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The Rhode Island Community Food Bank recently received more than 117,000 pounds of food after letter carriers and local residents joined together to “Stamp Out Hunger.”
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6/4/12
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The Providence Roller Derby will present a FIRE vs. ICE fundraiser bout on Feb. 24 at the Narragansett Ocean Club Skating Rink on South Pier road in Narragansett at 5:30 p.m. to benefit its upcoming season and debut new teamers.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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.
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5/13/13
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Graduate students in the public humanities program at Brown University are organizing a Jane’s Walk, a two-day festival of free walking tours led by locals, this weekend, May 4 and May 5.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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A new pavilion-style welcome center being proposed for The Breakers, one of the nation’s most famous landmarks of the Gilded Age, is part of a strategic plan for The Preservation Society of Newport County that includes expanding the tourist season and strengthening links with the area’s hospitality industry.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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The Schwartz Center and BayCoast Bank recently announced that doctors from around the South Coast will join them in “Pushing Beyond Limits” during the 36th annual New Bedford Half Marathon, to be held March 17.
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3/11/13
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The Ninety Nine Restaurants located in North Attleboro and Foxboro recently raised $11,737 to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket.
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2/18/13
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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP in February donated 25 tickets to the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra to attend the Rhode Island Philharmonic Rush Hour Concert as part of the firm’s 25/25 initiative.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The ArtConnection-RI, which strives to build connections between artists and their communities through nonprofit organizations, donated eight original works of art to the Ronald McDonald House of Providence, which provides a temporary home for families with children receiving treatment at local hospitals.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Dupuis Oil has announced it will partner with the Rhode Island chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society by contributing donations to the society and discounts to customers.
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2/25/13
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