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The Cranston Public Library has been awarded a “Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture,” $500 grant awarded in a joint program from the American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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This year’s Hasbro Children’s Hospital radiothon brought in $436,270 worth of donations that will support pediatric care, family programs and research at the hospital.
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4/22/13
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Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center with orange jacket, joins Serve Rhode Island volunteers scooping trash from pond shores at Roger Williams Park on April 20. More than 200 volunteers braved wind and rain to join the effort, the sixth organized at the Providence park by the group since October 2008. Every year volunteers fill hundreds of trash bags with bottles, paper, plastic bags and other litter.
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4/29/13
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Winnepaug Pond Cleanup, hunger drive and more.
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By PBN Staff
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more than 500 students from the University of Rhode Island’s 24 fraternities and sororities participated in a walkathon that raised more than $100,000 for South County Habitat for Humanity.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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During its 10th annual Awards Celebration, held April 9, The Pawtucket Foundation recognized three individuals for their outstanding contributions to the quality of economic and community life in Pawtucket.
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4/29/13
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The sixth Rhode Island Docent Symposium, which will host 150 people from 33 institutions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut on May 13, for a day of communication and collaboration has been sold out for weeks, according to the Rhode Island Historical Society.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Oral Health Foundation expects to provide free dental services to at least 900 uninsured or underinsured people during a public dental health clinic to be held June 1 and 2.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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As a result of its annual Giving Cake Program, Gregg’s Restaurants and Pubs recently donated $12,000 to Hasbro Children’s Hospital.
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4/8/13
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For cash-strapped nonprofits, there are lots of ways it can pay to hold local races.
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By Rebecca Keister |