Jennifer Siegal, account manager, South County region, Rhode Island Blood Center, presents a print by local artist Domine Vescera Ragosta to Elizabeth B. Eckel, senior vice president of marketing and investor relations, Washington Trust. Photo by Charlene Davenport.
May 27, 2008 (Westerly, Rhode Island). . .The Washington Trust Company was recognized by the Rhode Island Blood Bank for active participation in their Season Pass program, and received a print by local artist Domine Vescera Ragosta of Greenville, which was produced exclusively for the Blood Center's Season Pass program. Washington Trust began sponsoring blood drives in October of 2003, and has hosted 29 drives since then, collecting 237 pints and saving 711 lives.
The Season Pass is a program in which the Rhode Island Blood Bank commissions a local artist, each year, to create a piece that only blood donors and sponsors are eligible to receive. Framed prints are awarded to companies that host four blood drives a year, March 1st to February 29th. Washington Trust sponsored eight blood drives in 2007. Individuals who donate four times during the March 1 to February 29th period, will also receive a print.
"We are honored to be recognized by the Rhode Island Blood Bank's Season Pass program," said John C. Warren, chairman and CEO of Washington Trust. "Washington Trust's employees understand the need to keep Rhode Island's blood supply replenished."
The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.5 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 business banking, personal 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.