FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Brenda D. Farrell, Corporate Communications Manager, 401-348-1363
DATE: March 8, 2004
Washington Trust Grants More Than $150,000 to Westerly Area Non-Profits
Westerly, Rhode Island... The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation announces that it has made grants totaling $154,500 to 20 nonprofit organizations located in the greater Westerly-Pawcatuck and Mystic area.
"Our desirable quality of life in the greater Westerly area relies, in part, on the well-being of our community groups," said John C. Warren, Chairman and CEO of The Washington Trust Company. "We are pleased to support organizations whose work means so much to our customers, employees and neighbors."
Dennis L. Algiere, the Bank's Senior Vice President and Director of Community Affairs, added, "The 2004 recipients represent a wide range of services, from education and children's issues to health and human services, business and the arts." The greater Westerly recipients of the Washington Trust 2004 Charitable Foundation grants are:
The Chorus of Westerly.
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Granite Theatre
Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce
H.O.P.E., Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Inc.
Mystic Art Association
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium
Orlando R. Smith Trust
Stand Up For Animals
Stonington Community Center
Stonington Free Library
Stonington High School Boosters
United Way of Southeastern Connecticut
Westerly Adult Day Services, Inc.
Westerly Ambulance Corps.
Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc.
Westerly Education Endowment Fund
Westerly Hospital Foundation
Westerly Memorial & Public Library
Founded in 1800, The Washington Trust Company is a state-chartered bank and offers a full range of financial services, including trust and investment management, through its branch offices in Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. The Bank is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.
