Past Events

Olneyville Shines 2010

Earth Day neighborhood clean-up, April 24, 2010

Nearly 390 eager volunteers helped pick up trash especially in Donigian Park, which is practically in our back yard. If you look at the pictures you may ask what part of New Hampshire or Vermont were we? Yet here we were in the urban-setting of Olneyville.

Click here to see photos from the volunteer event.

The venture was a joint effort with the YLC, City Year and The Olneyville Collaborative: Olneyville Housing, Woonasquatucket River Greenway, A Sweet Creation (ASC), Lopco Contracting, English for Action, Providence Housing Authority and United Way. Our newest partner this year wasYear Up.

I Heart Providence

City Hall, Providence, Feb. 11, 2010

YLC members and students from URI’s Student United Way took part in Connect Providence’s I HEART PROVIDENCE. In honor of National 211 Day, the combine group handed out about 300 stickers, which promoted United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode Island. We also informed guests of the benefits of dialing 2-1-1. 

Holiday Food Drive

November 2009-January 2010

More than 600 lbs of non-perishable food items were collected for the RI Community Food Bank.  The American Cancer Society and Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage stepped up to the plate to host collection sites at their offices.

Thank you to all who donated

UWRI's YLC members meet with young leaders in government

About 70 members of UWRI ’s YLC gathered at NYLO Hotel in Warwick on May 11, to meet with representatives of local, state and federal government. From left, Cranston’s Paola Fernandez, UWRI’s Public Policy Coordinator, poses with the evening’s panelists State Rep. Ed Pacheco, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and Joy Fox, Congressman James Langevin’s Director of Communications and Community Outreach.

The YLC holiday food drive collected...

...an AMAZING 410 pounds of food and $40 in Stop & Shop gift certificates to benefit the RI Community Food Bank! UWRI'sYoung Leaders Circle would like to extendour warmest thanks to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance in East Providence, Absolute Respiratory Care, Meeting Street and UWRI staff for their generosity!

Leadership Luncheon Roundtable

The Leadership Luncheon Roundtable featuring Alfred Verrechia, current Director, Chairman of the Board for Hasbro, Inc. and former President and CEO was a huge success! We learned valuable tips on how to advance in your career -

• Learn as much about your entire business as you can so you may take advantage of any opportunity thatcomes along
• Fight for opportunities anddemand a seatat the table
• Show initiative
• Don't be afraid to take educated risks
• Learn from your mistakes
• Surround yourself with intelligent people and don't be afraid to ask them for advice
• Always maintain your integrity
• Enjoy what you do

Congratulations to Brian Angell from FM Global for winning the Hasbro Inc. tour and lunch with Mr. Verrechia!

Young Leaders Circle Kick-Off Celebration

Click here to read about the Young Leaders Circle launch party held at the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales in September 2008. Pictures from the party have been posted to our gallery.

Read about it in the Providence Business News
UWRI drawing young leaders to community projects - read more
September 29, 2008 - Providence Business News
(http://www.pbn.com/stories/35368.html)