05/22/2017
Success! Thank you from Steven Quirini and Lisa D'Ambra! Starzz Entertainment's 5th Annual Proud To Be An American Fundraiser, which was held May 20 at Quidnessett Country Club raised $10,463 for the Providence VA Medical Center's Voluntary Service (VAVS). VAVS provides day to day living needs that the Federal Government doesn't supply. This years event, the 5th year, brings our five year consecutive total to just over $50,000! Thank you to Vinny and Elly Palumbo, Reminisce - Premier Oldies Band of New England, the staff of Quidnessett Country Club, Colleen Burg, Joanne, Deb McGann, Amy Fitton-Mitchell, Zack Ung and Eileen Mento for volunteering to help check people in and sell raffle tickets and set up. Thank you Scott Macfarlane, our photographer for the evening. Thank you to our sponsors, Godiva Chocolates, ARC Document Solutions, Bank RI, Construction Industries of RI, Kiselica Law Firm, D'Ambra Construction, Palumbo's Garage, Cosco Corp, Don's Pizza, EESSCO, Equality Construction Works, ocean State Oil, RI Trucking Association, Sanco, Inc., United Commercial Travelers of America, Abbott Properties, Anthony's Image, Dr. Kathleen Bowling, C & L Builders, Consolidated Concrete, Mr & Mrs Gerald Couillard, D & M Tyre, Mr & Mrs Friel, Forms Plus, Fisher Autoparts, Jim Fisher, Mr & Mrs Gibree, Mr. & Mrs Greco, Mr & Mrs Iacobucci, Grasso's Service Center, Ms. Labbadia, Ms LaFazia, Joanne Magliaone & Tom Falcone, O'Rsilly Autoparts, Pioneer Heavy Duty Parts, Attny Kevin B Reall, Mr & Mrs Thornley, Mr Turner, Warwick Winwater, Sue D'Ambra, Jerry D'Ambra, the girls at Citizens Bank on Plainfield Pike. Thank you to Chris Giardina, aka T-Bucket for once gain making and selling t-shirts and donating all proceeds to VAVS. Our raffle sponsors, Quidnessett Country Club, Mohegan Sun, BENRUS, Bob Fontaine Photography, Godiva Chocolate, LA Cleaning & Restoration, Capriccio Restauran, Trinity Rep., Cardi's Furniture, Detailed Destinations, Jordan's Furniture, European Skin Care By Jeanne, O'Rielly Autoparts, and Swarovski North America.
Pictured below, l-r, Vin & Elly Palumbo, Steve Quirini and Lis D'Ambra of Dtarzz Entertainment, Col. Jennifer Ector (ret.), Donna Russill, Chief of Voluntary Service, PVAMC and Dr Susan MacKenzie, Director of PVAMC. Photo by Scott Macfarlane.
