Friday, June 27, 2014

Pictures of 2014-2015 Installation Dinner

Briarcliff Manor Rotary's 2014-2015 Installation Dinner

Pavilion at Law Park, Briarcliff Manor

June 23, 2014

Photos by Zachary Cosentino

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Fellowship

Call to Order

Anne's Remarks

Paul's Jokes

Anne Presenting Awards

Passing of the President's Pin

Eric's Talk - The 2014-15 Goals

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club Board

The Fellowship Continue

The Buffet

The great Clean-up Team... It was a good party! Thank you very much!

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Pictures of Induction of President at the District Installation Luncheon

President Elect Eric Lebenson, President 2013-14 Anne Cargill, Immediate Past President Kris Chittur, and Rotarian Frances Chu of Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club attended the District 7230 Installation Luncheon at the Larchmont Yacht Club on June 22, 2014.

Attended by over 120 Rotarians and guests, the luncheon was a great success. It was well organized, informative, inspiring, and fun. Following are some sample snapshots; mostly featuring our President-Elect Eric Lebenson.

We all had a great time! Please click HERE for more pictures and a more complete writeup from the 2014-15 District Installation Luncheon.

Monday, June 23, 2014

June 20, 2014 BRIERCRIER

BRIERCRIER

June 20, 2014 at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Rd, of Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club Meeting.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1902: The first ever Fathers' Day was celebrated in Spokane,Washington.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE: Anne SONG: Sy PRAYER: Anne via Robert Burns.

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 17 Rotarians present. 5$, Dr. Bob Maher, we do good work; Elinor, had great trip to 60th Reunion at Cornell and made up at Ossining Rotary. Plus other happy thoughts not completely recorded.

GUESTS: PDG George Camp, Ossining Rotary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anne's next to last meeting as President.

PHOTOS: Etrusca and Zachary Cosentino

SPEAKERS AND SUBJECT: Howard Penn on First Aid Kits as fund raisers.

SUMMARY OF TALK

The speaker is from Ossining Rotary. He had available some 16 first aid kits for resale to customers with Rotary keeping half of the sales. First aid kits for every day use are $12, for larger units (168 pieces), $120. First aid kits are for sports, outdoors, auto, business and food services. Everyone should have at least a basic kit. George Camp, a guest and another Ossining Rotarian, with the speaker spoke about the Gift of Life program for babies world-wide who need mostly-heart surgery.

This Friday at The Briar's: Reassessing tax property values: Dr. Fernando Gonzalez and Susanne Donelly

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

Thursday, June 19, 2014

June 13, 2014 BRIERCRIER

BRIERCRIER

June 13, 2014 at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Rd, of Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club Meeting.

TODAY IN HISTORY
1944: Germany began launching flying bomb attacks.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE: Anne SONG: Sy PRAYER: Bishop Herzog

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 19 Rotarians present. 5$, Dr. Bob Maher, we do good work; Elinor, had great trip to 60th Reunion at Cornell and made up at Ossining Rotary. Plus other happy thoughts not completely recorded.

PHOTOS: Zachary Cosentino

GUESTS: None.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mark Johnson and Jim Lupfer sworn in as new Rotarians by President Anne Cargill.

SPEAKERS AND SUBJECT: Betty Ortiz and Mary Vincent on Title Insurance Update.

SUMMARY OF TALK
A buyer has to have title insurance in order to protect against some past weakness in the title to property buyer is buying. Continuing education is part of the real estate law. Cost of title insurance is dependent on cost of property, prior ownership, deeds and covenants. Fraud is rampant, especially if property one is buying is owned by a divorced couple. A number of horror stories were told.

This Friday at The Briar's: First Aid Fundamentals by Howard Penn of Ossining Rotary.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

MISSION: Mission The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Diversity and Rotary
Rotary International recognizes the value of diversity within individual clubs. Rotary encourages clubs to assess those in their communities who are eligible for membership, under existing membership guidelines, and to endeavor to include the appropriate range of individuals in their clubs. A club that reflects its community with regard to professional and business classification, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity is a club with the key to its future.

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

AVENUES OF SERVICE

We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.
Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society.
Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest.
International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, andRotary Youth Exchange.

Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor