Sponsor the Walk

On Sunday, October 11th, 2026, we expect hundreds of walkers to cross 30.54 miles of Rhode Island on foot, in memory of two peers lost to gun violence. We are a student-run, volunteer operation with no budget of our own, and we get across the state on the generosity of people along the route.

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500
walkers expected in 2026
170
walked in 2025, from 10 schools
5th
year crossing the state

What we're looking for

Four ways to help, in rough order of how much difference they make on the day.

Food & Hydration

Restaurants, cafés, markets and food trucks

Several hundred people walking thirty miles get very hungry. Any business along the route able to donate or discount snacks, meals or drinks would help a lot of grateful walkers.

Transportation

Charter and school bus operators

Every walker has to get from Providence to the starting line on the Connecticut border early on the morning of the walk. Donated or discounted bus capacity would help cover the single largest logistical cost we carry.

Funding

Businesses, community groups and individuals

Direct funding goes straight to this year's gun violence prevention fundraiser or covers food and transport for walkers. Tell us which you would prefer and we will make sure it goes there.

In-kind & other

Anyone with an idea

First aid supplies, water stations, printing, rain ponchos, a warm room at the finish. If you have an idea that would help several hundred people cross a state on foot, we would love to hear about it.

What sponsors get

  • Your name and logo on this page, for as long as the site is up.
  • A thank-you to our followers on Instagram, and a mention in the recap we send walkers after the event.
  • Credit in our press outreach. Local coverage of the walk has grown each year, and we name the businesses who made the day possible.
  • Several hundred students walking past your door, and told where to stop. Most of them study in Providence and come back.

Our sponsors

We are putting together our 2026 sponsor group now. Check back soon for our first sponsors!

Talk to us

Tell us what you have in mind! We will answer every email.

walkacrossrhodeisland@gmail.com

Where the money goes

All donations go directly to a group of gun violence prevention nonprofits, through our Pledge fundraiser. Across our first four walks we raised over $16,000, all of it passed straight through to charity. Organizers cover their own costs.