PROVIDENCE - As temperatures and wind chills continue to stay below zero, winter tightens its grasp on Rhode Island's residents.
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin's "Keep the Heat On" Challenge helps heat the homes of those who have exhausted all other public and private resources and with no place left to turn for assistance with their heating bills. Supported by generous donors throughout the state and matched each year up to $75,000 by the Catholic Charity Fund, "Keep the Heat On" has helped thousands of Rhode Islanders obtain heat or have their untility service restored.
To make a donation to the "Keep the Heat On" Challenge, please send checks, payable to the "Interfaith Community Dire Emergency Fund," 184 Broad St., Providence, R.I. 02903 and note "Keep the Heat On" on the check. You may also log on to www.heatri.com and use the secure Web site for credit card donations or to obtain additional information. The following is a list of recent donations:
Providence College, Faculty-Staff Christmas Party - $1,725
St. Francis Xavier Church, East Providence, Fraternity of St. Francis Xavier Church - $1,000
Professional Religious Educators of Providence - $500
Anonymous - $250
St. Jean Baptiste Church, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - $208
Knights of Columbus - $200
St. Mary Church, Cranston - $200
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Capaldi - $150
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. McDavitt - $100
Mr. Richard D. Farrell - $100
Anonymous - $100
Justice & Mrs. Joseph R. Weisberger - $100
Mr. & Mrs. James O'Leary - $100
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Baxter Jr., in honor of Father Bert Anderson's 60th birthday - $60
Anonymous - $50
Anonymous - $50
Mr. Raymond Vadnais - $50
Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Dwyer - $50
Ms. Maureen L. Kelley - $40
Ms. Kathleen T. Moran - $30
Anonymous - $30
Anonymous - $30
Anonymous - $25
Anonymous - $25
Ms. Aline B. Frappier - $25
Mr. David A. Renner - $25
Anonymous, in memory of Aline Fawcett - $25
Ms. Diane Barone - $25
Ms. Ruth P. Kronenberg - $25
Anonymous - $25
Sisters of Mercy Community - "Happy Birthday, Mercy Sister Joeline" - $25
Anonymous - $20
Anonymous - $15
Mr. Raymond F. Bonenfant - $15
Sts. John & James Parish, West Warwick - $10
Mrs. Joan F. Fogerty - $10
Mr. Leslie Araujo - $7
Anonymous - $5
Total donations - $5,430
Previous total donations - $84,633
Grand total donations - $90,063
(This article originally appeared in The Providence Visitor)
