The Interact Club of Apeejay School, NOIDA has been performing exceedingly well for the five years. In the session 2003-2004 it won the best project award. In the session 2004-2005 the school was once again honoured with Best School Award in Delhi and NCR for its exemplary community service programs. This session 2005-2006 the club has taken up the project – Mission Confidence Building under which it is going to build confidence among less fortunate children living in slums and specially able children, among old people and society at large.

INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF INTERACT CLUB 24th August 2006 The installation ceremony of Interact club was held on 24th August 2006 in our school auditorium. The function began with the lighting of ceremonial diya followed by the chanting of Shlokas, also a Power Point

Presentation on ‘ MISSION CONFIDENCE BUILDING '. The chief guest was Rtn. Arvind Karnik, currently president of Rotary club of Delhi Midtown for the year 2006-07 and the guest of honour was Mr. Bharti. Our chief guest, a highly designated and exemplified personality, an engineer graduate and MBA from UK with varied and long experience in various manufacturing industries like oil engineering, fertilizers etc. has held senior positions at MD level and promoted several joint ventures in various industries including Biotechnology for the Birla Group. His 40 years experience encompasses a very broad spectrum of industries in India ranging from petroleum, fertilizers etc

Mr.Bharti on the other hand has been a regular associate with the interact club of Apeejay, NOIDA, and has been with Apeejay in all time of need.

On this solemn occasion the president of our schools interact club Sejal Pandey briefed the school about the activities undertaken by the interact club for the previous session (2005 –06) and invoiced the theme of the present session (2006-07) as Nature and Mankind

LEADERSHIP CAMP

6th September 2006 .

A leadership camp (CHINGARI), was organized by Rotary Club Delhi Midtown and held at Apeejay School Sheikh Sarai on 6th September 2006.It was attended by Interactors of almost all schools of Delhi and NCR.

The Installation Ceremony of DIR's (District Interact Representatives) and ZIR's (Zonal Interact Representatives) were also held during the camp.

Aman Rana ( Modern School , Barakhamba Road ) was chosen as the DIR and Sejal Pandey (Apeejay School Noida) was selected as the ZIR (Zone-4).

The ceremony started with an encouraging talk from Daljit Singh (District Governor-Rotary Club). He emphasized the need of an ideal leader and gave the year's motto –“Lead The Way”.

Along with the ceremony, various discussions as well as interactive sessions were also held for everyone present. The students of Apeejay School Sheikh Sarai presented a short cultural program including dance and a band performance that lifted everyone!!

Some renowned Rotarians including Mr.Ajay Narain, Mrs. Madhuri Parti took the opportunity to motivate the budding interacters and inculcate human values, which the Interactors would cherish throughout their lives.

DENTAL CAMP FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

19 th September 2006 .

A dental check-up camp was organized by Rotary Club of Delhi Midtown and the Interact Club of Apeejay School Noida and held in the school premises on 19 September 2006 .

A routine dental check up was conducted for children of classes I and II.

Oral hygiene and good dental care were emphasized and made clear among the young ones.

The teacher incharge of the Interact Club Dr. N Upadhay along with Mrs.V.N. Uma and 50 other Interactors spent around three hours with the old people during which the interactors presented a short cultural program as well as interacted with the people there. The program included songs from old films which revived there memories and transmitted them to those good old days when they were young. It also presented a couple of bhajans and short skits a rajasthani folk dance and the self composed poem dedicated to the Jewels of our families. Every one enjoyed the programme thoroughly.

During the interactive session we learned that no matter how old they may be their spirits are always alive and high. These people are full of life, unmindful of the road of life which they have traveled. The hurdles and difficulties which they have faced during the lifetime do not dampen their sprits. These people have simply adjusted to the life and the surrounding with no grievance at all.

The office bearers also took an oath to continue the selfless spirit of interact club towards mankind and humanity and presented a check worth 5000 to the trust. while returning the interactors hugged and took the blessings of the old people which touched their hearts and brought a true smile on their faces. It was a very emotional moment when the interactors bade goodbye to the old people. All the interactors were more than happy to share their happiness with these people and left with a smile on their face which was not to fade soon!!!!!!

The program ended with a speech from Mrs. Mishra the secretary of Jan Kalian Trust. She motivated and encouraged the students to uphold the values and cherish the virtue of kindness, selflessness and care towards others.

‘ It is said that god can be realized by redeeming one's responsibilities towards self, family, society and humanity at large'.

Guided by this philosophy the Interact Club of Apeejay School Noida is engaged in social welfare activities.25th November 2006 was one such occasion when a number of such activities were witnessed. The major one was a BLOOD DONATION CAMP from 8: 30 am to 1:30 pm organized in collaboration with Rotary Blood Bank. The first donor of the day was none other than our Principal Dr. Rajesh Hassija. There after the valiant parents came forward towards this noble cause. The turnout in the first hour was low but slowly it picked up momentum. More than 150 parents registered out of which 63 parents donated. The rest were fond medically unfit for various reasons but they were checked up and given expert advice so that in future camps they could be prospective donors. The enthusiasm of the donors was greatly appreciated.

The Interactors gave each donor a packet of biscuit and two bananas, in a beautifully newspaper bag with a thank you card-all made by them giving the message” Say NO to PLASTIC BAGS”.

No activity is possible without funds; hence the Interactors had organized a ‘Food Fest' in which our Interactors from classes VI, VII, VIII and IX brought with them, home –made delicacies, which would definitely tickle anyone's taste buds. They managed to raise a whooping Rs.19000 in one day .

The second fundraiser was a Greeting Card sale. Each greeting card was an exquisite work by our Interactors.Around2000 rupees were raised by selling almost 200 such cards.

Needless to say, these funds would be used for welfare activities that the club has planned for, in the coming year.

The first meeting of the newly appointed DIR's (District Interact Representatives) and ZIR's (Zonal Interact Representatives) was held at Chelmsford Club on 6th November 2006 .

The meeting was attended by Mr.Daljeet Singh (District Governor), Mrs.Madhuri Parti (Chairperson), Mr.Ajay Narain, Mr. Satish and the ZIR's and DIR's.

The agenda of the meeting was to discuss about the undertaking of two projects during the year.

Projects that will be undertaken were:

•  International Understanding

•  Social Service

The meeting also focused on the need to initiate an AIDS awareness campaign. It was decided that on World AIDS Day; school children, barbers, truck divers and daily wage earning workers would be targeted and made aware regarding various issues related to prevention and control of AIDS.

The meeting concluded with an inspirational speech by Mrs.Madhuri Parti and allocation of respective zones to all the ZIR's.

VISIT TO SLUMS

12 December 2006

“The prospect of thriving of the privileged is vast,

but of the destitute is very less.”

A trip to the slums on opened our eyes not only to the fact that survival is difficult but also how lucky we are!!

We, at Interact Club believe that service to mankind is service to god. With this motto, we carry out all our activities.

12 December 2006 was no different. Around 20 Interactors from class IX and XI visited the slums of sector 16 and spent some time with the people there.

It was indeed very amazing to see how these people carry out their day-to-day activities and lead their life. The interdependence on each other, the mutual understanding and the positive outlook of the people was indeed commendable!

At first, Interactors distributed clothes among small children, which was followed by the distribution of toys and candies. All the children were very excited and happy to receive the gifts. They expressed their gratitude with a true smile, which elevated everyone's heart.

After that the Interactors presented a short play ‘Shiksha Ka Mehatav', highlighting the importance of education and literacy in one's life. The people were able to get the message we and we can hope to see some more faces in our Adult Literacy Classes which we will be resuming shortly.

In the end, presented a talk expressing the need and importance of cleanliness, personal hygiene and health. Here the emphasis was laid on the fact “Health Is Wealth”. The overwhelming response of the people proved the trip to be a success.

It was an enriching experience for all the Interactors, which they will remember throughout their lives.