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Name: Kwirkz Awareness Walk & Roll
Start: 2026-11-07
Location: The Hive of Hope Mills

Kwirkz runs on real gatherings: adaptive sports, resource fairs, family nights and parent groups where the accommodation is built in rather than requested. Here is what's coming up and what we've been up to.

Kick it for Kwirkz · 28 June 2026

This already happened. Here's what it looked like.

A full day of adaptive soccer at Municipal Park and The Hive of Hope Mills in Hope Mills, run with The Hive of Hope Mills and Hope Mills Parks and Recreation.

Three participants in navy Kick it for Kwirkz shirts posing together on the tarmac, arms raised and grinning, with vendor canopies and tables behind them. — The whole point of the day, in one frame.

Participants in navy Kwirkz shirts playing soccer on a grass field, one mid-stride toward the ball, with oversized soccer balls, a volunteer in a green shirt watching, and a scoreboard behind them. — Adaptive play on the field, oversized balls and all.

A line of about a dozen participants in navy Kwirkz shirts and grey caps doing arm-across-chest stretches on the grass, with a taco food truck and vendor tents visible behind the fence. — Warm-ups, with the food trucks already setting up behind the fence.

Four people in coral and mint Kwirkz shirts standing under pop-up canopies, one speaking into a handheld microphone, with an older woman in red standing beside them. — Opening remarks, and thank-yous to the vendors and sponsors.

A bearded man in a navy Kick it for Kwirkz shirt and grey Kwirkz cap with both arms thrown wide, mid-cheer, with two volunteers in bright green Kwirkz shirts celebrating behind him and a rainbow parachute laid out on the sand. — Roughly the mood of the entire morning.

A volunteer in a navy Kick it for Kwirkz shirt setting out sensory supplies on a picnic table covered in a blue cloth: about a dozen pairs of noise-reducing ear covers in bright colours along the front edge, plus fidget toys and soft toys. The Hive building and a giant soccer ball are visible behind him. — The sensory support table. Ear covers and fidgets out from the start, so nobody has to ask for them.

Photographs from the Kwirkz Kick it for Kwirkz event, 28 June 2026, Municipal Park and The Hive of Hope Mills, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Upcoming events

Every Kwirkz event is free, and every event is open to the whole family. Dates are confirmed here as soon as they are scheduled. To be added to the list, or to bring a resource table, email thekwirkzfoundation@gmail.com.
Event	When	Where	What happens	Take part
Kwirkz Awareness Walk & Roll Confirmed	Saturday 7 November 2026	The Hive of Hope Mills Walking route around Municipal Park.	An open walk and roll for the whole town, not just the special needs community. T-shirts, music, quirky costumes and themed stations along the route. Non-profits and vendors are welcome to take a table.	Register Volunteer
Konnectionz2027 Parent Support Group Monthly	Monthly from January 2027 Dates to be released.	The Hive of Hope Mills	A monthly group for parents and guardians: make friends who understand the week you have had, talk directly to resources, and get help navigating what is around you. More information will be released closer to the start. Download the flyer (PDF)	Register Volunteer
Kick it for Kwirkz Adaptive soccer	Returning in 2027 Date to be announced.	Hope Mills, NC Venue to be confirmed. The 2026 event ran at Municipal Park and The Hive of Hope Mills.	Adaptive soccer stations, sensory support, non-profit vendors, special needs advocacy, food, music and much more.	Register Volunteer

Every one of these needs hands. Set-up, station leads, greeters, photographers. See the volunteer opportunities to pick a role.

What we've been building.

The Hive of Hope Mills. The $1.1 million food truck park and community event centre on Bullard Street, and the venue where our in-person programs run. This is the building the Konnectionz parent and guardian support group will meet in, starting January 2027!

June 28, 2026

Kick it for Kwirkz was a huge success

Adaptive soccer took over Municipal Park and The Hive of Hope Mills for the day: adaptive soccer stations, a sensory support table, non-profit vendors, food trucks, music and a field full of people who did not have to ask whether they belonged there.

In our own words the morning after: “Thank you to all of our participants, volunteers, non-profit vendors, and sponsors/donors for coming out and supporting the big day! We couldn't have done it without you. We look forward to bringing more opportunities to the Town of Hope Mills!”

Run with The Hive of Hope Mills and Hope Mills Parks and Recreation.

Get on the list for the next one

January 25, 2026

Kwirkz partners with The Hive of Hope Mills

The Hive is a new $1.1 million food truck park and 3,500 square foot community event center at 3414 Bullard Street in Hope Mills, North Carolina, with space for seven food trucks, a covered stage, market areas and a flexible indoor venue. Kwirkz anchors the inclusive, community-first programming there: grassroots, family-friendly events including movie nights, craft fairs, literacy activities, accessible community sports and celebrations.

It gives the community something it has not had: a permanent, accessible place to gather that was designed with us at the table rather than accommodated afterwards.

Visit thehiveofhopemills.com

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