{"id":60228,"date":"2012-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/campus-community-turns-out-in-droves-for-yard-sale\/"},"modified":"2012-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"campus-community-turns-out-in-droves-for-yard-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/campus-community-turns-out-in-droves-for-yard-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus community turns out in droves for yard sale"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t溏心vlog免费B站 raises record amount for Ram mascot scholarships,

\ndonates more than a ton of clothing, food to local charity organizations<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 July 13, 2012 — Aided by wonderful weather and a fleet of volunteers, the 溏心vlog免费B站 collected thousands of pounds of food and clothing to donate to local charities and raised a record dollar amount to fund the Rhody the Ram Endowment at this year\u2019s ninth annual Rhody the Ram Yard Sale.<\/p>\n


\nThe event took place June 9 and raised $3,571 to help provide scholarships for students who don the Rhody the Ram mascot costume and engage the public when they attend sports, alumni and University-related events.

\n\u201cThe mascot is very important. They\u2019re the face of the University,\u201d said Gerri Beagle, human resources manager of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation and Founder\/Coordinator of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Rhody the Ram Yard Sale. <\/p>\n


\nRecipients of the Rhody the Ram Endowment scholarships must be at least sophomores in good academic standing. The scholarship program helps recruit prospective mascots, retain current ones and reward them for their hard work.<\/p>\n


\nThe Rhody the Ram endowment has a current market value of over $40,000 with the interest awarded to those Rhody the Ram students.<\/p>\n


\nThe student ambassadors weren\u2019t the only beneficiaries of the generosity of student, faculty and staff donations. When the event ended, the University donated all unsold items to the Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nVolunteers and a Jonnycake Center teen group collected donations from all 22 campus dormitories and gathered more than 2,000 pounds of clothing and 1,100 pounds of food. These items were donated to the Jonnycake Center in Peace Dale. Those totals were higher than last year. This year for the first time, volunteers collected five pickup truckloads of donated items from a sorority on campus. <\/p>\n


\nThough overall donations were down slightly this year, Beagle said the event ultimately was the most successful yet because of the number of customers who visited the Keaney Gymnasium parking lot.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis was the best ever,\u201d Beagle said. \u201cIt was a wonderful event this year,\u201d she continued. \u201cThere were thousands of people coming through in a steady stream all day long.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThe success was made possible by the help of 30 volunteers from faculty and staff to students and community volunteers.<\/p>\n


\nItems were stored at the Boss Arena for six weeks before getting hauled down to the parking lot and set up for the sale, no easy task considering the massive amount of donations.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe volunteers were dominantly women. We need to get some strong men to lift some boxes next year,\u201d Beagle said. \u201cThis year we filled two and a half big cargo trucks with donations and brought it over to the parking lot. It\u2019s tough work for a group of middle-aged women and one man.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBut it is a worthy cause, Beagle said, one she hopes will attract more volunteers and customers every year, especially with the state of the economy.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cEverybody is in need. It\u2019s awful,\u201d Beagle said. \u201cWe do what we can do. \u201c<\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\nNancy Hawksley ( laying down)

\nL-R

\n1st row: Pat Stein, Gerri Beagle, VP Robert Beagle, Mary Ann Sumner, Donna StAndre

\n2nd row: Roberta Norman, Trish Casey, Linda Connell, Rhody the Ram, Veronica Pokladnik, Cynthia Burke, Noreen Disandro, Cindy Roy, Flavia Alves

\n3rd row: Maryanne Mazzone, Anita Burke, Steve Derita, Howard Whaley<\/p>\n


\nPhoto by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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