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Interact Club
There is always something spiritually satisfying about giving back to the less fortunate. Interact Club is a students' body which works for various social issues for the benefit of society. The club nurtures the altruistic spirit of its students and encourages them to help those in need. Hence, from cleanliness in school to charity, Interact Club covers a very broad spectrum of social issues. The Club, in collaboration with several NGOs like Goonj, Denim Club of India, Aviva and Hindustan Times, has raised funds whether monetary or in the form of clothes and books for charity.
- On 23 July 2011 ten student volunteers of 'Each One Teach One' campaign (Delhi School Literacy Project) with their respective learners attended the Valedictory Function at Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan.
- The members of Interact Club signed pledges (self commitments) for the Quit India No.2 Movement initiated by Dharma Bharati Mission to build a hunger free, caste free and corruption free India.
- Members have taken an oath by signing leaflets in favour of 'Solemn Promise of Non Addiction to Drugs', an initiative of Rastriya Anuvrat Shikshak Sansad.
- A team of members participated in the Annual Symposium, 2011 on Women Safety at Modern School, Barakhamba Road on 6 August 2011.
- The second phase of Delhi School Literacy Project (DSLP) 'Each One Teach One' has started on 6 September 2011. 105 students of classes VII to X have been enrolled. Book I has been given to the students to teach their learners.
- Volunteers of Interact Club carried out a campaign to collect unused books for donation to underprivileged children. More than 400 books were collected and donated as a part of "Times of India's – AVIVA - The Great Education Wall" programme in the month of November.
- Interact club volunteers' sensitized people about the rights of animals with 'Animals' right Day' campaign initiated by Sadhu Vaswani Mission. They were able to get 1506 people to sign the pledge form to observe 25 November as 'Meat less day'.
- Money collection for donation to 'Indian Red Cross Society' was initiated in the month of November. 1 November to 7 November 2011 was observed as flag week where the money donors were facilitated with flag as appreciation for their donations.
- Interact Club members coordinated with 'Prateek', an NGO which caters to children with special needs to set up a stall on Winter Carnival on 18 December 2011. Their organization sold items made by special children studying in their institute. A donation of Rs 11,000/- was collected by the students of BBPS, GR and was presented to the organization for its upliftment.
- Leaflets of BBPS, GR on learning disabilities to create awareness among people were distributed to visitors who attended the school winter carnival.
- Under the "Each One Teach One" progamme organised by Delhi School Literary projects, "Meri Kitab" Part II was distributed to the 110 Interact Club members. The club members will be teaching the book to their respective learners by January end.
- A workshop on "Road Safety" was organised for students of classes V to VII on 26 December 2011 by IL & FS education members sponsored by 'Toyota Kirlosker'. The volunteers from IL & FS gave a presentation to the students on Traffic rules and safety measures.
- Students of Interact club collected old books, toys, clothes and stationery in the month of January. The same were donated to NGO Goonj on 17 February 2012.
- Students of Interact club of Primary and Middle department visited the NGO Goonj on 22 February 2012.
- Under the "Each One Teach One Project "Meri Kitab"- Part III was distributed among the students of the Interact club. The book is to be taught to the learners by April 2012.
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