A pair of $1,000 checks from the 100 Club of Rhode Island will help outfit a fitness center at the new North Providence Public Safety Complex, providing a much-needed workout space for town police and firefighters.
Police Chief David Tikoian said he has a longstanding relationship with the club through his previous work with the Rhode Island State Police. About three months ago, 100 Club Vice President Joe Terino Jr. called to inform him that the group had started an initiative involving $1,000 donations to police departments that have built new stations.
The donation was intended to sponsor the lobby area of the new safety complex, but considering the fact that the lobby was already completed, Tikoian asked Terino about the funds being used to purchase equipment to outfit the center’s fitness room, and Terino responded that that would be perfectly acceptable.
“I’d like to thank Mr. Terino and the leadership of the 100 Club of Rhode Island for the generous donation, which will be used to keep our first responders healthy and in shape, physically and mentally, with the purchase of fitness equipment for our new fitness center,” he said.