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Formerly Blue Beacon

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Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and the
Rotary Interact Club Beat Records

By Christine Ouellet $278 was raised for earthquake relief
efforts.
he Rotary Interact Club, which On April 25th, the club hosted a
Tstands for “International Action,” second bake sale in celebration of Eid-
is beating the records this year in raising Ul-Fitr, donated to various charitable
funds for charitable organizations, by causes. Some of our international
collecting over $2500 within CCVS. students who recently became part
Afaq Virk, (UCDSB) Student of the club joined in, with an even
Trustee and Chair of Student Senate, greater variety of items being sold from
OSTA-AECO Vice -President, Events, recipes around the world. The menu
Executive Council, describes a long list included cookies, crêpes, gulab jamun
of fund-raising events that took place (traditional south Asian sweet), apple
throughout the year. He has been part strudel, salame al cioccolato, muffins,
of Interact Club since he was in the and cakes. Over $400 was raised.
eighth grade in 2019. Approximately On May 9th, we held our annual
twenty students work relentlessly by Chalk-A-Thon fundraiser in support
his side. of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Left to right: Afaq Virk, Nesrine Cheriet, Zainab Mohamed Navaz,
The Interact Club focus on projects Ontario. The event consists of students Aicha-Malak Dannoun, Wania Tahir, Linda Eamer, Muminah Hafizi,
that benefits the community, the paying to have the opportunity to Josip Kapina, Cadence Lalonde, Clayton Mondoux, Naomi Englefield,
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country and internationally. It brings decorate the front of the school with Tae Budz, Sandy McDonald.
together young people, ages twelve to various chalk designs, with votes being
eighteen, to develop leadership skills held to determine favourites. $450 was “On October 24th, the Interact Club speaker detailing some of the other
while discovering the power of Service raised.” sold purple cupcakes for $1 each, in an work I’ve done outside of Interact.
Above Self. On June 16th, (before the beginning effort to raise funds on Purple Pinkie In collaboration with various other
Afaq said, “On February 23rd, we of year-end exams), the CCVS Interact Day as part of the Rotary Club’s ‘End school groups, we have been collecting
held a bake sale fundraiser, where a Club served students and staff ice Polio Now’ campaign. Over $150 was donations for the CCVS Sharing
group of our Interact Students raised cream at lunch as a thank you for their raised for the initiative. Pantry, a food bank to support our local
$524.00 to support earthquake victims support over the school year. On November 15th, members of the community. Over 619 donations of
in Türkiye and Syria. Various items In the fall when school resumed, club volunteered at Beyond 21, after non-perishable food items have been
were sold — cookies, cake pops, and the club continued its fund raising school, to assist the decoration of Tim collected thus far. As a thankyou to our
cupcakes, ranging in price from $1-$2 campaign Afaq said. “On October 6th, Hortons Holiday Smile Cookies. On school for surpassing our initial goal of
to ensure that prices were accessible to the club kicked off the new school November 23rd, the club was invited to 500 items, we will be baking cookies
all. year with another bake sale, aimed to be part of the Rotary Club of Cornwall for the school next week. On December
Following this, another fundraiser help out project Uganda, an initiative and the Rotary Club of Cornwall 14th, our Club hosted a Kahoot trivia
was held for the same cause on March committed to securing funds for vital Sunrise’s annual Youth Appreciation competition, raising an additional $261
7th, where maple taffy was being made needs such as nourishment, medical night, where we spoke about our for the sharing pantry initiative.”
and sold to students. An additional attention, and educational assistance in achievements this year (as listed
the country.” above). I was also invited as a keynote Continued on page 38