Thursday, May 4, 2017

April 28, 2017 Briar Crier

Dear Rotarians, Friends & Guests:
We had a really fun and successful Cap't Lawrence fundraiser on Monday.  Hopefully we'll briefly discuss the event details tomorrow.  We will also announce, affirm and describe this year's winners of The Leonard Young Community Service Award and the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Community Service Award.
Lastly, please remember this Saturday is the Rotary District’s Forum on “Strategic Action Plan”. It will run from 9:00 a.m to 2:15 p.m. in the Briarcliff Manor High School.
Tomorrow's speaker is Rotarian, Shah Latif.  His talk is titled, "Rotary and World Peace".  Shah and Aura will be our lunch guests.
In Rotary Service,
Scott

The Briarcliff Club will be delighted to have you join us on Friday.
We meet at the Briars Restaurant, 512 N State Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY
We gather at Noon and the meeting begins at 12:15P.
The cost of lunch is $20.00 for which there is a choice of many entrees, soup or salad, coffee, tea, desert and beverage.
We have a 50/50 raffle - 1 ticket for $2.00 & 3 tickets for $5.00 as well as "happy bucks".

CALENDAR:
May 5th - Shah Latif, on "Rotary and World Peace"
May 12th - Mother's Day Senior Luncheon - Rotarians serve, but, do not eat

BRIERCRIER FOR APRIL 28, 2017

THIS YEAR IN HISTORY:
1932: President Hoover seeks tax reform.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

ROTARIANS PRESENT; 20

GUESTS: Steve Marotto and Howie and Barbara Kutcher (Psy, Ph.d) plus Mr. You
Lin (all via Scott)

TEXT from Elinor with helper Sy.

THIS Friday's speaker is Shah Latif, talking about "Rotary and World Peace"
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A rummage sale at the Congregational Church and meeting at
the Briarcliff Fire Department building via Rachel. 
May 1 for fundraiser at Cap't Lawrence Brewery in Elmsford (for details call Eric).

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Eric for Bob Maher re Matty Maher
Eric ($5) Good to see Sandy (our speaker Sandy Galef)
Rich is happy to be here
Anne, thanks for the beautiful flowers
Howie ($20) is working on application (to be a Rotarian)
Stan had a decent week
Mark J. is happy to be head of silent auction for May 1 fundraiser
Mark S. is thrilled to be here
Scott there is a Division Assembly on Saturday

SPEAKER is Sandy Galef, a NYS assemblywoman, who went to elementary and
high school in White Plains, got BS at Purdue and MA at Univ. of Virginia
and was a teacher.
                            SUMMARY OF TALK
She has spent some 18 years in NYS Assembly. The budget was passed but not
until some obstructions were passed including office buildings re
assessment, which could include rent. There are many local issues
including water and taxes. There are two golf courses in Briarcliff,
Trump's and Sleepy Hollow's which (according to Mark S. are taxed as golf
courses and not according to area). But the judges will decide
assessments. And there are problems with Medicare and Medicaid and nursing