{"id":62601,"date":"2011-12-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/big-chill-weekend-helps-fuel-uri-student-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2011-12-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T00:00:00","slug":"big-chill-weekend-helps-fuel-uri-student-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/12\/big-chill-weekend-helps-fuel-uri-student-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Chill Weekend helps fuel 溏心vlog免费B站 student scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tProvidence chamber chief serving as honorary chairwoman<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 December 22, 2011 \u2014 As president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Laurie White works to help the economy grow and businesses to thrive. She knows that it takes more than money to make the world go \u2019round. <\/p>\n


\nIt takes talented employees, brilliant entrepreneurs and a well-educated workforce that produces quality products and services. She sees her alma mater, the 溏心vlog免费B站, as a place that can help reinvigorate the state\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cOne of the things I\u2019m involved with here at the chamber is the Knowledge Economy Initiative. The 溏心vlog免费B站 plays a big role in developing the next generation of entrepreneurs and workers,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m interested in the power of the University as an economic engine.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBut that engine needs fuel \u2014 bright, talented students who can take the skills and knowledge they gain at the 溏心vlog免费B站 and put them to use within the state\u2019s borders. As education costs continue to rise, bringing those students to the University and keeping them enrolled through graduation is always a challenge.<\/p>\n


\nScholarships are a key way to make sure students who deserve the chance to cultivate and expand their talents are able to do so. But with state funding always dwindling, it falls to the University to raise money to attract and retain the best students in the state and around the nation. <\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Association will hold its Big Chill Weekend, the biggest scholarship fundraiser of the year, from Feb. 10 through Feb. 12 in Providence, Newport and South County. <\/p>\n


\nLast year\u2019s event raised more than $60,000 and it has raised more than $1.3 million for need- and merit-based scholarships since its inception. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThere\u2019s nothing more important than making sure students going to the 溏心vlog免费B站 get an excellent education and come out of their experience at 溏心vlog免费B站 without facing overwhelming debt,\u201d said White, who is the honorary chairwoman of this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt will help attract the best and brightest students to the 溏心vlog免费B站 regardless of their financial status,\u201d she continued. \u201cWhen you think of the staggering costs of education, it\u2019s important to provide opportunities to everybody. This is a good way to raise money and have fun doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe weekend begins with three events in Providence, Newport and Narragansett from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. An array of food and beverages will be served at Aspire Restaurant, 22 Bowen\u2019s Wine Bar & Grille and The Narragansett Grill. Prizes will also be raffled off.<\/p>\n


\nThe University will then host National Girls and Women in Sports Day before the 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s basketball game against La Salle at 2 p.m. at the Ryan Center. The event on the Kingston Campus will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. A sports clinic for boys and girls will begin at 11 a.m. in Mackal Field House and the Rev. Lynn Baker-Dooley will host a pre-game luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. at the Ryan Center.<\/p>\n


\n The Blue Tie Wine Pairing will cap the weekend in style with a five-course dinner and silent auction Saturday at 6 p.m. at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport. The dinner will include lobster, salmon, steak and lamb, as well as a selection of wines and dessert. <\/p>\n


\nTo register for any of the Big Chill Weekend events, log on to www.uri.edu\/bigchill. The deadline for registration is Jan. 27. <\/p>\n


\nFor more information, call Gina Simonelli at (401) 874-5808 or email her at gsimonelli@advance.uri.edu. For more information about the silent auction, contact Chris DiSano at (401) 874-4536 or email him at cdisano@advance.uri.edu<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Providence chamber chief serving as honorary chairwoman KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 December 22, 2011 \u2014 As president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Laurie White works to help the economy grow and businesses to thrive. She knows that it takes more than money to make the world go \u2019round. It takes talented employees, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}