Thursday, April 3, 2014

March 28, 2014 Briar Crier


BRIARCRIER 
March 28, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

                                                        TODAY IN HISTORY
1884: The first telephone line, between Boston and New York, was inaugurated.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).

PLEDGE: ANNE      PATRIOTIC SONG: SY     PRAYER: PAUL ROSEN

HAPPY THOUGHTS: SY, NOT ATTENDING APRIL 3 OR 4 MEETINGS BECAUSE WILL BE IN NYC ATTENDING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LAW COURSE;  DR. BOB MAHER'S SON GOT ENGAGED AFTER A NINE-YEAR COURTSHIP; MARK, BROUGHT TWO BEAUTIFUL GUESTS; ALSO MARK, RE TAN GOT IN HAWAII; ERIC, HIS BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY HIS DAUGHTER, IN FULL MAKEUP, IS NOT 16;  PLUS OTHERS NOT CORRECTLY RECORDED.

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 18 ROTARIANS PRESENT. DR. ROBERT MAHER, TREASURER, WE ARE IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE. DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN APRIL FOR NEW LEADERS. LIBRARY NET NEXT SUNDAY. THE MAYOR WILL BE THERE.

GUESTS: ROBERT KATZENNOFF AND MARK JOHNSON (PROSPECTIVE ROTARIAN) VIA ANNE, JIM LUPFER (BSA) VIA KEN; BETTY ORTIZ AND MARY VINCENT VIA MARK. 

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: PRESIDENT PEARL BLAUSTEIN OF ELDERACT AT ATRIA RE ELDERACT.

                                                                SUMMARY OF TALK
PEARL TOLD US ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVMENTS OF ELDERACT AT ATRIA IN BRIARCLIFF. ELDERACT IS A SUBSIDIARY OF OUR CLUB. KRIS SHOWED A VIDEO OF THE ELDERACT MEETING. ELDERACT HAS DECIDED TO HELP WOUNDED VETERANS BY KNITTING WHAT THE WOUNDED RETURNING VETERANS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS CAN USE, INCLUDING PURSES.


AT TERRA RUSTICA, FRIDAY, TOMORROW, AT LUNCH, DR. IRWIN SCHWARTZ ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

ELINOR YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER