March 28, 2024

Riverside Little League Awards Big Al Scholarships

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Riverside Little League is proud to announce the awarding of scholarships to East Providence High School graduates pursuing higher education degrees in the fall. A small awards ceremony was held August 12, 2015. Thank you to the Riviera Restaurant for their fine service and for accommodating us.

The Alfred “Big Al” Santie Scholarship foundation was established in 2007 in memory of Big Al Santie who coached in Riverside Little League for 31 years (1977-2007) and sponsored a team called “Big Al’s” for 25 years. Although Big Al never married and had no children of his own, he was the father and mentor to more Riverside kids than anyone could have ever imagined. Big Al not only coached in Riverside Little League, he also coached for Riverside Raider’s Youth Football and St. Brendan’s CYO Basketball throughout those years. His entire adult life was dedicated to the youth of Riverside and it is in the memory of this great individual that we are awarding these scholarships.

On behalf of the Foundation, we would like to congratulate this year’s Big Al scholarship recipients and wish them all the best
in their college educations:

  • Cameron Evans attending Rhode Island College
  • Nickolas Lopes attending University of Rhode Island
  • Tyler Maxwell attending Rhode Island College

For those who wish to support the Big Al Scholarship Foundation, donations can be sent to: Big Al Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 15331, Riverside, R.I. 02915. Please make check payable to Big Al Scholarship Foundation.

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