WESTERLY, R.I., Nov. 16,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Trust
Company ("Washington Trust") today announced that it has made
grants totaling $24,000 to assist
hunger relief agencies located throughout the Bank's footprint in
RI, MA and CT to support food distribution efforts.
"Washington Trust truly values our local communities and is
committed to supporting organizations that provide services to our
neighbors in need," said Edward O. "Ned" Handy III, Washington
Trust Chairman & CEO. "We are proud to support our hunger
relief partners and appreciate their efforts during these difficult
economic times, to ensure no one goes hungry, especially during the
upcoming holiday months."
The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation provided $1,000 donations to the following 24
organizations:
Barrington, RI:
TAP-IN
Block Island, RI: Helping
Hands of Block Island
Coventry, RI; Coventry
Community Food Bank
Cranston, RI: Comprehensive
Community Action Program
Cumberland, RI: Northern
Rhode Island Food Pantry
East Greenwich, RI: East
Greenwich Interfaith Food Cupboard
Hope Valley, RI: RI Center
Assisting Those in Need
Johnston, RI: Tri-County
Community Action Agency
North Kingstown, RI: North
Kingstown Food Pantry
North Providence, RI: Saint
Anthony Kitchen Ministry
Peace Dale,
RI: Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale
Providence, RI: Better
Lives Rhode Island
Providence, RI: Federal
Hill House
Rumford, RI: Bread of Life
Food Pantry
Smithfield, RI: Saint
Vincent De Paul Food Pantry
Warwick, RI: Westbay
Community Action
Westerly, RI: W.A.R.M.
Center and the Jonnycake Center of Westerly
Boston, MA: Greater Boston
Food Bank
Sharon, MA: HESSCO Elder
Services
Walpole, MA: Needham
Community Council
Glastonbury, CT:
Glastonbury Food and Fuel Bank
New Haven, CT: Christian
Community Action
Pawcatuck, CT: Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center
For more information about Washington Trust's community
involvement and giving programs, visit:
https://www.washtrust.com/about/community-support.
ABOUT WASHINGTON
TRUST®
Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is recognized as the
oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered
bank headquartered in Rhode Island
and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies.
Washington Trust values its role as a community bank and is
committed to helping the people, businesses, and organizations of
New England improve their financial lives. The Bank offers a wide
range of commercial banking, mortgage
banking, personal banking and wealth
management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts and a full
suite of convenient digital tools. Washington Trust is a member of
the FDIC and an equal housing lender. Washington Trust is a
subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a publicly-owned
holding company which trades on NASDAQ: WASH. For more
information, visit the Bank's website
at www.washtrust.com or the Corporation's website
at ir.washtrust.com.
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