JOIN US AT WEEKLY MEETINGS

The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke is one of the largest and most active of the 15,000+ worldwide Kiwanis clubs, and the largest civic organization in the Roanoke Valley. Join our weekly meetings in person or virtually using the Zoom link below, where high-caliber local speakers present timely and relevant topics; many are focused on the under 40 demographic and the business community. Networking is an important element for our civically-engaged Club members. Our membership includes city and state government leaders, corporate leaders, nonprofit leaders, church leaders, civic-minded residents, the 2021 Roanoke City Citizen of the Year, and the 2023 Roanoke City Citizen of the Year. Strong connections and friendships occur here.

We meet on Wednesday's in Charter Hall on the third floor of the Roanoke City Market Building; lunch and networking at 12:00pm, announcements and business at 12:30pm, speaker at 1:00pm. Guest attendance is free of charge, with no obligation, and includes lunch. We have been serving the Roanoke community for over 100 years and would be delighted to have you join us. Community service is what we do.

MEETINGS

January 28 - Jonathan Pait - Gainsboro YMCA

February 4 - Dr. Frank Shushok - Roanoke College

February 11 - Dan Crawford - Sierra Club of Roanoke

February 18 - KPAD Kick Off

February 25 - Wendy Baldwin - Dolly Parton Imagination Library

UPCOMING SPEAKER

 

Jonathan Pait

January 28

Join us Wednesday for our weekly meeting in Charter Hall on the third floor of the City Market Building; networking and lunch begin at 12:00PM. We will listen to Jonathan Pait, Branch Executive of the YMCA Express at Gainsborough, give a brief history of the YMCA in the Gainsboro/Northwest Roanoke area, and the impact it has played in our community since 1953, including current programs and events that support and inspire the Roanoke municipality.

Jonathan is a true product of Roanoke City. It is where he grew up, played sandlot sports, went to grade school, obtained higher education, and where he has chosen to carry out all of his vocational endeavors. After serving his country in the Navy, he returned to Roanoke to begin a career in education, working for Roanoke City Public Schools as a middle school Spanish teacher, then being promoted to Middle School Assistant Principal, and finally as district-wide after school coordinator. Jonathan now manages the Gainsboro Garden and Teaching Kitchen, he coordinates the YMCA Beacons Middle School Initiative, and he partners with Virginia Western CC professors and other community organizations to provide STEM and social-emotional enrichment.

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You may register as a guest to attend a weekly meeting in person or attend virtually using the Zoom link below:

Meeting ID:  817 8581 5453          Passcode:  102906

Weekly Meeting Zoom Link: Click Here