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Citizens Bank and NBC 10 named Fund member Connecting for Children & Families as their 2010 second quarter Champion in Action® in the family support category. As part of the award, Connecting for Children and Families will receive a $25,000 unrestricted grant, media coverage and extensive promotional and volunteer support for its outstanding work.

The award will help CCF continue its mission to improve the quality of family and community life in Woonsocket. It will fund community programs, health initiatives and social services for families seeking support for food, clothing, and utility assistance. See  CCF website.

The Fund's annual Changemaker Awards ceremony was held May 3, 2010. This year's recipient of The Fund's Profile in Change award was Henry Shelton, founder of the George Wiley Center. The Sister Carol McGovern "Voice for the Voiceless" award this year had two recipients: the RI Community Action Association and Ernie Marot, the man behind the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. The Susan Welin Award for Nonviolence this year honored the Brown University Mediation Project (BUMP). Rhode Island Housing received The Fund's award for Outstanding Campaign 2009.

The Fund's annual roast fundraiser will be held Thursday, October 7, at the Radisson Airport Hotel. We are honoring Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian.

For more information: see our Events page.