Friday, October 12, 2012
Here are 5 Things to know in Bristol and Warren today.
1. The new lacrosse team at Kickemuit Middle School will be hosting a kick-off party and fundraiser at the Warren Yacht Club, 66 Church St., Warren tonight at 6 p.m. The event will feature the food of Preppy Pig BBQ. A cash bar will be available as well. Enjoy a nice night on the water and get a chance to meet and mingle, all to support sports in the community. Tickets are available for $45 by calling 401-225-1164 or emailing kms.club.lacrosse@gmail.com. 2. Start planning your costumes and pumpkin designs. Starting Monday, Patch begins a quest to find the most creative Halloween revelers around. Upload pics of your costume and your best pumpkin carving to enter the contest. Big money is on the line. Check back Monday morning for details…
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Warren Yacht Club
66 Church St, Warren, RI
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Bristol Good Neighbors, which serves breakfast and lunch every day for those in need, is always looking for more donations.
The Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen is always looking for new donations to help feed those in need, and recently got a bounty thanks to the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen The Wheelmen sponsored the Flattest Century in the East last week, hosting 2,200 cyclists to ride 100 miles through towns including Dartmouth and Tiverton. The Wheelmen provided snack stops with fresh fruit along the route, but fewer cyclists than were expected showed up in the rain, resulting in extra fruit. NBW donated four cases of grapes, four cases of bananas and three cases of oranges to Bristol Good Neighbors. Combined with the continuing donations of fresh vegetables from Frereich's Farm and other local farmers, the food pantry of Good Neighbors has a wonderful …
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Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
378 Hope St, Bristol, RI
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Chobani Yogurt and Gil's Appliance team up to donate a washer and dryer to Bristol Good Neighbors.
Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry provides more than just food to those in need. The pantry is a place for those less fortunate to come for their basic needs of life. Homeless residents in the Bristol-Warren area now have a place to go to clean and maintain their clothing — critical possessions for those living on the street — thanks to a $1,500 grant from Chobani Yogurt and a discount from Gil's Appliance. The equipment is used by soup kitchen diners, who are often homeless or in difficult circumstances. The pantry also use the equipment to wash kitchen aprons and towels, and to wash donations of clothing. Even in summertime, donations are critical to keep the essential charity running. This week, Good Neighbors is in …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry constantly needs your help to feed and supply those in need.
In the winter, and especially around the holidays, donations tend to increase to local food pantries and charitable organizations, but donators sometimes forget that even in summer, the need to help feed the needy remains. Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry aims to help provide food for those less fortunate in the East Bay. The charitable group accepts donations throughout the year, and is always in need not just of food, but also supplies to serve those in need. The soup kitchen recently received a donation of new aprons for the kitchen volunteers. Organization directors said they were thrilled to received the new aprons that will help volunteers in their charitable work. But the need continues. This week, the pantry's …
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Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
378 Hope St, Bristol, RI
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry is always in need of donations. Drop off food items or clothing, or donate money online.
Some gifts keep on giving. Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry recently received a donation of vegetable seedlings from City Farm in Boston. The seeds will help provide food for East Bay residents in need. Located in the Parish House of the Saint Michael's Church on Hope Street in Bristol, the Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen welcomes everyone. Breakfast is served daily starting at 8:30 a.m. with lunch being served at 11:30 p.m. The Bristol Good Neighbors hands out monthly food bags to East Bay residents, and the soup kitchen also gives out a food basket for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, and runs an adopt-a-family program for Christmas. Its mission is to provide nourshing foods that taste good, free clothing and …
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Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
378 Hope St, Bristol, RI
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Bristol Rotary Club food drive delivers hundreds of boxes to Bristol Good Neighbors.
The Bristol community came together on Sunday to conduct a large-scale food drive for the Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry. The parking lot of BankNewport was turned into a makeshift headquarters for drop-off, collection and sorting of hundreds of non-perishable food items. The food drive was sponsored by the Bristol Rotary Club, with help from the Bristol Fire Department. “It feels so good to give out to those less fortunate, especially now with the way the economy it is,” said Cidalia Rodrigues, President of Bristol Rotary Club and Vice President of BankNewport. Rodrigues said the group collected and delivered 150 boxes last year, and expected to do at least the same this year. She said the Rotary Club delivered …
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Banknewport
6 Gooding Ave, Bristol, RI
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Wendy
5:56 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012
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