September 25, 2024
Karen Mercera, a neighbor of the Rye Brook Senior Center, and her son Connor plant vegetables together in one of the new garden beds. Karen organized a giveback day in June that saw dozens of Morgan Stanley employees volunteering to create the new space.
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Keeping spry with fresh veggies
AARP grant brings beauty and nourishment to the Rye Brook Senior Center with new community garden
Life now flourishes in a spot that once rarely saw it at the Rye Brook Senior Center on Garibaldi Place. A Community Challenge Grant of close to $5,000 from the AARP allowed Rye Brook Senior Center staff to not just beautify the building’s patio adjacent to the main hall but turn it into a space that helps the residents served by the facility.
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