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30 The Reporter April 2022
Club & Museum News
Lighthouse Run - A Run for Everyone
Saturday, April 23rd
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is holding a benefit run on Saturday, April 23 and everyone is invited. Young and old, novice and experienced, runners, walkers and parents pushing babies in strollers – all are welcome to participate in this annual community event. Choose your level of activity, from a pleasant 5K walk in scenic neighborhoods, or a 5K run or a 10 K run that takes you on the East Bay Bike Path, past the lighthouse. Prizes will be awarded to overall winners as well as to male and female winners in the following categories: Junior (18 and under), Open (19-29), Sub-Master (30-39), Master (40-49), Senior (50-59), Veteran (60-69), and Grand Veteran (70+).
The 10K steps off at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K at 8:30 a.m. at Rose Larisa Park, 701 Bullocks Point Avenue. Pappas OPT will offer free stretches for participants before and after the race. A disc jockey will create a festive atmosphere with music for racers and spectators. AAA will be on hand with useful information. Immediately following completion of the races, an awards ceremony will be held and prizes presented. Free pizza will be available for participants. All racers 21 and over are invited to The 133 Club for a complimentary pint of beer or glass of wine.
Go to www.pomhamrockslighthouse.org or https://runsignup. com/Race/RI/Riverside/PomhamRocksRun for further details about the benefit run or to register for the in-person or the virtual event.
Enter Your Team
Gather your friends and family and run as a team. Round up your neighbors or reach out to your classmates to walk or run together. Local businesses, large and small, are invited to enter a corporate team to show their community spirit.
There will be three race options: 5K walk, 5K and 10K runs. The 10K run passes by The Lighthouse on the East Bay Bike Path. Participants of all ages are welcome, as are both novice and experienced runners and walkers.
Exhibitors Wanted
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse are seeking exhibitors for the Lighthouse Run. Exhibitors will set up on the grounds of Rose Larisa Park, across from the Looff Carousel and interact with participants and spectators before and following the races. Exhibitor fee is $50. At this time, in addition to the lighthouse group, other exhibitors include Pappas OPT, which will be providing stretches for race participants and AAA, which will provide information and promotional items for racers. Businesses interested in participating can email lighthouse1871@cox.net or call 401-433-3463 with any questions and to request an application.
Sponsors Welcome
Show your support for East Providence’s historic landmark! Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is seeking businesses to sponsor the Lighthouse Run. All sponsors will have their logo printed on the back of the commemorative t-shirt. Sponsorship levels include a $250 Key Sponsor; a $500 Bell Sponsor, which also includes a printed mile marker; and a $750 Lantern Sponsor, which also provides complimentary exhibitor space at Rose Larisa Park for company promotion. The $1,000 Tower Sponsor also includes two complimentary run registrations. Businesses may choose to be a Partner for $100 and their name and address will be listed on a sign at post-event activities at Rose Larisa Park. For the $50 Booster level, a company, family or individual, can have their name featured on a sign at post-event activities. Donations in any amount are welcome.
Current businesses at this time that have joined in the run include Bell Sponsors Feeney Pinkerton LLC, and Pawtucket Credit Union. Teamsters Local Union #251, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Shaw’s Supermarket, Riverside and The 133 Club are Key Sponsors. Lighthouse Run Partners include Graphic Ink, Rising Sun Lodge #30 AF & AM, Wood’s Heating & Oil Service, Guardian Pest Control and Bill Lizotte Architectural Glass and Aluminum, Inc.
Businesses interested in sponsoring the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run can send a check, made payable to Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, to P.O. Box 15121, East Providence, RI 02915. For more information, contact lighthouse1871@cox.net.
The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Proceeds from the run will support efforts to maintain this important New England maritime light station and museum that is an integral part of Rhode Island’s heritage and that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Local A Cappella Chorus Competes in Area Contest
Harmony Heritage in rehearsal
Harmony Heritage, the Rhode Island chapter of Harmony, Incorporated, an international organization of female a cappella singers specializing in the barbershop harmony style, will head to Westborough, Massachusetts April 21st to 24th to participate in an area contest, and later this year, an international competition. The group is busy on Tuesday evenings readying an entertaining package of songs, after a 3 year hiatus and multiple contest cancellations due to the pandemic. “After being kept apart from our dear friends for the past three years, we are looking forward to going to Contest with as much excitement as if it were Christmas morning!” says chapter president Anne Diggle.
Harmony Heritage will go head to head with six other choruses in Harmony, Inc.’s Area 2, which spans all of New England, plus Montreal, Canada. The competition will determine area rankings and participating choruses will go on to compete in the international competitions of Harmony, Inc. in November in Verona, New York.
“The Harmony Heritage chorus rehearses all year to become more masterful at the four-part harmony that characterizes the barbershop style, but preparing for our area contest is one of the most exciting times of our year,” Anne Diggle adds. “We are also excited to have 4 new members competing in Harmony Inc. for the first time! Our chorus and quartets are ready to take the competition stage, and we’re proud to represent the Rhode Island community among choruses from all across this region.”
Harmony, Inc. has hosted area and international conventions for more than 50 years, gathering female singers of all musical backgrounds and experience levels to participate in a series of competitions for quartets and choruses. Participants are adjudicated by a panel of trained judges evaluating categories that encompass what songs the performers elect to sing, the skill with which they sing those songs, and how they perform the songs, which can include emotionally connecting with the audience.
With 21 members, Harmony Heritage is directed by Bob O’Connell of Pawtucket, RI, a gifted musician, director and arranger. The competing choruses will each present two songs at the area contest. To learn more about Harmony Heritage, visit www. harmonyheritage.org.
The Rotary Club of East Providence/Seekonk is holding a “Dollars For Scholars” raffle with proceeds to support the Club’s Educational Trust scholarship program for high school students going on to an institution of higher learning.
The public is invited to purchase tickets at $20 each. Their names will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win $1,000 worth of scratch-off tickets. The drawing will be held in person on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Chelo’s, 911 Warren Avenue in East Providence at 6:30 pm, immediately following a cash bar reception at 5:30 pm.
Chartered in 1946, The Rotary Club of East Providence, RI/ Seekonk, MA is a fellowship and service organization of “people of action” united worldwide and dedicated to the principle of “Service Above Self.” Members provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
In addition to organizing and participating in service projects to help the local community, Club members help to raise funds for local charities and initiatives. Club meetings, which feature guest speakers and the opportunity to network and socialize, are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 12:15 pm.
Help Clean Up Lighthouse Cove
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse will join in Earth Day activities this year by sponsoring a clean up of the shoreline at Lighthouse Cove, from the water treatment plant to Exxon Mobil’s property, and the adjacent East Bay Bike Path. Employees and families of Suez Water will also participate. Earth Day is observed in April each year to promote environmental awareness and protection of the planet.
Community residents and groups are encouraged to volunteer in this spring cleanup. Families, including children age 10 and older, are welcome to help clear debris from the two areas. The event will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. In the event of rain, the cleanup will be held on Sunday, April 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Volunteers are asked to park at the water treatment plant, at the northern end of the property, behind the tanks, facing the lighthouse, at 1 Crest Avenue, Riverside, off Bullocks Point Avenue. Work gloves and large paper bags for trash will be provided by the City of East Providence. All you need to bring is a commitment to a clean environment. Refreshments will be served.
