Friday, February 3, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

January 27, 2012 12:00 hrs at Briars Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

                                                                    TODAY IN HISTORY

1944 – An era of atomic testing began in the Nevada desert as an Air Force plane dropped a one kiloton bomb on Frenchman Flat..
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Meeting Leader – President Dean Dykeman

PLEDGE  -  Sy Yuter  PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter  PRAYER –  Reverend Lee

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Sy $3.00 for letter to national security advisor re deal with Iran;  Bob Maher $10.00 grand opening “A Little Bump Up”; $5.00 Frances Chu – best vacation at Pelican Resort, Newport Beach, CA; Dean – sad but happy as daughter’s car broke down but she is safe.

GUESTS – Thomas Itty from Wells Fargo; Richie Izzo re toughman race; Ernie’s son-in-law.

ANNOUNCEMENTS –  February 10^th, Holiday Hearts Dinner, Auction; April 20 – 22 District Conference.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Dr. Rolande Hodel, Cameroon-Aids free Africa Update

SUMMARY OF TALK

This was Dr. Hodel’s seventh trip to help Cameroon become Aids free. Our $500 grant provided sewing and knitting machines. The women make pullovers and sweaters but men take over the more complicated tasks. Money for treating HIVAids is the main goal. Antibiotics are given and help but some people die soon after. There are no doctors in the clinic and it is dirty with no bathroom. Village elders make psychological diagnoses. The drugs are inadequate and elders say “give me more.” She was often hungry and felt dirty and was anxious to leave after nine days but will return to Cameroon. Dr. Hodel looks forward to talking to us again.
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

MISSION: Mission The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Diversity and Rotary
Rotary International recognizes the value of diversity within individual clubs. Rotary encourages clubs to assess those in their communities who are eligible for membership, under existing membership guidelines, and to endeavor to include the appropriate range of individuals in their clubs. A club that reflects its community with regard to professional and business classification, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity is a club with the key to its future.

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

AVENUES OF SERVICE

We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.
Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society.
Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest.
International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, andRotary Youth Exchange.

Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor

Friday, February 3, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012 Briar Crier

We meet on Fridays at the Briar'sWe meet Fridays 12:15 at the Briar Restaurant, 512 N. State Road,

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SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

AVENUES OF SERVICE

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