BRIARCRIER
September
6, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff
Manor Rotary Club.
TODAY IN
HISTORY
1781:
Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of
Gov. Felipe de Nere.
MEETING
LEADER – President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE
– Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC
SONG – Sy Yuter
PRAYER – Anne Cargill
HAPPY
THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Anne thanks us for get-well card; Rachel,
book sale next weekend; Sy explains second day of Rosh Hashanah, the
beginning of the Jewish new year; Dr. Bob Maher, in celebration of
his 37th wedding anniversary.
GUESTS:
Prospective member Beth Hussain; Mary T. MacFarlane; Sebastian
Rios Gutierrez, a Rotary youth exchange member.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - 16 Rotarians present. Via Ernie,
Community Day is tomorrow; Peekskill Rotary to have Sept. 21 horse
show.
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT – Dr. Roger Swanson on the Rotary Youth Exchange
Program
Roger with Pres. Anne
SUMMARY OF
TALK
•
Unlike
Group Study and Foundation Scholars, children of Rotarians
as well
as those of non-Rotarians can be members on a RYEP.
•
The
expense to the Host club is 10 % of the total cost of the
school year exchange or about $ 2,000.
•
By
hosting a foreign student Your Club is able to send a
local High School student, outgoing and adventuresome, overseas to
another Rotary Club.
•
Your
student must be of good character and well mannered, possessing
a warm personality, flexible, adaptable and open to living in a
different culture.
•
Your
outbound student is between 15 and 18 1/2 years old (Sophomores to
Seniors) at the time of departure August 2014.
This
Friday at The Briar's Restaurant -- Rotary District Governor
Matts Ingemanson
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
