CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: February 2, 2005
Washington Trust To Dress in Red This Friday
Westerly, Rhode Island... Washington Trust will be participating in the American Heart Association's Wear Red Day on Friday, February 4, at all 16 of its branches. Red is the AHA's color for women and heart disease. Bank employees who wear Red and donate $5 will receive a red rubber bracelet that has "American Heart Association Learn and Live" printed on it along with the Association's logo. The Bank invites its customers and the general public to stop by any of its branches to make a $5 donation and pick up a bracelet to wear to show their support of the AHA's work. Washington Trust has been selling the bracelets since mid-December and has already raised more than $2,000.In addition to taking part in Wear Red Day, on Thursday, February 3, Lina Carreiro, e-commerce specialist for Washington Trust, will take part in AHA's RI's Leading Ladies Go Red at the State House. The event is part of AHA's "The Go Red for Women" movement, a call to action for women to be proactive in taking care of their own health. Since heart disease is the number one cause of death and stroke is the number three cause of death for women over the age of 25, this movement is a vital one.
Washington Trust has been involved with the AHA through other events
as well. Washington Trust has been involved with AHA as a sponsor
of its Heart Walk for more than 10 years. In 2004, Washington Trust's
team was the number one team for the Westerly area Walk, raising
more than $10,000.
The Washington Trust Company is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including trust and investment management, through its 16 branch offices located in Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is a state-chartered bank and 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.
