Around The Block: Rhode Island Preservation News 8-31-07 (scroll bar at bottom of post)

Around The Block Rhode Island Preservation News August 31, 2007 Special Issue A Summer Evening on Indian Avenue Annual fundraiser a fabulous success!!   This year Preserve Rhode Island welcomed guests to Indian Avenue to enjoy a cocktail reception on the grounds of the Stonybrook Carriage House.  Elegant hors d'ouvres and a wonderful seafood bar were provided by Fine Catering by Russell Morin.  Our live auctioneer Michael Salvadore auctioned off a four-day stay at the Stonybrook Carriage House, a weekend sail on the Sakonnet Motoryacht, a gallery talk and cocktail reception at William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd., and original artwork by Eveline Roberge, Richard Grosvenor, and John Grosvenor. Preserve Rhode Island was also pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Valerie Talmage, who will join the PRI staff on September 4th.    After the cocktail reception guests were escorted to the homes of several Indian Avenue residents for private dinners.  Through the generosity of all of those involved we successfully exceeded our expectations!  Thank you to all of our guests, we appreciate your continued support!   Mrs. Elizabeth Capozzi deserves an additional expression of gratitude for her hard work in making this event possible through the countless hours she spent making telephone calls and supporting the PRI staff.            Special Thank You Preserve Rhode Island would like to offer a special thank you to Ms. Jane Dale Owen, Mrs. Jane Blaffer Owen, the Van Liew Family, Anne and Peter Damon, Grenville and Sandra Craig, Julia and Stephen DeLeo, and John A. and Hope H. van Beuren for graciously opening their homes to help support Preserve Rhode Island's mission to protect Rhode Island's historic structures and unique places for present and future generations.  We would also like to thank our sponsors Captain Nicholas Brown and Mrs. Angela Brown Fischer, Washington Trust Wealth Management, Sovereign Bank, Newport Collaborative Architects, Ms. Jane Dale Owen, and the Coleman/Owen Family Foundation.                      Thank You to the Preserve Rhode Island Board of Trustees   Mr. Dennis E. Stark, Chairman Mr. John K. Grosvenor, Vice Chairman Mr. Robert Batchelor, Treasurer Mrs. Patrice Hagan, Secretary   Mr. Edward W. Burman, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Capozzi Mr. Stephen A. DeLeo Mrs. Dorienne W. Farzan Mr. Christopher Feisthamel Mr. James H. Leach Mr. Philip C. Marshall Mr. Harvey C. Perry Mr. Robert C. Pike Mrs. Alexandra Chafee Reynolds Ms. Luise M. Strauss Mr. David Winoker Ms. Ranne Warner Mr. Thomas E. Wright   Honorary Trustees Mr. Edmund C. Bennett Mr. Robert Merriam Mr. Gordon L. Parker, Jr. Mr. Alfred B. Van Liew Mr. Dudley A. Williams