Whatโs News Today: Virtual run and cycling events, First Lady visits
Virginia First Lady, Pamela Northam, will visit schools in Southwest Virginia today. She will visit E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg and Rocky Mount Elementary School. According to the Department of Historic Register, the hospital was built in the 1950s to treat Roanokeโs African American residents. The unveiling takes place at 1 p.m.Itโs the last weekend for the Roanoke Valley SPCA Virtual Tail Chaser. Lynchburg non-profit, Roads to Recovery, holds a community education program today on recovering from substance use disorders.
Roanoke Valley Autism Awareness Month events
ROANOKE, Va. โ April is Autism Awareness month. Word Autism Day is Tuesday, April 2. Different community organizations will come together in Roanoke to light up Elmwood Park blue from 6 to 8 p.m. The Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center wants to increase the understanding and acceptance of people with autism with multiple events this month. For more on other events, you can visit braacroanoke.org