CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: March 6, 2006
Washington Trust Sponsors PBruins Game Night, Prizes Given Out to First 2,500 Fans to Arrive
March 6, 2006 (Westerly, RI) . . . . The Washington Trust Company is pleased to announce that the Bank will sponsor a Providence Bruins game night on Sunday, March 12 at 4:05 p.m., when the Bruins play against the Hershey Bears at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.Representatives of the Bank and the Bank's Star Mascots will be on hand to greet fans and distribute 'clapper' noisemakers to the first 2,500 fans to arrive at the game.
The Bank also asks fans to bring jars of peanut butter to the game to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and other local food pantries. The Bank is collecting peanut butter as part of its P.B. Xpress drive. Last year Washington Trust collected 8.5 tons of peanut butter for local food banks
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.
