Ocean State Job Lot Delivers Solar Panels to Project Freedom Villages’
Tiny House Project for Veterans without Permanent Housing
North Kingstown, RI – April 26, 2023 – Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a leading discount closeout retailer headquartered in Rhode Island with stores throughout New England, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania,
delivered a tractor-trailer full of solar panels, to help power 25 tiny homes for veterans without permanent housing. The tractor-trailer departed Foxboro, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 20th and arrived in Erie, Pennsylvania, where the tiny homes project is located, on Friday, April 21st.
The donation is in conjunction with Project Freedom Villages and Bookwell Travel.
David Sarlitto, Executive Director, Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation, directs Mike Beach, a driver for OSJL, as he loads the solar panels into OSJL’s tractor-trailer that delivered 250 solar panels to Erie, Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 20th.
Mike Beach, a driver for OSJL, moves a pallet of solar panels into the OSJL tractor-trailer. The solar panels will help power 25 tiny homes in Erie, Pennsylvania as part of Project Freedom Villages’ tiny homes project for veterans without permanent housing.
Volunteers offload solar panels in Erie, Pennsylvania. The solar panels were delivered from Foxboro, Massachusetts, and will help power 25 tiny homes as part of Project Freedom Villages’ tiny homes project for veterans without permanent housing.
About Ocean State Job Lot:
Founded in 1977, Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) is a growing, privately held discount retail chain with 152 stores in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, approximately 5,600 employees, and annual sales exceeding $800 million. OSJL Shoppers find an ever-changing array of brand name, first quality merchandise at closeout prices, including 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*, a two-time US Best Managed Company by Deloitte, and received a first-place Inspiring Workplaces in North America Award. *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. The Foundation’s operational, administrative, and overhead expenses are covered by Ocean State Job Lot, not the Foundation, ensuring that 100% of every dollar raised through the Foundation goes directly to helping those in need.
Ocean State Job Lot is headquartered in the Quonset Point Business Park at 375 Commerce Park Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Phone: (401) 295-2672; Website: OceanStateJobLot.com.
About Project Freedom Villages:
Project Freedom Villages works to help combat homelessness, hunger, and job insecurity for veterans. For more information, visit www.projectfreedomvillages.com.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nathalie Sczublewski
Regan Communications
(401) 302-2955
nsczublewski@regancomm.com
