BANK RHODE ISLAND set a record in presents collected through its Holiday Christmas Tree giving program this year. Pictured are employees of the company’s Lincoln branch and town “helpers” with the 852 gifts collected at that branch. / COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island set a record in its Holiday Christmas Tree giving program this year, according to a news release. The 5,556 gifts collected through community donations is the highest in the 25-year history of the annual donation campaign, the release stated. The six-week donation campaign asked community members to donate gifts to…