The Greene County High School Interact Club received a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov Adam Gregg during a special recognition ceremony held at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill on June 19.
The Interact Club was selected for the 20-Year Length of Service Award by Mark Lowe of the Iowa Department of Transportation for the Adopt-A-Highway Program.
The Interact Club is sponsored by the Jefferson Rotary Club and has a membership of about 85 students each year. The club has been in continuous existence since 1996, with Teresa Green as advisor since 2006.
There are 26 Interact Clubs in Rotary District 6000. Greene County is the smallest high school to among them.
Coordinated by Volunteer Iowa, the Governor’s Volunteer Award program–now in its 35th year–recognizes the dedicated people who volunteer their time and talent to help fulfill the missions of Iowa nonprofits, charitable organizations, and government entities. The program provides an easy way for these organizations to honor their volunteers with a prestigious, state-level award.
More than 500 awards are being presented this year during ceremonies held at several locations around the state. It is estimated that more than 20,000 hours of service with an economic impact of nearly $500,000 were served by this year’s honorees during the past 12 months
