Tickets On Sale for the Scarsdale Bowl Through April 3rd

Tickets to the 2016 Scarsdale Bowl Dinner honoring Susie Rush will be available through April 3rd. The entire community is invited to attend this uplifting and inspirational event celebrating the spirit of volunteerism in our Village. The dinner takes place on Wednesday evening, April 13, at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle beginning at 6:30 pm. Reservations can be made online here. For additional information, please e-mail [email protected].

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Susie Rush, an extraordinary citizen with over 18 years of dedicated volunteerism to Scarsdale, will be the 2016 recipient of the Scarsdale Bowl, the community's highest award.

The Scarsdale Bowl was initiated in 1943 to recognize an individual's outstanding contributions to the civic life of Scarsdale. "We are fortunate to have so many community members give their time to our town and we have so many stars, but Susie is the supernova of volunteers," said Michelle Lichtenberg, the Chairman of the Scarsdale Bowl Committee. Rush has served on dozens of organizations and committees in Scarsdale and beyond. "Her selfless contribution of time and energy to our community, and her ability to welcome and cultivate new volunteers, epitomizes the principles symbolized by the Bowl. We are delighted to recognize her as this year's honoree," said Lichtenberg.

Rush will be honored at the Scarsdale Bowl dinner on Wednesday evening, April 13 at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle. Lichtenberg encourages all members of the community to attend and notes that the event is both uplifting and inspirational celebrating the spirit of volunteerism in our Village. Reservations can be made online at www.scarsdalefoundation.org. Scarsdale residents may also receive a written invitation by e-mailing [email protected].

The Bowl Committee, a diverse group of 15 community volunteers, selects the recipient after reviewing many worthy candidates who are nominated by the community.

Last Sunday evening, the Committee voted to honor Rush. Delegates from the Bowl Committee, including Chairman Michelle Lichtenberg, Scarsdale Foundation President Evelyn Stock, Foundation Liaison Jane Veron, Foundation Secretary/Treasurer Robert Jeremiah and Committee Members Anne Lyons and Felicia Block, went to Rush's Quaker Ridge home to break the good news. It appeared that no one was home when the group arrived, so they approached the dark house, with cameras and cell phones in hand, hopeful that she was in another section of the home. As luck would have it, Rush came down stairs from watching the final minutes of the Packers vs. Redskins game. She did not seem as if she wanted to open the door, in case they were a group soliciting at such as odd hour, and when she finally recognized the group, she was too overcome to let the group in. Within a few moments, the representatives filled her entryway, but Rush momentarily hid in the shadow to recover from the shock. The always-eloquent Rush was just about able to say, "Make up a good quote!" With her hands covering most of her face she added, "I am so overwhelmed and honored. I don't even know what to say."

Rush has a long distinguished record of volunteer service to Scarsdale and the outside community. Currently she is the Treasurer and Trustee of the Scarsdale Foundation, and a member of the Scarsdale Coalition on Family Violence, the board of the Scarsdale Task Force on Drugs and Alcohol, and the Advisory Board of Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service.

She also currently serves as a moderator of the League of Women Voters of Westchester. From 2013 to 2015, Rush was President of the League of Women of Scarsdale, and an active part of their board for eleven years. One LWVS member told a Bowl Committee member, "...even though she is no longer President of the LWVS, she is still the bright light behind the scenes that makes our community the special place it is."

Among her long list of past civic activities, Rush was Quaker Ridge PTA President and President of the Scarsdale PT Council. She was an active member of the Scarsdale High School PTA Scholarship Fund for College, chairing the group. Her commitment to the Scarsdale school system continued as part of the Scarsdale School Board Nominating Committee, where she also acted as chair.

In her work with Scarsdale schools, as with all her volunteer posts, Rush is described as intelligent, creative, hard working, and courageous. During her term as PT Council President, Anne Lyons recalled, "...she advocated for the Quaker Ridge bond when it was discovered that there was beach sand in the foundation. This was controversial...[but] Susie did her research and, many feel, acted in the best interest of the community."

Rush has served on numerous boards and committees throughout Scarsdale and beyond including, but not limited to Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School, Scarsdale Teen Center Adult Board, STEP Board, the Scarsdale Forum, the League of Women Voters of Westchester, and the Scarsdale Teachers Institute Policy Board. As Jane Veron noted, "Susie does it all. She sets the highest standards for herself and takes on the most challenging, important, and demanding jobs. She pours every ounce of herself into her community work... Susie is the gold standard in both analytics and the written world. She works tirelessly and cares deeply about Scarsdale."

Rush received her B.A. cum laude from Smith College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was the recipient of the David Werner Amram Prize. She is currently a Legislative Analyst in the office of New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. Previously, she was a partner with Lowenthal, Landau, Fischer & Ziegler, P.C., where she practiced corporate and securities law in New York City, and served as General Counsel to Datalogix, Inc. in Valhalla, New York.

Rush's greatest joy is her family. She lives with her husband of 27 years, Andy, and has two sons, David, in his third year of a Ph.D. program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Jonathan, a junior at Yale University.

Please join the Bowl Committee on April 13th at The Fountainhead to honor Scarsdale's spirit of volunteerism and Susie Rush.