from Mark, our president

Hi All,

Well, our reservoirs are getting plenty of liquid and our grass and plants are happy! Just remember beyond the clouds the sun is still shining!

Last week Anne’s daughter Shonna inspired us with a talk on the work she is doing with Pre-K. After seeing what is involved in working with these 4-year-olds, it made me feel exhausted and definitely more grateful for those who take on that responsibility. This work is critical in preparing our children for their learning years ahead.

This week Kris, our new District Governor and our club member, has graciously agreed to come and share some of what he experienced at the recent International Rotary Convention. He asked that I bring a projector, so he can show us some of what took place. It should be an exciting and informative presentation, so please make extra effort to come. This would be a great opportunity to bring a guest, so they can understand what Rotary is doing in the world. 

Hope to see you all tomorrow.

Mark J.

President message for Friday July 20, 2018

Last week we had no official meeting, so nothing to report about that. I was out of town last Friday and not sure if any of you had lunch together at the Briars.

This week our guest speaker is Anne’s daughter Shona Cargill Gualtieri. She was the second Cargill born in the U.S. She attended the Tarrytown schools and graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School.  She received her BA degree in N-8 education from American International College in Springfield Mass. and immediately started teaching the early grades.  She then graduated from Fordham University with her MA and proceeded to become an expert in Pre-Kindergarten Education. She has stayed with this for the past twenty years and has been a Director of Universal Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Queens , the Bronx and now in  Lower Westchester. Her topic is “Assessing Universal Pre-Kindergarten Classes” and “CLASS” which stands for Classroom Assignment Scoring System.

Hope to see all !

Mark J.

from President Mark

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

I hope you had a great 4^th of July, celebrating our wonderful country, with a nice side dish of BBQ with family and friends.

Last week, as most of you know, we had a great meeting ushering in the new Rotary year with the installation of our Rotary Board, with good food and drink for all. Thanks to Rachael we had a delicious cake for desert, thank you Rachael!

We also had an incredible guest speaker, Dr. Erica Cargill Jones, who spoke on stress and heart health. Her approach to dealing with this is very holistic, which includes exercise, but with a strong emphasis on meditation as a healthy way to relieve stress on the heart. This was all backed with scientific evidence. I love her approach to living a healthy life, and you can see just by looking at her that she practices what she preaches. We are so blessed to be surrounded by amazing professionals, like Dr. Jones, who come to share with us what they have learned. 

We will have a meeting tomorrow, and I would like to use this meeting to get to know each other better, so no speaker.  Maybe we can get one of our newer members to share a little bit about themselves?

Hope to see all of you tomorrow.

Mark J.

from President Mark

I hope all is well in your world! The good news is that school is over, with no yellow buses to curse at for a while!

Last week our guest speaker was Lionel Binnie, who gave a very exciting talk on the future of retail, based on his newly released book, Omni-Channel Retail; Predications in The Age of Amazon. It is available on Amazon if you are interested.

This Friday our speaker is Hiroyuki Tosaka.  Mr. Tosaka is a native of Japan with a Bachelor of Law degree from Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. His profession: Educator of Leadership, Social Innovator. He loves to work with young people and just got back from Peru, heading up a campaign for the protection of Lake Titicaca. The title of his talk will be “Saving Lake Titicaca through building a new culture among young people.” He will also be showing slides from his work there.

A reminder that next Friday we will have our annual “Installation Lunch” for incoming officers, at the Briars, with great food and a wonderful guest speaker, Erica Cargill Jones. We have also invited Clare Rosen, Paul Rosen’s wife, to attend and will present her with a plaque of appreciation in remembrance of the great service Paul provided to our club as one of the founding members.

Mark J.

A note from President Mark

Hi Everyone,

I hope all is well in your world! The good news is that school is over, with no yellow buses to curse at for a while!

Last week our guest speaker was Lionel Binnie, who gave a very exciting talk on the future of retail, based on his newly released book, Omni-Channel Retail; Predications in The Age of Amazon. It is available on Amazon if you are interested.

This Friday our speaker is Hiroyuki Tosaka.  Mr. Tosaka is a native of Japan with a Bachelor of Law degree from Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. His profession: Educator of Leadership, Social Innovator. He loves to work with young people and just got back from Peru, heading up a campaign for the protection of Lake Titicaca. The title of his talk will be “Saving Lake Titicaca through building a new culture among young people.” He will also be showing slides from his work there.

A reminder that next Friday we will have our annual “Installation Lunch” for incoming officers, at the Briars, with great food and a wonderful guest speaker, Erica Cargill Jones. We have also invited Clare Rosen, Paul Rosen’s wife, to attend and will present her with a plaque of appreciation in remembrance of the great service Paul provided to our club as one of the founding members.

Mark J.

from president Mark

Hi Everyone,

I hope all is well in your world during! It is certainly a busy time as we transition from school days and graduations, to vacation time!

I am sorry to have missed last week’s meeting due to my work. Thank you Anne for running the meeting! I heard that Diane Pesce gave a very nice presentation about what is happening at the Briarcliff Library. I also heard that Diane is interested in possibly becoming a member of our club, so we will pursue this.

This past Sunday Kris Chittur was installed as our new District Governor. The event was great and well attended by members from our own club, as well as many others from around the district. Scott Lanoff did a great job as MC, keeping the whole event running smoothly. Congratulations to Kris and we want to wish you well in your new role.

I want to remind everyone that June 29^th will be the day we install our club officers for the upcoming year. We will meet from noon at the Briars and share a special meal together. Our special guest will be Dr. Erica Cargill Jones, sharing about heart health, something that we all can benefit from. I also heard that Paul Rosen’s wife will come, so we can honor Paul during that time.

This Friday our guest speaker will be Lionel Binnie:

Lionel Binnie is a consumer products and food marketing consultant. He's been published in industry magazines and spoken at Fordham University Business Incubator, the ICSC (Intl Council of Shopping Centers), and American Association of Airport Executives. He is also a graduate of Fordham University.

He'll provide a brief summary of some key research and findings published in his recent book:

"The Future of Omni-Channel Retail: Predictions in the Age of Amazon."

Key Points:

•     What types of shopping are most likely to move further to e-Commerce (online)   
•     What types of shopping is most likely to remain in physical, brick & mortar stores
•     Why?
•     What types of shopping malls will survive, long into the future, and why?

**Please remember that by July 1^st we need to pay our Rotary dues. Bobby explained at the last meeting that the board decided on a new fee structure for the coming year. Here it is.
$850 paid annually.

$450.00 semi-annually.

$250.00 quarterly

If you have any question regarding the fee structure please contact Bobby.


Mark J.
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi