Hugs From Friends

06/08/2026

Thank you so much to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals for rolling out the red carpet for us yesterday at ! We are proud to be Community Partners again this season and are grateful for your support! Our team had a great time…rain and all!

06/05/2026

LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS!!!!! ⚾️💙💛

Want to help us send books, toys, and hope to children in Ukraine? Join us at on Sunday, June 7 at 2:05pm!

Grab your tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/HugsFromFriends

Let’s fill the stands and show kids in Ukraine they have friends all the way in Northwest Arkansas!

6/7/26 @ 2:05 PM - Hugs From Friends Day - Naturals Fundraising Game!

05/24/2026

***8th Care Package of 2026 with art, toys, books and dolls is on its way to Ukraine***

We are very excited to support Childrens’ Library -Toy Museum #5 in Ternopil (https://bibliom54.blogspot.com/). In addition to sending books and toys to the library, we are excited to donate two iconic American dolls to their incredible toy museum. One is a hand made doll from an artist in the Seminole tribe in Florida and the other is Samantha from the American Girl Doll collection. We look forward to continuing to support this amazing library again very soon!

A huge shout out and thank you to our good friend Rachel L. Smith for your very generous donation to make this shipment happen!

05/18/2026

We are so honored to support you and your students! You inspire us! We hope you know you have friends in Arkansas who support you and stand with you in these difficult times!

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04/28/2026

Step up to the plate for the kids of Ukraine! ⚾️💙💛

We are so honored to announce that Hugs From Friends is an official Community Partner of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals ( ) for the 2026 season!

Want to help us send books, toys, and hope to children in Ukraine? Join us at on Sunday, June 7! A portion of ticket sales will go directly toward humanitarian aid that puts smiles on faces when they need it most.

Grab your tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/HugsFromFriends

Let’s fill the stands and show kids in Ukraine they have friends all the way in Northwest Arkansas! 🎨🧸

04/25/2026

📚NWA generosity strikes again! 💪

We asked, and you delivered! We are so excited to show off these 30 boxes of books 📚 destined for children in Ukraine.

In the midst of conflict, these kids are seeking refuge in stories. Reading helps them cope with the daily grind of war, and these English-language books are giving them a head start on a global future.

A giant thank you to Arkansas Arts Academy and Bentonville Public Library and Friends of the Bentonville Public Library Semi-annual Book Sale for this massive donation. You are helping us make a tangible difference in the lives of young readers half a world away!

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04/12/2026

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Want would be grateful for YOUR help? 🇺🇦🇺🇸

We are preparing a package to support Childrens’ Library -Toy Museum #5 in Ternopil (https://bibliom54.blogspot.com/). Libraries have taken on a more prominent role in supporting the community and children in particular over the last four years. We want to send the package in the next 30 days!

We would love to donate an American Girl Doll to their museum....and we need your help do it! We have two ways you can help!

#1: Would you be interested in donating an American Girl Doll for this museum? Or...do you know someone who might be?

#2: Would you be willing to sponsor (or help sponsor) the purchase of a new doll?

All support is welome! Thank you!

02/24/2026

We are so grateful to Joli Crenshaw Holzhauer and her amazing students DeWitt Elementary School-DeWitt,AR for the creativity and generosity they showed by making artwork for kids in Ukraine! Their artwork tells children going through a traumatic war they are not alone and they have friends and people who care about them in Arkansas! What a powerful message of healing and hope! Their artwork is on the way to an elementary school in Dnipro as we speak!

We are proud to partner with you!

02/13/2026

We are so grateful to the Arkansas Arts Academy Ukraine Club that is at Downtown Rogers Art on the Bricks tonight! If you’re free and around downtown Rogers, feel free to stop by and create some artwork to support kids in Ukraine!

01/30/2026

Please know there are sooooo many people in Arkansas, and the United States, who support you and stand with you during these unimaginable times. You inspire us. Thank you for everything the library does to support your community! 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸