Thursday, March 15, 2012

March 8, 2012 Briar Crier


BRIARCRIER

March  9, 2012, 12:15 at The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

                                                                            TODAY IN HISTORY
1796: The future emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine. The couple later divorced.

MEETING LEADER  – President Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE  -  Sy Yuter  PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter  PRAYER –  Dr. Bob Maher

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Bishop John for his daughter raising money for epilepsy; Eric Lebenson was nominated for Man of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; Elinor Yuter for her neurologist praising her personality and joie de vivre.
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GUESTS – Scott Larroft, Linda Urban, her 3rd meeting and will join Rotary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS – Mother’s Day Brunch – May 4th at The Briar's

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Hannah Gross from WCC on Livable Community Services

SUMMARY OF TALK
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Westchester Community College (WCC) is the largest community college in the country.  The Mainstream Institute for Mature Adults offers innovative educational programming and career change options.  The Mainstream develops and presents challenging courses, workshops, conferences and special events.  Benefits include general enrichment, job preparedness and general growth.  Affordable non-credit courses are taught by their faculty.  Mainstream also offers mature adults credit, non credit and audit courses.  To contact Mainstream offices at the Knollwood Center in Valhalla, email Mainstream@sunywcc.edu

Friday meeting –  Poverty in the Navajo Reservation – Dr. Olivia Masry

Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expedite