Rhode Island’s Woman of the Year
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
She has gone beyond living the American Dream; the girl from Central Falls has become a symbol for philanthropy and positive change.
Time's 100 Most Influencial
In 2012, Time Magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world and fashion magazine Glamour tagged her as the actress of the year, but GoLocalProv celebrates Davis for her incredible and consistent effort to bring hope and revitalize her community of Central Falls and to support education.
When Central Falls seemed to be at its lowest ebb, Davis stepped forward with donations, appearances and helped to bring the involvement and donations of other high profile Hollywood stars such as Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin.
Commitment to Community
The two-time Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee seems to have married the concepts of “paying it forward” and “never forget where you came from” and created a masterful concoction of generosity: a model for us all.
For these reasons, Viola Davis is GoLocalProv’s selection as Rhode Island's Woman of the Year.
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Comments:
shawna amitrano
8:11am on Wednesday, January 02, 2013
So Cicciline is Man of the year in RI, but you can not recognize Gina Raimondo? No wonder the states residents are so ill informed.
RI Taxpayer
8:28am on Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Good choice. Much better than your 'Man of the Year'.
Malachi Constant
8:58am on Wednesday, January 02, 2013
union busting is disgusting. take her scab movies and right wing propaganda elsewhere, thank you very much.
Michael Trenn
10:46pm on Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Mr. "Constant:" It is called ACTING, and Ms. Davis is very good at it. She has been recognized by her (leftist) peers on several occasions; she willingly gives credit to (leftist diploma factory) RIC, and she gives back to (Democrat-ruined) Central Falls. Just for laughs, let's compare the Woman of the Year to the Man of the Year. The Woman came up from nothing, learned a craft that is based on individual excellence, and is very gracious in her long-deserved time of recognition. The Man has been a coddle spawn of the machine his entire career, and wages nothing but negative campaigns against his betters. No comparison.