‘Real Men Wear Pink’ Car Hop
On Aug. 24 from noon to 6 p.m., A&W Restaurant at 460 Putnam Pike will partner with the Pink Heals of RI for a Car Hop.
Proceeds will benefit the Pink Heals, a nonprofit organization made up of police, fire and EMT personnel spreading awareness of cancer while sharing love, hope and support for all women battling the disease. They volunteer their time, wear pink shirts and drive pink vehicles to local events and fundraisers.
Fundraising for Pink Heals helps with direct care assistance for all women battling any cancer, and all funds stay in Rhode Island. At the event, volunteers from the Pink Heals will be serving up orders while wearing their pink clothing.
For more information, visit www.ripinktrucks.com or call A&W at 401-949-9892.
4th annual Car & Motorcycle Show and Run
The Johnson Police Explorers Post #405 will be hosting its fourth annual Car & Motorcycle Show and Run on Aug. 17 in Johnston Memorial Park.
Car and bike show registration will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and the run will leave at 11 a.m. with awards at 3 p.m. The registration fee is $10 per vehicle show and/or run. Bring canned goods with you to be donated to the Johnston Community Food Bank.
Trophies will be awarded for Judge’s Choice Winner, Best Paint and Best in Show.
Vendor space is available for a fee of $50, and trophy sponsorship is also available at $50. There will also be food, music, a 50/50 raffle, vendors, a bounce house and much more for family fun. In case of rain, a rain date will be announced.
Make checks payable to Johnston Police Explorers Post #405, P.O. Box 19380, Johnston, RI 02919. For more information, contact George Arakelian Jr. at 401-946-0010, Gina Sabitoni-Arakelian at 401-499-1317 or Capt. Thomas Dolan at 401-231-4210, ext. 3134.
Summer Field Trip Series
Join the North Central Chamber of Commerce for the second stop in our free Summer Field Trip Series to Providence Water, which is Rhode Island’s largest drinking water utility, supplying 600,000 people – about 60 percent of the state’s population. Learn the five steps of the water treatment process and take a tour of the plant. Participants will also learn about water management and conservation of the Scituate Reservoir watershed. All ages are welcome.
The trip will be held on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. The address of the treatment plant is 61 North Road (Route 116) in Hope. The access gate is located on the east side of Route 116 1.6 miles north of Hope Village and 0.3 miles south of the intersection with Route 12 (Scituate Avenue/Tunk Hill Road). Participants should park in the lot on the right after passing through the gate and should avoid driving up the road to the plant.
For more information, contact Kelly Patz at 401-349-4674.
Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor recruitment
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State is continuing its drive to recruit male and female mentors for the approximately 100 children who are currently on the waiting list. Boys and girls ages seven to 15 throughout the state are waiting to be paired with a volunteer for six to eight hours a month for a minimum of a one-year commitment. For information on how you can be a mentor, contact a match support specialist at mentoring@bbbsos.org or 401-921-2434.
Homeless Animals Day and Candlelight Vigil in Cranston
Barbara Morse Silva of WJAR/TV will be the emcee at Defenders of Animals’ 20th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil on Aug. 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Governor Sprague Mansion in Cranston. They will be honoring fire and police personnel throughout Rhode Island who have rescued animals. Officers will be receiving plaques from Defenders of Animals. This will be a very special event. It’s free and open to the public. For more information, contact 401-461-1922.
RI Chamber Block Party
Join all the Rhode Island Chambers of Commerce for a fabulous summer cookout, kayak races and more on Aug. 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Champlin’s Hotel and Marina on Block Island. The Chamber Block Party is an opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of networking with family, friends, colleagues and associates. You must be pre-registered and pre-paid to attend. Ferry reservations through the must be made prior to Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. After that, participants may book directly with the Block Island Ferry.
For more information, contact Kelly Patz at 401-349-4674 or your local Chamber of Commerce.
At the Mohr
Join in on the fun at the Mohr Library on Aug. 4 for a windowsill gardening session. Drop in between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Teen Room. Learn about how to cultivate and grow small plans on a windowsill at home. A pot, potting soil and seeds will be provided for each participant. Registration is required for this event.
On Aug.13, the library will host a book discussion to ramp up for the release of the movie “The Giver.” Drop in between 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Teen Room. Talk about “Divergent,” “The Hunger Games” trilogy, the “Maze Runner” trilogy, the “Matched” trilogy or your favorite dystopian world. Popcorn will be provided.
For more information on these programs and more, contact the Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, 1 Memorial Ave., at 401-231-4980 (dial 5 for children’s services).
Artisans sought
The Artists’ Exchange in Cranston is seeking artisans for the seventh annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival to be held on Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rain date is Aug. 28. The deadline is Aug. 22, and the registration fee is $50. The early bird deadline is Aug. 1 for a reduced fee of $35. The festival will be held inside and in the lots surrounding Artists’ Exchange at 50 Rolfe Square in Cranston. More information and an application available for download can be found at www.artists-exchange.org/falloutofsummerfest.html.
Gentian Garden Club
The members of the Gentian Garden Club have received their program booklets for this year, and the title is “Learning From Each Other.” Co-presidents Jackie Marro and Alyce Pedder, along with the Program Committee headed by Ann Huntoon, have put together an inspiring and fun-filled year for the club.
Some of the programs they will have this year include “Photographing the Garden” with photographer Barbara Bourgette, “Gift Gifting from the Gardener” by club members Lois Hartley and Ann Baril (both past presidents) and “Hardscape, More Than Just Rocks” presented by Joseph Novak, Roger Williams Park Botanical Center manager.
For the month of August, they have two programs – a Stepping Out Program to the Botanical Center at the Rogers Williams Park and a Touring Our Own program entitled “Tea in the Fairy Garden.” Weekly maintenance by club members is also being tended to, which includes the barrels on the Village Green and the Community House window boxes and the Community House Garden along the Gentian Garden Club wildflower garden, all in North Scituate. For information on the Gentian Garden Club or any of its summer activities, please contact Kathy Bessette at 401-464-4651 or email at pegluke146@verizon.net.
Did You Know?
Here’s a fun experiment to try if you want to find out what the temperature is and don’t have a thermometer. The frequency of a cricket’s chirps fluctuates with the temperature, so if you count a cricket’s chirps for 15 seconds and add 37, you will have the approximate outdoor temperature (in Fahrenheit). (Source: Summer Fun Facts)
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