Gathering to Give – Children First & Always Awards Luncheon

Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Noon.
Agawam Hunt Club, Rumford RI

The Center for Advanced Practice at Adoption Rhode Island invites you to an afternoon filled with inspiration and celebration.

Join us as we proudly honor exceptional leadership and dedication to making a transformational difference in the lives of children at the 1st Annual Children First and Always Awards Luncheon.

Enjoy a tasty lunch prepared by the culinary team at Agawam while together we recognize the outstanding contributions that our esteemed honorees have made to changing the course of children’s lives.

Guest speaker and honoree Princess Sirleaf Bomba, Director of Diversity and Unity at Wheeler School, will offer an opening address. Princess will share insights gained from the depth of her professional experience in child welfare, higher education, and her current DEIB leadership role at Wheeler, combined with her unwavering personal commitment to creating a just and inclusive Rhode Island for all children.

We are pleased to congratulate the following inaugural group of honorees joining Princess in being recognized for their extraordinary commitment to Children First, Always:

• April Dinwoodie
  Podcaster, Speaker, Writer, Communications Consultant
• Gayle L. Goldin
  Senior Advisor – Women’s Bureau, US Department of Labor
  Former RI State Senator
• Harold D. Grotevant
  Rudd Family Foundation Chair in Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Rudd Adoption Research Program.
• The Honorable Jim Langevin
  United State Congress
• Neil Steinberg
  President & CEO, Rhode Island Foundation

Tickets are $75 per person.
Purchase at https://adoptionri_luncheon.eventbrite.com
OR
If you would like to pay by check, please send to:
Adoption RI, PO Box 6411, Providence, RI 02940