But no more for
Charlestown charities
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| Sen. V Susan Sosnowski, third from left, presents a legislative grant check for $2,500 to representatives of the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale. Pictured, from left, are Food Programs Director David Olguin, Executive Director Kate Brewster and Client Services Coordinator Jennifer Krueger. |
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sue
Sosnowski and former state Rep. Donna Walsh were great at getting strategic
help for area non-profits. But after Walsh’s upset defeat to radical
Libertarian-Republican Blake Filippi (R-Lincoln/Providence or somewhere else) in
2004, Charlestown charities are cut off from such aid.
Filippi says he doesn’t
believe in legislative grants, though his colleague, the equally rabid Tea
Partier Rep. Doreen Costa, is going for the gusto, seeking a $4 MILLION state grant for the Quonset Air Museum. That's a change from Costa's position in 2013 when she wanted the legislative grant program abolished.
I suspect Flip would flip on his “principle”
if he was told to do so by his patrons, the Charlestown Citizens Alliance for something they care about (e.g. fixing up the Quonnie Grange or a bike path). – W.
Collette
STATE HOUSE — Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski (D-Dist. 37, South Kingstown, New
Shoreham) has presented a legislative grant for $2,500 to the Jonnycake Center
of Peace Dale. The grant money will be used to purchase food for the
organization’s food pantry.
The mission of the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale is to improve the
quality of life for individuals and families by providing comprehensive
assistance to those in need of food, clothing, and household items and through
individual and systemic advocacy for their clients.