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Rhode Island PBS Producer Honored During Pre-Oscar ® Awards Ceremony
Michelle D. Abbott, Rhode Island PBS
producer, received the Producer’s Circle
Award at the Red Carpet Experience:
Providence gala. The annual award is
given to individuals who support and
promote the mission of the festival
and film arts.
(Left to right) Steven Feinberg,
executive director, Rhode Island Film and
Television Office, Michelle D. Abbott,
producer, Rhode Island PBS,
Shawn Quirk, RIIFF Program Director
and George T. Marshall, executive
director, Flickers’ Rhode Island
International Film Festival.
20th Anniversary of
Washington Trust ’s
Peanut Butter Drive
The annual drive, which runs through the
end of April, benefits the Rhode Island
Community Food Bank and local food
pantries across Rhode Island and
Southeastern Connecticut.
(Left to right) Elizabeth B. Eckel,
senior vice president, chief marketing and
corporate communications officer and
Mark K. W. Gim, president and
chief operating officer.
US Mint Unveils Commemorative
Coin for Basketball Hall of Fame
On February 25th, the Basketball Hall of Fame
Commemorative Coin Ceremony took place in Philadelphia.
Attending the ceremony was guest of honor Julius Erving,
Congressman and Chairman of Ways and Means, Richard E.
Neal, and John Doleva, CEO of the hall. The event,
First Strike, was the first set of commemorative coins
manufactured for the hall.
(Left to right) Frank Colaccino, trustee ; Julius Erving “
Dr. J” Hall of Famer; Congressman Richard E. Neal,
chairman ways and means; Lisa M. Andoscia, president
of Rosewood Consulting Inc.
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