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Sep 11 9:30am - Sep 11 9:30amJoin 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 9:00pmThe 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 4:00pmOrange 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 11:30amJoin 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 12:00pmDate 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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It seems to be one thing to say…”I think I’ll go for an overnight hike on the AT.” And then there is one thing to actually making it happen. I guess the the most important thing I’m learning is… even more than planning, this is going to take a little help from my friends.
This afternoon, when the Donahue kids got home from school, I read them a few things I learned from the book, The Girl’s Guide to Campfire Activities. I haven’t been able to go to school with my friends for a while, so I look forward to seeing the Donahues come home everyday. They like to play and jump and go a little wild in the afternoons. Today, I read a few of the chapters of the book, looking forward to trying the ideas out in the backyard today.
We snuggled up around the chimney while we tried some of the yummy recipes found in the book. My favorite was the yummy campfire banana, cooked with marshmallows and chocolate. Then we tried a couple of the songs in the round. Izzy read us a couple of “scary-funny” ghost stories. Finn’s favorite was a story about a monkey… I knew I liked him the most.
As the sun was going down, it started to rain. We gathered up our dinner supplies, doused the flame, and ran inside. Don’t pick on me. It’s not the real thing yet, Folks!. But the party didn’t have to end there… The book comes with a dvd of a campfire. We popped it in and bundled up on the couch to warm up.
It was such a great night. Its got me ready to hit the trail. The book helped a bunch, but it was being surrounded by friends that made it special.
Tomorrow: Shopping day!
I’m so glad ya’ll enjoyed the book! I grew up in nearby Danville, VA, so I’ve hiked, camped, and built a lot of campfires in the Roanoke area over the years. I didn’t realize I had written the perfect book for families with monkeys until I read your fun post. Have fun training for the backpacking the AT—I did an overnight there once, and it was a lot of fun!