by Bryan Schaaf | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication has officially declared that the 47 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region are free of the virus, with no cases reported for four years. This major milestone...
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 | 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,...
