BRIERCRIER
August 22,
2014, at The Briar's Restaurant, of Briarcliff Manor Rotary
Club Meeting.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1959:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order making
Hawaii our 50th state.
MEETING
LEADER: President-elect Mark Seiden for President Eric Lebenson
Pledge: Mark Seiden
Song: Mark Seiden Prayer: Bishop John
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 13 Rotarians present. Happy
Thoughts: Our speaker, Dr. Lynda Hood, happy to be with us. Plus
other happy thoughts not completely recorded.
GUESTS:
None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Treasury
in good condition via Treasurer Dr. Bob Maher; Community Day is
Saturday September 7, at Law Park behind Atria from 3:30, we
will NOT do the cooking; joint meeting with other Rotary Clubs
at Mount Kisco Rotary on Sept. 18.
SPEAKERS
AND SUBJECT: Dr. Lynda Hood and Rev. Todd Young from Hudson
Link; will show a movie prepared for HBO on Hudson Link's teaching at
Sing Sing prison and the low rate of return of ex-prisoners in
maximum security prisons who attain college degrees.
SUMMARY OF
TALK
Dr.
Lynda Hood outlined Hudson Link's background. Then Todd showed movie
after getting speakers for audio. Mercy College teachers plus
students shown. Until recently, had zero percent return to prison of
college graduates, and only recently had some returns, one of a
professional thief. Plus support from people like Woopy Goldberg and
Warren Buffet. Most prisoners come from seven neighborhoods in New
York City. Most non-returns got jobs in social work, where their
prison background was helpful. (The Hudson link web site has numbers of video clips similar to the one we saw at the meeting. See them HERE.)
This
Friday (tomorrow) at The Briar's Restaurant; Rotary Aspects of India
Trip by KrisChittur.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
