Tomorrow I'll be leading be my second to last regular Rotary meeting as our club's president. (I promise not to get too teary-eyed.)
It's shaping up to be another fabulous, inspirational meeting with Atty Marty Engelhardt, Director of the Ossining Food Pantry - an organization we've historically supported and a cause right in our wheelhouse. Let's please welcome Marty with an enthusiastic well attended meeting.
Our Annual Installation Luncheon is Friday, June 30th, 2017
We'll be honoring NYS Senator David Carlucci, Briarcliff's Coach Chris Drosopoulos and our own Elinor Yuter with the Paul Harris (award). If you'd like to attend or make a donation in honor of our recipients please contact me or Eric Lebenson atericlebencon@gmail.com;
Meeting Info:
The Briarcliff Club will be delighted to have you join us on Friday.
We meet at the Briars Restaurant, 512 N State Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY
We gather at Noon and the meeting begins at 12:15P.
The cost of lunch is $20.00 for which there is a choice of many entrees, soup or salad, coffee, tea, desert and beverage.
We sell 50/50 raffle tickets at the door - 1 ticket for $2.00 & 3 tickets for $5.00 as well as "happy bucks" which is an opportunity to briefly address the club with a comment, recognition or toast - costs as little as a buck ($1.00).
With best regards and in Rotary Service,
I hope you can join us!
YIRS,
Scott
BRIARCRIER FOR JUNE 9, 2017
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
1943: The federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.
MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff
GUESTS: Meg Derasse (via Scott), Ed Placke (via Eric) and Maneesha Lal
(via the speaker)
ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16
PLEDGE: Scott SONG: Sy INSPIRATION: Anne via Living the Truth book
TEXT: Elinor with helper Sy
NEXT FRIDAY is Marty Engelhardt who will talk about the food pantry.
ANNOUNCMENTS: We are in healthy financial condition for the whole year,
including the installation dinner, says our Treasurer, Dr. Bob Maher; and
via Rachel there is an event at Law Park re the burning of flags by our
local Boy Scouts of America.
HAPPY THOUGHTS
Anne, she is getting older happily
Ernie, Paul Rosen has cancer and he is a Charter member
Eric ($20) re Paul Rosen and guests, and guest Lal has a beautiful voice
Dr. Bob Maher ($20) re Ed Placke, a former superintendent of school district
Scott ($5) is happy to be here and went to Around the World Rotary meeting
Etrusca is happy to be here and that Elinor is getting a Paul Harris
Fellowship
Joe is happy to be here
Maneesha was a Paul Harris Fellow in India
Stan is happy to be here
Rich is happy to be here.
SPEAKER is Cornelia Schimert, an RN, who went to elementary and high
school in Chicago and who has a B.S. in Nursing from NYU.
SUMMARY OF TALK
She is Director of the Visiting Nurse Association of the Hudson Valley,
and includes hospice care in Westchester and Putnam counties of the State
of New York. She is in charge of the Home Health Services and can be
reached at 914-774-8040, which is her cell number, and her Association is
a non-profit group. Their services are free. And she is honored to be here
to talk about the visiting nurses. The organization has been around for
over 100 years and was pioneered years ago. Her Visiting Nurse Association
works from birth to death and her Association is in touch with Ellen Woods
at Phelps. The Association is funded by Medicaid, Medicare and Insurance
Companies. Her group works on Alzheimer's disease and she is particularly
attracted to young families. They have their own chaplain. Many of her
patients love music and memory, and she tries to keep patients out of the
hospital. She is in charge of The Caring Circle Program which includes
Bereavement Services. Their corporate office is in Tarrytown and their
Putnam Office is in Brewster.
