BRIARCRIER
October
25, Friday 12:15 meeting at The Maya Riviera Restaurant,
518 N. State Road, of the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1910:
"America the Beautiful," with words by Katherine Lee Bates
and music by Samuel A. Word, first published.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE:
Anne Cargill
PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy Yuter PRAYER: Paul
Rosen
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: Dr. Bob Amsterdam after more that two weeks jury duty
highly recommends jury duty; Scott re two mortgage closings; Mark
Seiden surprised his mom on her birthday.
GUESTS:
Sean Santiago, via Kris, a possible future Rotarian, and
Maureen, speaker Jim Coleman's assistant.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 22 Rotarians present. Elinor provides
club via Anne with rebuilt Charter (its glass and back were missing).
Briarcliff was first school in nation to require community service.
New member Patrick Hermance, head of local Trustco bank.
SPEAKER
AND TOPIC: Jim Coleman, Westchester Executive Director of Industrial
Development Agency, on How County Can Help Business.
Summary
of Talk
Surprisingly,
Jim's talk was a review of what County Executive Rob Astorino has
done for the county taxpayers. His three major goals are to protect
taxpayers, preserve essential services, especially for the disabled,
and promote economic growth without raising taxes. Also, to
expand environmental and recycling initiatives. Also, to help
businesses and nonprofit groups. He launched a "Meet Me in
Westchester" campaign to bolster tourism and led effort to
reinvent Playland and attract visitors all year. Unfortunately, our
club, in accordance with past practice, is not able to hear the
other candidate, Noam Bramson, prior to the election on
Tuesday, November 5.
Next
Meeting: This Friday November 1 at The Briar's Restaurant at 512 N.
State Road. Speaker, George Camp on Rotary's anti-polio project in
place of Janet DiBeneditto on the Rotary Foundation.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
