RIARCRIER
Jan.
17, 2014, Friday, 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor
Rotary Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1547:
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) was crowned Czar.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE:
Anne Cargill PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy
Yuter PRAYER: Rev. Lee Carrozzi
HAPPY
THOUGHTS: Kris is happy to be back from India; Eric, Briarcliff
High School has excellent learning disabled program. Other happy
thoughts but not correctly recorded.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 18 Rotarians present. Kris bought at
much lower prices Rotary shirts and caps. Briarcliff does not have
learning disabled programs for kids who have not reached high school.
GUESTS:
None.
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT: Colleen Wagner, a member of Pleasantville Rotary
and a trustee for two years, on a VIP special needs program.
SUMMARY OF
TALK
Most of the special needs children, from three to 18, come
from the Pleasantville school district. She started program around
seven years ago, playing soccer. Went from three kids to now about
55. These children are main streamed. They do not have to
go to an out-of-town special needs school. They are in their local
community, not in another community. Some are autistic and do not
speak. Autistic children do not respond to questions but respond to
their names. Their fears, food allergies and more are taken into
consideration. Making them feel comfortable is most important. For
teens there is a Friday night program. They play
games like table tennis. One of the most interesting aspects of the
program is how some of the parents react when they see their children
with their children's peer group. After 18 until 21 she has an
arrangement with Pace University.
On
Friday, January 24, the speakers, Jan Wagner and Karen Smith, will
speak about the Briarcliff Historical Society.
They
may have an intern speak about the 1908 race, which started and ended
in Briarcliff.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
