06/25/2003

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.

Donations are still being accepted for the Kelly Richmond Vieira Memorial Scholarship, which has been established to benefit a Case High School student wishing to pursue a career as a physical therapy assistant. Checks made payable to the Kelly Richmond Vieira Memorial Scholarship can be sent to Lisa Curry, P.O. Box 693, Swansea, MA 02777.

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 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, July 8 and 22. For more information, call 943-9266.

Other fundraisers

The Cranston Street Hockey League will hold a charity street hockey tournament for the benefit of John "Whitey" Mangan and Mike Perreault, both members of the organization who were seriously injured in The Station fire.

The event will take place at the Cranston Street Hockey League rink at 625 Dyer Ave., Cranston, on Saturday. Rain date for the tournament will be Sunday.

Games will run from early morning through midafternoon, depending on the number of participants. Prizes and awards will be distributed.

The cost of the tournament is $25 per participant, and groups of four individuals will be permitted to register together as a team. Checks should be made payable to the Cranston Street Hockey League Inc.

Referees, statisticians and personnel for activities outside the rink are needed. For more information, call Bob Cushman at 461-4278.