It's that time of year again... VCRI is planning its annual Tribute to Volunteers Gala and Silent Auction.  The event will be held on Saturday, September 24 from 6-10pm at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.  Ticket price includes dinner and dancing with live band A Sure Thing.  NBC10 Reporter Alison Bologna will emcee the event this year.  This year's honorees include the employees of The Washington Trust Company for their outstanding commitment to volunteerism, as well as the following volunteers for their community involvement.  These honorees include:

• Lucille Capaldi, Mary House
• Lindsay Connolly, Salve Regina University
• Stephanie Eddleston, Literacy Volunteers of Kent County
• Blanca Fontes, Providence Ronald McDonald House
• Norma Greene, Newport Hospital
• Steve Levitt, Men's Prison Mentoring Program
• Helen Lipscomb, Foster Grandparent Program
• Sandra Krupp, Reach Out & Read/RI
• Shiela Monahan, Women's Prison Mentoring Program
• Dawn Panzarino, Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence
• Anna Pirraglia, Women & Infants Hospital
• Ken & Laura Viall, RI Hospital

Our goal for the event is to raise $50,000 and you can help!

Become a gala sponsor, purchase tickets or just make a donation by visiting this website (cut & paste url into your browser): https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=w006134

To donate a silent auction item, view or bid in our online silent auction, click here:

http://vcri2006.cmarket.com

For more information, or to purchase an ad in our event program book, contact Kelly Nevins at (401) 421-6547 x 105 or email her at knevins@vcri.org.