South Kingstown|Local Event
Duffle Bag Bash 2026
Event Details
Adoption RI, the Office of the Child Advocate and Lise M. Iwon invite you to join us at Matunuck Community Center for a family friendly afternoon of fun, food, music, games and activities for kids & adults and more – all while helping make a difference in the lives of children in RI state care!
Join us at our 11th Annual Duffle Bag Bash, Sunday August 9 from 12:00-3:00pm (raindate August 10)!
Children in foster and residential care often move from placement to placement throughout their lives, keeping and transporting their belongings in trash bags. The Duffle Bag Bash is an outdoor event that helps make those moves a little less difficult, with an admission ‘fee’ of a brand-new rolling duffle bag or suitcase and/or a $25 gift card for adults, and one brand-new backpack for children. By providing children and teens with their own brand-new duffle bag or suitcase, they have a safe and dignified place to keep in our 10th year, this event promises to be better than ever!
This year, we're setting an ambitious goal: to help more than 1,500 youth through donations of duffle bags, gift cards, and financial contributions. Thanks to the generosity of Day 1 Bags, every donation will be matched—up to 1,000 additional bags. That means your donation can have twice the impact, helping even more youth carry their belongings with dignity and care. |
No child should have to move around with their belongings in nothing but a trash bag.
The public and media are invited to this great event. Guests are asked to pre-register at http://dufflebagbash2026.eventbrite.com, though walk-ins are welcomed. For more information call 401-856-6000 or email drivera@adoptionri.org. Anyone interested in helping but unable to attend may drop off their donation at: Adoption RI, 290 West Exchange St., Suite 100, Providence or make it online at http://weblink.donorperfect.com/DuffleBagBash26