Children First and Always Awards Luncheon at Agawam Hunt

15 Roger Williams Avenue,East Providence RI 02916

09 June, 2022

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Join us at the Agawam Hunt Club to recognize those who have made a positive contribution to child welfare Celebrate. Be Inspired. Learn. 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. Thursday June 9, 2022 at Noon. Agawam Hunt Club, Rumford RI 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 this inaugural group of honorees joining Princess in being recognized for extraordinary commitment to Children First, Always. Check back soon to learn more about this esteemed group. April Dinwoodie Podcaster, Speaker, Writer, Communications Consultant Gayle L. Goldin Senior Advisor - Women’s Bureau, US Department of LaborFormer 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.Table Sponsorships at $1000 include tickets for 10 guests and signage recognizing your contribution and congratulations. If you would like to pay by check, please send to: Adoption RI PO Box 6411 Providence, RI 02940 Our current sponsors include: Presenting Sponsors: Omni Group Michael Perik and Liz Beretta Perik The Verrecchia Family In Honor of Marlene and Jim WilliamsDarlene Allen and Carmel Merrick Apex Technology GroupBank RITrish and Harvey BennettBlue Cross / Blue ShieldBottaro LawJudge Frank CaprioCardi's Furniture and MattressesLisa ChurchvilleTodd CostaHarbor One BankHasbro, Inc.Lepizzera and LaprocinaMassimoto MediaCharrel MaxwellMod MamaLary and Stephanie NorinPartridge Snow and HahnPawtucket Credit UnionCarol PetersonSeaberg Construction Sweet Peas Village