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To show support for Alzheimer's Awareness Month, Wave collected donations by selling paper "Forget Me Not" flowers and displayed them in the lobby throughout the month of June. Staff fought the darkness of ALZ on June 21st, "The Longest Day," by wearing purple to raise awareness. Donations raised for The ALZ Association go towards funding research into possible treatments and cures and also support people with Alzheimer's, their families and caregivers.
On May 24th Wave held its annual Financial Literacy Fair at Toll Gate Highschool. Wave continues to give high school students a taste of real-life financial decisions they will make in their adult lives. Throughout the year Wave conducts monthly sessions at Toll Gate High School in Warwick. In these sessions the students select a career and with a realistic income for that career and learn about budgeting, savings, and making financial decisions. Each year Wave sponsors a Financial Literacy Fair for the Toll Gate Students. At this fair the students interacted with local businesses as consumers and had to make many financial decisions that would impact them monthly. After visiting on all the businesses, the students then spoke with credit counselors who would review their financial decisions and calculate their monthly debt to income ratio to see how they did. In some cases, students were instructed to go back to some of the tables to re-evaluate their choices for something more affordable. Wave looks forward to this program and the fair ever year to assist in the financial health and education of the Toll Gate High School Students.
Wave is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s 2023 Wave Scholarship Award and the Donald Staley Award. Congratulations to Sean Mullaney The winner of the Donald Staley Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.00.
Wave proudly sponsored the Live Like Russ Foundation to help reach their donation goal for this year’s Police Unity Tour. The Live Like Russ Foundation provides financial assistance and scholarship opportunities to students and families in loving memory of Lt. Russell K. Freeman, who was a well-known face in the community and worked at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections for nearly 30 years.
Additionally, On May 5th, Wave staff dressed down to show support of the founders, Ingrid & Stone Freeman, who are participating in the 2023 Police Unity Tour.
On April 29th Wave held its annual Shred Day event at the 480 Greenwich Avenue branch in Warwick. We recycled 2.37 tons of paper saving 40 mature trees, 16,000 gallons of water, 7 cubic yards of landfill space, and 900 gallons of oil! Also, we recycled enough to save the energy equivalent of 390 gallons of gasoline. Each year we invite our members to visit our branch and bring us their paperwork with sensitive information for us to destroy so no one can steal their valuable personal information. This event is always FREE to our Wave members.
