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…
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…
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.
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.
