JOIN US AT WEEKLY MEETINGS

The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke is one of the largest and most active of the 15,000+ worldwide Kiwanis clubs, and the largest civic organization in the Roanoke Valley. Join our weekly meetings in person or virtually using the Zoom link below, where high-caliber local speakers present timely and relevant topics; many are focused on the under 40 demographic and the business community. Networking is an important element for our civically-engaged Club members. Our membership includes city and state government leaders, corporate leaders, nonprofit leaders, church leaders, civic-minded residents, the 2021 Roanoke City Citizen of the Year, and the 2023 Roanoke City Citizen of the Year. Strong connections and friendships occur here.

We meet on Wednesday's in Charter Hall on the third floor of the Roanoke City Market Building; lunch and networking at 12:00pm, announcements and business at 12:30pm, speaker at 1:00pm. Guest attendance is free of charge, with no obligation, and includes lunch. We have been serving the Roanoke community for over 100 years and would be delighted to have you join us. Community service is what we do.

MEETING SPEAKERS

August 19 - Michelle Rockwell - VT Carilion School of Medicine

August 26 - Dr. Denis Foretia - VT Carilion School of Medicine

September 2 - Betty Bridges - YMCA

September 9 - No Meeting

September 16 - Sloan Champnay - Better Business Bureau

September 23 - Katie Slusher - Roanoke City Parks and Recreation

September 30 - No Meeting

 

UPCOMING SPEAKER

 

Michelle Rockwell

August 19

Join us Wednesday for our weekly meeting in Charter Hall on the third floor of the City Market Building; networking and lunch begin at 12:00PM. We will listen to Michelle Rockwell, Phase 1 Director Health Systems Science and Inter-professional Practice at Virginia Tech School of Medicine, talk about Community Immersion in the VTCSOM Curriculum. Dr. Rockwell will highlight the school's approach to formally embedding authentic community engagement into the first-and second-year student curriculum. Success stories and ongoing initiatives will be shared, in addition to opportunities for feedback on community immersion goals.

All of our speakers for the month of August are from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Dr. Rockwell is a health services researcher and educator who serves as an Associated Professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at VTCSOM. She is leading the evaluation team for Virginia's implementation of the federally-funded $50 billion rural health transformation program. She is a Registered Dietitian and quadruple Hokie (BS, MS, PhD, and faculty).

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You may register as a guest to attend a weekly meeting in person or attend virtually using the Zoom link below:

Meeting ID:  817 8581 5453          Passcode:  102906

Weekly Meeting Zoom Link: Click Here