06/16/2003

Donations to The Station Nightclub Fire Relief Fund
should be sent to the Rhode Island Foundation. Checks should be made payable to The Station Nightclub Fire Relief Fund, c/o Rhode Island Foundation, 1 Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Please mark "Station Nightclub Fund" on the envelope.

Victims and families seeking assistance should call (877) 748-3700.

Donations to the 100 Memorial Scholarships
established at the URI Feinstein College of Continuing Education to honor each of the victims of The Station Nightclub fire can be sent to: The Station Fire Scholarship Fund, c/o Alan Shawn Feinstein, 37 Alhambra Circle, Cranston, RI 02905. The Feinstein Foundation will double all donations received before July 15.

Counseling, medical support
The American Lung Association of Rhode Island's Call Center
has registered nurses and respiratory therapists available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to answer questions about lung damage from all sources, including fire. The center's number is (800) 548-8252.

The Rhode Island Victims' Advocacy & Support Center (RIVASC) and the Diocese of Providence
will sponsor bimonthly informational support sessions for families and friends directly affected by The Station fire. The sessions are designed to provide information about practical issues that arise in the aftermath of violent death, as well as group support, offering coping tips and contact with others who share a similar loss. Sessions will be facilitated by counselors and victim advocates. The next session will be held in the cafeteria of St. John the Baptist School, 17 St. John St., West Warwick, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24. For more information, call 943-9266.

Fundraisers
A Call for Action DVD
will be released nationally with a celebration concert at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, 329 Westminster St., Providence, Wednesday from 6 p.m. to closing. Mark Cutler and The Schemers, Mr. Lincoln, Jon Tierney and The Truth, Ricky Valente, Fungus Amungus, The Stereobirds and Green Tea are scheduled to perform. Charlie Hall will be the master of ceremonies for a live rock 'n' roll auction. Tickets are $10. All proceeds from the sale of the DVD will benefit The Station Nightclub Fire Relief Fund. For more information or to buy a DVD, visit www.acallforaction.com or call 861-4756.

A Benefit Concert in Remembrance of Nick O'Neill,
including the first performance of Nick's play, They Walk Among Us, will be Sunday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pawtucket Congregational Church, 40 Walcott St., Pawtucket. The production is directed by Nick's brother, Chris O'Neill, and features Nick's friends, Charles Sherba, violin; Consuelo Sherba, viola; Chris Turner, harmonica; Virginia Eskin, piano; and Nigel Gore as the reader. The suggested donation is $15 for adults and $10 for students. All proceeds go to the Nicky O' Foundation, an organization founded by Nick's family to support music education opportunities for underserved students. For information, call 722-7934.

A Mancini Memorial,
in memory of Steven, Andrea and Keith, will be held Sunday, June 22, at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, Newport, from 2 to 6 p.m. It's a clambake with live entertainment by Eventfull Affairs. There will also be a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $25 and will be available at the door. All proceeds will be split between surviving members of the Fathead band to buy back equipment, The Station Fire Fund, St. Jude's and Shriner's.