Join our Officer Installation dinner in Charter Hall from 5:30-7:50pm. We will thank our outgoing Officers and Directors, install our new Officers and Directors, recognize the efforts of our continuing directors, listen to remarks from our outgoing President, and listen to remarks from our incoming President.
Meet at Hope Tree Family Services picnic shelter off of Oak Lane at 9:00am on April 26. Join kids from the West End Center for a fun time fishing, and have lunch. Volunteers will sign in the kids, guide fishing groups, interact with the kids, clean fish, and help with the cookout. Volunteers should wear outdoor fishing/clothing and sturdy shoes. Sunscreen, hat, and camera are good ideas.
Our Environment committee is partnering with Clean Valley Council to celebrate Earth Day on April 19 from 10am - 3:00pm with a Kiwanis booth at the celebration event in historic Grandin Village. This is an exciting outreach activity to share information about our Club's environmental efforts and our Nature Park. Larry the Logperch will be featured. Volunteers are being recruited for shifts to staff our booth. This vibrant gathering is dedicated to promoting sustainability and building community connections. Featuring eco-conscious vendors, talented local artisans, diverse businesses, live entertainment, and engaging activities for children, the event inspires environmental stewardship and fosters a sense of togetherness. The 2025 Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," emphasizing the collective responsibility to transition to renewable energy sources and create a sustainable future.
Our Kiwanis Nature Park committee and our Environment committee have secured an exhibit booth at the 2025 Virginia Environmental Education Conference being held February 10 at the Hotel Roanoke from 7:00am-5:00pm. This is an exciting outreach activity to share information about our Club's environmental efforts and our Nature Park. Larry the Logperch will be featured. Volunteers are being recruited for shifts to staff our booth. Classroom and community-based environmental educators from across the commonwealth will participate in professional development, networking, learning opportunities, field trips, and collaboration to celebrate and enrich environmental education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond.
Meet at the Kazim Shriners of Roanoke to take part in a National Day of Prayer breakfast, 627 Campbell Ave. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45am. Program runs from 7:15-8:30am. Preston Tyler, Pastor of Hill Street Baptist Church, is the keynote speaker addressing the theme of "Peace Be With Us." Tickets are being sold to attendees only. Tickets cost $9.00 per person.
Join a Capital District Kiwanis webinar about DEIBA on September 18 at 7:30pm. Advance registration is required by using the link below. The webinar will address psychological safety: what it feels like to belong. It will be facilitated by Bettina Mason. Bettina has experience as an AI Consultant, Educator (Elementary, Secondary and Higher Education), independent health insurance advisor. As an educator she has a passion for building relationships that cultivate and support a culture where all people feel valued, respected, engaged, included and empowered.
On September 19, 2024, the Danville Kiwanis Club will host an Interclub for Kiwanians in our division. Members of our Kiwanis Club of Roanoke are encouraged to attend (many of us have had fun at these Interclub events in the past). Golf will be available at the Danville Golf Club at 12:30 p.m. At 5 p.m. or so, the golfers will leave the golf club and drive into town to the Danville Science Center on Craighead Street where at 5:30 p.m., the Science Center will host a Happy Hour of beer, wine, and nibblies. At 6:30 p.m., the attendees will walk twenty paces or so to the train station where a barbecue dinner will be served. The cost of everything, not including the golf, will be $20 per person. Kiwanians…
The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke and the Shiloh Baptist Church have partnered together to form the Bridge Builders of the Roanoke Valley. The public is invited to a concert at the Windsor Hills United Methodist Church from 6:00-7:30pm on August 24. Bishop Milton Hardy, The Family, and Henry Brickey Music Ministry will be featured. Admission if free. Donations are encouraged and will be directed to RAM House.
We are looking for a big crowd of Kiwanis members and the public to attend the Mill Mountain Star Dedication ceremony. We will be unveiling to the public the new plaque honoring the winner of this year's Kiwanis Star auction, Bower Heating and Air Conditioning. The Mayor and other dignitaries are expected. The press is invited. The dedication ceremony begins at 11:00am at the Star visitor platform. This is an excellent opportunity to invite a guest to see some of what makes our Club special.
