It’s time for our annual BBQ Night. This is a low key Barn Night with no formal presentation. The donation may be slightly higher than the usual $20 to cover the food.
Our annual Casino Night was organized by Peter Palma, Tom Watson, and Peter McCartt. Games included blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. We raised over $1,500 to benefit the American Cancer Society.
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Author David Carraturo discussed his “Columbus Avenue Boys” trilogy including his latest book, “Cameron’s Quest”. He explained the plots and chronology of each book and how he was inspired by his love of history and life experiences to write them. After the presentation and extensive Q&A David offered signed copies of his books for sale.
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In honor of Earth Day, Geoff Sheldon spoke about his work on the frontline with GREENPEACE International driving environmental change. He showed photos of his 10-year journey around the globe and explained how Greenpeace advances their mission of preventing pollution and abuse of the earth’s ocean, land, air, and fresh water. Geoff also shared some practical tips for greening-up one’s life.
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Charles Hayes is Intake Coordinator at TRI Center, Bronx, which provides treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) and other conditions. He discussed various approaches to recovery and therapies that are used to help people turn their lives around. Charles compared and contrasted the 12-step program to other successful methodologies.
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Eastchester Fire Captain Brian Tween explained how our local fire department works. He gave an overview of the various fire trucks and equipment. Brian played an audio recording of the Black Sunday tragedy which led to improved safety measures. One of the highlights of the presentation was when Brian rapelled from the 2nd floor of the Barn in full gear.
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Peter McCartt is manager of the newly formed Barn Band. Pete discussed how the band came together and their plans for the future. The band played a few songs and told stories about how they got into playing music. After the presentation other musicians were invited to join in.
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