District Interact Chair John Weiss, also past president of Rotary of Morro Bay and founding president of he Eco Rotary Club of Morro Bay, gave a dynamic overview of Rotary Internaional's Interact program for youth 12-18, providing insights garnered from the Rotary Club of Morro Bay's start-up of an Interact Club on the Morro Bay High School campus. There are currently about 200,000 Interact participants in 109 countries. Interact clubs, which are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, provide service and leadership opportunities to their members, as well as mentoring and introduction to Rotary. The Morro Bay Rotary's recent experience in starting an Interact Club was important for Santa Maria Rotary South as it embarks on its effort to launch a high school-based Interact club this year. There are currently three other Interact clubs in Group 12, one at Righetti High (Rotary SM South founded, Rotary Breakfast has sponsored now for years), one at St. Joseph High School (The Rotary Club of Santa Maria sponsors) and one at Nipomo High (Nipomo Rotary sponsors).

John Weiss was recognized last year by District Governor Deepa Willingham as the District's Rotarian of the year.