Interact Club at Lower Merion High
2023 Award Dinner Honors Founder/President of Lower Merion Club
Ilya Kogan founded the Interact Club of Lower Merion High School in 2022, serving as its president. This spring Lower Main Line Rotary honored his leadership at an awards dinner at MakiSan, a Bala Cynwyd restaurant. Guests were treated to a concert by member Kelvin Wang on the urhu, and a sumptous hibachi dinner.
Club President Ilya with his dad, Vladimir, who has enjoyed seeing his son take on the role of organizer of a first-ever Interact club at Lower Merion High. At right, hibachi dinner!
From left above, Lower Merion High Interact Officers David Zhou, Kelvin Wang, Makoto Antal, Ilya Kogan, Arik Gershman and Tatsuya Nathuka.
Ilya Kogan received the 2022-23 gavel plaque above as founder and president of the club. Makoto Antal was honored as the club’s Member of the Year 2022-23.
Interact member Kelvin Wang entertains at the LML Club’s 2022 Holiday Party. His instrument is the Chinese urhu, at left.