Arc for the River Valley

26/09/2025

📸🐶Bark for The Arc’s funniest pet video contest! 🐶📸

This year for Bark for The Arc we have a new online funniest pet video contest and we’d love to see videos from you for our page.

- Pre-register and submit your video early for a chance to win a $250 gift card! 🎁
- Funniest Pet videos will be posted on our page (Arc for the River Valley.) 📱
- The photo/video with the most likes is the winner! 🏆
- Deadline for online submissions is Wednesday, October 8th. ⏰

There’s still plenty of time to register your pup for Bark for The Arc. Submit your videos and join us October 11th! Here’s a small throwback from last year’s puppy filled success.🐾

25/09/2025

🎡Fair day with The Arc 2025!🎡

Our members had a blast yesterday at the fair! Lots of fun rides this year and the cloudy skies made for cool weather to enjoy the fair. Afterwards, we treated everyone to some happy meals at McDonald’s! We’d love to hear in the comments which ride was your favorite! Thank you to everyone who came with us at the fair.

24/09/2025

🎨Art class projects from yesterday!🎨

Worked on making some colorful butterflies out of pipe cleaners and beads 🦋 Lots of smiles to go around with this project! We are looking at some exciting new funding sources for our art program, what is your dream art project that you want to do with The Arc?

23/09/2025

💈Hair care day at The Arc!💈

Here are some of the stylish cuts and trims from today. Hair care day is always an exciting day for our members and one with lots of smiles! Hair care day is the 4th Tuesday of the month from 12-2. If an arc member misses this day they can go to the Designer Barber College and get a free haircut! Thank you so much to the students and teachers of Designer Barber College for their services 💇‍♂️

23/09/2025

Autism Research Must Be Grounded in Science, Not Stigma. Please check out this very insightful article from the National Arc.

Research into the causes of autism and the support needs of people with autism must be grounded in credible science, transparent data, and the lived experiences of autistic people. Public health only advances when clinicians, researchers, and impacted communities come together and follow peer-review...

22/09/2025

Countdown to Bark for the Arc starts today! We’re 19 days away from a day of fun with pups 🐶🩵 Infomation on how to register for the event can be seen below as well as activities and day of event contest categories! We’d love to see you and your pup there October 11th!

21/09/2025

🎪 Fair Day with The Arc! 🎪

The Arc will be going to the Arkansas & Oklahoma state fair again this year! Here’s some photos from last year as well as info on the day we’ll be attending.

We will meet Wednesday at 10 AM at the entrance by N 50th St. Rileigh will get there at 9:45 AM. We will not wait at that entrance, if you are not there, you do not get a wristband from the Arc. We will stay from 10 to 12, then go to the McDonald’s on Old Greenwood Road (by the new Chick-fil-A) after. The Arc will buy happy meals for everyone. If you are going, you must be on the list. To reserve a spot, message us on Facebook, or call the Arc at (479) 783-5529

Join us in a day of fun at the fair!

19/09/2025

Art was a big hit this Tuesdays!!! Our members did a fantastic job!

18/09/2025

Start marking your calendars, Bark for the Arc is coming up this October and we'd love to see you there! Information on how to register for the event, sponsor packs, and day of event activities will be posted these upcoming days. Come support us and have a day of fun with pups! 🐾

13/09/2025

Theres still time! Check out the tattoo raffle Maygan Davis is holding for The Arc! Winner will be drawn by Saturday, September 20th. We greatly appreciate everyone who's already donated and helped support us ❤️ Stay tuned when we announce who the lucky winner is! All photos included are works done by Maygan.

12/09/2025

It’s that time of the year! Save the date for Bark for The Arc, be on the lookout for upcoming posts regarding registration, day of activities, and our dog contest as well! Check out this interview with 5news for more information about the day!

Get your pet registered for this annual Arc for the River Valley fundraiser. Daren finds out more about ARC and how to get registered for the event.