The East Providence
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JULY 2013 Volume 9, no. 7
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TOWNIE Grassroots Fundraising In His Own Words, John Carnevale
John Carnevale recording progress.
By Bob Rodericks "EPHS graduates, John Carnevale, Joe Wahl and others continue their grassroots efforts to rehab the 60 year old EPHS gymnasium. This effort, which is ongoing, held a huge rally on June 22nd at the Whiskey Republic waterfront restaurant in Providence, RI. Thousands came out and donated to the cause. Following is a statement from organizer John Carnevale: "You all showed RI how to party and totally set this whole project (TOWNIE PROJECT) off in RI!! You did a fantastic job blowing this thing off the map and creating an event that will be remembered for a longtime by so many!! This thing lived far past any hype; we said we were going to go big and we certainly backed it up!! The food was unreal!! The music was pumping; the bands did an excellent job and the DJs had the crowd jumping! And because of that great atmosphere that everyone created there was absolutely no violence and no bull at all!! You guys created a party environment that everyone could enjoy and totally let go if they wanted and that is something to be said about this team and how Rhode Islanders can really come together and totally ROCK OUT!! All the hard work paid off and I am so proud of the UNITY and TEAMWORK that I witnessed that night and throughout this whole project! There were really a few times when I had to catch my breath because I knew that we had truly done something far more than important than the building of a structure or reaching a specific dollar amount for donations. Continued on page 6...
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