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The spirit of community seems to have touched friends of Eric Constantino, who has for the last three years, been the driving force behind the Karen Petty Memorial Double Century Bike Ride Against Pancreatic Cancer.
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The RBS Citizens Financial Group’s Gear for Grades program filled 14,000 backpacks with donated school supplies in Rhode Island for this school year in partnership with Back to School of Rhode Island, Coast to Coast Promotional Products and 92 PRO FM.
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National Grid has pledged $700 to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation’s Patient Touchdown Program every time Tom Brady throws a regular season touchdown pass and match public donations, dollar for dollar up to $75,000 for the foundation’s “Touchdowns by Tom” campaign.
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More than 750 of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s nearly 1,000 employees went to work Thursday as volunteers at more than 20 community agencies across Rhode Island.
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Runners in the 2012 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K hit the streets in Providence Sept. 16. More than 4,400 people participated in the main 5K race while 1,350 children took part in youth races. Along with a host of elite and competitive athletes, recreational runners, wheelchair competitors and walkers joined children to fill out the field. Last year the race raised $75,000 for local charities, bringing the total to that point during CVS Caremark’s 13-year sponsorship to $1.3 million.
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Employees at Amica Insurance Co.’s corporate headquarters recently collected enough school supplies to literally fill a bus.
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Hundreds of volunteers from the University of Rhode Island donated 2,550 work hours and raised $84,000 recently to help build a Habitat for Humanity home in Old North Village for a South County family of four.
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The R.I. Mentoring Partnership, nonprofit supporting mentoring programs statewide, has named the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket as a premier member, which recognizes that the club adheres to the partnership’s newly implemented quality standards membership program.
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