BRIARCLIFF MANOR ROTARY CLUB MEETING
February 27, 2009
GREAT TEAM WORK: At 11:30, Ken put our flag in front of the Briarcliff Recreation Center. He also set up all the tables and chairs. And before 12, Paul & Ernie surprised us that they cut their trips short to join us at our weekly meeting. More than 12 of us greeted Paul & Ernie, that all pre-meeting works were almost all completed ... Frances
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From Don Wilde
TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in the year 1594, Henry IV was crowned King of France, and immediately shouted, ‘Where’s Shakespeare? I want to be made into a play!”
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.”
--A wise and witty person.
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OPENING CEREMONY: Our weekly meeting was officially opened at 12:21 PM by Mr. Pacchiana, standing in for the absent President Fulfree.
SALUTE TO OUR FLAG, PATRIOTIC SONG, AND BENEDICTION: Mr. Pacchniana sent tingles down the spines of club members by requesting Paul to lead us in The Pledge to Our Flag, Paul was followed by the canary-like Sy Yuter, who belted out a superb version of “My Country, ‘Tis Of Thee.” It was a hard act to follow, but follow it the Reverend Lee did, with an impassioned plea to The Almighty for a smidgen of tolerance and a major economic turnaround.
CLUB PRESIDENT’S REMARKS: Mr. Pacchiana reminded us that A Mighty Rotary Chinese Feast, including a Tai Chi demonstration, is scheduled for March 15th, and urged us to deliver our checks for $30 (a person) post haste to Paul Rosen..
ANNOUNCEMENTS, OBSERVATIONS AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: Zen Eidel happy-thoughted us by observing that his son and his daughter-in-law held a mah-velous party in their upstate theater on Oscar Night, and produced a front-page newspaper account to prove it. Geraldine Mahoney rose to announce the opening of the spanking-new Briarcliff Library next Sunday, from 2 to 4 pm, and urged all to attend. President Fulfree stated that he was departing soon for the Bahamas, and requested that we please try to contain our envy. Tim Allport continued by regaled us with a joke about the happy outcomes of a pregnant woman, followed by Carl Weiner’s observation that one club member’s garb closely resembled that of a Hell’s Angel.
NEXT WEEK’S SPEAKER: Our scheduled speaker for new week is a surprise.
TODAY’S SPEAKER: Our speaker today was our very own Shelly Lotter, who spoke interestingly on “The Club of Briarcliff Manor,” a senior citizen facility, which will rise on the site of the old Briarcliff Lodge on Scarborough Road.
The Club, a collection of attractive town homes and villas, surrounded by every amenity imaginable, is scheduled to open in 2013, at which time many of our Rotary Club members, I am pleased to note, will be eligible for inclusion.
The Club at Briarcliff Manor will include some 325 independent-living homes, as well as 60 supportive-living sites for persons requiring assisted care, Mrs. Lotter pointed out, and all can be either rented or purchased. The benefits to the Village will be many, including among a host of other things, a ball field open to all Briarcliff citizens and a $50,000 contribution towards the purchase of a fully-equipped fire truck.
The building of the community will start as soon as half the units have been sold; the cost of occupancy is not been set yet, but, Shelley indicated, it will be reasonable enough to allow Briarcliff citizens and others to age comfortably in place.
Construction is scheduled to begin in approximately two years, and. sales offices are now open in downtown Briarcliff and at various spots across the county, to accommodate prospective buyers.
Many choices are open to aging citizens—staying where they are, moving down South, doubling up with children—but, if you, personally, are thinking seriously about where to spend your retirement years, The Club at Briarcliff Manor, is well-worth consideration.
A most delightful and informative talk. Brava, Shelley!
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THE DRAWING: The first winner was Paul Rosen; the second, Tim Allport. Bishop John was forcibly restrained from cannonballing out the window by the Reverend Lee.
CLOSING CEREMONY: This week’s meeting drew to a close precisely at 1:32 pm. It was celebrated by Ernie Pacchiana balancing our budget and the firing of multitudinous cannons.
Submitted by
Recording Secretary, Don Wilde
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