| R 369 |
| 2023 -- H 6457 Enacted 05/30/2023 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023, AS "COX CHARITIES DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Azzinaro, Edwards, O'Brien, Bennett, Ajello, and Shallcross Smith |
| Date Introduced: May 30, 2023 |
| WHEREAS, Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of |
| human connection through technology. The largest private broadband company in America, Cox |
| proudly serves seven million homes and businesses across 18 states. 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 $7 million 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 Connecticut, |
| Ohio and Rhode Island; and |
| WHEREAS, Cox believes in community action through giving. Cox loves the position |
| they hold as a contributing member of the community– 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. |
| They concentrate their support in, but are not limited to, the following key areas: Environment -- |
| Cox supports organizations and initiatives that encourage environmental sustainability and |
| conservation; Civic and Community -- Cox supports charitable and community organizations that |
| make a positive difference in the communities we 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. Realizing the importance of education, we |
| support 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 we serve; and Technology -- Cox supports initiatives that enhance technology |
| curriculum for children, particularly at the K-12 level; and |
| WHEREAS, The 2023 Rhode Island recipients of Cox Charities grants are: The Boys and |
| Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island; The Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport County; The Cape |
| Verdean American Community Development; City Year, Inc; DownCity Design; Girl Scouts of |
| Southeastern New England; Global Science & Envirotech. Inc; STEAM Box; and the |
| Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| proclaims Tuesday, May 30 of 2023, to be "Cox Charities Day" in the State of Rhode Island and |
| offers our sincerest congratulations to all of the 2023 Cox Charities Grant Recipients, and thanks |
| 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 the resolution to Mr. Ross Nelson, Market Vice President Cox |
| Communications and Ms. Rosie Fernandez, Manager of Community Relations for Cox |
| Communications East. |
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