Thursday, Sept. 22, 12:45 p.m., Manhasset. Join us at Our Lady of Grace, 29 Shelter Rock Rd.  All members and prospective members are welcome. The board of directors will meet at 10:30 a.m., and we will have a brown bag lunch at 12:15. The Branch meeting will start at 12:45 p.m. with an acupuncture demonstration by one of our members, Bhavani Srinivasan, M.D., followed by a guest speaker, Devika Kamboh, who will give a talk on financial strategies.