BRIARCRIER FOR MAY 5, 2017
THIS YEAR IN HISTORY
1802: Washington D.C. was incorporated as a city.
MEEING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff
ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16 (We met in the main dining room and it was raining.
Back room taken by funeral goers)
THIS YEAR IN HISTORY
1802: Washington D.C. was incorporated as a city.
MEEING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff
ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16 (We met in the main dining room and it was raining.
Back room taken by funeral goers)
PLEDGE; Scott SONG; SY PRAYER: Scott
GUESTS: Steve Marotto, Jim Lupfer (He lives in NJ and may join us, he is a Past President of our club)and Aura Latif (speaker's wife).
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Division will meet on Saturday, (gave projector and screen to Kris Chittur), nothing from Rachel, Eric re fundraiser a great success on May 1 at Cap't Lawrence Brewery in Elmsford (for details contact Eric)
TEXT, ELINOR with helper Sy
THIS FRIDAY is Mothers day by our club.
HAPPY THOUGHTS
Michelle to be here
Steve, to be here and just happy
Mark J. fundraiser was a success and handled silent auction Anne, her grandson is OK Rebecca, for the guests Rich is thankful he is warm and dry Shah (our speaker) re Rotary and Peace Aura to be here Dr. Bob Maher via Eric, re Mothers day Kris needs more help re District meeting Scott, re fundraiser which was a success plus welcome to Guests and Sam has not yet chosen a school but did AP.
SPEAKER: Shah Latif, he did elementary and high school then a degree in mathematics and physics all in Pakistan, then became an American and is a Rotarian from East Yonkers, did an MA from Pace.
SUMMARY OF TALK How Rotary International works for Peace. There are many Rotarians from many international chapters. The United Nations was started by Rotarians.
We should use our brains. Now have Rotary in Japan (and in Tokyo many clubs with an overseeing club). The key is education. Also comments re India and Pakistan, Moslems, Languages.
