Charity Spotlight: The College Crusade of Rhode Island Names Todd D. Flaherty, Ed.D., As Interim President & CEO The College Crusade of Rhode Island today announced it has named Todd D. Flaherty, Ed.D., a resident of Wakefield, R.I., to the post of Interim President & CEO. A member of The College Crusade board of directors, Dr. Flaherty begins his new position immediately and will provide interim leadership for the organization through June 30, 2010. Charity Spotlight: Community Health Charities of New England Presents Philanthropic Leadership Award Community Health Charities of New England (CHC) hosted their 2009 annual meeting and as part of the annual meeting, CHC presented awards to individuals and corporate partners who have demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to improving health and wellness in the workplace and in their local community. Adele R. Decof Foundation inaugural fashion show raises $15,000 A celebration of cancer survivors, their friends and supporters took place on Thursday, May 28th when the Adele R. Decof Foundation presented luncheon and fashion show, “You Look Marvelous!” at the Hotel Providence. 10th Annual Angela Moore Fashion Show and Champagne Breakfast Fundraiser raises $20,000 Angela Moore hosted her 10th annual Fashion Show and Champagne Breakfast by celebrating tennis and fashion with a day of fundraising and fun. Held on Thursday, IYRS Gala Sponsored by Land Rover North America Raises $575,000 On Saturday, July 11, when 500 gala-goers arrived at the International Yacht Restoration School for "A Night Under the Stars," the astral theme of the 12th Annual IYRS Summer Gala sponsored by Land Rover North America was clear: it described an elegant evening under a summer sky and also paid tribute to the best and the brightest who study at IYRS. Newport Hospital raises $300,000 and honors long-time trustee Louis Fazzano Newport Hospital Foundation’s annual summer gala, “A Night of Tribute – Celebrating Newport Hospital and Honoring Louis A. Fazzano” took place on Thursday, July 9th, at the Newport Art Museum, with more than 330 guests in attendance.   Thank you for reading our online publication dedicated to recognizing and promoting philanthropy in Rhode Island. We are thrilled that our seven issues, debuting in January, have been read by 14,000 people (approximately 2,000 monthly readers). Thus, we are encouraged by the favorable response to date and by the submissions we continue to receive from grantmakers and charities. For July, August, and September we are posting new submissions bi-weekly, but are reserving our featured news for full issues commencing again in October. We always want to hear from our readers and we encourage you to peruse our archived issues from the past seven months. Have a wonderfully generous summer, David F. Guertin, Jr. Publisher

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