November 4th, 2011 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

November 4^th, 2011,  12:00, Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

                                                                                                        TODAY IN HISTORY

1922 – The entrance to King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in Egypt

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MEETING LEADER – President Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE  -  Sy Yuter  PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter  PRAYER –  Dean Dykeman

HAPPY THOUGHTS –  Zen – good to be back; Bob Maher thanks all who sold tickets; Anne Cargill happy son-in-law is home from his military tour

GUESTS – Melinda Greenblatt – New Librarian at the Briarcliff Manor Library

ANNOUNCEMENTS – Harlem Magic Masters game November 4^th at Briarcliff High School

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT –  Bob Cuccinell – Rotary Foundation

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SUMMARY OF TALK

The Rotary Foundation is a very unique charity.  Half the money you put in comes back to you in matching grants program.  Our main goal is to eradicate polio around the world and we are very close to this goal.  There is an acronym which means doing good in the world.  The inception of Rotary was in 1917.  A main focus was eradicating poverty.  The speaker has been extremely inspired with projects which make money.  In Africa, war lords need to be convinced that Rotary will help the people.  The 20^th centennial is being planned.  He recommended that the club pick a subject, perhaps with a merging Rotary Club (Ossining).  A water project would be excellent, as well as scholarships.

Friday speaker: Geriatric Services -- Pam McGurgen

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter