VOWS is back, not that it ever went away, and it has moved. As of Monday, VOWS and its three-member staff are working from Park School. They were formerly located at WELC (Warwick Early …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/15/23
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The Pilgrim Senior Center paid tribute to its volunteers on Monday with an afternoon honoring their tireless work for others and the strong community they create.
Warwick Director of Senior …
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By SAMANTHA RUSSELL
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5/24/23
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It’s undeniably heartwarming to see the efforts of so many individuals volunteer their time and energy to help out somebody in the way that around 50 off-duty firefighters helped a local …
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5/11/23
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The General Federation of Women’s Clubs – Rhode Island (GFWC RI) delivered the holiday spirit to the men and women at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol.
In the true …
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12/28/22
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By ALEX MALM
The University of Rhode Island Watershed Watch could use volunteers to help test water quality in Warwick and other communities.
“Having volunteers engaged in the process is …
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3/31/22
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By EMMA BARTLETT Thirty years ago, Cranston's Richard Fleischer and his wife, Joyce, welcomed Anna, 4, into their family. Not long after they adopted Sarah, 2. As one of their first parenting endeavors, Richard visited the store to pick up diapers for
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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12/28/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Go figure, Anna Giuliani, who just celebrated her 75th birthday, says it's the best job she's had. She doesn't get paid; of late she has spent a lot of time telling people where to find the restroom, and just last week she and her working
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/4/21
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By ERICA MacKNIGHT Mentor RI is looking for volunteer mentors for the 2021-2022 school year. Started in 1990, the program is designed to match Warwick students with volunteers from the community, who are screened and trained to serve as mentors. Jo-Ann
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By ERICA MacKNIGHT
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8/26/21
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By JARED GUSTAFSON In 2020 during the height of the pandemic, Meals on Wheels delivered 4,000 meals and safety checks a day to homebound seniors. The pace has lessened. The agency is currently making 1,500 daily deliveries but now faces a shortage of
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8/18/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Nicole Salvadore, leader of the drive-thru vaccination clinic held Saturday morning at the Knight Campus of CCRI, was surprised to see the woman pushing a stroller, a girl holding a doll and a teenager walking in their direction. "We've
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/11/21
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is accepting applications for its company-wide day of service. This year's Blue across Rhode Island, which will take place on September 24 marks the 10th year for the annual, day-long event, which
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4/29/21
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By JOHN HOWELL It wasn't easy work. The rain and wet snow from the night before was now ice and the leaves were frozen. But that didn't stop about 40 volunteers from fanning out with rakes, leaf blowers and their bare hands Sunday morning in the biggest
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/10/20
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The Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center (ADMDC) at Lifespan Rhode Island Hospital, a national leader in Alzheimer’s disease care and research, …
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11/5/20
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By JOHN HOWELL Many had not seen their fellow workers since the shutdown when they commenced work from home. They won't be going back to their office desks until it is safe. Yet, even a pandemic could not interrupt nine years of helping non profits. Blue
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/1/20
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Bob Sirhal, a long-time volunteer in the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America's Venturing program, has been honored with the National Venturing Leadership award for helping shape Venturing into the successful program it is today. This award was
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By JACOB MARROCO
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6/18/20
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