New execs for Interact Club at Boksburg High

Boksburg High School’s Interact Club, which was formed years ago to help and educate learners, inaugurated its new executive committee members on February 4.

Interact projects are supported by the Rotary Club of Boksburg and its main purpose is to offer a platform to learners to work together to offer their skills at their school while understanding the international notion of helping people in their various communities.

The new executive committee members of the Interact Club are Abigail Burness (president), Tara Mathobie (vice-president), Thelrey Hartnick (secretary), Lee Mstiti (treasurer), Giselle Olifant and Ompha Makhomu (marketing officers), Keelyn Abrahams (PR officer) and Zanele Sibiya (convener).

Burness, the president, said she is happy to be heading the club for 2022 and will carry out her duties with pride and dignity.

“It is such a great opportunity to be the new president. I would like to thank those who voted for me.
“My responsibility is to guide the club and lead our fund-raising projects.

“It is also my responsibility to identify the organisations that need help in the Boksburg area,” she said.
The principal of Boksburg High, Enoch Thango, said the Interact Club was formed before he became the principal.

He explained it offers educational and empowering programmes for learners.
“These were halted by the Covid-19 pandemic but are being re-established this year,” he said.

“The club has played an essential role in aiding underprivileged learners and various welfare centres in Boksburg.
“The charity drives of the club are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Boksburg.

“The Interact Club is built on a strong foundation of empowerment. It helps learners to develop leadership and personal integrity skills.

“It also encourages learners to practise thoughtfulness and help others, as well as be family-orientated and respect everyone in life.

“The club preaches the importance of individual responsibility, the development of life skills and shapes good moral values.

“We are looking forward to working with the new executive committee members of the Interact Club to reach greater heights and build on the foundation of Interact, which was first introduced in 1962 in the USA,” said Thango.

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