Dinner for 4 with Rusty D'Arconte: Christmas is for Kids fundraiser. PLACE YOUR BID IN COMMENTS
Schedule
Wed Jun 12 2024 at 06:00 pm
Location
Colonel Blackinton Inn | Attleboro, MA
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You’ve read his columns, maybe heard him speak at any of dozens of events in the Attleboro area or seen him perform at the senior center over the years. Maybe you’ve wondered about how much fun it would be to share a meal, hear his stories first-hand and answer some questions you’ve thought about as you’ve learned about his life in PA and Attleboro, his love of rugby (maybe try to understand some of those rules!) or learn about the books he’s read and how they’ve influenced his life. Maybe you want to talk about being a parent or grandparent, aging with wisdom and wit and not being afraid to voice your opinions. Whatever the topic, you’ll be guaranteed to have an interesting and memorable evening.
Now you can! Here’s how:
We are excited to announce that The Col Blackinton Inn in Attleboro has offered to provide dinner for 3 plus Rusty on June 12th at 6pm as an auction to raise funds for the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children’s Christmas is for Kids program. The auction will run until June 10th on the Council for Children’s Facebook page. Beginning bid is $300.
Alcohol and gratuity are not included in the winning bid.
More about Rusty:
Oreste P. “Rusty” D’Arconte has been employed in the newspaper business for 47 years, 44 of them in Attleboro and three in Pennsylvania. He’s worked as a reporter, sportswriter, sports editor, feature writer, columnist, local news editor and editorial page editor, and retired in 2013 as publisher of The Sun Chronicle.
He’s received a Master Reporter Award and has been inducted into the Yankee Quill Society and the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame.
He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Pennsylvania. He played football and wrestled in high school and college and played rugby for school and town teams for 50 years before retiring from the sport.
He was active with the United Regional Chamber of Commerce, receiving the chamber’s Person of the Year award twice. He also sat on the board of the United Way of Greater Attleboro-Taunton and The Literacy Center in Attleboro. He was a long-time performer in choruses and comedy skits in the Attleboro Council on Aging annual variety shows.
In addition to authoring the 150th anniversary book for the Attleboro Norton Y, he’s has several published short stories and his poetry has been published in college and literary magazines. In 1966 he received a $1,000 poetry grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Over the years he helped with a poetry workshop behind bars with inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital and more recently ran a three-day poetry workshop for the Attleboro Norton YMCA.
Rusty lives in Attleboro and has been married to his wife Carole for 59 years come this June. They have three children and six grandchildren.
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Where is it happening?
Colonel Blackinton Inn, 203 N Main St, Attleboro, MA 02703-1749, United States,Attleboro, MassachusettsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
