The garden was planted in response to community conversations regarding the need for better food access in order to create a healthy community. Paul's United Methodist Church in NW Roanoke. Carroll Carter in 2012 when he served as pastor at St. The Carver Community Garden was initiated by the Rev. This award is presented to the One Valley Council: The Carver Community Garden! One Valley's Vision is to lift and unite our entire Valley community through the following educational and environmental actions: Creation of sustainable community-centered institutions such as the George Washington Carver Environmental Education Center. Our third award is the Neighborhood Improvement Award. Little things add up to big change.” The love that Melanie and Andrew are pouring into the community through Chillin’ Shaved Ice is certainly adding up to make big positive changes in Southeast and beyond. Through their social media, friendly customer service experience, community engagement, and volunteer service, the Chillin’ Shaved Ice team is living out the mission they’ve posted on their website: “We believe that all of us can make the world a better place. On Wednesdays throughout the season, Chillin’ donated 10% of their sales and 100% of their tips to previously selected and advertised nonprofits, ultimately donating a total of $1,986.29 into the community! They also launched their “Chillin’ Ice Doin’ Nice” fundraiser program that helped raise awareness and donations for 19 local nonprofits. Fishwick Middle School teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day, provided free shaved ice for Rescue Mission guests and staff during LOVE SE Fest week, and joined the community for a fun National Night Out event at Golden Park. Throughout the year, Chillin’ has provided space for Southeast Action Forum socials, hosted a chalking station for Humble Hustle’s Chalk Up the City with Love day, provided free shaved ice for John P. Melanie and Andrew participated with the I Heart SE litter cleanup team, helping the team to collect 19 bags of litter from the SE streets. This event challenged neighbors from far and wide to complete a 5K litter cleanup. They kicked off their 2021 shaved ice season by co-sponsoring the first annual Good Neighbors 5K, hosted by RunAbout Sports Roanoke to benefit the Clean Valley Council. This award is presented to the Chillin’ Shaved Ice! Andrew and Melanie are the owners of Chillin’ Shaved Ice, located in Southeast Roanoke. Our second award is the Neighborhood Community Partnership Award. In addition, Katie provides educational support and outreach for the Hispanic Community on COVID-19. These efforts have led to Roanoke being the first Virginia municipality in the state to offer a two-way language access program. As part of Katie’s role in serving the residents of the City, Hedrick provides Spanish-speaking translation services across City departments, programs, and events as well as supports the implementation of the City’s language access system, VOLATIA, a Roanoke-based language network and company. This award is presented to Katie Hedrick! Katie is the City of Roanoke Bilingual Program Support Specialist, a new role and resource for Roanoke. Beer/wine will be available for purchase with proper id.Our first award is the Neighborhood City Partnership Award. Light food and refreshments will be available. Overall male/female winners (top 3) will also win a prizes.Īfter party will be held in the Atrium at Center in the Square. Packets will include: t-shirt (if registered prior to the deadline), a variety of glow items, race bib. Packet Pick Up: RunAbout Sports (4600 Brambleton Ave, Roanoke, VA 24018) Friday 8/27 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 8/28 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Race Start (parking lot adjacent to Elmwood Parking Garage) 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM You may register in person at packet pickup at RunAbout Sports Roanoke or at the race start. Online registration will remain open until 8/27/21 at 12 pm. **Teams** If you are unable to create a team, please contact the race admin who will be able to do it for you. Please note there are male and female (youth and adult) shirts to select from female shirts are a fitted v-neck style. You are not guaranteed a t-shirt if you register after the deadline. Registration: Register by 8/16/21 to receive a race shirt.
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