Jan. 29 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR JANUARY 29

                             THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1973: A ceasefire went into effect in the Vietnam War.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy, PRAYER: Anne, reading from Robert Byrnes, who
                                       was a Scottish Bard who wrote Auld
                                       Lang Syne.

GUESTS: Amir Asadi from Bronx Rotary, Chris Vernia (via Scott) and Mindy
Lanoff.

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Bob Maher ($10) for Stan Thompson featuring an interact club at St.
Christopher's
Scott, Bishop John is back
Bishop John is happy to be back
Anne, happy for Amir
Amir is visiting all clubs in his area
Kris for Amir
Eric via Scott, please sell more boxes

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Scott is going to Ft. Lauderdale with wife for one day to
attend a birthday party and the President Elect of International Rotary is
John Germ; Rachel, the Caucus has picked new candidates

SPEAKER: Stefanie Schwartz re Heart Food, has elementary and high school
degrees from Chappaqua system and BS from Hunter in exercise physiology
and MS in clinical nutrition.

                           SUMMARY OF TALK
Like Mediterranean diet which is mostly vegetables.  Dislikes all white
carbohydrates which are converted to sugar.  Go easy on red meat. 1% milk
is OK as is wild Salmon and dark chocolate.

TEXT: Elinor via Sy, helper

Jan 22, 2016 Brar Crier

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BRIERCRIER FOR JANUARY 22

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1498: During his third trip to the new land Christopher Columbus arrived
at the island of Saint Vincent.

LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy   PRAYER: Dr. Bob Maher

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 17

GUESTS: None

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Kris: early bird registration extended
VICTOR: only 10 more months to nomination
ANNE: No further back problem, has grandson at West Point,
Erica Cargill Jones, her granddaughter and cardiologist will be speaking
April 8th
REBECCA: She is happy with what Anne said and will be happier on March 13.
MARK S. ($5) not here for a few Fridays but here now
ERIC ($20)only seven members of club who picked boxes, met future
Rotarians for other clubs, and re Gift of Life explained
DR BOB MAHER: thanks all Rotarians who contributed
SCOTT also explains Gift of Life program for heart operations as well as
help from Catholics
RICH no matter how difficult week was, always looks forward to Friday
KEN will again leave for Japan, this time for four months. (We are not
happy Ken is again leaving).

SPEAKER: Dr. Roland Hodel who was raised in Germany, got her elementary
and high school studies there and got a PHD at CUNY in organic chemistry.

                             SUMMARY OF TALK
Dr. Hodel showed pictures of herself and Aids-FREE in Cameroon,Africa.
She had local factory manufacture medicines for Aids in Cameroon. She
picked Cameroon because a local factory was there. The spread of Aids is
mainly from unprotected sex. She is on Board of Directors. The program is
about 10 years old.

TEXT: Elinor, helper, Sy

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Via Rachel, the Caucus elected, next Wednesday is election
and four running for two positions.  Via Scott, met Helen Lynch, a past
District Governor and future speaker. The next District Governor is
Barbara Edwards (via Scott).

Friday: Nutrition (or heart health) by Stefanie Schwartz, a great speaker,
(via Scott)

Han 15, 2016 Briar Crier

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1929: Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Ga.

GUEST: Bob Rosenboom (via Ann), a possible future Rotarian

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 15

PROGRAM LEADER: Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott  SONG: Sy   PRAYER: Eric

HAPPY THOUGHTS
SCOTT: Just happy
KEN: Again happy to be back but leaving soon for Japan
BOB ($10)for Ken and St. Christopher's
ANN: Her grandchildren are doing well except one in jail. One in med
school, one a teacher and one at West Point.
RICH is happy for Cookstoves in Africa
MARK J. is happy that Ken is here
ADAM (our speaker) is just happy
STAN is happy for water machines at St. Christopher's and Board donation
to Cookstove Project.

SPEAKER: Adam Ravinovich on Neighborhood Link. He attended elementary and
high schools in Chappaqua School System and Georgetown University in
Washington, D.C. in '95 in Foreign Service, and now lives in NYC with wife
and 9-10-year old daughter and now in health care.

                           SUMMARY OF TALK
The mission is to strengthen community, mostly Mt. Kisco, in upper
Westchester by actively enhancing the healthy integration of immigrants,
Early support of healthy parenthood, to Teachers, Education, to Children
and to Workers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Via Kris, don't forget Rotary District Conference on April
8-10; Francis Chu is coming back to welcome new board.

FRIDAY is Africa Update by Dr. Rolande Hodel

Jan.8, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR JANUARY 8

                          THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the Constitution.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott   SONG: Sy    PRAYER: None

GUESTS: Bob Rosenboom (via Ann) and Joe Randozzo (via Lou).

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Sean: re good Board meeting and Montrose vets.
Ken is happy to be back.
Ann: One Grandson asked to leave and another Grandson still in jail for
drug offense.
Scott: Re a good Board Meeting.
Eric: wonderful that Ken back and hello to Joe. Also, his 14 year-old
daughter has a head of her own (and apparently does not listen to Eric).
Lou: introduces Joe and has nice story of hour.
Joe: great new year and happy to have lunch on Lou.
Kris: is happy about guests.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Via Scott, we will be financing an international scholar
for one year after hearing Beth. Also, (via Kris) UN will be sponsoring an
international peace breakfast.

SPEAKER: Mark Johnson on cookstove update. He refuses to give us
Elementary and High School and College places and dates.

                                 SUMMARY OF TALK
Women gain from inside dwelling of a cookstove, made from the local earth,
and now use less fuel for cooking and spend less time looking for fuel and
cooking. Formerly cooked outside dwelling on open fire with more fuel and
took longer.

TEXT by Elinor with Sy as helper.

Dec. 11, 2015 Briar Crier

Briercrier for Dec. 11

This Day in History:

1845: The first large earthquake, 7.7, in Missisippy Valley.

Meeting Leader: President Scott Lanoff.

Pledge: Scott  Song: Sy   Prayer: Dr. Vic and Bishop John

Guests: Ralph Herrara, Frank Curlo Bick and Dara Caputo (all from St.
Chrisopher's via Dr. Bob Maher)

Rotarians Present: 18

Happy Thoughts
Carl ($10) for club, international service, fire department and way to
serve community
Eric ($10) re speaker and basketball BHS vs. Clark Academy plus other
thoughts
Rich has brother from Maine for hannukah
Dr. Bob ($10) half of his top staff here
Anne, her daughter is in County jail on drug charge and her son was
      killed in a car crash by drugged driver
Etrusca is happy that no snow
Antonia is happy to be here
Kris re the meeting and future plan for club fund raiser
Mark J is happy, especially for lunch and prior cooking on African open fires
Francis re fellowship and teamwork
Sy re getting speakers and Service Above Self and 26 years perfect attendance
Scott that Ken still in Japan and Bob Berson former speaker was great
Vic that no snow
Mark S. ($10) still in Real Estate business, his joy, and we all get along
with each other
Elinor enjoys writing Briercrier and finding This Day in History and six
years of perfect attendance because goes with Sy
Bishop will win this week (he did not).

Scott may have next meeting at his house, Ernie re grapefruits (now $25 a
case and pick up at old Rec. Bldg. Scott, the next week we vote for DG for
Kris. Re grapefruits, call Ernie at 845-878-7001

NO meeting at The Briar's on Friday. Instead will be at Scott's house on
23 Firetree(go north toward The Briar's but first make right on Chappaqua
Road and then right into development. He will serve lunch (from Stu
Leonards) and vote re Kris being DG. Speaker will be Carol Christiansen
and friend re drugs.

Today's Speaker (Dec 18) re Rotary via members. Next week, the 25th, NO
MEETING since it is Christmas day.

Dec. 4, 2015 Briar Crier

This Day in History:
1925: George Gershwin, with him at the piano, introduced his Concerto F at
New York's Carnegie Hall.

Meeting Leader: President Scott Lanoff

Pledge: Scott   Song: Sy    Prayer: Dr. Bob Berson (our speaker)

Rotarians Present: 20

Happy Thoughts
Eric ($10) happy re Super Bowl (all participants please contact him),
     re Therapy for Children With Disabilities and had many for
     Thanksgiving Dinner.
Sean: happy for vets at Montrose and he will be supplying underclothes
      to them and club should help.
Anne is happy re speaker
Victor is happy.

Speaker: Dr. Bob Berson on Ethical Culture. He has doctorates from
a number of universities including two D.EDs and one PH.D., and was raised
in Philadelphia where he went to elementary and high schools and ethical
culture school.

                         Summary of Talk
Ethical Culture emphasizes humanities and golden rule. Started in 1876 by
a Jewish Rabbi. They built a Settlement House, a crippled children's
hospital and summer camps. He is authorized by State of New York to
perform marriages and other religious events. They have members from all
religions.

Next Friday will have a talk on Rotary by a speaker whom Scott will get.

Text, Elinor; Helper, Sy

We meet at The Briar's Restaurant every Friday at around 12:15 unless it is
a national holiday like Christmas and New Year's days, which fall on
Fridays