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The Providence Journal
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Letters to the Editor
Thanks to all who made a success
of Mixed Nuts
I would like to thank all of the businesses and
individuals for their generous donations of the
Mixed Nuts event held Feb. 1 at St. Mary of the
Bay Church to benefit St. Jean Baptiste Church Handicap
Accessibility Fund. More than 72 businesses and
individuals contributed food, services, material
goods or gift certificates which made the event
an overwhelming success netting a $5,000 in profit.
Due to space restrictions, I am unable to list them
individually here.
Specials thanks to the members of the Mixed
Nuts cast, Kevin Sullivan, Kim Frenze, Mark Colozzi,
Nancy Hillner and Katie Estrella for their wonderful
performances. Their talent and professionalism exceeded
everyone's expectations, which were evident from
the standing ovation they received that evening.
The event was very successful due to the publicity
it received through the Journal, the Bristol Phoenix,
the Warren Times and Citadel Communications.
Thanks to the following CCD students on the confirmation
class of St. Jean Baptiste Church and St. Mary of
the Bay, Kathryn Alfano, Michael Bestoso, Shawn
Cheever, Michael Dennis, Alison Dutelle, Ashley
Johnson, Anthony Lombardo, Beth Lombardo, Christine
Lombardo, Elizabeth Lombardo, Cathy Martel, Lisa
Sampson, Andrew Sylvester and Jason Turnball. Their
help with decorating, set-up and concessions was
very helpful. Their willingness to participate in
this event to benefit the fund to make St. Jean
Baptiste Church handicap accessible should be applauded.
I am grateful to them all. I wish to extend my heartfelt
thanks to MaryAnne Pinheiro, Cynthia Keating and
John Carbone, for their help and support, as well
as the following committee members who worked so
hard to achieve success for this event Phil Beaulieu,
Paul and Diane Brule, Bob and Helen Burns, Domenic
and Peggy Carbone, Bill and Elodie Destefano, Ray
and Fran Dutelle, Sue Forshee, Raymonde Fournier,
Joan Jamrog, Bill and Claudette Lavey, Diane Letourneau,
James and Trudy Palazio, Rosanne Rabideau and Steven
Skuba.
Though this is the second successful fundraiser
this committee has had, we acknowledge the need
to continue due to the high cost of a project of
this magnitude. Therefore, we are very grateful
to the Nencka family for their thoughtfulness during
the loss of their mother to include the fund to
make St. Jean Baptiste Church handicapped assessible
as a donation tribute.
Anyone interested in making similar donations should
mail them to:St. Jean Baptiste Church Handicap Access
Fund, 328 Main St., Warren, 02885.
Cheryl Skuba
Committee Chair
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