka Rotary friends.
The club held its final meeting of the year on Tuesday, June 17, and the junior Rotary group had a very industrious and rewarding year. By collecting and recycling bottles and cans every two weeks and selling pizza regularly, the students managed to raise over $2,000.
Therefore, their sponsor, Kalamalka Rotary Club of Vernon, presented them with a cheque for $2,000, matching the amount they raised.
"In October we collected over 800 cans and donated them to the Upper Room Mission. In December we filled 20 backpacks with hygiene products, food, winter gear and other essentials and gave them to the Salvation Army. We also donated $1,095 to the Food Bank in April, one dollar for every student in (W.L. Seaton Secondary)," said president Alex Mulder.
In May the group donated $1,000 to a school in Nepal that lacks supplies, and now in June they're donating the proceeds of their Soundfest fundraiser ($1,034) to the Grey Ribbon campaign.
The Seaton Interact Club's final donation of the year will be a $1,000 sponsorship of a family through the Boys and Girls Club.
Kalamalka Rotarian Jim Ferguson said he is very proud and grateful to work with these "hardworking, caring students who give up their free time to meet on a weekly basis and volunteer to fundraise."
