PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Several backpack giveaway events were held across the state Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m., the Back to School Celebration of Rhode Island will distribute 15,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students at 12 locations.
Those locations include-
- Central Falls Veteran’s Memorial Elementary School 150 Fuller Ave, Central Falls
- Cranston YMCA 1225 Park Ave, Cranston
- Cumberland Garvin Memorial Elementary 1364 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland
- Newport East Bay Community Action Program 6 John H. Chafee Blvd, Newport
- Pawtucket Jenks Middle School 350 Division St, Pawtucket
- Pawtucket Samuel Slater Middle School 281 Mineral Spring Ave, Pawtucket
- Providence Nathanael Greene Middle School 721 Chalkstone Ave, Providence
- Providence Student Registration & Placement Center 325 Ocean St, Providence
- Providence United Way of Rhode Island 50 Valley St, Providence
- Providence West End Community Center 109 Bucklin St, Providence
- West Warwick Thundermist Health Center 186 Providence St, West Warwick
- Woonsocket Woonsocket Middle School 60 Florence Dr, Woonsocket
This is the 26th year the organization is celebrating the event.
DONATE: Back to School Supply Drive
Then, at 11 a.m., Attorney Rob Levine’s annual “Family Fun Day” will take place in Providence…