I was flattered to have been invited to the Rye Harrison Rotary Sportsmanship luncheon this past Wednesday as the guest of the Honorable John L. Alfano, a longtime Rye City resident and City Judge and past Rye City Council Member. This annual luncheon is a joint meeting sponsored by the two Rotary Clubs prior to the Rye Harrison Varsity Football game each year. At the luncheon, the clubs invite as their guests the team captains and their families, coaches, school administrators, and this year featured Harrison resident Stuart Sternberg (formerly of Rye), principal owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as the sportsmanship speaker. 

This year’s game will be held at Feeley Field in Harrison at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 17th. After the game, the Harrison team picks the Rye Sportsman and vice versa, at a meeting in which the student’s coach and parents are present.

What does the Rotary Club represent? According to the Rotary International website, their objective is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise, and foster:

The Rye Rotary Club offers scholarships to high school graduating seniors each year. They meet every Friday at Coveleigh Club in Rye, and their upcoming meeting will feature the candidates running in the local election this November.

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