CONTACT: Charlene P. Davenport, Public and Community Relations Coordinator, 401-348-1363
DATE: August 22, 2006
Washington Trust Customer Wins Savings Bond
August 22, 2006 (Westerly, RI) . . . . Ariana Brooke Azzoli, of Cranston, R.I., was a grand-prize winner of a $50 savings bond in The Washington Trust Company's "Cents-ible Savings Contest". Students from grades K - 3 and 4 - 6 were encourage to draw and color things they would buy if they won a million dollars, through the Providence Journal in May.Azzoli, a Western Hills Middle School student, is the daughter of Armand and Susan Azzoli of Cranston. She was selected in the grade 4 - 6 category, and received her $50 savings bond from Alison Medeiros, assistant vice president and branch manager of the Washington Trust's Cranston branch. Azzoli's picture featured drawings of items she would buy for herself, including an iPod, cell phone, Abercrombie and Hollister clothing, along with items she would give to others including, clothing, food, housing, glasses, education and funding for cancer research.
Ariana Brooke Azzoli of Cranston, R.I., winner of Washington Trust's Cents-ible Savings Contest, receives her $50 savings bond prize from Alison Medeiros, assistant vice president and branch manager of Washington Trust's Cranston branch.
The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust
Bancorp, Inc., a $2.4 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly,
Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community
bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered
in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers
a full range of financial services, including personal banking,
business banking, and wealth management and trust services, through
its offices located in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and
Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ
Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.
