🌱 Girl Scout Cookies For Local Heroes + Kiwanis Pancake Fundraiser

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 70 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories today in Roanoke:

1. The Roanoke Girl Scouts are passing out cookies to local heroes. The campaign is passing out 2,400 boxes of delicious cookies to first responders, military members, and teachers in the Roanoke community. This is the third year the organization has hosted the delightful campaign. (WSLS 10)
2. Roanoke Valley Community Band will be hosting a Thank You Front Line Workers Concert on May 24 at the Hidden Valley High School auditorium. The event will recognize the hard work and sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The concert will be free but donations will be accepted toward the band's programs and student scholarship efforts. (The Roanoke Star)
3. Kiwanis Club of Roanoke hosted its annual pancake fundraiser on Saturday. The organization reports that it is the 27th year the breakfast has been held. Roughly 2,300 families were served by the organization and its volunteers. The fundraiser raised thousands of dollars to go toward the club's scholarship fund. (WDBJ)

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Today in Roanoke:

• Live Irish Music Session At Big Lick Brewing Company (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Roanoke College shares one of its oldest traditions for recent graduates: The burning of names into the President's House bookcases. Congratulations, Class of 2022! (Instagram)
• The City of Roanoke recently selected five artists as the winners of its Color Your Corner Contest, in partnership with the #NoNeedtoSpeed campaign. Selected artists had their artwork installed on a signal cabinet in Roanoke for the community to see. Check out one of the winning designs by Jazmine Motley in this Facebook photo from the City. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.