2 RI Teachers Get Supplies Paid For By Arch Painting

PROVIDENCE, RI — Arch Painting announced the winners of their $10,000 teacher giveaway, and two of the 20 teachers were from Rhode Island.

The teachers, who were chosen at random, have been selected as winners in the annual Arch Painting Teacher Giveaway. Each teacher will receive $500 toward school supplies for their classrooms.

"Teachers go above and beyond in the important job of educating our children," Arch Paiting CEO Rich Kilgannon said. "Many teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to supplement the needs of their classrooms each year — we want to help. This is our annual way to invest in the communities we serve. Helping teachers and ensuring children have access to tools that might not otherwise be in the school budget is a small way Arch Painting can make a difference."

The two winners from Rhode Island were:

• Cheleyka Gonzalez, Alfred Lima Elementary School, Providence
• Emily Glynn, Hennessey Elementary School, East Providence.

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