This Friday May 3rd. 2019

This past Friday our guest speaker became seriously ill and could not share at our meeting. We did have time for more personal discussion, which is always good for growing closer as a club.

This Friday our own Jeff Cadge will be our speaker, sharing about video production on the Web and about his experience in the business. I have watched a few of his productions and they are excellent. Jeff is very humble about his accomplishments, but after visiting his office, I could see that he has won numerous awards, which include several Telly Awards, that honor excellence in video and television. It’s a great time to bring a friend for lunch tomorrow.

I also just received an exciting email from Vakondja Katuuo, from Peoples Bank, saying that she wants to become our Rotary member, and will come join us tomorrow. Please let’s all show up to give her a warm welcome. I believe this is one of Scotts contacts.

Hope to see you there!

Mark J.

This Friday April 26, 2019

Hi Everyone,

Depending on your faith tradition, I hope you enjoyed the holidays. It’s a beautiful time of the year to enjoy both Easter, last Sunday and Passover that began last Friday at sundown and officially ends this Saturday at sunset.

“The Great American Jukebox” is the theme of this Fridays guest speakers, Ed Liss and Andrew Stein. Both are Rotarians from different clubs. They will include some exciting videos for us to watch, during their presentation.

Here are their bios:BIO: ED Liss

Ed Liss has been a music historian and a jukebox collector/restorer for 43 years. A New York City native, Ed was drawn to all types of music as a child and in his adult years he was able to associate with famous professional musicians who played with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney, The New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Harry Connick, Jr., Nelson Riddle, and a host of others. He has restored 19 vintage jukeboxes dating from 1936 to 1979. Each machine plays the precise music of its era and is 100% authentic. Ed is a retired IT CEO who spent 46 years developing on-line systems using proprietary Artificial Intelligence software used by Fortune 100 companies. Ed has 2 MBA's from Baruch College. Ed is from the Sommers Rotary.

  

BIO: Andrew Stein

Andrew Stein has over 30 years of video production experience. He was a member of the New York Yankees scoreboard crew for 5 years, working side by side with Eddie Layton and Bob Shepard. Andrew was a cameraman and editor for CNN & NBC. 

Andrew's production company created many productions for local businesses such as GE, Con Edison, Texaco, The Jefferson Valley Mall and White Plains Galleria. Andrew is devoted to helping non profits and has created approximately 40 excellent informative videos for Rotary international, with Helen Reisler. As a member of the Peekskill Rotary Club, Andrew has worked to help promote local projects by creating video news releases and public service announcements. 

Being a musician, and an creative artistic filmmaker, the Great American Jukebox project has been a wonderful opportunity to bring smiles to the elderly, when a smile is hard to come by.    

This will be an different but exciting presentation, so please consider bring a guest with you.

Mark J. 
“Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king.” 
― Bill Johnson

This Friday April 12,2019

Dear Fellow Rotarian Family,

I hope this week is bringing new and bright experiences to your life!

Last Friday our guest speaker was MaryAnn Ciambriello, the owner and operator of two Homecare Agencies, “Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care and Help at Home”. She shared with us some tips on how to aid and care for someone with dementia. She also explained the role of the care giver and how to work with the elderly. MaryAnn, a fellow Rotarian, has offered herself as a resource, someone to call to get help and information if needed. She is quite passionate about her work!

This Friday our speaker is Christian Philemon, the ED of the Youth Shelter of Westchester. For over 40 years, the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc., has been providing a home-like alternative to jail for young men awaiting disposition of various criminal charges. Over the years, the YSPW has helped hundreds of young men to address their educational and emotional needs and has helped to guide them on the difficult road to a better life.

Hope to see a full house this Friday. Remember next Friday, April 19^th, due to the holidays, we will not have a meeting or a lunch. Please enjoy your time with family and friends!

Mark J.
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” 
― Maya Angelou

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Hi Everyone,

I hope your week is going well!

Last Friday, Rachel shared a bit of her experience from PETS (President Elect Training Seminar).  Sounds like there were some great and inspiring talks given as well as a push to expand membership in Rotary. I hope we can all support Rachel and each other in the pursuit of this goal for our own club.

Tomorrows speaker is MaryAnn Ciambriello. MaryAnn is the owner and operator of two Homecare Agencies, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care and Help at Home. MaryAnn is a compassionate RN with over 30 years’ experience in the health care industry. She is known for her passion and commitment to providing 5-Star Quality Home Care.

Here is what she said she will sharing with us:

Dementia tips for caregivers

-Cost of Homecare vs Assisted Living vs Nursing Home

-Role of the care manager in working with the elderly 

-Choosing the right elder care attorney

-Assisted Living Placement Services... when You want to place your loved one in an Assisted living facility. The do’s and Don’t’s.

Hope to see everyone there tomorrow. Guests are always welcomed. 

Mark J.

Did I offer peace today? did I bring a smile to someone’s face? did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come. 

- Henri Nouwen

This Friday Mar. 29, 2019

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

Today is a great day….Opening Day for the New York Yankees!! Yes Spring has now "truly arrived", right at the moment of the first pitch. There is hope in our world after all. J

Last Friday was great! We had two local women, Padma and Jenny, sharing about their grassroots efforts to get everyone in Briarcliff Manor to no longer use plastic bags for grocery’s' but to carry reusable bags when shopping. The name of their grassroots organization is called “Briarcliff Sustainability Committee.” They are encouraging residents to sign a petition that will hopefully help change the ordinance, requiring all shops to not use plastic bags. They were very well spoken and very convincing. Those of us there were given reusable clothe bags.

Tomorrow, are wonderful President Elect, Rachel, will be are main speaker, sharing about her recent experience at PETS.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there tomorrow!

Mark J.

“My motto was always to keep swinging.
Whether I was in a slump
or feeling badly or having trouble off the field,
the only thing to do was keep swinging.”-Hank Aaron 

This Friday March 22, 2019

Hope your week is going well and your celebrating Springs arrival!

Last week we recognized and gave away grant checks to a few organizations that our board voted on to support. We were able to hear a few words from each recipient representing their organization.

This Friday our guest speaker will be Padma Sridhar, from the Briarcliff Substantiality Committee. Here is a brief introduction to her group: “The Briarcliff Sustainability Committee is a grassroots organization that was started by a group of residents who feel passionately that there is an urgent need for river towns like Briarcliff to focus on environmental and sustainability issues in order to protect our gorgeous parks, hiking and biking trails, and of course, the river. Our first project takes on the challenge caused by single-use plastic bags, less than 1% of which get recycled. We believe that the best way to address this problem is with a Reusable Bag Initiative, which has been shown to work in a large number of towns, cities and countries around the world. Reusable Bag Initiatives have also been implemented in a number of our neighboring towns and counties, and have been shown to effectively reduce the use of single-use plastic bags.”
Hope to see everyone tomorrow!

Mark J.
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” 
― Henry David Thoreau