At
a recent RIHousing Board of Commissioners meeting, Nancy Boyd and Anne Reynolds
were presented with "Above and Beyond" awards for their service to
residents.
This
past summer Broadway Plaza, a development in Providence, had a gas line issue
that resulted in residents being unable to cook for a week or more. Nancy,
RIHousing's Leased Housing and Rental Services Officer, and Anne, the property
manager, went above and beyond in their concern for the tenants. Nancy knew it
was shortly after the first of the month, when many residents would have just
stocked up on groceries and would have little to no money left to buy
additional food or go out to eat.
Nancy
and Anne joined forces to mitigate the impact. Initially, they provided an
on-site food truck for several days. However, Anne was both moved by the
situation and enjoyed reconnecting with many of her residents, so she also
scheduled a family pizza party for the development. In addition, she purchased
individual electric burners for all 24 units, allowing tenants to cook on their
own for the remainder of the gas outage.
RIHousing
thanks Nancy and Anne for their compassion and dedication.
