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Collette pitches in for Volunteer Week
Employees of Collette Vacations celebrated 2013 National Volunteer Week, which ran from April 21 to April 27, by offering more than 100 hours of support to a handful of Rhode Island-based organizations. Staff pitched in by processing donations for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, by walking in the March for Babies event for March of Dimes and by serving meals at the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen and the McAuley House in Providence. more
5/6/13
Making R.I. better, two fellows at a time
With its second round of Innovation Fellowships, The Rhode Island Foundation is making investments in the state that, unfortunately, few others are stepping forward to make. more
5/13/13
BankNewport gives $5K To Housing Hotline fund
BankNewport recently contributed $5,000 to the Housing Hotline’s “You Can Make a Difference” emergency fund to help support those experiencing a crisis with shelter and basic human needs. more
5/13/13
Fidelity volunteers help youths build solar cars
More than 20 employees of Fidelity Investments spent a day last month helping more than two dozen Providence children learn about and build solar-powered cars. more
5/13/13
WaterFire hopes to avoid sequestration pinch
WaterFire plans to send its enchanting flames over the waterways of downtown Providence with 11 full lightings in 2013. At least that’s the schedule, the buildup to which was anything but typical this year due to added complexities of sequestration and public concern about security since the Boston Marathon bombing in April. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

RIF fellows targeting health care, design
In its inaugural Innovation Fellowships last year, The Rhode Island Foundation funded two projects with undeniable commercial potential built around growing retail and arts-centered startups. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

Health reform could strain substance-abuse care
There are some things that don’t get better simply with time. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

Road races help keep nonprofits running
For cash-strapped nonprofits, there are lots of ways it can pay to hold local races. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

Oliver Hazard tall ship hits fundraising trail
It remains a year – and as much as $2.5 million in fundraising support – from being ready to set sail. But supporters say excitement is building around the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, which will visit its future home in Newport in June, ahead of a July Fourth weekend fundraising event culminating with the state’s official educational sailing vessel being opened to the public for the first time. more

By Keith Regan
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

A leading provisioner of food aid with dignity
As homelessness and food insecurity have continued to rise in Rhode Island, so have the resources and determination of the Providence In-Town Churches Association under the leadership of Executive Director Diana Burdette. PICA serves the capital city’s homeless, poor and elderly in need of help through its food pantry, daily meal site and other outreach programs. more
By Alli-Michelle Conti
Contributing Writer | 5/27/13
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