NATURE FOR ALL
Friends of Rye Nature Center believes in the transformative power of nature. We strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or ability, can experience its healing, inspiring, and unifying effects. FRNC has strategic partnerships with local schools and non-profit organizations to help underserved populations connect with nature.
These donor-funded programs include the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, YWCA resident, the Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck, Port Chester’s 5 Steps to Five, Carver Center programs, Blue Skies summer camp, Mount Vernon Central School District, and many more.
Your support of the Nature Access Fund plays a crucial role in upholding FRNC’s mission. Together we can ensure that no one is left inside. Thank you for your generous support!
The NAF Benefit Dinner
FRNC will host dinner at Rafele's Rye on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. All contributions support FRNC’s Nature Access Fund initiatives, educational programs, and conservation efforts. Your generous support and company’s matching gift are appreciated.
Dinner Attendance $250 per attendee
Sponsorship Levels
$1,000 Friend (two attendees)
Includes one-year complimentary membership to FRNC.
$2,500 Patron (four attendees)
Includes one-year complimentary membership to FRNC and early registration for FRNC programs.
$5,000 Leader (six attendees)
Includes one-year complimentary membership to FRNC and early registration for FRNC programs.
$10,000 Benefactor (eight attendees)
Includes one-year complimentary membership to FRNC and early registration for FRNC programs.
Your Support
The Nature Access Fund seeks to alleviate the economic, social, and transportation barriers that create inequitable access to nature. Every donation opens the wondrous possibilities of nature to more people each year. Here are just a few of the places your support will go:
Support these programs by donating today!
Summer Camp Memories
Each August since 2008, students from the Inner-City Scholarship Fund living in the Bronx and Manhattan’s most underserved communities attend summer camp, at no cost. These children experience nature firsthand, eat healthy food, see wildlife up close, and no matter what, have fun.
Empowering Projects
Women at the White Plains YWCA have built a beautiful garden at their residence during our bi-weekly programs. These women share the joys of planting, maintaining, and harvesting their garden. Completed projects include homemade pesto, healing salves, and decorative wreaths.
Nature For All
NatureStation, our mobile exhibit and classroom, helps FRNC teach all people how to connect with, care for, and preserve nature. With our expanded off-site programming capability, we can bring hands-on ecology lessons to people who are unable to interact with nature.
Senior Citizen Science
Senior citizens at The Osborn and Carver Center remain social, active, and engaged while learning about nature and conservation. In addition, our senior volunteers partake in citizen science opportunities including the Great Backyard Bird Count and monitoring the trees in the forest.
Service Learning Projects
Adults and teenagers from help us maintain our garden, forest, and resident animals. These weekly service learning projects provide inclusive education opportunities and a connection to the natural world. Between these organizations, we supply over 60 hours of nature programming.
STEM Enrichment
We visit Port Chester’s Carver Center and the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle to teach students about recycling and composting, animals, life cycles, and bees. These students also visit our 47-acre preserve to explore the forest and its wildlife. Students from the Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck participate in ecology lessons and maintain their own gardens.
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We appreciate donations made by check to ensure 100% of your gift goes to support FRNC. Simply mail your check to 873 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580. If you would just like to make an online donation to make a donation or secure your dinner attendance, click here.
Donations of securities can be made by contacting Nicole Pennucci, Director of Development and Operations, at nicole@ryenaturecenter.org.
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Many employers offer matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees. All you need to do is complete your employer’s matching gift form and send it to 873 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580. We’ll take care of the rest!
