And you think you have it bad.
THEY MIGHT HAVE SAID IT!
“I plead guilty with an explanation.”
Joseph Stalin, Genghis Khan, and Quasimodo
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OPENING OF THE MEETING: Our meeting was official opened at 12:20 pm by our outgoing President, Mr. Peter Fulfree, with our Weekly Parade of the Virgins.
THE OPENING CEREMONIES: The Salute to Our Flag was led by Bob Maher, Sy hosted, par excellence, the singing of our National Anthem, and things were brought to a stirring climax with Reverend Lee’s appeal to the Almighty for remission of our sins. .
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PRESIDENT’S REMARKS, HAPPY THOUGHTS, AND MEMBERS’ INSIGHTFUL OBSERVATIONS: Peter Fulfree’s reign as Outgoing President got off to a bitter-sweet start, as, smiling sadly, he stepped to the podium and called for Community News. The call was answered by Gerry Mahoney, who gave thanks for Briarcliff Rotary’s annual party. Then, the Briarcliff’s Ambulance Corp’s successful drill, in cooperation with Briarcliff’s swimming-pool lifeguards, was hailed as a noteworthy success. We were given a reminder of the Biathalon, which will take place this coming Sunday, starting at 7:30 am. In addition we were told that next week’s Briarcliff Rotary meeting will take place at Squire’s, and that “Cookie” Consentino will flee to Italy for the summer, with a wish for us of nothing but good. Zen Ediel then rose, shamelessly and to a round of hisses, to gloat over his and Ernie Pacchiana’s recent tennis triumph over Mighty Bob Maher and Poor Little Don Wilde. The FBI is currently conducting a review of the match.
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NEXT WEEK: Our speaker next week will be nobody. (Remember, we are gathering at
Squire’s.)
THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER: Today’s featured speaker was Mr. Martin Englehart, who delivered an excellent speech concerned the outstanding effort of the Ossining Food Pantry in combating hunger brought on by poverty.
Mr. Englehart described the growing need for food aid for Ossining’s working poor.. (He said there were some recipients in Briarcliff, but graciously declined to identify them.)
The Food Pantry survives on a yearly budget of $325,000, which is not nearly enough to fulfill the Food Pantry mission, were it not for outside help. (Shop-Rite is a major food contributor, offering food discounts, St. Teresa’s is a prominent sponsor, and a Marymount priest contributes vegetables from his garden.)
Baskets of food are distributed to some 1,000 people a week: two baskets of food for those with large families, one basket for single recipients.
Mr. Englehart outlined some of the safeguards put in place by the Food Pantry. Before
distributing food, an interview takes place, at which time residency and yearly income of the recipients is disclosed. Strict verification of eligibility is observed through established I.D.’s.
:It was an inspiring talk, one delivered with pride and passion. Thank you, Mr. Englehart, for all your good work.
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THE DRAWING: The first lottery winner was awarded a discount on a trip to Bermuda.
The second lottery winner--as I recall, and there was some confusion on this matter—got permanent possession of the first winner.
Bishop John, in a fit of pique, immediately ex-communicated both parties.
MEETING CONCLUSION: The meeting ended promptly at 1:30, with a brilliant display of fireworks and Zen Eidels’s apology for his extremely rude speech.
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6/26 Attendance - Robert Amsterdam, Frances Chu, Antonia Conte, Etrusca Cosentino, Zachary Cosentino, Dean Dykeman, Zenith Eidel, Peter Fulltree, Peter Garth, Rachel Leihbacher, Shelley Lotter, Robert Maher,Geraldine Mahoney, Ernest Pacchiana, Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden, Donald Wilde, Elinor Yuter, Sy Yuter
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