5 Things for Wednesday, August 8th

Blood Drive: Family Resources will be hosting a Blood Drive on August 8th from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at 245 Main Street, Woonsocket, RI.  Visit WWW.RIBC.org to make an appointment, Sponsor Code 7198. Walk-Ins are welcomed. Roll Up Your Sleeve for Those In Need.

Duct Tape Crafts: Learn to make fun and exciting things out of duct tape. Two classes, August 8th and 9th from 11:00am to 12:00pm at the , 303 Clinton St, Woonsocket, RI . Everyone in Middle School or High School is welcome. The class is filling fast, so sign up at the Young Adult desk.

Woonsocket School Committee Meeting: Woonsocket School Committee meets at 5:00pm at the Woonsocket Middle School Hamlet Building, 60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket. Superintendent’s presentation of the Fiscal Year 2013 School Budget.

This Day in History: In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings underway against him for his involvement in the Watergate affair, Nixon was finally bowing to pressure from the public and Congress to leave the White House. "By taking this action," he said in a solemn address from the Oval Office, "I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." Just before noon the next day, Nixon officially ended his term as the 37th president of theUnited States.

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