Saturday, December 22, 2012
The Taunton Avenue and South Broadway branches in East Providence gathered gifts for children served by the East Bay Community Action Program.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
BankRI operated its 15th annual "Holiday Giving Tree” Program this year to collects gifts for children helped by the East Bay Community Action Program. Customers and staff of the bank’s Taunton Avenue and South Broadway branches donated more than a dozen presents. Shown here are Victor Correia, South Broadway Branch Manager; Joseph Depasquale of the East Bay Community Action Program; Monica Alves, Taunton Avenue Assistant Branch Manager; Rosa Paiva, South Broadway Teller Supervisor; and Kevin Hazebrouch, South Broadway Assistant Branch Manager.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Oxford Tavern in East Providence has been collected toys for children served by the East Bay Community Action Program.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Hundreds of boys and girls of all ages across the East Bay will get hundreds of toys for Christmas thanks to a casual conversation at a tavern in East Providence. Alan Manchester, who owns and operates Oxford Tavern on Waterman Avenue, was talking to a customer who works at the East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) in Riverside. Fast forward a few weeks. Their chat has resulted in approximately 300 brand new, unwrapped toys being shipped to EBCAP last Tuesday, Dec. 4, by the woman whose chat with Manchester started the toy drive. The social service agency will be distributing those toys – and more to come – to the children in the towns served by EBCAP from East Providence to Newport. Manchester was storing the toys at the tavern. Many …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The second annual Soccer Shoot Out for boys and girls in the East Bay will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Barrington to benefit the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless.
Who has the best soccer shot on goal in the East Bay? The second annual Soccer Shoot Out on Saturday, Oct. 13, could answer that question. It runs from 8 am to 2 pm at three fields in Barrington. The event benefits the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless. Boys and girls from U4 to U14 can register that day at one of the fields: Chianese Memorial Park, St. Andrews School or Middle Highway. The registration fee is $5. The competition will be by age group with awards for each group. All tie-breakers will be held the same day at 2 pm. Winners in each category will be awarded the trophies at a reception later in the month. Each child takes three kids into a medium-sized unattended goal with the distance based on age group with their …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
More than 60,000 Rhode Islanders rely on food pantries to help meet their basic food needs.
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank would like to collect an additional 350,000 pounds of food between now and Dec. 30 during its annual Holiday Meal Drive. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is the only food bank in the state of the Rhode Island. It provides food to 122 member emergency food pantries throughout the state, including the East Bay Community Action Program in East Providence. More than 60,000 Rhode Islanders rely on the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s statewide network of emergency food pantries to help meet their basic food needs. “Most of us think of the holidays as a time of plenty, but many people in Rhode Island are struggling to put food on the table,” says Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food …
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12:03 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
You and your customers should feel very proud of the great contributions you are making to many families. Just picture in your mind all the smiles and hours of happiness each child will have thanks to generous people. more ›