The Little Garden Club of Rye, a member of the Garden Club of America (GCA), earlier this month presented the GCA Conservation Commendation award to the Friends of Rye Nature Center for ensuring the future of the Nature Center, and its shared commitment to outstanding environmental education, land stewardship, and conservation.

At its final meeting of the year, Ceres Garden Club of Rye was able to look back with pride and a sense of accomplishment.

Looking back, one of the biggest factors in Fiona Dogan’s choice of a career in real estate was the opportunity it afforded her to work with international relocation clients, and help them make the same transition she did when she first moved to the United States in 1993.

The Jay Heritage Center, known for its efforts to preserve the 23-acre estate and childhood home of one of our nation’s founders, added another notch to its preservation belt in 2015 with a $391,000 grant from New York State towards the stabilization and restoration of the Palmer Indoor Tennis court.

For the fourth spring season, the Bird Homestead welcomed students from the Port Chester Carver Center for an after-school, hands-on learning experience in organic gardening called “Through the Garden Gate.” 

At its annual Spring Luncheon June 2, the Rye Newcomers and Neighbors Club named Silvat Malik and Susan Watson Co-Presidents of the organization for the term beginning July 1. 

An evening of family fun is in store on Thursday, July 14 on the Great Lawn at Rye Town Park, starting at 7 p.m. with the Magic of David Rosenstein.