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.
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.
Join us for our annual Interclub social get-together with members of our Kiwanis Club and members from other Clubs. This is an especially good opportunity to bring family and friends. This year's event will be a low country boil held at the picnic pavilion at Carvins Cove. Cost is $20.00 per person for non-members and $8.00 for members. RSVP is required.
Join us at 10am for the dedication event at the Roanoke Star on Mill Mountain when Dr. Brenda Hale will be recognized with a plaque placed at the base. Dr. Hale "won" the Star, for a one-year period, at the recent Kiwanis Club of Roanoke annual KPAD auction. The press will be in attendance. The public is invited.
A small core of volunteers will work with City personnel to install the remaining three interpretive signs along the Roanoke River Greenway; each sign will have a Kiwanis logo. The City will do the hard work (drill holes, deliver supplies). We will do the fun work (mix concrete, install signs). We will meet at 9:00AM at the 10th Street Greenway trailhead for the Lick Run Greenway (1498 10th Street NW); should be finished by 12noon.
Join us to help with athlete registration. The registration tent is located at River's Edge Park North. Volunteer for the morning shift from 8:00am to 1:00pm or/and the afternoon shift from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Assist checking-in athletes during the registration process. Health Screening will also be incorporated into this shift. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: ID Check, mask and stylus distribution, QR code scanning, screening questionnaire validation, and temperature checks. Volunteers may also act as runners between primary and secondary screening as needed. Use the password "Kiwanis" on the official Ironman registration site using the link below.
A small core of volunteers will work with City personnel to install five interpretive signs along the Roanoke River Greenway; each sign will have a Kiwanis logo. The City will do the hard work (drill holes, deliver supplies). We will do the fun work (mix concrete, install signs). We will have two shifts; feel free to sign up for both. The morning shift will meet at 9AM at the Bennington Street Greenway trailhead on 13th Street. The afternoon shift will meet at 12:30PM at Wasena Park near the bridge to Vic Thomas Park. We will have a lunch break.
Our Kiwanis Club is providing volunteers at Aid Station - BRP Roanoke Mtn Top, as well as providing course Marshals. This aid station is located at the overlook at the top of Roanoke Mountain. Alternately, feel free to pick any volunteer assignment that suits you. Use the website link below to volunteer with the event organizers. Remember to pick Kiwanis as your volunteer affiliation so we get credit; we have committed to supplying 15 volunteers. Free T-shirts for all volunteers.
