Gangtok Interactors visit Darjeeling

GANGTOK, 19 May: Interactors of Gangtok visited Darjeeling on Sunday to spread the messages of ‘End Polio Now’ and ‘Stop Child Labour’.

A press release informs that a team of 90 interactors from Baha’i school (Saramsa), PNGS, West Point school, Tathangchen school, TNSS led by Prakash Sundas and Beena Sharma was flagged off from Titanic park by Praveen Somani and OP Singhi.

The team was welcomed by delegates of interact clubs of Darjeeling. On reaching Southfield college, Darjeeling, the team attended the annual District Conference 2014 ‘Servetium’. The conference was hosted by Interact club of St. Joseph’s North Point and Loreto Convent and was attended by interactors from Kalimpong, Sikkim, Assam and Rotarians from Bangladesh.

Members of different clubs spoke on the projects each club has undertaken within the past year. This was followed by a training session for interactors by Prakash Sundas and Omang Agarwal.

In the award ceremony, Interact Club of Baha’i, Saramsa under its president, Sanjana Chettri bagged the ‘best club’ award. Reppandee Lepcha was adjudged the ‘best interactor’ and the Interact Club of PNGS as the ‘best reporting club’. Interact club of West Point school also bagged the ‘best club in community service’ and Tathangchen school bagged the ‘best upcoming club’ award.

Omang Agarwal of St. Joseph’s North Point, Darjeeling was declared the best president and Samikcha Gurung of Loreto Convent, Darjeeling the ‘best secretary’. The event was attended by Rotarians from Gangtok as chief guests, the release adds.