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Treasurer Reads to E.P. Pupils

RI General Treasurer Gina Raimondo visits Kent Heights school in East Providence.

 

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo read to students in Rose Paquette’s classroom at Kent Heights Elementary School during Reading Week recently.  The Treasurer read The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles. This true story takes place in 1960 and features six-year-old Ruby Bridges as the protagonist. Afterwards, the students discussed Ruby's story of courage, faith, and hope with the Treasurer.

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