01:29 PM EDT on Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Services

A Service of Healing and Remembrance in memory of the victims and in honor of the survivors, police, fire, rescue and hospital personnel on the six-month anniversary of The Station Fire will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the amphitheater on the grounds of the Kent County YMCA, Centerville Road, Warwick. Rain date will be Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6:30 p.m.

The Station Fire Memorial Foundation will hold its monthly non-denominational memorial service to commemorate the six-month anniversary of The Station fire on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m., at 211 Cowesett Ave., West Warwick. The Rev. Susan Asselin will officiate and Jesika Toracinta will perform her single, "Going Home."

Donations

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 University of Rhode Island's Feinstein College of Continuing Education to honor each victim 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 up to a total of $10,000.

Donations are still being accepted for The Kelly Richmond Vieira Memorial Scholarship, which has been established to benefit a Case High School student wanting 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 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, coping tips and links with others who share a similar loss. Sessions will be facilitated by counselors and victim advocates. The next session will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of St. John the Baptist School, 17 St. John St., West Warwick. For more information, call 943-9266.

Other fundraisers

The Station Fire Road Race, a five-mile course that will pass by the former site of The Station nightclub, will be held today, rain or shine. The start and finish are at West Warwick High School. Walkers will take off at 9:30 a.m., runners at 10 a.m. Registration is $25. There will be live music and food vendors. All proceeds will benefit The Station Nightclub Fire Relief Fund. For more information, contact Raymond Laguerre at 225-8813 or rllaguerre@aol.com. For registration/pledge forms, visit www.coolrunning.com.

The Tracy F. King Memorial Road Race/Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. at the carousel in Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick. Registration begins at 9:30. The fee is $15 before Sept. 13, $18 thereafter. All proceeds will benefit the Tracy F. King Memorial Fund. For more information, call Tina Dean at 884-1265 or Jackie Procopio at 885-5858.