Rotary Club of Rye Inducts A Familiar Face As New President

RYE, NY — New leadership for the Rotary Club of Rye's 60th year, was drawn from a deep bench of civic leaders and community servants among its ranks.

The Rotary Club of Rye has announced its new officers for 2022-2023. Michele Thomas, of Osborn Home Care, was named the new president at a June 29 ceremony at Wainwright House. This year marks the 60th year since the club was first founded in Rye. With support from the community, the Rotary Club of Rye says that it hopes to continue its longstanding tradition of service within the Rye community and beyond.

Michele Thomas has been a Rotary member for the past three years and most recently served as Vice President of the club. She is also a community volunteer, having served as President of SPRYE and continues to serve on the Rye City Senior Advisory Committee.

“This year’s Rotary International theme is Imagine and I can’t help but be excited about all the opportunities available to us to help our community when we expand our thoughts and imagine new possibilities," Thomas said.

She will be joined by a full slate of officers who were also inducted at the ceremony, including Lauren Trees as Present Elect, Cathy DeMartino as Vice President, Cathy Garr as Secretary and Bon Manheimer as Treasurer. In addition, Melanie Ciraco, Richard Flahive, Jon Gluck and Richard Sgaglio were sworn in as Directors of the club for 2022-2023.

The Rye Rotary Club is one of approximately 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries. The Rye Rotary Club provides annual scholarships at Rye High School as well as other grants and awards throughout the community. Club members also help out with local events and projects that help better the Rye community. The Rye Rotary Club conducts lunch meetings at Whitby Castle at Rye Golf Club. Click here for more information about the Rye Rotary Club or reach out to Michele Thomas, President at (914) 925-8286.