Get Started on Holiday Shopping with Mariner Marketplace TODAY!

Get a jump on your holiday shopping while supporting education in town.

The PTO invites all to the new and improved Mariner Marketplace - Holiday Shopping Event & Gourmet Food Extravaganza Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the high school, 245 South Pier Road. Shoppers will find gifts from a wide variety of area artisans. They'll also enjoy savoring some samples from local gourmet shops and restaurants.

Some of the high-quality items you can expect to find include: 

• Hand-crafted jewelry.
• Nautical-themed gifts.
• Botanical skin care and health & .
• Stained glass pieces.
• Fragrant wickless candles.
• Custom-made greeting cards.
• Stationery and calendars.
• Designer jewelry with a European flair.

A few extra things you'll find at the event include:

• The Marines’ Toys for Tots program.
• Live entertainment.
• The Narragansett Police Department will be available to demonstrate “drunk goggles,” which mimic vision of people with a blood alcohol range of .04 to .17.  In addition they will provide fingerprinting and safety checks.
• The raffle is back with dozens of new and exclusive items and gift certificates from local shops and restaurants.
• Narragansett Patch Local Editor Stephen Greenwell and Advertising Rep Amy Levesque will also be in attendance.

You're sure to find something for nearly everyone on your holiday shopping list. Proceeds from the fair will go towards enriching the educational experience at NHS.

Narragansett High School PTO co-president Diane Keane also wanted to pass along the following message:

I would like to thank some of the many volunteers that worked so hard with me on the Mariner Marketplace Committee to make it the great success it is shaping up to be.

The committee chairs, Jill Fallon and Lou Whalen, did a phenomenal job organizing and directing the many people that helped on this project. As the Mariner Marketplace took on a life of its own, these committee members spent many hours working to make this a wonderful annual community event that will go a long way to support the PTO.

As budget cuts continue, this type of event is more and more important to continue to fund our school.

I’d like to thank my fellow members of the Mariner Marketplace 2011 Committee:

• Carla Andronwitz
• Cheryl Butler
• CJ Tudino
• Jill Fallon
• Judy Tucker
• Kathleen Frankovick
• Kim O’Connoll
• Leslie Franklin
• Lisa Zuchowski
• Lou Whalen
• Mary Calcagni-Prior
• Rebekah Cook

Thanks for all the time and energy! See you all next year for Mariner Marketplace 2012!

Diane Keane

NHS PTO Co-President