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May 3, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.TODAY IN HISTORY – 1802: Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.MEETING LEADER – President Kris ChitturPLEDGE – Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter PRAYER – Rev. Lee CarrozziHAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS – Sy, happy that all of a cancerous growth has been removed from his cheek by a dermatology expert surgeon; Anne, all of her family is talking with her; Dr. Bob Maher via an e-mail to Sy is very happy that Dr. Rath, who operated on Bob, is speaking to our club, which is "the best," but Bob cannot be there because of a prior committment to his organization; Ken Shimazu is happy to see his son at his home.ROTARIANS PRESENT - 17 Rotarians present but no guests.SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Health Care in Rural India by Dr. Wijiya Rathnatican
SUMMARY OF TALKA video of the tribal group of Ashwini in India was shown. These tribal groups live in the jungle and with no formal education or health services and with no idea of personal property. But they are literate and speak many languages. They have their own medicine man. There is a new hospital to train nurses for their care built by an organization represented by Dr. Rathnatican. He ended the presentation by asking our Rotary club for a donation of some $9000 to add a blood bank capability to the hospital. (Sy Yuter, who schedules the speakers, had no idea that he would be asking for a donation from our club.)Friday: at 11:30 at Tuscan Grille, Mother's Day luncheonElinor Yuter, ReporterRachel Leihbacher, Expediter
