Webinar – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Accessibility

Webinar – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Accessibility

Join a Capital District Kiwanis webinar about DEIBA on September 19 at 7:00pm. Use the website link provided below for more information and to register. Relationship building is key to success with any group or organization in today's society. It is imperative for your club to foster an inclusive and welcoming climate for all. However, have you ever thought about why someone may not join a club, organization, or team? In this training, you will learn to understand how bias and microaggressions can affect the relationship a group can have with each other and the communities they serve. Strategies will be presented on how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all, regardless of age, race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Tactics will also be presented on…
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MILL MOUNTAIN STAR DEDICATION CEREMONY

MILL MOUNTAIN STAR DEDICATION CEREMONY

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.
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COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER DEADLINE

COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER DEADLINE

The deadline to volunteer for a committee is September 30. The Directory will be published in October. Now, on with the committee volunteering. All forty committees for next year have been established and each has a volunteer leader. Now it is your turn. Each and every member of our Club, and we have very active members in our Club, each and every member of our Club can volunteer for as many committees as they wish. Just contact each individual Chair of the committees you are interested in joining. Or, just fill in a Committee Volunteer form available at our September Club meetings. Note, and this is important, we are scrubbing the Directory to eliminate ghost committee members (names previously listed on a committee for people who have not been actively…
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LEADERSHIP PLANNING OFFSITE

LEADERSHIP PLANNING OFFSITE

Offsite for Club leadership to plan for upcoming year. Board members and selected Committee Chairs meet from 10am to 4pm at the Cabin at Carvins Cove. Planning Offsite includes abbreviated Board meeting. No WiFi or Zoom option. Invitation only.
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FUN DAY

FUN DAY

This year's Fun Day will be held on Saturday, June 1 at the Melrose Library and the Envision Center (old Melrose Library) from 11 AM - 3 PM. It will feature multiple agency and organizational activities and entertainment for children and adults, and food and drink will be provided to an anticipated 1,000 people in the immediate area.Therefore, we will need 8 - 10 Kiwanians to help with shelter/tent set up and take down, the distribution of portable cardboard trash cans and other such activities beginning at 8 AM that morning. We also need volunteers throughout the day at a Kiwanis exhibit table and at the Nature Park and the Welcome table. Please sign up for a shift between 8:30 to 11:30; 11:30 to 2:00 or between 1:30 and 3:30.For…
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KIWANIS OFFICER INSTALLATION

KIWANIS OFFICER INSTALLATION

Join our Officer Installation dinner under a picnic shelter overlooking Carvins Cove from 5:00-7:10pm. We will thank our outgoing Officer and Directors, install our new Officer and Directors, recognize the efforts of our continuing directors, listen to remarks from our outgoing President, and listen to remarks from our incoming President. New Orleans gumbo, side salad, desert, and drinks will be served. Bring your own seating or sit at provided picnic tables. 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. RSVP is required in advance.
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KIWANIS INTERCLUB EVENT

KIWANIS INTERCLUB EVENT

Join your fellow Kiwanians from Cereal Virginia along with distinguished guests, including Capital District Governor, Jennifer Wolf and Capital District Executive Director, Jeffrey Wolf. Enjoy great food and wine in a beautiful setting. for prizes. Invite a friend/prospective member. $25 ticket price includes heavy horse d' oeuvres and a drink ticket. RSVP and remit payment to Kiwanis Club of Roanoke by noon April 17. StoneyBrook Vineyards. 5:30-8:30pm.
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KIDS FISHING DAY

KIDS FISHING DAY

Meet at Hope Tree Family Services. Join kids from the West End Center for a fun time fishing, and have lunch. Thanks go to Orvis for again sponsoring this event.
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