The Rehoboth
Reporter
DECEMber 2009 Volume 21, no. 12
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Church Youth Group’s Homeless Awareness Weekend Expands By Laura Calverley
Several church youth groups in the area participated in a weekend campout November 13 to 15 to raise awareness for homelessness and hunger. Through their efforts, more than $9,000 is being donated to many local food pantries and soup kitchens. The event “There’s No Place Like ‘A’ Home” started at Rehoboth Congregational Church two years ago and has grown each year. Last year a few other church youth groups, some in Seekonk and Attleboro, joined in the campout. This year the Attleboro Area Council of Churches became involved and more than 75 young people and adults slept out on Redway Plain in Rehoboth for two nights. Don McLain, who coordinated the event the past two years for Rehoboth Congregational, was asked to run it again this year for the Council of Churches. “It’s taken a step up from last year. We wanted to get more people in the area aware of the homelessness and hunger situation,” said Don McLain, Coordinator of Youth Activities for the Attleboro Council of Churches, and a member of Rehoboth Congregational Church. continued on page 8
Rehoboth Resident Cast in A Christmas Carol
Trinity Rep’s 33rd Annual Production Runs Now thru December 27
Providence, RI: Trinity Rep is proud to present the magic and wonder of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Adrian Hall and Richard Cumming, presented by Cardi’s Furniture Superstores. Performances begin on November 20th and run through December 27th in the Chace Theater. Trinity Rep is celebrating its 33rd year of presenting this beloved New England holiday tradition under the direction of Birgitta Victorson. This year’s production once again features four companies of child actors, featuring Rehoboth, Mass. resident Liam Clancy, 9, of Palmer River Elementary as Tiny Tim. Resident acting company favorite Timothy Crowe plays the role of miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge who is confronted on Christmas Eve by three spirits. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 401-351-4242, on line at www. trinityrep.com, or in person at the Theater’s Box office. Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol is presented by Cardi’s Furniture Superstores along with supporting sponsor Amica Insurance and media partner 93.3 Coast FM. Trinity Rep’s 46th season is sponsored by NBC 10, with supporting sponsors Cox Media, Rhode Island Monthly, and RISCA. Pictured L to R: Liam Clancy of Rehoboth, Mass. as Tiny Tim and Mauro Hantman as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, directed by Birgitta Victorson. Photo credit: Mark Turek