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Connecting through Compassion💙💛💚
A 501c3 devoted to inspiring a lifestyle of curiosity, connection & compassion for all.✨

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OCTOBER 2026 EVENTS 💙💛💚

🌳Sun., 10/4 - Befriend Clean-up #16 4-5pm with @chaotrva @rvacleancitycommission @rvaparksandrec
@jetferson.park_rva_official @jlrichmondva @rvagov at Jefferson Park, 1921 Princess Anne Ave., Richmond, VA. Join us to clean up the park, meet new friends & bring our city closer together.

🎉Sat., 10/10 From whenever you are in the world, celebrate & amplify IDEALIST DAY @joinidealist by doing a small, positive act to make the world a better place. Ideas: Write a thank you note, walk with a friend, or host a clean-up. Take a pic, share on IG & tag us. Join the hundreds of people all over world celebrating this special day.

🌲Befriend will be at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA on 10/10 sharing the message of Befriend. If you are the area, DM us to join our walk.

🌅Fri., 10/16 - A Befriend Sunset Walk with @feelgoodrva @youraspengrove 6-7pm, University of Richmond Eco-Corridor and Lake, Richmond, VA. Meet behind Starbucks at 6201 River Road, RVA. Stroll this beautiful path and meet new friends. A great way to end your day!

🍁Sat., 10/17 - Befriend x MLK Jr. Middle School Harvest Fest @cisofrva @rvaschools 11-2pm at 1000 Mosby Street, RVA. Volunteers needed for our Befriend table to lead some fun activities!

🌸Sat., 10/24 - Befriend x Fordham University @fordhamuniversity @fordhamwellness @angelinamangome for A Walk of Kindness at the New York Botanical Gardens @nybg 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, New York from 11-12pm. Meet at the main entrance. Walk the beautiful gardens & share flowers with positive notes along the way!

📚Sun., 10/25 - Befriend Poetry Gather with Befriend’s Alex Trivas & Loleta Smith with our Richmond Poet Laureates @rvagov @moeflowz @hornsbyrk from 5-6pm at Jefferson Park, 1921 Princess Anne Ave., Richmond, VA. Poetry is welcoming way to share our stories with people from all different backgrounds & bring our city closer together. Friends are welcome to write a poem to share, bring their favorite poem to share or simply come and listen. Theme: Fall & Transitions.

✌️DM to sign up & join the movement.

🌎At Befriend, EVERYONE BELONGS!

#befriendmovement #richmondva #maketheworldabetterplace #compassioninaction taken in Worldwide by @befriend.movement

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💚Join the next event here: @befriend.movement

💐I’ve done two kindness walks so far and honestly they are so much fun! At first I was nervous but after handing flowers to the first person and seeing their excitement - it made me love it!

🌲They also do nature walks and other events to bring people together from all over the local RVA area.

*Not paid or sponsored.

#rva #richmond #richmondva #befriendmovement #localrva taken in Richmond, Virginia by @befriend.movement

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2 years ago

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN STRANGERS BECOME FRIENDS?✌️

💙Every BEFRIEND WALK is a chance to meet someone new, discover what we have in common, and see how our differences can make our community stronger.

💛Come walk, talk, connect, & see for yourself what happens when strangers become friends.

📆Friday, Oct., 16

⏰6-7pm at Sunset

📍University of Richmond Eco-corridor & Lake. Meet at
6201 River Road, Richmond, VA behind Starbucks.

👟Everyone is welcome.

💚Come as you are. Leave a little more connected.

🫶EVERYONE BELONGS

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #walkandtalk #walkinnature #richmondva taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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2 days ago

TRUST TAKES CONSISTENCY💙💛💚

🎨LOVED being part of Mending Walls RVA’s community engagement day for their newest mural in the TRUST Series with @noahscalin @adrawingtable. A powerful reminder that trust is built through showing up, again & again.

💙So good to meet new friends, reconnect with old ones, & experience art bringing people together.

💛That’s what Befriend is all about: connection, curiosity, and creating a community where EVERYONE BELONGS.

💚Thank you, @mendingwallsrva for creating spaces where art & people connect.

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #richmondva #rvaarts #creatingcommunity taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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15 days ago

BEFRIEND CLEAN-UP #16🌳

💙JOIN US for our next Befriend Clean-up! These small acts create big ripples in our city.

📍Jefferson Park, 1921 Princess Anne Ave., RVA
📆Sunday, Oct. 4
⏰4-5pm

🫶All supplies provided.

💛DM to sign up or just stop by.

💚A special thanks to our partners:

@rvagov
@rvacleancitycommission
@rvaparksandrec
@jefferson.park_rva_official
@chaofrva
@jlrichmondva

✌️At Befriend, EVERYONE BELONGS!

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #cleanup #richmondva taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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16 days ago

POETRY IN MOTION ✍️🌿

💙Celebrated 100,000 Poets for Change on 9/26/26 led by past Richmond Poet Laureate @rvagov, Joanna Lee @la_poetessa & Friends of Historic Blackwell @friendsofhbna united for peace, justice & sustainability.

💛We walked, shared poems & chalked them along the way - a beautiful day of connection, creativity, & community.

✌️When we bring people together across differences, strangers become friends & everyone feels like they BELONG.

🌎There is still HOPE in the world.

#befriendmovement #100tpc #richmondva #poetrycommunity #maketheworldabetterplace taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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17 days ago

GOOD MORNING, RICHMOND✌️

💙Nothing like a BEFRIEND WALK along the James River in Richmond, VA to remind us that connection is everywhere.

🌊Thanks, @mylo.global for showing me this GEM!

💛Come find your people at our next Befriend Walk on Friday, Oct. 16 6pm @urichmond with @feelgoodrva & @youraspengrove. Meet at 6201 River Road, RVA. DM to sign up!

🫶All are welcome. EVERYONE BELONGS!

#befriendmovement #walkinnature #connection #richmondva #community taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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19 days ago

THE RICHMONDER 25! ⭐️

💙WHAT A NIGHT! So honored to be part of The Richmonder 25 @richmondernews - celebrating people making a difference in our city.

💛So grateful my guiding lights, Reggie Gordon @equilla1960 & Patty Parks @patty.parks.52 shared in this special moment & keep believing in Befriend.

💚Missing Stephen Lewis @804coach4change who nominated Befriend!

🎨Special thanks to presenting sponsor, Estes @estesexpress & to artist Matt Lively @mattlively for creating this beautiful print all the honorees received.

🏈LOVED hearing the inspiring words from our keynote speaker, Perris Jones @iampmj2!

❤️And, heartfelt thanks to my FAMILY @jim_h_reinhart @porter_reinhart @hunterreinhart3 @caroline.reinhart @alexandracarolinereinhart for always cheering me on!

✌️Befriend is all about bringing people together across differences, creating connection & reminding each other: EVERYONE BELONGS.

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #makingadifference #richmondva taken in The Hippodrome Theater by @befriend.movement

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21 days ago

THIS IS BELONGING💙💛💚

✨What a special night of storytelling with @voxrva_stories!

✨Heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to listen & especially to those brave enough to share their stories.

✨Curious minds. Open hearts. One beautiful reminder: we’re all more alike than different & just want to BELONG.

✨A special thanks to Meg @meglulindholm & her team who made this possible, @rvalibrary for this welcoming space to gather & @icetrey_25x for helping us clean up & to @warrenjwric for connecting us!

✌️DM to join our next event!

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #everyonebelongs #storytelling #connection taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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24 days ago

PURE DELIGHT🦋

💙From a tiny egg to joyful wings.

💛Grateful to my friend, Annie & her family for inviting me to witness this beautiful monarch butterfly release.

💚This shared moment of awe brought us all a little closer together.

✌️EVERYONE BELONGS!

#befriendmovement #butterflyrelease #joy #friends #connection taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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TWO CLEAN-UPS TO CELEBRATE IDEALIST DAY 9/9!🎉🎉

💙Thanks to everyone who SHOWED UP to care for Jefferson Park & Pine Camp led by @az.marten meet new people & prove that small acts create big ripples.

🌳Next up: Befriend Clean-up #16
📍Jefferson Park, 1921 Princess Anne Ave., RVA
📆Sunday, Oct. 4
⏰4-5pm

Come join us! DM us or just stop by.

A special thanks to our partners:

@joinidealist
@rvagov
@rvacleancitycommission
@rvaparksandrec
@southsidereleaf
@jefferson.park_rva_official
@chaofrva

✌️At Befriend, EVERYONE BELONGS!

#befriendmovement #compassioninaction #cleanup taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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WHEN STRANGERS BECOME FRIENDS & EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THEY BELONG💙💛💚

✌️Befriend Walks, Clean-Ups, Kindness Pop-Ups + special events, like our Poetry Gathers & Be Kind sign workshops, create spaces to connect with people from different backgrounds, build understanding & help create a world where EVERYONE BELONGS.

🫶Curious? Come join the Befriend Movement today!

🌳A special shout-out to @urichmond for this beautiful path to walk & connect.

#befriendmovement #walkandtalk #everyonebelongs #compassion #bekind taken in Richmond, VA by @befriend.movement

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