E-mail us at KIVAinfo@gmail.com for an agenda for the year and monthly newsletter.
Such a reward this has been, to invite people out to a favorite park, to share picnic lunches, to meet new families. A simple idea has grown into a very large list, a slightly large undertaking, and something the Donahue family looks forward to all month long! Our last meeting cemented for us that we have a good thing going with KIVA. For those who could attend, the families who hunted down this little oasis of a park (Happy Hollow Gardens) we thank you.
For those of you that could not attend for various reasons, but sent notes of support (Go Windy Hill Yard Sale Day!) we thank you. For those of you that sent prizes for our talent show, over 100 prizes given away!, we thank you. To those of you who didn't run away when I destroyed a lovely rendition of my favorite banjo tune, I'm sorry for your pain. I promise not to do that again...any time soon. I spoke of how honored I was that friends would be willing to come up and play for our talent show. Not just for the cool swag, donated by area businesses, but just because I asked. Thank you all.
The Ever Incredible Mike Franke
The Golden Throated Jamie Booker - The Cat Came Back!
The Rockingest Rockers in the Land - The Wading Girl - songs about bears...oh my!
The Entertainingest and Extremely Energetic Tom Angleberger
The Easy Go Calmly Lynwood Hall
and the addition of a wonderful mandolin player (and son) and storyteller, Bill Saul - who needs to send me a recording of his tune about playing in the Blue Ridge Mountains...
and lastly, the many, many talented kids who took to the stage!
Thank you to the businesses and individuals who donated prizes - you will be noted in our next monthly newsletter... Over 100 prizes!
Holiday Inn - Roanoke at Valley View
Plan 9 Music of Roanoke
Grandin Theatre
POPS Ice Cream Parlor (for strength)
Walkabout Outfitters in Downtown Roanoke - please call them for your hiking needs!
If you get a chance, please tell all the fine businesses "thank you" the next time you stop in!
Tom Angleberger for the signed copy of Quikpick Adventure Society - a book that got KIVA stewing in our brains. A must read!
Karen Adams for a copy of her book, The Mystery of Roanoke
and the wonderful, wonderful teachers at Glen Cove Elementary who emptied their closets (and wallets) just for me!
Now keep on getting out there. Roanoke, Salem and the surrounding areas offer us so many great places for free outdoor fun. Last weekend, I had the chance to so some puddle splashing with our kids on their bikes! That kind of adventure brings you to life. That's what showers and changes of clothes are for, right? April Showers bring Virginia clay stains. Maybe we should write for a sponsorship from the maker of the bleach pen! I'll work on that. In the meantime, make some memories with your children. It won't be long until they won't want to have a thing to do with us. Unless...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Your name here? KIVA Talent Show!
Happy Hollow Gardens, here we come! Updated 4/21/08
We take to the mountain with our free monthly outdoor adventure club on April 26th from 10 AM until 3 PM. If you have never been to Happy Hollows, please check the link below or mapquest it yourself.
6697 Mount Chestnut Road, Uninc Roanoke County, Virginia
or this link
Happy Hollow Gardens
Times are still available. We have so many great people who have offered to share their talent with us. If you don't see your name here, but you would like, please let us know through e-mail at KIVAinfo@gmail.com
THERE WILL BE PRIZES for each person who gets on stage. The prizes have been donated by area businesses and teachers. Gently used books, toys, hiking supplies, coffee, frisbees, a night's stay at a local hotel, John Lithgow books, music and much more. We now also have an official POP's t-shirt, a gift certificate from Grace's Pizza, a prize package from Plan 9 Records in Roanoke, coffee from Starbucks, tickets to a movie at the Grandin Theatre and gift certificates from B and D Comics. There will be a table of prizes laid out that day for you to choose from. We are still accepting prizes, as well as talented people!
Here is the schedule at this time.
Still waiting on a time for you, right?
Email at KIVAinfo@gmail.com
10:00 arrival, introductions, pass out agendas
10:30 Grounds tour and share Lithgow books
11:00 Donahue family and others
11:30 Mike Franke and others
12:00 - 12:30 Picnic lunch
12:30 Jamie Booker and others
1:00 The Wading Girl and others
1:30 Tom Angleberger and others
2:00 Lynwood Hall and others
No talent too small! Due to parking restrictions, feel free to come up anytime throughout the day. About 20 cars can fit in the parking areas, please consider carpooling.
Families are encouraged to visit the stage when you would like, but feel free to walk around the park, enjoying the lovely creek, the wonderful trails, and the tremendous trees! Please remember to stay with your child at all times. Childcare will not be provided, but lovely memories will be made.
Check here for updates. Banjo, storytelling, jokes, tap dance, singing, mad skills, gardening, break dancing, flat footing, air guitar, soduko? Whatever your talent is, come share it with us!
We take to the mountain with our free monthly outdoor adventure club on April 26th from 10 AM until 3 PM. If you have never been to Happy Hollows, please check the link below or mapquest it yourself.
6697 Mount Chestnut Road, Uninc Roanoke County, Virginia
or this link
Happy Hollow Gardens
Times are still available. We have so many great people who have offered to share their talent with us. If you don't see your name here, but you would like, please let us know through e-mail at KIVAinfo@gmail.com
THERE WILL BE PRIZES for each person who gets on stage. The prizes have been donated by area businesses and teachers. Gently used books, toys, hiking supplies, coffee, frisbees, a night's stay at a local hotel, John Lithgow books, music and much more. We now also have an official POP's t-shirt, a gift certificate from Grace's Pizza, a prize package from Plan 9 Records in Roanoke, coffee from Starbucks, tickets to a movie at the Grandin Theatre and gift certificates from B and D Comics. There will be a table of prizes laid out that day for you to choose from. We are still accepting prizes, as well as talented people!
Here is the schedule at this time.
Still waiting on a time for you, right?
Email at KIVAinfo@gmail.com
10:00 arrival, introductions, pass out agendas
10:30 Grounds tour and share Lithgow books
11:00 Donahue family and others
11:30 Mike Franke and others
12:00 - 12:30 Picnic lunch
12:30 Jamie Booker and others
1:00 The Wading Girl and others
1:30 Tom Angleberger and others
2:00 Lynwood Hall and others
No talent too small! Due to parking restrictions, feel free to come up anytime throughout the day. About 20 cars can fit in the parking areas, please consider carpooling.
Families are encouraged to visit the stage when you would like, but feel free to walk around the park, enjoying the lovely creek, the wonderful trails, and the tremendous trees! Please remember to stay with your child at all times. Childcare will not be provided, but lovely memories will be made.
Check here for updates. Banjo, storytelling, jokes, tap dance, singing, mad skills, gardening, break dancing, flat footing, air guitar, soduko? Whatever your talent is, come share it with us!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Clean Valley Day!
When we finished cleaning at Fishburn Park, a family came down the hill to set up a birthday party for their one year old. The mother mentioned that she had her one year birthday at this same spot! What a reward that was providing her with such a clean area in which to have her birthday. It was almost as good as the delicious doughnuts donated by Mr. Mike Jennings at Krispy Kreme!
Thanks to Joy and Anne, the amazing Enos family, The Wright Brothers and Donna, and to my lovely crew for showing up and putting those work gloves to...work.
We are so excited about April 26th at Happy Hollow Gardens! Back to the fun part of KIVA for an outdoor talent show. Please make sure you let us know so we can reserve you a spot on the stage! Times are filling up quick. Look for acts by:
The Talented Mike Franke
The Amazing Lynnwood Hall
The Not So Ready For Prime Time Chip Donahue
The Wading Girl
and hopefully you, mixed in with talented kids from all over Roanoke and the surrounding areas. Check here next week for an updated list of performers and a map to find Happy Hollow Gardens!
Thanks to Joy and Anne, the amazing Enos family, The Wright Brothers and Donna, and to my lovely crew for showing up and putting those work gloves to...work.
We are so excited about April 26th at Happy Hollow Gardens! Back to the fun part of KIVA for an outdoor talent show. Please make sure you let us know so we can reserve you a spot on the stage! Times are filling up quick. Look for acts by:
The Talented Mike Franke
The Amazing Lynnwood Hall
The Not So Ready For Prime Time Chip Donahue
The Wading Girl
and hopefully you, mixed in with talented kids from all over Roanoke and the surrounding areas. Check here next week for an updated list of performers and a map to find Happy Hollow Gardens!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Domo.
Domo.
That's what I got from the bumper sticker of the car parked at the end of our road as I returned from my run this morning. Today, as I ran, I remembered it was Clean Valley Day. The world seems fresher and new. It is easy to see why April was chosen for National Poetry Month. Everything is inspiring. The yellow daffodils, the purple grape hyacinths, and the dainty periwinkles all were on parade. Lovely low to the ground violets, who come out a week before my birthday every year, were welcoming early buzzing bees. Even my favorite color, the blue in my wife's eyes, is sparkling even more it seems.
As I ran, I passed a few boxes in the road, a few bottles and various riff-raff. The same thought came to my head. We should get somebody to clean this up. I looked around and I thought of Betty Grable's quote: "I've got two reasons for success, and I am standing on both of them."
Something we tell the students all the time...If it is to be it is up to me...
So, I came back from my run, boxes, bottles, cigarette containers, cups, etc. in hand. And I truly received a parade for my efforts, thanks to the flowers and the budding trees... plus the little guy waving to me on the bumper sticker, saying "Domo."
Yes, we will be there. Rain or shine to continue to clean up for Clean Valley Day. I hope you can join us. Fishburn Park - 10 AM til 2 PM. Bring a picnic lunch, some gloves, and whatever reason you may have for success. Hope to see you there. Doughnuts donated by Krispy Kreme. Until they run out!
That's what I got from the bumper sticker of the car parked at the end of our road as I returned from my run this morning. Today, as I ran, I remembered it was Clean Valley Day. The world seems fresher and new. It is easy to see why April was chosen for National Poetry Month. Everything is inspiring. The yellow daffodils, the purple grape hyacinths, and the dainty periwinkles all were on parade. Lovely low to the ground violets, who come out a week before my birthday every year, were welcoming early buzzing bees. Even my favorite color, the blue in my wife's eyes, is sparkling even more it seems.
As I ran, I passed a few boxes in the road, a few bottles and various riff-raff. The same thought came to my head. We should get somebody to clean this up. I looked around and I thought of Betty Grable's quote: "I've got two reasons for success, and I am standing on both of them."
Something we tell the students all the time...If it is to be it is up to me...
So, I came back from my run, boxes, bottles, cigarette containers, cups, etc. in hand. And I truly received a parade for my efforts, thanks to the flowers and the budding trees... plus the little guy waving to me on the bumper sticker, saying "Domo."
Yes, we will be there. Rain or shine to continue to clean up for Clean Valley Day. I hope you can join us. Fishburn Park - 10 AM til 2 PM. Bring a picnic lunch, some gloves, and whatever reason you may have for success. Hope to see you there. Doughnuts donated by Krispy Kreme. Until they run out!
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