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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING AND SUPPORTING THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF 401GIVES, RHODE

ISLAND'S STATEWIDE DAY OF GIVING ON APRIL 1, 2024

     Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Noret,
Baginski, Solomon, Ajello, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: March 28, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Winston Churchill is quoted as saying “We make a living by what we get;

we make a life by what we give.” Powered by the United Way of Rhode Island, 401Gives

empowers every Rhode Islander with the ability to expand their hearts and lives through the joy

of helping others; and

     WHEREAS, Started in April of 2020, to help altruistic organizations during the COVID

pandemic, 401Gives provides all Rhode Islanders with “a safe, comfortable, and familiar virtual

fundraising experience,” to donate to nonprofit organizations throughout the State; and

     WHEREAS, Currently, Rhode Island’s nonprofit sector employs 16 percent of the State’s

workforce, representing a higher portion of the RI workforce than the manufacturing industry;

and

     WHEREAS, From education to social needs, as well as the arts, parks, and more, Rhode

Island’s nonprofit sector touches every aspect of life in our State; and

     WHEREAS, Over the past four years, 401Gives has raised and distributed $10 million to

more than 800 nonprofits across Rhode Island, and attained a donation realization rate, which is

how much each organization “took home”, of more than 99 percent of their goal; and

     WHEREAS, Everyone can make a difference in Rhode Island by helping to build the

capacity of all nonprofits in all sectors and geographic locations across the State; now, therefore

be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

celebrates and wholeheartedly supports the 5th Anniversary of 401Gives on April 1, 2024, and

asks every Rhode Islander to generously donate and grow our State’s culture of philanthropy; and

be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Cortney M. Nicolato, MS, President and CEO

of United Way of Rhode Island.

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