Block Island Lions Club members Gail Ballard Hall, at left, and Pat Vacaitis, at right, presented donations totaling $10,000 to the Mary D. Fund, the Batchelder Scholarship Fund and the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Marguerite Donnelly, second from left, accepted a donation of $5,000; Renee Batchelder, center, accepted a donation of $4,000; and Joanne Warfel on behalf of Helping Hands, accepted a check for $1,000. The donations were made possible by local support from the Lions Club’s Run Around The Block Race held last September. (Photo by Lars Trodson)
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