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The Collette Foundation, the charitable arm of Collette Vacations, has designated The Gabrielle Dinsmore Heart & Hope Fund as its 2013 Charity of the Year.
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3/4/13
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After a month-and-a-half-long drive, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. and the Newport Yachting Center were able to present more than 200 coats to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center of Newport.
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3/4/13
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The Rhode Island Farm Bureau, the state’s nongovernmental, voluntary organization of farm and ranch families, recently wrapped up Food Check-Out Week by donating local food to the Ronald McDonald House in Providence.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Despite a second consecutive year of “historic catastrophic claims,” the Amica Mutual Insurance Co. saw its bottom line increase 14.6 percent year over year in 2012.
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By PBN Staff
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Six of Rhode Island’s nine four-year colleges and universities raised a combined $205.6 million in the 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 6.3 percent compared with 2011, according to a report released Wednesday by the Council for Aid to Education.
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By PBN Staff
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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP in February donated 25 tickets to the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra to attend the Rhode Island Philharmonic Rush Hour Concert as part of the firm’s 25/25 initiative.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The American Youth Rugby League Association, a Rhode Island nonprofit that works to teach middle school and high school students positive values through sports, has been recognized as one of CITGO Petroleum Corp.’s Fueling Good Winners.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Ocean State Theatre Co. and AIDS Care Ocean State, a Rhode Island HIV/AIDS service agency, have partnered for a fundraising effort to coincide with the theater’s production of the musical “RENT” through March 10.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Project Renew, BridgePointe Christian Church work day, Special Olympics Torch Run Plunge and more.
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By PBN Staff
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Approximately 10,000 Rhode Island middle schools on Thursday attended a performance of “The Splendor of Mexico – A Celebration of Mexican Music & Dance” at the Providence Performing Arts Center on behalf a partnership between the theater and Bank of America.
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By Rebecca Keister |