Joint U.S. and Polish Rotary Club Project Supports Ukrainian Orphan Refugees

In June 2023, the Crystal City-Pentagon Rotary Club (CCPRC) and the eClub Poland launched a rapid fundraising effort to support 50 Ukrainian orphan refugees living in two refugee camps in Poland.

In collaboration with Rotary e-Club Poland, the project aims to support the mental health of 50 Ukrainian refugee orphans (ages 7-16). Building on Rotary e-Club Poland's ongoing efforts to support Ukraine, the project will give these children the opportunity to attend an 11-day mental health and cultural immersion camp on the Baltic Sea coast this summer. They will receive psychological therapy sessions, study the Polish language and culture in an informal setting, take part in sports, and engage in social integration activities with Polish peers.

In June 2023, the Crystal City-Pentagon Rotary Club launched a successful rapid fundraising effort to send 26 refugees to this cultural immersion summer camp. Rotary e-Club Poland will fund the remaining 24 youths. We are grateful to all our donors for making this project a reality.

A team from the Crystal-City Pentagon Rotary Club will travel to Poland to meet our counterparts and visit the cultural immersion camp in late July-Aug. 2023. Our team is also exploring avenues for future support.