(NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI) -- Ocean State Job Lot's “Relief for Ukraine” program has resulted in the donation to date of six tractor trailer loads of health and hygiene products, nutritious food, and warm clothing, as well as frontline medical supplies to Ukrainian refugee efforts. The desperately needed medical supplies were supplied in partnership with Partners for World Health, based in Portland, ME.
The “Relief for Ukraine” program, which began on March 1, is hosted at each of the closeout discount retailer’s 147 stores across the Northeast and asks customers to make monetary donations to support the Ukrainian refugee families that have been forced to leave their homes during the Russian invasion.
Additional supplies were distributed through OSJL’s partnership with Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Boston, MA, and additional funding was provided to the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation by the New England Patriots and the Kraft Family Foundation.
OSJL tractor trailers are transporting supplies to Port Handy, NJ, where they are airlifted to Poland and subsequently distributed throughout Ukraine by the company’s European partners, including Razom, International Charitable Foundation, among others.
“OSJL is a nimble organization, and we pride ourselves on our ability to provide relief where it’s needed, when it’s needed, and to those who need it most - even in conflict zones,” said David Sarlitto, Executive Director, Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation. “It was important that we leveraged our connections and resources to immediately support Ukrainian refugees. Thanks to the generosity of our incredible customers, our business partners here in the U.S., as well as our distribution partners in Ukraine, we’ve been able to get these supplies to those suffering overseas in a timely and efficient manner.”
Founded in 1977, Ocean State Job Lot is a growing, privately held discount retail chain with 147 stores in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, approximately 5,600 employees, and annual sales exceeding $800 million. Job Lot sells brand name, first quality merchandise at closeout prices. Shoppers find an ever-changing array of household goods, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal products (holiday, gardening, patio, pool and beach supplies), and kitchen pantry staples at a fraction of their typical price. The company was named a four-time “Best Employer” by Forbes® Magazine* and a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte. *Ocean State Job Lot is not affiliated with Forbes®.
The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has a long history of philanthropic leadership, supporting numerous causes, including feeding the hungry, helping the homeless, assisting veterans and military families, aiding animal rescue, caring for children, advancing healthcare, supporting the arts and promoting learning. Ocean State Job Lot is headquartered in the Quonset Point Business Park at 375 Commerce Park Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852.
