BECOME AN AMBASSADOR OF LIGHT!

Add your own light to the evening the next time you come to WaterFire.

Light a paper lantern luminaria and directly participate in illuminating the city of Providence.

WaterFire invites you to dedicate your paper lantern with a commemoration, a dedication, a wish, a rememberance, your name, or the reason for your visit to WaterFire.  You will light your candle lantern and be led into the park where you will place it in a special spot.  All the dedication cards are saved and preserved in a book at WaterFire.

The candle lanterns are availible for a donation to WaterFire of $10 ($5 for children 12 and under). Click HERE to see a map of Luminaria table locations!

Tables will be open from sunset until 11:30PM. 

By lighting a lantern you will become directly involved in the event in a memorable and special way and you will join the ranks of those who support WaterFire.

* photos on this page by Donna L. DeBiasio

WaterFire has been pleased to present the following Luminaria ceremonies so far:

JUNE 23, 2007: Honoring of all the Valedictorians from the Providence Public High School class of 2007.  Sponsored by Mayor David Cicilline, the City of Providence and Dr. Donnie Evans of the Providence Public School System.

JULY 14, 2007: Honoring all the Rhode Island High School Valedictorians from the class of 2007 sponsored by CVS Caremark and presented by Mayor David Cicilline.

AUGUST 18, 2007:  Honoring the scholarship recipients from the Latino Dollars for Scholars presented at the Salsa stage.

LADO Recipients: Elizabeth Nin; Frangely Ventura; Edgar Esquivel; Paola Beltran; Paola Melo; Geraldine Mejia; Shirley Acevedo; Laura Calvo; Ashley Morales; Arnold Ziesse; Sasha Urquidi; Jennifer Quiroa; Karol Gaitan; Elka Arredondo; Yesenia Fuerte; Jose Rivera; Joana Tejada; Elkin Arroyo

AUGUST 18, 2007:  A special project in Memorial Park presented by the Rhode Island Shriners and WaterFire where we will dedicate a luminaria to every child in Rhode Island facing a critical illness.  Working with imPossible Dream and The Make a Wish Foundation RI Chapter, we present over one hundred wishes that these children are seeking to have fullfilled.  We invite you and all those who attend WaterFire to read these wishes and find one that you can help come true.  Volunteers will be on hand in the park to provide more information about how to accomplish this and about the programs of the Rhode Island Shriners, the imPossible Dream, and The Make a Wish Foundation. 

OCTOBER 6, 2007:  A special lighting of WaterFire in cooperation with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.  All proceeds from Luminaria Lantern sales on this evening will be split between WaterFire and the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.