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.

MEETING SPEAKERS

April 22 - Davey Stewards - Star City Compost

April 29 - Maureen McGonagle - Roanoke Foodshed Network

May 6 - Dr. Mike Evan - Virginia Tech School of Agriculture

May 13 - Dr. Amy White - Western Virginia Community College

May 20 - High School Scholarships Awards

May 27 - No Meeting

 

UPCOMING SPEAKER

Davey Stewards

April 22

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 Davey Stewards, Founder/Owner of Star City Compost and Facility Manager at The Harvest Collective.

Davey will highlight the challenges and reasons why community scale composting is important for a resilient community. He will also share some of the efforts being taken to create community farming programs that organizations growing food and herbs in an equitable/abundant way.

Davey is a devoted earth worker, ecological educator, father, husband, and musician. He led the nation's only coast-to-coast roadside litter pick-up; it cleared more than 100 tons of liter across 3,762 miles. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland and has been named ABC World News Person of the Week.

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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