The Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor celebrated the “Community Day” in the Village of Briarcliff Manor on September 7, 2013. In accordance with what has become a tradition in the Village over the last quarter century, the Club provided cold beverages and fresh-cooked food. About 15 Rotarians from all walks of life rolled up their sleeves to grill burgers, roll cotton candy, and pop the popcorn for community members.
A major attraction newly introduced this year was the marching band from St. Christopher's, a residential treatment center and Special Acts school headed by Dr. Robert Maher, former principal of Briarcliff High School and a Rotarian. Briarcliff Residents were thrilled with the performance, with mothers and youngsters swinging away to the rhythm.
As in the past year, the Club also had an information booth which provided information about Rotary International, and the local activities of the Club. The Briarcliff Manor Rotary has been very active in the community. It has installed almost every park bench in Briarcliff Manor, provided scholarships to students, and sponsored the Interact Club in the High School. Among its several exciting upcoming projects include launching a youth exchange program, wherein High School students may spend upto a year in a foreign country, and Briarcliff residents would get the opportunity to host a high school student from abroad. The Club is also involved in organizing Friendship Exchange programs to foreign countries with reciprocal Rotary Clubs, wherein local Rotarians would visit a foreign country and be hosted by locals - a unique opportunity to experience the country and its culture firsthand, through the eyes and ears of locals.
If you'd like to network with locals, contribute to the community and participate in the Club’s projects, or even initiate projects for causes that you feel strongly about, contact us at kchittur@post.harvard.edu.
