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VOLUNTEER EVENTS COMING UP:
🐈Humane Society for Silicon Valley: When: Anytime/flexible What: Making “warmies” and fleece blankets for vulnerable animals. Where: Remote or from home. - Submit donations to blue bin in front of Humane Society Silicon Valley Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/hssvvolunteering - 13-17, email [email protected] for verification of volunteer hours 🎥Murdock-Portal Movie Night: When: November 7th @ 4:30 to 5:30 pm What: Set up and coordinate game stations and prepare popcorn for the event Where: Murdock-Portal Elementary School Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/murdock-portal - FREE PIZZA FOR VOLUNTEERS 🍕 📖Book Sale: When: November 8th @ 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm What: Help out with book sale by preparing, sorting, and packing books. Where: 1000 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128 Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/sjplvolunteering - 15 or older, all persons under 18 must sign volunteer form 🚲Bike Parking: When: November 8th -First shift @ 8:30 am to 11:00 am -Second shift @ 11:00 am to 1:30 pm What: Oversee/help run bike parking process at Sunnyvale’s Farmers Market. Where: 330 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/sfbikeparking - 13 or older, all persons under 18 must sign form and email to [email protected] 💕Bundles of Kindness: When: November 16th @ 10:00 am to 11:30 am What: Decorate care boxes holding donated items for children living in RVs. Where: 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/kspvolunteering - no age requirement Online Volunteering Opportunities (long term): https://tinyurl.com/lynteractonline If you have any questions please email the PR director Olivia at [email protected]. Happy volunteering!
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Hello Lynbrook Interact! Welcome back to a new year of service and fun! We're so excited to see what Lynteract will accomplish this year! Get hyped because this year will be one to never forget :3
Hey Lynbrook Interact! It's a new year and we're super pumped to have you all as our members! Stay tuned for more updates and exciting news. We can't wait for another amazing year of service with you all! :D
Hey Lynbrook Interact! We have a few updates for you.
The Zoom Banquet will be on June 1st from 5pm-6pm. We will be doing a recap of the year, playing fun activities and games, and announcing the new officer team! Please fill out this form by May 31st if you plan to attend: https://forms.gle/tiJLaWMu7gGbK5Uw7 Zoom credentials will be sent out via email so make sure to check for it! Ma(s)king a Difference is a Presidential Service Award certified nonprofit organization that allows volunteers to make and donate masks (materials are provided) and cards to essential workers and to those who need them. If volunteers gain a certain number of service hours through this organization, they can receive the Presidential Service Award. To sign up and learn more, please visit the website: https://maskingadifference.wixsite.com/home Write to Change is an organization dedicated to spreading love and hope to essential workers on the front lines by delivering handmade cards. To help make cards, please fill out these forms: https://forms.gle/ZfTkXMrwJhLPAjyj8 tinyurl.com/writetochange More instructions on how to make the cards are at tinyurl.com/wtcguide. You will receive 2 points for every card you make and all cards/crafts will be due on June 1st! Hope everyone is staying healthy and happy at home! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out <3 Hey Lynbrook Interact! We have an amazing volunteer opportunity for you to give back to the community and end the school year on a high note!
Write to Change is an organization dedicated to spreading love and hope to essential workers on the front lines by delivering handmade cards. To help make cards or small crafts, please fill out this form: tinyurl.com/writetochange How to participate:
Each card will count as 2 points. You can make as many cards as you’d like, any contributions would be greatly appreciated! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. Hope you are all safe and happy during this time! :) We have just released officer applications for the 2020-2021 year! They are due April 26th at 11:59 PM. Interviews for presidents will take place the following week and interviews for all other positions will take place the week after; more information can be found linked below. Please contact a current officer or email us if you have any questions about the application process.
Our online speaker event led by CPC will be taking place on Friday, 4/24 from 2:30-3:00 PM. We are excited to announce that our speaker is Sarah Wright from TeenChallenge.net. Please join us as we learn more from her and connect with each other on Zoom! You will be gaining 16 points and 4 hours for attending, so it is a simple and wonderful way for you to gain volunteering points this year! We will be emailing out a Zoom link and corresponding password before the event. If you are going to attend the event, please fill out this form. During COVID-19, many seniors in nursing homes are lonely because they are unable to be visited by family members. Follow the instructions listed under the events tab to send a letter or a card to a brighten someone's day. You will be receiving 2 points and half an hour of volunteering for every card that you make. Information about these events and more can be found in the document linked below. As always, please reach out if you have any questions! Hi everyone! We hope you and your families are staying safe and everything is well. We have new updates regarding changes in point requirements, virtual volunteer opportunities, and officer applications.
CHANGES IN POINT REQUIREMENT The yearly point requirement is changing from 100 points/9 hours to 80 points/6 hours. For 2020-2023, your stole point requirements have changed for the next three years if you were relatively active during second semester (ie. attended most meetings/went to volunteering events) and only to those people as follows: Freshmen: 370 points Sophomores: 290 points Juniors: 210 points Seniors: 130 points WAYS TO GAIN POINTS
OFFICER APPLICATIONS Officer applications for the 2020-2021 school year will be released in mid-April and will be due right before May 1st. If we can, we will hold interviews in person at school but otherwise the interviews will take place over Messenger calls. Keep checking your emails and the FB page for updates! Please take time to review the link below for more details and updates: tinyurl.com/lynteractupdates If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to any officer! Hello everyone! Applications for RYLA will be due on March 10th @ 11:59PM, just three days away. The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a 6 day camp sponsored by Rotary and two Lynbrook students will be selected to attend. Campers will participate in workshops and service projects, gain crucial leadership skills, and meet fellow Interactors from around the Bay Area!
When: June 14th-June19th Where: Mission Springs Camp in Scotts Valley More information: https://rotarydistrict5170.org/sitepage/ryla](https://rotarydistrict5170.org/sitepage/ryla?fbclid=IwAR0VtPx1iWZgaJRV_ChV4_q3179347ctzkLL9xYHgvPVbStt604Cr2umymg Follow the application instructions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxUIpxTXf2ii8orjA6I7PzIaj70-2Mc74_nYem_IVEA/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxUIpxTXf2ii8orjA6I7PzIaj70-2Mc74_nYem_IVEA/edit?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR0_1AQUx0ygMQK7d9i6Y4J1HAgbkzra__Owz4eoWCChU7s4du1AmCvEiW0 If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask an officer. Good luck on your applications! :) Hey everyone! Interact, Key Club, Octagon, Red Cross, and DECA have teamed up to bring you the Family Giving Tree Holiday Gift Drive! Family Giving Tree is a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring low-income children and seniors their holiday wishes!
We will be distributing tags with holiday wishes during our club meeting on Tuesday, December 3. Please take one or two tags, fill out the form below, and buy the gift written on the tag. Return the gift unwrapped with the tag taped to the side by our next meeting on December 10th. If you donate, we will be giving you 3 points and one volunteer hour for each gift! We would greatly appreciate it if you support our drive! If you want to donate money or gift cards instead, please talk to Interact about getting a donation form. Remember that each of these holiday tags includes a person’s individual wish, so please don’t take a tag and never return the gift! Form: tinyurl.com/lynbrookgiftdrive |
Weekly lunch meetings on Tuesday in Room 505!
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