Animals and Environmental
Animal Adoption and Rescue
Foundation 254-0800 or aarf.org.
C.A.R.E. (Cat Adoption and Rescue
Efforts) 288-9797 or care-cats.org.
Cat Alliance Feline
population control. 378-1782.
Central Virginia Collie Club
550-3509 or colliesonline.com.
Central Virginia Greyhounds
Places retired racing greyhounds. 457-9509 or
cvgreys.org.
Central Virginia Shetland Sheepdog
Club American Kennel Club referral. 781-0299
or cvssc.net.
Commonwealth Avicultural Society
Pet-bird club. 264-8551 or cas-va.org.
For the Love of Animals in
Goochland (FLAG) 342-6975 or flagpets.com.
Friends of Animals
Inexpensive spay or neuter. (800) 321-PETS or
friendsofanimals.org.
Friends of Bandy Field
Preserving field as a green space. 358-0256 or
bandyfield.rrpfoundation.org.
Friends of Bryan Park
Celebrating the park’s 100th anniversary this year. 288-5005
or friendsofbryanpark.org.
Friends of Chesterfield’s
Riverfront Conservation efforts for the
Appomattox and James Rivers. 796-1703 or
chesterfieldriverfront.org.
Friends of Forest Hill Park
Preservation of this urban oasis. 233-7361 or
foresthillpark.rrpfoundation.org.
Friends of Pocahontas State Park
Preservation, conservation. 796-4255 or fopsp.org.
PetFix Coalition
Reduced-cost spay/neuter services. 739-7868, (888)
PETFIX1 or petfix.org.
Prevent a Litter (PAL)
Addresses animal overpopulation by supporting affordable
spay/neuter services. 359-6369 or preventalitter.org.
Richmond Animal League
Humane organization. 379-0046 or ral.org.
Richmond Audubon Society 257-0813
or richmondaudubon.org.
Richmond Beekeepers Association
745-6000 or richmondbeekeepers.org.
Richmond Concourse Association of
Pigeon Fanciers 746-9874.
Richmond Dog Obedience Club
278-9032 or rdoc.org.
Richmond Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Humane
society. 643-6785 or richmondspca.org.
Save Our Shelters (SOS/Pen Pals
Program) Inmates train animals for adoption.
358-7499 or SOS-penpals.com.
Sierra Club, Falls of the James
Group 225-9113 or virginia.sierraclub.org.
Southern Dixie Cat Club
Affiliated with Cat Fanciers Association. (540)
967-0495 or southerndixie.com.
Virginia Alpaca Owners &
Breeders Association vaoba.info.
Virginia Federation of Dog Clubs
& Breeders 794-8412 or vfdcb.org.
Virginia Horse Center in Lexington
(540) 464-2950 or horsecenter.org.
Virginia Horse Council (888)
467-7382 or virginiahorsecouncil.org.
Virginia Kennel Club AKC
breed dog referral. 257-0531 or
virginiakennelclub.org.
Crafts
American Needlepoint Guild
(Southside Virginia Chapter) 458-3580 or
needlepoint.org.
American Sewing Guild
(Richmond/Central Virginia Chapter) 779-3468
or asgrichmond.netfirms.com.
Camera Club of Richmond 217-8215
or cameraclubofrichmond.com.
Clotho’s Children
Handspinners guild. 262-7542 or clothos.net.
Embroiderers’ Guild of America,
Gentle Pursuits of Richmond Chapter 755-4419
or egausa.org.
Hanover Knitting Guild 730-3029.
James River Weavers 379-1970.
James River Woodcarvers 320-4416
or jrcarvers.com.
Old Dominion China Painters
746-0575.
Old Dominion Decorative Painters
271-6131 or oddp.home.comcast.net.
Richmond Quilters’ Guild
749-4850 or richmondquiltguild.com.
Richmond Weaver’s Guild
784-4381 or richmondweavers.org.
Smocking Arts Guild of America
784-1296 or smocking.org.
Virginia Collage Society 672-8326
or virginiacollgesociety.com.
Virginia Guild of Needlewomen
Embroidery. 598-3880.
Arts Groups & Organizations
Bon Air Artists Association
897-4549 or bonairartists.com.
Folk Art Society (800)
527-3655 or folkart.org.
Friends of African American Art
(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) 340-1429 or
vmfa.museum/foaaaa.html.
Friends of Sporting Art 204-2678.
James River Art League 358-1697
or jamesriverartleague.org.
Metropolitan Richmond Artists
Association 745-0239 or
metrorichmondart.com.
Petersburg Area Art League
861-4611 or paalart.com.
Tuckahoe Artists Association
358-9239.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Council A volunteer group. 340-1591 or
vmfa.museum.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
353-0094 or visarts.org.
Aviation
99s — The International
Organization of Women Pilots, Virginia Chapter
Licensed women pilots. 541-0590 or ninety-nines.org.
Experimental Aircraft Association,
Chapter 231 Self-built aircraft and aviation
enthusiasts. 358-4333 or eaa231.org.
Reading and Writing
James River Writers The
connection for writers and writing. 433-3790 or
jamesriverwriters.com.
Virginia Romance Writers virginiaromancewriters.com.
Virginia Screenwriters Forum
virginiascreenwritersforum.com.
Virginia Writers Club Richmond
Chapter, for unpublished writers. virginiawritersclub.com.
Dance
Boot Scooters Country &
Western Dance Club 737-5318 or
bootscooteronline.com.
Country Style Dancers of Virginia
276-7483.
Henrico Dance Clubs, Henrico
Division of Recreation and Parks Square and
round dance, German, folk, ballroom, line and Colonial. 501-5138
or co.henrico.va.us.
Jewels of the Oasis Belly
dance. 307-7806 or jewelsoftheoasis.com.
Richmond Square and Round Dance
Association richmondsquaredance.com.
Flowers and Gardens
Agricultural Guild at Meadow Farm
Works the field crops and heirloom garden of Meadow Farm
Museum. 501-2130 or co.henrico.va.us.
American Rhododendron Society
(Middle Atlantic Chapter) macars.org.
Garden Club of Virginia 643-4137
or gcvirginia.org.
Ikebana Society of Richmond
Japanese flower arranging. 355-2915 or
ikebanaofrichmond.org.
Richmond African Violet Society
255-6157 richmondavs.org.
Richmond Bonsai Society 359-2041
or richmondbonsaisociety.org.
Richmond Horticultural Association
272-2663.
Richmond Orchid Alliance 360-1625
or richmondorchidalliance.com.
Richmond Rose Society 794-5706
or richmondrosesociety.com.
Richmond Tree Stewards
Trained volunteers helping the city through urban
forestry. treestewards.rrpfoundation.org.
Virginia Federation of Garden
Clubs 794-9073 or virginiagardenclubs.org.
Virginia Native Plant Society,
Pocahontas Chapter 289-8232 or vnps.org.
Virginia Orchid Society 746-4313
or vaorchidsociety.org.
Food & Drink
James River Homebrewers jrhomebrewers.org.
Vegetarian Society of Richmond
344-4356 or vegetarianrichmond.org.
Games, Models and Collecting
Armor Modelers Preservation
Society, Central Virginia Chapter Builds and
preserves models of armored fighting vehicles. ampscv.org.
Capital Doll Club 275-0091.
Chesterfield/Richmond Comic Book
Collectors 796-4903 or vacomicon.com.
Greater Richmond Stamp Club
276-5926 or grsclub.org.
Kaissa Chess Club kaissachess.org.
Old Dominion Postcard Club
750-2535.
R.A.G.E. (Richmond Area Gaming
Enthusiasts) 360-1843.
Record Collectors Association of
Richmond 536-3853.
RF&P Model Railroaders
Parent of HO & N-scale model groups. 814-2394,
443-1092 or rantrak.com.
Richmond Air Force Kite Club
271-4433 or richmondairforce.com.
Richmond Backgammon Club 399-1918.
Richmond Bridge Association
262-9282 or richmondbridge.net.
Richmond Chess Meetup Group
meetup.com/The-Richmond-Chess-Meetup-Group-Tea-Co.
Richmond Cribbage Club 323-7476.
Richmond Gem and Mineral Society
rgms.info.
Virginia Piedmont & Central HO
Model Railroaders (VP&C) 714-2394 or
vpandc.org.
Virginia Train Collectors
746-1946.
History
Air/Ground Operations Group
20th-century military history. 769-7897.
Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond
Neighborhoods (ACORN) 644-5040 or
richmondneighborhoods.org.
American Revolution Round Table
— Richmond 794-1214 or arrt-richmond.org.
APVA Preservation Virginia
648-1889 or apva.org.
Chesterfield Historical Society of
Virginia 777-9663 or
chesterfieldhistory.com.
Genealogical Research Institute of
Virginia griva.org.
Goochland County Historical
Society 556-3966 or goochlandhistory.org.
Hanover County Historical Society
hanoverhistorical.org.
Henrico County Historical Society
501-5682 or henricohistoricalsociety.org.
Historic Richmond Foundation
643-7407 or historicrichmond.com.
National Railway Historical
Society, Old Dominion Chapter 231-4324 or
odcnrhs.org.
Old Dominion Historical Fire
Society 965-0484 or odhfs.com.
Sons of the American Revolution,
Richmond Society 359-9277 or sar.org/vassar/richmond.htm.
Virginia Genealogical Society
285-8954 or vgs.org.
Virginia Society of the Founders
and Patriots of America (540) 825-5343.
Virginia Canals and Navigation
Society (434) 384-3216 or vacanals.org.
Motorized Vehicles
Antique Automobile Club of America
(Richmond Region) richmondaaca.com.
Car Club Council of Central
Virginia, Inc. 590-9583 or
carclubcouncil.com.
Central Virginia British Car Club
264-8551 or britishcarclub.com.
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Motorcycle enthusiasts. gwrra.org.
Virginia Motor Sport Club
vmsc.org.
Music
Hanover Concert Band 798-6609
or hanoverconcertband.org.
James River Ringers
Hand-bell ensemble. 357-9810 or
jamesriverringers.org.
Richmond Concert Band 737-3767
or rcband.org.
Sweet Adelines 282-7464
or grcsings.com.
Newcomer Clubs
International Club People
from diverse countries gather for socials and charitable
causes. 740-3106.
Newcomers Club of Richmond
754-0460.
New Virginians 270-2676,
379-9416.
Richmond Jaycees
Promoting leadership through community service. 644-9607
or richmondjaycees.org.
Performing Arts
Henrico Teen Theatre Company
Organized by Henrico Division of Recreation & Parks.
501-5138.
Henrico Theatre Company
Organized by Henrico Division of Recreation & Parks.
501-5138.
On-The-Air Radio Players
Performs actual classic-radio scripts, taped for later
broadcast. Organized by Henrico Division of Recreation
& Parks. 501-5138.
Politics
John Birch Society 781-1751
or jbs.org.
League of Women Voters of the
Richmond Metro Area 353-0926 or
richmond.va.lwvnet.org.
Million Mom March, Richmond
Chapter 527-4385 or mmmrichmondva.org.
National Organization for Women
(NOW) vanow.org.
Parliamentary Law Club of Richmond
355-1882.
Richmond Peace Education Center
232-1002 or rpec.org.
Urban League of Greater Richmond
649-8407 or urbanleaguerichmond.org.
Virginia Center for Inclusive
Communities 515-7950 or inclusiveva.org.
Virginia Republican Majority for
Choice 204-1776 or gopchoice.org.
World Affairs Council of Greater
Richmond 934-9000 or
richmondworldaffairs.org.
Special Interests
Archaeological Institute of
America (Richmond Society) 257-5405.
Archaeological Society of Virginia
561-0420 or richmondasv.org.
Catholic Golden Age, Richmond
chapter Social group for 50-plus adults. 320-1750.
Conclave of Richmond Pipe
Smokers 342-0761.
Florette Majorettes 672-6105
or florettestwirl.com.
Horological Association
Watchmakers and clockmakers. 262-4540.
International Brotherhood of
Magicians (Richmond Ring No. 180) 358-3138
or ibmring180.org.
La Leche League
Breast-feeding support group. 741-0978 or
health.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondlll/.
Mocha Moms Support for
stay-at-home moms of color. 399-8171 or
webs.mochamomsrichmond.com.
Modern Richmond
Appreciating and understanding Modernism in all its
forms. modernrichmondtour.com.
Moms Club of Midlothian midlomomsclub.com.
Richmond Amateur Radio Club
Repeater: 147,255 +. rarclub.net.
Richmond Amateur
Telecommunications Society Repeater: 146.88
-. rats.net.
Richmond Astronomical Society
richastro.org.
Richmond Joint Engineers Council
Promotes engineering education. 432-1811 or rjec.org.
Solo/Discovery Singles. solodiscovery.com.
Society for Creative Anachronism
323-0156 or caermear.atlantia.sca.org.
The Richmond Toastmasters Club
richmondtoastmasters.org.
Verizon TelecomPioneers, Old
Dominion Chapter Richmond Council 745-0162
or verizonolddominionpioneers.org.
Virginia Clown Alley No.3
(Clowns of America International Inc.) clownalley3.com.
Sports & Outdoors
Black Dolphin Divers Diving,
snorkeling for youth. 357-7981 or
blackdolphindivers.com.
Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
798-4893 or caveconservancyofvirginia.org.
Central Virginia Amateur Softball
Association 266-8317 or
softball.net.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
780-1392 or cbf.org.
Coastal Canoeists (540)
489-1624 or coastals.org.
Confederate Hills Croquet Club
272-5923.
Dixie Bowmen Archery Club
458-7209 or dixiebowmen.org.
Dolphin Club Speed
swimming. 545-8650.
Greater Richmond Bowling
Association United States Bowling Congress,
tenpin. Men and women welcome. 745-3164; women only,
932-2297; youth, 897-1616; or richmondbowling.com.
Greater Richmond Ultimate League
richmondultimate.org.
Hash House Harriers
Running for adults of varied abilities. richmondhash.com.
James River Rugby Club
Men and women welcome. 346-5935 or
jamesriverrugby.com.
Old Dominion Appalachian Trail
Club odatc.org.
Richmond Lions Rugby Football Club
richmondlions.com.
Richmond Road Runners Club
rrrc.org.
Richmond Ski Club richmondskiclub.org.
Richmond Triathlon Club richmondtriclub.com.
River City Disc Golf Club
426-8859 or iamwhois.com.
Undersea Explorers Club 262-7174.
Virginia Adventure Club
Hiking, rafting, skydiving. vaadvclub.com.
Virginia Anglers Club 405-2977.
Virginia Bass Federation 334-2791
or vabass.com.
Virginia Boat Club Rowing.
virginiaboatclub.org.
Virginia Duckpin Bowling
Association 741-0092.
Virginia Speedskating
Short track. virginiaspeedskating.org.
Support/Networking Organizations
Curated Culture First Fridays.
304-1554 or firstfridaysrichmond.com.
CultureWorks Revived
regional arts-advocacy agency. 340-5281 or
richmondarts.org.
Dooley Noted Society (Maymont)
358-7166, ext. 313, or maymont.org.
Forte (Richmond Ballet) 344-0906,
ext. 238, or richmondballet.com.
Friends of Art (Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts) 204-2677 or vmfa.museum/foa.html.
Hype A
young-professionals group organized by the Greater
Richmond Chamber of Commerce. 783-9304.
Interlude Society (Virginia Opera)
644-8168, ext. 3397, or vaopera.org.
Junior League of Richmond
A women’s volunteer organization. 643-4887 or
jlrichmond.org.
Richmond Symphony Orchestra League
784-1933 or rsol.org.
Quoit Club (Historic Richmond
Foundation) 643-7407, 432-6605 or
historicrichmond.com/quoitclub.html.
Social Media Club RVA
Creators and consumers of media. smcrva.org.
Universe Society (Science Museum
of Virginia) 864-1543 or smv.org.
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