by Bryan Schaaf | Apr 18, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
Woven through the fabric of virtually every community on earth, service clubs of Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International are working safely and diligently to maintain connections with each other and our...
by Bryan Schaaf | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public life has shut down in much of the world. Rotary Clubs have also been impacted. Meetings, conferences, and activities are being cancelled – but the work continues. This has required innovation and finding new ways...
by Bryan Schaaf | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Community, Rotary, Uncategorized
Promoting peace is a Rotary priority. Every year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded scholarships for dedicated peace and development leaders from around the world to study at any of its seven peace centers. Rotary Peace Centers have trained over 1,300 individuals...
by Bryan Schaaf | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
According to UNICEF, there are 2.7 million children around the world living in orphanages and other institutions. Volunteering at orphanages is common – but should it be? Institutionalising children when there are other options is very rarely in their best...
by Bryan Schaaf | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
Rotary International’s highest international priority continues to be the global eradication of polio. It has long been a member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) which includes the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the...
by Bryan Schaaf | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
The world is more mobile than it has ever been before and I, like so many others, am a migrant. My family recently moved to Switzerland from Ukraine where we lived for over two years. I am originally from the United States, my wife from Germany, my son is Ukrainian,...
