Posts Tagged ‘awards’
Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association Honors 2025 Award Recipients
At a recent celebration, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association honored law enforcement professionals, presenting their annual awards for outstanding contributions across various categories of excellence. “This year’s honorees reflect the many ways individuals contribute to public safety and service,” said Chief Thomas Oates III, President of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and Woonsocket…
Read MoreUnited Way Recognizes Rhode Island Nonprofits, 99th Annual Celebration Honors Local Champions
United Way of Rhode Island’s 99th Annual Celebration was held on Thursday, October 23, with the event gathering more than 450 Rhode Islanders at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence to celebrate the tireless work of nonprofits, community partners, donors, and volunteers who deliver essential services and drive systemic change. Throughout the evening, United Way…
Read MoreWomen’s Fund of Rhode Island to Honor Community Champions at “Women Leading Change”
Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI), a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for women and girls throughout the state, will be hosting its annual Women Leading Change (WLC) event. WLC will take place on Thursday evening, September 25th, from 5:00 PM until 7:30 PM, at Bally’s Twin River in Lincoln, with food,…
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield and Greater Providence Chamber: 2025 Worksite Health Awards honor 48 RI companies
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island celebrate employers who prioritize the well-being of employees Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commercepresented the 31st annual Worksite Health Awards to 48 companies at a celebration at the Crowne Plaza today. The…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Navigant CU receives prestigious Community Impact Award from NEACH
Award highlights exceptional leadership ad community focus in the world of payments Navigant Credit Union, Rhode Island’s longest-operating member-owned credit union, is proud to announce it has been selected as the recipient of the Community Impact Award by the New England Automated Clearing House (NEACH). The annual award honors an organization that goes above and beyond to make…
Read MoreMay 1st RI State House event launches Mental Health Month programs. Awards, personal stories.
May is Mental Health Month. Each year the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island hosts a kickoff at the Rhode Island State House. This year it will be held on Wednesday, May 1st at 1:30pm. The recognition of the month of May as Mental Health Month is a national tradition going back 50 years. The…
Read MoreRISCA awards 71 Rhode Island arts organizations, artists, educators. Application process.
Arts and culture organizations, arts educators, artists, and folk fellowships and apprentices benefited from $224,663 in grants approved by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) in December. The 71 grant awards will further advance arts and cultural activities throughout the state. “Today’s announcement by the Arts Council reminds us of our state’s…
Read More“The Bull and Other Stories” by Michael Fine wins 2021 IPNE Book Award for Literary Fiction
by Nancy Thomas, publisher Contributing writer to RINewsToday, Michael Fine, has won the 2021 IPNE Book Award for Literary Fiction for his book, The Bull and Other Stories. RINewsToday congratulates Fine for this honor. “Most of the stories in the book have been published as part of Dr. Fine’s monthly short story feature with us,…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation’s most prestigious awards announced
Work includes preserving cultural traditions, promoting healthy lives, enhancing charitable giving Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), a slew of community arts organizations of color and an attorney who advises Rhode Islanders on charitable giving are this year’s recipients of the Rhode Island Foundation’s most prestigious awards. BCBSRI received the 2021 Carter Inspiring…
Read MoreRay Rickman: AFP’s 2019 Outstanding Philanthropic Citizen
This year’s National Philanthropy Day awards, presented by the RI Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will be headlined by the presentation of the Outstanding Philanthropic Citizen Award to Ray Rickman. Rickman is “well known thanks to his years as a state representative and deputy secretary of state, as well as for his…
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