"Breaking News: New Prizes Added; Miss Rhode Island Fundraiser Wednesday in East Greenwich"

(East Greenwich, Rhode Island)

EDITOR’S NOTE: New Prizes Added:

We have some great additions to the Miss Rhode Island 2015 Fundraiser at Shimmer:

DJ and Musical Entertainment by JAMS!!! (With help from GUE Productions!!!)

Wine Donations by Thorpe’s Wine and Spirits!!!

Dinner Certificate from Chelo’s!!!

A Fashion show with the stylings of Frills and Therapy in East Greenwich!!!

Food and gifts from Twisted Pizza!!!

A fundraiser is set for Wednesday night August 26, to help send Miss Rhode Island 2015, to the Miss America finals in Atlantic City. The party will take place at Shimmer Salon and Day Spa, 500 Main Street, East Greenwich at 7:30 p.m.

Alexandra Curtis is the new Miss Rhode Island and will compete for the title of Miss America on September 13th, live on ABC. She was Miss West Warwick 2015 and Miss East Greenwich 2014.

The event will feature food, beverages, raffle prizes, and entertainment. A $20 donation is requested. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Shimmer, or at the door. Shimmer is the official hair and make-up sponsor for Miss Rhode Island. Allie Curtis will be performing her musical-theater act which propelled her to the state crown!

Among the raffle prizes: a photo shoot from EG Studios; personal fitness coaching from Fabulous Fitness; a golf outing at Quidnessett Country Club; and a breakfast with Miss Rhode Island at Gel’s Kitchen. Many other food and entertainment prizes will be offered

Curtis is a 2014 honors graduate of Syracuse University and is presently a graduate student in the Master of Public Affairs program at Brown University in Providence. She will later continue her studies at Salve Regina University in Newport. Alexandra is the daughter of Kathi and Mark Curtis. Her family lived in East Greenwich, and now resides in West Warwick.

The Miss Rhode Island Scholarship Pageant is part of the Miss America Organization, which has awarded more scholarship money to young women, than any other organization in the world. For more information see: www.MissRI.org.

If you can’t make the fundraiser but would still like to donate, see: http://www.gofundme.com/AllieForAmerica

The Miss Rhode Island Scholarship Pageant Organization is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit.