CCRI raises $43,000 with Changing Lives

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U.S. SEN. JACK REED, center, is honored as a community champion at the Changing Lives Celebration. From left: CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale; CCRI Foundation President Mark Gim; Nancy McMahon, vice president of human resources at The Miriam Hospital; and Richard Edwards, assistant vice president of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. /
U.S. SEN. JACK REED, center, is honored as a community champion at the Changing Lives Celebration. From left: CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale; CCRI Foundation President Mark Gim; Nancy McMahon, vice president of human resources at The Miriam Hospital; and Richard Edwards, assistant vice president of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. /

The Community College of Rhode Island Foundation held its fourth annual Changing Lives Celebration fundraiser, raising $43,000 in support of collegewide needs and emergency funding for students. More than 160 guests attended the event held at the Liston Campus in Providence.
The event served to celebrate U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, Roberta J. Winters and Honeywell as outstanding leaders in their respective areas of community, education and business in Rhode Island. A silent and a live auction were held, with prizes donated by more than 50 companies and individuals. Cathy and Mark Gim donated two vacation weeks in Idaho, raising $7,415 in total to support the Student Assistance for Emergencies Fund at CCRI.
Sponsors of the Changing Live Celebration included Amica Mutual Insurance Co., Grainger, Lifespan, BankNewport, Vision Strategies, Paul Brooks, the late Charles Sullivan, Constance Evrard, Newport Financial Associates, Charles Sullivan Arts and Humanities Fund and Washington Trust Co. &#8226

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