Hugs From Friends

08/24/2026

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Happy Independence Day Ukraine!
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07/30/2026

We are so grateful to Bentonville City Lifestyle and author Violet Bloomfield for your wonderful article about Hugs From Friends in the August issue. We are honored you chose to tell our story.

We couldn't do this without amazing teachers like and Joli Crenshaw Holzhauer who were featured in the article! We love working with Натуля Солохненко, .max_40, @Олена Лейченко, @Елизавета Москолец , Dasiuk, Karina Kiriyenko and so many other teachers and schools in Ukraine!

Interested in learning how YOUR school can become a part of our School Partnership Program? We would love to partner with you!

Article by Violet BloomfieldPhotography by Violet Bloomfield & Provided Originally published in Bentonville City Lifestyle

06/23/2026

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06/23/2026

We are so happy to support you!!! We look forward to keeping in touch!

Rachel L. Smith
Joli Crenshaw Holzhauer
Arkansas Arts Academy
DeWitt Elementary School-DeWitt,AR

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! 🎨🧸