BRIARCLIFF ROTARY CLUB MEETING
November 6, 2006
This Day in History
November 6th, in the year 2012, has been officially designated in some quarters, as “The End of the World Day,” and will be marked by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other unpleasantnesses.
Food for Thought
There are some 10,000 various smells in the world and barely a handful of deodorants.
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OPENING CEREMONY: President Seiden conducted the Salute To Our Flag, Sy Yuter brought us to tears with his rendition our National Anthem, and Paul Rosen concluded this portion of our opening ceremony with a remembrance of the victims of the massacre on the grounds of a U.S. Army base.
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS: President Seiden pointed out that we would soon be embarking on our yearly sale of grapefruit, and knew that we all would pitch in with glee. He then announced our guests and welcomed them. He concluded his remarks by stating that Mike Risko would be unable to serve as President of our club next year, but that he (President Seiden, not Mr. Risko) would get back to us promptly with a suitable candidate’s name.
MEMBERS’ HAPPY THOUGHTS: Ahh, there were so many! Sy Yuter proclaimed that his recent cataract surgery was a whopping success and that his eyesight has been restored to 20-20, so watch out! Zeneth Eidel hove to his feet to inform us that he was recovering successfully from prostate surgery. I was about to declare that the removal of both my arms went moderately well, and that with luck I’ll soon be back in action—but then I thought better of it, and sat down.
NEXT WEEK’S SPEAKER: Our speaker next week will be Michelle Muir, whose topic will be “The War Against Alzheimer’s Disease.”
THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER: Today’s speaker was President of ‘Life Project for Africa”, who spoke to us about “The Life Project for Africa.”
It was an excellent talk.
Mrs. Muir opened by pointing out that Life Project for Africa promotes education and health for Africans, providing homes, supporting African orphans, and tackling widespread poverty on the Dark Continent.
Her organization is partnering with Rotary International to provide needed water and, cooperating with U.S. hospitals, shipping supplies and equipment to Nija Hospital in Dar-Es-Salaam. “Life Project for Africa” also assists in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief. She also made reference to the fact that, cooperating with U.S. hospitals and health providers, her organization is shipping medical supplies and equipment to hospitals in Africa, as well as participating in Presidents Obama’s Emegencylan for AIDS relief.
Mrs. Muir then showed us a video of some of the children in Africa, who are suffering from world-wide neglect. It was heartbreaking.
She concluded by suggesting that Rotary help would be much appreciated. It would be hard to disagree with her.
Thank you for an inspiring talk, Mrs. Muir. We will certainly consider your humanitarian suggestion.
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THE WEEKLY DRAWING: The first winner was Rodney Ertischek. I was too downcast by the announcement of the first winner to register the name of the second winner, but I think it was Joan Crawford
THE MEETING’S CONCLUSION: Our weekly meeting ending with a parade of our Chapter in Brircliff’s “Canyon of Heroes” and the handing out of candy canes by a jolly, excited Reverend Herzog.
I hate to admit it: I cried.
Respectfully submitted by
Recording Secretary, Don Wilde
11/6/09 Attendance - Robert Amsterdam, Antonia Conte, Etrusca Cosentino, Zachary Cosentino, Dean Dykeman, Zenith Eidel, Rodney Ertischek, Marie Fuesy, Peter Garth, Rachel Leihbacher, Seth Leitman, Shelley Lotter, Robert Maher, Geraldine Mahoney, Fiala Portnoy, Vladimir Portnoy, Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden, Ken-Ichi Shimazu, Donald Wilde, Elinor Yuter, Sy Yuter
