The East Providence
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NOVEMber 2012 Volume 8, no. 11
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Football, Turkey, Tradition!
The 2012 EP-LaSalle game at Pierce Stadium will mark the 83rd consecutive year that the Townies will take on the Rams of LaSalle. Tickets for this years’ game can be bought at EPHS during Thanksgiving week.
Come show your Townie Pride! See article by Bob Rodericks on page 26.
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Fundraising, Fundraising, Everywhere! EPHS Softball Raises $18,000
By Bob Rodericks Project 106 seeks to raise funds to restore Middle School sports which have been eliminated in East Providence. Schools have raised funds to build playgrounds and buy school supplies when budgets have been slashed. Candy sales, bake sales, car washes, 50-50 raffles, lottery sales, donations from area businesses, etc., etc., etc., it is safe to say that one can see a fundraiser on every corner in every neighborhood. East Providence may not have a pay to play policy yet for sports and the arts but extra-curricular activities may not exist without major booster efforts. To that end, the EPHS girls’ softball team has changed its longtime ‘home’ field from the venerable Pierce Stadium Complex to a much used and shared field behind the aging high school campus. “Once they cut money for transportation to Pierce, we’ve had concerns,” said veteran coach and guidance counselor, Rob Traverse. “Parents were concerned that older students were driving younger students to the home games in their own cars. Liability questions were raised and we also had to get all of our equipment to the field,” said Traverse. So the high school softball team, led by its’ coach, went out and raised funds to rehabilitate the practice field. To date the effort has raised some $18,000. “We need the funds to fix the practice field at school so it would be suitable for high school caliber softball,” Traverse told the Reporter in September when the team received a $7,000 legislative grant from Representative Joy Hearn, District 66. On October 17th Coach Traverse and some of his senior players received a second legislative grant. Senator Daniel DaPonte and Representative Helio Melo teamed up to secure a $6,000 grant. Last year DaPonte and Melo were able to provide Orlo Avenue School with $75,000 for a major playground and green area grant for that concrete surrounded school. continued on page...
Holiday Guide
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Rob Traverse, Lindsee Allienello, Lauren Discuillo Lucianna Medici Dan DaPonte.