July 19, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

July 19, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1848: A ground-breaking women's convention convened in Seneca Falls, New York.

MEETING LEADER – President Anne CargillM

PLEDGE – Anne Cargill            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Dr. Bob Maher, Thank you Ernie for dues advice and for Lou Fitzgerald as a proposed member;  Bishop John, congratulations to our club.

GUESTS: Beth Hussain, a Kris neighbor; Lou Fitzgerald, Haruka Ue 

Ms.Beth Hussain with past Pres. Kris

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 19 Rotarians present.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Briarcliff Police Officer Tom Farrington on DARE (drug awareness resistance education) program.

                         

                        

SUMMARY OF TALK

Tom Farrington, on the police force for 26 years, is the police department's DARE officer. He was educated in the Briarcliff School System and leads the program in the fifth grade. He is fully aware of what is happening in our schools. The current main problem is the use of addictive prescriptive drugs although heroin and marijuana are still available. He spoke of bullying, cyber bullying. He teaches students how to say no to older siblings and to drug abuse in their lives. DARE shirts were given to them to remind them of what they were taught.

This Friday at the Scarborough Church Chapel  on Route 9 – Stopping Partner Abuse -- Terri Simon

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

July 12, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

July 12, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1859 – Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.

MEETING LEADER – President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Ann Cargill

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Sy, two successful eyelid operations; Eric, his 16th wedding anniversary; Zen, going fishing next week.

GUESTS: Trent who went to India as a Rotary Exchange Student; Dr.  Surrendra Koushik, potential Rotary member

Trent with Pres. Anne

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ROTARIANS PRESENT - 21 Rotarians present including new member Vijaya Jain. 

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Kathy Boyle on How to Meet 1000 new people.

                  

                               

SUMMARY OF TALK

Kathy Boyle is a member of the new Rotary Club at Bedford. A person needs 30 seconds to size up what a new aquaintance will mean to you . A person needs goals. They need to know when to say no. Eye contact is imporant  and watch other's body language. A firm handshake is very important. A hand written note will leave a lasting impression. Then follow up is critical. 

Friday – Officer Tom Farrington on the DARE program.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

June 27, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

June 27, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY – 1870 – The first section of Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk was opened to the public.

MEETING LEADER – President-Elect – Anne Cargill with President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Paul Rosen

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS – Eric – Installation dinner wonderful honoring Kris and Anne.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ROTARIANS PRESENT - 21 Rotarians present including new member Vijaya Jain.  Next Monday is installation dinner at Orfino’s restaurant.

GUESTS – Seven – one possible new member, Dr.  Surrendra Koushik, Also an Indian Rotary family exchange, two girls and two boys: T. Preati, Kamlesh Daga, F. Saloni Daga, M. Keshav Daga. Also, Janet Gallagher and Fran Finkelstein

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – David Harter, Long-Term Health Care, Gregory Bushwell

                                                 

SUMMARY OF TALK

In the United States providing long-term care insurance for individuals and business customers is not available. Medicare only pays for 20 days. After 100 days patients must pay themselves.  People are living longer and should not have to rely on their children to pay for their care.  This lack could tear families apart.  Self insuring is very expensive.  In the not too distant future, over 50,000 people may have early dementia.  The average annual cost of long-term insurance is about $3,000 per year.

Next Friday – Kathy Boyle – How to improve sight and hearing

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

 

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