Saturday, March 29, 2014
Briarcliff Rotary’s “Preventative Health and Awareness”: “Hypnosis 101"
The Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor is delighted to sponsor a presentation on "Hypnosis 101" on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Briarcliff Library at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be made by Dr. Bob Pargament, of the Westchester Hypnosos Center, Harrison.
Please see further details HERE.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
March 21, 2014 Briar Crier
BRIARCRIER
March
21, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary
Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
March
20, 2014, Twitter celebrates its 8th Birthday.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).
PLEDGE: ANNE
PATRIOTIC SONG: SY PRAYER: BISHOP JOHN
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: ANNE, HER GRANDSON IS SPEAKER; RICHARD, SPRING IS
HERE; KEN, WILL BE IN JAPAN NEXT WEEK; PLUS OTHERS NOT
CORRECTLY RECORDED.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 19 ROTARIANS PRESENT. SY, NOT
ATTENDING APRIL 3 OR 4 MEETINGS BECAUSE WILL BE IN NYC ATTENDING
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LAW COURSE. RACHEL, RE
NO CONTEST FOR VOTE FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES; ERNIE RE PROBLEM WITH
MOTHER'S DAY EVENT; MEMBERS DECIDE TO SEND CURRENT ISSUE BACK TO
BOARD.
GUESTS:
NONE
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT: BAILIE JONES ON TANZANIA
SUMMARY OF
TALK
BAILIE
JONES IS A BRIGHT WELL-SPOKEN JUNIOR AT BRONXVILLE HS. HE SPENT TWO
WEEKS LAST SUMMER AT A GIRL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN TANZANIA. THESE
GIRLS ARE ORPHANS, POOR, SOME OF WHOM WERE LIVING ON THE STREETS. HE
DID MUSCULAR WORK LIKE MOVING ROCKS AND PUMPING WATER. HE TUTORED THE
GIRLS IN READING AND SCIENCE. HE TRIED TO DO FUN THINGS LIKE SOCCER.
THIS SCHOOL IS NEAR THE SECOND LARGEST LAKE IN THE WORLD. THEY DRINK
ITS WATER AFTER PURIFICATION. HE IS PROUD THAT HE COULD VOLUNTEER TO
TEACH SUCH A NEEDY GROUP. IT WAS A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE AND HE
PLANS TO RETURN NEXT SUMMER.
FRIDAY,
AT LUNCH, ELDERACT AT ATRIA BY PEARL BLAUSTEIN, PRES.
ELINOR
YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL
LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
March 14, 2013 Briar Crier
BRIARCRIER
March
14, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary
Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
Tenth
anniversary of world wide web.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).
PLEDGE: ANNE
PATRIOTIC SONG: SY PRAYER: BISHOP JOHN
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: KEN, RE BIRTHDAY AND LIVING BEYOND HIS ALLOTED TIME; ERIC
BECAUSE HE LOST WEIGHT; ELINOR IS WEARING ROTARY SCARF RECEIVED FROM
ROTARIANS IN ALEXANDRIA EGYPT; DR. BOB MAHER RE HIS ORGANIZATION'S
MARCHING BAND MARCHING IN ST. PATRICK'S PARADE; PLUS OTHERS NOT
CORRECTLY RECORDED.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 24 ROTARIANS PRESENT. DR. BOB MAHER, WE
ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FINANCIALLY; ANNE, MARCH 16 AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AT 3:00 PM RE REHABILITATING PAST PRISONERS.
GUESTS:
NONE
ANNOUCEMENTS:
RACHEL, RE NO CONTEST FOR VOTE FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES; ERNIE RE PROBLEM
WITH MOTHER'S DAY EVENT; MEMBERS DECIDE TO SEND CURRENT ISSUE BACK TO
BOARD
FRIDAY,
AT LUNCH: TANZANIA UPDATE BY BAILIE JONES
ELINOR
YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL
LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER
Thursday, March 13, 2014
March 7, 2014 Briar Crier
BRIARCRIER
March
7, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary
Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1933:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered first of many "fireside
chats" by radio.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).
PLEDGE: ANNE
PATRIOTIC SONG: SY PRAYER: PAUL
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: MARK HAPPY; KEN, HE EXPECTS NEW GRANDSON AROUND APRIL 2;
SCOTT, LAST REFERENDUM WAS ONE OF THE BEST; KRIS, GOT LARGER SIZE
T-SHIRTS; BOB MAHER, HIS GROUP WON MEMBERSHIP AWARD. PLUS OTHERS NOT
CORRECTLY RECORDED.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 27 ROTARIANS PRESENT. KRIS, APRIL 26 FOR
ROTARY ASSEMBLY, MAY 9-10 IS ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE;
SCOTT, JUNE 8 ROTARY TRIP TO SCOTLAND; TREASURER'S REPORT FROM DR.
BOB MAHER, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FINANCIALLY; ANNE, MARCH 16 AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 1:00 PM RE REHABILITATING PAST PRISONERS.
GUEST:
MARK JOHNSON, FRIEND OF KEN'S, A POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER.
FRIDAY,TOMORROW,
AT LUNCH: NO SPEAKER. THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP WILL CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION OF OUR UNINCORPORATED CLUB AND INCORPORATED FOUNDATION AND
HEAR ANY MOTIONS VIA MODERATOR ZEN.
ELINOR
YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL
LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014 Briar Crier
BRIARCRIER
Feb.
28, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary
Club.
TODAY IN
HISTORY
1961:
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).
PLEDGE: ANNE
PATRIOTIC SONG: SY PRAYER: REV. LEE CAROZZI
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: SY, NOTES THAT WE HAVE CLOTH NAPKINS; DR. BOB MAHER RE ST.
CHRISTOPHERS AND APRIL 30 SUPERHERO GALA; ERIC, MARK WILL LIST HIS
HOUSE; ZEN, A POSSIBLE NEW MEMBER IN MAX JOHNSON; SY, WE USUALLY HAVE
A SPEAKER, BUT NONE NEEDED FOR NEXT FRIDAY, AND USUALLY DO
NOT SPEND TIME ON PENDING MOTIONS; REV. LEE, RE HOUSE INSURANCE.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 24 ROTARIANS PRESENT. KRIS, APRIL 26 FOR
ROTARY ASSEMBLY, MARCH 8 FOR ROTARY TRAINING, MAY 9-10 IS ROTARY
DISTRICT CONFERENCE; SCOTT, JUNE 8 ROTARY TRIP TO SCOTLAND;
TREASURER'S REPORT FROM DR. BOB MAHER, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
FINANCIALLY; ANNE, MARCH 16 AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 1:00 PM RE
REHABILITATING PAST PRISONERS.
GUESTS:
MAX JOHNSON, FRIEND OF KEN'S, A POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER.
SPEAKER: EIKO
CORNELIUS (KEN' DAUGHTER) ON CHURCH BELLS.
SUMMARY OF TALK
DISPLAYED BELLS
OF DIFFERENT SIZES USED AT HER LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PLEASANTVILLE. EACH
BELL A SEPARATE TONE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM MULTI-TONE SALVATION
ARMY BELLS. THE BELLS CAN CORRESPOND TO THE 88 KEYS OF A PIANO.
THE BELLS FIRST USED IN ENGLAND. BELL FIRST USED IN 1902 IN UNITED
STATES. THE BELLS ARE MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND AND VIA ONE COMPANY IN
PENNSYLVANIA. THE BELLS CAN BE USED BY SEPARATE PLAYERS TO PLAY
CHURCH SONGS.
FRIDAY,TOMORROW,
AT LUNCH: NO SPEAKER. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE OF
OUR CLUB VIA MODERATOR ZEN.
ELINOR
YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL
LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)