Thursday, December 6, 2012

November 30, 2012 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

November 30, 2012 at The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1947 – The UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the portioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

Meeting Leader – President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE - Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter INVOCATION – Paul Rosen

HAPPY THOUGHTS – Zen – birthday today; Anne – National Holiday in Scotland

GUESTS – Tom Laurenson; Evelisse Mercado, Lisa Fitzpatrick and Margaret Bradley from Pace; 18 Rotarians present

ANNOUNCEMENTS – December 14^th meeting will be at Tuscan Grille; Ernie announced that each Rotarian will be taking five cases of grapefruits when delivered. Rotary exchange to Bangladore, India, January 10^th – 20^th, 2013, see President Kris.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Professor Ainsley Adams – Teaching in Guatemala

Summary of Talk

Professor Adams created the idea of an educational experience in Guatemala. He teaches at Pace University and Fran Wills works with him on his projects. He brings professors and pre-service teachers to Guatemala to develop professional methodologies to Maya teachers in one of the most beautiful countries in the world but also one of the poorest.

Friday at The Briar's – Proposed New Tappan Zee Bridge – Brian Conybeare

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

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

Thursday, December 6, 2012

November 30, 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

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