BRIARCRIER
November
1, Friday 12:15 meeting at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N.
State Road, of the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1512:
Michelangelo finishes painting the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine
Chapel.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE:
Anne Cargill
PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy Yuter PRAYER: Rev.
Lee Carrozzi
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: Scott, our President is XX years old today; Beth Hussain, a
relative of her husband's is cooking delicious meals for them; Eric,
a $10 happy thought for his wife's health and a $5 happy thought
for his non-ACL tear and welcoming George Camp.
GUESTS:
Sean Santiago and Pamela Guerrerto, possible future Rotarians,
and Chris Cavanaugh.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 22 Rotarians present. Dr. Bob Maher, when
one brings a guest must pay for dinner unless a future Rotarian.
SPEAKER
AND TOPIC: George Camp of Ossining Rotary speaking on Rotary
International's anti-polio program.
Summary
of Talk
Rotary
International pioneered in fighting world-wide polio for children
five and under. India free of polio for 2 1/2 years. A few pockets
remain in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and now Syria. Bill Gates
with UN helping Rotary International in the fight to end polio in the
world. RI has spent some half billion in fighting polio and
immunized over three billion children. Children under five
cannot reach their right ear with their left hand. He showed videos
taken by him as a polio vaccinator in Bangladesh and Nigeria. Open
sewers is a main cause of polio. In most places the water is not safe
to drink. He hopes that Rotary International will get the Nobel Peace
Prize. Hopeful that polio will be eradicated in whole world by 2018.
Next
Meeting: Tomorrow, Friday November 8 at The Briar's Restaurant
at 512 N. State Road. Speaker, Rafael Soltren, M.D. on medical
update.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
