RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: On Friday, July 24, twenty-three Richmond associates and nine family members came together at Thalhimer Center for our first Bed Build Day in partnership with Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP). What started as a pile of lumber quickly became something much more meaningful: safe, comfortable beds for children in our community.

Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cutting lumber, sanding (and sanding some more!), assembling bed frames, and proudly branding each one with the SHP logo. By the end of the day, our team had completed 15 beds that will soon provide a good night’s sleep to Richmond-area children who currently do not have a bed of their own.

Knowing the tremendous need in our community, we only wish we could have built 100. Still, every bed represents comfort, dignity, and hope for a child and family, and that makes every hour of hard work worthwhile.

The good news? We’re not done yet. Our next Bed Build Day will be held on August 14 at Thalhimer Center, and we’d love for you to be part of it. Join us as we continue making a difference, one bed at a time.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, brought family members, and helped turn compassion into action. We hope to see even more of you on August 14!

Volunteers: Isaac DeRegibus, and 2 sons Samuel and Eben, Kevin South, Felicia Bryce, AK Surholt, David Crawford, Frankee Rivera, and children Rae Rivera and Izabela Rivera, Jennifer Armstrong and son Mason Pearson, Taylor Williams, Joanne Messina, Jim Roman, Riley Hall, Kristie Inge, Julie Dewey, Marc Dewey, Philip Sadler, Meyer Kaplan, Janet Tyler, Kayla Blair and son Grayson Ratcliffe, Amy Covey, Cooper Covey, Bo McKown, Max Mingo, Amanda Mingo, Dwayne Faria, Gray Jackson, Paula English.