River City Givers

03/30/2026

Shood was selected as the recipient of the first quarter’s funds during our last meeting which was held via Zoom. We are happy to be able to support this charity that provides new or like new running shoes to middle and high schoolers at Title 1 schools around Richmond.

12/28/2025

We are happy to announce that we have chosen WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio for our 4th quarter donation.

WRIR is a local independent radio station that has been a part of the Richmond community for 20 years. They are a truly local independent radio station with 30 different talk programs and 80 music shows. Their shows feature folks in our community and talks about events and other things happening in the area. They share different resources for different populations.

They are currently moving to a new building near 17th Street Farmers Market to be more ADA accessible as they have individuals with all different abilities who volunteer. This would also put them closer to many community events.

WRIR does a lot of educational programs in the community and has programs and podcasts to teach students.

10/17/2025

Join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, October 21st at 6:30PM at the Wyndham Swim and Racquet Club located at 6401 Old Wyndham Drive in Glen Allen, VA 23059.

The first 1/2 hour will be a social meet & greet with some wine/waters & light refreshments provided. The meeting will commence at 7PM sharp and finish at 8PM.

Bring a friend and a charity to pitch!

09/03/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Project Lifesaver of Henrico was chosen as our third quarter recipient. Project Lifesaver helps locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to wandering, such as those with Alzheimer's disease or autism. Participants wear a radio-frequency transmitter on their wrist or ankle, which allows trained rescue personnel to track them quickly using specialized equipment, significantly reducing search times and improving the chances of a safe recovery.

07/01/2025

Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Wyndham Swim and Racquet Club located at 6401 Old Wyndham Drive in Glen Allen. Starting at 6:30, we will have light refreshments and a social time before the meeting starts at 7:00pm. Please come and bring a friend! Questions- let us know!!

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04/19/2025

We are thrilled to announce that the charity chosen for this quarter is Jill's Blankets! This is a group of people who make and deliver polar fleece blankets to patients undergoing chemotherapy and who were friends of the founder Jill Ward. Jill’s Blankets began unofficially in 2010 when Jill Ward saw a need firsthand. While undergoing chemotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer, Jill was given a double-fleece blanket to keep her warm. Chemotherapy treatment often leaves patients cold and shivering, and Jill quickly realized how few blankets were available to patients. To remedy this problem, she decided to make blankets and deliver them to patients at local hospitals. She did this even as her own cancer weakened her. Two friends worked with Jill to help fulfill her mission and promised that they would carry on her work after she died. Since 2014 they have made and distributed over 7000 blankets.

04/13/2025

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30PM at the Wyndham Swim and Racquet Club located at 6401 Old Wyndham Drive in Glen Allen, VA 23059.

The first 1/2 hour will be a social meet & greet with some light refreshments provided. Please join us, especially if you are a new member. We would love to get to know you better. The meeting will commence at 7PM sharp and finish at 8PM.

Not a member? No problem! Come and check out what we're all about!! Bring a friend! The more the merrier!

01/26/2025

River City Givers is proud to have selected L.A.U.N.C.H. for Life as the recipient of our first quarter funds.

L.A.U.N.C.H for Life is a non-profit organization created to enrich the lives of young men in need of a positive male role model. Mentees and Mentors are paired together for 12-months, throughout the entirety of the program. It is a FREE 12-Month Mentorship Program for Young Men Ages 12-16 who do not have a male role model in their lives. Events are paired with value-based lessons that are designed to build connections, increase emotional competence, empathy, motivation, accountability and lay a foundation for resilience and growth. Participants graduate after 12 months in the program but may stay in the program to assist with new groups and to continue to experience the mentorship and the comradery of being with others in the same life situations. The mentoring support is still available until the mentee is 20 years old. This program provides a wide range of leadership and ambassador opportunities to aid with personal and developmental growth.
Annually there are 25 participants in the first year of the program. L.A.U.N.C.H.also works closely with mothers and guardians to provide the necessary resources to make life just a little bit easier. The organization annually holds a Thanksgiving celebration along with the boys' mothers and families of the mentors and many other events many have never had the chance to experience.

The mentors are volunteers from the community. There is a highly anticipated 3 day camp that is conducted each year and is one of the larger expenses of the organization which the boys thoroughly enjoy.

Our Mission is to empower and enable young men in need of positive male role models to L.A.U.N.C.H into adulthood with resilience, compassion, and self-worth.

12/02/2024

We are honored to have voted and awarded our recent quarterly donation to Saint Francis - Manchester, An Assisted Living Community!

Thank you River City Givers for awarding us $5200. River City Givers is the local Richmond chapter of the national organization: 100 Women Who Care. They help the greater Richmond community by supporting local charities. Saint Francis is blessed and honored to have the opportunity to receive their generosity, and we are so thankful for the work they do. The River City Givers are currently looking for more members (see link in comments).

10/07/2024

This was last year’s news! Are you ready to be part of this year’s giving? Join us next Tuesday at 7p. More details? Email [email protected]. 😊

The fourth quarter River City Givers meeting was held this past Tuesday October 17th at the Wyndham Swim & Racquet Club, there were 16 members and 3 guests in attendance. Three Charities were selected from the those that were submitted by members.

Mary Gill shared her charity SHOOD. Their mission is to provide a pair of new or like new, well fitting running shoes to children in economically disadvantaged communities and deliver them with dignity. They have several focused programs, targeting the programs to meet varying groups, such as track programs and girls running. The initial goal of supplying shoes to high school athletes has been expanded to include Middle Schools. Mary recently experienced the distribution of shoes and shared her experiences with the group. Since inception in April 2017, Shood is expects to donated over 20,000 pairs of shoes to those in need in RVA.

Vicki Yeroian one of our new members shared with us information on her chosen charity Glsen which is a support group to LGBTQ. GLSEN, Richmond is a grassroots initiative, working locally in our community to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. The chapter supports students and educators locally, organizes around LGBTQ-affirming public policy, plans teacher trainings, and hosts events for students, educators, parents, and allies. Chapters like theirs play an important role in bringing GLSEN’s programs and visions to right where we live, work, and learn.

Susan Dennis, shared with us her chosen charity, Shalom Farms. This organization has grown tremendously in the past few years, it is a nonprofit farm and food justice organization working for an equitable food system in Richmond, VA. Thousands in Richmond face significant barriers to accessing healthy food everyday.
With two production farms, dozens of partners, and innovative food access programs, Shalom Farms grows and distributes over 600,000 + servings of Certified Naturally Grown produce. They have added various enhancements to programs and recently offer instruction to recepients on ways to use the food they provide.

Each of these three charities has a great compelling mission and history for the great work they perform.

Having said that the membership voted and awarded this quarter’s funds to Shood. This charity will be awarded $4900 with funds coming from all members and one guest donation. Congrats to this oragnization, we look forward to hearing more of their story at our next meeting in January.
To see more information refer to their website. https://www.shood.org/

Our last winner Crossover was present and their CEO, Julie Bilodeau shared with us the varing needs the organization performs. They offer medical services to low income, uninsured and Medicare patients. Their services have grown to include dental and optomology. Our funds will be targeted to provide prenatal vitamins to patients. She expalined all the services they offer to mothers, having served 400 in the past year. This service includes, prenatal care, nutrition, breatfeeding education and assitance for the mother prior to, and after delivery. Julie extended an invitation to our group to attend an upcoming open house on November 7th.

Please plan to come and perhaps pitch a needy and favorite charity of yours. We are slowly growing our membership, and need you and perhaps a friend, relative or neighbor to increase those numbers.
The greater the participation, the greater the benefits for the chosen charities.
We wish you all a great fall season and good times during the holidays, Let’s get the first meeting of the year off with a great start by having all the seats filling at that meeting along with a guest or two that you bring with you.

The dates of all meetings in 2024 are as noted, please update your calendars:
January 16th, April 16th , July 16th and October 15