{"id":93082,"date":"2024-03-06T21:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T21:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=93082"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:22:50","slug":"uri-police-officer-student-veterans-collect-donate-coats-other-items-for-homeless-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/uri-police-officer-student-veterans-collect-donate-coats-other-items-for-homeless-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 police officer, student veterans collect, donate coats, other items for homeless veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 7, 2024 \u2013 With low temperatures in Rhode Island averaging about 30 degrees in March and about 40 degrees in April, more than 200 veterans who find themselves without a home are benefiting from the generosity and efforts of a 溏心vlog免费B站 police officer, the University\u2019s Greek community, 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Organization and Ocean State Job Lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police Cpl. Paul Hanrahan received a $700 donation from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s fraternities and sororities, and he enlisted the help of his wife, Colleen, and their four children\u2014Ryan and Michaela, both 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni; current 溏心vlog免费B站 nursing student Alexa; and Erin, a North Kingstown High School student \u2014to establish a coats for veterans program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But without the help of Ocean State Job Lot, Hanrahan\u2019s efforts would not have had as great an impact. The discount chain headquartered in North Kingstown donated 192 coats and 100 Job Lot buckets containing coats and essentials like socks and hygiene products, along with string bags and sweatshirts emblazoned with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Police logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll together, the Job Lot donations came to about $10,000,\u201d said Hanrahan, a North Kingstown resident. \u201cJob Lot tends to avoid publicity for these things, but I\u2019d like Rhode Islanders to know how much it invests in our state and its people. I also want to thank the Greek community for its continuing generosity to make 溏心vlog免费B站 and the state\u2019s communities better places. Finally, I couldn\u2019t do this without the hands and hearts of my wonderful family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Jagoda, chief of 溏心vlog免费B站 Police and director of the Department of Public Safety, praised Hanrahan\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to commend Cpl. Hanrahan for his hard word, dedication and commitment,\u201d Jagoda said. \u201cHe continues to be a valuable member of our community, and his efforts have made our community policing model one that truly works in partnership with all community members. The model addresses concerns and quality of life issues in an effort to make a positive difference and enhance safety and security in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to their support of the coat drive, 溏心vlog免费B站’s fraternities and sororities have donated $5,000 for school supply purchases for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kids, Cops and Classroom campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RHODY ASSIST FOR OPERATION STAND DOWN: From left to right: Megan Hughes, president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Organization, Josh Boccanfuso, of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, Tyrone Smith, of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, and Chantel Rosario, graduate assistant at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Military and Veteran Education, collect food and other items for veterans. Submitted photo.

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\u201cIt\u2019s great to highlight the efforts the University makes on behalf of veterans,\u201d said Bob Flynn, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Military and Veteran Education. \u201cWhat Paul and our student veterans are doing not only creates interest in the University and our departments, but it responds to a great need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the fall, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Organization ran a food drive, coat drive with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8955, in Westerly, and a Rhode Island Historical Cemetery cleanup near 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus. Last month, the group sponsored a campus blood drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur student veterans take the lead in helping their fellow veterans,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cThey are very active, and proud of what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 7, 2024 \u2013 With low temperatures in Rhode Island averaging about 30 degrees in March and about 40 degrees in April, more than 200 veterans who find themselves without a home are benefiting from the generosity and efforts of a 溏心vlog免费B站 police officer, the University\u2019s Greek community, 溏心vlog免费B站 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":93083,"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-93082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93082","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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93082"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93097,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93082\/revisions\/93097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}