PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank and NBC10 have named Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island as the 2008 second-quarter Champion in Action in the work force development category. Winners in other categories will be named later in the year.
As part of the award, Goodwill will receive a $25,000 grant and promotional and volunteer support from Citizens and NBC10 employees.
In announcing the honor, Citizens noted that Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island has a demonstrated history of understanding the challenges and employment barriers encountered by adults.
“Citizens Bank is pleased to name Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island as the newest Champion in Action in the work force development category,” said Joseph J. MarcAurele, Citizens Bank Rhode Island president. “This award will provide the agency with recognition for the impact it has had on so many.”
Champions in Action is a joint initiative of Citizens Bank and NBC10, launched five years ago, to recognize and support nonprofit organizations for their contributions to Rhode Island communities. A new Champion in Action is selected each quarter among a range of social service topics.
A winner for the third-quarter 2008 Champion in Action award, in the youth programming category, will be announced in early July 2008. Applications for all remaining 2008 topics can be obtained online at www.citizensbank.com/community.
Based in Providence, Goodwill Indudstries of Rhode Island is an education and employment center for people with disabilities, providing educational, vocational and technical training to more than 1,400 people each year. Goodwill’s programs attempt to provide quality jobs and enhance the participants’ capacity for independent living and a better quality of life. For more information, go to www.goodwillri.org.
Citizens Financial Group Inc. – owned by the U.K.-based Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc – is a $159 billion commercial bank holding company with about 24,500 employees. Its two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens NA and Charter One Bank parent Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. Citizens Financial and its subsidiaries operate more than 1,600 bank branches in 13 states plus non-branch offices in about 40 states. Additional information is available at www.CitizensBank.com.
