MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — U.S. Coast Guard spouses have organized a dinner in Rhode Island for federal workers impacted by the partial government shutdown.

Attendees also can bring a grocery bag to fill with household items donated by local residents and businesses.

The dinner is at 3 p.m. Sunday at OceanPointe Christian Church in Middletown.

Organizers are planning to have it regardless of the winter storm expected to move through the region.

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Mariah Battermann and Rachel Malcom, whose husbands serve in the Coast Guard, say it’s a community effort to make sure that everyone who’s struggling is taken care of.

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A government ID or furlough letter is required for entry.

Roger Williams University is inviting Coast Guard members and their families to its Bristol campus for dinner Monday.

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