Thursday, January 29, 2015

January 23, 2015 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

January 23, 2015 Friday Noon, The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1789: Georgetown University was established.

MEETING LEADER: President Eric Lebenson

PLEDGE: Lou PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy PRAYER: Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS: Eric, flew to Atlanta with high school members plus his daughter at Pocantico Schools was awarded a prize; Bishop John re Sy's work at getting speakers; Anne, her daughter returned from University of Copenhagen and she recommends the book Secret Life of the Brain; Christine will speak on Libido February 3; Dr. Maher, his St. Christopher's marching band may appear in the movie Birdman, plus other happy thoughts not correctly recorded.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Via Dr. Bob Maher, Treasury is around $24,000 not counting grapefruit profits; Eric re April 20 get-together at Captain Lawrence's Brewery in Elmsford plus Super Bowl boxes for scores at $20 each with club getting half and from half gave $1000 check to Heartsong.

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 17

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Marion Anderson on Heartsong.

SUMMARY OF TALK

Marion Anderson showed a video of how Heartsong helps under-intellectual students in school, such as autistic and other Asperger-deprived kids and some with Down Syndrome, and also teaches life skills. Heartsong serves about 300 kids. They use music and dancing to get a good and family feeling and make a big difference. Heartsong was started in 1992 with a grant from a Rotary Club so she is a great believer in Service Above Self. Heartsong meets in White Plains and has many volunteer including some with Masters Degrees. She answered many questions from our group.

This Friday (Tomorrow): Eric and Mark S. on Behavior Profile Analysis.

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

Thursday, January 29, 2015

January 23, 2015 Briar Crier

We meet on Fridays at the Briar'sWe meet Fridays 12:15 at the Briar Restaurant, 512 N. State Road,

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SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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AVENUES OF SERVICE

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