BRIARCRIER
July 29, 2011, Friday at 12:00, former Briarcliff Rec Dept, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club
TODAY IN HISTORY
1914 – Transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. began between New York and San Francisco
MEETING LEADER – Dean Dykeman
PLEDGE - Paul Rosen PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter PRAYER – Rachel Leihbacher
HAPPY THOUGHTS - Shelley – son happy at camp; Zen – Doris has had successful knee replacement; Paul – college roommate visiting after many years; Ken – Japan won women’s soccer; Rob – son and daughter both engaged to be married
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ANNOUNCEMENTS – Shelley – The Club at Briarcliff will be hosting a barbecue on August 10th; Kris – he will be on the radio and will be talking about Rotary
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Helen Lynch, District Governor, About Rotary.
SUMMARY OF TALK
Helen Lynch, nicknamed “the hugger”, is the District 7230 District Governor. She spoke to us about the importance of the four way test which we recite at every meeting. We were reminded by new International Rotary President Kalyan Banerjee of India to reach within ourselves to embrace humanity. She emphasized three things this year.
- Family - where we let our hair down and feel most comfortable.
- Continuity – when our habits are similar every year, but renew with new thoughts and ideas.
- Change – this leads us with over 106 districts to work together and the future vision for Rotary local and international.
Future matching grants from International Rotary have to be over $25,000. So local chapters will have to combine big projects.
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
