Paying it forward this month is VADA member Tom Miller.  Tom is a partner with Frankl Miller Webb & Moyers, LLP, in Roanoke. 

For more than 30 years, Tom has served his community as a member of the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke.  He served as President of the Club from 1999-2000. For the past 15 years, he has chaired the Club’s Sponsorship Committee.  Under Tom’s leadership, the Committee has raised over $150,000.00 to fund grants to agencies that support children, seniors, and the Roanoke Valley environment.  Other programs the Committee funds include the annual West End Center Christmas Party and academic scholarships and career and technical awards for high school seniors.

Each month, too, Tom delivers Meals on Wheels.  He is a regular fixture at the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke’s annual Pancake and Auction Day.  A Past President of the Roanoke Bar Association and Past Chair of the Roanoke Law Foundation, Tom further has been an enthusiastic participant in the RBA’s Rule of Law and Barrister Book Buddies programs.  The former teaches area middle school students the importance of the rule of law in American society.  The latter encourages reading among Roanoke elementary school students.

In addition to his tireless bar and civic involvement, Tom is an active member of South Roanoke United Methodist Church.  There, he sings in the choir.  He also has served on numerous committees and has participated in many youth mission trips.

Thank you, Tom, for touching the lives of so many in our community with your time and your talents!  Thank you, too, for paying it forward and making such a positive, real-world impact in the Roanoke Valley!