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

February 25 - Wendy Baldwin - Dolly Parton Imagination Library

March 4 - Preston Tyler - Roanoke Justice Ministries

March 11 - Dr. Laura Hartman - Roanoke College

March 18 - Michael Kraemer - Stone River Contracting

March 25 - Candace Dowell - Edward Jones

April 1 - Kaitlyn Van Buskirk - Virginia Higher Education Center

April 8 - Victoria Gardner - Author

UPCOMING SPEAKER

Wendy Baldwin

February 18

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 Wendy Baldwin, Executive Director of the Imagination Library of Montgomery County, talk about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program that has delivered over 300 million books. This talk will address what the Library does, how it does it and what is needed to expand it’s reach and help more children.

Wendy has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky. In 30 years at the National Institutes of Health she led research programs in adolescent behavior and grants administration. This “retirement” was followed by a stint working on youth programs, largely in Africa and then back in DC with the Population Reference Bureau. Her oldest child had graduated from Virginia Tech and settled in Blacksburg. After several years of commuting weekly between DC and Blacksburg she retired and moved here. But, when she learned of the lack of an Imagination Library program in Montgomery County, she started a 501 c(3), recruited volunteers, raised money and got the team busy enrolling children. This has been very rewarding and still leaves her time to enjoy her grandchildren and play the steel drum.

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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