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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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Foster Parrots, a parrot rescue organization based in Hopkinton, will hold its fifth annual fall fundraiser on Sept. 16 at its New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary in Hope Valley beginning at 1 p.m.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The United Way of Rhode Island’s Women’s Leadership Council, in partnership with Books Are Wings, coordinated a book drive to help close gaps in early childhood literacy that collected 13,000 books in a drive from May 1 through July 31.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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New Bedford Community Rowing’s youth rowing clinics received a recent boost, thanks to a $2,000 donation from BayCoast Bank.
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8/20/12
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After a brief morning shower, the clouds cleared and 104 golfers took to the course to raise more than $67,000 for Gateway Healthcare.
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8/20/12
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If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event.
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By PBN Staff
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The Hilton Garden Inn in Warwick has joined forces with Feeding America, a national domestic hunger-relief organization, for the Breakfast with Heart campaign.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Members and staff from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation will visit the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport on Aug. 20 to observe the Newport County high school students at work in the Undersea Technology Apprentice Program, a paid internship that allows high school students to focus their studies on electrical engineering and physics.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Classic games, fundraising Wiffle ball tournament, raised nearly $16,000 for SLAMDiabetes, a nonprofit that works to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes through sports, entertainment and education, and raise funds for camp scholarships for children who have T1D and research efforts.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Players in the Cumberland Challengers Little League – a league for baseball players with physical and/or developmental disorders – were recently treated to a special day of major league baseball.
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By PBN Staff
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