The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County is receiving a $29,600 grant from T-Mobile to upgrade Camp Grosvenor in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. The funds will go towards improving the camp road and waterfront area, addressing erosion issues and making it safer for campers and emergency vehicles.
Joe Pratt, the Club’s Executive Director and CEO, expressed gratitude for being chosen as a T-Mobile Hometown Grant recipient. He highlighted that the improvements will create a safer environment for young campers and staff, with an easily navigable beachfront and a smoother camp road.
“We are honored to be selected as a T-Mobile Hometown Grant recipient. Our young campers and staff will soon have a beachfront that’s easy and safe to navigate and a road that will provide a smooth and safe ride to and from camp,” Pratt said. “We want our kids to know that they, too, deserve a great summer experience, and thanks to T-Mobile, these improvements will help to convey that message.”
North Kingstown Fire Department’s Fire Marshal, Ernest Robin, emphasized the importance of the road improvements for emergency vehicle access, appreciating T-Mobile’s support in this area.
“Improvements to the camp road will make the property easily and readily accessible to emergency vehicles, and NKFD appreciates T-Mobile’s support of such improvements.,” Robin said in a statement. “Life safety is always our first priority, and having an accessible, well-maintained road helps us to reach someone who may be in need of assistance for a medical emergency and provides rapid access to the seat of a brush fire.”
Saunderstown is the second Rhode Island town to benefit from T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant program since its 2021 launch. Together with Bristol, Rhode Island has received nearly $80,000 in grants.
Camp Grosvenor is a state-licensed summer day camp that runs for 8 weeks on 95 acres along the Pettaquamscutt River. It offers a variety of activities including a ropes course, climbing wall, swimming, and arts and crafts.
The camp operates annually in July and August, providing breakfast and lunch at no extra cost. Transportation is available from several locations in Newport County and South Kingstown.
Historic New England, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving New England’s historic sites, makes the land available for the camp’s operations.
