Employees at The Miriam Hospital recently received the American Heart Association Hospital Cup at a fundraising event to fight heart disease and stroke. Miriam Hospital President Arthur Sampson presented the trophy to Miriam employees Karen Joost, Jaime Longval and Monica Anderson at the Southern New England Heart Walk at Colt State Park in Bristol. The recipients served as company leaders and helped the hospital recruit 333 walkers, who raised more than $58,000 for the fight against heart disease and stroke. more

BankNewport made a $5,000 grant to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in support of its Kids Cafe initiative, a program that currently feeds more than 600 children at nine sites in Providence and Newport. more

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island recently opened a new interpretive educational trail at the Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge in Coventry, a project made possible by a $7,500 donation from Centreville Bank. more

Ten Providence Public School District high school seniors were awarded $1,000 by Aramark Education to support their higher education at an awards ceremony June 5. more

Collette Vacations employees have gathered more than 800 books for Books Are Wings, a Pawtucket-based nonprofit that provides books to children free of charge. The books will be turned around to benefit children in Pawtucket as well as in Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Providence and Woonsocket. more

CVS/Pharmacy has launched its annual in-store fundraising campaign to support research and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an effort that has raised $30 million over the past 11 years. more

Sankara fundraiser, Art League annual meeting and more. more

President of RENEW Energy Initiative talks about the organization’s roots and its mission. more

The U.S. Department of Justice entered into an interim settlement agreement on Thursday with the state of Rhode Island and the city of Providence to resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act that affected roughly 200 Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities. more

The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America hosted its Annual Distinguished Citizens Award Luncheon at The Omni Providence hotel on Thursday, awarding this year’s Sen. John H. Chafee Distinguished Citizens Award to Jaymin B. Patel, president and CEO of GTECH Corp., and the late Edward J. Cooney, former senior vice president and treasurer of Nortek Inc. more