March 29, 2024

Capobianco Flag Program Continues - City Photo Contest

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2nd Year For American Flag Project

American Flags appeared all over Riverside last year as East Providence City Councilwoman-At-Large Tracy Capobianco, began an effort to festoon Riverside Square with American flags. "That was the original plan, but with all of the generous Townies in our city we will at the very least be able to do all the way down to the carousel," said an exhilarated councilwoman last Spring. Capobianco wanted to connect the flag program with the city's annual Memorial Day parade in Riverside.

After telling various city officials and constituents about her idea, "it just seemed to grow and grow," smiled the now two term councilmember. Residents and city workers donated money to buy American Flags and put them up on poles and houses throughout the parade route. "It then seemed to spread to other main streets in the city and now I'm hoping that all of East Providence is getting the patriotic bug," she said.

Although this project originally coincided with Riverside's Parade, Capobianco and others hope that the patriotic and picturesque flag display continues on and spreads. "If you live in East Providence, R.I. and want to give to a great cause, well here you go." The flags are intended to stay up through Labor Day giving the city an "old time small town patriotic feel."

The new City of East Providence web site on Facebook has been promoting the Flag project. People are trying to spread the idea throughout the entire city. Residents are urged to place American Flags on their homes and businesses. "As you may notice driving around the City, flags have been placed in sections of Riverside, Rumford, and Taunton Ave area of East Providence to show our pride during this spring & summer season. Thank you to the East Providence Highway Department for hanging them!" states the city social media blog. The City makes a point to indicate that flags used so far were "made in the USA and purchased from our local Benny's store." "Keeping it local and patriotic to America," said Capobianco.

This year t he City wants to see lots of flags this Memorial Day weekend. "There will be a photo contest. The contest begins now and runs until Tuesday May 26th. Please keep your photos clean and use the hash tag ‪#‎TOWNIEPRIDE‬ to submit your entry. We want to see you displaying your flags proudly in our great City. Winner will get a $25 gift card to Dunkin Donuts. BONUS: we will also be picking a winner of an additional $25 gift card to Miller's Roast Beef from those who ‪#‎share‬ this post!" cries out the blog.

So pick up an American Flag and display it on your home, business or street pole if accessible. Send in a picture to the city social media site and you may win a prize. "My prize is seeing the level of patriotism, togetherness and Townie Pride evident in our city," said an emotional Capobianco. The councilwoman-at-large, trounced her opponent by over 4,000 votes when she first ran for office as a political novice. She is now in her second term and planning to be around for awhile.

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