“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” an old anonymous quote with continuing relevance. We all live in bubbles that protecting us from seeing the needs of others. We need to develop better vision for our local communities, then expand them to the rest of the […]
Rotarians are all about making a difference locally and worldwide. Doc Reis began a mission to help a friend in Africa in 2012. That idea grew legs and it became a project of the Nor’Wester Rotary Club. You can read the complete article in the Peninsula Daily News click the Read More button to follow […]
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (French: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It […]
A Midlife Adventure Doc Reiss has been serving the community through the Nor’Wester Rotary Club and other outlets for as long as I have known him, most likely long before. In 2012 an idea formed in his mind as to how to help people far away, in Togo, Africa. Doc met Bedi Taouvik Boukariat a […]
Doc reflects on the Dignity project that began with two friends talking about a need the western world seldom thinks about. With hope, a vague idea and a lot of work it began and still continues more than a decade later.
