BRIERCRIER
May
2, 2014 at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Rd. of Briarcliff
Manor Rotary Club Meeting
TODAY IN
HISTORY
1913:
Swedish engineer from Hoboken, NJ, received patent for a "separable
fasterner" known as the zipper.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE:
Anne SONG: Sy
PRAYER: Paul Rosen
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 23 Rotarians present. Anne will not
be at the Mothers' day program but will be in Maine with daughter;
Bob Maher, our treasury in good shape; Beth her three-year-old
celebrated a birthday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Eric re scholarships for Briarcliff sophomores, needs additional
members for committee. Elinor and Sy will be in California next
Friday. Sy giving talk to Redondo Beach Rotary Club. Elinor
and Sy's grandson Jason will be graduting from Occidental
College in California.
GUESTS:
Future Rotarians Mark and Mary Vincent plus John Gallagher.
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT: Sup't James Kaishan on Briarcliff Schools.
SUMMARY OF
TALK
School
system has adopted common core program and race to the top.
Briarcliff is number one in college readiness. Has improved athletic
program and athletic fields so now have night games. Has improved
math teaching.
This
Friday at The Briar's: Mothers' Day program. Rotarians needed to
greet Mothers at 11:15. All attending Rotarians should be at The
Briar's by 11:30.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
