{"id":84,"date":"2013-03-12T19:45:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T23:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:46:48","slug":"special-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please send information about your group\/meeting&#8217;s events and any flyers (preferably in PDF format) to aaroaoke@outlook.com.<br \/>\n<b><u>Special Events<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Spring Potluck and Speaker Meeting! \u00a0<\/b>Sponsored by Into Action and Women\u2019s Only Groups, this event will take place on Friday, April 24 beginning at 6:30 pm in Roanoke. \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Spring-Flyer.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/?tsml_meeting=into-action-group\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Primary Purpose is celebrating 15 years! \u00a0<\/b>This event will take place on Tuesday, April 28 at 10:30 am in Roanoke. \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0097.jpeg\">DETAILS<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/?tsml_meeting=primary-purpose-2\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The 36th Annual Roanoke Men\u2019s Workshop <\/b>will take place May 1 &#8211; 3 at the Skelton 4-H Center on Smith Mountain Lake. \u00a0Fill out the registration below before they sell out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mens-workshop.pdf\">Registration Form<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple\/p\/US5EtJPrM-WIxb\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The Vinton Group will celebrate 44 years of service in<\/b>\u00a0on Sunday, May 17 beginning at 5:30 pm. \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Celebrate-2026-FINAL.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/?tsml_meeting=vinton\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>District 13 Founders Day Picnic <\/b>will be held on Sunday, June 7 from 11 &#8211; 2 at Claytor Lake State Park Shelter 5. \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-PIcnic-1.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple\/p\/V2BfrbGCHfHb2A\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>RVI Founders Day Picnic celebrating 91 years of AA! \u00a0<\/b>This annual event will take place on Saturday, June 13 from 11 &#8211; 2 at the Salem American Legion Post. \u00a0Please join us for food, fun, fellowship and a message of hope! \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Founders-Day-Flyer.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple\/p\/ih3jxgmf8kv428\">MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>VAC Convention Committee Meetings <\/b>every 2nd Thursday at 6 pm. \u00a0See below for more details if you want to be added to the email invite list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VAC-Convention-Meetings.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Save the Date &#8211; VAC Convention 2026! \u00a0<\/b>August 14 &#8211; 16, 2026 in Richmond, VA. \u00a0See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VAC-2026-convention.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Service Opportunities<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>District 19 needs help bringing the message into jails! \u00a0<\/b>See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AaServiceWork.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The Roanoke Valley Intergroup has several service opportunities available. \u00a0<\/b>See below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AA-Service-Opportunities.pdf\">DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Donate using <\/span><span class=\"s1\">the button below!<br \/>\n(We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.). \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 1em;\">(Due to unavoidable administration fees, we can no longer accept PayPal donations less than $5.00 at this time)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><code><!-- Begin PayPal Donations by https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/paypal-donations-widgets-plugin -->\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\">\n    <div class=\"paypal-donations\">\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_donations\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"bn\" value=\"TipsandTricks_SP\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"business\" value=\"aaroanoke@outlook.com\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"return\" value=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rm\" value=\"0\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"USD\" \/>\n        <input type=\"image\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online.\" \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<!-- End PayPal Donations -->\n<\/code><\/h3>\n<p hidden=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\nCORRECTIONS ROUND TABLE \/ COMMUNITY MEETING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nFor All Volunteers who want to help carrying the message to Jails within the District.<br \/>\nTuesday June 6th, at 6:30pm<br \/>\nFirst Baptist Church Gainsboro<br \/>\nFor more information, contact<br \/>\nBill L. 540-397-3618<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aaroanoke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jails-2023.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/First+Baptist+Church\/@37.2757586,-79.9435928,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x884d0dea9388a01f:0x28b38d7b46ea6112!8m2!3d37.2757544!4d-79.9410179!16s%2Fg%2F1tf1cfs6?entry=ttu\">MAP<\/a><br \/>\n(Posted 05\/31\/2023) NOTE &#8211; HIDDEN BECAUSE WILL RELIST SOON<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please send information about your group\/meeting&#8217;s events and any flyers (preferably in PDF format) to aaroaoke@outlook.com. 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