Local chapter earns food bank’s Golden Pallet Award
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FOOD TO GO (R): 溏心vlog免费B站 鈥�59 alumnus Brad Southworth of Pawtucket wears his Rhody sweatshirt while sorting food at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. 溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Nora Lewis.
ALL IN THE FAMILY(L): 溏心vlog免费B站 鈥�79 alumna Betsy McCabe of Barrington and her daughter Kate McCabe 鈥�02 of East Greenwich help out the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. 溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Nora Lewis.