The annual Rye’sAbove butterfly sculpture installation debuted on the Village Green Wednesday, bringing a fourth year of public art, climate awareness and scholarship funds to the community. Despite the rainy weather, fifty people, including a flight of public officials, came out to witness the organizers from Rye Rotary and the Rye Arts Center unveil these […]
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Rotary & Lions Club with Midland School Choir (VIDEO)
The Rotary Club of Rye and the Rye Lions Club held their annual joint holiday luncheon at Whitby Castle on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Those assembled enjoyed a buffet lunch and melodies from the Midland School choir (see the video below).
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Giving Rye: Meet the Rotary Club of Rye
Giving Rye is a new occasional feature highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the City of Rye. Today meet Lauren Torres of the Rotary Club of Rye. Your name: Lauren Torres Organization: Rotary Club of Rye Your role: President MyRye.com: Tell us your organization’s mission. Torres: We provide service to others, promote integrity, […]
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Rotary Collects Half Ton of Food
The Rotary Club of Rye’s annual food drive concluded on Tuesday, after the club collected more than 1,000 pounds of food (five SUV loads) and more than 1,200 diapers and other personal hygiene products or community food pantries and feeding programs. Organizations that received food were Bread of Life Food Pantry in Rye, The Carver […]
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Rotary Food Drive On with Five Drop Off Locations at Local Banks
The Rotary Club of Rye has announced its 2023 Food Drive to benefit Bread of Life Food Pantry in Rye, The Carver Center in Port Chester, The Don Bosco Community Center in Port Chester and My Sister’s Place in White Plains. The drive got underway last Friday and will run through Friday, November 17th. For […]
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Sportsmanship Highlighted at Rye Rotary Luncheon
The Rye Rotary held its annual sportsman’s luncheon at The Rye Golf Club on Friday, April 21st. Each year a member of the Harrison and Rye High School are honored for the best representing true sportsmanship in their school athletics. The Rye Rotary presents a plaque and treats the student athletes and their parent(s) to […]
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Rye’s Above Butterflies & Their Pollinators Raise $50K for Education
The Rye’s Above butterflies and their pollinators – a myriad of artists and volunteers from the Rye Arts Center and Rye Rotary – have raised $50,000 support educational programs in the region. The butterflies landed at Wainwright House on Milton Harbor for a close of auction event on Thursday evening. About 100 attendees put their […]
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Final Week of Rotary Food Drive – How You Can Help
It is the final week of the Rotary Clubs of Rye and Port Chester-Rye Brook food drive, and there is plenty of time for you to make a difference. Donated items will go to local food pantries at Bread of Life, Carver Center and Caritas. Here is what you need to know: Food wish list: Diapers, […]
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Rye’sAbove Butterfly Auction Raises $29K for Rotary & Art Center Programs
On Tuesday evening, the Rye’sAbove butterfly auction at the Wainwright House raised $29,420 to benefit the scholarship and educational programs of the Rye Rotary and the Rye Arts Center. The 36 butterflies, that spend the summer adorning the village green and various Purchase Street storefronts, garnered more than 400 bids. The highest bid was $4,500 […]
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“Rye’sAbove” Butterfly Project Debuts on Village Green
The “Rye’sAbove” butterfly project, announced this past March, debuted on the village green last Wednesday. The medium and large butterflies will be on display throughout the summer on the green and twenty five small butterflies will be displayed at Rye businesses until September. An online auction for the butterflies will raise funds to benefit the educational […]