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smithfield scituate foster glocester edition | valley breeze & observer | MARCH 21-27, 2013 North County 5 231-8600 46 Log Rd., Smithfield, RI Over 35 Years Experience precisionautopaint.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm; Sat. 8 am-Noon Joe Silva Owner & Technician Always guarantees quality workmanship Smithfield High School 2013 Lock In Valley Breeze & Observer Photo by Tom Ward State General Treasurer Gina Raimondo was on hand Wednesday at the Old County Road School, Smithfield, to congratulate 5th-graders there for their participation in the Vault financial literacy program, sponsored by Navigant Credit Union. The Vault program was piloted for Rhode Island by Navigant as an expansion of the EverFi classes offered to 12 Rhode Island high schools. In the foreground is Navigant President and CEO Gary Furtado. Raimondo, Navigant congratulate students in financial literacy class SMITHFIELD – State General Treasurer Gina Raimondo greeted students at the Old County Road Elementary School Wednesday morning where she extended congratulations and certificates to the state's first elementary school students to complete a pilot program designed to teach financial literacy to youngsters. The Vault program, piloted for Rhode Island in Smithfield, is an expansion of the EverFi classes offered to 12 Rhode Island high schools. Vault is designed for the younger students to start them off with a foundation for learning future financial habits. Raimondo was startled when she asked the 5th-graders how many had phones, and most of the students' hands went up. She cautioned them that, with smart phones and other tools, there will be more opportunities to spend money easily, and they need to be careful using the technology. The program was sponsored by Navigant Credit Union, which has its headquarters in Smithfield, and administered by students of Bryant University, who are part of the Bryant Enactus team. Also on hand Wednesday was Navigant Credit Union Chief Executive Officer Gary Furtado, Navigant Vice President of Business Development Randall Sacilotto, and Bryant's Enactus project leader Fatma Rizvan. Town officials on hand included Town Manager Dennis Finlay, School Superintendent Robert O'Brien, School Committee member Virginia Harnois, and Town Councilor Suzanna Alba, among others. Sacilotto told The Breeze the program engaged 5th-graders with lessons that were part of Vault's interactive media program designed to cultivate good financial sense that will stay with them a lifetime. Lessons cover such topics as identifying ways to make money now and in the future, career possibilities, responsible saving and spending, budgets, the difference between cash and credit, and value of giving to charity. We would like to thank the following vendors for supporting our first annual Lock In: Applebee's Ov's Restaurant Athen's Pizza Papa Gino's Anytime Fitness Ronzio's Pizza Baxter's Jewelers Smithfield Coffee Company Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille Smithfield Fire Department Chili's Grill & Bar Starbucks DePetrillo's Pizza & Bakery Subway Fabulocity Such-A-Bagel Forno's Pizza of Cumberland T.J. Maxx Store Gusto's Spaghetteria & Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill Kiwi Burst Wright's Dairy Farm Laura's Diner Yacht Club Soda Also, we would like to congratulate Emily Archambault, Class of 2013, for spearheading this wonderful fundraiser for the benefit of Hasbro Children's Hospital (over $3,000 was raised). Thank you to SHS faculty, staff, Parent Council chaperones, and everyone who contributed to the event whether baking items, donating items, or picking up donations from the vendors. THANK YOU! In Brief Rotary Youth Leaders seek donations for Drive to End Hunger BREWSTER, Mass. – Rotary Youth Leaders from Rotary International District 7950 plan to package 100,000 meals on Sunday, April 21, for food pantries all over southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, the islands, and Rhode Island. The students are working with Outreach Inc. as part of this year's leadership weekend. Students plan to assemble 600 volunteers to package the 100,000 meals in two hours. Each package contains six servings. Each serving provides 50 percent of the daily nutrients required for an individual. Student leaders are working to raise $25,000 for the project. Anyone wishing to donate can go online at www.endhungerne. org then click on the event date in Brewster, Mass. at the Cape Cod Sea Camps, or checks can be mailed to Rotary International District 7950, Attn.: Paul Nicol, 923 Winter St., Hanson, MA 02341. Cape Cod Sea Camps, 3057 Main St., Brewster, Mass., is hosting the event. Any individual, company, church, or social group that raises $500 or more can designate the food pantry they wish to receive the meals. For every $500 donated, the pantry will receive 2,000 meals worth of food. To help package the meals, contact John Kelly, event coordinator, at 508-617-7300, or contact Matthew Martin, regional director of Outreach Inc., at 857-939-3459. Your Hometown Newspaper! Your Multi-Media Representative: PRINT DIGITAL: Web & Mobile Website Design E-mail Marketing Couponing Religious Jewelry Perfect for First Communions & Confirmations We have Rosary Beads & Rosary Bracelets Pendants in 14KT Yellow Gold or Sterling Silver •Medals •Crosses All are engraveable, making them a personal one-of-a-kind gift. Exclusively at... WE BUY GOLD Lic# 94387 VANGEL JEWELERS IGA Plaza, Rt. 6, North Scituate, RI • 934-0350 Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Steve Moreau phone: 401.334.9555, x135 e-mail: smoreau@valleybreeze.com Co ac nt t S eve t td o ay!

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