Day of Action

DAY OF ACTION

June 3, 2023

Frank Flynn, AFT vice president, labels books with other volunteers.
Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, shares remarks.
Jennifer Smith, executive director of Books Are Wings, shares remarks.
Women United members Anne Ciresi, Ann Goudreau, and MaryKay Koreivo label books.
Lori DiMatteo, United Way of Rhode Island's coordinator of volunteer engagement, shares remarks.
Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, poses with her son, Jacob.
Emily McHugh, director of strategic initiatives for SQA Group, sorts books.
Volunteers sort, label, and box books.
Books Are Wings' Jennifer Smith and Alison Aguiar sort books.
Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, poses with her dad, Tom Mahoney.
Two children pose behind boxes of books. An adult looks at a book next to them.
United Way of Rhode Island's Cortney Nicolato and Lanre Ajakaiye with board chair Dolph Johnson.
Women United member Nancy Serpa takes a selfie with other volunteers.
Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, poses with Frank Flynn, AFT VP.
A volunteer looks at a book with an amazed expression.
Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, talks with volunteers.
Volunteers sort books.
Peggy Lamb, outgoing chair of the Women United Executive Committee, poses with other volunteers.
A volunteer poses next to boxes of books.
A volunteer labels books.
David Nicolato, husband of Cortney Nicolato, labels books with Women United member Sandra Mazo.
Women United member Sandra Mazo poses with other volunteers.
Kyle Bennett, United Way of Rhode Island's senior director of policy and equity, with volunteers.
Volunteers pose for a drone shot in front of the United Way of Rhode Island offices.

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