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Greater Richmond ARC has rebranded as SOAR365

February 21, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

Greater Richmond ARC, a nonprofit that has served people with disabilities in the region for 65 years, is rebranding itself with a new name, a new logo and a new website.

The Greater Richmond Arc says, “Our name wasn’t as big as our dreams. So we changed it. We’re now SOAR365”.

The new name, SOAR365, better reflects the nonprofit’s mission as a provider of pediatric therapies, youth and adult programs, and employment services for more than 1,300 people with disabilities, said John Walker, its president, and CEO.

“We wanted an aspirational name that reflects who we are, our mission and values,” Walker said. “We thought SOAR relates well to what we believe we are here to help our clients do. We are committed pretty much full time around the calendar, so 365 seemed to fit with that commitment.”

Founded in 1954 by parents of children with disabilities, the organization has been doing business as the Greater Richmond ARC for years, but until this week it had retained its legal name, the Richmond Area Association for Retarded Citizens.

“It is a name that was offensive to some of our clients and the families that we serve,” Walker said. “So we actually started working on this [rebranding] about two years ago. It has been a long process, but you only get one chance at rebranding, so when we did it, we wanted to do it right.”

The organization’s previous website now redirects to the revamped one, www.soar365.org.

The new logo is a multicolored origami crane. The crane symbolizes “long life, happiness, and peace,” Walker said.

SOAR365 has five locations in the Richmond region with its headquarters on Saunders Avenue.

Along with services such as pediatric therapy and adult day support, SOAR365 provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

It runs a digital imaging business, an assembly, packing, and shipping business, and a landscaping and grounds maintenance service. Its janitorial and custodial business cleans more than 120 buildings and generates more than $4 million a year in revenue.

SOAR365 has so much to offer in our community, you can learn and read more on the website here.

Congrats SOAR365- WE LOVE YOUR NEW LOGO and mission statement! ~ KNOWDifferent.net

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