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Rotary Club Members speak about 2024 Rock Haven Music Benefit
Read full article: Rotary Club Members speak about 2024 Rock Haven Music BenefitThe Rotary Club of the Blue Ridge-New Generations will be holding their 2nd annul Rock Haven music festival on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Loch Haven Lake. Proceeds from the music festival will go to Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia and Head Strong Brain Injury Support Group of SW VA.
Rotary Club Members of Roanoke talk about Rock Haven Music Benefit
Read full article: Rotary Club Members of Roanoke talk about Rock Haven Music BenefitThe Rotary Club of the Blue Ridge-New Generations will be holding their first annual Rock Haven music festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Loch Haven Lake. Proceeds from the music festival will go to Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia and Head Strong Brain Injury Support Group of SW VA.
โMoo Crewโ buys, delivers milk to Franklin County food pantry to help with food insecurity
Read full article: โMoo Crewโ buys, delivers milk to Franklin County food pantry to help with food insecurity10 News helped surprise them. We told Kroger about what the โMoo Crewโ was doing, and Kroger wanted to help both organizations.
Rotary Club of Rocky Mount tackles food insecurity one little pantry at a time
Read full article: Rotary Club of Rocky Mount tackles food insecurity one little pantry at a timeAccording to Feeding America data projections, Franklin Countyโs food insecurity woes are expected to steadily increase as we wrap up the year.
Whatโs News Today: coat drive, COVID vaccines
Read full article: Whatโs News Today: coat drive, COVID vaccinesThe Giles County School Board will hold an organizational meeting today. Residents and staff at Commonwealth Senior Living at Christiansburg will receive the COVID-19 vaccine today. The Rotary Club of Salem holds its annual Coat Drive today. Drive up to the left side entrance at the Salem Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and drop them off. The Roanoke County School Board will hold a strategy session today.
Rotary Club of Salem hosting coat drive at Salem Civic Center
Read full article: Rotary Club of Salem hosting coat drive at Salem Civic CenterSALEM, Va. โ You can help make a difference this winter and all it takes is an item of clothing. The Rotary Club of Salem is hosting its 16th coat drive on Thursday, January 21. The organization teamed up with the Kiwanis Club in Salem, as well as high school and college students to collect new and gently-used coats, hats, gloves and scarves. Itโs a basic need and weโre here to fulfill that need for our community and our neighbors,โ said Jane Johnson, a member of the Rotary Club of Salem. The coat drive is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Salem Civic Center.
Uganda reports blood shortages amid coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Uganda reports blood shortages amid coronavirus pandemicAidah Kobusingye, right, gives blood at a blood-donation drive organized by the Rotary club and Uganda Blood Transfusion Services in City Square, Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Health authorities in Uganda say the supply of blood has sharply declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as fewer people donate and schools remain closed. Children under 5 and patients going into surgery are also among those frequently in need of a blood transfusion, he said. The Uganda Red Cross, which helps authorities to mobilize blood donors, said it hasn't been easy to recruit donors during the pandemic. Local media in Romania have cited fear of COVID-19 infections among the reasons for a decline in the number of blood donors.
Olde Salem Days canceled, citing coronavirus
Read full article: Olde Salem Days canceled, citing coronavirusSALEM, Va. Another Salem tradition will not be happening in 2020 because of the coronavirus. On Friday, The Rotary Club of Salem announced that Olde Salem Days is canceled for 2020. The group cited coronavirus concerns as the reason for the cancellation. This follows the decision to cancel the Salem Fair in 2020. Plans are already underway to reinvent the event for next year.
Visitors crowd Salem's Main Street for Olde Salem Days
Read full article: Visitors crowd Salem's Main Street for Olde Salem DaysSALEM, Va. - A decadeslong tradition turned Salem's busiest streets into a sea of vendors and visitors Saturday. Thousands of people came out to experience Olde Salem Days. The event has been a Salem tradition since 1982 and features local food, crafts and music. We love Old Salem Days," Spence said. Its festive and its fun.Olde Salem Days is organized by the Rotary Club of Salem and is its largest fundraiser of the year.