The Rotary Club welcomed the current executive of the Medicine Hat High School Interact Club to our meeting today.  Introduced by the Club Director of Youth and Vocational Service, Peter Mueller were Bethany Klein who is the Interact President for 2022-2023 and Mo Subaru who is this year's Vice President.  Both girls attended "ZIC", which is pronounced like "sick" but with a Z.
ZIC stands for "Zone Interact Conference", held in Calgary in October of 2022.  It was the first time Interact students from across the Zone 28 and 32, which covers much of Canada and the north-eastern United States has been held.  The girls spoke of days of fun filled events, developing leadership skills, learning about empowering youth and lasting friendships.  The "fun" was purposeful, it tested them and educated them.  They specifically mentioned the value of the "privilege" walk.
 
They discussed how the development of leadership skills is a requirement in some areas, and how that will benefit them in their upcoming post-secondary admittance.
The attendee's got a bus tour of Calgary, and saw a great many of the local attractions.  The girls spoke about being local tour guides, for those who had never been to Alberta. 
 
They finished with a short video done by one of the participants which can be accessed on Youtube at https://youtu.be/otPu6HmtNcc. They also thanked the club for sponsoring their trip, which they truly enjoyed.  It was a great presentation and the club saw that our investment in this conference was well spent and will pay back for years to come.