Twin Club!

We are excited to announce that our club has signed an international twin club partnership with the Rotaract Club of Islamabad, Bangladesh RID 3282.

Establishing a twin club partnership with a Rotaract Club from a different Rotary International country is a unique opportunity to learn about other cultures and foster goodwill through the global Rotaract family. It can entail anything from establishing an e-mail relationship, a cultural exchange, exchanging project ideas, to undertaking international or community service projects. The partnership recognizes our mutual interest in supporting Rotary International’s mission to unite people around the world and to take action to create lasting change – across the globe, within our communities and within ourselves.

One way we have engaged with our Twin Club is for the ‘Literacy for Change’ project. In September 2019, our club was proud to be part of this international initiative spearheaded by our Twin Club in Bangladesh, along with 94+ clubs from around the world! The project supported Rotary International's September initiative of advancing Education and Literacy.

For this project, the Rotaract Club of Washington DC attended a write night hosted by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop at Seekers Church. Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support DC youth incarcerated as adults to awaken their own potential. During this event, our members read and provided positive feedback on poems written by these individuals. We believe that helping someone learn to read and write effectively will help to make this
world more beautiful. Additionally, effective literacy skills will help to close the doors of poverty and underdevelopment.

Watch a video of International Literacy Day around the world here:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=829642637455084
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We look forward to further collaboration with our Twin Club!