Community Initiatives:
Equity Action: a permanent endowment
of The Rhode Island Foundation

Campaign Highlights

Embolden Design hosts 'Gays & Geeks' event

L Pisaturo, A-M Harrington   J Davenport, S Gerson K Fish, C Hill, A Silvia
Ann-Marie Harrington (right), president and founder of Embolden Design, shares a laugh with Laura Pisaturo. Ann-Marie hosted the 'Gays & Geeks' event at her web development, design, and consulting firm in Pawtucket.    Movies, videos, food, and good times were "served up" at the recent Embolden Design-hosted event to benefit Equity Action. Here, Justin Davenport and Stephanie Gerson check out some of the evening's featured activities.     Enjoying conversation at the 'Gays & Geeks' event are (left to right) Ken Fish, Equity Action advisory council member; Corrine Hill; and Annie Silvia.


 

Trinity Repertory hosts LGBT Night to benefit Equity Action

N Steinberg, E DeMarco, R Margolin  F Ferri, T Caparco  Connelly, Standish, Lapides, Cicilline 
Foundation President & CEO Neil D. Steinberg talks with Edye DeMarco, event cosponsor and EA campaign committee member, and EA supporter Ron Margolin.     Rep. Frank Ferri and Tony Caparco were among theatre-goers at the Trinity Repertory LGBT Night for Equity Action.    Mark Connelly; J.C. Standish, event cosponsor; Sally Lapides, EA campaign chair; and Providence Mayor David Cicilline, EA campaign honorary chair.

 

Equity Action launches Million Dollar Challenge Campaign

A dynamic group of community leaders came together to launch Equity Action’s Million Dollar Challenge Campaign on May 2, 2008 at the Aldermen’s Chambers in Providence City Hall.

mayor David Cicilline  Sally Lapides 

 Providence Mayor David Cicilline, honorary chair, spoke about the importance of this initiative and his commitment to the Million Dollar Challenge.

          Sally Lapides, campaign chair, passionately told the crowd, “I will absolutely not be able to put my head down on the pillow until we are all treated equally.”

 

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