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Silver Jubilee Dinner Dance to Benefit Good Neighbors

Enjoy an Italian buffet, live music, silent auction and raffles to raise funds for Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry and Day Shelter.

Dine and dance for a good cause. Good Neighbors is holding a Silver Jubilee dinner dance to celebrate 25 years of service to the community. It will be held on October 17 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall at St. Brendan’s School, 55 Turner Avenue, Riverside.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Good Neighbors soup kitchen, food pantry, day shelter and resource center that has assisted the underserved of the East Bay, greater Providence and Newport areas for two and a half decades. Clients include children, seniors, veterans, the working poor, the unemployed, single parents, the homeless and those in ill health.

The Silver Jubilee will feature an authentic Italian buffet catered by Perella’s Ristorante. Blount’s Seafood is providing soup and Vienna Bakery is donating dessert. Guests will enjoy listening and dancing to live music by the Meadow-Larks and there will be a cash bar. An extensive silent auction and raffle will offer dozens of prize packages donated by local merchants. Silver Sponsors for the event are Teamsters Local #251, St. Brendan Parish, Riverside and 1149 Restaurant, East Greenwich.

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Tickets are $40 per person and reservations can be made online at www.goodneighborsri.org or by sending a check, payable to Good Neighbors, to Good Neighbors, 55 Turner Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915. Table reservations will be accepted for parties of 8 or more guests. All other guests will enjoy open seating. For information on sponsorship, donation or advertising opportunities, call 401-433-0045. Deadline for reservations is October 5, 2015. Your support will make a significant impact on the lives of those who eat at Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen or receive groceries from the Food Pantry.

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