Monday, June 6, 2016

May 27, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER FOR FRIDAY MAY 27, 2016
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
2016: Pulitzer-prize-winning novelist Herman Wolk is 101.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott   SONG: Sy     PRAYER: Bishop John

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16

GUEST: Amir Asadi

HAPPY THOUGHTS
ANNE: ($3) Atria Garden need more high school Interact volunteers,
attended 70 awards at high school, and enjoyed Scott' son's bar mitzvah
ASADI: To be school helpful
ERIC: ($20) Gave two scholarships to HS seniors and wife reached 42 and he
is happy at St. Christopher's
SCOTT: Ossining Rotary has fundraising event June 16 at GE, Captain
Lawrence Rotary fundraiser on June 14, Memorial Day Parade on May 30, need
leaders (Elinor and Sy will be coming home from Cornell), Mothers' Day
Briarcliff Rotary was very successful thank you
HELEN LYNCH is happy to be here
KEN: ($10) his house sold via Eric, likes Internet and will be living in
Pleasantville
RICH: Allowed open house after haircut
MARK J: in Tulsa and is glad to be back.

SPEAKER: Past District Governor Helen Lynch on Rotary International, a
member of Yonkers Rotary, went to elementary and high school in Manhattan
and Pace for two years.


                            SUMMARY OF TALK
Represented District in Chicago and attended Council on Legislation with
Benedetti, with many legislations withdrawn, but given a manual and red,
green, yellow and blue cards to vote, voted on Dues, had breakfast at 6:30
and lunch at 12:30, was in Chicago for a week, Polio still a problem, and
how Bermudas Rotary included in our district.

TEXT: Elinor with Sy as helper

This coming Friday we have Gil Reavill who will speak on the Mafia.

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