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Rye Town Park group receives $200K Challenge Grant Toward ‘Decades of Neglect’ Tower Building
The group has already raised more than $90,000 toward their tower grant goal, according to Diana Page, president of the Friends of Rye...
stevevasko
May 253 min read
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Friends of Rye Town Park featured on MyRye.com
Giving Rye: Meet Friends of Rye Town Park See the article on MyRye.com here https://myrye.com/2024/12/giving-rye-meet-friends-of-rye-tow...
stevevasko
Mar 231 min read
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More than 60 Volunteers Clean-Up Oakland Beach
An article from MyRye.com https://myrye.com/my_weblog/2024/04/photos-60-volunteers-clean-up-oakland-beach.html Sixty volunteers showed up...
stevevasko
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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Rye Town Park Blossoms Because of Friends, But Also Needs Critical Municipal Funds
By Diana Page in a Letter to the Rye Record We were delighted to see an article on Rye Town Park on the front page of the August 25th...
stevevasko
Jan 1, 20242 min read
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The Great Trees of Rye Town Park
by Barrie Hedge for the Rye Record Up on a hill in Rye Town Park, near a stand of Chinese gingko trees, four unusual trees called...
stevevasko
Jan 1, 20242 min read
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The Offseason at Rye Town Park
February in Rye Town Park is usually a quiet month, but warmer than usual weather has brought residents and visitors out in droves....
stevevasko
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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A Landscape Enlivened by Friends
By Jamie Jensen There is a quiet reawakening happening at Rye Town Park that extends beyond the park director, the Commission, and the...
stevevasko
Oct 26, 20225 min read
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A Walk in the Park with Russ Gold
By Janice Llanes Fabry from the Rye Record By all accounts, Russ Gold has the best job in the county. Sure, he’s known to work 100 hours...
stevevasko
Dec 8, 20214 min read
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NEW water station for dogs AND their human companions
Thirsty park goers no long need to worry about carrying extra water and can fill their own containers at the new water bottle station,...
dpage0822
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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The Big Daffodil Dig
On November 13, 2021, we partnered with the Little Garden Club of Rye to host the Big Daffodil Dig in Rye Town Park. We machine planted...
dpage0822
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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"One Night, One Show, One Community" Benefit Concert
Benefit concert for Hurricane Ida flood relief We were proud to underwrite the sound engineering for the Ida relief benefit concert in...
dpage0822
Sep 19, 20211 min read
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Friends of Rye Town Park underwrite installation of interactive sculpture!
Whispers In the Grove We are proud to underwrite the temporary installation of Whispers In the Grove, a multimedia, multi sensory...
dpage0822
May 15, 20212 min read
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