Paris
 Chapter

About Room to Read Chapters

Room to Read depends on our chapter leaders and chapter members to help us achieve our annual fundraising goal and to represent Room to Read. Our chapters are comprised of groups of individuals who have made a long-term volunteer commitment to promoting Room to Read within their networks and communities. The chapters organize annual fundraising events, introduce us to potential corporate, foundation and individual supporters and act as representatives for Room to Read within their area.

About the 
Paris
 Chapter

The Room to Read Paris Chapter is run entirely by volunteers and we're looking for people who have the skills, enthusiasm and time to help us fundraise and raise awareness of Room to Read in France.
For more information about how to get involved with this chapter, please contact rtrparis@gmail.com.

Meet the 
Paris
 Chapter Leaders

Rachel Skingsley
Rachel's original work experience was in marketing & consultancy, but she has spent 20 years living in different countries (including five wonderful years in India, to which she is particularly attached), always 'working' for the local school communities, just not being paid! She is delighted to now work to help bring the joys of education to children in very needy communities.
Stephanie Poletti
Stephanie has lived and worked in France and Italy for over twenty years. Passionate about literature and other cultures, she now works as a translator and interpreter. She lives in the Paris area with her husband and two children.
Patrick Duboys
Patrick was born in Paris and lived for six years in Australia where he worked for Microsoft as a marketing and communication specialist and met John Wood. He is delighted to be involved in fundraising for children’s education.

Upcoming Events


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Newsletter Version Française


Half the Sky - Hard Rock Cafe, Paris 9ème, Tues 28th May 2013, 19h & 21h

See Room to Read in action!  Our Girls’ Education programme in Vietnam is featured in the stunning PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.  
We’ll be screening a 45 minute extract of the film, followed by the chance to chat at the Hard Rock Cafe bar.
The Room to Read segment features three of the girls whose lives have been transformed just by being allowed to stay in school.  As hard hitting as it is uplifting the film also provides a glimpse into the kind of challenges these girls, and millions like them, continue to face.
The documentary itself is based on the best-selling book ‘Half the Sky’ by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, a husband and wife team working for the New York Times who travelled the world reporting on the incredible odds still stacked against girls and women today.  If, in the words of Mao, women hold up ‘half the sky’ how can we afford to leave them behind any longer?  
To RSVP for the Hard Rock Cafe screening, please click here.

If you would like to organise a showing of the Half the Sky film (45mins) at your Paris area place of work, study, worship, or home please contact rtrparis@gmail.com for more information.
 

Namaste World, Sat 1st - 8th June 2013
At a yoga studio near you in Paris...

In 2012, the global Room to Read yoga event, Namaste India! united yoga practioners across the world to raise funds for Room To Read's girl's education programme in India.  Many Yoga teachers in Paris generously dontated proceeds from their classes that day. 

In 2013, we hope to involve even more Yoga studios.  If you are interested in participating , please contact Stephanie Poletti at rtrparis@gmail.com 


For more information about how to get involved with this chapter, please contact rtrparis@gmail.com

Event Photos

Paris Garden Party launch
slideshow

Past Events

October 2012: Booktober

3 Book Swaps, 'Broadway for Books' and Dinners with Jim Haynes: all activities that the Paris chapter initiated to raise funds for Booktober and Room to Read's local language publishing programme.  The Book Swaps took different formats, but all involved 

*  people who love reading

* Everyone brings along copies of one or two books that they really recommend

* Over a wine and nibbles (evening) or tea and cake (afternoon), we chat about books that we love and swap them!

* paricipants 'pay' for the book that they take home with a donation to Room to Read. 

If you would like to host a book swap with your friends & colleagues, please contact Room To Read Paris for a copy of our Book Swap Kit

September 2012: Italian Wine Tasting in Le Vesinet

Stephanie & Patrick hosted a most enjoyable Italian Wine tasting to raise funds for Room to Read.  Good wine, Italian food, great people - a recipe for a really fun fundraiser!
If you are interested in hosting a wine tasting fund raiser amongst your own network, please contact Room to Read Paris for more information and a copy of our Wine Tasting Kit


May 2012: John Wood's visit to Paris
Many many thanks to everyone who made last week's talk by John a great success!  A special giant  thanks to Lisa, who carried much of the load with the alumni groups and much  more!    A big welcome also, to the 10 new volunteers that we recruited at the event!  
We had a full house, and did a great job to spread the R2R word.  We raised enough money for 2 schools (with the generous match).   We should all feel very proud, as this will make a huge impact on the lives of many children!

 




Paris Chapter Launch - Garden Party; Thursday 26 May, 2011

The Room to Read Paris Chapter launch cocktail evening was held in a stunning garden and patio setting directly overlooking the Arc de Triomphe.   The event featured cocktails, appetizers & music all to raise  awareness of the new chapter and money for a library in India and for 40 years of girls’ education.

Thanks especially to Orascom for kindly donating the use of their premises and garden and for all their staff who got involved with the evening and of course to everyone who made this event such a great success - see the links on the main page for the press articles.

See below the French press articles on the launch of Room to Read in France >>

De Microsoft à l'humanitaire: la nouvelle vie de John Wood

 

 

 

Nouvel Obs

J'ai quitté mon poste chez Microsoft pour changer le monde... et j'ai réussi

 

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