To the Editor:

Thank you to all who attended our fundraiser Sept. 20 Red vs. White: A Night to Celebrate Local Flavor! at ShelaLara Vineyards and Winery in Coventry. Literacy Volunteers of Kent County (LVKC) and the Coventry Library Foundation put on this event as a joint endeavor and Walgreens of Coventry was a participating sponsor. We had an exceptional evening with over 100 attendees supporting our missions. 

Thank you to our generous donors who made this event possible: AnneMade Designs, Benny’s, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Dana and Mark Gee Family, Doggone Good Pet Grooming, Ginny and Joe Schuttert, Serendipity Sweets, the Peter and Renu Englehart Family, Finn’s Harborside, Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons, the Michael and Julie Gemma Family, Growin’ Crazy, Karen Melo, CFP, BAYSTATE Financial Planning, Kelley Kreations Pottery, La Masseria, Main Street Coffee, Mealworks, Ocean State Theatre Company, Olde Theater Diner, Ovation Salon – Cranston, the Original Italian Bakery, the Pedrazolli Family, Providence Bruins Hockey, Showcase Cinemas Warwick, Stadium Theatre, Starbuck’s Wayland Square, Stefany Reed, Stop & Shop, Tiffany Printing Co., Tom McAleer Fine Art, University of Rhode Island Athletics, Walgreens of Coventry, Western Coventry Fire Department, and Amber Wolf. 

Literacy Volunteers of Kent County, Inc. is an accredited non-profit affiliate of ProLiteracy, Inc. with 501(c) 3 status. We train volunteers to tutor adults whose limited English literacy skills prevent them from functioning effectively in their homes, workplaces, communities, or as citizens of the United States.  Tutoring by volunteers is free of charge, is confidential and is typically done on a one-to-one basis. LVKC does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, or marital or familial status. 

The Coventry Public Library Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 trust established in 2001, has a goal to fund the eventual expansion of the present Coventry Public Library building. This expansion will ensure library services that are convenient, appropriate and accessible for the citizens of Coventry.

Kathy Gray

Coventry

Program Director

LVKC