WHO: Disabled veterans from the Veterans Resource and Recovery Center, Providence, and children from the Compass School, Kingston, along with äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ students and Master Gardeners.
WHAT: The volunteers will harvest apples from the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ orchards for distribution to food pantries in Rhode Island.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. (veterans) and Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m. (school children).
WHERE: The orchards at the rear of äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’s East Farm on Route 108 in Kingston, half mile south of Route 138.
CONTACT: For more information about covering this event, contact Todd McLeish in the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Department of Communications & Marketing at 401-874-7892 or tmcleish@uri.edu.
