PROVIDENCE, R.I. (July 25, 2024) - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has announced the nonprofit organizations that will benefit from Blue across Rhode Island 2024, the company's signature day of service when hundreds of employees spend the workday volunteering at community and social service organizations across the state.

The theme of this year's event - "Lucky #13" - celebrates the 13^th anniversary of Blue across Rhode Island, which will take place on Friday, Sept. 13, and benefit 13 nonprofits that applied for support with their efforts to help Rhode Islanders. Blue across Rhode Island is one of the largest annual volunteer events of its kind in the state.

The nonprofits that will participate this year were revealed July 24 at a spirited kickoff for Blue across Rhode Island during which associates learned about this year's volunteer opportunities from team leaders in preparation to begin signing up the next day.

"The kickoff generates real excitement for our day of service and that excitement builds throughout the summer as we prepare to lend a hand to our community-based partners, who work tirelessly year-round to make a difference in the lives of Rhode Islanders," said BCBSRI Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Carolyn Belisle. "We're so excited to reach the 13^th annual milestone that we couldn't resist calling it Lucky #13; we're looking forward to heading out to support our 13 partners on Friday, Sept. 13^th."

The BCBSRI volunteers will support a variety of community-based organizations and their projects, including ones that address food, housing, dental care, mental health, and community recreation. The following are the 13 participating organizations that BCBSRI employees will support:

• Amenity Aid
• Boys & Girls Club of East Providence
• Children's Friend
• Communities for People
• Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc.
• Highlander Charter School
• Hope Alzheimer's Center
• Playworks New England
• Rhode Island Oral Health Foundation - RI Mission of Mercy
• South County Habitat for Humanity
• Special Olympics Rhode Island
• The ELISHA Project
• The Village Common of Rhode Island

In addition to the time and effort of volunteers, BCBSRI awards each partner organization $5,000 in grant funding. Since the launch of Blue across Rhode Island in 2012, $810,000 in BCBSRI funding has been distributed to 78 organizations across the state for more than 140 projects. BCBSRI associates have logged more than 37,000 volunteer hours. These projects have had an impact on the lives of more than 184,000 Rhode Islanders.

Since the company's founding, BCBSRI has partnered with community organizations across the state through philanthropy, partnership, and service. BCBSRI's multifaceted corporate social responsibility program, BlueAngel Community Investment, has enabled associates to serve the community, with efforts such as Blue across Rhode Island.