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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING JUNE 12TH OF 2025, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Britto, Zurier, Tikoian, Bissaillon, LaMountain, Urso,
Felag, DiPalma, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: June 12, 2025

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of

human connection through technology. As the largest private broadband company in America,

Cox operates fiber-powered networks in more than 30 States, providing connections and

advanced managed IT and cloud services for nearly 12 million homes and businesses nationwide,

and is dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products,

people, suppliers, communities and the characteristic that make each one unique; and

     WHEREAS, Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family

owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox; and

     WHEREAS, Since 2001, Cox employees and business partners have invested in Cox

Charities, a charitable giving initiative of Cox Communications. Cox Charities has invested more

than $11 million dollars in grants and in-kind support to organizations providing S.T.E.A.M.

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) enrichment programs to youth throughout the

northeast; and

     WHEREAS, Cox believes in community action through giving and loves the position

they hold as a contributing member of the community through their business, their employees,

and their customers. This compels Cox to provide support with monetary, media and premium

gift contributions that provide goodwill to organizations and causes in need, and strengthens the

social, economic and educational infrastructure of our community; and

     WHEREAS, Cox demonstrates what they firmly believe by their focused areas of giving

concentrating their support in, but not limited to, the following key areas: Environment -- Cox

supports organizations and initiatives that encourage environmental sustainability and

conservation; Civic and Community Engagement -- Cox supports charitable and community

organizations that make a positive difference in the communities they serve; Youth & Education -

- Cox supports programs targeted toward providing children the essentials they need to grow up

into self-supporting and contributing members of society, and realizing the importance of

education, Cox supports initiatives that enhance educational efforts, particularly at the K-12 level;

Diversity -- Cox supports organizations that directly support the many facets of the richly diverse

communities they serve; and Technology -- Cox supports initiatives that enhance technology

curriculum for children; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims June 12th of

2025, to be “Cox Impact Day” in the State of Rhode Island and offers sincerest thanks to Cox for

its philanthropic efforts in Rhode Island; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Ms. Nora Crowley, Director, Government

Affairs, Cox Communications, and Ms. Rosie Fernandez, Manager of Community & Public

Affairs for Cox Communications.

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