KIWANIS CLUB OF ROANOKE VIRGINIA

FALL FESTIVAL
2022-10-29 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Melrose Library, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke, VA, 24017, United States
Join our Kiwanis Club and the Melrose neighborhood for this year’s Fall Festival being held from 11:00am-1:00pm at the Melrose Library next to the Kiwanis Centennial Playground and Kiwanis Nature Park. Free food, books, candy, face painting, and pumpkins will be offered. Opportunities will be provided for festival goers to view the preliminary design schematic for the Kiwanis Nature Park and provide feedback; this Nature Park will be a community asset that will reflect the community inputs.
Volunteers for this event are very much needed to share the Nature Park dream with the Northwest neighborhood community. Set Up crew (9:30-10:30am), Engagement crew (10:30am-12:00pm), Engagement crew (12:00pm-1:30pm).

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
2022-10-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-09-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-08-19 08:00 - 09:00 UTC | VIRTUAL

CLUB MEETING
2022-10-26 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-10-19 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-10-12 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-10-05 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-09-21 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-09-14 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-08-31 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-08-24 12:30 - 13:30 UTC and 1 more date | Charter Hall, 32 Market Square SE -Floor 3, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
You may register as a guest online to attend this weekly meeting in person or attend virtually using the Zoom link below:
Meeting ID: 817 8581 5453 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Weekly Meeting Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81785815453?pwd=[REDACTED]

CLEAN UP and SAVE OUR STREAMS DAY
2022-10-22 08:30 - 12:30 UTC | Kiwanis Nature Park, 2502 Melrose Ave, Roanoke, VA, 24017
Meet at the Goodwill picnic shelter at 2502 Melrose Avenue. We are again partnering with Clean Valley Council to do a Horton’s Branch Watershed Clean Up AND a Save Our Streams training. We will certainly look at our environment with great intention on that date to not only remove litter but to study the quality of water through invertebrate observations and monitoring. The creek we will clean is adjacent to the Goodwill Youth HQs. Come and learn to see with a new kind of purpose! We will then track the changes over time as we follow the impact of our project. This will be a community engagement event.
8:30 to 9:00 – Gather, sign In, get your gloves and grabbers and bags.9:00 to 10:30 – Clean up the Watershed either right in the creek (wearing boots) or Melrose Avenue or Lafayette Blvd.11:00 to 12:30 – Save Our Streams activity: learning how to monitor the water quality by looking for the invertebrates.
Please invite your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors. And, please RSVP.

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
2022-10-17 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-09-19 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-08-15 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | VIRTUAL

New Club Member Training
2022-10-11 12:15 - 13:15 (America/New_York) | WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY, 601 S Jefferson St. #100, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States

NATURE PARK PROJECT MEETING
2022-10-10 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Melrose Library, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke, VA, 24017, United States

NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
2022-10-10 13:15 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY, 601 S Jefferson St. #100, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
Welcome to the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Board of Directors. We are holding our annual training session for new Board members. During this session we will review the responsibilities of Kiwanis Club board members, review the official sources of Kiwanis Board member information, and spend time addressing questions/comments from new board members. The hour-long session is scheduled to immediately follow the Board meeting.

BOARD MEETING
2022-10-10 12:15 - 13:15, 2022-09-12 12:15 - 13:15 (America/New_York) | WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY, 601 S Jefferson St. #100, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States

OFFICER MEETING
2022-10-06 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

Kiwanis Officer Installation
2022-09-28 17:30 (America/New_York) | Carvins Cove, 9644 Reservoir Road, Roanoke, VA, 24014, United States
Join us on for our annual event to install new Club officers and thank outgoing officers. This year’s event is a casual affair with grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, and sides. Tickets are $15.00 (Club members paying for lunches will receive $12.00 credit). We will be celebrating at the Carvin’s Cove picnic shelter (same location as last year’s installation). Please let John Montgomery know if plan to attend. The event begins at 5:30pm. No lunch meeting will be held this week. Please park in the lower lot; the upper lot adjacent to the pavilion is reserved for our less mobile Kiwanians.

Bocce Ball Tournament
2022-09-17 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | AFC Soccer Complex, 1555 13th Street, Roanoke, 24013
Join us for a Bocce Ball Tournament with music, food, and fun. Public welcome. No experience necessary. We will play on the Roanoke Catholic and Valley AFC Soccer Complex located at 1555 13th Street, SE. Registration required in advance or on-site: $75 for each team of two. Includes five games, breakfast, and beverage.

NATURE PARK PROJECT MEETING
2022-09-12 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | VIRTUAL

Run for Refugees
2022-09-09 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Wasena Park, 1119 Wiley Drive, Roanoke, VA, 24014, United States
Support worldwide refugees coming to Roanoke by running or walking in this Welcoming Week 2022 inaugural event on September 9. All proceeds go to support families currently being evacuated to Roanoke.
The kids’ 1K race will begin at 6:00PM, and the 5K fun run/walk will start at 6:20PM.
All are welcome. Registrants before August 24 will receive T-shirts and finisher medals for all participants. The top runners in each age group will receive prizes as well. Kid-friendly activities include the kids’ 1K, face painting, and free books!
Packet pickup will be at the Main Library (706 S. Jefferson Street) from 12-5 on Thursday, September 8th and Friday, September 9th. You can also pick your packet up between 5:00 and 6:00 on Friday, September 10th, at Wasena Park.
See link for additional information and to register:

OFFICER'S MEETING
2022-09-09 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York)

CLEAN UP DAY
2022-08-27 09:30 - 12:00 UTC | Kiwanis Nature Park, 2502 Melrose Ave, Roanoke, VA, 24017
Meet at the Goodwill picnic shelter at 2502 Melrose Avenue for a clean up of the Kiwanis Nature Park, Horton’s Branch creek, and surrounding area. Arrive at 9:30am to sign in and get a snack. The clean up starts at 10:00am. We have gloves, safety vests, grabbers for you – and the trash bags! Come dressed for working in the creek and/or along the street – wear your bug spray, sunscreen and what’s best for the weather. This will be a community engagement event.

GRANT PROPOSAL PERIOD CLOSES
2022-08-15 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
The annual grant proposal period is open from June 30 thru August 15.
The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke funds worthy projects in the Greater Roanoke Valley that support our mission of serving the children, older adults, and disadvantaged in our community. We also assist organizations that promote the environment and conserve our Valley’s natural resources. We give strong consideration to those projects where our Club’s members can get involved and invest their time, talents, and sweat equity. If you have a project that meets these criteria, you are invited to apply for a grant.
Check our Grants website page for additional information.
