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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING ROBERT P. VENTURINI ON HIS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives E Coderre, Johnston, O`Neill, DaSilva, and San Bento

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Robert Venturini has been a television personality and fixture in Rhode

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Island for more than two decades. On May 29, 1992, at the Quonset Air Show, Robert began his

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“Bob's Big Adventures” series. Since then, his adventures have taken him to forty-five states and

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five continents. His cable access variety shows have delighted generations of Rhode Islanders;

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and

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     WHEREAS, On May 29, 2012, Bob will have reached a milestone in his television

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career: celebrating twenty years of continued service, featuring sixteen hundred shows for the

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benefit of the citizens of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts, through “Bob’s Big

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Adventures” and an “Hour with Bob”; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to appearing in numerous local television and radio spots,

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including a series of TV commercials based on his success with a local hair transplant doctor,

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Bob has also been an extra in the feature film “A Civil Action” starring John Travolta, and a

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guest in the ballroom scene of “Meet Joe Black” with Brad Pitt; and

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     WHEREAS, Each year, Bob Venturini and his television crew put together the Victor J.

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Venturini Memorial Toys for Tots Telethon to collect toys for needy children across Rhode

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Island. The telethon gets its name in honor of Bob's late father and late brother. The show is

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broadcast live from the Warwick Mall as a partnership with Cox Cable and gains the attention of

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the local media. Many local and regional entertainers donate their time and talent. Most

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importantly, Bob and friends collect thousands of toys each year for children who might have

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otherwise gone without; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby honors and congratulates Robert P. Venturini on his twenty years

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of success. We recognize his abilities as a public-access television cable host, as an individual

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who has stretched the collective imagination of Rhode Islanders, and as someone who has used

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his celebrity to give back to the community. We extend our best wishes for many more years of

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health, happiness, and viewership; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Robert P. Venturini.

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