Downtown Rotary Club of Houston
Committees
Barbara Bush Literacy Committee
The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation was established as a charitable organization focused on improving the quality of life for Houston residents through the power of literacy.
It is founded on the belief held by Barbara Bush, former First Lady, “If you help a person to read, then their opportunities in life will be endless.” In 2013, The Bush Family created the Houston-based foundation separate from the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, a national foundation, in response to the need to deepen the awareness of and intensify services and support for the nation’s fourth largest and most diverse city – Houston. Co-chaired by Neil and Maria Bush, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation advocates for literacy as a fundamental right of everyone and a foundational skill towards success in life.
When individuals are not literate, it impacts families, communities and our country. The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation has taken on the important role of expanding the awareness of the value of literacy and building the capacity throughout the Houston community by mobilizing community resources to dramatically increase the literacy rates among people of all ages.
Virtual Tour of RI Headquarters
Virtual tour of Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Fall 2020.
Go Organics for Peace
Spencer Leung, 2013 peace fellow and founder of Go Organics, Ltd., talks about the organization’s mission to build peace by addressing income inequities through economic development.
Women Uplifting Women
Seven Women Centre is a nonprofit that offers fair-trade products and services. Stephanie Woollard, a member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and a former Rotary Peace Fellow, started the organization in 2006 to empower marginalized women in Nepal.
Greg Sindelar, Texas Public Policy Foundation 
