CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: February 2, 2006
Washington Trust Employees to Wear Red for American Heart Association
February 2, 2006 (Westerly, RI) . . . Washington Trust will participate in the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement during the month of February by accepting donations in support of the AHA's work to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. Anyone who makes a $5 donation at any of the 16 Washington Trust branch offices (see locations below) will receive a Red Dress Pin to wear in support of the AHA's work.On Friday, February 3, Washington Trust employees will celebrate National Wear Red Day, as part of the Go Red for Women movement, by donating $5, wearing red and receiving a Red Dress Pin to wear in support of the AHA's work.
Go Red For Women is a nationwide 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 a long-time supporter of the AHA, participating in the American Heart Association's Greater Westerly Heart Walk for more than eleven years. In 2005 alone Washington Trust's team raised more than $17,000, including the funds donated from the public and its employees during the AHA's 2005 Go Red for Women Movement and Wear Red Day.
In 2005 Washington Trust employees Lina Carreiro, E-Commerce assistant,
and Frank Cofone, assistant vice president, real estate assets officer,
were honored as recipients of the American Heart Association's Volunteer
of the Year Award. Carreiro and Cofone have served as team captains
for the Walk for 8 years. In this capacity they raise funds themselves
as well as recruiting other employees to raise funds and participate
in the Walk. With their efforts and leadership, the Washington Trust
Team has been number one for the amount of funds raised for the
Westerly Heart Walk for the last five years.
Bank customers and the public are invited to make a $5 donation and receive a Red Dress Pin from the American Heart Association at any of the following Washington Trust branches:
Rhode Island:
Block Island: Ocean Avenue
Charlestown: 4137 Old Post Road
Cranston: 645 Reservoir Avenue (corner of Park and Reservoir)
Narragansett: 885 Boston Neck Road (Bonnet Shores) and 20
Point Judith Road (near Salt Pond Shopping Center)
North Kingstown: 7625 Post Road
Providence: 180 Washington Street (downtown)
Richmond: 1200 Main Street
South Kingstown: 730 Kingstown Road (Wakefield)
Warwick: 236 Centerville Road (Route 117)
Westerly: 23 Broad Street (Main Office), 126 Franklin Street,
and 106 Main Street (McQuade's Marketplace)
Connecticut:
Mystic:
Olde Mistick Village (Coogan Boulevard)
179 Stonington Road (A&P Super Foodmart)
14 Clara Drive (McQuade's Marketplace)
Washington Trust employees Frank Cofone, assistant vice president, real estate assets officer, and Lina Carreiro, E-Commerce assistant, were recently honored as 2005 recipients of the American Heart Association's Volunteer of the Year Award.
The Washington Trust Company is the largest independent bank headquartered
in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers
a full range of financial services, including wealth management,
through its 16 branch offices located in Rhode Island and southeastern
Connecticut. Founded in 1800, 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.
