Friday, June 17, 2016

June 10, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR JUNE 10, 2016
                         THIS TIME IN HISTORY
1942: The Federal Government started withholding income tax from paychecks.

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 15

GUESTS: Gene Rudolph (via Scott), Bob Lanoff, Marissa and Andrea Lanoff (via Scott)

PLEDGE: Scott     SONG: Sy       PRAYER: Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Scott: Welcome to Lanoff family, Bob, and Andrea and neice Marissa, 
read Object of Rotary and re June 14 event at Elmsford Brewery,
June 14, includes all you can drink (beer and wine), food, entertainment
(magic), cost $50 per person, plus Installation Gala June 24, starting at
3 at The Briar's, includes dinner (covered by dues) so there is no meeting
at 12:15
Eric, welcome to our guests, the Lanoff  family
Dr. Bob Maher, jobs at St. Christophers, call 10-3, but they don't pay much
Anne re guests and her grandson is graduating from high school and going
to SUNY at Purchase
Rebecca re the Ossining Village Fair, 10-5, on Saturday
Rich, re high school
Mark J. to Laura-Lee Sports $200 for cookstoves
Bishop John re the guests
Gene (guest) is a retired court reporter from Brooklyn Federal Court

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Re Installation Gala on June 24, via Scott, see above, via
Rachel, the Village Offices will be open from 8:30 to 5, usually, but on
Friday only 8:30 to 12. Via Eric, re June 14 get-to-gether at Captain
Lawrence, Elmsford Brewery, see above via Scott, via Bob Maher, we have
$1-2000 for donations.

SPEAKER -- Mr. Amir Assad, went to elementary and high school in
California, then an A.B. in computer science at Northrup and an M.A. in
administration at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).






























                     SUMMARY OF TALK
He left California because he could not say "No", married to Angela, his
parents left Persia in 1973 and went to California, he was born in Persia,
which had various empires, for many years, one of which did not include
modern day Iraq and Syria, under Alexander, mostly Shia in Iran now, and
Teheran (Persia) is much older than U.S.   (The speaker has provided Youtube
link of the video he presented at the meeting. http://youtu.be/fwKUfEz6FzI)

TEXT, Elinor, with helper Sy

This Friday, June 17, we have as a speaker Richard Blank, Esquire on
Inventions

We normally meet at The Briar's restaurant, on North State Road, for
luncheon around 12:15. For more details call 914-762-0111.