Jan.20, 2012 Briar Crier

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January 20, 2012 12:00 hrs at The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

                                                             TODAY IN HISTORY

 1942: Nazi officials held notorious Wannsee conference during which they arrived at the "final solution" that called for exterminating Jews.

MEETING LEADER – President Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE  -  Sy Yuter  PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter  PRAYER – Rev. Dean Dykeman

HAPPY THOUGHTS: Anne, high school has outstanding musicians; Dr. Bob Maher, high school had outstanding music program when he was principal.

GUESTS – Linda Urban – a guest of Rachel. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS –  Feb. 10 Holiday Hearts Party, Auction at The Briar's. 6 pm wine, 7 pm dinner.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Benjamin Sheen, a Rotary Ambassador Scholar

SUMMARY OF TALK

Ben Sheen's parents were both musicians. While majoring in music at Oxford University, with the local Rotary Club, he applied for an Ambassadorial scholarship, which was granted to the tune of $26,000 for a year's learning. He picked the Julliard School in Manhattan and is majoring there in the organ.

This Friday's talk: Cameroon, Aids-free Update, Dr. Rolande Hodel.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Jan 13, 2012 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

January 13, 2012 12:00 hrs at Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

                                                             TODAY IN HISTORY

1864 – Composer Stephen Foster died impoverished at age 37.  His sentimental negro songs were Sewanee River, Camptown Races, O Susannah, Beautiful Dreamer and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.

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Meeting Leader – President Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE  -  Sy Yuter  PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter  PRAYER –  Ken Shimazu

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Sy, zero polio cases the past year in India.  Anne – The greatest thing you learn is just to love and be loved in the words of Nat King Cole.

GUESTS – Linda Urban – a guest of Rachel.  Tripit Narula and Rajir Nerula, Kris's friends from India.

ANNOUNCEMENTS –  Krishnan introduced the speaker and his friend, Roderick Fraser.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Roderick Fraser – US Navy Operations in the Arabian  Gulf.

SUMMARY OF TALK

Commissioner Fraser was appointed to the Boston Fire Department in 2006, the largest in New England and has greatly improved training, readiness and professionalism.  After being commissioned in the Navy in 1986, he spent 20 years culminating in commanding USS Underwood, a guided missile ship  home ported in Mayport, FLA.  He led the ship and crew to the Northern Arabian Gulf and was responsible for protecting the Iraqi offshore oil terminals at Al Basrah and Khor Alamaya.  He was also responsible for training the Iraqi Army in anti-terrorism to enable them to protect themselves.  He has been awarded the meritorious service medal, two gold stars, achievement medals, unit awards and commandments.

Next Friday – Ambassadorial Scholarships – Benjamin Sheen

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Jan. 6th, 2012 Briar Crier

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January 6^th, 2012, Friday noon, Briar’s Restaurant. Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1412 – Tradition holds that Joan of Arc was born this day in Domremy, France.

MEETING LEADER – Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter   PRAYER – Dean Dykeman

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS– Happy 80^th Birthday Bishop John; Rod, Sy – good monthly speakers; Dean – half of his term is over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS – February 10^th – Holiday Hearts and Auction party 6:00, Every Rotarian Every Year - $100 per member donation to International Rotary is encouraged.

GUESTS – Syrica -  Krishnan’s cousin.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Marion Anderson from Heartsong – Helping Needy Children.

SUMMARY OF TALK

The White Plains program includes a group therapy session for ages 4 through adult.  Teams lead 45 minute group sessions of 4 – 8 children based on age of development.  Individualized therapeutic goals and monitored by therapists and families.  Heartsong is a not-for-profit which relies on the generosity of families, government grants and corporate grants.  Therapy sessions occur in Yonkers and White Plains and include both art and music therapy.  Dedicated volunteers often provide 1:1 ratio.  Parent workshops and volunteer training is provided.  For more information you can email info@heartsong.org

Friday Speaker  – US Navy Operations in the Persian Gulf – Roderick J. Fraser

Elinor Yuter , Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Dec. 30, 2011 Briar Crier

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Dec. 30, Friday Noon, The Briar's Rest. Dining Room, eating off the menu,

N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1851: The first Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in the United States was founded in Boston.

MEETING LEADER: Sy Yuter

ATTENDANCE: 6*, with each entitled to $10 club credit from Ernie.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Rev. Lee Carrozzi on Christian Religions

SUMMARY OF TALK

Rev. Lee was raised as a Roman Catholic then converted to Methodism when he married his Methodist wife. He was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Church. He explained the differences of the various Protestant religions, being generally divided into predeterminists like Calvinists and those who individually decide their own spiritual faith like Methodists. He referred to suffering for your faith, mentioning the Saints who were burned at the stake for their religion, like Jean d'Arc. Zen and Anne contributed to the discussion by questions from Zen about the differences of the various Protestant religions and by Anne as to her religious beliefs. Sy noted that all of the Christians at the time of Jesus were Jews and that Saint Paul was the first Christian, having replaced Jewish law (including kosher eating and circumcision) with belief in the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion, and that Christianity was a great civilizing force.

This Friday talk at regular meeting (at The Briar's) by Marion Anderson on Helping Needy Children

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

* Zen, Zen for Don,  Rev. Lee, Anne, Sy and Elinor.