Roanoke Welcoming Week
About Welcoming Week
Welcoming Roanoke is a City-led campaign that involves dozens of partner institutions across the Roanoke Valley to welcome newcomers, with a particular emphasis on international populations and community members with diverse backgrounds. Each September, the City organizes a Welcoming Week event series to bring communities together and celebrate diversity.
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Cancer Control in the 21st Century with Special Attention to Disparities in Health , homeSept. 9, 2021, 5:30 p.m. | Otis W. Brawley, M.D., M.A.C.P., F.R.C.P. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture | Dr. Brawley is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine
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2021 Welcoming Week: Run for Refugees Fun Run/Walk 5K & Kids' 1K , redirectSept. 10, 2021 | Support Afghan refugees coming to Roanoke by running or walking! All proceeds go to support families currently being evacuated from Afghanistan to Roanoke.
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Free Science Experiments, Meet a Scientist Downtown (Welcoming Week 2021)Sept. 11, 2021, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Elmwood Park | Virginia Tech researchers, students, and employees at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine are celebrating Roanoke Welcoming Week by bringing science to the community.
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Social Inequities in Health: What Each One of Us Can Do , homeSept. 16, 2021 5:30 p.m. | David R. Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H. | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture | Dr. Williams is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Science, and the National Academy of Arts and Sciences
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2021 Welcoming Week: International Soccer Cup , redirectSunday, Sept. 12 | River's Edge Sports Complex | Hosted by the City of Roanoke
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2021 Welcoming Week: Roanoke World Food Tour , redirectSept. 18, 2021 | Hosted by the City of Roanoke