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  • KIVA National Day of Service event on Mill Mountain
    Sep 11 9:30am - Sep 11 9:30am
    

    Join the KIVA families as we give back to our community by helping out with general trash clean up and a few various projects on Mill Mountain. Wear gloves and bring plenty of water!
  • Second Annual Get Outside Expo and Radical Reels Film Fest
    Sep 15 5:00pm - Sep 15 9:00pm
    

    The region's outdoor related businesses will showcase the area's outdoor assets. Then comes the film expo - Radical Reels. Expo is free: Film Fest is $13 per person. More info at www.roanokeoutside.com
  • KIVA Goes Orange for Hunger
    Sep 19 2:00pm - Sep 19 4:00pm
    

    Orange ya glad there are such great parks in Roanoke? Orange ya glad Feeding America is there for families in need? Wear your orange (color for hunger) and come out for a exciting game of KIVA Kickball at the wonderful Washington Park in Roanoke (on Orange Avenue).
    
  • KIVA's Fall Waterways Clean Up 2010
    Oct 2 9:30am - Oct 2 11:30am
    

    Join KIVA families as we continue to help keep the Roanoke River an amazing place to play. We will join the Clean Valley Council and our pals from around the area to clean up around our favorite creekdipping spot at Green Hill Park. At 11:30, we will head to Wasena Park for a free picnic celebration. More info at www.cleanvalley.org.
  • KIVA Field Trip to Booker T. Washington National Monument
    Oct 9 10:00am - Oct 9 12:00pm
    

    Date subject to change, but this is the plan at this point!
    KIVA road trip, here we come!
    Bring a picnic lunch and join us for a tour of the lovely farm surrounding the Booker T. Washington Monument. Take a short hike on the Jack-O-Lantern Trail.

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YMCA Kids Marathon
The YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day along with
the Blue Ridge Marathon being held in honor of
the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway!
Race Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Race Time: 8:00 am
Starting Line: Kirk Family YMCA in Downtown Roanoke
Finish Line: Downtown Roanoke
How do I register?
Visit www.BlueRidgeMarathon.com
$20 individual entry through 2/28/10
$25 individual entry after [...]

We just received a letter from the Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank to thank us for the donation they received last week at our Second Annual KIVA Birthday Bash. Since it was our second birthday, we set a goal to collect 200 lbs. of food for the food bank. Last year we [...]

You know those warm fuzzies that your teacher used to hand out…the little cotton balls with google eyes and feet? I need some help making several billion. Then we could pass them out and everybody would get along and everybody would feel better. Busy tomorrow afternoon? E-mail me if you want to help.

A good reminder, from the folks at KIVA!

Our littlest one and I spent the day at home today.  He for a fever, and me because school was cancelled on account of the weather.  We played trains, motorcycles, blocks and more.  At lunch time, we settled in by the window for a warm cup of tea.  While sitting there, he remembered that we [...]

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Wowee!  Words can not express how much Ashley and I appreciate the kind words and support we received today from our friends and family at our KIVA Birthday Bash #2.  Once again, we returned to the Mill Mountain Discovery Center - the site of our first meeting way back in January 2008. 
And at 2:00 PM, [...]

Hello there!
 
You should smell my house right now.  I want to spread icing on the air…for it is the flavor of cupcakes!
 
Ashley has been baking away, getting those yummy morsels ready for tomorrow.
Hot chocolate, as well.  Save waste, bring a cup please.
 
Come up to the Mill Mountain Discovery Center from 2-4 PM tomorrow, January 17th, and have a [...]

This just i from Pete Eshelman!  An amazing resource for the outdoor enthusiasts!  This shows just how many wonderful opportunities there are in Roanoke and the surrounding areas!
  “IT’s LIVE!      
The long-awaited Roanokeoutside.com is now live!  Please take a moment and go to www.roanokeoutside.com to see the fruits of our labors. 
The new site is the first [...]