Community Organizations

 Name

Mailing Address

Contact Person

Phone #

 Meeting Info.

Statement of Purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association

 

P.O. Box 83

 

423-3270

 

 

Boy Scouts of RI

 

Dave Volpe

         423-8947

Meets every Tuesday 6:45 � 8 PM at the Recreation Center, Summer 6-8 pm at Fort Getty

 

  Central Baptist Church

American Baptist

 

  P.O. Box 295

Jamestown, RI 02835

Rev. Kathryn Palen

Minister

423-1651

  Date:   Sunday

Time:   9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Place:  99 Narragansett Avenue

Worship, study (pre-K through Adult), Pastoral Care (personal reflection, counseling, fun!).

Overall Approach -- Soul Liberty-- each person is able to be free to and encouraged to develop their own understanding of themselves, God, and their world.

 A Community Church - 26 Denominations Represented.

 Conanicut Concerned Citizens

 

  Rosemary Forbes-Woodside 423-1051  
The purpose of Conanicut Concerned Citizens is to protect and preserve Conanicut Island's groundwater, drinking water, and environmentally sensitive land areas through education and advocacy.  This will be done by:
1.      Studies and research of the underlying formation of the bedrock aquifer, including its water pathways, and the sensitive land areas impinging upon the aquifer;
2.      Educating and informing the public of the need to protect the aquifer through forums, panels, seminars, and newspaper articles;  and
3.      Obtaining Sole Source Aquifer status from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for protection of Conanicut Island's water resources.
The Conanicut Concerned Citizens, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation (donations are tax deductible), is the watchdog group for the environment of the entire Island.
Please join the Conanicut Concerned Citizens!  Members are entitled to:
*       Email newsletter with information about new issues of concern to Jamestown residents and businesses and updates on current issues;
*       Website that highlights the current initiatives and programs;
*       Invitations to meetings and events; and
*       Networking opportunities to be a pivotal member of your local community.

 

Conanicut Friends Meeting (Quaker)

 

  Alma Davenport 423-1431 Date: Worship services Sunday

Time:10:30 am
Mid-June to Mid-September

Place:  North Road

 

 

 

Conanicut Island Art Association

P.O. Box 229

Jamestown, RI  02835

Karen Krider

 

 Date:    2nd Monday of the Month

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place:  Senior Center

Mission: To promote and share the arts and crafts of Conanicut Island. 

 

Art Show - last weekend in July.  You need to be a full time resident of Jamestown. 

Craft Show in summer (1st week in August) is open to all.

Holiday Craft Show  the 1st Saturday in December is open to all. 

The Art Association also gives scholarships to the Art School at the Newport Art Museum; supports volunteer organization, hangs art work  in the library gallery, bank and other public buildings.

Conanicut Island Land Trust

P.O. Box 106

Quentin Anthony

847-1008

 

Dedicated to preserving the Island's natural resources and open spaces for the benefit of the entire community.  Educate the public about conservation and preservation issues.  Sponsors events such as "Walks and Talks" and Hayday, a family fair celebrating Jamestown's open space properties.

 Conanicut Yacht C6lub

 P.O. Box 257

Jamestown, RI  02835

 Cheryl Page

 423-1424

 Date:    N/A

Time:   N/A

Place:  N/A

 We offer a junior sailing program for children 8 years and older.

Cub Scouts of America

 

Greg DiGasper

423-2468

Meets weekly, Den Meeting at the hoe of the den leader, Pack meeting monthly.

Boys ages 6-10 years.  Citizenship, crafts and outdoor activities

Dutch Island Lighthouse Society

P.O. Box 435

Saunderstown, RI 02874

Scott Chapin

 

 

Working for the complete restoration of this historic 1857 lighthouse which is on the National Register of Historic Places and the RI State Inventory of Historic Places.

 

Fool's Rules Regatta

 

38 Mount Hope Avenue

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

 

 

Chris Powell

 

 

423-1492

 

 

Date:    August

Time:   To be Announced

Place:  Town Beach at East Ferry

 

Sponsored by the Jamestown Yacht Club, the event is open to all, and there is no entry fee. Participants will have two hours to build boats from non-marine items.  All boats must attempt to sail a downwind course of approximately 500 yards. Creativity is all that is required.  Great time for all!

 

Friends of the Conanicut Battery

P.O. Box 156

Dennis Webster

423-1700

 

Historic preservation of the Conanicut Battery on Prospect Hill

 

 

Friends of the Jamestown Seniors, Inc.

 

P.O. Box 184

Jamestown, RI  02835-0184

 

Charlotte Richardson

 

 

423-3252

 

Date:    Last Wednesday of the Month

Time:    4:30 p.m.

Place:  Senior Center

6 West Street

 

To maintain an association of persons interested in a Senior Center in Jamestown, Rhode Island; to receive and encourage gifts, endowments, and bequests to the Senior Center in developing facilities and programs for Jamestown Seniors and the community at large.

 

 

 

Friends of the Jamestown Library

 

C/o Jamestown Library

26 North Road

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

Judith H. Bell, Library Director

Or

Current President

Beverly Rudman

 

423-7281

 

 

 

 

Date:    1st Wednesday of the Month

Time:    7:00 p.m.

Place:  Jamestown Library

 

To promote and support the Jamestown Library through additional programming and fundraising to provide the library with books and equipment

 

Girl Scout in Jamestown

 

 

 

Linda Faria

Girl Scout Troop Organizer 2005

 

423-0150

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girl Scouts o f

Rhode Island, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125 Charles Street

Providence, RI  02904

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alena Kacal

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-800-331-0149

 

 

 

 

 

Date:    Varies Depending on Troop

Time:     

Place:

 

 

Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc. is dedicated to inspiring girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.

 

Serving 14,000 girls annually in all of Rhode Island and adjacent communities in Massachusetts and Connecticut, GSRI�s sole focus is to meet the needs of all girls ages 5 - 17 from diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds as well as those with special needs.

 

The girl scouts program provides girls opportunities in a small group setting to explore interests in the arts, out-of-doors, health and fitness, science and technology; develop leadership skills; to make new friend and learn to work with others; to grow in confidence; to explore careers and to do service for the community.  Decision-making is the core of the program.

 

 

Holy Ghost Society of Jamestown

 

11 Pemberton Avenue

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

Joe Madeiros

 

 

Date:     

Time:     11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Place:   Holy Ghost Hall

 

Comprised of members of Portugese-American descent.  They sponsor  a July event starting with a Mass at St. Marks Church.  There will be a procession following the Mass from St. Marks to The Holy Ghost ball.  The feast will consist of soup, meat, bread, wine or soda.  There will be other foods on sale on the premises.   There will be music by a Portuguese Band, the Jamestown Community Band will also perform.

 

 

Humane Society of Jamestown, Inc.

 

 

P.O. Box 681

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

Richard Koster

President

 

423-1465

 

Date:      3rd Sat. of Month

Time:     9:00 a.m.

Place:   Jamestown Police Station or Stearns Farm

 

To perform charitable and humane acts for the welfare of animals; to foster in children attitudes of kindness and respect for environment through a program of education; to reduce the number of companion animals through a program of spaying and altering, with financial assistance to those unable to afford prevailing veterinarian fees; to inform the public of cruelty, mismanagement and exploitation of animals and to enlist public support for those policies which best ensure animal rights, the survival of animal species, and a healthy environment.

 

Island Folk Dance and Song Society

 

61 Steamboat Ave

B.J. Whitehouse

423-2567

 

Promotes folk music and dance.  Holds regularly scheduled dances.

Jamestown Affordable Housing Committee

 

contact town hall

423-7200

Nicholas Robertson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamestown Business & Professional Women (BPW)

 

 

 

P.O. Box 601

Jamestown, RI   02835

 

Wendy Harvey

 

423-2741

 

Date:      3rd Wednesday each Month

Time:      6:30 p.m.

Place:   PAC

 

BPW/USA is the oldest workingwomen�s organization in the country.  It was established to give working women a voice.  Today, that still holds true.  Locally, we meet to network, learn about new things involving women in the workplace and to promote BPW on the Island.

 

Nationally, BPW is 80,000 members working towards equality in the workforce, �Family Friendly� workplace laws, and support of all working women.

 

Locally, statewide, and nationally, BPW offers scholarship programs to help women just starting out, or women returning to the workforce. Major issues: pay equity and domestic violence.

 

 

Jamestown Art Center

 

 

1005 Ft. Getty Road

Jamestown, RI 02835

Kate Petrie

423-9684

 

 

 

New organization - March 2008

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamestown Chapel




 

 
Elders: Mark Cote
 
Call 423-0617 for more info Sunday service 9:30AM
Sunday School, 10:45AM
Jamestown Shores building
Beacon and Frigate Streets

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:15 PM
Call 423-0617 for location.
A non-denominational extension work
from Exeter Chapel of Route 102, Exeter

 

Jamestown Emergency Medical Service

 

11 Knowles Court

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

Rick Hodges, Director

 

 

423-7276

 

Date:     2nd & 4th Tuesday of the Month

Time:     7:30 p.m.

Place:   Ambulance Barn

             11 Knowles Court

 

 

Respond to rescues to transport to hospital.

 

Jamestown Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

P.O. Box 35

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

Vicki DeAngeli

 

 

 

Date:    1st Thursday of month

Time:      7:15 a.m.

Place: Police Station    

 

 

 To preserve and improve the quality of life in Jamestown and create an atmosphere of goodwill between the business community and the residents of Jamestown. This can be achieved by focusing on both the village area and the larger business community on the island. Specifically, the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce works to achieve this goal by:

Providing business and community programs for our members and, at times the general public.

 

Creating an opportunity for members of the Chamber to meet, network and exchange ideas at meetings designed specifically for that purpose.

 

Continuing our Annual Waterfront Festival, during which we highlight the island's ferry heritage and provide a summer weekend day of related activities for the residents of Jamestown and our visitors.

 

Promoting an attractive downtown village area.

 

Encouraging members to embrace accepted standards of professional and business conduct.

 

Jamestown Community Band

 

Fred Pease

 

Meets Tuesday 7-9 p.m. a the PAC

Multigenerational Jamestown Band - spring and summer performances

 

Jamestown Community Chorus

 

P.O. Box 602

Jamestown, RI  02835

 

B.J. Whitehouse

 

423-2567

 

Date:     September - December &

               January - May

Time:     Monday 7:00 p.m. -  9:00 p.m.

Place:   Central Baptist Church

 

 

To provide an opportunity for all members of the community to rehearse and perform choral music in a mixed-voice ensemble.  Out tax-exempt, secular group has provided this service since 1949.  There are at least two concert programs prepared each year by a professional director and accompanist.   The chorus is open to everyone in the community.  There is a nominal fee for each concert term and members pay for their music.  The chorus is supported by concert receipts and community fundraising events.

 

Jamestown Community Farm 28 Rosemary Lane Linda & Bob Sutton 423-0910