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We hope everyone enjoyed the 2009 St Patrick's Day Parade in the Pawtuxet Valley. This year celebrated its 50th year!
Mike O'Connell and Mike Jordan , Coordinators
The Friendly Sons of St Patrick
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Arctic Village Association
P.O. Box 181
W. Warwick, RI 02893
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Wednesday, March18th @ 5:PM
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Senior Community Center
ARCTIC VILLAGE COMMERCE CENTER
Main & Washington Streets in W. Warwick
 " Berean Baptist Church
Clothes Closet
474 Chapel Street
Harrisville, RI 02830
FREE CLOTHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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The Clothes Closet is open every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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Spring Dates: |
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March 21 |
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April 18 |
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Quality clothing is available to help families with their clothing budgets and recycle at the same time.
We have infant through adult clothing including jackets, pants, shirts, shoes and much more.
If you cannot make it on the open dates, please call 568-3069 to make an appointment and accommodations will be made.
 Lifebeat
Environmental team offers opportunities to help
With spring only a month away, thoughts of gardening, farming, fishing and other outdoor activities will soon weigh heavy on our minds. But to truly be able to enjoy Rhode Island’s special environment, we need to take action to protect it.
As the warmer days begin to melt the snow and ice, our area’s fragile waterways will receive a shock when the thawing ground finds its way into the urban storm drains, and then into the tributaries, streams, bays and coastal waters.
Because of this, Serve Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management have teamed up to identify and develop a wide range of local environmental volunteer opportunities.
Volunteers are needed to sign up for Serve Rhode Island’s Serve Corps Environmental Team.
A range of outdoor volunteer projects will be developed, including environmental monitoring, clean-ups, conservation and work to improve recreational access. Last October, for instance, AmeriCorps members removed tons of litter and trash from the Roger Williams Park Pond in Providence, thereby making the water and its surrounding areas cleaner and more inviting. Volunteers are currently needed to help with photo documentation of late winter-early spring nature trails throughout the state. This will be part of a seasonal “virtual hike” project available online allowing for greater access to Rhode Island’s natural environment. If you would like to become a member of the Serve Corps Environmental Team and receive a list of upcoming projects, contact the Volunteer Center at Serve Rhode Island at (401) 421-6547 or visit www.serverhodeisland.org for more information.
•The Audubon Environmental Education Center in Bristol will be holding its annual exhibit hall guide training sessions next week. The purpose is to train individuals to lead tours of the exhibits and trails at the center. A desire to learn about nature and meet interesting people is all that is required to participate in this training. Volunteers are needed for afternoon and weekend shifts as well as to assist at special events. The society is asking for an eight-hour commitment per month upon completion of the program. The seven-week, two-hour training session begins Saturday, Feb. 28 and continues on Thursdays and Saturdays. All sessions will be held at the Environmental Education Center. Contact Cathy Corey at (401) or e-mail ccorey@asri.org.
•The Jaycees of Kent County is now recruiting volunteers for its 12th annual Ecology Day Festival. Volunteers will assist the Jaycees with a variety of horticultural and clean-up activities, including planting flowers and shrubbery, spreading fresh mulch, watering planting beds and sprucing-up the area of the Jaycee Corridor and Arboretum and the portal entrance to the Sen. Donald Roch Riverwalk at the Riverpoint Community Park. A public remembrance will also take place for The Station Nightclub fire victims, and a military honor call will be conducted with area veterans who would like to participate. This year’s event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 2. Contact Jack Lancellotta at (401) 828-9191 or e-mail wwjayceeskc@aol.com .
2009 Summit will be held on Saturday March 21, 2009 at the URI Memorial Union
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BE A HERO! |
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25th Annual Achieve-A-Bowl Fact Sheet
“Make a Difference in the Lives of Young People!”
March & April at AMF Lang's Lanes in Cranston, RI |
| 2nd Annual Tree Steward Symposium |
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
10:00 AM– 3:00 PM
$10.00 Registration Fee
Lunch Is Included
 2009 Symposium Form
Come to learn and network with other Tree Stewards!
Held at the Franciscan Mission of Mary Complex / Lordes Hall, 399 Fruit Hill Avenue, North Providence, RI
The Franco-American Heritage Festival Committee's
“Une Apres-Midi Canadienne”
Sunday, April 19, 2009
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Nino's on Lake Tiogue
French Food
Music by "Fleurs de Lis"
Tickets $20
Contact: Doris Legault ---- 828-2492
Jeanne Carrier ---- 821-0585
Yvette Heroux --- 821-0261
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Breaking News!
City Year CEO, Michael Brown, to Testify Before the Senate
City Year is a co-lead organizer of three national coalitions – ServiceNation, Voices for National Service, and America Forward – dedicated to passage of the Serve America Act, a bi-partisan bill introduced by Senators Kennedy and Hatch and strongly supported by President Obama. This act would expand service and social enterprise opportunities in America and focus the nation’s civic energies on addressing major national problems, including the high school drop out crisis.
Michael Brown, City Year, Inc, CEO and Co-Founder, was asked by Senator Kennedy, Senator Enzi and Senator Mikulski to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the Serve America Act and “The Next Generation of National Service."
Access the following link if you wish to view a live webcast of the hearing on the Serve America Act and The Next Generation of National Service
http://www.help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_03_10_b/2009_03_10_b.html
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United States Junior Chamber JAYCEES- First Non-Corporate Partner to Relay!
The US JAYCEES are proud to be partners with the American Cancer Society.
Together we can make a difference. JOIN OUR Team!
SAVE THE DATE!!!
MARCH FOR MEALS
sponsored by The Washington Trust Company
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Roger Williams Park Carousel
Walk as an Individual*Organize a Team*Become a Sponsor
For more information, call (401) 351-6700 Ext 104.
Special Olympics Rhode Island
Spring Fashion Show
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Reception, 6:00pm*Dinner, 7:00pm*Show, *8:15pm
Tickets: $45.00 per person
Call (401) 823-7411 for tickets or email your ticket request to tracy@specialolympicsri.org.
Love  Volunteering!
JCI Senate Return The Favor Program ^ JCI Senate Return The Favor   
JAYCEES HOLD EARTH DAY AROUND TOWN 2009 2009 2009  2009 2009 2009
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