Rhode Island Country Horizons (R.I.C.H.) is a state chartered non-profit organization
founded in 1998 by the late Maurice "Popeye" Dickens. R.I.C.H. is an affiliate of the North American Country Music Associations
International (N.A.C.M.A.I.) and a participant in the annual Northeast Invitational Country Showdown.
Below are links to pictures taken at some of R.I.C.H. 's most recent events. All
photos were taken by Hank and Bonnie Charette. If you are interested in obtaining prints of any of the photos, please
contact Hank and Bonnie. Enjoy!
APRIL 13, 2008 - RICH AWARDS SHOW
March 30, 2008 - RICH 2008 Talent Competition
February 24, 2008 - Country Sunday
January 13, 2008 - Country Sunday
December 9, 2007 - Christmas Party
November 14, 2007 - Country Sunday
October 14, 2007 - Country Sunday
September 16, 2007 - Country Sunday
August 26, 2007 - High Hopes Benefit
August 2007 - Washington County Fair
July 22, 2007 Country Sunday Photos
June 2007 Father's Day Steakfry
May 6, 2007 Elections and Country Sunday Photos
April 29, 2007 - R.I.C.H. Awards Show
October 2006 - NE Regional Competition
THE INTERNATIONAL N.A.C.M.A.I COMPETITION WAS HELD BEGINNING
MARCH 5TH 2007 IN PIGEON FORGE, TN. R.I.C.H. WAS REPRESENTED BY THE WINNERS OF THE 2006 TALENT COMPETITION: ANNA
MARIE BURDEN, ASHLEY LEDOUX, JAMIE HARRIS, SARAH DELSANTO, RAY HICKEY AND AL CARTER. CONTRATULATIONS TO ANNA MARIE
BURDEN, 2 TROPHIES FOR SONGWRITING; ASHLEY LEDOUX, 2 TROPHIES FOR SINGING AND ONE FOR HER CD; JAMIE HARRIS, 2 TROPHIES FOR
SINGING; SARA DELSANTO, 1 TROPHY FOR SINGING; RAY HICKEY, 1 TROPHY FOR SINGING; WE EXTEND TO THEM OUR THANKS FOR REPRESENTING
US AND OUR CONGRATULATIONS FOR A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL WEEK IN PIGEON FORGE.
GREAT NEWS!!
Rhode Island Country Horizon had another successful year of fundraising for
the Joslin Clinic's High Hopes Fund with the 2007 guitar raffle and benefit. A huge thank you to Frank and Diane
Hyde for once again donating a beauty of a Fender Guitar to be raffled off for this worthy cause, and Congratulations
to Robert Brousseau of Ashaway RI who won the autographed Fender guitar. He is pictured below accepting the
guitar from R.I.C.H. President, Paul Johnson at the High Hopes Benefit held in August.
| 2007 HIGH HOPES GUITAR RAFFLE WINNER |
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| ROBERT BROUSSEAU OF ASHAWAY, RI |
About Joslin Clinic's High Hopes Fund
| President Paul Johnson and his wife, Joanne |
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CLUB ACTIVITIES
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Our goal is to support and promote Country Music in all its aspects through our club activities, and to discover and
support new performers who are interested in Country Music through our annual statewide Talent Competition. We have a
full calendar of events, including monthly Country Sunday Jamborees were you can dance, enjoy the music, or perform before
an appreciative audience; an Annual R.I.C.H. Father's Day Steak Fry; an Annual R.I.C.H. Christmas Party; a booth at
the Washington County Fair to promote R.I.C.H. and its performers. We are also a community fund raiser for the Joslin
Clinic's High Hopes Fund for Kids With Diabetes and have raised over $10,000.00 for them through our annual Guitar Raffle
and High Hopes Benefit. We publish a monthly newsletter, HORIZONS, that includes listings of R.I.C.H.
events and R.I.C.H. member band appearances.
2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
*** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT***
As of February 2007, the price of admission to
R.I.C.H. Country Sundays will be as follows:
Members $5.00
Non-Members $7.00
Membership cards must be shown at the door!!
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R.I.C.H. GENERAL MEETINGS
are held the first Wednesday of every month
7:30pm
Community Room
24 Asqah Drive
N. Kingstown, RI
The Executive Board of R.I.C.H. encourages all members to attend the general meetings
as this is your organizations and you have a right to see how things are done. They also welcome your ideas and suggestions.
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