TheChildhood Lead Action Project’s Fiesta! 19th Anniversary Event held on September 22 was festive indeed – with over 150 guests filling the delightful space at the Cuban Revolution Restaurant on Valley Street in Providence; lots of delicious tapas to sample and for our entertainment pleasure, the lively jazz band – Manny’s Montage.
A special thanks to our very talented friends for donating their services: Laura Mullen of Pinpoint Design for her exquisite graphics design work, Jephry’s Florist for his stunning centerpieces and Chris Mastrangelo for his social media promotion of Fiesta!
Bravo to our 2011 “Beyond the Call of Duty” honorees who are making a significant contribution toward the elimination of childhood lead poisoning in RI:
- Garry Bliss, City of Providence, Department of Planning & Development
- Lisa McLeod, Former Refugee Housing Coordinator, ClearCorps
- Nancy F. Sohigian, Manager of Commercial Services, Providence Water Supply Board
- Robert Vanderslice, Team Leader, Healthy Homes and Environment, RI Department of Health
- Center for Refugee Advocacy and Support, an organization founded and directed by refugees in Providence.
Congratulations to our lucky raffle winners: 1st prize: $500 – Representative Raymond Hull; 2nd prize: $250 – Carol Reagan Shelton; and third prize: $125 – Peter Walsh.
Kudos to the Fiesta! planning committee that worked diligently to pull off the Event: Roberta Hazen Aaronson, Joe Battaglia, Michelle Cortes-Harkins, Catherine DeMeo, Eric French, Pattie Horton, Laura Mullen, Tiesha Nieves and Carolyn Wood.
And for our host committee for inviting folks to our event:
Michael Aaronson,Suzanne Alden, Betsy Beach, Carol Brotman,Robin Cabral, Brenda Clement, Bert Cooper,Steve Graham, Rep. Art Handy, Sharon Kernan, Margo Murphy, Mia Patriarca-O’Flaherty, Ricardo Patino, Amelia Rose, Barbara Schermack, Carol Reagan Shelton, Dr. Peter Simon, Liz Tobin Tyler, Esq., Peter Walsh
And a big round of applause for our Event sponsors who helped make our 19th Anniversary celebration a successful event – raising nearly $15,000 to advance our work.
Stay tuned for our 20th!
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