The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery County-Blacksburg completed its 80th year by installing new officers and directors for 2026-27 on Oct. 1 at Warm Hearth Village Center.
The club’s major focus is serving the children of the world one child, one community at a time.
The officers include treasurer Jerry Jones, president Posey Jones, secretary Don Linkous, vice president Sam Hicks, president-elect Tom Layne and past president Doug Butts.
The club’s new directors for two years include Gene Cliff, Genevieve Gwynne, Meghan Kuczmarski and Sherry Shelley, while continuing directors for one more year include Marc Alley, Stephen Boyle and Charlie Stallings. Retiring directors are Don Conner, Linda Felts, Miranda Layne and Chuck Smith.
The Kiwanis Club provides support to three pre-k classrooms at Price’s Fork Elementary School, helps 13 preschool classrooms in Montgomery County buy books, purchases gifts for 40 Salvation Army Christmas angels, donates to Scouting BSA, Boys & Girls Club, Boys Home, NRV Cares, Micah’s Backpack, Montgomery County ACCE, Project Hope, Interfaith Food Pantry, Junior Appalachian Music and Women’s Resource Center, and sponsors Circle K at Virginia Tech. The club has provided playground equipment at PFES.
Fundraising involves a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Blacksburg United Methodist Church ($10 and young children free), 8-11 a.m. and a June golf tournament. The club meets most Thursdays 12-1 p.m. at Warm Hearth Village Center. Please join for lunch if interested or contact Jerry Jones (540) 320-9296, .
Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Co.-Blacksburg
