July 21, 2017 . Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER FOR JULY 21, 2017

                      THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1861; The Congress convenes in Richmond, Virginia.

GUESTS: None

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 13

MEETING LEADER: President Mark Johnson

PLEDGE: Mark Johnson     SONG: Sy     Invocation via Anne with help from

                                         book "God with two "O"s"

HAPPY THOUGHTS

Anne, knew Bobby's wife

Howie, could walk here

Mark S. ($5) next week he is helping son move from Miami to go to medical

school

Stan, is just happy and last week was his birthday

Rich, happy birthday (to Stan)

Mark J. is back from vacation in Washington State, which he recommends

Elinor is happy that she won Paul Harris Fellow

Raffle, Elinor wins

TEXT: Elinor with helper S

 Last week our speaker was Robin Graham. Here are some brief notes from Sy about his talk:

Robin is CEO of the Peace Club, play football (our soccer) to make peace. HHis

club has 11 Virtues comprising commitment, respect, creativity, hope,

self-discipline, cooperation, initiative, sportsmanship, enthusiasm, trust

and responsibility. There should be three million players by 2030.