Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club President Vivian Hardison reports:
Our club was privileged to host the entire Group Study Exchange team for RI District 3480, Taipei, Taiwan. This is the same district I traveled to as a GSE Team Leader in 2010. Our very own Shelia Cockburn is currently in Taiwan as a team member of the outbound GSE Team. She will have many stories to share with us upon her return to New York later this month.
The Inbound GSE Team consist of Rtn. Stephanie [Team Leader], and team members Yi-Fang, Bi-Chi, Chih-Lin and Wei-Shuan.
On Saturday, May 4, we took them on tour of “everything Brooklyn!” They visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center [studied the exterior structure] and dinned at the famous Juniors. Rtns. Clover, Astrudge and Sandra joined us for dinner along with honoree Dr. Lechtenberg, and Amy. We were equally delighted to have Sandra’s brother with us for dinner — he is so funny! What a sense of humor!
The food was great! The cheesecake was deliciously fattening! We ate it all! For those of you who missed it, you missed a great time!
Special thanks to BBRC members for agreeing to host the inbound GSE Team. The weather was absolutely perfect and the Cherry Tree blossoms were at their peak.
GSE visitors to Italy Lourdeth Ferguson and Hardley Dupont pose with this year’s delegate to Taiwan, Shelia Cockburn (right), and club President Vivian Hardison (left).
The Brooklyn Bridge Club agreed to endorse Ms. Cockburn’s participation. Ms. Cockburn will report back to the club after she returns from Taiwan.
Come join us this Thursday, Feb. 23, for a hour of fellowship “decorated” with cake and ice cream! Yes, I did say “cake and ice cream” — in the dead of winter!
What are we celebrating? The 107th birthday of Rotary International. Now that is old by any standard.
Clover March will be our speaker on the topic or World Peace & Understanding Day which is always featured on Rotary International’s Birthday. So bring a friend and bring your own candle (one candle only, please) to place on your slice of cake so we can wish the world of Rotary a Happy Birthday!
“We still need two host families for April 6 through April 9 and host families for April 14 through April 18. Can two clubs please claim these weeks and host a member? Please RSVP as soon as possible.
“I will also need a Chairperson for each club hosting to coordinate the calendar of events, etc.
Brooklyn Borough Hall was the “warmest and sweetest place to be” on a snowy Saturday night.
That’s how Vivian Hardison, president of the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club, put it in opening her remarks at the club’s Charter Night gala on Oct. 29.
Rotarians — many visitors to Brooklyn from other parts of Long Island District 7250 — were delighted by the appearance of Brooklyn’s feisty Borough President, Marty Markowitz, who presented one of his famous Proclamations, declaring “Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club Celebration Day.”
Heeeeeere’s Marty! … introduced by club Vice-President Ed Weintrob —
After Marty spoke, the officers and board members of the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club were sworn in by NYS Supreme Court Justice Donald S. Kurtz, who was introduced by club Secretary Angelicque Moreno. Then all of the club’s Charter members were inducted — and “pinned” (with distinctive Charter Member pins) by District 7250 Governor Gabor Karsai —
Next, President Vivian Henderson recounts the origins of the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club, and District 7250 Governor Gabor Karasi describes Rotary’s important role, and why the world is a better place now that the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club has been born —
Leaders of the Rotary Club of Verrazano, which meets in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, toasted its new Downtown Brooklyn sibling, pointing out that the Verrazano club itself was an offspring of the old (now dormant) Brooklyn Rotary Club, which met in Downtown Brooklyn for around 80 years before moving to Bay Ridge and then fading away. Verrazano President Vincent Nativo Sr. and Verrazano Treasurer Dr. Joseph Caruana speak —
Charter Night’s special honoree was Helen Reisler, the first woman member of the Rotary Club of New York who, as president of that club in 2001, guided New York Rotarians in raising funds and providing “hands on” disaster relief following 9/11. Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club founding member Dr. Judith Winn spoke about Ms. Reisler’s outstanding contributions. The following video contains excerpts from Ms. Reisler’s talk to the Brooklyn Bridge Club at its luncheon meeting on Oct. 6. Because of Saturday’s snow storm, the honoree was unable to travel from Westchester to Brooklyn for the Charter Night gala.
Marty poses with officers of BROOKLYN BRIDGE ROTARY
Left to right: Treasurer Christopher Muy, Secretary Angelicque Moreno, Vice-President Ed Weintrob, President Vivian C. Hardison, Sergeant at Arms Alan Wheeler, Boro President Marty Markowitz. Not pictured: Vice-President Sam Ibrahim. Charter Night, Sat., Oct. 29, 2011, at Brooklyn Boro Hall. Photo by Sara Weintrob.
Board sworn in by Justice Donald S. Kurtz
NYS Supreme Court Justice Donald S. Kurtz swears in the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club's board of directors for 2011-2012. Left-to-right: Shelly McIntosh, Ed Weintrob, Angelicque Moreno, Christopher Muy, Vivian C. Hardison, Alan Wheeler. Not pictured: San Ibrahim. Photo by Sara Weintrob.
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On Saturday, May 4, we took them on tour of “everything Brooklyn!” They visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center [studied the exterior structure] and dinned at the famous Juniors. Rtns. Clover, Astrudge and Sandra joined us for dinner along with honoree Dr. Lechtenberg, and Amy. We were equally delighted to have Sandra’s brother with us for dinner — he is so funny! What a sense of humor!
The food was great! The cheesecake was deliciously fattening! We ate it all! For those of you who missed it, you missed a great time!
