on August 20, 2026

Richwood Civic Center

By Susie Pfarr, Executive Director 

Our Bingo Run at the Summerfest was a huge success.
Congratulations to our winners Amy Beeney, Shirley Gilliam and Gary Cunningham and to the winners of the golf cart decorating contest, seen in the picture to the below.

Pictured above is the winning golf cart for the civic center’s decorating contest at Summerfest. Also pictured are Danielle Howard, Shelly Kelly, Angie Hardings and Jenny Peterson. (Photo submitted)

Thanks to our sponsors and to everyone that participated.
The Richwood Farmers Market will be open every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and run through Oct. 8 at Richwood Park Shelter House 1.
Senior/Veterans Day at the Richwood Independent Fair is on Friday, Sept. 4. The free lunch is a ticketed event. You can pick up your ticket at the entry gate. You will need that ticket to get your lunch. Bingo will follow as well as other entertainment.
We will have our 17th annual Ruth Woods Fun Run starting at the fair. Please watch for more information or go online to register at runsignup.com and look for the Ruth Woods Fun Run.
Easy ways to support our activities and events are by buying a drink from Richwood Coffee. We receive 100% of the proceeds.
We have a beautiful quilt for America 250 celebration that we will be raffling off. Please stop in the office to see the quilt and to pick up your raffle tickets.
We greatly appreciate your support and the support from these businesses.

Key Events and Activities
1. Personal Needs Pantry will start taking orders on the 20th of this month. Please call Carola on 740-943-3095 to place your order to be picked up April 4.
2. REAP food pantry is open every Friday morning from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For those of you that can’t make one of the Friday mornings, please call Amber at 937-209-8823 to set up an appointment time for Monday or Wednesday afternoons.
Ongoing Programs
• Weekly Exercise Classes – Every Monday at 10 a.m. and every Thursday at 9 a.m. This is a senior-based exercise.
• Bingo every Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m.
• Line Dancing every Monday at 12:30 p.m.
• Bible Study every Thursday at 10 a.m.
• Game Day every Tuesday at 1 p.m., this includes Euchre.
• Monthly Fellowship Dinner is on the second Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. with a $5 charge, Book Club is the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m., Breakfast Club is on the fourth Wednesday at 10 a.m. and we have a monthly Mystery trip-please call the office for more information.

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