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Council thanks Da Vinci Center, Better Lives Rhode Island and urges support after polar-vortex response
Summary
The Providence City Council read and approved a resolution thanking the Da Vinci Center and Better Lives Rhode Island for operating an emergency warming shelter during a polar vortex that sheltered 'as many as 50 people in a singular night.' Several councilmembers used personal remarks to praise staff and call for additional resources for nonprofits.
The Providence City Council formally recorded a resolution expressing gratitude to the Da Vinci Center and Better Lives Rhode Island for setting up an emergency warming shelter during a polar vortex that brought below-freezing temperatures to the city.
The clerk read the resolution into the record, noting that the Da Vinci Center, under the leadership of Norma Gonzalez, opened its doors and that…
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