The Business of Greater Newport (September 2022 archive) hosted by The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce

NEWPORT, RI (WLNE) — The 12 Meter Yacht Club — a club of big, historic boats wanted to take their passion off the water and put it in the hands of others. In the past two months, they’ve held a few events to help people out, both locally and internationally.

An unexpected rain shower failed to dampen the excitement at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s signature fundraiser, the ninth annual Newport Yacht Rendezvous, held June 24 at the Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard.

The Business of Greater Newport (June 2022 archive)

hosted by The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce

Thursday from 10am to 11am. Hear from Greater Newport Chamber member guests and the business of the week.

King, a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, vied for the title along with four other teens from clubs throughout the state. He will represent Rhode Island at the regional “Youth of the Year” competition in June and, if he prevails, will then compete for the national “Youth of the Year” title.

Hear a powerful message from BGC youth on the two year anniversary of the Pandemic

Follow along with our Roving Reports as she shows you all the GREAT moments that happen everyday at the Boys and Girls Clubs.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County held its 3^rd Annual Turkey Dinner for Club members and their families on November Fridays 19^th.  For this event, restauranteurs the Kilroy family opened their restaurant, The Lobster Bar, and welcomed over 190 guests to dine together on the Wharf. 

NEWPORT — Throughout the COVID pandemic, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County has been working to support families that need extra help, and some of the funding to assist these families has come from federal sources.

Nonprofits on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 crisis have been awarded another $380,000 in grants in the final phases of the RI Gives Vax Challenge. The funding was triggered as a result of to the 25,000+ Rhode Islanders who got vaccinated since the program was launched in July. More than 81 percent of adult Rhode Islanders are now at least partially vaccinated.