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Volunteers are the foundation of Newport's community-focused nonprofit organizations.

Retired couple Tom and Vickie Settle volunteer at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center's food pantry.

Richard Gottlieb assists seniors with technology through the East Bay Community Action Program and also volunteers for Save The Bay.

For as much as the roads of Newport seem paved with gold, the beating heart of the City by the Sea are the volunteers who keep its vast network of nonprofit, community-focused organizations afloat. From food pantries to programming for seniors, to environmental activism, Aquidneck Islanders love to take care of Aquidneck Islanders – and Aquidneck Island itself – however they can.

Take, as an example, The Settles. Tom and Vickie Settle are

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