Ocean State Job Lot begins program to support Station Fire Memorial Fund

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has partnered with a number of local organizations and businesses to support the construction of the Station Fire Memorial Park in West Warwick. The park would memorialize the victims of the Feb. 20, 2003, Station nightclub fire, which claimed 100 lives and injured hundreds more.
Ocean State Job Lot will provide customers with the opportunity to support The Station Fire Memorial Fund at the cash register of each of its 16 Rhode Island stores and at select locations in Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts. Participating stores in Massachusetts include Brockton, East Bridgewater, Fall River, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Foxboro, Medford, Plymouth, Seekonk, Taunton, East Taunton, Somerset, Norwood, Southbridge and Randolph; and Connecticut stores in Groton, Waterford and Ledyard.
According to Dan Barry, campaign director and fundraising coordinator for The Station Fire Memorial Foundation, the Ocean State Job Lot in-store donation kicks off the community phase of fundraising. “We’re hoping to have everything ready for our grand dedication of the park in the fall,” says Barry.
Job Lot is coordinating in-store collection efforts with its “Savings 911” discount program, which recognizes first responders and public safety professionals by offering 25 percent off everything sold in Job Lot stores (with some exceptions). Savings 911 runs through April 6.

“We recognize how important this memorial park is to the hundreds, if not thousands, of people living throughout New England whose lives were in some way touched by The Station tragedy,” says David Sarlitto, executive director at Ocean State Job Lot. “As a Rhode Island-based business, Ocean State Job Lot wants to lend its support to this effort to create a lasting memorial that will also serve as a place of quiet contemplation and comfort for generations to come.”

The Station Fire Memorial Foundation is an all-volunteer 501c3 charitable organization, so all donations are tax deductible in accordance with IRS rules.

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