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How the Events Industry Is Coming Together Amid COVID-19

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For example, Caesars Entertainment provided 250,000 pounds of food , the equivalent of about 208,000 meals, to food banks and charities nationwide. Similar efforts are also underway in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Hotel chains like Marriott and Best Western are also helping front-line workers with free and discounted rooms.

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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

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Similar measures were already on the books in California, New York, Oregon, and Texas, and legislators in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are currently working on their own bills. The change is being pushed by the American Academy of Dermatology Association and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association.

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Improve Your Association?s Value with Reverse Mentoring or Co-Mentoring

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Take reverse-mentoring for example. Philip Tedesco, CEO of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors , noticed that when they got the Past Presidents’ Council together with the Young Professionals Network, there was more than just a one-way dialogue.

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Reach for More Fruits and Veggies on Heart Association’s Eating Healthy Day

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Karen Aspry, a cardiologist and member of the AHA’s Rhode Island Board of Directors, said in a statement. That’s roughly four and a half cups for an average adult consuming 2,000 calories a day. The link between diet and heart disease has been recognized for more than 50 years,”Dr.

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How Associations Are Embracing Apprenticeships

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Check out a few examples of associations big and small offering such programs for their respective industries. The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association has an apprenticeship program that specifically targets high schoolers. Apprenticeships are growing in importance.

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Inked: Librarians Show Off Tattoos to Raise Library Awareness

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The Rhode Island Library Association is getting people talking with its new 2014 calendar featuring librarians and their tats. Try challenging a stereotype like the Rhode Island Library Association, which recently released a calendar of tattooed librarians. “It Want to get people talking about your industry?

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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

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For instance, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association created a summer boatbuilding program for high schoolers, as a way of introducing them to the trade at a time when “many young people don’t see a hands-on trade as their first choice when it comes to building a career,” said RIMTA CEO Wendy Mackie to Associations Now.