Charitable Foundation Donates $6,000 to Local Non-Profits in Their
Honor
WESTERLY, R.I., March 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington
Trust recently recognized six employees for their exceptional
leadership, teamwork, and community service during the company's
annual Employee Fest. To celebrate the employees, the Washington
Trust Charitable Foundation made donations totaling $6,000 to local nonprofit organizations chosen by
the award winners.
"We are proud to honor these outstanding employees for their
extraordinary service," said Edward O. "Ned" Handy III, Chairman
& CEO. "Washington Trust's continued success as a community
bank and recognition as a best place to work is due to the spirit,
dedication, and service excellence provided by employees like
Peter, Jenny, Diane, Thea, Louis, and Vanessa."
The Spirit of Washington Trust Award was presented
to the following employees for customer service excellence,
teamwork, high standards of performance, dedication, and service to
others:
- Spirit of Washington Trust Award: Peter Curtis, Senior Documentation
Specialist, Loan Operations, directed a $1,000 donation to St. Michael's School in
Pawcatuck, CT
- Spirit of Washington Trust Award: Jenny Mistrik, Officer and Westerly
McQuade's Branch Manager, directed a $1,000 donation to the Frank Olean Center in
Westerly, RI
- Spirit of Washington Trust Award: Diane Lynch, Vice President, Consumer
Lending, directed a $1,000 donation
to the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode
Island in Warwick, RI
In 2023, Washington Trust employees volunteered more than 8,100
hours of their time with local nonprofit organizations. Employees
who demonstrated extraordinary voluntary community service and
contributions were presented with the Community Service
Award and the Stella Nova Award:
- Community Service Award: Thea Becker, Vice President, Assistant Audit
Director, directed a $1,000 donation
to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank located in Providence, RI
- Stella Nova Award: Louis Arias, Flex Banker at the future
Olneyville Branch, directed a $1,000
donation to Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, located in Providence, RI
- Stella Nova Award: Vanessa Botelho, Flex Banker at the
Rumford Branch, directed a
$1,000 donation to the National
Association on Mental Illness located in Providence, RI
To explore opportunities to join the team at Washington Trust,
visit washtrust.com/careers.
ABOUT WASHINGTON
TRUST®
Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is recognized as the
oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered
bank headquartered in Rhode Island
and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies.
Washington Trust values its role as a community bank and is
committed to helping the people, businesses, and organizations of
New England improve their financial lives. The Bank offers a wide
range of commercial banking, mortgage
banking, personal banking and wealth
management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts and a full
suite of convenient digital tools. Washington Trust is a member of
the FDIC and an equal housing lender. Washington Trust is a
subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a publicly-owned
holding company which trades on NASDAQ: WASH. For more
information, visit the Bank's website
at www.washtrust.com or the Corporation's website
at ir.washtrust.com.
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