Interact Board Meeting 1

Today I attended my first interact board meeting! I have recently become the secretary of notes for this club, which means I have a position on the board and will attend meetings to take notes and contribute to planning and direction. This was not a formal meeting, as it involved the old board members and was a general wrap up of what we'd done and a planning of upcoming events.

During the meeting we talked about the golf tournament coming up - we discussed the necessity of raffle tickets and the attendance of interact members on the actual day of the event. We then went on to speak about attendance of lunch meetings and events (connecting to the fact that not many have actually turned in raffle tickets for the golf tournament). We decided that we need to be stricter in our regulations, perhaps fining people who don't show up to meetings or having a 'three strikes and you're out' policy. I thought that some of these were a little harsh, but I suppose it's necessary in order to keep the club running effectively.
We also moved on to discuss new service project ideas. Some interact members get a little bored with the trips that we have, and we want to provide a greater variety of events. We thought that there should be more mural painting opportunities, and that there should be a different method of signing up to go on these trips. The mass struggle of signing up all at once at the start of the year was a big problem for the board, and so we've been thinking about reverting to a signing up the week before (on facebook or on Mr Bissmeyer's door).
Furthermore, we discussed the awards - interactor of the year and the kamran fazal award. We brainstormed potential candidates, nominating various people, and came to two decisions (which I shall not yet reveal!). We want to give out these awards during assembly, to promote interact club and honour these two students.
The meeting was concluded with Adele handing over the interact medal to Tamara and thanking all those involved in the running of the club.

I'm really excited to become more involved in interact - I've never really been on the official board of a club before, and I think it'll be interesting to see how things are organised and carried out. Our next meeting is on May 9th, and will only involve the new board, and I'll start properly carrying out my duties at this point. I really hope that I manage to develop my confidence and leadership qualities in this role throughout the next year or so. I feel that this is a great opportunity for me, and I'm looking forward to the upcoming meeting.