NATURE PARK GARDEN PLANTING
Meet from 9:00am-12:00pm on October 26th at the Kiwanis Nature Park to help with some Fall effort in the pollinator garden; Native Plants IN and Invasives OUT. Registration will occur on site. There will be a big "Larry the Roanoke Logperch" banner marking the spot – (that promotes Larry's message of Only Rain Down the Drain). Volunteers will be awarded a copy of our children's book (in hot demand for how it delights youngsters and educates them about the plight of the threatened little darter fish that calls the Roanoke River its home). Bring gloves and a shovel if you have them. Muffins will be provided. The access from the playground or Goodwill area has been blocked due to the construction on the Goodwill and Melrose Library parking lot. This…
FALL WATERWAYS CLEANUP
Join members of our Environment Committee, the Clean Valley Council, and Roanokers for the Fall Waterways Cleanup on October 5 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Meet at the upper parking lot at Washington Park near the intersection of Carver Avenue and Burrell Street NW. This annual fall event encourages residents to clean up litter that might otherwise find its way to our rivers and beaches. Please invite your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Sign up sheets may be found on tables at our weekly lunch meetings.
SMALL BUSINESS EVENT – Club Booth
Volunteer to work the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke booth at the Small Business Celebration & Awards Ceremony being held by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce at the Berglund Center on October 17 from 3:00-7:30pm. This is an outreach opportunity for our Club to showcase itself to a large business oriented audience. To draw interest and attention, our booth will feature a cornhole game with our Kiwanis Club Logo on the inclined board; we will give out Kiwanis-logo prizes.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS COMMITTEE MEETING
Meet at 1:45pm in Charter Hall immediately following the Club meeting.
SOCIAL – Mill Mountain Theater
Join us for a social evening on December 5 at the Mill Mountain Theater. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served on the second floor of the Center In The Square building just outside of the Harrison Museum beginning at 6:00pm. Annie will be performed in the Trinkle MainStage theater at 7:30pm. The cost is $50.00 for Kiwanis Club members, family, friends, and guests. Based on Harold Gray’s beloved comic strip, ‘Annie’ is a worldwide sensation, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Featuring a cherished book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin, including the iconic ‘Tomorrow,’ the story follows the plucky orphan Annie in 1930s New York City. Escaping the clutches of the cruel Miss Hannigan with the help of fellow orphans,…