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# Join us for an evening of good people, good stories, and good energy!
- URL: https://www.richmonder.org/join-us-for-an-evening-of-good-people-good-stories-and-good-energy/
- Published: 2026-08-22T11:00:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-22T11:00:02.000Z
- Description: All summer we've celebrated some of the best of our community, profiling people who lift us up and make Richmond a great place to live.
- Author: Michael Phillips
- Tags: Events

All summer we've celebrated some of the best of our community, profiling people who lift us up and make Richmond a great place to live.

- A Meals on Wheels driver who has logged 400,000 miles
- An advocate for animal safety
- A veteran helping other veterans through PTSD

🥳

Now it's time to party! Join The Richmonder, special guest speaker and former UVA football player Perris Jones, and 25 of Richmond's best for the feel-good event of the year.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/2026/04/richmonder-25-header.jpg)](https://www.richmonder.org/the-richmonder-25-meet-the-2026-honorees/)

**When:** Friday, September 25\. Doors at 5 p.m, program at 6:15 p.m.  
**Where:** The Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd Street  
**What:** Heavy hors d'oeuvres, full bar, music, free parking  
**Dress:** Cocktail festive!  
**Cost:** [**$115 for the public, $85 for Richmonder donors**](http://onecau.se/%5Fmt3xg1) (use code Richmonder1 for one ticket, or Richmonder2 for a couples ticket)

[**Buy your tickets here!**](http://onecau.se/%5Fmt3xg1) 

We hope you'll join us as we bring the community together to recognize these remarkable individuals, and [**continue reading their stories in each edition of The Richmonder!**](https://www.richmonder.org/the-richmonder-25-meet-the-2026-honorees/)

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