🌱 Warm Christmas Weather + Salvation Army Asking For Donations

Roanoke VA

23 December, 2021

4:18 PM

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Good morning, Roanoke! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Roanoke Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today. First, today's weather: Variable clouds. High: 59 Low: 44. Here are the top stories today in Roanoke: Roanoke may be looking at another warm Christmas. 109 previous Christmases, Roanoke's high temperature has been at or above 60 exactly as often as it has stayed at or below freezing, 12 times each. Southwesterly flow ahead of low-pressure and a cold front entering the Ohio Valley will sweep mild air across the region. This along with the sun will raise temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above late December norms. (Roanoke Times) Thousands of dollars in grant money were awarded to the Roanoke non-profit, Blue Ridge Literacy through Freedom First Credit Union's Community Grants Program. This money will help a minimum of 60 foreign-born adults at different stages of their naturalization process. (WSLS 10)It's the season of giving, but one local nonprofit is still in dire need of donations to help reach its yearly goal. The Salvation Army of Roanoke is $50,000 dollars behind its goal for the Red Kettle campaign. The Salvation Army of Roanoke's goal is to raise $150,000 from red kettles each year, but because of the pandemic, they're experiencing a drastic drop in donations as well as a lack of volunteers. (WSLS 10) Today's Roanoke Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Roanoke! From my notebook: A trip to a local VA state park is a perfect activity to bring in the new year. Parking fees are waived on Jan. 1, 2022! Choose your park and find ranger-led hikes to join on the VA State Parks website. (Instagram) The Roanoke Valley SPCA Pet Patron program is the easiest way to support the Roanoke Valley SPCA's mission! When you become a Pet Patron, your automatic monthly donation offers a consistent stream of support. (Facebook) Check out the recently added historical items in the Roanoke Public Libraries Historic Virginia Room Digital Collection. Located in Downtown Roanoke the Virginia Room holds the public library's non-circulating historical and genealogical research resources. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Save 15 Percent On FTD's Christmas Collection (December 25) Add your event Loving the Roanoke Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you soon. — 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.