Through a competitive statewide process, the not-for-profit Committee to Save the Bird Homestead was awarded a $250,000 New York State matching grant last week for restoration work at the Meeting House and Bird Homestead.

The Rye Arts Center has some exciting New Year’s news. They are pleased to announce the hiring of Helen Gates as Executive Director. The Rye resident will start her new job January 9.

Last month, at its annual Family Bowl, Jacob’s Cure presented their 2011 Young Leadership Award to 13-year-old Purchase resident Joseph Lovinger. Over the past year, Joseph raised more than $2,000 for the organization through the sale of handmade duct tape wallets.

Over 200 people gathered at Apawamis Club last month to support the Don Bosco Boys & Girls Club in Port Chester and the launch of a new culinary arts training program called Café Alma.

Rye Rotary presented the Sportsmanship Award at its December 2 meeting, recognizing the student/athletes from Rye and Harrison who compete in the long football rivalry. Each team selects a player from the opposing team who characterizes the ideals of sportsmanship.

On a mercifully mild weekend in November, four members of the Rye Police Association and five members of the community teamed up to participate in the Tough Mudder, called by some the most physically demanding event in the world.

In World War II, Dick Schneider served with the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army in France, Belgium, and Germany. During the Battle of the Bulge, he was in the Ardennes forest with a company that had only carbines for their defense.

Rye Recreation Spreads Good Cheer All Year Long

Have you ever wondered who provides the podium at the Veterans’ Day ceremony, sets up the tents and chairs at the 9/11 Memorial, and aerates and fertilizes the city’s sports fields?