BRIARCLIFF MANOR ROTARY CLUB MEETING
June 19th, 2009
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
(Bet you didn’t know this!)
On June 19th, 1978, Ian Botham became the first cricketeer in history to score a century and take 8 wickets in one inning of a Test match….Wow!!
TODAY’S QUOTE
.”Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
--Dalai Lama
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OPENING OF THE MEETING: Our meeting was official opened at 12:20 pm, with our
Weekly Parade of the Virgins.
THE OPENING CEREMONIES: The Salute to Our Flag was led by the bedazzling-clad Don Wilde, Sy Yuter hosted the singing of our National Anthem beautifully, and things were brought to a dizzying climax with Paul Rosen’s heartfelt appeal to the Almighty. .
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PRESIDENT’S REMARKS, HAPPY THOUGHTS, AND MEMBERS’ INSIGHTFUL OBSERVATIONS: Mark Seiden’s reign as new president got off to a roaring start, as he stepped to the podium and reminded Club members to sign in every week and wear their identifying badges. (Thank God! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve addressed Ernie Pacchiana as “Zen.”) This was followed Bob Maher’r rising and thanking Briarcliff Rotary members for their generous donation to his school’s St.Christopher’s Art Exhibit. Dean Dykeman then introduced his friend and colleague, and Frances Chu followed suit by introducing her guest Sean Curry, VP of Chase Investment Services Corp. New President Seiden then came back to remind us that Briarcliff Rotary has two cards: one outlining the goals of Rotary, the other a Guest Card—and that we should use them in recruiting new members.
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NEXT WEEK: Our speaker next week will be Mr. Martin Engelhart, who will explain the inner workings and goals of the Ossining Food Pantry.
THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER: Today’s featured speaker was Sav-A-Tree’s Dean Dykeman,
who spoke knowledgeably on the subject of “When Bad Things Happen To Good Trees.”
We’ve come a long way from barefoot boys innocently swinging on the branches of mighty oaks. Today, Dean pointed out, homeowners unwittingly do a host of things that hasten the death of trees on their property. Chief among them:
(1) Planting trees in burlap bags. An absolute no-no.
(2) Keeping trees from growing by surrounding them with too much mulch.
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(4) Circling tree roots improperly
(5) Use a root excavator to blow out things not needed.
(6) Planting trees in pots
(7) Attaching ropes and/or cables to trees. (Screws for a hammock are OK.)
(8) Improper pruning.
(9) Dangerous neglect
(10) Fatally injuring a tree by building a tree house around it. (Oh! Oh!)
(11) Panting trees where they should not be planted (too near the house)
(12) And host of other tree-mistakes too numerous and gruesome to mention.
It was a most helpful talk, well-delivered and much appreciated.
Thank you, new member Dykeman!
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THE DRAWING: The first lottery winner was Bishop John, who, before the drawing,
rose to his feet to announce that had grown weary of providing a bridge between our world and The Eternal, tired of aiding our starved little souls in our long march towards Salvation, and increasingly reluctant to provide us with aid in defining Life’s Purpose—and that he intended to retire to the desert and live life as a sandy hermit, if he failed to win the drawing today.
He won.
The second lottery winner was Peter Garth, who said nothing. He simply grabbed the money and ran.
MEETING CONCLUSION: Our meeting was adjourned at 1:32 pm and was marked by Paul Rosen’s conclusion of the routine he left unfinished at our recent Rotary Installation Dinner.
Submitted by
Recording Secretary, Don Wilde
6/19'09 Attendance - Frances Chu, Antonia Conte, Etrusca Cosentino, Zachary Cosentino, Dean Dykeman, Zenith Eidel, Rodney Ertischek, Marie Fusey, Peter Garth, John Herzog, Robert Maher, Geraldine Mahoney, Ernest Pacchiana, Fiala Portnoy, Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden, Carl Weiner, Donald Wilde, Elinor Yuter, Sy Yuter
