NEW: Local Doctors Donate Building to Family Service of RI
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Family Service of RI today received the donation of a former medical building in Providence from the doctors who worked there for 25 years.
Bettina Crisafulli and Frederick Crisafulli, MD, and Renee Vogel, MD, and Benjamin Vogel, MD have donated a building on Pleasant Street, in the Mt. Hope section of Providence, to human service non-profit Family Service of Rhode Island. (Donors and FSRI members at right)
“Family Service of RI provides critical services to the city and state’s most needy children and families,” said Mrs. Crisafulli. “We are pleased to provide this gift to help it in its mission.” The Crisafullis and Vogels presented their keys to the building to Family Service of RI this morning.
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The Crisafullis, from Pawtucket, and the Vogels, from Providence, jointly owned the building, which was used as a medical facility for approximately 25 years by Dr. Crisafulli, an internist, Dr. Renee Vogel, a pathologist, and Dr. Benjamin Vogel, a gynecologist and obstetrician. The couples purchased the building in 1983.
“We are honored to accept this donation and thank them for their generosity,” said Malcolm Farmer III, president of the Family Service of RI board of directors.
Building In Good Hands
Margaret Holland McDuff, Family Service of RI CEO, says the agency plans to utilize the building to reduce operating costs. “We hope to save $100,000 annually, savings we can direct to services,” she said.
Mayor Angel Taveras sent a personal greeting for the celebration, saying "It is a great pleasure to celebrate the generosity and caring of the Crisafulli and Vogel families. Both have made a profound difference in the lives of so many in Rhode Island. I am grateful for their continued support of Family Service of RI and on behalf of the City of Providence, I offer my heartfelt thanks."
The 10,000 square foot red brick facility, located just off North Main Street in Providence, apparently was built at the turn of the 20th century and has had a variety of uses over the years.
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