Washington Trust Recognizes Outstanding Employees at Annual Celebration
Washington Trust Recognizes Outstanding Employees at Annual Celebration |
| [27-March-2025] |
Charitable Foundation Donates $7,000 to Local Non-Profits in Their Honor WESTERLY, R.I., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Trust recently recognized seven 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 $7,000 to local nonprofit organizations chosen by the award winners.
Nonprofit beneficiaries included Mentor Rhode Island (Warwick, RI), Boys and Girls Club of East Providence (East Providence, RI), Foster Forward (East Providence, RI), Amos House (Providence, RI), Animal Rescue Rhode Island (Peace Dale, RI), and Cranston League for Cranston's Future (Cranston, RI), and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank (Providence, RI). In 2024, Washington Trust employees volunteered more than 8,100 hours of their time with more than 225 local nonprofit and community organizations. "We are proud to celebrate these remarkable employees for their dedication and leadership in serving our communities and each other," said Edward O. "Ned" Handy III, Chairman & CEO at Washington Trust. "As we mark Washington Trust's 225th birthday, we reflect on our longstanding legacy as a trusted community partner—one built on the commitment, passion, and service excellence exemplified by outstanding team members like Chelsea, Scott, John, Patricia, Jason, Amanda and Lindsay." 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:
The Community Service Award was presented to the following employees who contributed extraordinary voluntary community service during the year:
And the Stella NOVA (New Outstanding Volunteer Award) recipients were:
To learn more about Washington Trust's commitment to the community, visit https://www.washtrust.com/about/community-support. 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.
SOURCE The Washington Trust Company | ||
Company Codes: NASDAQ-NMS:WASH |
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