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Five Rhode Island nonprofits receive $50K from National Grid Foundation

Nonprofit 05/28/2020

PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island-based nonprofits recently received $50,000 combined from the National Grid Foundation to support hunger relief and human services for individuals...

THE FILL-A-BUS food drive raised more than 25,000 pounds of food this year. Above, Cristina McKibbin, chief operating officer, We Share Hope; David Sarlitto, executive director, Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation; and Erik Wallin, executive director, Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. / COURTESY OCEAN STATE JOB LOT

Fill-A-Bus food drive collects over 25K lbs. of food

Nonprofit 11/25/2019

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The eighth annual Fill-A-Bus Food Drive collected more than 25,000 pounds of food to benefit food pantries in Rhode Island, Ocean...

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, PHIL MASON of ServiceMaster by Mason; Elizabeth Eckel, chief marketing officer for The Washington Trust Co.; and Beth Markowski-Roop of ServiceMaster by Mason pose with donated peanut butter at Washington Trust's Westerly Branch as ServiceMaster by Mason delivers boxes of peanut butter to Washington Trust's 19th annual Peanut Butter Drive. / COURTESY THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO.

Washington Trust collects 3.4 tons of peanut butter during annual drive

Financial Services 05/24/2019

WESTERLY — About 6,800 pounds, or 3.4 tons, of peanut butter were collected for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and 12 area food...

DEE DEQUATTRO is the director of development and legal services for Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Five Questions With: Dee DeQuattro

In Their Own Words 05/24/2019

Dee DeQuattro is the director of development and legal services for Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, a nonprofit dedicated to helping military veterans through...

Librizzi launches Help Our Heroes nonprofit to assist homeless veterans

Nonprofit 04/05/2019

JOHNSTON – St. Raphael Academy student Ava Librizzi often saw homeless individuals out in the elements during the winter, most of whom, she said,...

THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND Memorial has been set up annually at Roger Williams Park in Providence since 2015. This year, it will take place at Fort Adams State Park in Newport. / COURTESY OPERATION STAND DOWN RHODE ISLAND

Boots on the Ground Memorial moving to Newport

Nonprofit 03/14/2019

NEWPORT – The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial is moving from Roger Williams Park in Providence to Fort Adams State Park in...

Hunter Insurance to help 30 nonprofits to mark 30th anniversary

Financial Services 03/05/2019

LINCOLN – Hunter Insurance has launched a campaign to provide donations this year to 30 local nonprofits that have made a lasting impact on...

Stuff-a-Bus food drive receives more than 4 tons of donated food

Nonprofit 12/28/2018

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Earlier this month Ocean State Job Lot – in partnership with the R.I. Public Transit Authority and iHeartRadio – announced it...

Magaziner expands state lending incentives to include veteran-owned businesses

Financial Services 11/06/2018

PROVIDENCE – The state’s BankLocal program, which incentivizes community banks and credit unions to lend to designated types of small businesses, is being expanded...