If all goes as planned, the Waunakee Interact Club will have its name on a new well in Africa that will provide people within a rural community clean drinking water.
The high school club sponsored by Waunakee Rotary is partnering with the Nelson Family LIfe Foundation, charity:water and Kalahari to raise $10,000 for a well in Africa.
Three Interact Club members attended the Aug. 27 Rotary meeting to talk about their project. They noted that 696 million people have no access to clean water. The well will change lives, they said, freeing up time that young people now spend walking to fresh water sources to bring water home. That would allow young people to attend school and get an education.
The Waunakee Interact members say they are the first student led organization to partner with charity:water and Kalahari to raise funds. All of the donations they receive will go directly toward the well project.
Now they are trying to spread awareness. So far, they’ve raised $1,500 cleaning trash bins. Donations can be made at www.charitywater.org/waunakee-interact#
The Interact club will raise funds for the well project through Dec. 31; if they fall short of their $10,000 goal, the funds raised will still go toward providing a well in a rural African community, but the club’s name will not be on the well.
The Interact Club works on local, regional and national projects. It has also raised funds for the Ronald McDonald House with a pop-top collection.
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Other news:
Waukoberfest is around the corner. Al Dassow encouraged members to sign up for a shift at the beer tent (wearing traditional German garb or at least white shirts). Or, just come for fun.
There will be a “pumpkin run” on Sept. 8 to gather the gourds for the Wauktoberfest pumpkin decorating. See Phil Willems for details.
Sales are underway for the Rotary Lights magazines, and so far the team has reached about a quarter of its goal with $24,000 in advertising.
Coming Up
Sept. 11-14: Wauktoberfest.
Sept. 18: WNC Harvest of Hope Gala with barbecue brisket, live blues and dancing.
Sept. 23: Chamber Golf Classic
Oct. 11: Food for Kidz
Nov. 22-Jan. 1: Rotary Lights
Greeters: Sept. 3, Veronica Castillo and Todd Smrcina; Sept. 10, Alex Welk and Judith Stucki; Sept. 17, ???, Sept. 24, David Rupp and ???.
To sign up to greet or to find out when you are greeting, visit:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CAAAA2CA7F85-44320149-2023#/
