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Hasbro Program Nurtures "Souper" Idea at Village
Days before the Super Bowl, children from the McAuley Village Learning Center and Day Care delivered a bounty of canned and dry goods to McAuley House - to help women and men in need.
The effort was in recognition that - even as the Super Bowl is the United States’ second highest day of food consumption - 1 in 4 children in the US will go hungry that day. The tykes delivered the donations to kitchen manager Sr. Julie Tremblay and Chef Stanley Moss.
"We appreciate that this effort teaches children the importance of helping others," said McAuley Ministries Executive Director Don Wolfe, who oversees both the Village and the House.
The activity, titled the SOUPER BOWL OF CARING, was the launch of the Village's GenerationOn-Kids Care Club. GenerationOn is sponsored by Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. Through this program, children learn the value of helping others. Kids Care Clubs seek to inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take actions that change the world and themselves through service. Through curriculum, special projects, and events children will be exposed to the value of helping others and will come to know that we are all part of one global community.
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Delta Dental Supports "Lunch on Us at McAuley House."
A team of Delta Dental executives volunteered in January at McAuley House, serving lunch to hungry Rhode Islanders.
Delta Dental of Rhode Island has a long-standing tradition of helping the state’s most vulnerable citizens. Over the years, Delta Dental has awarded grants to many non-profit organizations across the state, among them McAuley Ministries, which includes McAuley House, a meal site and house of hospitality; McAuley Village, a transitional housing program for homeless single parent families; and The Warde-robe, a thrift store for working poor families.
Four years ago, Delta Dental began sponsoring the “Lunch on Us at McAuley House” program, providing funding that enables McAuley House to continue meeting basic needs of the poorest Rhode Islanders, including serving a hot lunch to up to 300 people a day. Dental Dental also encourages employees to serve lunch.
Last year, Delta Dental became a sponsor of “Safe Passages at McAuley Village,” providing funding for support services that enable a homeless single-parent family to move forward.
Every year, Delta Dental employees donate countless hours of their time and talent to key programs across the state.
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Art Show Planned for Feb. 9
The 6th Annual McAuley House Art Show "From the Heart" will be held at McAuley House on Thursday Feb. 9.
The show features the artwork of the guests of McAuley House, who struggle with addictions, mental illness, homelessness and poverty. Under the guidance and nurturance of local artist Kathy King, the guests paint, sketch and sculpt through the year in a safe space. Their works are for sale at the event, which is free and open to the public. Please join us!
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