Stepping Up: Ballard’s Inn donates $8K to local charities

Cassius Shuman

July 10, 2020 1:09 pm

PICTURED IN FRONT of Ballard's Inn are, from left to right, Marion Filippi, Landon, Lauren, Natalie and Steven Filippi, along with Bryan Sawyer, COO of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. / COURTESY STEVEN FILIPPI/BLAARD'S INN — PICTURED IN FRONT of Ballard's Inn are, from left to right, Marion Filippi, Landon, Lauren, Natalie and Steven Filippi, along with Bryan Sawyer, COO of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. / COURTESY STEVEN FILIPPI/BALLARD'S INN

NEW SHOREHAM – Ballard’s Inn on Block Island donated a combined $8,000 to two Rhode Island charities that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The business raised the funds by asking patrons to donate $10 at its door on July 5. Ballard’s owner, Steven Filippi, said the two entities he decided to support are…