Ekoji coming events
Friday Sept. 11, Vasen Brewery in Scott’s Addition | Karaoke fundraiser for our kitchen reno Come ready to sing (or listen).
Sunday, September 13, 1-5 pm | Sangha Day We plan to invite the neighborhood, since this is our 40th anniversary! Should be a great time! If you can bring food and drinks, sound equipment, perform music or poetry or the like, run calligraphy or other art activities, and generally help, please contact
And if you’re interested in a 40th Anniversary Ekoji T-shirt for the occasion (or any occasion) please visit this form
Other news and opportunities
From Megan Affrunti of the Clinton Global Initiative, we have an offer to provide Ekoji members with training called Empowering Faith Leaders. The course teaches practical strategies that help faith leaders confront substance use, addiction and the overdose crisis, and makes connections to local service providers and resources that save lives. Each participating organization receives support from the team and a grant in the amount of $2,000 to plan and execute a community-based project to raise awareness, reduce stigma and distribute resources such as Narcan. The program is free of cost and involves nine meetings (approximately monthly) that will run from Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Tuesday, May 4, 2027.” If you are at all interested, let Mark (our prez) know via . (There may be a limit on how many Ekoji members can participate.)
Insight on the Inside is seeking donations of gently used household items and clothing for their upcoming fundraising yard sale in the Fan District on Saturday, October 10th from 8 AM to 1 PM. If you are interested in volunteering to help prepare for and/or staff the yard sale, please sign up here. Insight on the Inside (IOI), cofounded in DC by Carolyn Stachowski, is a group of volunteers, many with ties to Ekoji, now with a chapter in Richmond, to co-teach mindfulness and meditation to incarcerated persons at the Richmond City Justice Center.
September 6 at 3:30pm at Ginter Park Baptist Church | Queerness and Spirituality panel organized by Phases Therapy. All are welcome to attend.
Several arborists have said it is time for our hackberry tree to be removed, following the loss of a large limb some weeks ago. Arborscapes will perform the work, probably in mid-October. There will likely be some ceremonies to mark the loss, and we will think about what, if anything, to do with the stump. Arborscapes will also remove some non-native shrubbery at the same time.