Participants at the “Tides at Belle Mer” event included, front row, John and Carol Howell and Dr. Joseph and Sally Dowling; rear, Laurie White, Lisa Churchville, Angela Monroe and Alex Carlin.

Newport’s Goat Island was the setting for Tides at Belle Mer on July 24. Some 250 guests braved stormy weather to raise $50,000 for the nonprofit, which offers services to high-risk youths and their families.

An award was given out to Mike Tamburro of the Pawtucket Red Sox and the late Amby Smith, a longtime sports reporter and columnist for the Kent County Daily Times. Honorary co-chairs were Channel 10’s Lisa Churchville and Warwick Beacon’s John Howell; the co-chairs were businessman and golfing enthusiast Anthony Paliotta and Tom Market’s Tom DeAngelis.