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Congress, CVS Caremark support March for Meals
To raise awareness of senior hunger, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I, and David Casey, vice president of workforce strategies and chief diversity officer of CVS Caremark Corp., recently pitched in with Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island’s March for Meals campaign. more
4/1/13
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Striking Beauties date-night auction, South County Habitat for Humanity walkathon, a UMass dinner featuring Ty Law and more. more
Women’s Fund celebrates success
During its annual meeting, held last month at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, The Women’s Fund celebrated the start of another year by looking ahead and by reflecting on the items it accomplished in 2012. more
Children’s Shelter plans wine tasting
The Children’s Shelter of Blackstone Valley will host a wine tasting event on April 25 at the Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford. more
Philharmonic gets grant from music foundation
The Victoria Alviti Music Foundation has granted $18,000 to the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School’s FLEX (Foundations in Learning Exploration) with the Phil program. As part of the grant, every student in the Arlington Elementary School will attend the Philharmonic’s Link Up Education Concerts. more
Preservation society hosting costume exhibit
The Preservation Society of Newport County’s annual costume exhibit at Rosecliff this year will highlight 20th century fashion and the ways in which designers marketed the changing styles and silhouettes. more
Play-Doh Ball raises more than $1M for pediatrics
Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s Play-Doh Ball, held March 9, attracted more than 800 attendees and raised more than $1 million to support several of the hospital’s critical programs in need. more
3/25/13
Banks, insurance agencies compete for donations
As the result of some friendly competition, the Southcoast Blood Bank received more than 200 pints of blood, and the Fall River Fire Department received $2,500 to put toward new defibrillators. more
3/25/13
Maione eyes relationships with donors
United Way of Rhode Island President and CEO Anthony Maione believes the local economy is slowly improving. As the man in charge of the nonprofit that raised $13 million in its last fiscal year, he knows what he’s talking about. Rhode Island is emerging from the hardest fundraising climate Maione has ever seen, but signs of life have returned. more

By Victor Alvarez
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Getting help where it’s needed most
The idea that less can be more usually doesn’t apply to volunteerism, especially with cash-strapped nonprofits clamoring to augment a downsized workforce and recapture a volunteer base lost during the recession. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

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