On March 7 the Club BoD also approved $500 in funding toward a matching grant project to ship the hardware from Northwest Hardware to Jamaica. As you may recall, when Northwest Hardware changed suppliers a year ago, they had inventory …
At the March 7th Board of Director’s meeting, the Board approved a $500 grant to Glenvar High School for its weight room. Michael Sandridge, a Glenvar student who died from cancer earlier this year, told the Make a Wish Foundation …
Our program today was Mike “Keno” Snyder owner of the Parkway Brewing Company in Salem VA. Mike provided some history of the craft brewing movement and its tremendous growth in the U.S. over the past 15 years. We learned of …
Today, the Club enjoyed a picnic style lunch while watching the warm-ups for an ODAC Tournament Women’s Quarter Final game… We then had the honor and pleasure of singing the National Anthem prior to the game.
As a result of the Club’s hard work at last year’s ODAC tournament, we were able to donate over $20,000 to the following community groups who came to thank us for our support. Apple Ridge Farm Bethany Hall Blue Ridge …
At our February 7, 2013, Dr. Kenneth Garren, President of Lynchburg College, gave us an update on what is happening at the College. He also spoke about the innovative ideas that Lynchburg College is using to meet the challenges facing …
John Christian, Executive Director of the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation presented a fascinating talk on the Battle of Cedar Creek. While not widely known, the Battle of Cedar Creek effectively ended the Confederacy’s use of the Shenandoah Valley, both as …
Karen Thompson, Executive Director of the Black Child Development Institute, visited with us from Greensboro N.C. to promote formation of a “Freedom School” in Roanoke. Freedom School is a literacy based summer enrichment program that focuses on helping young children …
Linda Miller, Archivist for Roanoke College, shared with us the history of Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College was a women’s college located in Salem. Originally founded in 1912 as Roanoke Women’s College, Elizabeth College moved from Charlotte and merged with Roanoke …
We were honored to have Past Rotary International Vice President and Past District 7570 Director Eric Adamson speak on “Celebrating Rotary.” Eric shared his canada goose outlet factory reflections on our 2012-13 Rotary theme, “Peace Through Service.” Eric also honored …
