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Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Corp. volunteer George Scarlat, foreground, works with David Riley, rear, co-chair, Friends of India Point Park, on June 8 to clear underbrush and dead trees on the Seekonk River bank at India Point Park in Providence. This is the fourth-straight year Simulia volunteers have worked on the project, which has opened up water views along the shoreline path in the park.
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6/18/12
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A Rhode Island Statehouse event marking World AIDS Day will take place today from noon to 1:30 p.m.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau has partnered with Solutions Inspired, a Providence company that specializes in strategic-engagement programs, to launch Creative Contributions, a program that pairs meeting planners with Rhode Island community organizations for service projects.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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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By Rebecca Keister |
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ngelo Rotella, president and administrator of Friendly Home in Woonsocket and Berkshire Place in Providence, both nursing homes, recently headlined a fundraiser with Dominic Chianese, who starred as Uncle Junior on the popular HBO series “The Sopranos.”
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island’s oldest child welfare organization, Children’s Friend, recently received $57,000 from Panera Bread’s Operation Dough-Nation, which ensures Panera Bread purchases contribute to the community.
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By PBN Staff
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Some 300 Children’s Friend employees, including 160 Head Start educators, headed back to school early, for professional training meant to help educators and employees become more effective with children and families they assist.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Peace Corps and the National Peace Corps Association, the nonprofit organization that supports Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps Community, will host The Third Global Expo: Building Global Communities in Providence on Sept. 22.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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A donation today of 1,000 turkeys from Stop & Shop to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank marks the start of the 2012 Food Bank’s Holiday Meal Drive which will run through Dec. 31.
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By Rebecca Keister |
