Nonprofit

The Pawtucket Foundation recently hosted its ninth annual Awards Celebration at the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center. The event drew a crowd of 430 guests to honor Pawtucket’s community leaders. May 19

BankNewport President and CEO Sandra J. Pattie recently joined Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and Joanne Hoops, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, for a visit to the Park Holm Boys & Girls Clubs following a $5,000 grant from BankNewport to the food bank’s Kids Café program. May 19

Kent Dresser was recently appointed executive director of Clean The Bay, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit. He brings to his role more than 20 years of maritime-industry experience, including 14 years serving as a captain for Safe/Sea. Dresser is the founder and president of Confident Captain/Ocean Pros., a maritime training facility in Newport. He holds a bachelor’s degree in coastal and marine-policy studies from the University of Rhode Island as well several professional certifications. May 19

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Three local students were recently awarded monetary prizes for submitting the top entries in the Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation’s ninth annual writing contest. An award ceremony, emceed by television reporter, WPRO radio anchor and children May 18

CEO of Rhode Island Community Food Bank talks about the nonprofit on the eve of its 30th birthday. May 18

The Rhode Island Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has named Tim Robey, senior vice president of Dwight Asset Management, and Cathy Edington, strategic account specialist for Cox Communications, as Man and Woman of the Year for their winning fundraising efforts in a 10-week competition. May 18

The Rhode Island Foundation, a comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island and based in Providence, has more than 150 scholarship and fellowship funds available to assist state students and families with education costs. May 18

The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation received a $10,000 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Community Grant to improve early breast cancer detection for Rhode Island’s underserved citizens, specifically intended for the Hope Bus, a 38-foot pink recreational vehicle that serves as The Foundation’s mobile resource unit. May 18

Ronald McDonald House Charities has received a $100,000 Powering the Possible grant from Dell to be shared among 14 charity chapters in cities where Dell has offices. May 17