Joint installation of four Interact Clubs in Tawau
TAWAU: The Rotary Club of Tawau held a joint installation of Interact Clubs of SMK Tawau, SMK Kuhara Tawau, SM St Patrick Tawau and Charis International School on Saturday.
More than 170 Interactors and Rotaractors from Charis International School, SM St. Patrick Tawau, SMK Tawau, SMK Kuhara Tawau, Sabah Chinese High School and Institute Science and Management (ISM) attended the installation night. School principals and teacher advisors were also present.
Attending the event from the Rotary Club of Tawau were assistant governor Frank Lim, president Paul Vun, president elect Nicholas Pang, past president Matthias Chin, Rotarian Vivian Thien, Rotarian Chong Wei Ling and Rotarian Lean Boon Chean. The guest of honor was assistant governor Frank Lim from Rotary Club of Tawau.
The installation night started with an opening remark by organizing chairlady Wong Man Chyi who is also the Interact Club president of SMK Kuhara Tawau, followed by speeches from guest of honour AG Frank Lim, Paul Vun and youth service director RotarianTony Wong from Rotary Club of Tawau.
An ice-breaker was prepared before dinner was served. While everyone enjoyed the dinner, incoming presidents of four interact clubs presented what they had learnt and participated in the rotary year 2017/2018.
Miss Shameelah, who was also the incoming president of Interact Club of SM St Patrick, shared her testimony of what she had learnt by participating in the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) in Miri, such as leadership, teamwork and many more. There was also a live band performance by students from SMK Kuhara Tawau.
In order to appreciate and recognize four schools that had supported the Interact Club for more than 10 years, Rotary Club of Tawau presented certificates of appreciation to the school principals and teacher advisors of Charis International School, SM St Patrick Tawau, SMK Kuhara Tawau and SMK Tawau.
Apart from that, SM St Patrick Tawau Interact Club won the Rotary District Awards 2017/2018 for an Interact Club project Tree Planting Program.
The certificate was presented by the district governor of year 2017/2018 Datuk Lee Chuen Wan JP in recognition of the club’s exceptional project in ‘Making A Difference’. The tree planting project was done under the lead of past youth service director Rotarian Nicholas Pang and vocational service director PP Victor Chin in year 2017.
Certificates of appreciation were also presented to all four schools’ Interact Club outgoing board of directors by past president Matthias Chin, president elect Nicholas Pang, youth service director Rotarian Tony Wong and Rotarian VIvian Thien respectively.
This is to recognise the contribution and effort that has been done by the outgoing BOD in year 2017/2018.
Rotary Club of Tawau also presented Interact Officer Lapel Emblems to the incoming board of directors.