Care New England signs on as official sponsor for Providence Friars
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
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About Sponsor:
Care New England (CNE) is a non-profit health system, comprising several hospitals in Rhode Island. Founding members Butler Hospital, Kent Hospital & Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island formed CNE in February 1996. Based in Providence, Care New England serves the southeastern New England community and many of its hospitals are teaching affiliates of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
About Property:
The Providence Friars, which they are named after the Dominican Catholic order that runs the school, are the athletic teams representing Providence College.. They are the only collegiate team to use the name. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level , primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979-80 season. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the women's volleyball team competes in the America East Conference.