BankNewport Chief Operating Officer, Sandra J. Pattie (center) recently presented hundreds of art supplies to Women's Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties (WRC) Executive Director, Lori N. DiPersio (left) and WRC Board Member, Arthur Chapman (right). The art supplies, collected in all BankNewport branch locations, were donated by Bank employees and the community in support of the WRC Kids Art Therapy Program. |
NEWPORT, R.I. (January 30, 2007) - BankNewport Chief Operating Officer, Sandra J. Pattie recently presented hundreds of art supplies donated by the community to the executive director of the Women's Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties (WRC), Lori N. DiPersio and WRC Board Member, Arthur Chapman in support of the organization's "Kids Art Therapy Program." The collection drive, held in all BankNewport branches during the month of December 2006 through January 6, 2007, invited the community to donate art supplies - such as markers, glue sticks, modelling clay, crayons, chalk, and colored pencils. All of the items were requested by the counselors and youth participating in the "Kids Art Therapy Program."
WRC leads domestic violence prevention through the empowerment of individuals and the community by providing advocacy, education and support services. WRC promotes positive legislative political and social change as they work toward eradicating domestic violence in our community. Through art, children who witness domestic violence are able to express their feelings about these traumatic events, which perhaps they have no words for, only pictures.
BankNewport, founded in 1819 and currently holding $1 billion in assets, is an FDIC-insured savings bank. Along with its other OceanPoint Financial Partners - OceanPoint Insurance Agency, Inc., Smith Mack & Associates, Meredith & Clarke, and Narragansett Underwriting Group - BankNewport is proud to serve the financial needs of customers from banking and insurance offices located throughout southeastern New England.
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