Ashley and I just wanted to give a fine little nod to Ralph Berrier, Jr. and his Roanoke Times column called The Dadline. Every other Monday, I make sure to pick up a copy just to check out this amazing resource for families in the Roanoke Valley.
Ralph and his lovely girls recently joined us for our KIVA Turns 5 Birthday Bash at the Mill Mountain Discovery Center.
Ralph writes about his visit and many of the incredible opportunities awaiting families who visit Mill Mountain Park and the Mill Mountain Discovery Center.
We encourage you to read the article but even better, we challenge you to get up to the top of our wonderful valley sometime very soon.
As you will read in the article, the park is even a wonderland in the winter! Remember, there is no such thing as bad weather… just bad clothing!
Here is the link:
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/dadline/wb/320192
We are so excited for the fine fellows, The Okee Dokee Brothers, who just yesterday received a Grammy Award for their cd, Can You Canoe?
This wonderful, adventurous record encouraged us to get out more in 2012 and we are so pleased to see them receive the attention nationally!
Well done Gentlemen!
For more information about the Okee Dokee Brothers, check out their website at http://www.okeedokee.org/.
See some of our past reviews here:
http://kidsadventuring.org/blog/?p=1996
http://kidsadventuring.org/blog/?p=3142
http://kidsadventuring.org/blog/?p=4357
As you can see, we are big fans!
This taken from our buddy Pete of roanokeoutside.com:
Virginia state river access laws are among the least boater-friendly in the nation, but a proposed bill (SB 737) seeks to modernize Virginia’s navigation rules. The bill would confirm that paddlers have the right to float on Virginia streams and rivers so long as they do not violate any other laws in the process. Neighboring states, such as West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland have more nationally consistent river laws which support the public use of rivers. As a result, these states have bustling river-based economies, great quality of life for residents, good public health, and a high societal value on healthy rivers. Virginia’s legislature needs to update its laws and encourage the economic benefits of eco-friendly tourism, associated economic development, and recreation. A bill was introduced to State Senate and made it out of committee last week. Now it’s up for a full Senate vote which could happen as early as tomorrow. Information on how you can help is found at http://virginiastreamnavigationbill.wordpress.com/how-to-help/
Please take a few moments to contact your State Senator (and Delegate). And be sure to let them know if you are a member (or represent) a group such as universities, stores, guides, clubs, etc. Pete
Pete Eshelman
Director of Outdoor Branding
Roanoke Regional Partnership
Taken from the Roanoke County Parks website:
Come join us for the 13th Annual Tons of of Fun Event. This is a free day of family fun featuring clowns, puppet shows, music, magicians, games, carnival rides, interactive booths, entertainment and more! The sponsorship support from the Roanoke County Department of Economic Development and Tanglewood Mall make it possible for us to provide Tons of Fun free of charge! This event begins at 10:00AM and takes place throughout the mall.
February 4, 2012
- Location: Tanglewood Mall
- Address: 4420-A Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
- Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Admission: Free
- Contact: Wendi Schultz
- Phone: 540-387-6078
More details at:
http://www.roanokecountyva.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1232
Please take a moment to check out the work of the community surrounding our local Roanoke Rescue Mission. Astounding folks!
Roanoke Rescue Mission conducts
neighborhood patrols
With the shelter being blamed for some of the problems around it in southeast Roanoke, CEO Joy Sylvester-Johnson took action. “We live here, too,” she said.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/319616
(always sporting the KEENs!)
Just a quick note to let you all know how honored the Wild Donahues were with your support of our five year anniversary food drive for Feeding America Southwest Virginia.
We will let you know the total amount of food you helped us collect, when those numbers come in. In the five years we have been collecting food, KIVA families have donated over 1,000 pounds of food!
The Donahue family was also surprised to find mention of the KIVA Bday Bash in today’s Roanoke Times newspaper. FRONT PAGE!
Visit the link here to read the story.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/319575
Please consider joining us for our fifth KIVA Birthday Bash!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
from 2PM until 4PM
Mill Mountain Discovery Center (home of our very first KIVA event!)
atop the lovely Mill Mountain
INSTEAD of gifts, please bring a canned food donation for our collection for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. We have raised over 400 lbs. of food for them in the past. In 2009, the Donahues received a check for $1,000 from Family Fun Magazine to give to the charity of our choice. We chose Feeding America Southwest Virginia (
http://www.faswva.org/). Over the years, we have continued to learn how hard this organization works to meet the needs of the people in our community.
Your can of food can make a change in our community.
Contact us if you are not able to attend, but would still like to make a donation!
kivainfo @ gmail.com
Happy birthday, Dr. King!
The Donahues have been walking this walk for many years now and look forward to walking with you!
Here are more details about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events in the Roanoke Valley, at the Roanoke Times website:
http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/319091
In January of 2008, the Wild Donahue’s started a free nature club for the families around Roanoke, Virginia: (
www.kidsadventuring.org). We have a simple motto: KIVA - play, learn, volunteer. At KIVA meetings, we present a free play activity, a chance to learn about the environment through great books and exploration and then we help connect the family to local volunteer efforts.
January of 2008 was 5 years ago! Wowee zowee!
We have connected with the most wonderful families around our area and watched so many of these families grow over the years. Ashley and I have also made some keen connections with local, state and national programs and retailers. Over these five years, we have travelled to eight different states and given countless presentations bragging about the fine people and parks around Roanoke. We have enjoyed building these KIVA events into stepping stones connecting families to the amazing resources in the Roanoke Valley.
With that said, please consider joining us for our fifth KIVA Birthday Bash!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
from 2PM until 4PM
Mill Mountain Discovery Center (home of our very first KIVA event!)
atop the lovely Mill Mountain
INSTEAD of gifts, please bring a canned food donation for our collection for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. We have raised over 400 lbs. of food for them in the past. In 2009, the Donahues received a check for $1,000 from Family Fun Magazine to give to the charity of our choice. We chose Feeding America Southwest Virginia (
http://www.faswva.org/). Over the years, we have continued to learn how hard this organization works to meet the needs of the people in our community.
Your can of food can make a change in our community. However, if you want to sweeten the pot…just a bit - READ THIS:
The kind folks at
Walkabout Outfitters of the Roanoke Valley (
www.walkaboutoutfitter.com) have supported our efforts throughout the years with donations and support in our KIVA events. They have stepped up to bat once again by offering the following deal -
Between January 14th and 20th, Walkabout Outfitter (Roanoke locations only) will collect food and give customers 20% off one item when they bring in canned goods for the KIVA Birthday Bash.
Even if you can’t attend our bash on the 27th, please consider making a donation in this way!
Wanting to make a monetary donation instead, please know that
$1 donated will be used to provide $9 of food within our community. You can make that donation on the Feeding America Southwest Virginia website:
http://www.faswva.org/
Please help us spread the word! If you think of a family who might be interested in attending or joining in our future KIVA events, pass on this e-mail to them.
Thank you again. We cannot even begin to thank the countless people who have encouraged us to continue with our KIVA events. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Chip and Ashley W. Donahue
Kick off 2013 with a challenge: travel 100 miles in 100 days. The Roanoke 100 Miler is a 100-day active living challenge designed to jumpstart your way to a new year’s REVOLUTION!
The idea is to walk, run, pedal or paddle your way to an average of one mile per day. The challenge begins January 7 and will end April 15.
Sign up and commit to be fit in 2013. (Or call 540.853.2236 between 9 am and 4 pm Monday-Friday to register!)
- $9 will enroll you into the program and
- $19 gets you enrolled AND an official Roanoke 100 Miler moisture-wicking t-shirt.
Both fees will include Active Andy’s weekly email newsletter full of activities, walking/running/biking routes and ongoing motivational tips to keep you moving throughout the 100 days. Both fees also automatically enter you into random weekly prize drawings.
New for 2013! We now have team registration, so you can create a team and ask your friends, family and co-workers join the fun. In addition, you can extend beyond 100 miles … you can sign up in increments of 100 all the way up to 1,000 miles in 100 days!
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