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COMPLIMENTARY JULYMAY 2020 www.smithfieldtimesri.net Compliments of Stanley Tree Service, Inc. of Smithfield. BOSTON MA BOSTON 55800 PERMIT NO. PERMIT PAID U.S. POSTAGE U.S. ECRWSS Local Postal Customer Postal Local PRSRT STD PRSRT Federally insured by NCUA COVID-19 Support Fund established for Smithfield residents By Ron Scopelliti A homegrown effort to help Smithfield residents who have been impacted by COVID-19 has been attracting donations ranging from individual gift cards to a recent $10,000 donation from the Smithfield Office Park. According to Town Manager Randy Rossi, the Smithfield COVID-19 Support Fund was the brainchild of Smithfield Times publisher and former Smithfield State Senator John J. Tassoni Jr. “He reached out to me and told me Smithfield Town Manager Randy Rossi accepts a $10,000 donation from Axel Stepan, from the Smithfield Office Center, for the Town’s COVID-19 Support Fund which is helping local what he was thinking,” Rossi recalled. residents in need by providing them with gift cards for local restaurants and stores. “I said, ‘this is awesome – let’s partner up.’” some of our elected officials; it’s crisis, there are plans in place to use Tassoni and the town have been refreshing to see the whole community any funds leftover when the crisis collecting donations since the come together and assist those who we passes. beginning of April, and working know are struggling during this time.” collaboratively with the town’s Human “Hopefully once a cure for the virus is Services Department, the Senior Rossi said he is not setting a specific upon us and we’re truly through this Center, the School Department, and date to end the fund, because the crisis, we’d look at redeploying it [the social workers to get gift cards and effects of the virus are hitting people fund] through our Human Services supplies to residents in need who have at different times, and there is still Department,” Rossi said. “We’ll make been directly affected by COVID-19. uncertainty about the duration of the sure it gets into the hands of those who virus and what type of assistance the need it if we still have funds available “We’re making sure that we’re actively federal government will be offering. at the end of all this.” deploying these assets in order to give back to the residents in need,” Rossi “The extra unemployment incentive Those who’d like to make a donation said. “You don’t want to just keep through the stimulus is going to end to the Smithfield COVID-19 Support accumulating the funds for a rainy day. in July,” Rossi noted. “With the in- Fund can mail checks or gift cards We want to make sure we get it back to fighting going on in the Senate, it’s to the attention of Town Manager them as quickly as possible.” difficult to know when that next Randy Rossi, Smithfield Town Hall, stimulus bill is going out and what’s 64 Farnum Pike, Smithfield RI 02917. “We’ve had a very good response from going to be included in it.” There is also a secure drop-box for the community coming out and giving donations at Town Hall, and a PayPal in different ways,” Rossi said. “It’s Though the donations being collected link that can be reached by visiting been overwhelming, between random are currently segregated specifically to www.smithfieldri.com, scrolling to the people who live in the community, help those affected by the COVID-19 middle of the page, and clicking on the link to the town’s e-newsletter. 2 | JULY 2020 Twin Rivers Hearing Health specializes in all areas of hearing, including tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing aids. 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In addition, Kountry Kitchen will be providing a free breakfast to all the public safety officials as a sign of appreciation. Owner Lionel Delos, along with Don Falcone, Jr., who operates DMK Sports and Custom Apparel, teamed up for the effort. Both businesses have been struggling due to the economic shutdown. “We’re trying to find ways to keep ourselves busy yet still stay in the public eye,” Falcone said, noting employees from convenience stores and restaurants were also going to be recognized. 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