The Ryde Sports Foundation has been officially recognising excellence in local sport since 1979. During that time more than 450 local sports stars have been recognised through the Sports Star of the Month Award.
Together with corporate and individual donations, the Ryde Sports Foundation Awards help local athletes achieve their dream to represent state and country and to be the best ambassadors for their sport in Ryde.
The highly acclaimed achievements of Ryde Sports Foundation winners are evident in the wide range of athletes and sports represented:
John (Jock) Cunningham has lived all his life in the Gladesville, Denistone East area, for the last 73 years. Sport being one of his passions, having joined the Gladesville Ravens in their first year of competitive football history in 1961. As a past President serving seven years over the following…
Deborah joins the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee with an Honours Degree in Physical Education and a background in Business Development, Event Management and Digital Marketing in both the Corporate and Small Business sectors. She’s an advocate for inclusion and for the past four years has been helping change lives through…
Rob spent his first 22 years in Hobart, Tasmania, apart from 12 months in the USA as an exchange student. He moved to Sydney in 1975 to take up a job with AFS (American Field Service) International Student Exchanges and remained there until 1992, having had international responsibility for travel,…
Kim Clayton joined the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee in 2013 as Secretary and has lived in the North Ryde/Ryde area all her life. Kim has played competition sport in softball, tenpin bowling and enjoys physical culture. She worked as a legal secretary for seven years and after having a family…
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Paul has resided in the Ryde LGA for over 50 years. He is a retired Banker after 40 years of service. Paul is one of the Directors of the Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club Board, a member of their Risk and Governance Committee and Life Member of the club. Paul is also…
Anthony Stavrinos is an experienced journalist with expertise across various media platforms, joining local newspaper, The Weekly Times, in early 2018. A fierce advocate of independent local media, he replaced long-serving former colleague Chris Karas as TWT’s representative on the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee. Anthony’s career kicked off in the early…
Robyn Churchill joined the Ryde Sports Foundation in August 2018. She became involved in local sport through her children, firstly with North Ryde Baseball and then with the Gladesville RSL Gymnastics Club. It has been a long association with the gymnastics club of over 30 years where Robyn has been…
