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October 5, 2007

Golf fundraiser for Providence family to get under way

REHOBOTH, Mass. -- They're teeing off at Hillside Country Club this afternoon to raise money for the Jimenez family of Providence, who lost 8-year-old son Ivan last month to a hit-and-run driver and whose other son was injured in the incident.

Eric Jimenez, 12, has been recovering from injuries at Rhode Island Hospital and his mother, Elizabeth, said recently that it's expected he will need rehabilitation at a Boston facility after Rhode Island Hospital. The expenses, she and Providence City Councilman Leon Tejada said, will add up.

Today's first annual Ivan Jimenez Memorial Golf Tournament, $100 per person at the country club, is meant to raise money for the family. The tournament fee had to be paid in full by yesterday, according to the flyer describing the event. The event also solicited for sponsors.

Dennis Cherry, who is accused of the hit-and-run, gave himself up to police last month.

Tejada had also announced a memorial fund set up for the family.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with Journal archival reports

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