Rhode Island Country Horizons

RHODE ISLAND COUNTRY HORIZONS

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!

RICH COMPETITION RESULTS 2008-2009

Female Entertainer, Traditional, Adult

Female Entertainer, Traditional, 13-16

Male Entertainer, Traditional, Adult

Female Entertainer, New Country, Adult

Female Entertainer, New Country, 13-16

1st - SARAH DELSANTO

Male Entertainer, New Country, Adult

Female Vocalist, Gospel, 13-16

1st - SARAH DELSANTO

Female Vocalist, Gospel, Adult

Male Vocalist, Gospel, Adult

Female Vocalist, New Country, Adult

Female Vocalist, New Country 13-16

1st - SARAH DELSANTO

1st - REBECCA LOU SNYDER AND KIM OAKES

Male Vocalist, Gospel, Adult

2nd (Tie) RAY MANNINE

2nd (Tie) NEIL SCHUSTER

CD New Country, 13-16

Song Writer, Gospel, Adult

(I'll Never Leave You)

(It's On Sunday Mornings)

Female Vocalist, Traditional, Adult

Female Vocalist, Traditional, 13-16

1st - SARAH DELSANTO

Instrumentalist, Adult

Male Vocalist, New Country, Adult

Song Writer, Traditional, Adult

2nd - ROGER AND ROBERTA MILLER

Male Entertainer,, Gospel, Adult

Duo, New Country, Adult

1st - JOE AND PAUL JOHNSON

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

ROBERT BROUSSEAU OF ASHAWAY, RI

President Paul Johnson and his wife, Joanne

with Emerson Drive

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 publish a monthly newsletter, HORIZONS, that includes listings of R.I.C.H. events and R.I.C.H. member band appearances.

2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 15th - Father's Day Dinner

July 20th - Country Sunday, Post 15, E. Greenwich

August 24th - Country Sunday, Post 15, E. Greenwich

Sept 21st - Country Sunday, Post 15, E. Greenwich

Oct 11th & 12th - Regional Competition

Nov 16th - Country Sunday, Post 15, E. Greenwich

Dec 7th - Christmas Party, South County Elks

*** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT***

As of February 2007, the price of admission to

R.I.C.H. Country Sundays will be as follows:

Non-Members $7.00

Membership cards must be shown at the door!!

R.I.C.H. GENERAL MEETINGS

are held the first Wednesday of every month

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.

BECOMING A MEMBER

A yearly membership in R.I.C.H. is $10.00 for an individual ($8.00 seniors age 65 or older), $15.00 for a family membership, or $25.00 for a band membership. Use the form below to request a membership application, ask a question or send us your comments.