May 24, 2013 Briar Crier

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May 24, 2013.  The Briar's Restaurant, North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 

Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1883: The Brooklyn Bridge linking Brooklyn with Manhattan was dedicated by President Chester Arthur and New York Governor Grover Cleveland.

MEETING LEADER -- President Kris Chittur  

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter          SONG – Sy Yuter               PRAYER –Jeffrey Taylor

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Rod Ertischek, a surprise visit from North Carolina; Anne's grandson graduated from West Point; Eric, Senior High School students Marissa Contento and Nicole Metzger were awarded our Rotary Scholarships at $1,500 each and will appear at a future meeting.

GUEST – Steve Goldstein

ANNOUNCEMENTS –20 Rotarians present.  Memorial Day Parade and Briarcliff Library Memorial Run/Walk to be held on May 27th. Those who are marching in Memorial Day Parade should meet at Mark Seidman's office around 11:30. The Installation Dinner is Monday, June 24 at Orfino's at 6:30 pm.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Deputy NJ speaker and assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula

                                                                                         Summary of Talk

The speaker was informed and entertaining. He told his personal and political history. Knowing many languages is very important. English was his 4th language learned. We are all interconnected.  Much of his job is working with immigration people who want visas and Green Cards. In 2001 he was approved to run for office in New Jersey. He must be accessible to people who need help. To reach people he is happy to speek to organizations like Rotary. He has a remarkable memory. He got 60% of the vote to become Deputy Speaker.

Friday – Dr. Arno Housman on What's New in Urology

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Rotary Club at the Memorial Day Parade

The Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor participated in the Memorial Day Parade in the Village today, May 27, 2013. Rotarian President Kris Chittur, and President-Elect Anne Marie Cargill were accompanied by Rotarians Scott Lanoff (with his children Sam and Alex Lanoff), Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden (with his children Ben and Rachel Seiden), Sy Yuter, and Richard Zuckerman. 

See detail HERE

May 17, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

May 17, 2013.  The Briar's Restaurant, North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 

Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1792 – The New York Stock Exchange had its origin as a group of brokers who met under a tree on Wall Street.

Meeting Leader – Sy Yuter (Kris and Anne with Scott were attending a Rotary District Conference)

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

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Eric, Senior High School students Marissa Contento and Nicole Metzger were awarded our Rotary Scholarships at $1,500 each.

GUEST – Steve Goldstein

ANNOUNCEMENTS –12 Rotarians present.  Memorial Day Parade and Briarcliff Library Memorial Run/Walk to be held on May 27th.

ROTARY NEWS – Those who can march in Memorial Day Parade on Monday should meet at the old barber shop site at 11:30 am.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – South Korea II – Youhee Shin and Kyung Pak

                                                                     

The sacred bell of King Sejong was completed in AD 771. It is the largest bell of its kind surviving in Korea.  It weighs about 18.9 tons, about equal to 12 mid-sized cars.  The casting technique of the enormous and beautiful bell is still not fully understood.  The beauty of its visual is only one aspect of the bell’s splendor.  It emits a majestic and graceful sound which is clear and loud and  reverberates alternating between loud and soft, continuing for some time.  This is a distinctive feature of the bell.  The intentional asymmetry of the design leads to varying levels of thickness.  This does not occur in western bells as these are generally of a consistent thickness. Also, first steel mill built and Samsung started.

Friday – Minority participation in political process by Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Briarcliff Rotary, President, Win Awards at Rotary District Conference

The Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor was given the District Governor's citation for community service for the year 2012-13. "This Citation is Awarded with Deep Appreciation in Honor and Recognition of this Club's Outstanding Record in Community Service, especially in relation to its sponsorship of an ElderAct Club," the citation read. 

In addition, Briarcliff Rotary President Krishnan Chittur was given the District Peace Award for 2012-13. This award was "for exemplifying Rotary's commitment to the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace."  President Chittur had organized a highly acclaimed "Friendship Exchange" with Bangalore, India.
Read further in Pleasantville-BriarcliffPatch HERE.

May 10, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

May 10, 2013 – Friday noon, Tuscan Grille Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

                                                                 TODAY IN HISTORY

1913: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to the President to wear a white carnation in celebration of Mother's Day.

MEETING LEADER – President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter     PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter         PRAYER – Rev. Lee Carrozzi

CELEBRATION Luncheon sponsored by our Club in honor of Mother's Day. 67 mothers and two fathers present.

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 17 Rotarians present. The Rotarians served wine, a delicious lunch, dessert and coffee to the mothers and fathers who were seated. Stephanie, of the Recreation Department, helped in organizing the event.

  

ENTERTAINER: Carmino Ravosa, singer, pianist and composer, best known for his songs relating to American history and especially to Briarcliff Manor.

                                              

This Friday at 12:15 at The Briar's Restaurant -- South Korea II slides by Youhee Shin and Kyung Pak

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

May 10, 2013 Mother's day festivity

Annual festivity honoring mothers was held on May 10, 2013.       Read detail in Rotarian Frances Chu's blog.     Click HERE .   See further detail in  Pleasantville.Patch.   Click HERE.

May 3, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

May 3, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 1802: Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.

MEETING LEADER – President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter     PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter         PRAYER – Rev. Lee Carrozzi

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS – Sy, happy that all of a cancerous growth has been removed from his cheek by a dermatology expert surgeon; Anne, all of her family is talking with her; Dr. Bob Maher via an e-mail to Sy is very happy that Dr. Rath, who operated on Bob,  is speaking to our club, which is "the best," but Bob cannot be there  because of a prior committment to his organization; Ken Shimazu is happy to see his son at his home.

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 17 Rotarians present but no guests.

  

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT –  Health Care in Rural India by Dr. Wijiya Rathnatican

                                             

SUMMARY OF TALK

A video of the tribal group of Ashwini in India was shown. These tribal groups live in the jungle and with no formal education or  health services and with no idea of personal property.  But they are literate and speak many languages. They have their own medicine man. There is a new hospital to train nurses for their care built by an organization represented  by Dr. Rathnatican. He ended the presentation by asking our Rotary club for a donation of some $9000 to add a blood bank capability to the hospital. (Sy Yuter, who schedules the speakers, had no idea that he would be asking for a donation from our club.)

Friday: at 11:30 at Tuscan Grille, Mother's Day luncheon

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Briarcliff Rotary in the District News

New Club project, "Preventive Health and Awareness" series is in the latest District News with our President-elect and the speaker pictured.    See detail HERE

April 26, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

April 26, 2013 – Friday 12:15 The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY – 1785: America naturalist and artist, John James Audubon, was born in present day Haiti

MEETING LEADER – President - K. Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter    PRAYER – Rev. Lee Carrozzi

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS – Ken Shimazu-49^th anniversary; Anne C- Elderact club at Atria excited about project

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 19 Rotarians present.

GUESTS – Justin Negard: Sinsiri Tiwatanond, Rotary scholar ambassador; Dr. Jasmine Cowin, NY Rotary Club; Gregory Tanno, friend of Brooklyn Club

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Bille Sansone, CEO Peace Corp Volunteer, Nepal Projects

                                                 

SUMMARY OF TALK

Our speaker showed an interesting and informative video of Nepal life, their people and their lives.  A new school was built from the bricks from the old school.  Orphans sleep in streets and some have no one to care for them.  The children are sometimes kidnapped for slavery or prostitution.  People believe that if they pray to God everything will go well.

Friday:  Health Care in Rural India, Dr. Wijiya Rathnatican

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Preventative Health and Awareness" Series to be held. May 9, 2013

Briarcliff Rotary's "Preventative Health and Awareness" series will be held in the Briarcliff Library at 6:30p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2013.     Admission is free and open to the community.

Speaker Ms. Jain will present on "Nutritional Benefits of Plant-Based Diets"

Read more in detail HERE.